A friend of mine told me a particularly "weird" thing two days ago. He said that he had a couple of friends who had reached the point of discussing marriage. As a result, the woman's parents suddenly asked the boy to pay a betrothal gift of 500,000 yuan before they were willing to marry their daughter. Marry him, which made the boy feel very powerless and his girlfriend didn't understand him. When he was in a very bad mood, his friend invited him to travel to Xishuangbanna to relax. He thought that it was not expensive since he had never been there, so he agreed to his friend.

After arriving at Gaozhuang arranged by his friends, he was instantly attracted by the scenery of Gaozhuang. In the evening, he went to the Xingguang Night Market with his friends. He blew the cool river breeze, tasted delicious food and tropical fruits, and searched for his favorite clothes and handicrafts., let him temporarily forget the troubles of life and immerse himself in the excitement and laughter of the night market.

Suddenly, when he was about to talk to a friend, he saw a young lady dressed in Dai costumes looking back and smiling. Coupled with the lights of the night market, he felt that her whole person was glowing. Probably he had been staring at other girls for too long, and finally the girl turned her eyes to him. The two looked at each other. The boy quickly looked away and pulled his friend away. Because of the betrothal gift of his girlfriend, he thought to himself: Such a beautiful girl, the betrothal gift is estimated to cost 1 million yuan, haha.

Without taking this little matter to heart, he continued to play with his friends. The next day, he went to the Mekong River to relax. The calm river water reflected the outline of the buildings on the bank like a mirror. Occasionally, cruise ships that passed by would go down the river. Suddenly, he saw the girl from yesterday again. She came over to say hello to the boy. The two had a feeling that they regretted meeting each other late. The young lady Dai girl kept telling him some ethnic customs of Xishuangbanna, and the boy told her about his troubles. Hearing this, The girl said: "The betrothal price is so high there, but we don't need the betrothal price. If I want to get married, I have to pay hundreds of thousands of dowries before I can get married. Haha, you might as well marry me." The boy didn't believe it, but the girl said again: "Really, it's the Water Lantern Festival in Gaozhuang. Tonight, I'm going to the night market to find my little water lantern sisters. They are all beautiful women. If you don't believe it, we'll all pay for it instead of the betrothal gift!"

The boy couldn't help but ask what the Water Lantern Festival was and how she chose Miss Water Lantern.

The girl said that the Festival of Lights has always been a very romantic festival. On this day, you can see countless couples from all over the world bringing them to the river. On a clear moonlight night, they put down the boat carrying the love of both parties., began to pray sincerely for a happy future. The Water Lantern Festival ceremony was originally intended to educate future generations that water is the source of the richness of all things, and also to thank the Buddha for his achievements in bringing peace to the world. Generally, the water lamps used during the Water Lantern Festival are folded with banana leaves and then fixed with banana leaf stems. Put flowers on small boats and light traditional items such as candles. Locals believe that in this way, they can take away all a person's bad luck and leave only good luck.

As for Miss Shuideng, because the popularity of Gaozhuang in Xishuangbanna has become more and more grand in recent years, attracting many tourists to come and watch, the "Miss Shuideng" beauty pageant began. Dozens of Miss Shuideng dressed in various Dai costumes made a grand appearance to compete for their NO.1. There are also float tours and water markets. You can not only release water lights, but also watch fireworks shows and enjoy the visual impact.

After hearing that these boys really took their friends to the night market at night, the girl introduced him to some Miss Shuideng. Sure enough, everyone said that they did not want the betrothal gift and would "marry them off". At this time, the boy felt even more uncomfortable. The young sisters here were much more beautiful than his girlfriend. Why did his girlfriend want such a high betrothal gift? Over time, he became more and more familiar with Miss Gaozhuang Shuideng, and in the end, he really decided to marry this girl, and this girl was also willing to "pay" 500,000 yuan to marry him.

When I first heard my friend finish this story, I was still very shocked and thought this boy was a "scumbag"! He abandoned his girlfriend who was about to get married and became with Miss Shuideng, whom he had not known for long. But when I thought about it later, he didn't make a wrong choice. He couldn't afford so many betrothal gifts. Marrying a more beautiful, gentler, cuter, and more understanding person could still "make" money. Why not?

Later, my friend was still saying that it was National Day soon, so I made an appointment with a few brothers and went to Gaozhuang to experience a different exotic customs. On the way, I would marry another "Miss Shuideng" and go home to be a daughter-in-law hahaha ~