The sound of firecrackers marks the end of the year, and the spring breeze brings warmth to Tusu.
Thousands of households exchange old talismans for new peaches every day.
This is a Yuan Dynasty poem written by Wang Anshi, a poet of the Northern Song Dynasty. It was directly transferred to the Tang Dynasty for use, and it is very suitable for the occasion. Whether it is firecrackers, Tusu wine, or peach charms, they are all customs that existed in the Tang Dynasty.
Little Qingyu played until a quarter of the hour before Lin Wanwan took her home from the crowd of singing and dancing exorcists and put her to sleep.
Although there is a custom in various places on New Year's Eve in ancient and modern times, "when you are full of excitement, you will hear the pot covering, and in the late night, you will see fighting" - that is, you will not get drunk after a thousand cups, and you will not sleep all night.
But it's definitely not possible for a child to stay awake. Lin Wanwan already felt that she was being indulged by letting little Qingyu play so late.
The little guy was still overwhelmed by the excitement outside and was reluctant to go back to the room. After Lin Wanwan forced her to wash, strip off her clothes and stuff her into the bed, she held Lin Wanwan's arm and refused to let go.
"Mother, mother, give me your hand!"
I don’t know when it started, but Xiao Qingyu liked to sleep holding one of Lin Wanwan’s arms before falling asleep.
They had already slept in separate rooms, but now Lin Wanwan had to tell her a story on her bed every day and sleep with her before leaving.
The book chess piece was also given to Xiao Chong.
In fact, she was already very sleepy, and she kept pulling down her mask and rubbing her eyes while playing, just not wanting to be entertained.
Although there are courtyards in the front yard and the inner courtyard today, there is no one in the backyard, and there is also a lake. When the cold wind blows on the lake, it is quite cold.
Tonight, Ah Jing was on duty in the Little Green Jade Room. Rongrong and Song Sulan were too young after all, so Lin Wanwan refused to let Yun Shang arrange night duty for them.
As for Xiao Yixun, of course when Lin Wanwan accompanied Xiao Qingyu upstairs to sleep, he also followed him upstairs to his room.
Xiao Chong was smart in everything else, but he was not very smart when it came to guessing girls' thoughts. He could not sense Lin Wanwan's bad mood at all.
"Where are you going, madam? It's cold outside, so put on a cloak." Hongyan hurriedly put a cloak on Lin Wanwan.
Xiao Chong was speechless and asked: "Cousin, how did you come up with the idea of pasting couplets on both sides of the door? Don't you usually just write on peach charms?"
When Xiao Chong saw Lin Wanwan coming down, his peach blossom eyes were full of smiles: "Little girl, can you put her to sleep so quickly?"
Xiao Chong didn't know whether to laugh or cry and said: "Cousin, you haven't even had a few glasses of wine, how come you are more drunk than Xiao? The peach wood that is broken has too much water, how can you make a peach charm?"
This guy basically never loses control and always looks like he has everything under control. He only got hit once when he drank the high-altitude red wine that Lin Wanwan brought out for the first time.
Lin Wanwan heard the same thing, and immediately changed her direction: "Let's go to Third Uncle's house. He must have extra peach wood there."
For Xiao Yixun, there are only a few clean people in the world, they are all full of calculations and stinking. The scheming Xiao Chong is the most evil person in the world, and she hates him the most!
Lin Wanwan pulled her out. Hongyan, who was sitting in the back room, heard the movement and hurriedly grabbed Shuqi and caught up to serve.
Hongyan stepped forward with a smile: "Madam, it turns out you want to make a peach charm. You don't have to go to San'alang's house to get this. Sister Yun Shang has already prepared it and kept it in the warehouse. I'll go find Sister Yun Shang to get it.
That’s it.”
Therefore, Lin Wanwan was not worried at all that she would be awakened by the noise outside. Seeing that she was asleep, she took out her arm and left.
The servants who also opened the table at the back had actually heard the movement of their husband in the main hall, but Xiao Chong, who was drinking with him, didn't say anything, so they didn't dare to go in!
