Chapter 593: The Legend of the Year Beast
Yang Qinglin listened to Li Yunfeng's explanation, suddenly smiled, nodded at Sunshine's head and said, "This kid! Just know how to trouble others! ”
Sunshine looked up and smiled noncommittally. Hold the remote control in your hand and change the channel aimlessly. On Chinese New Year's Eve, which station is full of joy and red, a unified Spring Festival gala. When she panned to the children's channel, she suddenly saw a picture flashing on the screen, depicting a fierce monster.
She suddenly felt that this thing was somewhat familiar, her eyes stayed on the picture for a long time, and suddenly she felt a chill in her heart!
On the TV, the host is telling a story in a sweet voice: "According to legend, there was a monster called 'Nian' in ancient China, with a long head and antennae, sharp teeth, fierce eyes, and fierce and abnormal. 'Nian' lived deep at the bottom of the sea for many years, and only climbed ashore on Chinese New Year's Eve, devouring livestock and harming human life.
Therefore, on Chinese New Year's Eve, the people of the village help the old and the young to flee to the mountains to avoid the harm of the young beast.
On Chinese New Year's Eve this year, people were helping the old and young to take refuge in the mountains, and an old man begging came from outside the village.
He told the people that Nian was most afraid of red things, explosions, and fire. He taught everyone to paste a big red paper at the door, and when the beast came, light the firecrackers. In the middle of the night, the year beast came, it saw the big red paper at the door of the house and was startled, at this time people threw firecrackers in the fire, the year beast heard the crackling explosion, and ran away in embarrassment.
Since then, every year on Chinese New Year's Eve, families have posted red couplets and set off firecrackers; Candles are lit up in every household, and the watch is waiting for the year. Early in the morning of the first day of the new year, I have to go to my relatives and friends to say hello. This custom spread more and more. It has become the most solemn traditional festival of Chinese folk. ”
It turns out that this thing is called the Year Beast! She had heard this story since she was a child, but she never took it to heart, and she didn't expect that she would actually meet this thing later. It even took Gongsun Yan's life! The Year Beast is actually a Blood Demon?
She turned her head in shock and looked at Li Yunfeng. Li Yunfeng looked at her pale face, looked at the TV again, and nodded silently. Yes, the common people have always called this thing the Year Beast, and the people in the same way call it the Blood Demon.
"In ancient times, there were many evil beasts that attacked humans. Humans have come up with many ways to avoid their attacks, and the Year Beast is one of them. So, every Spring Festival. It makes sense that the whole country is lit up with lights and firecrackers. This is also the reason for seeing red as an auspicious color. He said mildly.
The year beast is afraid of red, afraid of hearing the explosion, this is the experience of many people in the same way who have exchanged their lives for their lives. It's not the red paper that the Nian Beast is afraid of. It is a peach charm left by the Taoists of the past dynasties. That spell is a contract signed between the Dao Gate and the Heavenly Court, and the sound can reach the Heavenly Court, and the Heavenly God will protect the safety of all beings on it when he receives the charm.
After a while, the sound of crackling firecrackers came from outside the window, and the sound of firecrackers became more and more, exploding in the night sky.
"This year's Chinese New Year's Eve dinner is early! Sunshine, set off firecrackers with Dad. Go for dumplings! Yang Qinglin said happily.
Sunshine stood up in a trance and turned around. Took firecrackers and went.
Li Yunfeng saw that she was not in the right state, and was afraid that she would injure herself again if she was not careful, so he stood up and smiled at the sunshine: "You go and help your mother make dumplings and serve vegetables, let's go out and set off firecrackers!" ”
The Chinese New Year's Eve dinner was served, everyone began to eat the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner lively, Yang Qinglin's phone began to ring non-stop, and relatives and friends began to greet the New Year.
Sunshine's phone also has text messages coming in from time to time, all of them are high school and college classmates. She mechanically replied to the text message and turned her head to look out the window.
Outside the window, fireworks are all over the sky.
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On Chinese New Year's Eve, Haolei drank too much, so on the morning of New Year's Day, everyone else got up, only he didn't get up. Seeing that he didn't come down for breakfast, Jun Jun volunteered to go upstairs and ask him to eat.
When Hao Lei was sleeping in a daze, he suddenly felt that someone was pinching his nose, he opened his eyes and saw Bi Fang sitting at the head of his bed, looking at him naughtily.
"The lazy worm is up! Let's go down and eat! She put her arm around him and smiled affectionately.
Hao Lei sat up from the bed, waved his hand and set up an enchantment in the room, only then turned his head and said to her angrily: "Don't call me uncle!" ”
Bi Fang looked around, put his mouth to his ear, and whispered, "But Yun Feng said, I have to call you uncle!" ”
"You can speak loudly, my barrier, they can't break it." Hao Lei got up and got out of bed, and said impatiently: "I see that you are a little happy here." ”
"The people in this family are so good to me! No one has ever murdered me! Of course I'm happy! Bi Fang said as a matter of course: "In the future, I will be Junjun, don't say that you leak your mouth, if I expose my identity and fly away, the cloud summit will be very troublesome." ”
Hao Lei snorted disdainfully: "It doesn't look like it." Yesterday's dish, I knew it was Li Yunfeng's craftsmanship as soon as I tasted it, do you think my sister can't eat it? Since you are not good at cooking, you should cook less and eat more vegetables, so as not to show timidity. ”
"Junjun's cooking skills were originally learned from Yun Feng, and only you can taste the difference. Besides, I told my mother that I learned to make medicinal food from Yun Feng, and she praised me for learning things quickly! Bi Fang said proudly: "I am a genius in cooking!" So try to make the most of your strengths! Like the bard of poetry, playing the piano and painting, I don't learn it, because I don't! Sky! Divide! When my mother saw that I didn't want to practice anymore, she didn't force me. She is really a good mother, much gentler than Yun Feng. ”
"Don't compare my sister to that Taoist priest." Hao Lei took off his pajamas, glanced at her, and said, "I really don't know why you are so happy." ”
Bi Fang didn't care, and said to himself: "Yun Feng said, your temper will be bad, let me not worry about you." I just have to make my mom happy! ”
"If you mention him to me again, get out of this room for me!" Hao Lei walked into the bathroom as he spoke, and closed the door with a bang.
"Uncle, it's not good to take a bath in the morning, it's easy to freeze and catch a cold! Besides, everyone is still waiting for you to eat! Bi Fang shouted outside.
There was a sound of rushing water in the bathroom, and Bi Fang tried to push the door, but he didn't push it open, presumably he had set an enchantment inside.
She sat bored in his chair, flipping through his books and waiting for him to come out.
When Hao Lei came out with a bath towel, he saw that she was still in the room and didn't leave, and he was startled by her!
"Why haven't you left yet?" He said as he snatched the book from her hand and put it back on the shelf.
Bi Fang raised his head, pouted, and looked at him mischievously, "You set up an enchantment, and I can't get out." (To be continued.) )
PS: *Part of the information comes from Baidu Encyclopedia