Spring festival.

I don't know when this statement appeared.

However, since ancient times, the end of the year and the beginning of the new year have been festive days.

In Chang'an City, the Li Tang royal family is carrying out various sacrifices, and none of the temples of heaven and earth are falling.

Then there is the courtiers and envoys entering the palace to congratulate, although at this time it has not reached the prosperity of Li Shimin's call to the heavenly khan, and the four Yi surrendered.

But the Tang Dynasty was so prosperous that the surrounding small tribes did not dare to be disrespectful, and sent envoys to congratulate them.

Emperor Li Yuan was naturally in a good mood.

People are in good spirits when they are happy, not to mention that there is more than one happy event.

In addition to the New Year's Festival and the pilgrimage, as the pace of spring approaches, the ice and snow begin to melt, and the ice and snow weather that has plagued Guanzhong for a long time gradually improves.

The fire kang was vigorously promoted in Guanzhong, and there was no tragedy of people freezing to death.

Thanks to the efforts of Chen Shuda, Wei Zheng and Du Ruhui, the price of firewood and rice has fallen, although it is still high compared to usual, it is considered a reasonable range.

People's livelihood in Guanzhong has gradually returned to normal, and Chang'an Street Market is in order.

Li Yuan breathed a long sigh of relief, and he was finally able to celebrate the New Year with peace of mind.

On Chinese New Year's Eve, after various sacrificial activities, Li Yuan issued an edict to announce many children and grandchildren into the palace for a reunion night banquet.

Although Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin, and Li Yuanji fought openly and secretly, they still had to pretend to be brothers, friends, and brothers at the family banquet.

In the midst of the staggering, it seems that everything is happy, and Li Yuan is also very relieved.

However, no one would have thought that this was the last reunion dinner for their Li Tang royal family......

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On the banks of the Fanchuan River, the villagers in Ju'anli are decorated with lanterns, stewing meat and cooking vegetables, and preparing Chinese New Year's Eve Chinese New Year's Eve rice.

There is a saying that the whole village of Juanli has made money this year, and every household is a big fish and a big meat.

The men rarely made a few pots of good wine, and the children ate the candied fruit of their dreams;

For the women, it is a great pleasure to tear a few feet of cloth and make a new dress.

Things that I couldn't have imagined before, but in a month or two, all became a reality.

And they believe that the good times are just the beginning, and they will get better and better in the future.

Not to mention the thousand-year-old memory of people's grace and fruit, the villagers know how to draught and not forget the truth of digging wells, and the good days are all thanks to Chen Yu.

Therefore, since noon on Chinese New Year's Eve, the Chen family's Chaimen courtyard has not been interrupted from guests.

The villagers came to congratulate the New Year, knowing that the Chen family lacked nothing, they would still bring one or two small gifts to express their gratitude and respect.

Chen Yu and Second Uncle Xu had to be sent to us, and they didn't have time until evening.

It was not early, and we had to hurry up for the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner.

As a northerner, you can't do without dumplings on Chinese New Year's Eve.

The dough had already woken up, and the dumb aunt was a good hand at rolling the dough, and when Chen Yu described the shape clearly, after a while, a pile of rubber appeared in front of him.

Chen Yu concentrates on preparing dumpling filling, which is available with lamb and pork filling.

It's a pity that there are no leeks, and only Lishan Hot Springs may be seen in this season, exclusive to royal.

But don't worry, wait for next year to build a greenhouse, and you can eat any green vegetables in winter.

At the moment, there are no leeks, and the stuffing of green onions and woad is also good, and with seasoning, I started to make dumplings.

After a while, the small and delicate dumplings were formed.

The family has long been surprised by Chen Yu's novelty gadgets, and Rong Niang is even more eagerly awaiting, and the little girl's foodie attribute has been completely stimulated.

A pot of dumplings, a few exquisite dishes, the Chen family's Chinese New Year's Eve dinner is not extraordinarily rich, but the family also eats happily.

