Jiangling is located in the western part of the Hanjiang River Plain, bordering the Yangtze River in the south, the Hanshui River in the north, Bashu in the west, and Hunan and Guangdong in the south. In ancient times, it was known as the "thoroughfare of the seven provinces".

Originally, Xiangyang was the seat of Jingzhou and the most prosperous city in Jingzhou.

But now Xiangyang has been occupied by Cao Cao, and Xiangyang is located in the middle of Liu Bei's and Cao Cao's territory. The people are afraid of war and do not dare to live on the border, so Xiangyang has lost its former prosperity.

And Jiangling City, which came from behind, became the most lively and prosperous city in Jingzhou under the governance of Zhuge Liang.

In the whole world, there are only a few cities such as Jiangdong Jianye, Xuchang, Yecheng, and CD.

The custom of outing in Qingdao has existed since ancient times, and it has been prevalent in the Western Zhou Dynasty.

And Jiangling City is so prosperous, so at this time, it is not only Liu Chan who goes out.

Liu Chan sat in the carriage, and Guan Feng, the girl, also squeezed into Liu Chan's carriage. Zhao Yun was driving outside, and Liu Chan opened the curtains and looked at the scenery outside the window.

This day also happens to be the first day of March, which is also the Shangsi Festival.

The Shangsi Festival is also the day of purification, that is, the day of spring bathing. It originated in the Zhou, Han and Three Kingdoms periods, and has become a traditional ritual festival.

Purification means washing, bathing.

On this day, the people will go out of the city and bathe in the river by the water. There is a beautiful yearning to wash away diseases and clean oneself.

But seeing the surging flow of people on the road, on both sides of the river, not only the children of the family, but even ordinary people, also went to the river to take a bath.

A group of "self-cleaning on the east water" scene was formed.

Of course, not all of them stripped naked and bathed in the water, but wiped their bodies with a towel by the river. This is the longest-standing traditional festival in China, and even the ancient emperors and concubines also went to bathe in the water.

The children of the family who have completed the purification have gathered by the river, and are holding a waterside banquet, talking about literature and writing, drinking and having fun.

When drinking, put the wine glass in the water, and the wine glass moves with the water, and in front of whom, you have to drink and make poems.

This is called flowing water.

However, on both sides of the road, there were already many literati and elegant guests holding waterside banquets, drinking to the fullest, and some people even indulged in singing.

Liu Chan couldn't help but think of Wang Xizhi's "Orchid Pavilion Preface", and muttered: "There are lofty mountains and mountains here, lush forests and bamboos, and clear streams and turbulences. Although there is no silk bamboo orchestra, a song is enough to tell the romance.

When Wang Xizhi made this "Orchid Pavilion Preface", he was also celebrating the Si Festival, and he was also holding this waterside banquet. The festivals of the ancients are much more interesting than those of later generations! ”

Guan Feng, who was on the side, heard Liu Chan muttering in a low voice, and asked curiously: "Brother Adou, what are you talking about?" ”

Liu Chan smiled and said, "It's nothing, Feng'er, do you like this paper kite?" ”

Guan Feng nodded his head, his eyes narrowed into crescent moons, and he said excitedly: "I like it, Brother Adou will teach Feng'er to put paper kites later, I haven't let it go before!" ”

"Good!" Liu Chan nodded and smiled.

The procession of carriages left the city and headed north, and after traveling for more than half an hour, they finally reached their destination.

Jiangling is located in the Hanjiang River Plain, the terrain is flat and less mountainous, go out to go out, naturally to find a place with beautiful scenery, it is Zhao Yun to order people to walk more roads, find a place of green mountains and green waters to play.

"Phew!" Liu Chan sat in the carriage, and suddenly heard the sound of Zhao Yun pulling the horse outside the car, and then heard Zhao Yun say: "Young master, it's time to get there!" ”

Liu Chan nodded and took Guan Feng out of the carriage.

At this moment, several horse-drawn carriages are parked by the river, and in the distance there is a large mountain, and between the mountain and the river, there is a flat meadow, which is suitable for kite flying.

