The gambling game was over, and the worries that had been hanging around were finally let go. However, after the gambling game, instead of being leisurely, Mr. Tang became even busier...
There is only one reason, and that is - it’s the Chinese New Year...
When it comes to celebrating the New Year, many people actually don’t know why they celebrate the New Year and where the word Nian comes from...
"Celebrating the New Year" originated from the activities of worshiping gods and ancestors at the beginning and end of the year during the Yin and Shang Dynasties in my country. At first, the date was not fixed. Before the Qin Dynasty, the first days of December, November, and October were successively stipulated to "Celebrate the New Year" until Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty implemented it. The "Taichu Calendar" was officially determined on the first day of the first lunar month. From the Yin and Shang Dynasties to the Qing Dynasty, "New Year" had many names such as "Yuanchen", "Suichao", "Yuanri", and "New Year's Day".
There is even a saying in myths and legends that in ancient times there was a four-cornered and four-legged evil beast - Xi.
Due to the heavy snow cover in winter, there is a shortage of food. They often go to nearby villages to find food. Because of their huge bodies, bad tempers, and ferocity, they bring great disasters to the villagers. At the end of the twelfth twelfth lunar month, people sort out their clothes and help them.
Young and old alike went to the nearby bamboo forest to escape the sunset!
This year, when people in the village were packing up their things and fleeing, they met a child about seven or eight years old who fell hungry on the roadside. A kind-hearted old woman revived the child and asked the child to go up the mountain to avoid evil.
Beast - Xi
This smart boy told everyone: cut more bamboo joints and take them with you, so that everyone in the village can go home tonight! Just hang a piece of red cloth outside the door of each of your houses, and wait until dawn tomorrow and Xi will never come again.
The villagers listened to the child's words with suspicion, and were taken back to their homes by the elders in the village!
Night soon fell, and no one dared to sleep because the villagers were afraid that "Xi" would come. In addition to hanging red cloth strips outside their doors, they came to the open space in the middle of the village and guarded some of the red cloth brought back from the bamboo forest.
Some broken bamboo joints. When the weather was cold, everyone lit a fire to keep warm. When they were hungry, they brought out some food...
At midnight, Xi really came, with a loud roar that made people tremble with fear. Later, the child threw broken bamboo sticks into the fire, making a crackling explosion sound. This sound frightened Xi...
Seeing Xi, the child froze with fright, and called on the blind friends to throw bamboo sticks into the fire. Xi took the opportunity to push the child up with her horn...
The villagers responded to the children's call and threw the bamboo festival into the air, and suddenly various explosion sounds appeared...
"Xi" turned around and scurried when he heard the noise, and quickly left the village without damaging anything in the village!
It's a pity that the child failed to survive and died in the end...
And the name of this child is - Nian!
Because "Xi" is not dead, every year on the 30th of the twelfth lunar month, everyone waits at the Broken Bamboo Festival, hoping to get rid of "Xi" as soon as possible. But year after year, no one has seen "Xi" again.
It was just the firecrackers set off and the red cloth strips hung in front of the door to prevent the arrival of "Xi", but they left us this legend and New Year customs.
The year is remembered by people, and the thirtieth day of the twelfth lunar month is called the Chinese New Year, also called New Year's Eve.
The Chinese New Year is naturally to commemorate that child, and the New Year’s Eve is to get rid of that monster—Xi!
As the Chinese New Year approaches, every family is busy because there are many things to do, including preparing New Year's goods and Spring Festival couplets...
There are many rules and customs during the Chinese New Year in many places...
For example, years ago, we had to scrape the ashes from the bottom of the pot, which was also called burning the bottom of the pot...
To clean the house, you have to sweep away the cobwebs and other things in the corners, which is called house sweeping.
Before the Chinese New Year, a lot of steamed buns must be steamed in advance. When the first pot comes out of the pot, firecrackers must be set off. The first steamed buns out of the pot must not be eaten by humans, but must be sacrificed to heaven.
Years ago, I made fried meatballs, braised pork, and cooked many dishes in advance...
Especially when frying meatballs, there are special taboos. There are many things that cannot be said casually, such as there is less oil, how long it will take to fry, when it can be eaten, etc.
It seems that croquettes are a very sacred thing and should be treated with humility!
On New Year’s Eve, dumplings are eaten at noon, and if they are stuffed with meat, firecrackers must be fired before the dumplings are served...
On the night of the thirties, we have a reunion dinner, a steamed bun, which symbolizes reunion, and no matter how much is left in this meal, it must be thrown away, symbolizing that there will be more than enough every year.
Firecrackers are set off when the door is closed at night, which is called closing firecrackers. After that, the family no longer goes out of the door. Firecrackers are also set off when the door is opened the next morning, which is called door-opening firecrackers.
After the cannons are fired, the whole family sits together to watch the Spring Festival Gala. Some places still have the custom of keeping the New Year's Eve together.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, starting at midnight, we eat dumplings to welcome the New Year, but they are stuffed with leeks and eggs. There are also rules for making dumplings this time. A part of the dumpling wrapper must be left and cut into noodles, which are also called money. Although
That thing doesn't look like money at all...
When eating, everyone should have one or two pieces in their bowl, and eat as much as possible...
