Chapter 227: New Year's Customs in Taiwan

After the group worshiped the New Year, Yan Qingyu ran to Heng Yuanjun with a hippie smile and said, "Sister-in-law, Si'er has also given you New Year's greetings." This family relies on you to support you inside and out, although the second sister-in-law and the third sister-in-law also came to help, but the eldest sister-in-law is still in charge, isn't it? So Si'er will tell you that my sister-in-law has worked hard! ”

Heng Yuanjun was very moved, took Yan Qingyu's hand and said, "Okay, good four!" Sister-in-law didn't hurt you in vain! ”

Yan Qingyu said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, don't fool me with empty words, red envelopes!" ”

"Oh, Yurou, you ......"

Seeing that her husband was so skinless and faceless, Zhao Yazhi just wanted to find a crack in the ground to get into.

Zhang Weiwei on the side took Zhang Fang, Zhang Yuan and Zhang Zheng and the three little guys, applauding vigorously.

Although Da Bao and Xiao Bao don't know what everyone is called, isn't it too boring if such a warm thing is not mixed up?

So Dabao and Xiaobao, the two little princes in dragon robes, also screamed happily with "babbling".

Heng Yuanjun's smiling eyes narrowed into a slit, took out a red envelope from his pocket, took Yan Qingyu's hand and slapped it on his hand, and said, "Oh, I still use you to beg for it, your eldest brother doesn't know how to say it hundreds of times." I haven't seen him care so much about the red envelopes given to his grandson! ”

Yan Qingyu smiled and said, "It's still the eldest brother who is good to me!" ”

Heng Yuanjun said unhappily: "It's obviously the red envelope given to you by your sister-in-law, but you don't think it's good for your sister-in-law, but you think it's good for your eldest brother, how can there be such a reason, you return my red envelope, and look for your eldest brother to go." ”

Yan Qingyu hurriedly stuffed the red envelope into his pocket. The wealth fan said: "How can there be a reason to ask for it back, if you don't give it, you don't give it, you resolutely don't give it!" Asking for money is not. I don't want to die! ”

"Hahaha!"

The New Year's mood is getting louder and louder.

After everyone talked and laughed for a while, the kitchen attendant carried a big hot pot and placed it on the dining table in the dining room.

Looking at the big exaggerated hot pot, Yan Qingyu and the others' eyes were about to pop out.

"Sister-in-law, such a big hot pot?"

Yan Qingyu said to Heng Yuanjun in surprise.

Heng Yuanjun glared at him angrily and said, "What do you know?" The bigger the hot pot, the better, which means that our family is prosperous. The family is generous and the industry is big! Wait two years for you to come back. It's guaranteed to be bigger. I personally ordered someone to order this hot pot, and others heard that such a big hot pot is used at home. I was so envious. ”

Yan Qingyu was happy to hear it and said, "Sister-in-law, Taiwan's New Year is really interesting, you can talk about it again." What else to say? ”

While directing and arranging for everyone to sit down, Heng Yuanjun said: "On the night of the Chinese New Year's Eve in Taiwan, the whole family sits around the round table with hot pot for dinner, which is called a hearth. Each dish on the table around the fireplace has its own meaning. For example, this one, rice balls, meat balls and fish balls are taken from the meaning of three yuan, symbolizing family reunion!

This radish is called cabbage head in Taiwan, which is a good color head. Auspicious meaning. The chicken of the whole chicken, in the Taiwanese dialect homonym for home, has the meaning of eating chicken. Deep-fried food. It means that the family is prosperous! Everyone remembered that every dish should be eaten a little bit to be auspicious. Also, the vegetables eaten around the stove should be washed and cooked by the roots, and they should be eaten from beginning to end. Eat slowly and wish your parents a long life! ”

Yan Qingyu listened unsatisfactorily. Follow Hengyuanjun's fart. Behind the stock, he asked: "Sister-in-law, is there any, Taiwan's New Year's customs are really interesting." ”

Heng Yuanjun also happily talked to Yan Qingyu in the vernacular, and said: "There are many interesting things." We're on Yangmingshan, if it's outside, those temples are now in theater, and the performance is so good-looking! Some people who owe debts, fearing that the creditor will come to the door to ask for debts in the Chinese New Year's Eve, hide in the temple and watch the play. If the creditor dares to go to the temple to ask for a debt, it will cause public outrage and be attacked by the crowd. The temple drama will be performed from Chinese New Year's Eve to the morning of the first day of the new year, and after watching the play, the theater watchers will go home and reunite safely. ”

"Hahaha!"

