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Fan Ming asked Xing Rushui, "Aunt Xing won't go out again, will she?" ”

Xing Rushui replied: "Not in the near future, as long as nothing unexpected happens, you can stay here until the next year." ”

"Great!" Fan Ming immediately applauded, you must know that in the past, Aunt Xing would always go out every once in a while, and the length of time she stayed outside varied, and it was rare to be able to stay at home for more than half a year like this time.

Zhang Taiping asked, "Is the matter outside dealt with?" ”

Xing Rushui nodded: "Some small things, just deal with them a little bit." Then he nodded to Mu Hongyu and said, "Is your sister okay?" ”

Mu Hongyu also nodded and smiled: "Fortunately, maybe you can see her again when she comes in two days." ”

Zhang Taiping was a little curious that they actually knew each other, but after a little thought, he understood that people at the same level were also such a circle, and they could know each other if they were a little careful, and they didn't ask anything more.

Cai Xiaomei also came out of the house and said: "When I came back today, there was a traffic jam in the town, and when I asked, I found out that it was Tang Yu, where to travel the car, and I don't know how good it is, so many people flock to it." ”

Zhang Taiping smiled and said: "Where is it very remarkable now, it has hot springs, coupled with the government's vigorous investment in renovation, it is now the number one health resort in Xi'an City." It's hot now, and there's no better place to escape the heat. Fortunately, I went there once in March, when there was a peach blossom bathing festival in March, and the scene was spectacular, the ten-mile-long highway was all occupied by private cars, and the daily flow of people in the small town was as high as 100,000. ”

"Big brother has been there too?" Cai Xiaomei asked.

Zhang Taiping replied with a smile: "I've been there several times, and not long ago I went with the village chief again. ”

"Then I'll have to find a time to go over and see what a good way it is." Cai Xiaomei said.

Fan Ming responded beside him and said, "Let's go together then." ”

Zhang Taiping said: "It's not easy to go anywhere, and it takes an hour to walk around the mountain road from us." ”

Cai Xiaomei suddenly remembered something and patted her head and said: "I have been outside for so long and only remember the solar calendar, and I forgot when the lunar calendar arrived, and I only knew when I asked today that it was the seventh day of July, which Tangyu was the day of the meeting, and it was also the day of the meeting in our village, although our family has no relatives, but I also have to celebrate, right?" ”

Zhang Taiping also forgot the time of his comfortable life, but he didn't expect it to be July 7, and said with a smile: "Then make two dishes and drink some wine in the evening to celebrate." ”

"July 7th, isn't that Tanabata?" Fan Ming asked beside him.

Zhang Taiping was slightly stunned and nodded, it is also called Chongqi in the countryside, because it is seven on the day of the month.

Soon after everyone sat down, Cai Yazhi came out of it, holding a pair of cloth shoes in her hand, and said to Zhang Taiping: "The shoes are ready, you can see if they fit." ”

Zhang Taiping put the shoes on his feet and stood up and tried them, and walked two more steps, the handmade cloth shoes are comfortable to wear on the feet, not only do not have hard stubble to grind the feet, but also are light and flexible.

"It fits perfectly!" Zhang Taiping said with a light kick.

"Just fit your feet." Cai Yazhi said with a smile.

Zhang Taiping directly put on his new shoes and didn't take them off, and asked, "Do you know that today is July 7th?" ”

Cai Yazhi nodded and said, "I remember, I prepared some things for the night." ”

The Qixi Festival also has a name among the people, that is, the Qiqiao Festival. On this night, the women thread needles and beggars, pray for Fu Lu Shou activities, worship the seven sisters, the ceremony is pious and grand, display flowers and fruits, female red, all kinds of furniture, utensils are exquisite and small, lovely.

In this romantic evening, the girls put on seasonal melons and fruits in front of the bright moon in the sky, worshipping the sky, begging the fairies in the sky to give them smart hearts and dexterous hands, so that their knitting women are skilled, and they are begging for love and marriage. In the past, marriage was a lifelong event for women that determined the happiness of their lives, so countless sentient men and women in the world would pray for a happy marriage in front of the stars at this night, when the night was quiet and deep.

