Everyone in Honghou Mansion received the year-end benefits, and they were very happy.

There are many types of welfare items, and they also take care of all aspects of their lives.

Recently, the Red Country Bath has been operated, and the guards and slaves of the Red Marquis Mansion only have days off.

They went to the bath in groups of three or five, and it felt really comfortable.

Artificial hot springs were also built in Honghou Mansion, where Liu Zhang and his family could soak in artificial hot springs.

On September 30, it was snowing heavily and it was extremely cold.

This day is the last day of the year, and tomorrow is New Year's Day.

That is, the New Year, the first month is the age, and it will be seven years to Yuanfeng.

The "Taichu Calendar" was promulgated, and the "Zhuan Calendar" is now used.

September is the end of the year, and October is the beginning of the year, and this calendar will take another twenty years.

On this day, every household sticks to the door and cleans the house.

Every household sticks to the gods, Yuleimen gods, and everyone has to go to the temple to pray for blessings on this day.

Liu Zhang didn't go to the temple, in fact, he didn't want to go to the temple.

This is different from the spring ploughing sacrifice, he doesn't have to go.

When it was almost noon, Chen Yun and the others came back with a smile and a smile.

They saw Liu Zhang sitting in the courtyard, holding a shadow puppet in his hand.

It was also recently made by a craftsman, and a shadow puppet show was performed for everyone at night.

Enrich the atmosphere of the festival and make everyone happy.

"Today is New Year's Day, and I don't have much to do. It's just time to tidy up the shadow puppets and perform a shadow puppet show for everyone in the evening. ”

Liu Zhang doesn't need to do anything, clean the Honghou Mansion, those slaves and maids have already been done.

The sheets and bedding in the room were changed to new, and today the clothes they are wearing are all new.

Liu Zhengchen sat opposite Liu Zhang and picked up the shadow puppet on the table.

Looking at lifelike shadow puppets, I don't know how this kind of thing can be performed?

"It's fun to show in the evening, and there are all kinds of fireworks in the evening. You can also put on some shows to cheer up, and I'll perform shadow puppetry for everyone when I think about it. ”

There are a lot of popular stories, which are told through shadow puppet performances.

"If you're doing this alone, won't you feel too tired?"

"It's not too tiring, and the rhyme will be a little. During this time, I taught her how to act. ”

During this time, paper cuts are used to represent shadow puppetry, just for today's show.

"Lang Jun, there is a dance in the afternoon, and every year on New Year's Day, I have to ask the dancer to bless and remove evil."

The dance is very old, and Liu Zhang speculates that it may have originated in the Stone Age.

The Mu Lu Dance is performed in the emptiest place in the Red Marquis Country, and there will be many people watching it at that time.

It's like this every year, and it's the most lively. After the performance, you have to give a reward to the dancer.

"After lunch, we'll go see the Nu dance performance."

Liu Zhang also wanted to see the performance of the Nu dance with his own eyes, and there were many traditional customs that would have disappeared in the future.

As time goes on, the strong festive atmosphere fades away.

It's a good feeling to feel the joy of the festival today.

Zheng Ying sat next to Liu Zhengchen and looked at the various shadow puppets on the table.

It's the first time I've seen this kind of thing, and I don't know how to use it.

"It's called shadow puppetry, and it's perfect for a night performance, with a curtain in front of the shadow puppet. With a light, you can adjust the brightness of the light depending on the scene. ”

Liu Zhang just said simply, and when the evening came, everyone would know after watching the performance.

"Go and put the door god on it, don't delay the auspicious time."

Zheng Ying asked Liu Zhang and them to prepare, and they could wait until twelve o'clock to stick to the door god.

This time is the most yang energy of the day, and it is also the best time to welcome the door god.

The door god can keep every household safe, and the door god also has time to pay attention to.

"There's still half an hour before you can stick to the door god."

Chen Yun looked at his watch, there was still an hour before twelve o'clock.

In the past, they used to keep time in hours and quarter-hours, but now they are also accustomed to timekeeping in hours, minutes, and seconds.

Liu Zhang's relatives have watches, and they can also check the time at any time.

The time was also quite accurate, and Liu Zhang took them to prepare.

Wait a while, let's go and listen to the door god together, before sticking to the door god.

For such an important festival, how can there be no firecrackers.

Liu Zhang and Chen Yun went to the warehouse and brought a large plate of firecrackers, which were red and festive.

When they got married, they set off several large firecrackers.

"Let's go outside the Honghou Mansion and set off firecrackers."

Liu Zhang was holding a large plate of firecrackers, and his family followed him.

