Chapter Thirty-One: Spend New Year's Eve and Shou Sui Together
"Aunt Xue, are you testing me?"
Mu Qingfei smiled and said: "There is a legend among the people: According to legend, in the ancient prehistoric era, there was a ferocious monster, people called it Nian. Every New Year's Eve, the Nian beast would crawl out of the sea.
It harms people and animals, destroys farmland, and brings disasters to people who have worked hard for a year. In order to avoid the Nian beast, people close the door early on the 30th night of the twelfth lunar month before it gets dark. They dare not sleep and wait for dawn. In order to kill time, the whole family
Reunion and staying up late.
"In order to be brave, people drink alcohol. Only when the Nian beast stops coming out on the first morning of the Lunar New Year can people dare to go out. When people meet, they bow their hands to each other, congratulate each other, and are glad that they have not been eaten by the Nian beast.
"It's been like this for many years without anything happening, and people have relaxed their vigilance against the Nian beast.
"One year on the eve of the 30th, the Nian beast suddenly rushed to a village in the south of the Yangtze River. Almost all the people in the village were eaten by the Nian beast. Only one family with a red curtain and a newlywed couple in red were safe. There was also
A few children lit a pile of bamboos and played in the courtyard. The fire was bright red, and the bamboos made a crackling sound after burning. The Nian beast came here, and when it saw the fire, it turned around and ran away. After that, people knew that the Nian beast was afraid of red.
, are afraid of light and sound, so at the end of each year, every household will put up red paper, wear red robes, hang red lanterns, beat gongs and drums, and set off firecrackers, so that the Nian beast will not dare to come again."
Xue Xichen smiled and said, "You are worthy of being the number one prime minister in the Celestial Dynasty. I really can't beat you!"
"The story isn't over yet!" Mu Qingfei continued, "In some places, villagers don't know that the Nian beast is afraid of red, and they are often eaten by the Nian beast. This incident was later spread to the Lord Ziweixing in the sky. In order to save people
, determined to destroy the Nian beast. One year, when he waited for the Nian beast to come out, he knocked it down with a fireball and locked it on a stone pillar with a thick iron chain. From then on, every New Year, people would burn incense and invite Ziweixing
Please bring peace to your lower world."
"Yes! From then on, people had the custom of staying up late!"
"Since we are keeping the New Year's Eve today, why don't we..." Xiao Liuyue suggested, "Talented men of letters make friends with poems. How about we each write a poem about keeping the New Year's Eve?"
"good!"
Xiao Liuyue's proposal was approved by Mu Qingfei, who said, "What Mr. Xiao said is exactly what I want. Qingge, what do you think?"
After being called by name, Feng Qingge spoke out from the silence and said softly: "Okay!"
"Then, I'll go first!"
Xiao Liuyue briefly thought about it and then recited it casually, "If you want to know that dying at the end of your life, it is like a snake going to burrow. The scales are half gone, and who can hide the intention. If you want to tie it to its tail, you know what you can do despite your diligence. Children are not strong.
Sleep together and watch the night together. Don't sing the morning rooster. The drums are more frightening. When you sit for a long time, the lamps are dimming, and when you get up, you can see the Big Dipper tilting. There will be no years next year, and your worries will be wasted. If you work hard today, you can still be proud of your youth."
"What a poem! What a poem!" Mu Qingfei pondered for a moment and said loudly: "You are too passionate to enjoy it, so don't stop drinking it. I like peaches in the wine, and bayberries in the rice dumplings. When the curtain is opened, the wind enters the account, and the candles burn out and turn to ashes.
. I suspect that my hair and hair are heavy because I am waiting for the light of dawn."
"Okay!" Xiao Liuyue clapped, looked at Feng Qingge and said, "Qingge, it's your turn."
Feng Qingge opened her mouth and came, "I am living alone and saying nothing, sitting alone in the wind and dust. Suddenly I see the end of the harsh winter, and then I know that the spring is here. The cold night is about to go, and the new year is dawning. We are in a foreign country at night, and there is no way to show off our old relatives."
Xiao Liuyue frowned when he heard this and said, "Qingge, are you thinking about your old friend? Why is the mood of the poem so sad?"
