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Chapter 222 Moon Appreciation Conference
"Appreciate the moon?" Knowing this, Cheng Yaojin was suddenly puzzled. It's only been a few days after watching the stars...

"What are you going to do at the Moon Appreciation Conference?" Cheng Chumo asked.

The last time he looked at the stars, although he didn't try the telescope for the first time, he did try it later, and it was indeed very far away. He was not interested in stargazing, so he lost interest after just looking at it.

At that time, Li Chunfeng also told him some common sense about meteors. Except for that day, there were meteor showers in the days before and after, but not as many as that day.

At that time, Li Chunfeng had already been forcibly treated by the imperial doctor, and when he was talking to Cheng Chumo, he felt a little sluggish, which was due to excessive energy consumption.

The eunuch who came to report the letter said: "Appreciating the moon, eating moon cakes, and reciting poems and prose are unavoidable, and everyone will be satisfied when the time comes."

When the eunuch said this, Cheng Chumo instantly became happy.

"Can I go too?" Cheng Chumo asked.

"It's natural. This moon appreciation party is organized by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. He naturally hopes that all of you who are similar to him will go. That would be fun and lively," the eunuch said.

Cheng Chumo said: "Okay!"

Cheng Yaojin rolled his eyes: "You know a hammer, what will happen to you when reciting poems? It's embarrassing me again!"

"Maybe there will be a martial arts competition. I can't recite poems, but I can fight!" Cheng Chumo said.

Cheng Yaojin: "..."

Cheng Yaojin still decided to ask the family tutor to make some poems for Cheng Chumo, and his brother also had to come up with a few poems, so that he could get away with it.

Du He and Fang Jun came directly to Li Chengqian. Since Li Chengqian wanted to hold such a big banquet, they naturally wanted to help.

Li Chengqian was neither happy nor unhappy when he saw these two people coming together. As long as these two don't make trouble for him, he will be thankful.

"Brother Tony, give the two of us an errand, and we will definitely handle it properly." Du He said.

Li Chengqian thought about it: "Well, you will be the food managers of this moon appreciation conference."

Steward!

The two were immediately pleasantly surprised. As for what they are in charge of, it doesn't matter, what they want is the name of the manager, okay?Being a manager is a very honorable thing.

"What's the matter?" Fang Jun asked excitedly.

"Of course it's all food and drink, you all have to try to ensure their deliciousness and safety." Li Chengqian said.

He knew that both of them were foodies, right?If you don't know how to eat it, you will die.

Du He was taken aback: "Is it such a simple matter? Are you looking down on the two of us!"

When Fang Jun heard what Du He said, he also nodded and looked at Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian quickly explained: "You two brothers, you have to be clear that this matter is the most important thing! Food is the most important thing for the people, and we all have to eat. What you are responsible for is the safety of saints, or even the safety of saints. Guaranteed whether it can continue to run after the Mid-Autumn Festival!"

The two looked at each other and nodded. What Li Chengqian said made sense, and what they did was really meaningful!
With the two of them, Li Chengqian went to the place where the banquet was arranged. The location was Xingqing Palace. First, it was closer to the Prince's Mansion. Second, this is not an imperial city, so more people can participate.

After all, Li Chengqian's ultimate goal is to include the Mid-Autumn Festival in the arrangement of major festivals.

"You can go to these prepared samples and taste them at will. By then, it should be these dishes." Li Chengqian said.

The two began to taste these dishes carefully.

Li Chengqian is going to do a big job, that is to make enough moon cakes, so that everyone in the city can eat moon cakes on the day of Mid-Autumn Festival.

Never underestimate the Chinese people's love for food. Perhaps an important reason why the Mid-Autumn Festival is remembered by people is that they can eat delicious mooncakes on that day.

In order to accomplish this goal, he decided to announce the recipe of moon cakes to all bakeries in the city.

Most people don't trust mooncakes very much. After all, they are new things and need to be tested. Li Chengqian had no choice but to find a bakery, buy them, and put all his efforts into making mooncakes, and started selling them on the same day.

"What is this?" A child about ten years old asked.

"This is a moon cake, it's delicious." The bakery owner said.

He also claims to be the boss to the outside world. In fact, their entire family has been sold to Li Chengqian, and he is working for Li Chengqian.

"I have five cents, how many mooncakes can I sell?" the child asked.

"Twenty," said the store owner.

"Then buy twenty." The child said.

