"On the day of the first lunar month, it is said that it is the first day, bow to the wife and children, and worship the ancestors. In the first three days, parents and deacons were all in unison. And on the day of worship, enter the wine and sei. Bi, the family is humble, no big or small, and it is ranked before the ancestors; Sons, women, grandchildren, and zeng, each put pepper wine on their parents, called longevity, and rejoiced. He Jun, teachers, late generals, fathers and brothers, fathers and friends, friends, and elders of the township party. After sending off this group of friends, Wu Yong was invited by the people of Wu's ancestral land to worship his ancestors.

After drinking pepper wine and having lunch in the ancestral land, when he returned to Wu's house again, it was already afternoon.

In order to gain an in-depth understanding of the customs at this time, Wu Yong turned out the book "Four Peoples Moon Order" in his home collection and checked it out.

"In other words, there are basically no holidays in January." Wu Yong said to He Lian and Cheng Zhao beside him: "January will be a very dull month for the people nowadays. He Lian gave him a blank look and asked, "Then what festival do you want?" ”

"Of course, it's the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month!" Wu Yong replied without thinking.

"What is the Lantern Festival?" He Lian asked suspiciously. Then, she spoke again: "The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the day when the imperial court sacrifices to the Taiyi God, and it has little to do with ordinary people. Wu Yong was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "Of course, the Lantern Festival is the day to eat the Lantern Festival, since there is no Lantern Festival now, then let's eat the Lantern Festival for dinner today." ”

"Okay!" When Cheng Zhao heard about eating, he immediately raised his hand in approval. She was already surprised by Wu Yong's unbelievable ideas, anyway, there was something delicious, which was more important than anything else.

The first lunar month is the first month of the lunar calendar, the ancients called \"night\" as \"宵\", and the fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the first full moon night of the year, so the fifteenth day of the first lunar month is called \"Lantern Festival\".

According to the Taoist "Sanyuan", the fifteenth day of the first lunar month is also known as the "Shangyuan Festival". In fact, the formation of the Lantern Festival custom has a long process, which is rooted in the folk custom of turning on the lantern and praying for blessings.

Legend has it that the Lantern Festival was set up by Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty to commemorate "Pinglu". After the death of Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, Liu Ying, the son of Empress Lü, ascended the throne as Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty.

After Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty fell ill and died, Empress Lu monopolized the government and turned the Liu family into the Lu family's world, and the old ministers of the court and the Liu clan were deeply indignant, but they were afraid of the cruelty of the Empress Lu and dared not speak out.

After Empress Lü fell ill and died, Zhu Lü was terrified and feared being hurt and ostracized. So, he secretly assembled at the house of General Lu Lu and conspired to cause chaos in order to completely seize Liu's country.

This matter reached the ears of Liu Xiang, the king of Qi of the Liu clan, and Liu Xiang decided to raise an army to fight against Zhu Lu in order to protect the Liu family, and then contacted the founding ministers Zhou Bo and Chen Ping, and designed to remove Lu Lu, and the "Zhulu Rebellion" was finally completely quelled.

After the rebellion, the ministers supported Liu Bang's fourth son, Liu Heng, to ascend the throne and was called Emperor Wen of Han. Emperor Wen deeply felt that the peace and prosperity were not easy to come by, so he set the fifteenth day of the first month of the first month to quell the "Zhulu Rebellion" as a day of joy with the people, and every family in the capital put up lanterns to celebrate.

Since then, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month has become a folk festival celebrated by the whole world - "Lantern Festival".

During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the sacrificial activities of "Taiyi God" were set on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. It is said that when Sima Qian created the "Taichu Calendar", he had already identified the Lantern Festival as a major festival.

During the Eastern Han Dynasty, with the introduction of Buddhist culture, it also played an important role in promoting the formation of Lantern Festival customs.

During the Yongping period of Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty, in order to promote Buddhism, Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty ordered the fifteenth night of the first lunar month to "burn the lamp and watch the Buddha" in the palace and the temple.

Therefore, the custom of lighting lamps on the fifteenth night of the first lunar month gradually expanded in China with the expansion of the influence of Buddhist culture, and later the addition of Taoist culture.

