544. The Chinese elements of Liuying Town
Chen Song knew the purpose of the fat mayor coming to him, so he got straight to the point and saved each other's trouble.
Sure enough, after listening to his words, Fat Town grew up overjoyed, and ran to the garage to see what Chen Song had brought back.
He's so fat that his ass really gets bumpy when he runs......
Chen Song bought a lot of things, or the stalls in the town were quite complete, not only window grilles and the like, but also very traditional peach charms.
As the so-called firecrackers sound in the one-year-old except, the spring breeze sends warmth into Tusu, thousands of households are on the day, and the new peach is always replaced with the old charm. The peach charm is the most traditional Spring Festival element of the Chinese nation, and it is said that it appeared as early as the Eastern Han Dynasty.
The south has inherited the traditional culture properly, and the rural villages in the southwest of Zhejiang have preserved many complete and verifiable traditions, and Taofu is one of them.
The peach talisman brought by Chen Song was made of wood, and the boss swore that it was peachwood: it is true that the traditional peach talisman was made of peachwood, and it was engraved with the names of the two ghost-hunting brothers of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Shen Tu and Yu Lei.
The fat mayor was very knowledgeable, he actually recognized the window flowers, spring couplets, and other things, and then he held up the peach talisman and asked: "Vince, what are these things? I haven't seen them in the information." ”
Chen Song explained to him the origin and exquisiteness of the peach talisman, and the fat mayor asked suspiciously: "This is also the element of your Spring Festival?" ”
"These are the most traditional elements, which are rare now, and they have been replaced by spring couplets. You know, carving words or carving statues on mahogany wood is definitely more complicated and difficult than writing on paper. Chen Song explained.
His reply satisfied Mayor Fat: "I know what you mean, to be honest I can feel that strong historical atmosphere from them, they must be very historical things." ”
Chen Song said: "Actually, we have a lot of things to use during the Spring Festival, not only those I brought, but some I can't bring to the customs so I don't prepare, such as wine." ”
The Fat Mayor said lightly, "Don't worry, man, although we are not allowed to drink spirits, we must have a way to get them, who made us the descendants of the Vikings? I mean we southern countrymen have real Viking blood." ”
Historically, there was a strict ban on alcohol in Iceland, which was gradually lifted under the threat of Spain. However, the prohibition has had an impact to this day, such as the control of spirits, such as the fact that alcohol is only allowed to be sold in designated state-run stores, and the beer in bars is at least five times the market price.
As the fat mayor said, the state control in these rural areas is not very strict, and occasionally they can get some messy wine, but not in the city.
Chen Song believes that the strict alcohol control policy is very good, and the low crime rate in Iceland is definitely closely related to this policy.
The fat mayor also likes to drink, and he is quite happy to hear Chen Song say that the tradition of the Spring Festival is to drink - in addition to the Oktoberfest, this is another festival where you can drink.
Chen Song had to introduce him to him, saying that the wine drunk in the Chinese New Year tradition is not beer but Tusu wine, a kind of rice wine with spices such as Shu pepper, atractylodes, cinnamon heart, and bellflower.
The fat mayor asked him, "What is rice wine?"
Chen Song gestured and explained: "Well, a traditional wine, brewed from pure grain, the color is not white or yellow but tan or even black......"
"I see, Black Death, we have this. The fat mayor was stunned.
Chen Song hurriedly shook his head: "It's not black dead wine, rice wine has a low degree, it can be paired with some Chinese medicinal materials to dispel wind and cold, and avoid infectious diseases." ”
The fat mayor scratched his sideburns and said, "Black Death Wine is fine, but Black Death Wine has a high degree, what is your wine called? If it is low, do you want to drink a lot?"
Chen Song continued to shake his head: "It's called Tusu wine, everyone doesn't drink much, the family gathers together and starts with the child to drink a little, in fact, the ancient productivity of our country is relatively low, and wine is a luxury for the people." ”
The fat mayor was relieved: "That's great, just use the Black Death Bar, we can only drink a little Black Death wine." ”
Chen Song knew that the degree of black death wine was too high, and it was easy to really die if he drank too much.
Now that the things have been brought, the fat mayor began to arrange personnel to prepare for the event, he said that he had actually started to prepare for it a long time ago, and now these elemental gifts brought by Chen Song are the icing on the cake.
On that day, the town held a farewell to window grilles and Chinese knots, and the doors and windows of public places such as governments, churches, schools, and sports fields were pasted with window grilles.
By chance, Chen Song once went to the church to find Pastor Alex, and then saw a large Chinese knot hanging behind Jesus......
At this time, there are not a few days before the Chinese New Year, and the town began to place Spring Festival advertisements.
Mayor Fat is keen to hold festivals, not just to enliven the atmosphere of Liuying Town, but more importantly, he wants to expand the town's popularity and influence, and wants to attract people to make money.
No matter who he thinks about, this is a good thing for the Chinese in Iceland, so the Chinese are very supportive, and the Chinese club agreed to come to the town for the Spring Festival.
Liuying Town is Chen Song's home field, and Chen Song also has to make efforts, he posts advertisements for Iceland tourism every day in his circle of friends, and then there are really two families who want to come to the town for the Spring Festival.
Of course, the two families were not attracted by his advertisement, but Tao Yao and Du Yihan introduced to him.
Chen Song pulled a group and pulled three people into the group, and in order to thank him for coming a big red envelope on the spot, Tao Yao asked: "Is this New Year's money?"
Brother Hui sneered: "In our hometown, the New Year's money, also known as kowtow money, is given by the elders to the offspring, and I don't dare to receive it when you say that." ”
Chen Song laughed: "This is a kickback for you, and you are welcome to come to my side again." ”
Du Yihan replied with a red heart: I will definitely go, Brother Song, rest assured, our annual leave will be handed over to you this year, and I will not go anywhere if I have the opportunity to travel abroad in the future, only Iceland.
Chen Song: Welcome, welcome.
There are quite a few two families who came this time, there are twelve in total, one is eight and the other is four, Chen Song told Angelina and Xiao Ke in detail, asked them to make reception arrangements, and also seconded Bruce to support.
Because it was a customer introduced by a friend, Chen Song gave them preferential treatment here, and they also gave Chen Song benefits, there was a family's business including wine, and the New Year's gift they prepared for Chen Song happened to be Tusu wine, a special New Year's wine for the ancients.
On the twenty-ninth day of the lunar month, the two families arrived in Reykjavik on a flight, and Chen Song personally drove to pick up people, because there were too many people and there were old people and children inside, he drove the RV directly.
When the car passed by the square, Chen Song accidentally glanced out, and then he saw three rows of more than a dozen bronze bells.
These bells are quaint in shape, green in color, and the two rows of pillars are wrapped with bronze dragons and phoenixes, and he is stunned at once: this is the legendary chime!