On the way, the child couldn't help eating moon cakes, and the fragrant taste instantly conquered him.

"Really delicious."

After returning home, the family saw that the big pancakes they had bought him had turned into small pancakes, they were a little angry and wanted to punish him.

The child said: "This cake is called moon cake. It is delicious and not expensive, so I bought it back."

Everyone tried it, it was really delicious...

This scene continued to play out on this day, and soon, the mooncakes were sold out. The rest of the stores who were not at ease with mooncakes saw this scene and made a decision to make mooncakes tomorrow!

Fortunately, mooncakes can still be stored for a while, otherwise, so many mooncakes cannot be sold in a day.

Everyone has never seen such a miraculous thing. The word moon cake was still a non-existent word one day, and the next day, all the cake shops in Chang'an were selling moon cakes.

"Come here, delicious mooncakes, made with five kernels!"

"Our family is stuffed with meat, which is called a fragrance!"

……

The cries of selling are endless.

At the same time, a notice was pasted on the gates of each workshop, with east, west, south, north gates.

"August [-]th, the moon is as bright as a plate, and this day is listed as one of the major festivals of my Tang Dynasty. It is the same as the upper, middle and lower three yuan festivals. At that time, everyone eats moon cakes to enjoy the moon and reunite with families, especially married daughters. , you can go home and reunite with your parents.”

Seeing this notice, everyone's sense of identity with the Mid-Autumn Festival was instantly raised. Can my daughter go home to visit relatives?OK!This is stipulated by the court, and everyone must abide by it.

This notice was naturally written by Li Chengqian. He knew what the people wanted, so it was very simple. As long as you give them the things that the people want, they will feel good about you, even if it is what they deserve.

"I want to go home." A daughter-in-law from a wealthy family said.

There are many rules in this family, and it will take 30 to [-] years for a daughter-in-law to become a mother-in-law. She can only endure it for a lot of time. This time, this notice is a legitimate reason for her to go home and reunite with her parents.

"Mid-Autumn Festival, our family is reunited, what can we do without you?" the mother-in-law said.

The daughter-in-law said: "Anyway, I want to go home. The notice has said that married women can go home and reunite with their parents. No matter how strict your rules are, can they exceed the will of the saints?"

The mother-in-law was at a loss for words for a while, it was indeed the case, they could not go against the will of the sage, this time she lost the contest with the daughter-in-law without a fight.

In fact, the mother-in-law in the world is not really a bad person, but someone in the family must play the role of this bad person.

How easy is it for a couple to grow old together?Even if things are going smoothly, there will be times when we can't get along with each other.

At this time, the evil mother-in-law needs to take action, arrange for the daughter-in-law, and arrange it clearly. Then, the daughter-in-law can only seek protection from her husband. This is one of the secrets of harmonious husband and wife.

It is not good to live too plainly, plain will make people sick, we have to do something, even if we have nothing to do, we have to do something.

The daughters-in-law of each family are going back to their natal homes. What should they buy when they go back to their natal homes?Cheap and delicious mooncakes are the best choice, and there are even many flavors.

……

As August [-]th approaches, the entire city of Chang'an is immersed in great joy, and reunions always make people happy.

"Oh, my aunt is back! She also brought a big bag of delicious food!" shouted the children of the family.

When the parents saw their daughter, their eyes were gentle.

The mother said: "Baby, you have lost weight."

The daughter suddenly burst into tears.

"What are you doing? My daughter finally came home. It's a big day, so you should be happy!" the father said.

The whole family had a reunion meal, and in the evening, the mother and daughter would naturally have a long talk all night long.

Of course I didn't come back on the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival. I had to come back a few days in advance to relieve the pain of longing.

Li Er didn't have such troubles, his children were still around, and none of them went out.

The banquet was naturally divided into inside and outside. There were only Li Er's family members and relatives in the inner banquet, Changsun Wuji was one of them, Fang Jun also entered inexplicably, and Du He could only look outside and sigh.

"It seems that it is better to find a daughter-in-law than a princess!" Du He said to himself.

A few friends of Du He's friends said, "Maybe you can really do it, after all, your family has made great contributions to the saint."

Du He nodded, he really wanted to think about it.

During the banquet, Li Er seemed very serious and bored sitting in the town, and Fang Jun felt as uncomfortable as having a thorn in his buttocks.

Fang Jun, who was out of place, naturally got Li Er's attention.