Until the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Emperor Wu of Liang believed in Buddhism, and the fifteenth day of the first month in his palace was lit up, and the lantern festival lanterns gradually became a trend.

During the Tang Dynasty, the cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries were closer, Buddhism flourished, and the officials and ordinary people generally "lit lamps for the Buddha" on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and the lights of Buddhism spread all over the people.

Since the Tang Dynasty, lantern lanterns have become a legal thing. This is the origin of the Lantern Festival in later generations, but at this time, the folk have not yet formed the Lantern Festival, but this does not prevent the Wu family from eating the Lantern Festival today.

There are ready-made glutinous rice noodles at home, so Wu Yong began to lead his family to rub the Lantern Festival together.

"This Lantern Festival is delicious!" He Hua is worthy of being a foodie, her mouth is full of sesame filling, and she doesn't forget to praise it.

Wu Yong was worried that she would eat a lot like the last time she ate dumplings, so she reminded: "Lantern Festival is a sticky food, you can't eat too much, it can easily lead to stomach bloating, diarrhea and other symptoms." ”

"Okay then, I'll eat another one, and I'll stop eating." He Hua said reluctantly. Seeing her so obedient, Wu Yong couldn't help laughing: "Lantern Festival can't be eaten as a staple food, let my mother eat some dumplings later." ”

"Okay!" The crowd agreed. After dinner, the family gathered together as usual to chat about family life.

After that, Guo served his grandmother to sleep, and He Lian Chengzhao and his two daughters followed Wu Yong to his study.

In the afternoon, Wu Yong only flipped through half of the "Four Peoples Moon Order", and he wanted to read the rest in one go.

It just so happens that He Lian, a talented woman, is by his side, and she can solve his doubts. So the three of them talked and laughed, and it wasn't until late at night that Wu Yong put down the book and exclaimed: "I didn't expect that at this time, there was not even a decent festival, and the people's lives were really monotonous." ”

"How dare you say that!" He Lian glanced at him, and then said: "The major affairs of the country are in the worship and Rong, the worship is obsessed, the Rong is resigned, and the great festival of the gods is also." What good are those bells and whistles for the people? Wu Yong thinks about it, and those cleverly named festivals in later generations are said to be borrowing weekend time before and after, but they transfer people's work to pieces and turn vacations into burdens.

Even for ordinary people, these holidays are completely fictitious. In order to make a living, they have to work holidays just to get paid more than usual.

Compared with later generations, the people of today are much purer. In the midst of their busy schedules, they offered the best sacrifices they had, sacrificed to their ancestors and gods, and prayed for good weather and the well-being of their families.

Thinking about what they didn't have, after some washing, Wu Yong and the three of them squeezed into a bed to sleep tonight.

Originally, He Lian was very shy about such an abnormal relationship, but when she thought that Wu Yong would go to Luoyang in a few days, and she didn't know when she would see each other again, she abandoned her reserve.

What's more, the three of them are all young, and they just sleep together, but nothing will happen that makes people blush.

On the second day of the first lunar month, Wu Yong found Yan Zhan again, and took his mother and He Ye and He Hua to visit relatives with his maternal uncle.

Because there was still something to do in the afternoon, Wu Yong did not stay at his uncle's house much this time, but after a simple lunch, he hurried back to Wangli.

After sending his mother and sister home, he followed Yan Zhan to the twelve villages of Funiu Mountain.

When the villagers heard that Xianjun Wu Yong was coming, they rushed out of their homes one after another, and surrounded Wu Yong on the inside and outside of the three layers.

"Xianjun, why are you here, but if you have something to say, don't worry, whether it is a sword mountain or a sea of fire, as long as you say a word, we will not blink our eyes." The onlookers hurriedly echoed: "Yes, as long as the Immortal Monarch commands, I will never give up!" "They were all homeless people before, and thanks to Wu Yong's ingenuity, they were able to take root here in just one year, so they are grateful to Wu Yong.

