Chapter Five Hundred and Thirty Nine Years and Customs (1)
Chapter 539: New Year Customs (Part 1)
After kowtowing to the old man and the old lady, a group of little guys, starting from Zhuang Rui's second uncle, bowed down one by one. After kowtowing, they stood up and reached for red envelopes. They wore a lot of clothes in winter, so that one
He looked so stupid, and the adults laughed loudly.
"Uncle, give me a red envelope!"
Among the people in this room, Zhuang Rui was the youngest, so he kowtowed to him at the end of the line. Looking at his niece's chubby hand, Zhuang Rui couldn't laugh or cry as he took out the red envelopes he had prepared and handed them out one by one.
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Afterwards, Zhuang Rui held his daughter in his arms and said, "Nanny, give your red envelope to your uncle for safekeeping, okay?"
"No, mom said this is a dowry for my daughter when she grows up..."
The little girl shook her head repeatedly, and the words that came out of her mouth immediately caused the whole room to burst into laughter. She didn't know what a dowry was, she just repeated Zhuang Min's words.
"Okay, when you get married, my uncle will give you a big red envelope..."
Zhuang Rui scratched the little girl's nose and let her go. The children gathered together to eat. Normally, they would have to follow behind with a bowl to let these little ancestors eat.
After Ouyang Gang moved his chopsticks, the New Year's Eve dinner began. There was no rule in their family that they should not speak while eating. The restaurant was always filled with laughter and laughter. At this time, there were no ministers, no governors, and no generals. Some
Just a strong sense of family affection.
The old man and the old lady didn't eat much. After about half an hour, the health doctor who was eating in the front yard rushed over. Together with Ouyang Wan, he helped the two old people go for a walk in the yard.
The children have almost finished eating now. A group of little guys cheering and cheering went to the yard to set off firecrackers. The "cracking" sound coming from outside added a lot of festive atmosphere to the New Year.
"Okay, you guys are coming too..."
After the old man left, Ouyang Zhenwu called his son and Ouyang Lu brothers to the main table. Except for Zhuang Rui's uncle who was still out of town, all the second and third generations were present.
Listening to the sound of firecrackers outside, Zhuang Rui picked up his wine glass and toasted his two uncles, saying, "I can't help but celebrate the New Year. This New Year tradition has almost been lost in the past few years..."
"Although this is a good thing, it has its advantages and disadvantages. When firecrackers are set off during the New Year, the fire rate in the city will be 60% higher than usual. If you don't let them be set off, you will lose the tradition..."
The speaker was Ouyang Long, who was now considered to be in charge and knew these things very well. Every New Year's Eve was also their busiest time. Ouyang Long had finished the New Year's Eve dinner today and flew back to work tomorrow.
Of course, being busy is not the so-called running for an official position. On the contrary, many people with higher official titles than them may come to visit them in turn.
"We don't talk about state affairs during the New Year. Xiao Rui, you are a collector. This is closely related to our country's traditional culture. Can you tell us about the specialties of celebrating the New Year?"
Ouyang Zhenwu often heard his son praising Zhuang Rui for how good he was at appraising antiques, but now he wanted to test Zhuang Rui to see how much he knew about Chinese traditional culture.
"Uncle, you can come up with the questions, but we have to have some luck..."
It was just a celebration of the Chinese New Year. Seeing that his uncle was interested, Zhuang Rui also started joking.
"You kid, tell me what kind of lottery you want. I don't have the money..." Ouyang Zhenwu said with a smile.
"Uncle, let's do this. If you ask a question and I can answer it correctly, you, my second uncle, and some of my cousins will each drink a glass of wine. If I can't answer the question, how about I drink six glasses each?"
Zhuang Rui's words made several people look at each other. They didn't know where Zhuang Rui got the confidence to say such big words. It would be okay for each of them to have one drink. If Zhuang Rui lost once, he would have to drink six drinks. They
The cups used for drinking are seven cents each, and six cups is about forty taels.
Ouyang Jun put on a miserable expression, looked at Zhuang Rui with gloating, and said: "Wu'er, if you want to drink, no one will stop you. My dad's question was very tricky..."
"I'm willing to admit defeat in the bet. Who among us loses, who drinks? Second uncle, younger uncle, how are you doing, are you coming?"
Zhuang Rui's smiling look made several people a little unsure. Who knew what this kid had in his belly? However, Ouyang Zhenwu still didn't believe that at Zhuang Rui's age, he would understand these customary things.
"I'll do as you say. Whoever loses will drink. Let's do it this way. The first question is, do you have any special requirements for the melon seeds and peanuts on the table over there..."
Ouyang Zhenwu smiled and asked the question. After the children's table finished eating, they removed all the leftovers and put some snacks and peanuts on the table again.
"Haha, uncle, this doesn't bother me. Melon seeds used to be called poor people, which means that people have no money and can't afford expensive things. Melon seeds are cheap, so they are only eaten by the poor for fun.
But now during the Chinese New Year, these melon seeds are not called poverty, they are called poverty. Let us eat away all the poverty at the end of the year. Uncle, am I right?"