Especially dumplings, the dough is wrapped in meat filling, which is in line with the usual taste of northerners, and after being given a layer of group members, it is very popular.

Even Chen, who has always had a light diet, has eaten a lot, and Rong Niang has a bulging belly.

The Chinese New Year's Eve of the Tang Dynasty is very simple, and the rich family may also have silk and bamboo singing and dancing, or the family members will perform wine orders and sing poems.

Civilian small households, especially when the population is small, after a reunion dinner, it seems a little boring and deserted.

Chen Yu stood at the door, looking at the dark sky and the faint light of Chang'an City in the distance, a little melancholy.

Every festive season, on the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, it is inevitable that some people miss the Spring Festival Gala, miss the Spring Festival, miss the crackling firecrackers, and miss the former relatives.

It's a pity that time and space are separated and we will never see each other.

But fortunately, after coming to Datang, both his mother Chen and Uncle Xu's family gave themselves enough care.

The warmth of home is always there.

When the time was approaching, the mute aunt was washing the dishes and chopsticks, and Rong Niang was placing candied fruits and soup in preparation for the New Year.

Chen Yu saw that Second Uncle Xu took some incense and candles, lit them at the side of the courtyard, and silently worshiped in the southeast direction.

Ancestor worship?

In later generations, Chen Yu also saw this kind of "road sacrifice" method.

The wanderers who were outcast could not return to their ancestral ancestral halls or ancestral tombs to pay respects, so they lit incense candles and paper money on the side of the road to make sacrifices, which can be regarded as a filial piety and longing for their ancestors.

Second Uncle Xu is probably the same, look at him facing the southeast, is his ancestral home southeast?

At this time, Chen Yu didn't ask much and didn't bother.

Not wanting to approach the hall, her mother, Chen, was doing something similar, and she was offering incense in front of the shrine.

Seeing Chen Yu, he beckoned: "Little fish, come to the pillar incense, kowtow, and worship the ancestors!" ”

"Good!"

Due to his obligations, Chen Yu immediately took the incense candles from his mother.

The moment the incense candle was inserted into the incense burner, his eyes fell on the shrine, and Chen Yu couldn't help but be surprised and suspicious.

In the place of the shrine, there is only a tablet, and there is only a simple line of words on it - the spiritual seat of the ancestors and ancestors.

That's sloppy, isn't it?

There is no surname on it, and there is no identification information.

Moreover, it is strange to put only one tablet in this way.

Even after the war at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the genealogical inheritance may be interrupted and lost, and the ancestral tablets of the Chen family are accidentally lost.

But at the very least, the names of the last two or three generations of ancestors should be remembered.

In these years, on many occasions such as taking the entrance examination and entering the official career, it is necessary to inquire about at least three generations of origins and ancestors.

However, the shrine was empty.

I didn't even see the spiritual seat of my father, who died young.

Chen Yu couldn't help but be suspicious, he had been in Datang for a long time, and as a son, he didn't even know his father's name.

In Xiao Yu'er's remaining memories, there is no relevant information.

In my impression, it seems that Xiaoyuer was ridiculed as a wild child without a father when he was young......

As for the month or two after her rebirth, her mother, Chen, also seems to rarely mention her father.

That's right!

Chen Yu found one thing in hindsight, and he seemed to be - following his mother's surname.

In ancient patrilineal societies, this was a very rare occurrence.

Also, the title of mother...

In ancient times, when a woman got married, she would be called a certain husband, but her mother was only called Chen.

The father's surname is Chen, and the mother doesn't know the surname, so she directly follows her husband's surname?

Or is his father a member of the Chen family, so he takes his mother's surname?

Or ......

Several speculations immediately popped up in Chen Yu's mind, but it was difficult to come to a conclusion.

After thinking about it, instead of unfounded suspicions, it is better to ask directly.

"Mother, who is my father?"