In the winter of the seventeenth year of Zhenguan, snow covered the entire Guanzhong. Heavy snowfalls one after another made the government and the public extremely alarmed.
Fortunately, the Jingzhao Prefecture has invested for several years without any regard for return, so that the houses near Guanzhong have been continuously strengthened and repaired. In addition, the officials dare not slack off at all. Any dangers in various places will be reported to the emergency response yamen, and the garrison meetings in various places in Guanzhong will be reported.
Under the assignment of officials at all levels, rescue efforts were carried out quickly, and the disaster that occurred once in fifty years actually did not cause much damage.
The houses of the people can be preserved, there is enough food in the warehouse, and the disaster relief food can be distributed in time, so the people will not be homeless and starved of food. Who is willing to abandon their homes and careers and become a refugee?
Although the rice shipped back from Annan is far less delicious than the food produced locally in Guanzhong, it can still fill the stomach...
Even natural disasters cannot make the hard-working Chinese people surrender, so it is natural to create a glorious and prosperous age.
People have food at home and money in their hands. During the Chinese New Year, they will naturally buy wine and meat to reward themselves after a year of hard work. By the way, they will also fulfill the little wishes of their children, pull out a few feet of cloth and give them some food.
New clothes, several kilograms of exquisite candies, and all kinds of snacks will be fed to the children's mouths.
The old man's kind smile filled the wrinkles on his face, the children's crisp and tender laughter echoed through the streets and mountains, and the strong flavor of the year filled every corner of the empire.
Sometimes, happiness is so simple.
However, this simple happiness is hard-won.
Because behind the joy of the whole family, there are officials from both the government and the public who are diligent, caring for the people, honest and upright, it is the soldiers from the northern and western regions who guard the border in the ice and snow, it is the navy fleet that shuttles across the sea to exterminate pirates and attack the enemy...
There are no quiet years, there are just people who are carrying a heavy burden and moving forward.
Behind every peace and happiness is countless people's silent efforts and sacrifices without asking for anything in return...
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The process of celebrating the New Year is cumbersome and lengthy, especially for those aristocratic families who have passed down the tradition of poetry and etiquette, and they must not slack off at all.
Children who study abroad and people who do business abroad, no matter how far away they are, as long as they can return home, even if they travel across mountains and rivers, they must go home to celebrate the New Year. From ancient times to the present, the Spring Festival has symbolized reunion, happiness, and family joy, even if it is just for
When I go home to see my parents and kowtow, I am never afraid of the hardships on the road.
On the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, as children in other places return home one after another, groups of children put on fierce-looking masks, dance strange dances, and pass through the halls and courtyards door to door. This is called
"Exorcism" is intended to get rid of epidemic diseases.
Of course, the most important ritual of the Spring Festival is ancestor worship.
On New Year's Eve, no matter the royal family members, aristocratic families, or even ordinary people, they will put the richest food at home on the table and burn three pillars of fragrance to express their memory and homage to their deceased ancestors.
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No matter how lazy you are in the mountains, you will not ignore such a ceremony.
Since the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, the word "filial piety" has been the essence of the Chinese nation's inheritance. Careful pursuit of the past is the unique culture of the Chinese nation. It is manifested in never forgetting one's own bloodline. Generations will pay homage to their ancestors during major festivals.
, begging the ancestors to protect the health of their descendants and the prosperity of their descendants.
Correspondingly, whenever descendants have some extraordinary achievements, they will burn incense and pray to their ancestors, so that their ancestors will be proud of their descendants.
On the other hand, if you do some immoral things that are hated by gods and ghosts and are looked down upon by others, you will be terrified, fearing that your ancestors will blame you...
This is the inheritance of China, and it is also the deep-rooted belief: the blood of ancestors is above all else.
As for the gods?
Pay homage when you are using it, and put it away when you are no longer using it...
Fang Xuanling and her sons held a grand ancestor worship ceremony in the ancestral hall. This year, new people were added, Fang Shu and Fang You, two boys who were able to toddle, held their father's hand for the first time in their lives.
Participated in the ancestor worship ceremony.
This important matter of bloodline inheritance must naturally be deeply rooted in the hearts of children when they are young, so that it will be continuously consolidated during the growth process, and will eventually become a belief flowing in the blood.
Passed down from generation to generation.
In the ancestral hall, the memorial tablets of the ancestors were high up, the offerings on the incense table were abundant, and the incense candles were lingering. In this solemn atmosphere, the two boys did not cry or make trouble. They stared at everything curiously with their big bright eyes, and they were very well-behaved with their little faces.
