Couples crossing the Huai River are reunited

Thousands of lanterns are crowded

Approaching the end of the year, there are two families in Qingfengfang in the east of the city who are unprecedentedly busy. The Li family in the east, Li Renyou came back from Quanzhou with the newly married concubine, and there were three carriages full of goods, and his wife Hong called someone to unload the goods, while staring at the beautiful woman beside her husband, as if she had poured a five-flavor bottle in her heart, although the family reunion today was a happy event, but she couldn't be happy, and when she heard her husband call her, she hurriedly piled up a smiling face and ran to the front quickly.

Before he finished cleaning up, he heard a movement from the Han family in the west, and sent someone to take a look, it turned out that Han Qingyuan had brought his wife and children from Anyang, Xiangzhou, and the Lu family at home was busy before and after.

In the past few years, Li Renyou and Han Qingyuan have been doing business in Quanzhou, getting bigger and bigger, each in a boat, as far as Africa.

A few years ago, Li Renyou moved his family from Huainan, Yingzhou, to Lin'an. On weekdays, Mrs. Hong takes care of her children at home, and she is also accustomed to the life of Lin'an, and does not like the hot and humid Quanzhou, so Li Renyou married a new Lu who is only 20 years old in Quanzhou.

After Han Qingyuan gained a foothold in Lin'an, he always wanted to take his wife and children over, but Anyang belonged to the Jin country, and it was far away from the border of the Huai River, so it was not easy to drag his family with him. After thinking about it, he had to move his family from Anyang to Xiao County, his wife Du's maiden home. In order to take care of his life, he also married a Lin'an woman, Lü, as a concubine. After living in Xiao County for two years, his wife and children dredged various joints and finally crossed the Huai River and arrived in Lin'an.

"Brother Qingyuan, it's okay now, my younger siblings and children are here, thank God, your family is reunited, congratulations, congratulations!"

"Brother Renyou, you're back, this is your sister-in-law. It's so nice, young and beautiful. ”

After not seeing each other for many days, the two brothers were extremely happy and gathered their families to recognize each other. Li Renyou asked the Hong family to arrange for the servants to cook more dishes, and invited the Qingyuan brothers to eat here, and the two brothers drank a few more glasses happily.

Lu's milk name is buckwheat, and Lu's nickname is celery. The two are of the same age, and they are both concubines, so they soon became familiar with each other and became like sisters. When he first arrived, he developed a strong interest in Kyoto. Lu Shi told her that around New Year's Day is the most lively and fun time of the year in Lin'an, Lu Shi listened to it and jumped up happily, "Sister, you must take me to have a good time!" ”

Lu Shi responded with a smile: "Okay, I will definitely take you to see and play with you, but you have to listen to my arrangement, don't keep pestering your family Master Li." ”

Lu blushed, "you!" ”

For the people of Lin'an, as soon as they enter the wax moon, the flavor of the year becomes more and more intense. First of all, prepare food, marinate pork, mutton, and fresh fish to be eaten during the Spring Festival. In the market, there are all kinds of fruits such as Buddha flowers, leeks, lettuce, orchid sprouts, walnuts, etc., and in the shops, there are all kinds of New Year's goods such as brocade, new calendar, door gods, peach charms, golden colored wisps, etc., and hawkers sell all kinds of festive toys along the street.

On the eighth day of the lunar month, the temple selects walnuts, pine seeds, milk mushrooms, chestnuts, etc. to cook Laba porridge, give it to the donor, the pharmacy will put the tiger head pill, the eight gods, Tu Su and other traditional Chinese medicine into a small cloth bag, called the wax medicine to give to the customer, ordinary people taste Laba porridge at the same time, the neighbors send gifts to each other.

"Twenty-three, sugar cake sticky", each family makes candy cakes. The next day is the New Year, the streets and alleys are full of peas, gum tooth dumplings, five-color rice crackers and other cries of selling, every household has to from the wall behind the stove, carefully remove the dusty stove king statue and burn it, and then paste the new stove king statue in the original place, some people also paste a pair of "heaven says good things, the lower world keeps peace" on both sides of the stove king statue, and the horizontal batch is "the head of the family". Then, red candles and sugar melons were offered, and the god of the stove was sent to heaven with a grand ceremony, and rice cakes were eaten. The rich and noble family is still in the evening, and the monks and Taoists are invited to recite the scriptures and send them to the gods.