Except for the first group of these people, the rest of them are seeing Wu Yong's true face for the first time, looking at the head wearing a crown of heaven, wearing black deep clothes, wearing a ribbon around his waist, and pedaling silk shoes, surrounded by a crowd of people, as if Wu Yong stood out from the crowd, everyone sighed: "I saw the immortal monarch today, I know what the immortal looks like!" Looking at the black head, Wu Yong was stunned for a moment, and then smiled and said: "Don't think about it, the boy is here this time to greet you for the New Year, uncles, brothers, aunts and sisters, happy New Year!" When everyone heard this, they immediately became depressed, they really wanted to do something for Wu Yong now.

At this time, Yang Ji stood up and said, "Everyone disperse, what should you do?" Don't all gather around here, making Xianjun uncomfortable. As soon as the words fell, many people walked away one after another, and in the end, there were only twelve people left around Wu Yong, who were the owners of the twelve villages of Funiu Mountain.

Wu Yong saw that the people around him left, so he breathed a sigh of relief, turned to the twelve people and said, "Everyone, Happy New Year, Wu Yong is here to greet you!" Yang Ji hurriedly stepped forward to help him up, and said with a wry smile: "Immortal Jun has the grace of life for us, and he made such a great gift today, but he tortured me to wait!" ”

"Your guardianship last year is worthy of Wu Yong's worship!" Wu Yongzheng said. Yang Ji waved his hand and said: "It's all what we should do, Xianjun does this, he sees us as outsiders!" With that, everyone hugged Wu Yong and came to the banquet hall.

Everyone arranged Wu Yong on the first seat, and Yang Ji asked, "Xianjun is here this time, but what do you want to arrange for me to wait?" ”

"There are a few things that I need your help with." Wu Yong was not polite to them. Through this year's contact, Wu Yong also recognized their loyalty.

Yang Ji and others didn't leave any of the beets and cotton for themselves last year, except for a small amount for the Wu family's grandmother, and almost all of the rest were sent to Luoyang for Wu Yong.

You must know that these items are extremely rare, but if you have a little selfishness, you will not do this.

Next, Wu Yong explained several things one by one. The first thing is to ask the villagers to assist the villagers in Fuwangli to grow sugar beet and cotton as much as possible.

The second thing is to ask Yang Ji to send some good planters to the border to guide the immigrants to plant cotton and sugar beets.

The third thing was to hand over a stack of paper manuscripts to Yang Ji, which were his plans for the Zhoushan Islands. A few years ago, when he learned the price of seafood, he set his eyes on this piece of fat, and now the Zhoushan Islands should still be undeveloped, which is suitable for Yang Ji and others to operate.

For the first two things, Yang Ji and others still have some understanding. But the third thing is a little inexplicable.

"Immortal Monarch, what does this mean? The risks at sea are extremely high, but some of the gains outweigh the losses. Of course, Wu Yong couldn't say that he wanted to eat more seafood, so he could only say in a sad and compassionate tone: "I see that the people's lives are extremely scarce, and many families have never eaten seafood in their lives, which is really sad." After speaking, he said: "Another purpose for me to let you get these seafood is to use salted fish to make the people less hungry for salt." ”

"I'm willing to die for the ideals of the Immortal Monarch!" When everyone heard this, they were greatly moved. They used to be ordinary people, so they naturally knew the importance of table salt.

But these necessary things are monopolized by the family, and they can't help it. Now with Wu Yong's method, it is a major event that benefits the country and the people.

After that, everyone asked about the relevant matters carefully, and Wu Yong answered them one by one. In the end, he stayed for dinner before going back.

"Let's eat" With the crisp greeting of the cook, plates of sumptuous and delicious dishes were served.

"Come on, let's drink together" Wu Yong held up the wine bottle and said: "I wish us a better life this year"

"I wish Xianjun a long life and a hundred years old." Yang Ji raised his glass and said, and the rest of the people also raised their glasses in response. After drinking all the wine in the cup, Wu Yong waved his chopsticks and said: "Eat, everyone eats, you're welcome" Today's meal is particularly rich, chicken, duck and fish, everything, and there is a plate of beef, and even some seafood, of course, the most is pork.

Some of these things were brought back by Wu Yong when he was young, and some were exchanged by the villagers from other places.

And because of Wu Yong's arrival, pork, which was disliked before, is now a delicacy that everyone is vying for.