Zhenguan Chang'an Xiaofangzheng

Chapter 33 One Year of Zhenguan!

Couplets are not popular yet.

Qin Shubao and Yuchi Jingde have not yet become portraits on the door, but the door gods are still Shentu and Yu Lei. There are either portraits of these two on the door, or the names of the two are written on the peach wood—this is also a "peach charm". source of words.

There was no word "Spring Festival" in the Tang Dynasty. The official titles were Yuanri and New Year's Day. All officials, large and small, were qualified to go to the Tai Chi Hall to participate in the grand court meeting. Fan Zheng was obviously not qualified.

No one told Fan Zheng that he should enter the Yuanri Grand Court Meeting, what to wear and what to do.

A strange custom during Chinese New Year is to drink Tusu wine.

The legendary Tusu wine was produced in the Jin Dynasty. In the past, some people lived in thatched cottages and threw medicine bags into the well every New Year's Eve.On the first day, take water out and put it in a wine bottle, and the whole family will not be afraid of getting sick if they drink together.

Tu means to cut; Su means medicinal herbs, if the herbs are chopped to make wine, the wine made is "Tu Su wine".

Of course, the ratio of Tusu wine varies from family to party, and there is a recipe in "Prescriptions for Emergencies".

A rather strange habit of drinking Tusu wine is: young people get old, drink first to congratulate them, and old people lose their old, so they drink later.

This custom is contrary to the generally prevailing "elders first".

There are many bamboo poles planted in the courtyard, with long flags floating on top of the bamboo poles, implying that the weather will be good and the weather is good. They are called flags, because it looks like they are going to the grave from the perspective of future people.

This custom was learned by the Japanese country in the east, and the name was changed to carp floating.

Then a group of spiritual Japanese praised Li Yupiao, but refused to admit that this was what the Japanese learned from the Tang Dynasty.

Ting Liao refers to lighting a fire in the middle of the courtyard. In addition to various auspicious meanings, its mission is to burn bamboo festivals.

The bamboo joints burst open with a sudden sound, which is the origin of the word "firecracker". It is said that it can scare away a monster called "Nian Beast".

In the room, bacon, smoked chicken, and baked fish hung in one corner, and two horses of silk cloth with fine flowers and dozens of knives of earthen paper showed the financial resources of the well-off Fan family.

Household decontamination, as long as the family is not really poor, would have long since abandoned the toilet.

Jin Fan Ning's "Wenshujiao": "The earthen paper cannot be used as a document, and rattan corner paper is used."

At that time, there was already a saying that "soil paper is dirty".

In the fifth year of Dazhong in the Tang Dynasty, a big cannibal wrote after returning from the Tang Dynasty, "They (Chinese) don't pay much attention to cleanliness. They don't wash them with water after excreting daily, but just wipe them with toilet paper."

Therefore, toilet chips are still used in this era, either because of family problems or because of unique hobbies.

As for the silk cloth, in addition to serving as the equivalent of copper coins, it is also the cut-off soul of Yuanluan.

I don't know why, Yuan Luan has a lot of confidence in his female celebrity.

Oh, this is also one of the reasons why the colorful flags flutter in the courtyard.

"Uncle, Uncle Fan Zheng!"

Zhen Xing and Zhen Bang changed into new clothes, stepped on leather boots embroidered with a big worm, and wore that cute big worm hat.

It is called a big insect because it is a taboo, who made the name of the Taizu of this dynasty Li Hu, it should be taboo.

For example, the good Hulao Pass was changed to Wulao Pass, and the idiom Guanzhongshouhu became Guanzhongshoubao, saying that a tiger should be called a big worm or a beast, and a good toilet should be renamed Mazi.

Li Yuan?

Sorry, he is not Taizu, but Gaozu.

You say that Li Bai and Du Fu's poems contain the word "tiger" because the restrictions on poetry are lighter, and because after passing the Seven Temples, they are not so strict.

As for the poor luck of these two officials, whether it is related to this poem is a matter of opinion.