Zhang Taiping asked, "What have you prepared?" ”

Cai Yazhi's face was slightly red and she didn't speak, Zhang Taiping was a little strange, why did she blush when she asked such a sentence, could it be that there was something else in this?

In fact, he guessed correctly.

In the old customs, a few days before the Chinese Valentine's Day, first put a layer of soil on the small wooden board, sow the seeds of corn, let it give birth to green and tender seedlings, and then put some small thatched huts, flowers and trees on it, and make the appearance of a small village in the field, called "shell board", or soak mung beans, adzuki beans, wheat, etc. in a magnetic bowl, wait for it to grow a bud of the inch, and then tie it into a bunch with red and blue silk ropes, which is called "seeding", also called "five life pots" or "raw flower pots". It is also called "bubble qiao" in various parts of the south, and the bean sprouts that grow are called qiao sprouts, and even qiao sprouts are used instead of needles and thrown on the water surface to beg qiao. It also uses wax to shape various images, such as the characters in the story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, or the shape of animals such as vultures, mandarin ducks, and other animals, and floats on the water, which is called "floating on the water". There are also wax baby dolls, which are bought by women to float in the water and soil, thinking that they are auspicious and called "metamorphosis".

Doing these things is already suspected of asking for children, how can Cai Yazhi speak in front of so many people, although these people here may not understand the customs at all, she is still a little embarrassed.

Fan Ming also saw the blush on Cai Yazhi's face, and asked with a smile from her face: "No wonder Sister Cai made new shoes a long time ago but only took them out today, it turned out to be a gift for Valentine's Day." ”

Cai Yazhi's face was even more embarrassed, and she gently pinched Fan Ming's face and said, "You will talk nonsense." But the flush on her face betrayed her thoughts, and anyone with a discerning eye could see that she was thinking so in her heart.

Nowadays, many people regard the Qixi Festival as a traditional Chinese Valentine's Day, and some young people especially pursue this day, making it quickly become a Chinese-style Valentine's Day similar to a foreign Valentine's Day, which is probably derived from the romantic and poignant love story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl.

In fact, there is indeed a "Chinese Valentine's Day", but it is not Qixi Festival, but the "Lantern Festival" on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, that is, the "Shangyuan Festival".

According to Chinese folk tradition, on the first full moon night of the year, people light up lanterns, go out to admire the moon, and set off fireworks. "In ancient times, under the influence of feudal thoughts, women are often not out of the door, showing their heads is not a polite practice, only on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, can go out to visit the lantern festival, young boys and girls can meet each other on this day, pour out their love. Therefore, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the real Chinese Valentine's Day.

Many businesses use the Qixi Festival as Valentine's Day for commercial speculation, not because they don't know the true meaning of this festival, but to expel profits.

Regarding this phenomenon, some scholars appealed: "Young people celebrate the Qixi Festival as Valentine's Day, which is not only not conducive to the protection of traditional festivals, but also distorts the cultural connotation of traditional festivals." Including the media, we should publicize the cultural connotation of traditional festivals and have a correct guide on how to celebrate traditional festivals. The reason why the Qixi Festival can be included in the list of national intangible cultural heritage is because it is a festival with Chinese characteristics. We should cherish and never lose our own things. ”

In fact, in Zhang Taiping's view, there is no need to stop this at all, and who can say clearly whether this is a natural change of culture that conforms to the trend of history? Every era should have its contemporary characteristics of the times, whether good or bad, it is a contemporary cultural expression, and going with the flow is the best development situation. (This is Zhang Taiping's idea, and it is also a humble opinion of sitting.) )

"In that case, let's take out all the books and clothes in the house to dry." Zhang Taiping said.

"What kind of custom is this?" Fan Ming asked puzzled.