Zhuang Rui's words made the Ouyang Jun brothers prick up their ears. Although they celebrate the New Year every year, they really don't know that melon seeds are so special.
Ouyang Zhenwu smiled and nodded, and said, "That's right, you kid actually knows this. What about peanuts?"
"Peanuts are also called longevity fruits. They are eaten during the Chinese New Year to prolong life and have an auspicious meaning..."
Zhuang Rui was not frightened at all, he opened his mouth and said it. When he first started working in a pawn shop in the first year after graduating from Zhonghai, he did not go back to Pengcheng to celebrate the New Year that year, but spent the New Year at Uncle De's house.
Uncle De came from the old society and was a folklore expert in his own right. He had always been very optimistic about Zhuang Rui and wanted to take him as his apprentice, so he gave Zhuang Rui a lot of his knowledge and later gave Zhuang Rui a lot of miscellaneous tasks.
Things like this are all related to folk customs. The things Ouyang Zhenwu asked really did not trouble Zhuang Rui.
"Are you right? Let's all drink..."
Zhuang Rui smiled proudly. There are many things in folk customs that can be applied to the appraisal of miscellaneous antiques. When he was learning the appraisal of miscellaneous antiques, he turned over a book on Chinese folk customs.
Folk customs, that is, folk customs, refer to the living culture created, enjoyed and inherited by the majority of people in a country or nation. Chinese folk customs have a long history, including eating Yuanxiao, eating dumplings, eating rice dumplings and attending temple fairs, etc.
within the category of folklore.
"Okay, you're right, I drank this glass of wine..."
"I drank it too. This wine is worth it..."
"Yeah, I'm so crazy about eating these things, I really didn't know there was such a thing..."
Ouyang Zhenwu took the lead, and several people drank the wine in front of them. Zhuang Rui smiled and took the wine bottle, and refilled the wine for several people one by one. Looking at this posture, he also wanted to drink more of these two uncles.
A few glasses.
Zhuang Rui's second uncle Ouyang Zhenshan also became interested. He pointed to the twelve plates on the table in front of him and said to Zhuang Rui: "Xiao Rui, let's talk about this dish. Why are there twelve dishes in total?
Is there any explanation in it?"
Zhuang Rui laughed when he heard the words and said: "Okay, let's talk about this dish, twelve dishes, four are cold and eight are hot, four is four flat, eight is eight stable, together they mean four flat and eight stable, which is what we are doing this year.
This last meal should be spent peacefully to welcome the new year..."
"Okay, if my second uncle can't fail you, come and have a drink with me..."
Ouyang Zhenshan nodded repeatedly after hearing this. This time, there was no need for Zhuang Rui to persuade him to drink. The people at the table consciously drank the newly filled wine.
"Lao Wu, let's talk about food. What's the specialties of chicken, duck and fish?"
Ouyang Jun also added a sentence, but was interrupted by Ouyang Lei, saying: "Forget about the chicken, this is for good luck and cannot be counted, as all children know..."
Ouyang Jun was convinced by the boss's words, and then added a few words: "Yes, yes, the chicken does not count, and the other three dishes count as three items. If you can't tell, you will have to drink six cups of each item."
That’s eighteen glasses of wine…”
"Stupid boy, if he says it, don't we have to drink three drinks too?"
Ouyang Zhenwu was speechless for his son. Why was his cleverness useless? He only thought about harming Zhuang Rui, but he didn't expect that there would be some back-and-forth between them.
"Haha, second uncle, younger uncle, you go and teach fourth brother a lesson. Let him drink this wine..."
After Zhuang Rui heard his uncle's words, he couldn't help laughing, and then said: "We are not considered chickens. Brother Lei just said that chickens are the auspiciousness of pictures. This is true, so I won't say it anymore.
Let’s talk about the duck first. The reason why the Spring Festival is called the Spring Festival is that spring is coming soon. Su Shi’s poem "Evening View of the Spring River in Huichong" has this sentence: There are two or three branches of peach blossoms outside the bamboo, and the spring river is warm. Ducks are prophets. Eat ducks during the Spring Festival.
Looking forward to the arrival of spring..."
"Okay, let me name you. I'll drink this glass first..." Ouyang Jun consciously drank the wine in front of him. To celebrate the Chinese New Year, Ouyang Zhenshan and others also picked up their wine glasses.
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"As for this fish..."
"Wait a minute, Xiao Rui, everyone knows the meaning of having more fish every year. You don't need to say this. Why do you want to tell me why there are two fish dishes on the table?"
Ouyang Zhenwu stopped Zhuang Rui and said, "Good guy, the group of people didn't stump this little guy. Ouyang Zhenwu also felt that it was a bit difficult to pass. The difficulty of this test question should be increased a little."
"Okay, let's not talk about having a surplus every year. Let's talk about the second fish. This fish is not eaten on New Year's Eve, but on the first day of the Lunar New Year. Not only must there be a surplus every year, but also
There will be more than one year after another, and I hope next year will be even better!”
