Chapter 1065.2: The Letter Writer in Danxiao City - Part 2
Chen Chao took a sip of wine and casually asked with a smile, “The matter of releasing paper boats during the Kuchai Festival, did it only begin this year?”
The letter-writing gentleman shook his head. “It's been about three to five years. But before, the scale wasn't large. It definitely couldn't compare with the lantern festival here. But starting last year, the momentum wasn't small, and this year it is enough to contend with it. Probably after a few more years, the lantern festival side will become commonplace, and the paper boats will be the main event.”
Chen Chao smiled. “Let the common people do whatever they want. No one can stop them.”
The letter-writing gentleman looked at Chen Chao in surprise and asked, “Could it be that there hasn't been any pushing from the imperial court behind this?”
“How would I know?”
Chen Chao held the wine bowl, swaying the wine inside and muttering nonstop, “I'm just a drunkard freeloading off someone else's wine.”
The letter-writing gentleman did not respond, merely eating meat by himself.
But soon Chen Chao smiled and said, “Perhaps it's because of the great war in the north that this year is like this. Who knows what it'll be like in the future, but there's no need to think about it. Today I saw a paper boat with the words ‘The Northern Frontier is difficult, you all have worked hard’ written on it. I suddenly wanted to see what kind of person had written those words. These eight characters are truly sincere.”
The letter-writing gentleman said in surprise, “Could it be that you knew those words were written by this old man, and that's why you said all that?”