Yan Qingyu laughed happily when she heard this.

Seeing that Yan Qingyu was happy to listen, Heng Yuanjun was also willing to talk more, and said: "But some creditors also have a way, they will put on old clothes on the first day of the new year, carry a lantern to the door to collect debts, saying that they have chased from the night of the Chinese New Year's Eve to the present and have not returned home, the lanterns are still in their hands, it cannot be regarded as New Year's debt collection, this kind of lamp is called debt collection lamp." However, unless the grievance is very deep, the creditor generally will not use this kind of debt collection lamp. ”

Yan Qingyu nodded and said, "Yes, when Mother Mu and Abel were alive, people who came to ask for debts generally only had to reach the Chinese New Year's Eve, and they would not come to the door on the first day of junior high school." At that time, it was the happiest time for the family, because they were not afraid of creditors coming to the door. Fortunately, there was no debt collection lamp in Hong Kong at the beginning......"

The words made everyone sitting around the fireplace stunned. Even in Taiwan, this kind of debt collection lamp is just a joke, but I didn't expect Yan Qingyu to have this paragraph.

Heng Yuanjun was motherly, regardless of Yan Qingyu's crimson face, he hugged him, and coaxed him like a child: "Si'er, it's really hard for you, my sister-in-law didn't know at the time, otherwise I wouldn't have let you suffer like this." ”

Yan Qingyu said speechlessly: "Sister-in-law, you are ...... Vivi, they all laughed at me! ”

Heng Yuanjun glared at Zhang Weiwei, who was snickering, and said, "What do they know, they have grown up in a honey pot since they were children, how have they ever suffered at all?" ”

Zhang Taibei couldn't think of it: "Si'er, how could your family be in debt at that time?" I don't do business, and I don't speculate in stocks. ”

Zhou Huimin interjected with some dissatisfaction: "Third brother, Brother Yu was always in poor health when he was a child, he was frail and sickly, so he had to go to the doctor." Mom and Uncle don't have much salary, so they have to borrow money. I remember that once Brother Yu had an emergency, and the family really had no money, and it was the blood that my mother, Uncle and my mother went to sell together, and they made up the money for medical treatment. If I hadn't been too young, I would have sold blood! ”

Zhang Taibei's tears were about to fall when he heard this, and he said to Yan Qingyu: "Fourth, look at what the third brother said, it's really not human, I apologize." ”

Yan Qingyu waved his hand and said, "Don't mention this, don't mention this, I just happened to remember to be glad." No matter how hard it was then, isn't it better now? Besides, it's not me who suffers. It's Mom and Abo. Let's not remember the bitter and sweet, if we want to be bitter, can we compare with the hardships of my uncle and their anti-Japanese period? Sister-in-law. Let's talk about what other fun customs are there for the Chinese New Year in Taiwan. You don't know, the New Year in Hong Kong is called a boring one, and many people don't celebrate the New Year at all, only celebrating Rausch's Thanksgiving Day and Christmas. I don't like it! ”

Heng Yuanjun smiled: "Doesn't this just mean that we are a family?" There are also a group of people in Taiwan who forget their ancestors, and they don't even sacrifice their ancestors in the New Year, but only celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas. You say it's okay if they're really foreigners. But they are pure-blooded and pure-blooded Han people, and they have been to foreigners' festivals. I don't even want my ancestors. The old man has already spoken, there must be such a person in Zhang's family, kill him and throw him out as soon as possible. ”

