In China, every New Year's Day, it is indispensable to visit friends.

Daqin is no exception!

As soon as Chinese New Year's Eve passed, there were obviously more people on the street.

Those who have been in retreat all year round will also come out for a walk at this time.

Residents of some small cities will also go to Qindu.

The business of the shop is directly bursting with fire.

Li Ming's shop will not open until the Lantern Festival borrows books, otherwise with this flow of people, I am afraid that he will be able to earn back half a year's rent at once.

In the blink of an eye, the lantern festival began.

Three days, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen.

Fifteen is the official day, the day before and the day after, which are the rise and fall respectively.

After the sixteenth year, the flow of people in Qindu will drop sharply, and those who should retreat will continue to retreat, and those who should return to the small city will return to the small city.

Of course, the prosperity of the Qin capital will not change much.

Fourteenth, the lantern festival kicked off.

It was not yet dark, and the streets were already full of lanterns.

This is the most lively festival of the year, and no matter what the store, there will be several lanterns hanging at the door.

These lanterns are not like those papier-mâché lanterns in Huaxia, they are all low-grade magic instruments, and they are very exquisite.

If it is placed in the auction in Huaxia, it will definitely fetch a sky-high price.

As soon as it was dark, Situ Jianren came to Li's Mansion and asked Li Ming to enjoy the lanterns.

Li Ming naturally wouldn't refuse, and he also wanted to see the poetry and singing competition in Situ Jianren's mouth.

There are two kinds of poetry and song competitions, one is privately held and the other is officially organized by Daqin.

If you want to participate in the official event of Daqin, you must have a certain reputation, otherwise you are not eligible to sign up.

If you want to gain fame, you must first get a place in some privately held competitions, or write some popular and popular poems.

They are all teahouses and restaurants holding competitions in order to be a gimmick and increase popularity.

Walking on the road, Situ Jianren couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "The lantern festival happens every year, but this year is very different. ”

"What's the difference?" asked Li Ming curiously.

"Because there is His Royal Highness Yue, and tomorrow I will follow His Highness Yue to celebrate the Lantern Festival, it's exciting to think about!" Situ Jianren said with a very cheap look.

Li Ming was embarrassed for a while, and said, "Just because of His Highness Yue, it's different?"

"Otherwise?" Situ Jianren asked rhetorically.

Li Ming was speechless for a while, not knowing what to say, so he simply ignored Situ Jianren and watched the lanterns on the street by himself.

Seeing these lanterns, Li Ming couldn't help but think of the lantern festival that his son Tan Siming had when he was a child.

It was in a small town below the Great Khing'an Mountains.

Situ Jianren saw Li Ming's face full of smiles, and couldn't help but ask curiously, "Li Ming, what are you thinking?"

"Home. Li Ming replied.

Hearing this, Situ Jianren couldn't help but be stunned, his expression became a little complicated, and he had an indescribable feeling.

Seeing this, Li Ming was stunned and asked, "Situ, what's wrong?"

"Nothing. Let's go, I'll take you to the largest teahouse in Qindu, where it will definitely be lively tonight!" Situ Jian swept away the previous haze and said excitedly.

"Wait, I'll buy a lantern. Li Ming said.

"Okay!" Situ Jianren replied.

Subsequently, Li Ming picked a lantern with a peculiar shape and spent ten medium-grade spirit stones!

After buying the lanterns, Li Ming and Situ Jianren went to the best teahouse in Qindu, Mingrixuan.

The teahouse is a place where literati and elegant guests often gather.

Today, Tomorrow Xuan is naturally full of friends, but anyone who is a little famous will come to Tomorrow Xuan to sit.

As soon as Situ Jianren took Li Ming into Tomorrow Xuan, he heard a shout, "Situ Fatty, are you here too?"

Following the sound, I saw a gorgeous, hand-held folding fan, a personable young man walking over.

When Situ Jianren saw the other party, the corners of his mouth couldn't help twitching, and his face suddenly turned blue.

I saw Situ Jianren gritting his teeth and shouting, "Liu Shangchen!"

"Yo, your face is blue, isn't it because I slapped you a few times, stripped you of your clothes, and still held a grudge?" Liu Shangchen said with a smile.

"You ......" Situ Jianren's face became even more severe, and the humiliation of that day will be unforgettable for him in his life.

Li Ming saw that the person who came was extraordinary, and he dared to talk to Situ Jianren like this, thinking that his identity should be equivalent to Situ Jianren.

"By the way, I remembered. I remember as if I said, if you Situ Fat Man dare to set foot in Tomorrow Xuan again, I want you to look good!" Liu Shangchen frowned and said, "What? Situ Fatty, do you want to be beaten by me again today? Or do you have learned to compose poems and lyrics and want to compete with me?"

Situ Jianren's chest rose and fell for a while, and his face was very ugly.

At this time, I heard Liu Shangchen use Zhenyuan to shout: "Everyone come over and take a look, see how I stripped this Situ fat man and threw it out of Tomorrow Xuan!"

Liu Shangchen is already a strong Yuanying powerhouse, and Situ Jianren is only a late Jindan cultivator, and he has no ability to resist at all.

What does Liu Shangchen want to do, Situ Jianren can only suffer a dumb loss!

At this time, I heard Situ Jianren blushing and said, "Slow!"

"Why, can't you still make a poem?" Liu Shangchen said with a look of contempt.

"Listen up!" Situ Jianren said coldly.

This year, because he was able to accompany His Highness Yue, Situ Jianren deliberately spent a lot of effort to prepare, and he really came up with a poem.

Originally, I planned to save it for tomorrow to show my talent in front of His Highness Yue.

Unexpectedly, he met Liu Shangchen here at this moment.

Because, Liu Shangchen has been in retreat all these years.

Unexpectedly, this year, it was out of the customs!

At this time, Situ Jianren couldn't care about anything else, so he could only chant and said: "The willows on the side of the bamboo fence, the fish in the water of the small river, the geese flying in the sky, and the beasts in the mountains." ”

At the end of the chanting, Situ Jianren's face turned red.

After listening, Li Ming was stunned, Liu Shangchen was also stunned, and the onlookers were also stunned.

For a moment, the noisy teahouse suddenly fell silent.

Then, he laughed loudly, only to hear Liu Shangchen say: "Situ Fatty, what the hell are you reading? Do you think that making up five words is poetry?"

The guests were in an uproar, shaking their heads one after another, whether it was poetry, lyrics, or songs, there was a center, either describing the scene, or lyrical, or Mingzhi.

And Situ Jianren's four sentences are completely four different scenes, pieced together, with no depth at all.

Situ Jianren's face turned red, and he also knew that his own level was poor, but these four sentences had already been thought of by him with a lot of brainpower.

At this moment, I only heard Liu Shangchen say: "Situ Fatty, do you take off naked by yourself, or will I come?"

"You ......" Situ Jianren's face was very unsightly.

Li Ming next to him frowned, no matter what, Situ Jianren can be regarded as his friend, he can't watch him being bullied, just Chuannian whispered.

Situ Jianren was stunned, looked at Li Ming in surprise, and looked very confused, but still followed Li Ming's words and said, "I still have one!"