The twenty-fourth day of the lunar month is a small year. Every household has to clean the room, worship the god of the stove, and set off firecrackers.

(Popular science: Before the Qing Dynasty, the small year was the twenty-fourth day of the lunar month, and in the Qing Dynasty, it gradually became the twenty-third day of the lunar month.) ）

The Stove God has a long origin, it is said that it has existed since the Shang Dynasty, and later there was a Stove God Grandma.

Niu Meng went to buy a new portrait of the god of the stove and pasted it in the kitchen. The portrait depicts the Stove God and the Stove God's grandmother, but the portrait looks different in each place. Anyway, no one has ever seen such a legendary character as a fairy.

Just draw according to imagination, Niu Meng bought this painting a little old.

On both sides of the portrait is a couplet, "The heavens say good things, and the lower realms keep peace." ”

Legend has it that the god of the stove and the grandmother of the god of the stove were going to the heavenly court for a meeting on the twenty-fourth day of the lunar month. Everyone offered some delicious food to the god of the stove, especially the caramel candy, which was indispensable.

I just hope that the god of the stove will be able to say good things for himself like honey.

Niu Meng bowed three times to the statue of the god, and put on three sticks of incense. Then they tore off the idol and put a new one on it.

He stared at the statue of the Stove God for a long time, raised his eyebrows and asked me, "Brother Jiu, why do I think this Stove God is weird?" ”

"Why are you going to ask the painter and ask me what I'm doing?"

"You see, this stove god painted, one eye is big, the other eye is small, the stove god grandmother, one shoulder is high, the other shoulder is low. I've heard that this bodhisattva has no appearance, but there are sentient beings, that is, what you paint the bodhisattva into, when the bodhisattva manifests, it will look like.

If this stove god manifests, one eye is big and the other is small, how ugly it is! ”

I gave Niu Meng a blank look, "You said that it is a Buddhist thing, can it be the same as Taoism?" Hurry up and clean the room, I'm busy today. ”

Niu Meng pursed his lips, stopped talking, picked up a broom and went to sweep the yard.

I'm going to clean the kitchen thoroughly, not just the kitchen, but all the rooms today, inside and out.

Although Xiaoqing Xiaoyu and them helped, there was some heavy work of moving things, and it was not appropriate for the girls' families to do it.

There are a few goblins in the kitchen, the mouse-eating python is resting in the corner, the three carbon-gnawing demons are jumping around, and there are three warm demons, their bodies are pitch black, huddled together.

I guess I just got into a fight with that ink-spitting spider.

These little goblins are all names I have given them. I didn't bother with them, at least according to the current research, none of them hurt anyone hiding in the kitchen.

As for whether it will affect the Stove God?

If this kind of Stove God and Jade Emperor really existed, wouldn't Nanya, a person who even dared to fight against the underworld, be like the bridge storyteller said, and was sued by the people of the underworld to heaven, and the Jade Emperor was angry and sent heavenly soldiers to arrest Nanya.

This kind of thing is impossible even to think about.

Moreover, the world that Mu Rong said before has the demon world, the human world, and the underworld, and has never said that there is a heavenly world.

If these gods really bless the common people, where would there be so much suffering in the world?

During the drought, the people offered good food and drink to the gods, and even sacrificed people, and they did not see a drop of rain from the gods.

But I heard my uncle say that there are Taoist masters who are conducive to Taoism to change the aura of heaven and earth and pray for rain for the people. In the end, he died of a strange disease because he violated the way of heaven.

If saving the common people is against the way of heaven, what is the use of asking for this way of heaven?

I found that my current thoughts are getting closer and closer to Nanya.

When I went to clean the main hall, Xiaoqing and Xiaoyu were sitting at the table eating sugar melons. Originally, they were asked to go out and buy some to come back and use them to worship the god of the stove.

As a result, these two little girls bought a lot of them back, and the table was full of piles, and I suspected that they had bought the whole shop.

The two little girls ate the sugar melon in two or three bites and ate it whole, and it was not enough to eat one piece, so they kept eating and were not too panicked.

I walked over and pushed the three demons on the table to the ground and asked the two of them, "Aren't you two panicking?" ”

Xiao Yu blinked, "Childe, what's the panic?" ”

Then I ate another piece of sugar melon.

I waved my hand, "Forget it, you can eat, just remember to leave two pieces for the Stove God." ”

The snow is still falling outside the door, and Nan Ya has not come to me in the past few days, which means that nothing has happened to Cheng Mansion.

Zhuge Guo is as if she has disappeared, and since Nan Ya came back, there has been no news of her. She should have known that Nan Ya was back, but she didn't know if she was deliberately avoiding Nan Ya.

I wiped the table with a rag, and while washing the rag in the basin, Xiaoyu stared behind me with wide eyes and pointed with her finger, "Childe, there's a big snake behind you." ”

Seeing that Xiaoyu was so calm and light-hearted, she must have lied to me, if there was a snake, she would have rushed up a long time ago.

"Tricks to deceive, will I believe it?" As soon as I finished speaking, I heard a "hissing" sound behind me.

I turned around slowly, and I took a few steps back.

There really are snakes! It's still a giant python, pure black, as thick as a calf, and the patterns on its body look special. The snake tilted its head to look at me, sticking out its tongue from time to time.

I'm not usually afraid of snakes, but don't show up coldly.