Zhang Taiping replied: "Qixi Festival, in the history of our country was a folk festival, there are many folk customs, in addition to the familiar people to wear clever needles, make clever food, worship Kui Xing, dye nails, wash hair with tree sap and other customs, in ancient times there was a rather distinctive custom of drying books. ”

"Drying books?" Fan Ming wondered, "What a weird custom, why do you want to publish books?" ”

At this time, Mu Hongyu next to him replied with a smile: "I know this, drying books still developed from drying clothes." There is such a record in Cui Yu's "Four People's Moon Order" of the Eastern Han Dynasty: "On the seventh day of the seventh month, the scriptures and clothes were exposed, and there were no beetles. 'Folk proverbs: 'Qixi Festival is coming, the sun is high, and it is good to dry clothes and books.' 'On the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, when the sun is abundant and not too hot, and the ultraviolet rays contained in the sunlight have a germicidal effect, it is a good time to expose books and clothes. Taking advantage of the good weather, taking your books and clothes out in the sun is good for these objects themselves. Moreover, the literati can also take the opportunity to sort out the books and learn from the past. ”

Fan Ming said: "Why do you know everything? And I don't know anything. ”

Cai Xiaomei shrugged her shoulders and said, "I don't know any of this either." ”

Zhang Taiping said with a smile: "These things are basically separated in the city, only in some rural areas or small towns people will remember these customs, urban people in the fast and impatient pace of life, especially young people have long forgotten or simply transformed it into a modern Chinese style of adult festival." ”

Fan Ming asked again: "What is the matter with dyeing nails and washing hair that the eldest brother just said?" ”

Zhang Taiping looked at her and said, "Legend has it that if women and girls wash their hair with tree sap on this day, their hair will become black and shiny, and people will become beautiful. Unmarried girls or children can become smart by dyeing their nails one day. ”

"Really?" Fan Ming asked with shiny eyes.

Zhang Taiping nodded with a smile, and then said to the others: "If there is no special avoidance, let's wash my hair today." ”

Everyone else also smiled and promised, although washing their hair today will not become as beautiful as said, but it is also a pleasure for everyone in such a family to wash their hair according to custom.

Fan Ming first ran to the house to wash.

Zhang Taiping shouted towards the house: "Yaya, come out and wash your hair." ”

The little girl ran out and said, "Daddy, I just washed it yesterday." ”

Zhang Taiping said with a smile: "I washed it yesterday and washed it again today, and after washing it today, I can grow up to become a beautiful little girl, and I will dye your nails later." ”

Cai Yazhi took out a basin of hot water and prepared to wash Yaya's hair.

Zhang Taiping said: "It's better for me to come, you go and prepare some dishes to be used at night or something." ”

After Cai Yazhi left, Zhang Taiping let the little girl lie on her lap, and her one-foot-long hair hung down in the water. Because of the nutrition and the spring water, the hair of the family is very good-looking, and the hair of Yaya is not as yellow as that of other children of this age, pure black color.

After washing her hair, the maid said, "Dad, don't comb one braid this time, comb two." ”

Zhang Taiping wiped her wet hair with a dry towel and said, "At night, I won't tie my braids, just put it on like this, and tie it again tomorrow morning." ”

"Hmm." The little girl answered obediently. In fact, children at this age are reluctant to wash their hair and tie braids, not because they don't like to be clean, but because they don't have the patience at an active age.

After washing the little girl's hair, Zhang Taiping entered the house and closed the door, preparing a gift for Cai Yazhi by himself.

As it is understood, whatever it originally meant today, it is now given the meaning of Valentine's Day. And Fan Ming's ridicule of Cai Yazhi just now woke up Zhang Taiping, although Cai Yazhi put the shoes to herself today Although it is a very common thing, there is a strong heart in it. So Zhang Taiping is also ready to give his wife a gift.

In the past, Zhang Taiping didn't pay much attention to these things, and always thought that a plain and warm life was the best, and he didn't need these deliberate ways to add anything, but today he suddenly had some new ideas. Although there is nothing real in these methods, they can make the wife happy, so why not?

