The Spring Festival of the Han Dynasty has arrived, and this is also the second Spring Festival that Feiqian has experienced in the Han Dynasty.
During the first Spring Festival, it was just him and Uncle Fu, and it was deserted. They basically just cooked some meat and vegetables, dealt with it, and that was it. They didn't leave much of an impression.
But this time, in Lushan, Jingxiang, things were completely different.
Although the Pang family does not have many people working in official positions, it is famous after all. Many diving professionals who usually do not show up came out of the water during the Spring Festival. Basically, some people come every day, either in person or
Send someone over to deliver something to Mr. Pang De.
Although they are not expensive things, most of them are wheat, rice and other agricultural products, as well as some melons and fruits. Of course, if it is expensive, Pang Degong may not accept it, but there are so many people who can't bear to give it away.
So the houses on the mountain were quickly filled up. Later, I don’t know when, they began to pile up the houses on Fei Qian’s side. Now, except for the room where Uncle Fu lives, the backyard is almost full...
Pang De's reputation in Jingxiang is really not just a boast——
Pang Tong took the time to go back and came back within two days, saying that he had spent the Spring Festival in Lushan.
Zao Zhi originally wanted to go back, but when he saw those books about Nongsang in Fei Qian's place, he couldn't move his legs. He wrote a letter to his family to explain it and kept it. As for meeting him when he went back
I won’t be beaten again, let’s talk about it then…
In this way, at least Fei Qian no longer has to spend the Spring Festival alone with Uncle Fu, and has two more friends.
The Spring Festival in the Han Dynasty was not originally held in the first lunar month, but in October. It was not until the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty that the government stipulated that the first day of the first lunar month would be the beginning of the year, and the date of the Spring Festival was fixed.
Are there firecrackers? Yes.
But you can't set it off at will, otherwise 110 will come - this is of course for future generations...
Firecrackers in the Han Dynasty could not be set off randomly. They had to start from the capital city first, that is, after Luoyang was lit first, they could be set off in various places - that is to say, the first hour of the first day of the first lunar month was a benefit exclusive to the capital city...
Firecrackers are of course the most orthodox - bamboo. In the past few days, many people are selling this thing in the market, section by section. Uncle Fu also bought a lot and put them in the backyard, and then threw them into the brazier.
That’s it, it’s safe, non-toxic, pollution-free and pollution-free…
The most important activities during the Spring Festival in the Han Dynasty were sacrifices and Nuo dances. Let’s not talk about sacrifices. Anyway, Nuo dance is similar to some kind of dancing master in later generations. It was a very important custom in the Han Dynasty. The government wanted to organize Nuo festivals.
——This is called "National Nuo"; the army also holds Nuo sacrifices during the New Year or before going on an expedition, which is called "Military Nuo"; the common people in the country also hold small-scale Nuo sacrifices during the New Year, which is called "Country Nuo"
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"Zhou Li" records - "Fang Xiangshi's palms are covered with bear skin, and his eyes are golden. He wears black clothes and red clothes. He holds a gun and raises a shield. He is in charge of hundreds of officials and sometimes performs exorcism. He uses his room to drive away epidemics." This is what he wrote.
custom.
In addition, there is also the most important activity, exchange of visits, which was called the "Ye Li" in the Han Dynasty.
As the highest spiritual leader of the Jingxiang gentry clan, Pang Degong naturally had people from other clans coming to pay homage.
When these high-ranking figures from the aristocratic family appear, it would be frivolous to just have the servants pick them up, so it is usually the children of the Pang family who are responsible for personally picking them up.
In previous years, Pang Shanmin, the son of Pang Degong, was responsible for this matter, but now that Pang Shanmin has married and started a business, he has his own social circle and family to take care of, so this job falls on Pang Tong, so this is why Pang Tong will spend the festival in Lushan this year.
One of the important reasons...
By the way, Pang Shanmin's wife is the second sister of the famous Zhuge Liang...
But what was unexpected was that this time, in addition to Pang Tong wanting to be a waiter, Fei Qian also had to take on the role. When Pang Tong informed Fei Qian, Fei Qian could hardly believe it. After all, this was an important matter for Pang.
, how could someone with a foreign surname participate?
If we follow Pang Tong’s original words - after reading so many Pang family books, I have to do some work...
But Fei Qian knew that this must be specially requested by Mr. Pang De, otherwise no one would dare to take the initiative. This is really well-intentioned...
So Fei Qian and Pang Tong acted as waiters for Duke Pang De when the New Year came.
Early in the morning, there were many people coming to visit, but most of them couldn't sit and talk with Mr. Pang De for long. Some people even couldn't say a few words and could only come in a hurry and leave in a hurry...
Fei Qian and Pang Tong took turns leading people up and down again and again, and their calves were getting thinner. Fei Qian could only comfort himself in his heart, at least Pang Degong only lived in Lushan, not in the Himalayas, otherwise...
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It was getting late, and fewer and fewer people came to visit Pang Degong. Fei Qian thought that the day was coming to an end, but unexpectedly Pang Tong said that the important things were still to come.
Immediately, Fei Qian understood the meaning of what was still behind him. He saw a large group of carriages and horses coming in the distance, carrying lanterns. When he got closer, he saw the Chinese character Cai written in large letters on the lanterns.
When Fei Qian and Pang Tong came forward to greet him, Fei Qian realized that it was actually the head of the Cai family, Cai Xi.
Cai Xi obviously knew Pang Tong. When they met, he joked: "You are here now? Have you ever been lucky?" After saying this, he glanced at Fei Qian casually.
Pang Tong's face tightened, and he replied seriously: "I pay homage to the elders, and I can say goodbye to my hard work." After saying that, he stood on the left side of the road and led Cai Xi up the mountain. The Cai family's entourage was naturally led by Fei Qian.
I'm going to make arrangements with my cabin. Anyway, my cabin has basically become a transfer station during this period of time.
As a result, when Fei Qian brought the Cai family members to the cabin, the Cai family leader did not even enter the cabin. Instead, after thanking Fei Qian, he found an open space, unloaded some items from the carriage, and took a ride.
The tent is set up...
Does it look like you're going to spend the night here again?
When Fei Qian returned to the foot of Lu Mountain, Pang Tong had just come down from the mountain.
In fact, Pang Tong was also exhausted. After all, Fei Qian was still older, and Pang Tong was only in his teens. His physical strength was also exhausted, and he was just holding on.
Pang Tong said to Fei Qian, as if he was also talking to himself, "There is another family."
Fei Qian was quite tired. After all, he had been climbing up and down all day since morning and it was now dark. He just had a meal in the morning. In the middle was two rice balls and a bowl of soup sent by the servants of the Pang family. It had already been
Tired and hungry, when he heard what Pang Tong said, he also asked: "The last one?"
"Yes, according to the usual practice in previous years, the Huang family is the only one left... Oh, here it comes!" Pang Tong saw a light and shadow approaching in the distance, and cheered up to greet it.
As expected, it was the Huang family who came, and before they saw anyone, they heard hearty laughter.
Pang Tong was obviously more familiar with the Huang family, and he no longer had a sullen face. Instead, he stepped forward and said more relaxedly: "Mr. Huang is finally here!"
"Hahaha, you know it's not easy to be a courtesy waiter, right?" Huang Chengyan, the head of the Huang family, didn't care about Pang Tong's casualness. He laughed, patted Pang Tong on the shoulder, and said, "Okay, just send me up at the end."
Go and rest!”
When Huang Chengyan walked in front of Fei Qian, he suddenly stopped, glanced at Fei Qian, nodded, and then went up the mountain with Pang Tong...
