Chapter Eighty-Three: New Year's Cards and New Year's Parades

'Sister Xiaohong, the blessing of the new day and the celebration of life are boundless. "Ah Xiang, big head, I also wish you a long and blessed life. Early in the morning, Xiaohong pushed the door and went out, but as soon as they came out, they met Ah Xiang and Datou, the two of them were wearing new leather jackets, and when they saw Xiaohong, they came forward to greet the New Year.

'Have you had a good year?' ''Happy, I've never been so happy. After replying, Ah Xiang asked, "Sister Xiaohong, are you going out?" ''Yes, why are you looking for me?'' ''Sister Xiaohong, do you like our flying posts?'' ’

'I like it, you guys really bother, our ladies like it very much. Xiao Hongmei replied with a smile, it seems that she really likes it.

What is Flying? In fact, it is the Tang Dynasty New Year's card..., originated from Tang Taizong, when Taizong had the New Year, he used gold leaf to make a greeting card, and the book was celebrated all over the world, and it was given to the minister during the New Year, and it spread.

However, Taizong is not the first to create this kind of Tang Dynasty New Year's film, which used to be called a famous thorn. Since the Western Han Dynasty, the Chinese have been using it. Anyone who has read historical novels knows that when the ancients went to visit others, they would hand over the famous thorn and ask for a message.

In the Western Han Dynasty, bamboo and wood were used to cut pieces, and their names were written on them, which was the famous thorn. Later, I paid attention to it, using cloth, embroidering on the splendid embroidery with a red thread that looked joyful, which is not called a famous thorn, but a business card.

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was called famous paper. It's not the paper that burned the dead. Everyone knows that Cai Lun made paper, so Mingzhu began to use paper instead of wood chips, and the paper at that time was still very expensive. From the Tang Dynasty, I know that when Li Chen bought paper, he inquired about the market, and expensive paper could be sold for three pieces of paper.

In the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Taizong first gave New Year's greeting cards, and flying posts became popular. The emperor uses gold leaf, and you dare to use the same as him? So use plum blossom paper instead. How to write it? Write the victim on the top right, no, write the recipient on the top right, see who you want to congratulate, and write who you are at the bottom left.

Li Chen was really surprised, he didn't know that during the Chinese New Year, the Tang Dynasty would write greeting cards, he lived in the temple last year, and he didn't notice it at all, otherwise he might try to print New Year's cards for sale this year.

But that's okay, it's okay next year. It's just that simply letting it go like this doesn't fit his character. He came up with an idea to ask a few children to write flying posts for Xiaohong and Yang Er, how to write it? Simple, what is fixed to write, he is afraid of self-defeating, what inappropriate congratulatory words are written, he only plays tricks on the card.

Modern people have a lot of tricks to get New Year's cards, and he came up with some ideas casually. New Year's cards, first of all, you have to draw a picture, and then say some patterns on it to add beauty. Then there are hairpin paper flowers on the fly, some are folded, and there will be three-dimensional patterns when they are opened, as for what patterns you want, you can study them slowly. The shape is also ingenious, folded and cut into the shape of a text, or a heart.

All in all, he tested the modern card style to Xiaohong and Yang Er first, to see how they reacted, and then decided what cards to use in the coming year.

I don't know how this kind of card will be positioned in history. Since the appearance of the Western Han Dynasty, the name thorn has been used until modern times. The business card of modern people is also a famous thorn in ancient times. The name has not changed much in Wei and Jin, but it is simply a short name. In the Tang Dynasty, it was not used for the New Year, and it was generally used for visits, which was called a door-shaped. In the Song Dynasty, it was called hand thorn or door thorn. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, it was called Cun Chu or Red Single. This shows that this little thing has vitality.

Although you can't do so many tricks when you give people business cards, it's hard to say whether everyone will accept them with a smile. If you really accept it, maybe even the orthodox name thorn will be played by others.

Li Chen was thinking, when he got rich, should he come out and write about what the county governs, and the above specially wrote about his improvement of the flying post, so that some historical bricks in later generations will be called beasts, and when they get the ranking, they will also mention him by the way, maybe he will also be famous in history.

'Sister Xiaohong, are you free for the evening?' Ah Xiang took out a small paper card, wrote Xiaohong's comments on the flying post on the paper card, and asked another question.

'Tonight, I'm going to ask my lady if she wants to see the lights.' ', 'Today you are going to accompany Yang Erniang to see the lights.'" ''Yes, I'm fourteen today.'' Ah Xiang and Datou glanced at each other, and after saying goodbye to Xiaohong, they turned their heads and ran away quickly, leaving Xiaohong slightly stunned, "These two little girls, what's going on." I was shocked. ’

"Look, that lamp is so chic." "Yes, it's such a beautiful peony flower." On the main street of Pengcheng, it is now a sea of lights, adults and children, helping the old and the young, red men and green women, everyone flocked to the joints to enjoy the lanterns. Xiaohong also accompanied Yang Erniang to the street.

'Sister Hong. Suddenly, several children rushed over, circled around Xiaohong, and shouted happily. 'Oh, you're here too. Don't hurry up and say hello to the eldest lady. ''Erniang is good. Xiaohu waited for a few children to say hello to Yang Er.