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After worshiping the ancestors, there is a reunion dinner for the whole family.
Although it has been called "the collapse of etiquette and the collapse of music" since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there are still too many particularities in this era, especially for aristocratic families to demonstrate their noble status.
It is one of the many etiquettes that men and women should sit at separate tables.
The Fang family also follows such rules. After all, it is a universal value. Being unconventional will not win the approval of the public, but will lead to endless doubts and accusations. But on New Year's Eve, more and more families have given up their wives.
Everyone sits down together.
The same is true for the Fang family.
Fang Xuanling and his wife sat at the main seat, followed by their three sons, followed by the three daughters-in-law, and even concubines in the family were eligible to sit. New Year's Eve was no different than usual. The Spring Festival is always happier, and Fang Xuanling also
He took off the pretense of being the head of the family, raised his glass, said a few words of blessing, and then invited his son and daughter-in-law to drink together.
Others were fine, but Xiao Shuer, who came from a wealthy family, was simply frightened.
She knew the rules of the aristocratic family best. It was "rebellious" for the father-in-law and his daughter-in-law to sit at the same table. Now he actually raised a glass and drank, which was simply unbelievable...
But having said that, this kind of atmosphere where the whole family is happy without distinguishing between each other does make people feel more relaxed and happy.
This was the head of the prime ministers and assistants at that time. One person was inferior to tens of thousands of people, and he had such an unparalleled reputation. The publication of "Dictionary" promoted Fang Xuanling to the status of a great scholar in the world. Being able to get such a person
What an honor it is for a concubine to be recognized by her father-in-law?
Therefore, the atmosphere at the banquet was very relaxed and joyful, and the women all drank a few more drinks, and their cheeks were red and they were beaming with joy.
After finishing the meal, it was completely dark.
Fireworks rose up outside the window and exploded in the air. All kinds of fireworks bloomed in the night, and the sound of firecrackers in a steady stream echoed through every neighborhood and corner of Chang'an City.
Fang Jun sat in front of the window of the flower hall, holding a cup of hot tea in his hand, looking at the fireworks filling the night sky of Chang'an, and couldn't help but sigh: This is the Chinese New Year!
In the Spring Festival, when even fireworks are not allowed to be set off wantonly, naturally without the warm atmosphere of universal celebration, how much flavor of the year is left?
Times are developing, society is progressing, and people's lives are getting better year by year. However, some things that are passed down in the blood are gradually lost in the so-called wealth and luxury.
Firecrackers are not allowed to be set off during the Chinese New Year, others have rushed to apply for the Dragon Boat Festival as World Heritage, people no longer climb mountains in the Nine-nine Festival, and do not admire the moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival... Instead, some inexplicable "foreign festivals" are becoming more and more popular among young people, and they are flocking to them.
The decline of traditional culture is the tragedy of a nation.
When children openly express their love to more than one girl with roses, and then go to the hotel hand in hand, when the streets are full of apples on Christmas Eve, pairs of boys and girls can’t wait to open their rooms... The elegance of the Chinese nation has been inherited for thousands of years.
With strength, the indulgence and freedom spun by some people are completely annihilated.
The result is that admiration for foreigners and foreigners is prevalent, everything that belongs to others is good, everything that belongs to oneself is dross, and young people have almost lost the basic judgment of right and wrong.
The alien race's scimitars, iron cavalry, strong ships and cannons failed to cut off our inheritance, but will be destroyed by the so-called "cultural opening"...
When a nation loses its sense of cultural superiority, no matter how wealthy it is, it is not far from extinction.
Next to him, Jin Shengman was nestling in front of the window, his eyes shining brightly as he stared at the fireworks that shot up into the sky from time to time. His uncontrollable shock was revealed, and he kept opening his red lips and uttering praises one after another.
Princess Jindeok, who grew up in the Silla palace, had never seen such gorgeous and bright colors before?
Xiao Shu'er on the side felt it was funny, and asked with a smile, "Have you never seen fireworks set off before?"
Jin Shengman couldn't bear to take his eyes away from the fireworks in the sky, and subconsciously replied: "I have seen them before, but I have never seen so many set off at once."
Nowadays, fireworks are set off for every wedding and funeral in Chang'an City, but she has never seen such a grand scene like New Year's Eve with fireworks all over the city.
Xiao Shuer then said: "Every time you see a firework rising into the sky, it means there are a few more copper coins in our family's warehouse. The more fireworks we set off, the richer our family's income will be."
Jin Shengman looked back in shock and looked at Xiao Shuer in disbelief.
What does the fireworks all over Chang'an City have to do with our family?