Liu Zhengchen is holding a fire fold in her hand, and she likes to light firecrackers very much.

On the day Liu Zhang and their wedding, Liu Zhengchen ordered a plate.

The crackling sound of firecrackers is a great thing to hear and the smell of firecrackers when they are burned.

Some people outside the Honghou Mansion passed by and saw Liu Zhang holding a big red plate in his hand.

They watched curiously from a distance, and Liu Zhang put the firecrackers in order.

After a while, Liu Zhengchen folded the fire and blew it and walked to the firecracker.

Others have long since retreated, and this kind of firecracker will be set off for a little longer.

This ensures safety, and after a while, firecrackers go off.

A smell of gunpowder came to the nostrils, and the people in the distance watched the excitement.

I feel that the firecrackers add a lot of festivity, but it also feels a little dangerous.

The children covered their ears and watched, the last time they saw the Honghou Mansion holding a happy event and setting off firecrackers.

The people of the Honghou Mansion also reminded them not to get too close to the firecrackers.

so as not to be injured by firecrackers, if they are really injured, the Honghou Mansion will be responsible for treating their injuries.

When the firecrackers are finished, these children can get candy from Liu Zhang.

They feel that the people in Honghou Mansion are good people and can get good food every year.

This year, there were more than ever, and the maid of the Red Marquis Mansion brought some sweets and biscuits.

These children have innocent smiles, they just come to see the fun.

They didn't know what to say, they just had fun.

One of the little boys handed a small puppet in his hand to Liu Zhang, and he wanted to give the puppet to Liu Zhang.

"It's a little doll I picked up on the side of the road, and I gave it to you, thank you for the candy and cookies."

Liu Zhang took the little doll and looked at it carefully, the shape of the little doll was very peculiar.

The doll has a fresh texture in its clothes and is draped in its hair.

Wearing a headband on her head, the face of the doll is carved to life.

And it is well preserved, and if you look closely, it is carved from a fine piece of white jade.

It may have been buried in the soil for too long, and the jade has turned earthy.

"You're going to give it to me? This little doll looks pretty cute. ”

"This little doll looks a little strange, it should be carved from jade, so I'll give it to you."

The little boy smiled brightly, the little doll was of little use to him.

Or sugar and biscuits are delicious, maybe Liu Zhang will like it.

The kids ran away happily with candy and cookies, they were going to play elsewhere.

"Don't say this little doll has a strange shape, maybe it was dressed up a long time ago."

Liu Zhang went to the museum to see a jade figure similar to the little puppet, and he guessed that this little puppet was from the Xia and Shang periods.

"This one is hundreds or even thousands of years old, and generally speaking, such dolls are used as sacrifices or funeral objects."

Chen Yun heard Liu Zhang say that the little puppet in his hand was used for sacrifice or burial, and he felt very unlucky.

"Let's throw it away, bad luck, this must be the burial object of a nobleman thousands of years ago."

Chen Yun asked him to throw away the little doll, his thoughts were naturally not like those of people more than two thousand years later.

Thinking that the dolls were cultural relics, Chen Yun did not blame the children.

They don't know so much, and when they pick it up, they treat it as a toy.

"It's just my guess, you see that the shape of this little doll reflects what people were dressed at that time."

The quality of this jade is not ordinary, and people in this era are very taboo about the things in the tomb.

Everything related to sacrifices is not necessarily good.

In the past, the way of sacrifice was very different from today, and now it is common to use fine wine, cakes, fruits, and livestock.

"Lang Jun, I suggest that you throw this jade man into the river. Take it back to the Honghou Mansion, it's too unlucky. ”

Zhao Ci also thinks that taking this thing home may bring bad luck to his family.

Those kids were so naïve, they wouldn't have thought that something like this shouldn't be taken home.

"Do you all think this kind of thing is bad and you have to throw it away?"

Liu Zhang asked everyone, and everyone nodded, they were really worried that this kind of thing would be unlucky.

"Just find a place to bury it, it's a pity to throw it in the river."

After all, this is a historical antiquity, and it is still left to future generations to study.

Liu Zhang asked Chen Yun to get an iron box, and he wanted to bury things in the soil.

Chen Yun returned to the Honghou Mansion and washed his hands with clean water for Liu Zhang.

Wash away the bad luck, after all, today is the New Year's Day, which is supposed to remove the old and welcome the new.

They looked at Liu Zhang as if they were reluctant to throw it away, and they also knew that he was a traverser.

They must have regarded these things as treasures, but they really couldn't accept the existence of such things.