"Really, how many times have I taught you, I have to greet the Yang family lady first. At this time, Li Chen also followed, "Hello Yang family lady, you also come to visit the lanterns." ’

Yes, what a coincidence. Yang Er and Xiaohong are both dressed as men today, wearing men's clothes. Yang Er is dressed very well, and the men's Hufu also wears a romantic taste on her, in comparison, Xiaohong is a bit like a tomboy, but for Li Chen, Xiaohong looks more like a modern woman.

Look, that lantern is so big. Sister Yang, let's go over and see. In the distance, a huge lantern is made of thousands of colored silks, and there are countless lanterns hanging on it, which sets off this huge lantern tower beautifully, and there are even dancing queens dancing in front, so beautiful that it seems that the heavenly palace has fallen into the mortal dust.

Pointing to the huge light tower, Ah Xiang took Yang Er's hand and pulled it forward, Xiaohu grabbed the head of the other one, and pushed the big head behind, but several children couldn't help but pull Yang Er away. Yang Er knew what was going on, and let the child pull her away, leaving a stunned little red and Li Chen with a wicked smile on the corner of his mouth.

"What are you laughing at, don't run so fast, why did you pull the eldest lady away." Xiaohong came back to her senses, saw Li Chen's evil smile, rewarded him with a roll of the eyes, and immediately wanted to catch up, but as a result...

'Look, there's a strange lamp there, let's go over there and have a look.' Li Chen took her hand and pulled her over there, Xiaohong didn't follow, and wanted to chase Yang Er, but how could it be so easy, the street was full of people, in addition to tourists, there were many performing artists, in a moment, Yang Er disappeared after a few hours, how could I find someone.

"Don't worry, your lady is so adult, she won't lose it." Let's go see that. Li Chen was a little tough and pulled Xiaohong's hand, "You tap, who said I want to show you any lanterns." Xiaohong was still a little shy and didn't follow a sentence, and finally was held by Li Chen to see the lanterns.

It's a marquee. In the Tang Dynasty, there were already marquee lanterns, which used candles to get heat and push the lantern to make it turn.

It's fun, I like this the most, the character seems to be moving. Xiaohong said happily, this sentence made Li Chen's heart move, speaking of which, isn't this thing like a puppet show. If... Li Chen thought of something.

'I'm talking to you.' At this time, Xiaohong pulled him back to his senses, "I'm sorry, I just got distracted, what are you talking about." ''Hyung, ignore you. Xiaohong got angry, turned around and left, Li Chen hurriedly caught up with the company, said all the good things, and coaxed the beauty back.

'Look, march. At this time, the crowd in front of them was divided into two parts, and they were separated from the left and right sides of the street, which turned out to be the Shangyuan Festival parade.

The procession, led by several entertainers, carried out the procession. An entertainer with a ball, dressed in Caifu, he was so flexible that he played with a few balls, throwing them while walking, and the ball did not hit the ground, and he immediately had to cheer. Then there were a couple of little dancers, waving streamers and dancing with a smile, following him.

Then there was an ox cart on which several musicians sat and played diligently. The musicians are all wearing fancy clothes, not losing to the previous artists, Li Chen saw that the cattle pulling the cart were actually wearing tiger skins, what kind of cattle were wearing tiger skins?

'Ouch. As the procession progressed, the crowds on both sides became more and more crowded, Xiaohong was squeezed, Li Chen hurriedly pulled her closer to his arms and protected her with his body.

Slowly, Li Chen's mind entered a quiet realm, he no longer watched those boring performances, these performances are in modern times, he didn't even watch them, he was happy to see them just now, but he just had a good time, she cared about it now, only he had a lovely child in his arms.

He felt full of joy and joy, as long as he could hold her hand for a long time, many things would not matter. Xiaohong was also so quiet that she was silent, and in this crowded environment, noisy gongs and drums, and extremely noisy, both of them fell into a strange state.

I don't know how long it took for this state of affairs to be broken, the parade passed, and the crowd dispersed. Some people continue to shop for lanterns, there is a curfew in the Tang Dynasty, and the Shangyuan Festival has to be 14 to 16 days, but it is rare that Jin Wu can't help it, and the state of opening the night market is not to take the opportunity to be lively. Some people followed the procession, and they also followed behind and danced freely.

'We're probably going to move. ''What! You've just moved in. The excitement dissipated, Li Chen took Xiaohong again, the two continued to walk casually, the two talked, and the roadside lanterns were no longer important.

"Hehe, during the Chinese New Year, I made a lot of money selling that door god." Li Chen smiled, he didn't expect that the door god pattern for the New Year would be crazy. He originally went to the street to look for a merchant to consign, and a few days ago he begged his grandfather to tell his grandmother, so angry that he pleased.

As a result, when Li Chen said that after saying and selling a few times, the sales channel opened, and those door god patterns were on sale. All the consignment merchants saw the business opportunity, in addition to raising the price, they also begged Li Chen to deliver the goods again with smiling faces.

As a result, those boards were all printed badly, and one board could print 6,000 copies, and all of them were sold out, which could bring him a profit of 30 yuan, or deduct the cost. made Li Chen smile from ear to ear. More than 10,000 door gods were all sold out, and later even the three brothers Sun Wukong and Liu Guanzhang were bought back to be door gods.

Li Chen has made a lot of money and is about to move.