After being teased by the two, Ling Yun came out of the kitchen again and fetched hot water.
In winter, using hot water, whether for brushing your teeth or washing your face, is not as comfortable as using cold water.
So Ling Yun thought to himself, it would be great if there was a well water in the yard at this time.
The well water pumped out in winter is warm and steaming, and can be used for washing. There is no need to bother with boiling water.
He didn't know why the people in the village didn't dig a well in their own homes. This would save time and effort. Is there something taboo about it?
Not knowing the reason, he ran to ask Ling Dashan, but he came to the conclusion that digging a well was not easy.
A well often requires the joint efforts of the whole village, and it is not something you can just drill if you want.
He didn't understand very much, but then he got an idea from Ling Dashan's words.
In ancient times, there were no modern machines, so wells were usually dug with a thick wooden pile sharpened at the bottom.
An iron pot was tied to the lower end of the wooden stake, and a cross was supported on the upper part of the wooden stake. Several people pushed the cross and rotated it back and forth.
As the wooden pile rotates, the iron pot scrapes back and forth on the soil with the wooden pile as the center, forming a circular earth-type excavator.
Just scrape up the soil little by little, and then manually lift the scraped soil up in a basket.
This kind of all-manual operation requires the joint efforts of the whole village, and it will take several months to build a well.
But the villagers in Guangping Village are busy all year round, and no one has free time to dig wells.
Besides, even adult laborers who have time will choose to go out to find part-time workers to supplement their family income.
As long as there is a well in the village, no one will think of drilling another well in their own home.
After hearing his grandfather's answer, Ling Yun suddenly realized, and at the same time was a little discouraged. It seemed that his wish to dig a well by himself was unlikely to come true.
You can’t just pay someone to dig a well, right?
If he expressed this idea in public, the Ling family would think that he had burned out his brain.
Only now can he understand why some ancient wells were tied with iron chains.
Because water wells are hard to come by, people who use them often cherish them, so they always take some protective measures to prevent them from being destroyed by others.
As soon as he prepared the Spring Festival couplets in the morning, Ling Dashan couldn't wait to put them up.
The New Year's blessing characters are posted upside down. At first, Ling Yun thought it was strange, but then he thought about it and realized the reason.
Chinese writing is extensive and profound, even if it is pasting Spring Festival couplets or pasting the word "Fu", it is very particular.
In the evening of New Year's Eve, the villagers of Guangping Village go to the Tutu Temple in the village to offer incense.
The villagers of Guangping Village come from all over the world, and Village Chief Li came to the village half a year after he founded the village.
We asked a Feng Shui master to look at the auspicious days of the zodiac, and found a piece of wasteland in a bamboo forest in Lihou Mountain to build an earth temple.
This earth temple also functions as an ancestral hall, where the tablets of ancestors of each family can be placed.
During festivals, every household goes to burn incense and worship.
The establishment of the Tutu Temple is equivalent to the ancestral hall of a village, although everyone comes from different ethnic groups.
But when the village chief proposed the proposal, the whole village unanimously approved it, with no one objecting.
With an ancestral hall, the ancestors' souls have a resting place.
Although it failed to make the fallen leaves return to their roots, it also gave the villagers peace of mind and allowed them to live here with peace of mind.
I remember that when this earth temple was to be built, all the villagers came out. Everyone was very enthusiastic and donated money and materials. No one was left behind, which shows how much they attach importance to it.
Once the Tutu Temple is completed, there will naturally be an endless stream of villagers coming to worship.
In order to prevent villagers from seizing the position of their ancestors' tablets, the village chief arranged a drawing of lots.
The tablets of each family's ancestors are placed in different positions according to the drawn tags.
Because of the completion of the Tutu Temple, everyone suddenly felt at ease and rarely talked about whether they wanted to return to their hometown.
This made him have to admire the resourcefulness of the village. Just such a small move gave everyone a backbone and allowed them to settle down here.
Ling Yun didn't know much about other families, but in so many years, he had never heard his grandfather mention that he wanted to move.
After Ling Yun was busy and had nothing to do, it was not yet breakfast time, so he started doing radio gymnastics, stretching his muscles and bones. After a while, his whole body felt hot, so don't feel cold.
Ling Yun used to run in the early days, but after winter, he gradually reduced the number of runs.
Fortunately, there was plenty of space in the academy, so he could run wherever he wanted. Although others saw him running up and down and pointing, Ling Yun turned a blind eye.
Being in good health is the most important thing. Compared to other people talking about it, it is simply not worth mentioning.
Ling Yun's morning exercises now only include radio gymnastics and Tai Chi. Tai Chi was learned in physical education class in college, and it is still fresh in his memory.
On New Year's Eve, Ling Yun followed Ling Daren to worship at the Earth Temple and then had nothing to do.
It is worth mentioning that only male members of the family can be brought in to worship at the Earth Temple, and female children are not eligible to worship there. This shows that in ancient times, the idea of favoring boys over girls was always displayed.
The New Year's Eve dinner that night was naturally a delicious meal. Various dishes were put on the table, chicken, fish, pork rib soup, braised pork with pickled vegetables...
This is the New Year's Eve dinner that both children and adults look forward to. At this time, the head of the family will not be stingy about spending money to buy food, and will even spend some extra silver to prepare it in a grand manner to show solemnity.
As far as Lingyun is concerned, the Chinese New Year is full of flavor at this time. Although there are no fireworks, Lianhua party, mahjong... but there are also various small activities.
After the New Year's Eve dinner, the children gathered around the room to warm themselves by the fire and went to bed very late.
Although there are no modern lights, every household has lights. Looking at them, they are like sparks igniting in the dark and cold night.
This night, everyone felt very satisfied both in their hearts and in their stomachs!
From the first day of the Lunar New Year to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, various celebrations are held throughout Lingshan County.
Ling Daren took them to the county to watch operas and put out lanterns.
It is worth mentioning that in games like guessing riddles and solving couplets, you will be rewarded if you get it right.
Ling Daren led everyone who was eager to try, and stepped forward to participate in the riddle guessing game, but the ending was a bit bleak.
Among the seven people, Ling Yun didn't play and spent six cents. Except Erwa who guessed it by luck, the others didn't guess it right.
Ling Yun spent two copper coins to match two couplets, but luckily he got them all right, causing everyone to rejoice.
Looking at the various activities in the county, Ling Yun still felt a little regretful. Looking left and right, he did not find any such activity as lion dance.
In later generations, groups of lions danced in Lingyun, from the first day of the Lunar New Year to the Lantern Festival.
Ling Yun also joined the village's lion dance troupe and followed them to lion dances, and he could earn a lot of money during the Chinese New Year.
Perhaps only the Lingnan area has this custom of lion dance, but you won't encounter it here.
This chapter has been completed!