The gift he prepared was a cluster of roses folded out of the space, and in the center of the ninety-nine fiery red roses stood a figure carved in jade, representing eternity.

Needless to say, the jade statue is Cai Yazhi, which was made by Zhang Taiping in his spare time. However, this sculpture is a little blushing, untraced and delicate.

Zhang Taiping didn't let others see the gift when he gave it to Cai Yazhi, not that he was stingy and didn't want to give other people any gifts, but it was not suitable to give it today, anyway, today has been given a special meaning, and giving something to others will also have a special meaning, so Zhang Taiping only prepared a gift for Cai Yazhi.

Cai Yazhi didn't react directly after receiving such a large cluster of bright roses, she was stunned, and then she was overwhelmed by great happiness. Holding the flowers in my arms, there is a tendency to tears in my eyes.

Zhang Taiping said with a smile: "There are still things in it." ”

Cai Yazhi looked down at the center of the flowers, her face immediately became bright, she quickly put the statue away and put it in her pocket, and looked around like a thief, and was relieved to see that no one saw it, and put her hand into her pocket to take it out, but she was embarrassed.

In the evening, a table was cooked, and the family set the table under the vines in the backyard.

Fan Ming put her ear to the vine and said, "Sitting under the vine tonight, you can overhear the pulse of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl when they meet in the sky. ”

Hearing this, Yaya asked Zhang Taiping, "Dad, who are the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl?" ”

On a clear summer and autumn night, the stars are shining in the sky, a white Milky Way is like a bridge across the north and south, on the east and west banks of the river, there is a shining star each, looking at each other across the river, far away.

Zhang Taiping pointed to the two bright stars and said, "That's Altair and Vega." There are still stories about them, do you want to hear them? ”

"Yes!" The little girl nodded yes.

So Zhang Taiping began to tell the story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl: "This is a very beautiful, eternal love story, which has become one of the four major folk love legends in China. Legend has it that there is a Vega star in the sky, and there is also a morning glory. The Weaver Girl and the Morning Glory are in love and heart to heart. However, (some readers said that there should not be more of these redundant words in the article, so the story is skipped here, and if you are interested, you can take a look for yourself.) So they met every year on July 7 at Queqiao. ”

"They're so pitiful." After hearing this, the little girl said sympathetically, then looked up at the bright Milky Way in the sky and said, "Dad, where is the Magpie Bridge?" ”

The people under the vines looked at the starry sky.

Zhang Taiping pointed to the Milky Way across the sky and said: "That's it, do you see, those twinkling stars are the magpies that change." ”

Yaya tilted her head and asked, "Why didn't our Xiaoxi fly to the sky?" ”

Zhang Taiping laughed and said, "Xiaoxi is a lazy guy. ”

Xiao Xi, who was on Cai Yazhi's shoulder, heard the male owner arranging himself like this, and shouted a few times in protest.

Fan Ming suddenly proposed: "Let's have a poetry meeting, starting with the eldest brother." ”

Zhang Taiping was a little hurt by this proposal, and asked him to say that he was still good at flowers and trees, but if he was right with the poem, it would be a big deal, and he raised his hand and said, "This, it's really not good." ”

Cai Xiaomei and Mu Hongyu also echoed and said, "That's it, start with the eldest brother." ”

Zhang Taiping glanced at it and saw that Cai Yazhi didn't help himself anymore, so he could only bite the bullet and say a poem: Xianyun is clever, the flying stars spread hatred, and the silver man travels in secret.

As soon as the golden wind and jade dew meet, they will win countless in the world.

Tenderness is like water, the best period is like a dream, endure the return of the Magpie Bridge!

If the love between the two is long, how can it be in the morning and twilight!

This is Qin Guan's "Queqiao Immortal", and it is perfect to chant it at this time.

"Big brother still said that he was not good, and the best of this one let you go." ……

Zhang Taiping sat on a rattan chair with a glass of wine, squinted his eyes and took a few sips, listening to the words of a large group of warblers in his ears, a little intoxicated, a little floated ps: begging for flowers.

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