And behind this giant python, there are more than a dozen small pythons, almost all of which are as thick as arms.

I frowned and asked Xiaoyu, "There are snakes, you two still eat so calmly?" ”

"They don't have any malicious intent, so they probably came to play with you." Xiaoqing ate the sugar melon in his mouth, and his voice was a little slurred.

Niu Meng walked in from the backyard at this time and said, "Yohe, Brother Jiu, this is to eat snake meat, where did so many snakes come from." ”

"Go and go, what kind of snake meat to eat, I guess I'm here to find Miss Jiang, I'll go up and ask, don't touch them."

I wondered if these snakes were going to attack us, they would have done it right behind my back.

Even Niu Meng can see it, it is definitely not a snake in the demon world. Yi Shui Pavilion has something to do with snakes, and it can only be Miss Jiang.

She is a descendant of Nuwa, and Nuwa is a human head and a snake body.

When I was about to go upstairs to find Jiang Qingying, she had already come out. The skin on his body was still wrinkled, and the gray color had not completely faded.

She looked weak, leaning against the wall and slowly walking to the top of the stairs, without shoes.

"Miss Jiang, are these snakes coming for you?" I asked her.

Jiang Qingying nodded, and then the snakes all ran down the stairs to Jiang Qingying's side. One of them was still wrapped around her, but it didn't look like it was being forced.

I guess these snakes are either here to convey information, or to treat Jiang Qingying, and they shouldn't be disturbed.

He nodded at Jiang Qingying, "Miss Jiang should go back to the room and rest, I will ensure that Miss Jiang will not be disturbed." ”

Jiang Qingying also nodded at me, which can be regarded as a return gift.

Then he took a snake wrapped around her, lifted her up gently, and carried her back to the room.

Niu Meng took a piece of sugar melon and put it in his mouth, with a disgusted expression on his face, "This sugar melon is really good." Brother Jiu, this Jiang Qingying is really a descendant of Nuwa, so many snakes came to see her.

It seems that the Gu art sect is not easy to provoke, if you fight with anyone in the future, you can casually bring tens of thousands of snakes over, wouldn't it be to catch someone and gnaw whom. ”

I gently patted Niu Meng on the back of the head and said, "You have something in your head every day, go, get ready to set off firecrackers." Although I don't believe in the god of the stove, the folk customs still have to be followed. ”

"I'll go too, I'll go, buy more this time." As soon as Xiaoyu and Xiaoqing heard that they were going to set off firecrackers, they hurriedly followed Niu Meng out.

Before leaving, I also caught several sugar melons. You said that the girl's family loves sweets so much, and she is not afraid of eating her teeth badly.

In the evening, Jinling City once again remembered the rumbling sound of firecrackers.

The sound of thousands of families ringing in unison made the earth tremble.

After the firecrackers, the children in the street came out to play. Even though it was snowing, it couldn't stop their childlike innocence. Carrying lanterns chasing each other in the snow and fighting.

I sat at the door of Yishui Pavilion, looking at the lively scene on the street, and felt very down-to-earth.

Li Ruyan brought me a coat and asked, "Don't you want to feel familiar, but you can't remember it?" ”

I shook my head slightly, "I don't know, I seem to have experienced this kind of play with them, and I don't seem to have experienced it." Some childhood memories exist, but I always feel like I've lost a lot. It seems that the memories related to Nanya can't be remembered. ”

Li Ruyan sighed softly, sat down next to me, and said, "Your grandfather is very good, it's good to be able to leave you a part of the memory." If it's a normal memory seal, you probably won't be able to remember anything about the past. ”

I put on my coat and didn't ask Li Ruyan about my memory, because she wouldn't tell me if I did.

asked her, "How is Jiang Qingying?" ”

"Some snakes have arrived, and they are healing her in the room."

"Speaking of which, is this the end of her engagement marriage?" I asked.

Li Ruyan nodded and replied, "Maybe, I don't know much about the things in the underworld." Back then, your father had a lot of dealings with them. ”

At this time, a big yellow dog ran over from afar. This big yellow dog seems to have a letter in its mouth?

When it got closer, I realized that it was the big yellow dog I saw playing chess with my grandfather last time I went to the capital.

It ran up to me, dropped the letter in its mouth on the ground, stuck its tongue out, and gasped for breath. After gasping for a while, he said, "It turns out that Miss Li is also here, Jiu'er, grandpa's letter." ”

I picked up the letter and saw that it read "Nanjiu Initiation", and there was no payment, so I hurriedly opened it.

The letter contained only a short sentence.

"On the twenty-seventh day of the lunar month, Chenshi, Jinling, Xuji Dojo."

"Okay, I've delivered the letter, grandpa has arrived in Jinling, but it will take a few days to come to see you, I'll go back first." After the big yellow dog finished speaking, he ran away.

I've heard of the Void Pole Dojo, fifty miles away from Jinling City, and if you ride a horse, you can get there in an hour.

In my impression, the Void Pole Dojo seems to be the place to choose the leader of the Martial Arts Alliance. It is a martial arts master of various sects, and it is held once every five years. Everyone competed together to see whose martial arts were higher, and finally elected as the leader of the martial arts alliance.

I don't know exactly how.

Except for the Wudang Mountain faction, Taoists do not have much contact with martial arts people. Grandpa's purpose in writing this letter to me was to wait for me at the Void Pole Dojo, or to let me go to the martial arts conference?