"Wait!"

Fan Zheng shoved a few taro into the courtyard burner face to face, covered it with ashes, and the courtyard burner was still burning unhurriedly.

Zhen Xing and Zhen Bang surrounded Ting Liao with smiles, saying New Year's compliments, their small mouths were so sweet that Yuan Luan couldn't help laughing, and each of them gave ten Kaiyuan Tongbao as winning money.

Yashengqian is the New Year's money for later generations. Its meaning has changed slightly in ancient times, and its original intention is to drive away evil spirits for children.

The winning money of powerful people is different from that of ordinary people. They are the kind of money that has no face value and are not used as currency in circulation.

Of course, ordinary people can't get this kind of money. Private casting is deadly. Of course, it is topped with real Kaiyuan Tongbao.

This Kaiyuan Tongbao has nothing to do with Xiaopahui. It is the type of coin issued by Emperor Gaozu Taiwu Emperor Li Yuan in July of the fourth year of Wude. The font is written by Ouyang Xun, a famous calligrapher from Tanzhou.

This version of Kaiyuan Tongbao has a far-reaching influence. Ten coins weigh one tael, so a decimal measurement is introduced, one tael equals ten coins.

"Auntie, I need to think about my brother Fangzheng's marriage!"

Aunt Fan chewed the fried beans so loudly that she didn't forget to poke Fan Zheng's knife.

"That's right! My eldest niece, let me tell you, I'm so worried. I think it's a bit inappropriate to marry a commoner. Marry someone with a history. People will look down on you!"

Yuan Luan took out the preserved Gaochang grapes he had bought, grabbed two handfuls and gave them to Zhen Xing and Zhen Bang, and complained there.

Marriage is such a thing, if you don't pay attention to it, if two people match up, a blind marriage will last a lifetime.

To be more specific, the dowry must be live wild geese, in pairs.

To be more particular, wild geese must be wild, not captive ones.

Just ask Chang'an, which has a population of nearly one million, how many wild geese are enough for all the young people to complete the betrothal gifts!

"It's fragrant, it's fragrant!"

Zhen Xing and Zhen Bang laughed and clapped their hands.

It's not that they lack food, what they lack is this kind of unrestrained fun.

Grinning his teeth, Fan Zheng dug out the taro, waited for them to cool down a bit, then peeled them like lightning, put them on chopsticks, and handed them to Zhen Bang and Zhen Xing in turn.

The two brothers didn't care which one came first, they just took a bite, steaming hot air came out of their mouths, and their eyes were full of excitement.

"Mother, eat!"

The brother carried a chopstick and moved it to Aunt Fan's side.

Aunt Fan took the chopsticks and took a bite with a smile on her face.

The taste is second to none, the key is the filial demeanor of the two brothers, which is so touching.

"Zhen Xing, Zhen Bang, I'm just having fun, Ah Weng will get you mutton!" Fan Laoshi laughed heartily.

"But, Ah Weng, we're going home to eat." Zhen Bang was surprised.

Fan Zheng smiled: "There is also a custom on New Year's Day. Several close relatives take turns arranging everyone's meals. This is called passing seats. It means that today you come to my house to eat, and tomorrow I will eat at yours."

Zhen Bang breathed a sigh of relief like a little adult: "Then it's no problem. Ah Weng, I want to eat a little bit!"

Zhen Xing laughed and said, "I want more meat! Haha!"

In the impression of later generations, the cooking method of Tang people is mainly steaming, but this is a conditional limitation.

There is no such way of frying, but limited to the shallow mouth of the pan, the number of frying can't increase, and of course it can't become the mainstream cooking method-until the appearance of the round bottom pot.

But Fan Laoshi can use an inconvenient pan to prepare a table full of mutton feasts that make Zhen Xing and Zhen Bang stare. Just looking at the golden sheepskin makes people move their index fingers.

"After washing, you can eat more." Fan Laoshi smiled triumphantly.

It's been years since I've shown my craft so hard.

(End of this chapter)