"What's this called?" Looking around, he asked Zhao Yun.

Zhao Yun replied: "This river is a branch of the Han River, the name of the river is Linjiang River, and the mountain is called Linjiang Mountain!" ”

"It's really a good mountain and a good water!" Liu Chan nodded, he had never seen such green mountains and green waters from later generations.

Although Linjiang is far away from Jiangling, there are still many people who come here to purify.

However, among these people, there are almost no ordinary people, and most of the people Liu Chan sees are rich and noble people in fresh clothes and angry horses, brocade clothes and gorgeous robes.

For ordinary people, the Shangsi Festival is a day of purification, but for the rich and noble, it is a good day for vassals to be elegant, exchange literature, and drink for fun.

Therefore, ordinary people are recuperated in the nearby river, and most of the children of the family have gathered in the river, which is far away from the hustle and bustle and has beautiful mountains and rivers.

Those who learned martial arts went into the mountains to hunt and learn from scribes, so they held waterside banquets by the river to avoid being disturbed by the ordinary people.

At a glance, on the bank of several miles along the river, dozens of groups of literati and elegant guests of all sizes gathered.

On the grassland, from time to time, a few warriors carrying bows and arrows and dressed vigorously passed by and entered the mountains and forests to hunt.

The Guan Ping brothers, Lin Xiao father and son, Deng Ai and others also got out of the carriage.

Everyone gathered together, and Liu Chan said to everyone: "Let's purify first, today is Shangsi, we don't just come out to play." ”

Everyone nodded, and there was no need for Liu Chan to say more, they all went to the carriage to get a wooden basin and a towel to the river to get water, obviously very well prepared.

Liu Chan also followed the customs, picked up the wooden basin and towel that Mrs. Gan had prepared for him when he came out, and asked Zhao Yun to fetch a basin of clean water by the river, and then began to take a bath.

The spring water is still cold, stained on the cheeks, but it makes people feel refreshed and refreshed, Liu Chan washed his face, wiped the parts of the body that can be wiped without undressing, and this purification is over.

Just as he was taking the basin towel back to the carriage, Guan Feng took Zhang Xingcai and trotted all the way over.

"Brother Adou, I'm done washing, teach me to put paper kites!"

Guan Feng, Zhang Xingcai's two daughters' sideburns, were wet when washing their faces, and the water droplets left behind had not yet dried, and they were red in the white of a small face in the sun, like a peach, looking petite and cute.

"It's still cold, so dry the water first to avoid getting the wind chill." Liu Chan shook his head, took out two clean towels from the carriage, and handed them to the second daughter.

Guan Feng took the towel, wiped it hastily twice, and then returned it to Liu Chan, impatiently pestering Liu Chan to teach her to put paper kites.

"Thank you, Brother Adou!" Zhang Xingcai folded the towel neatly and returned it to Liu Chan and thanked him gently.

"Let's go, let's take you to release the paper kite!" After putting away the towels, Liu Chan took the two little girls to the grass and put the paper kites.

And Deng Ai, Guan Ping, Guan Xing, Zhang Bao, Lin Xiao and his son went to Linjiang Mountain to hunt, and Zhao Yun took more than a dozen guards and followed Liu Chan and a few people to protect them.

The paper kite has already flown into the sky, and Guan Feng and Zhang Xingcai are happily running on the grass with a kite string.

Looking at the group of people entering the mountain, the envy in Liu Chan's eyes was undoubtedly obvious, he was tired of playing with paper kites in his later life, in fact, he wanted to follow Guan Ping and others into the mountains to hunt.

In later generations, due to overexploitation, wild animals have declined sharply, and hunting is prohibited. In ancient times, there was a lot of game in the mountains, and hunting was a very popular activity.

It's just that Liu Chan is only five years old now, and he can't go into the mountains to hunt at all.

Liu Chan sighed and said in his heart: "Now that I have used Xue Rengui's martial arts experience, I can be like them in four or five years." Hey, I really hope I can grow up soon, it's so embarrassing. ”