Chapter 64 Saiqiao Meeting

July 7th, in the sky, is the day when the cowherd and the weaver girl meet; in the world, it is the day when young women beg for coincidence.

Jiang Ting, who had not been out for more than half a month, finally obtained Jiang Yong's consent on this day and could go out with Sun Yun for a day. Qixi Festival, also known as Qiqiao Festival. As the name implies, it is a festival for women to worship Vega and beg to have a pair of skillful hands.

However, worshiping the Weaver Girl and Qiqiao is going to be carried out at home in the evening. During the day, there are more lively activities waiting for Jiang Ting.

"Ting sister, you are finally here!" Sun Yun stood at her door and watched Jiang Ting get out of the car, so she rushed over and pulled her back. As she crawled, she said, "Don't care about that etiquette. We have to hurry up, or we can't enter the Ci'an Temple.

Jiang Ting looked at Sun Zhongmin, who nodded to her from afar, and had to smile at him as a return gift, so Sun Yun pulled her into the carriage again.

"What's the interesting thing in Ci'an Temple today? Do you have to let me come here so early?" Jiang Ting asked Sun Yun curiously.

"Hey? Don't you know yet? Oh, I forgot to make it clear to you. There will be a meeting in Ci'an Temple today! Let's go early to get a good place to watch the bustle. Sun Yun said with an excited face.

"Caiqiao meeting? What is that?" Jiang Ting was confused: "Is it a temple fair?"

"It's almost the same, but the temple fair is outside the hall of Ci'an Temple, but the Saiqiao meeting is in the hall!" Sun Yun began to popularize the knowledge of the Southern Tang Dynasty Qiqiao Festival to Jiang Ting: "Every year in July, the court began to select young women with excellent handicrafts from the people to hold this competition. Let me tell you, this competition, regardless of origin, is only about craftsmanship. Only on the first day of the lunar new year, when you go to the government and sign up for a handwork such as embroidery or Luozi that you think you are the most proud of, you just wait for the result. Then, on July 6, the government asked the head of many famous embroidery workshops to help select the best 100 from the tens of millions of embroidery jobs. The corresponding 100 people can come to participate in today's competition! Then today, there will be some embroiderers in the embroidery workshop and some embroiderers from famous families to come up with questions, so that 100 people can do their work within a certain period of time. At that time, they will pick out ten of these 100 people, and then choose the top three and the individual rankings behind, and they will get many rewards and honors! However, even if they don't enter the top ten, they can get a lot of silver rewards.

"Oh, it's just a group of girls competing for embroidery... Then it's usually civilians who participate in this. The girls in the noble family should not need this to earn rewards, right? Jiang Ting seemed to say it. Her understanding is to watch a group of girls embroider for half a day, and then watch people evaluate the award.

Sun Yun looked at her indifferent look and nodded her forehead angrily and said, "It's not as simple as you think. Not to mention that if you can enter the top 100, you have to pass five levels and kill six generals. It is not certain what questions will come out at today's conference! Let me tell you, there are various kinds of questions every year. Anyway, I marvel at it for a year. Oh, it's not just the daughters of ordinary families who come here. Think about it, if you can get a shine in this competition, then the good reputation will be broadcast in the capital in the future. Who doesn't want to marry a clever girl as his daughter-in-law?

"Oh, it turns out that there is still this layer, so we have to take a closer look. If not, let's take a look at this competition next year. Jiang Ting said with shining eyes.

"Let's forget it. We can't enter the top 100 with our craft." Sun Yun said knowingly.

"Well, that's what you said." Jiang Ting said with a little disappointment. She also thought she could also participate in such a fun.

"But you don't have to worry about Sister Ting. Naturally, we don't have to worry about getting married. Although there are also some official girls among those women, they are at most some embarrassing concubines. They don't like their mothers. If they want to have a good marriage, they have to make progress by themselves. Let's wait for our parents to arrange it. My parents love me so much that they will definitely find a good partner for me!" Sun Yun was not shy at all and said, "And Sister Ting, Uncle Jiang also loves you so much, and he will definitely think about finding a good father-in-law for you again and again!"

"Oh, Sister Yun is now looking forward to finding her father-in-law to get married. I don't know if Aunt Sun will be sad when she hears?"

"What do I mean? Tell you to talk nonsense!" Sun Yun rushed to Jiang Ting with a red face and laughed with her.

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When we arrived at Ci'an Temple, many people's carriages had begun to stop on both sides of the temple gate. Sun Yun and Jiang Ting entered the gate of the temple under the protection of Sun Zhongmin, passed through the square with many stalls in the front, and climbed the steps to the hall. You can't see the top of the step at a glance. Jiang Ting estimates that there must be two or three hundred steps.

It's still early, so although the temple fair has begun, it's not really noisy. Jiang Ting and Sun Yun climbed the steps hand in hand, and then heard a call from above their heads: "Tinger, is that you?"

Jiang Ting looked up and saw a woman in green with a delicate figure, wearing a white gauze hat as if she were looking at herself.

Jiang Ting felt a little strange that she had not officially entered the aristocratic women's circle. How could such a young woman call her with such an elder attitude? So she asked, "I don't know who you are?"

The woman seemed to turn her head and look at Sun Zhongmin on one side. After looking down for a moment, she didn't take off her hat and replied with a flattering smile in her voice, "Ting'er, I'm your aunt."

Jiang Ting almost fell down. Isn't there only one Li Zhuer as such a young female elder in this capital? However, she was so embarrassed by Sun Yun last time. How dare she talk to her this time? Doesn't she remember Sun Yun?

"It turned out to be my aunt." Since she was called **, Jiang Ting couldn't do it. She simply didn't climb up. She saluted her across a few steps, and then asked without saying anything, "Auntie, are you also coming to see the Saiqiao meeting?"

"No, I'm here to participate in the coincidence meeting." Li Zhuer bowed her head slightly, as if she was very shy.

Jiang Ting knew what she looked like. At this time, she was very sorry that she didn't take off her hat and didn't see the shy look of bowing her head. Regardless of the stupidity, she is very eye-catching. In particular, my father also said that Li Zhuer looks like her biological mother in this life! Although she doesn't want her father to marry Li Zhuer, she really wants to look at her face more.