Chapter 225: The Bet (I)
Approaching the end of the New Year, the entire Ying Tianfu is immersed in the atmosphere of the New Year. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
In the city of Nanjing, the festive atmosphere of the people during the New Year is very strong, and the whole city seems to be shrouded in a layer of peaceful joy, so that the people who have worked hard for a year also enjoy a rare time to relax.
There are two more days to go until the thirtieth month of the lunar month, and Xu Miaojin has passed the most uncomfortable three months of pregnancy, no matter what she can eat, it is Xu Wanjun who has to endure the most difficult month.
Since returning to Yingtianfu, Zhu Song has been busy in the house, buying New Year's goods, decorating the mansion, and then busy giving some gifts to the relatives of the little ones.
Today, Zhu Song rarely had a leisure, and after getting up early, he walked back and forth in the house.
After about half an hour, Zhu Song suddenly summoned a subordinate and asked him to go to the front yard to find some red dye.
Because it's the New Year, there is still a lot of red paint in the palace.
After less than a quarter of an hour, a servant came to the middle courtyard where Zhu Song was with several large vats of red dye.
"Lord Wang, what do you want these red dyes for? Could it be that you want to take advantage of the Chinese New Year's Eve to repaint the door? ”
At this time, Xiangxiang had just packed up her things from the room, and when she saw a large vat of dye in front of Zhu Song, she couldn't help but ask curiously.
"Ah, this! You'll find out later? Zhu Song winked at Xiangxiang, and then seemed to remember something, and said, "By the way, you go and see if Hui Xuan and Zhan Ji have gotten up." ”
thought that it was about to be the New Year after all, so the Song sisters and Zhu brothers and sisters had all been taken back to the mansion by their respective families, and now in the Han Wang's Mansion, only the two little guys Zhu Huixuan and Zhu Zhanji remained.
Seeing Xiangxiang nodding and leaving, Zhu Song was not idle here, but once again ordered his subordinates to prepare some things.
"Uncle Song, why did you wake us up so early?" It didn't take long for Zhu Huixuan to rub his sleepy eyes and swayed all the way over in a daze.
"Yes, uncle!" The expression on Zhu Zhanji's face was not much better, and the little short hand didn't even tie his pants tightly.
Before Zhu Song could speak, there was a dense sound of footsteps not far away, which sounded like a lot of people.
One of them, two small and three people turned their heads to look, and they saw seven or eight strong servants, all holding a stack of peach wood signs six inches long and three inches wide, with exquisite patterns carved around them, and walked into the small courtyard.
"Uncle Song, what are you doing here?" This time, the little guy came to his senses, staring at the wooden sign in front of him, his face full of curiosity.
"Guess!" Zhu Song pinched Zhu Huixuan's little fat face and said.
"Uncle Songhuang, you hurt me!" Zhu Huixuan shook his head dissatisfied, his face was full of dissatisfaction, and muttered, "Don't you say where I know what it is?" ”
Seeing that Zhu Song's big hand had a tendency to move towards him, Zhu Zhanji quietly moved a few steps back, glanced at the peach wood card held in the hands of the little eunuchs, and said, "Uncle, isn't that thing called 'Peach Fu'?" But why are these peach charms empty? ”
'Peach Fu' is a Han folk culture with a long history, on the occasion of saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new, the names of the two gods who can subdue evil spirits are written on the peach wood board, or the images of these two gods are carved on the peach board, hanged, embellished or posted at the head of the door, with the intention of praying for blessings and eliminating evil.
Moreover, according to legend, this peach wood has the effect of suppressing evil spirits and driving away ghosts, to put it bluntly, it is a truth that the 'Spring Festival couplets' pasted on the lintel during the New Year of later generations!
"Yo, the little guy still knows some customs!" Zhu Song laughed and said, "That's right, this thing is a peach talisman, but this color and style are a bit single!" It's like you change new clothes for the New Year, uncle, I'm going to give them a new look! ”
"Huh?" Zhu Huixuan sighed, gestured twice on himself in a daze, and said, "Uncle Songhuang, do you want to put new clothes on them?" ”
The expression on Zhu Song's face was a little embarrassed, this bear child's comprehension ability was really against the sky, touching his nose, Zhu Song continued: "Huixuan, has your father ever told me the origin of the peach talisman?" ”
Zhu Huixuan scratched his head and said hesitantly: "Peach, peach charm...... It seems to have been passed down from the time of the Qin Dynasty......"
Syllable!
"What was handed down from the Qin Dynasty?" Zhu Song directly rewarded the little guy with a burst of chestnuts and said: "Stinky boy, didn't my uncle teach you 'knowing is knowing what you don't know, not knowing is not knowing, you know also'?" ”
"Oops!" Zhu Huixuan felt pain in his head, and said again and again: "Uncle Songhuang, why do you just beat me and not Zhanji?" ”
"Huh?" Zhu Song turned his head and saw that Zhu Zhanji was smart, and he had already retreated to a foot away.
This kid was still smiling at Zhu Song and Zhu Huixuan, with a smug face.
"Laugh, laugh fart!" Zhu Song said angrily: "You tell me the origin of the peach talisman." ”
Zhu Zhanji hid far away and said slowly: "The peach charm is something handed down from the Eastern Han Dynasty, and it has been this style for hundreds of years, the difference is only the font and pattern on it!" ”
"Hey, you kid!" Zhu Song was surprised.
"Hehe, some time ago, I went to Lord Xie's house to find Brother Period, and Brother Period told me." Zhu Zhanji told the truth very honestly, "But uncle, after all, this peach talisman has been in the style for hundreds of years, and it can't be changed just by saying it, right?" ”
"What do you know about a little kid?" Zhu Song shook off Zhu Zhanji angrily and said, "Who said that the style of hundreds of years can't be changed? Uncle is telling you that tradition is meant to be broken! ”
When he said this, Zhu Song's eyes rolled and said, "Do you want to make a bet with your uncle?" ”
Zhu Zhanji instinctively sensed that something was wrong, but Zhu Huixuan leaned forward as if he was missing a root in his head, and said, "Bet? Bet, Uncle Songhuang, I bet with you, what do you say! ”
How lacking is this unlucky child?
Rolling his eyes, Zhu Songlu. Puzzled: "Hui Xuan, do you want to gamble together?" If you lose, your uncle will give you good things! ”
Zhu Zhanji didn't speak, but shook his head very firmly.
Yes, no wonder people can inherit the throne of his father Zhu Gaochi and become Xuanzong, this child is active.
"Bet or not, bet or not, Uncle Songhuang?" Zhu Huixuan saw that Zhu Song stopped talking, and even urged.
Nima, they are all the same children, why is there such a big gap?
Zhu Song covered his head and said helplessly: "In this way, the peach talisman remade by Uncle Gamble is far more beautiful and meaningful than those traditional peach talismans!" What do you think? (To be continued.) )