When putting down dumplings, you also have to set off cannons. This time, setting off cannons is to welcome the New Year. Some people will choose to wake up early in the morning, and some people will choose to get up early, such as getting up at four o'clock to set off cannons and put down dumplings.
If there are elders in the family, you need to take out a separate bowl and give it to the elders to taste...
On the morning of the first grade of junior high school, after eating dumplings, the old people sat at home, holding melon seeds, peanuts, candies, and red envelopes on a plate, waiting for the younger generations to come over to pay New Year greetings, while the young people walked together in groups.
, go to each other’s house
Even though there are many rules, the Chinese New Year is still loved by many people. However, more and more people say that the current Chinese New Year does not have the flavor of the New Year and they cannot experience the atmosphere of the New Year...
In Haishi, the Chinese New Year atmosphere is actually, as many people say, not very intense. However, the Tang family is quite lively because Tang’s mother, Ye Ling, is a very conservative person, and many of the New Year’s rules are actually very lively.
are slowly being forgotten, but the Tang family still adheres to certain sacred rules...
for example……
"Tang Fei, shut up and go away, don't affect my croquettes..."
In the kitchen, a woman's scolding sound came...
Young Master Tang walked out of the kitchen with a dejected look on his face. Looking at Tang Xiaoxiao who was laughing beside him, he felt quite depressed...
Just now, his mother Ye Ling was making his favorite steamed buns. He wanted to sneak in and taste them first, but he was discovered...
To make steamed meatballs, soak the steamed buns in water, add batter and ingredients, stir again, and then fry the meatballs. They are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. If you put some shrimp skin inside, the taste will be better. The disadvantage is that it is not suitable for storage. You can make too many at one time and eat them all.
, it will go rancid easily after a few days...
"Xiaoxiao, don't you want to eat meatballs?" Wucuo Novel Network did not skip the words. Young Master Tang rolled his eyes, looked at Tang Xiaoxiao and said.
"Of course I want to eat, but I have to wait for mom to prepare it, so don't think about eating it in advance. It happens every year, and mom scolds you every year. Why don't you repent at all?" Tang Xiaoxiao sneered.
Dao, she wouldn't be so stupid and fall for it...
"Okay, where are your sisters Changshang and Tingting?" Young Master Tang smiled and touched his nose...
This girl has been getting smarter and smarter recently, and is not as easy to fool as she used to be when she was little...
Yun Shangshang is basically a homeless person, so she spends the New Year at the Tang family. Zheng Yating, for her own reason, used to spend the New Year in Xiangjiang and wanted to see how people in Haishi celebrate the New Year.
How is it different from them...
As for Tang Ruyan, she is more depressed. Her home is so close to here, so there is no reason to stay here. Besides, Mr. Tang's personality will not allow her to live in Young Master Tang's home...
"They seem to be working on something upstairs." Tang Xiaoxiao stared at the TV without looking back.
"You girl, when you are watching TV, you lie down like this and be careful of turning into a hunchback. Also, you are so close, you are not afraid of myopia..." Young Master Tang said.
"Myopia? This girl is in extremely good health now. Don't you know that in the end-of-year exams, I was first in sports? Those boys can't outrun me." Tang Xiaoxiao shook her smooth calf and said nonchalantly...
Young Master Tang was speechless when he heard this. Isn't your good health the result of your brother grooming you day and night? What makes Young Master Tang especially depressed is that being the first in sports will lead to myopia.
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Tang Long on the side saw this scene, shook his head, and continued to read the newspaper in his hand...
Young Master Tang came to the second floor and opened the door to Zheng Yating's room. Strangely, there was no one inside...
Is it in Changshang’s room?
Young Master Tang came to Yun Changshang's door. Before he could knock on the door, the door opened automatically. Two beautiful and outrageous women stood at the door, looking at Young Master Tang...
"What are you doing?" Young Master Tang asked curiously, especially when did the relationship between the two of them become so close?
According to Young Master Tang's past feelings, weren't Zheng Yating and Tang Ruyan united to fight against Yun Changshang?
"I didn't do anything, I just taught Tingting some things." Yun Changshang said.
"Teach her something? What thing?" Young Master Tang asked curiously.
"Internal strength..." Yun Changshang said.
"What? You teach her this?" Young Master Tang was a little dazed. Internal skills, are you trying to pull Yun Changshang into the ranks of superpowers?
"What? No? You see Chang Shang's skin is so good, so white, and so delicate. I'm really envious. Chang Shang said that practicing internal skills can keep you young forever, your skin will get better and better, and your temperament will also change, so
I begged her to teach me..." Zheng Yating first looked at Young Master Tang fiercely, and then said...
Young Master Tang was quite dumbfounded when he heard this. Zheng Yating wanted to practice internal skills just to make her skin better...
"Okay, practice is practice, but you have to listen carefully to what Chang Chang says and don't practice hastily, otherwise you will hurt yourself. I once practiced so hard that I vomited blood. If Chang Chang hadn't been here, I might have died.
..." Young Master Tang warned.
"Ah, so dangerous? Are you okay now?"
Zheng Yating was shocked. Can she lose her life by practicing kung fu?