ps: Thank you for the enthusiastic reward of the two brothers, Big Big Gray Wolf and Lei Xiang.

Shuanghe Village is preparing to build a hot spring resort with a project fund of 50 million, which has caused shock in many places, and is even more envious of those guys who became rich overnight.

On the Internet, through the discussion of netizens, it has gradually become famous, and many people have expressed their expectations. If you just soak in the hot springs, it is not a high cost, and many people can afford it.

Just when Shuanghe Village was vigorously engaged in construction, the annual New Year's Day quietly came again. At this time, the weather was still cold, but it could not hold the people's enthusiasm for the festival.

New Year's Day is also the new calendar year called in the countryside, and this festival is not very important to rural people, and it is far less grand and lively than the old calendar year.

Early in the morning, Chen Wu drove out to the city to pick up Chu Jiawan back. That girl had already called last night, since Yan Ruyu went to college, she had to go back to school to live, and she was depressed for a long time.

"New Year's Day is not considered a New Year in the countryside, after all, this festival is still modern and new." Tang Liye thought he understood very well.

Zhou Furong glanced at him with contempt, and said secretly: It's terrible to not be transformed! Speaking of which, New Year's Day has also existed in China since ancient times, but compared to the Spring Festival, it is just low-key. It's not that it only came after the advent of the Gregorian calendar year.

Hong Lao smiled and shook his head: "Xiao Tang, what you said is wrong!" Our Chinese New Year's Day has a long history, dating back to ancient times, and is older than the Spring Festival. ”

Not to mention Tang Liye, even Chu Jiaqiang was stunned: "Won't it?" ”

In Chu Jiaqiang's understanding, New Year's Day was born during the Republic of China and evolved from the Spring Festival, so when China just began to celebrate New Year's Day, most of the customs and habits it celebrated were similar to the Spring Festival. Or rather, a miniature version of the Spring Festival.

He feels that New Year's Day is not a traditional festival in China, although some traditional celebration methods are followed: such as setting off firecrackers, killing three lives, worshiping ghosts and gods, worshipping ancestors, etc., but in people's minds, it does not seem to occupy an important position. In modern times, the celebration of New Year's Day is much simpler.

Zhou Lao saw that these young people were blind one by one, so he explained to everyone.

Legend has it that more than 4,000 years ago, when Yao Shun was prosperous, Yao Tianzi was diligent in the people and did a lot of good things for the people during his reign, and was very loved by the people, but because of his lack of talent, he was not very successful. He did not pass on the throne of the "Son of Heaven" to his son, but to Shun, who had both moral and moral qualities. Yao said to Shun: "You must pass on the throne in the future, and you can look at it with peace of mind after I die." ”

Later, Shun passed the throne to Yu, who had made meritorious contributions to flood control, and Yu was also like Shun who was close to the people and loved the people, and did a lot of good things for the people, and was very loved. Later people put Yao after his death. The day when Emperor Shun sacrificed heaven and earth and the first emperor Yao was regarded as the beginning of the year, and the first day of the first month was called "New Year's Day", or "Yuanzheng", which was the ancient New Year's Day.

Later, the Spring Festival became the mainstream festival of the people, and New Year's Day naturally faded out of everyone's sight. Modern. Foreign countries are recognized as a legal holiday, catering to the trend, and New Year's Day is gradually heating up in the city. Zhou Lao explained.

"Of course, because the ancient calendar has changed many times. Therefore, the ancient New Year's Day is not the first day of January in the current Gregorian calendar year, but it cannot be said that New Year's Day is a modern product. Zhou Lao continued.

Hong Lao nodded, hoping that these young people would not forget the things of their country and nation.

"Wan Lao makes dumplings there, can we do it?" Wu Li said. When I passed by Wan Lao's place just now. I saw Wan Lao's family making dumplings. Wan Guoliang and others rushed over overnight last night to accompany the old man for the holiday. Have a reunion dinner.

"You can eat it if you want!" The second aunt said with a smile.

Chujiazhai is not very popular to eat dumplings here, so Wu Li and other people from the north are a little nostalgic, and finally everyone decided to eat a meal.

As soon as the flour was kneaded, Chen Wu returned. In addition to Chu Jiawan, Yan Ruyu's sisters and brothers all came over together. Yan Ruyu asked for leave to come back the day before, and later her father told their siblings that they would pick up their grandfather home in the afternoon. Therefore, their sister and brother simply went to Chujiazhai with Chu Jiawan to play for a morning, and their grandfather was here anyway.

"Yo! Make dumplings! "Chen Wu hasn't eaten this delicacy for a while.

"How is Xiaoyu doing at university?" Chu Jiaqiang asked with a smile.

For her eldest brother, Yan Ruyu listened to respect and admiration, but after she arrived at college, she didn't find that a boy could be half as good as her eldest brother.

"Okay! It's a lot easier than high school, but some of the subjects are quite abstract. Yan Ruyu replied.

Yan Rujin didn't even drink the water that his second aunt poured for him, so he was about to run outside. On the road just now, I saw a group of children going down to the river to catch fish, and I couldn't bear it.

Yan Lao blamed: "Where are you going?" ”

Chen Wu smiled: "I guess this kid can't sit still when he sees someone else catching fish on the road." "Don't talk about this young man, it's them, if it weren't for the cold, maybe they would have gone along to join in the fun.

"What's the temperature? Dare to go down to the river, you will be cold! "Yan Lao seized the opportunity to teach his grandson a lesson.

Yan Rujin muttered: "I'll just go and see, and I won't go down to catch fish." After saying that, he tentatively left.

The old people in the room all smiled slightly, and sighed in their hearts: "Young is good." ”

In addition to making dumplings, Chujiazhai is more about killing chickens and ducks, or going to the town to get some beef, and there are also people who ask Shankou Village to send mutton over.

Killing a chicken is a must, every festival, rural people have to kill chickens to worship ancestors and gods, which has become a habitual behavior.

"You don't have to kill chickens! I saw that in some places, ducks and geese are used for worship, and it doesn't matter what kind of worship is practical, right? Sincerity is fine, isn't it? "A tourist is killing chickens here in Chujiazhai, and he feels that the chickens here are too sad and urging, and they may be killed at any time.

"We are used to raising chickens here, every household raises chickens, what do you kill if you don't kill chickens?" A villager explained.

"When you talk about chickens, I think of the last time I went to that place, where they had to eat an egg that day, and it was also a local custom. It is said that it used to be swallowed raw, and the reason is so funny, it is actually for immortality. At this point, another visitor recalls the last experience.

Hearing this, an old biologist laughed and said, "This is indeed an ancient New Year's Day custom, called the Oni Pill." ”

He explained to everyone, but Onimaru had two methods. Wudu Xionghuang Dan is scattered two taels, and it is mixed with wax to make it like a projectile. At first, it was taken, and then on the morning of the first day of the first lunar month, the man wore it on his left arm and the woman wore it on his right arm. So the devil will run away.

In addition, there is the young man who just said that he ate eggs, the oldest ancient method is to swallow them raw, and later they are also cooked.