Feng Qingge said nothing, while Xue Xichen looked at Feng Qingge, her eyes sparkling as if she had something to say. Sensing Xue Xichen's gaze, Feng Qingge looked towards her, and Xue Xichen subconsciously avoided Feng Qing at that moment.
The sight of song.
"As the saying goes, poetry comes from the heart..."
Mu Qingfei's eyes lingered on Feng Qingge and Xue Xichen. He paused and said with a smile: "Aunt Xue, it's your turn. I wonder what kind of poem you will bring us?"
Writing poetry? She is not in the mood!
Nunu mouthed, but Xue Xichen refused calmly, "With senior brother and Mu Xiang here, the little girl should not show off her shame!"
Xiao Liuyue smiled lightly and said nothing. Mu Qingfei was a little surprised, his eyes darkened, as if he was thinking. Feng Qingge couldn't help but look at Xue Xichen, her eyes were earnest as if she had something to say, but considering the presence of so many people, Feng Qingge couldn't help but look at Xue Xichen.
It was inconvenient for him to speak.
Xiao Liuyue said: "Today is New Year's Eve and tomorrow is New Year. Xichen, what are your New Year's wishes?"
New Year's resolution?
Can she say that she hopes for peace in the world and no war?
Xue Xichen blinked and replied: "Senior brother, I hope you can quickly find me a senior sister-in-law to come back and control you!"
Xiao Liuyue's expression froze slightly, and her beautiful smile gradually faded away.
Xichen, by saying this, are you indirectly rejecting my feelings for you?
Mu Qingfei smiled and said: "Aunty Xue and Mr. Xiao really have a deep relationship. I didn't expect that Aunty Xue's New Year's wish was actually for Mr. Xiao. I wonder what Mr. Xiao's New Year's wish is?"
The corners of Xiao Liuyue's lips were slightly raised, and she smiled lightly, "Junior sister's wish is exactly my wish! When you are in your late twenties, it's time to find a close friend who knows both coldness and warmth..."
"Oh?" Mu Qingfei pretended to be curious, "I wonder if Young Master Xiao has fallen in love with someone?"
Xiao Liuyue took a deep look at Xue Xichen and replied with an uninhibited smile: "I am not afraid of admiration jokes. Although I am in love with Fengyue, I have played with flowers and had countless admirers around me, but I have never met anyone I like..."
"Really? That's such a pity..."
Mu Qingfei sighed in a half-serious tone, "Based on Mr. Xiao's appearance and conduct, I believe that many girls must be in love with him and send him secret glances. Isn't there any one among them that Mr. Xiao likes?"
"Haha!" Xiao Liuyue laughed, "It's just Liuyue's stubbornness and recognition of that truth. Even eighteen horses can't pull me back!" He said with something in mind.
Xue Xichen's back was slightly stiff.
How could she not understand the meaning of Xiao Liuyue's words? Xiao Liuyue was clearly telling her that besides her, Xue Xichen, Xiao Liuyue would never want anyone else in this life!
Mu Qingfei sighed: "Anyone who can be loved by Mr. Xiao must be very happy..."
"Qingfei!" Feng Qingge interrupted, interrupting Mu Qingfei's words. He said: "Today is New Year's Eve, so we don't want to mention these things anymore. Since it is New Year's Eve, we should also light up firecrackers as part of the occasion!"
"OK!"
The happiest and most relaxed person tonight is Mu Qingfei, and he deserves to be happy. "Burn a firecracker to drive away the bad guys, drive away bad luck, and hope for good luck in the coming year!"
"Let's go! Let's light firecrackers!"
After taking a few steps, Mu Qingfei looked back at Xue Xichen and invited him with a smile, "Isn't Aunt Xue coming?"
Xue Xichen shook her head and declined.
After a while, the sound of "cracking" firecrackers came from the door. Xue Xichen listened quietly to the enthusiastic sound of firecrackers. The sound exploded like thunder in her heart, like the monstrous fire and the bloodthirsty sword light.
It actually made her uneasy and felt like she was sitting on pins and needles.