"Ah..." Xiao Chong shot himself in the foot. Why did he ask this question? It was impossible for Lin Wanwan to answer honestly anyway.
Lin Wanwan also took a video to record the dark history, but it was a pity that it could not be used openly to make fun of him.
She didn't want to be in the same room with a dirty man.
Today he was escorted by Lin Wanwan to write for a long time. There was no such custom in the Tang Dynasty, so his cousin with a mysterious origin had many tricks!
After hearing Xiao Chong's question, Lin Wanwan suddenly thought about it, clapped her hands and said, "Yes! The Spring Festival couplets and blessing characters have been posted, but the peach charms haven't been hung yet! Why not? Let's go, let's go, cousin, don't drink.
Now, let’s make peach charms again.”
By the time Lin Wanwan walked downstairs, Dugu Di and Xiao Ce had already drunk too much.
The pen and ink used were high-end Tang Dynasty goods that Lin Wanwan bought at a bookstore in Xiaoxi Town for a large sum of money. After writing and hanging them, they were allowed to weather and be put away as antiques.
Even the little maid at home is still a child, and Lin Wanwan cannot do such things as exploiting children.
Then he looked at Dugu Di and Xiao Ce, and raised his voice to the servants behind him: "Brother Xiwen and Brother Shiheng are drunk. Come in quickly and help them down to rest."
The little guy kept saying that he wanted to stay up late with the adults, but he wasn't sleepy at all. As a result, he hugged Lin Wanwan's arm and lay on the soft quilt, and fell asleep "snoring" in less than five minutes.
As for Xiao Chong, he is now familiar with all kinds of wine in Lin Wanwan's family. What Lin Wanwan prepared today is the wine that the nobles of the Tang Dynasty often drank on New Year's Eve - pepper wine, so he will not get drunk.
Hongyan went to get the blank peach wood, and Lin Wanwan and Xiao Chong returned to the lobby.
The exorcism activity on New Year's Eve is held all night long, and Xiao Qingyu is the kind of person who cannot wake up once she falls into a sweet sleep.
"Here!"
Xiao Ce started reciting poems to the moon in front of the window again, while Dugu Di just lay down on the table to sleep when he was drunk.
After receiving Lin Wanwan's order, they immediately stepped forward and each helped their husband to go to the wing of the front school.
The little guy doesn't want anyone else's arms, he only wants Lin Wanwan's, and he is a clingy person.
There were only two masters left in the room, Xiao Chong and Lin Wanwan.
Don't think that in modern times with developed industry, pens, inks and pigments are better than those of the Tang Dynasty. In fact, that's not the case at all. It's far from it.
Lin Wanwan nodded: "I have been very sleepy for a long time."
But in the past month, too many things happened to Lin Wanwan, and she was a little distracted. She put all the matters of taking care of the accounts to Xiao Yixun, and all the matters of preparing New Year's goods to Yun Shang.
The exquisite materials used in the ink and paint of the Tang Dynasty are something that most modern people would not even dare to think about.
"I remember planting several peach trees on the east side of the back room, right? I'm going to fold some to make peach charms." Lin Wanwan said.
Lin Wanwan suddenly said: "Indeed, I remembered that Yun Shang reported to me."
After Hongyan got the peach wood, Lin Wanwan lit several glazed lamps in the study and asked Xiao Chong to write quickly.
Although I feel that Lin Wanwan has been a little emotionally unstable recently, I don't understand why at all.
There is an old saying: "One ounce of gold and one ounce of ink."
As far as ink is concerned, good ink raw materials include pine wood, tung oil, etc., and ingredients include various leather glues, various spices, various Chinese medicinal materials, and even musk, borneol, rhinoceros horn, pearls, etc.
As for good pigments, they are equally precious and will not fade or change color for thousands of years. Red corals, gems, and clams are all raw materials for pigments, and they are not comparable to chemical products that cost dozens of dollars per box.
The colors of those ancient and modern famous paintings cannot be reflected in photos and videos. Only by seeing the real paintings with your own eyes can you know the difference.