Chinese New Year's Eve Chinese New Year's Eve. Regardless of whether they are rich or poor, every family sprinkles and sweeps the courtyard, removes the dust, sticks the door god, nails the peach charm, hangs the New Year's painting, and worships the ancestors, the shrine gods and the heaven and earth. After the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, the whole family sat around the fireplace and celebrated the New Year. The child ran outside and sang around the street, "Sell dementia, sell thousands of, sell, sell supplied, see sell as much as you can, come with me on credit." ”

In the dark of night, within the palace forbidden, firecrackers burst out, and the streets and alleys can be heard, and then all kinds of fireworks bloom in the air, decorating the night of the capital with extraordinary dazzling.

The first day of the first month is the New Year, and these days, every family drinks and feasts, laughing and laughing. This year is different from the past, although the weather is colder, there has been no rain or snow since the beginning of winter. As soon as the New Year arrives, the weather warms up, so men, women and children have gone out of the house to play Lin Gong Fanyu, lingering in the fence tiles, and the days are endless.

On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, Lu Qiao returned to her mother's house in Quanzhou, and showed off what she had seen and heard before and after the first day of the new year to her mother's family, and said proudly:

"Who said that there is no heaven on earth, Lin'an is. I heard that the lanterns on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month are better, more beautiful and more lively! ”

This statement aroused the envy of her mother's family, and when she returned to Beijing, her ten-year-old niece was clamoring to go to Lin'an to watch the lantern festival.

When Li Renyou learned about it, he hurriedly said that he would ask his father-in-law's family to go with him. The father-in-law decided that the two of us would not go, and the son's family of three would go to the new aunt's house to have a look and pay a New Year's greeting to Sister Hong.

The Lantern Festival in Lin'an Mansion has kicked off as early as the lunar month. At first, there were many places in the market selling all kinds of beautiful lanterns, and after the new market, more than 10 meters high color sheds were erected on both sides of the royal street.

On the night of the Lantern Festival, Lu Qiaoqiao, her brother and sister-in-law and niece Miaozhen walked out of the Li family's ornamental pavilion and walked onto the street to watch the lanterns.

The colorful shed next to the royal street is lit up with ten thousand lights, the gold and blue are shining together, the splendid and beautiful, the courtesans and beauties standing on it, singing and dancing lightly, the clothes are fluttering, and the wind is waving, like a fairy; The artificially made waterfall flows down and is even spectacular; Alleys, shops, wine shops, etc. are dressed in red and hung with colors, and the lights reflect each other, each with novelty; The marquee lantern rotates like flying, the bead lamp is colorful, the Luo silk lantern is full of flowers, and there are phoenix lanterns, water lanterns, sun and moon lanterns, glass lamps, colorful and dizzying.

There are many singing and dancing teams in the market, performing puppets, pestle songs, bamboo horses and other programs, and the artists are all showing off their flowers, pearls and brocades, wearing gold and silver, showing off their gorgeousness.

As far as the eye can see, Lin'an City's fire trees and silver flowers, laughter and laughter everywhere, the streets and alleys are bustling, thousands of heads are crowded, it is really a world of lights, a sea of joy.

The four members of the Lu family followed the flow of people to Xuande Gate, there is a terrace downstairs in Xuande, strings are ringing, and all kinds of artists are trying. After a while, the crowd was in a commotion, and it turned out that it was the emperor Zhao Kuo who came to have fun with the people, and thousands of subjects shouted long live. After the emperor sat down, the artists began to perform officially. Next to the terrace, the officials of Guanglu Temple put out the imperial wine rose dew, and announced: The people who watch the lanterns, whether rich or poor, men, women and children, can come close and drink a glass of imperial wine. If you can recite a poem, give a silver cup.

Although Lu Shichang, the brother of Lu Qiaoqiao, is a businessman, he has also read some poetry books, so he was eager to try it and squeezed forward. Recite a poem "Partridge Heaven":

The moon is full of lights, and the wife and children walk to the end gate,

Greedy to see the cranes singing, suddenly feel that the world is bright.

The night is deep, and I feel the emperor's grace. Spread the word of wine and drink the cup.

Gui Min should announce the grand event and reward the golden cup as a basis.

When the Guanglu Temple official on duty heard it, it was good, and the topic was still a little meaningful. That is, who filled in the words? Lu Xian showed that it was his own graffiti.

When the Guanglu Temple official heard this, he was quite happy and asked him if he could write it. Lu nodded, that is, he wrote it out.

Take the Xuande Building and report to the emperor, the emperor smiled, and the edict: Bounty Cup.