"Fang Er, what are you doing?" Li Er asked.

Fang Jun hurriedly stood up and replied, "I'm fine."

Li Er said: "Sit well if you have nothing to do! Sitting has a sitting posture, and standing has a standing posture. You have to learn from Gao Ming!"

After Li Er finished speaking, he took a look at Li Chengqian. In the end, Li Chengqian was feeding Wangcai moon cakes. Li Er rolled his eyes. He said before that Li Chengqian would not be allowed to keep cats. Now that’s all right, Li Chengqian will probably be able to open a cat market when he moves out. !

"Gao Ming! What are you doing?" Li Er said angrily.

Li Chengqian quickly put Wangcai down.

"It's nothing. People have to eat, and animals have to eat too. You can't make money if you are full and hungry." Li Chengqian said.

"Animals only want to be full. We are not animals. We want to think about more things. During this festive season, Gao Ming, please write us a poem." Li Er said.

Many people were snickering, especially Li Chengqian's brothers, Li Tai and others, who laughed the most happily. They were all sitting upright, for fear that Li Er would compare them in the exam. Cat fun, that's an addicting feeling!

Li Chengqian smiled slightly, writing a poem?This matter is too boring, he seldom wrote poems before.

Li Chengqian said: "Father, my son can only write poems after he is very drunk. Otherwise, can he be allowed to drink?"

Li Er: "I agree."

Hearing this, Li Chengqian took a wine jar in each hand, first lifted the wine jar in his left hand, and drank it in one gulp, then lifted the wine jar in his right hand, and drank it down again in one gulp.

"Good wine!"

He stood up, his footsteps a little scattered, came to the open space in the banquet center, put the wine jar on the carpet, and Li Chengqian stood directly on the wine jar.

"acrobatics?"

Everyone was puzzled, the sage asked Li Chengqian to write poems, how did he come up with these things?
Standing on the wine jars, Li Chengqian suddenly wanted to punch him, so he started to punch. He was seen shaking back and forth on the two wine jars, but he couldn't fall off.

"Okay!" Fang Jun shouted.

He was the only one cheering, a little embarrassed, Fang Jun quickly lowered his head.

"I'm about to start." Li Chengqian said.

Li Er frowned: "Hurry up! Come down."

Li Chengqian got down from the wine jar and sat cross-legged on the carpet. He closed his eyes and began to shake his head.

The head of the classic water tune came to mind.

"When will the bright moon come? Ask the blue sky for wine. I don't know the palace in the sky. What year is it?

Turning to Zhuge, a lowly home, no sleep in the light, there should be no hatred, what is long and farewell, people have sorrows and joys, and the moon has cloudy and sunny waxes and wanes. "

……

Everyone quieted down, reminiscing about Li Chengqian's poem, and then everyone shouted.

"it is good!"

"What a poem!"

Li Er was also smiling, and kept nodding. He glanced at Empress Changsun, who also nodded with a smile.

Fang Jun was a little belatedly aware that he would definitely be able to applaud this time, so he applauded loudly.

"Gao Ming, I asked you to write a poem, why did you write a poem? No, I want you to write a poem!" Li Er said.

Everyone: "???"

"Negative emotion value from Li Chengqian, +188"

Li Chengqian was convinced, this guy Li Er was causing trouble!

A young eunuch hurried out with the words that had just been copied and the ink was not yet dry.

"Here we come, here we come, His Royal Highness's latest poem!" said the eunuch.

Everyone gathered around, and Du He rushed the fastest.

Du He began to read: "When will the bright moon appear... Thousands of miles to share the beauty."

He scratched his head, this poem is very good!He feels very comfortable reading it. There are not many poems that make him comfortable. Every poem is a classic among classics.

"It seems that the crown prince of the Moon Appreciation Conference this time is His Royal Highness again..."

"Hey, there's no way to compare!"

Cheng Chumo said: "Everyone, don't be discouraged. This is a poem. How can you use a poem to select the top poet?"
Du He frowned: "Anyway, I think this poem is good, even if he writes poetry, it is the best!"

Cheng Chumo was even more proud: "Hey, it's a pity that he didn't write it. I'm going to recite poetry. Listen up..."

In the banquet hall, Li Chengqian sighed and could only think about what kind of poem he should write.
The lonely smoke in the desert is straight, and the moon is full in the long river?

(End of this chapter)