Everyone laughed for a while, and listened to Heng Yuanjun continue: "It's in Taiwan." The first day of the Lunar New Year is called Xinzheng, which means that the new year will be a dignified beginning. The first major event in the early morning of tomorrow morning is to worship the ancestors, and worship the ancestors with homemade red and white sacrificial cakes, which is called Kaizheng. The ceremony of opening is generally very grand, the hall is brightly lit, the door is red and colorful, for the table to put the citrus, oranges, animal rites, tea and wine, four fruits and incense candles, every household sets off firecrackers, the whole family worships the ancestors. Worship the gods, and then greet the elders in turn. ”

All the daughters of the Yan family listened carefully to Heng Yuanjun's explanation, in fact, this old habit. Only those who have the conditions can pay attention to it.

Although Lin Qingxia and Wang Zuxian's family are also in Taiwan, even if they did not belong to the category of hiding in the temple to watch plays and avoid debts in their early years, they will definitely not be rich. It's good to be able to eat meat during the New Year, where is there so much attention.

Although Lin Qingxia's family and Wang Zuxian's family were both born in the Kuomintang Party, and they used to mix well, especially Wang Zuxian's grandfather. He also served as a veteran of the League.

But dozens of millions of people poured into Taiwan, except for some veterans. Most of them were officials who had been in high positions. The generals don't even know how many there are!

The status of the Lin family and the Wang family is similar to nothing......

Therefore, even if Lin Qingxia and Wang Zuxian are Taiwanese, they listen to it with relish.

Heng Yuanjun continued to laugh and said: "After sacrificing to the ancestors on the first day of the new year, it is time to visit the New Year, so there is no need to say more." The second year of junior high school goes back to her parents' house, and there is no need to say more, the interesting thing is the third year of junior high school.

In the Taiwanese New Year's song, it is said that the third mouse of the junior high school marries the New Year, and the third Wuzi Niang in the Minnan New Year song all say that the third day of the junior high school is a rest day. Even the rat chose to marry the bride on this day. According to the old custom, every family must go up early that night. Bed rest, so as not to disturb the rats for happy events. And also sprinkle some food in all corners of the room to congratulate the rats, so as to have a good relationship with the rats and reduce the rat infestation in the coming year! ”

"Hahaha!"

The old customs were so delighted to hear them that the eyes of the little ones lit up.

"By the way, I remember that the old lady also had a New Year's painting brought from the mainland, which was the story of the rat marrying. I don't know if that painting is gone now, I remember that the picture from the bride with a red handkerchief on her head, to the sedan chair, the trumpet, all of them are little mice, one by one, vivid, joyful, very beautiful. ”

Heng Yuanjun said with a smile on his face.

Zhang Taiyue said: "Well, it is indeed an old custom in the mainland. The painting is still there, pressed in your mother's dowry box. On the third day of junior high school, take it out and look at it. ”

Everyone was overjoyed and laughed when they heard this.

Heng Yuanjun continued: "The fourth day of the first month is the day of receiving the gods, which is also called the gods falling into the sky. On this day, every household must offer sacrifices, fruits, sweets, etc. in the hall, and also set off firecrackers, burn gold paper, and gods and horses, respectfully welcome the gods to come down to earth, and continue to perform the duties of good and evil in the world. The fifth day of the new year is separated, which means that the New Year has come to an end. From the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, shops opened, peasants went to the fields, and all walks of life began to resume normal life and work. Legend has it that this day is the birthday of the God of Wealth, so many businesses will burn incense on the street on this day to worship the God of Wealth and ask for the blessing of the God of Wealth......"

"Okay, okay, let's eat first, and then tell them about your sister-in-law after the sixth day of the new year! Anyway, it won't be finished until the end. ”

Zhang Taiyue waved his hand to interrupt Dao Heng Yuanjun's popular science and pointed to the hot pot road.

Heng Yuanjun laughed when he heard this, and said, "Si'er, did you hear that?" What the old man meant in his words was that you have to wait until the New Year's song to leave this year, Fang Fang, what is the last sentence of the New Year's song? ”

Zhang Fang said loudly: "Fourteen knots of the lantern shed, fifteen yuan yuan!" ”

"Hahahaha!"

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