The dumplings are steaming, and there are only two dumplings wrapped in copper coins in a few plates of dumplings, which means that good things come in pairs, and people who eat copper coins in dumplings can hand over good luck in the coming year, just Zhao Yuerong and Xia Shu ate one.

One of these two people ate six dumplings, and the other ate seven dumplings, which made Xia Yuan, a person who had eaten more than 20 dumplings, embarrassed.

Xia Yuan definitely has reason to suspect that these two people are cheating, the dumplings are made by the two of them, isn't it easy to make a mark on the dumplings?

It's a pity that after asking, the two girls all denied it.

Well, it's just dumplings wrapped in copper plates, it doesn't matter if you don't eat them, you don't care about this.

Comforting himself silently in his heart, Xia Yuan took out a few copper plates from his arms, of course, this is not a real copper plate, this thing is called winning money.

It looks very similar to a copper plate, but it is several times larger than an ordinary copper plate, and it is much thicker, and it is also engraved with beautiful ornaments.

Although it also carries a money word, it is by no means used to buy things, because its main purpose is to wear it.

Wearing the winning money on the body has the implication of avoiding evil and avoiding disasters, but after a few hundred years of development, this kind of thing will change its name and be called New Year's money.

At the same time, it has also become a real currency that can be circulated, and it has also changed from the use of wearing it on the body to bless peace, to something that does not belong to you, such as 'mother will save it for you first, and then marry your daughter-in-law later'.

Distribute a few winning coins according to the head, "Come, win the money, one for each person, and bless you with a safe and peaceful new year, no illness or disaster." ”

"Why do I have it?"

Zhao Yuerong took the winning money a little stupidly, this kind of thing is for children, she obviously didn't put herself in the children's lineup.

"Of course there is, you still have your husband's good wishes for you on this winning money, I wish you to develop better and better in the new year, and become a mature little camelina as soon as possible."

“.”

Hearing that there was such a blessing on this winning money, Zhao Yuerong's heart swelled with a burst of shame, and then he blushed and carried the winning money into his arms.

Xia Shu also felt that she was not a child, but when she saw that her sister-in-law had accepted it, she did not refuse, and this winning money was very exquisite, much more beautiful than the winning money she received when she was a child.

The happiest person here is Xia Chen, who looked over and over again with the winning money, and had several snot bubbles in a row.

Seeing that Xia Yuan gave him the winning money, Xia Ru didn't know whether he should take out the winning money he had prepared, and after thinking about it, he still took one out of his arms and handed it to Xia Chen, "Here, Dad, seeing that you like this winning money so much, I'll give you another one." ”

Xia Chen took it beautifully, and happily blew out a snot bubble, Xia Shu took out a handkerchief and wiped it for him with disgust, "Why do you have so much snot, no wonder the eldest brother always calls you a snot baby." ”

"Children are like this, just wait until they are older." Xia Yuan said beside him, with clear water and snot on his face all day long, if he was an adult, it was likely to be rhinitis.

But children, basically are too young, immunity and resistance are not as good as adults, plus this is in the Xiaoice period, the weather is already cold, this situation is normal.

Which of the little children in Zhuangzi is not a snot baby.

Xia Ru raised his sleeve and covered his mouth and yawned, "This time of year is always the most exciting, and I don't know which ancestor set the rules for this Chinese New Year's Eve." ”

Yawning is always a magical contagion, Xia Yuan slept beautifully all afternoon today, but when he saw Xia Ru yawning, he also wanted to follow inexplicably, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he felt that his cuffs were ripped a few times.

Xia Yuan didn't have to turn his head to see who it was, and there would be no one else except Xiao Fangzi, she asked in a curious whisper: "Husband, why is there a rule to keep the year on Chinese New Year's Eve?" ”

"Oh, because on this day there will be a monster called Nian, which specializes in eating people, so you can't sleep on this day, otherwise you will be eaten by the Nian beast."

Hearing this, Zhao Yuerong didn't react, but Xia Shu giggled first, "The eldest brother is Xie Yuangong, and he still believes in this kind of thing made up to deceive children, I'm afraid that the younger brother may not believe it." ”

"The old people's New Year's Eve is to say goodbye to the old year, the younger people's New Year's is to welcome the new year, and the children's New Year's celebration can also help their parents prolong their lives, Dad, am I right?"

"Yes, keeping the year is the meaning of keeping the old and welcoming the new."

Looking at the father and daughter singing and harmonizing, Xia Yuan was silent, he didn't believe in this kind of thing when he was in elementary school, but if others asked him, he would only say that the Chinese New Year's Eve was because of the New Year beast, there was a year beast afraid of fire, afraid of sound, Chinese New Year's Eve cannons, and not sleeping in order not to be eaten by the year beast.

Even go to the afterlife, if you catch a random person and ask a question, it is likely to answer like this, you go to the Internet to search, and this is also the result, according to legend, there was a year beast a long time ago and then Balabala.

So can you blame yourself for this?

Seeing that Xia Yuan was silent, Zhao Yuerong tugged at his cuffs, and then leaned into his ear and said softly: "Husband, although I don't know why you believe in this kind of deceptive thing to children, I won't laugh at you like Shu Niang." ”

"Thank you, husband is very touched."

After saying this sentence in a quiet tone, Xia Yuan turned his head to look outside, the dark night sky was full of stars, and it was already past the time at this time, which meant that the fourteenth year of Hongzhi had ended, and the fifteenth year of Hongzhi had ushered in.

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On the first day of the fifteenth year of Hongzhi, he did not sleep all night, and then worshiped his ancestors in the ancestral hall early in the morning.

Xia Yuanyuan once saw the grand scene of ancestor worship in ancient times, and it was also the first time to participate in it in person.

In fact, when he and Xia Ru were admitted to the exam, Zhuangzi also carried out a large-scale ancestor worship activity, but he was not there at that time, so he did not participate.

And this time, before dawn, gongs and drums, string accompaniment, carrying the three animal sacrifices, and the rest of the large and small sacrifices, all the men in Xiajiazhuang carried torches to the ancestral hall under the leadership of the patriarch.

The ancestral hall has long been covered with incense tables, on which there are pigs, chickens and fish and other small animals, and there is a cluster of bonfires more than one person high in the courtyard of the ancestral hall.

And next to the bonfire are more than a dozen people in fancy costumes, with their hair scattered, and their faces full of bells and whistles and various colors of oil paint, jumping around the bonfire, grabbing a handful of paper money in the basket around their waists with their hands as they jump, and then raising it all over the sky.

The scene can be described as quite funny, Xia Yuan grinned and just wanted to be happy, and saw that everyone's expressions were extremely serious, and his face was tense, so he quickly held back his laughter.

After flipping through the memories of his predecessor in his mind, he realized what he was doing, in short, it was a ghost show, or a ritual to exorcise ghosts, which evolved from the puppet drama of the Qin and Han dynasties.

As for the function, it dispels the lonely souls and wild ghosts around them, so that they don't disturb the ancestral worship for a while.

And the little three animals on the incense table are prepared for these lonely souls and wild ghosts, and those paper money are also for them to enjoy.

Anyway, it's quite polite.

These chapters are a bit of a daily routine, and they will change from tomorrow onwards and begin to advance the plot.

Also, after voting yesterday, I found that there were many people who deducted one, so the four chapters were sent together, and I will ask again in a few days.

(End of chapter)