Wentang

Chapter 376 Spring Festival
"Have you delivered enough fish to each family?" Yue Shan asked as he stroked the growing fluff at the corner of his mouth.

"Most of them have been distributed, only some places where they live are too far away, but I have sent people to process them quickly, and those who are over 60 years old and under one year old have also been distributed." Tian Xuechen said beamingly:

"The common people are grateful for Yue Hou's great kindness, and many people said that they will build a shrine for you."

"Hey, under my management, I have been so busy all year round that I can't even have a good New Year's Eve dinner. It's fine if they don't scold me. How dare they be grateful." Yue Shan sighed, and then changed the subject:

"The matter of the Lisheng Temple must be made clear. Only the dead can accept sacrifices. Living people accepting the ancestral hall will damage the morality and it is absolutely not allowed to happen. People are not allowed to work within three months of the Lisheng Temple. Whose jurisdiction has this kind of sacrifice?" Things, dismissal."

"It was already emphasized when sending the fish, you can rest assured that this will never happen." Tian Xuechen said hastily.

"Well, tomorrow is New Year's Eve, let the people in the yamen quickly distribute the fish, and then go home to have a good New Year." Yue Shan nodded and urged.

Navy divisions have to go fishing every now and then, on the one hand for training, and on the other hand to subsidize finances.

During this period, the ocean had not been overfished, and the abundance of fish resources was unimaginable, and it was full of fish in any net.

Therefore, the most indispensable thing in Dizhou is seafood. Yueshan finally realized a small ideal in his previous life, eating seafood until he vomited.

But for common people, eating meat is still a luxury.As the Chinese New Year was approaching, he decided to distribute a fish to every household in Dizhou.

Later, I found that there were still a lot of fish in the warehouse, and I added another one to every elderly person over 60 years old, and then found that there were still others, so children under one year old were given one to supplement their health.

Now the warehouse is finally empty.According to the last statistics, a total of more than [-] marine fish were distributed.

Those are all big fish with a length of more than one foot and two feet, enough for the whole family to eat.

The reason for this is very simple. One is to sympathize with the poor and want them to have a good year.The second is to buy people's hearts. Giving them one fish during the Chinese New Year is more effective than giving them ten fish at ordinary times.

Not only ordinary people, but also officials, silk, coarse cloth, grain, wine and meat, etc. were distributed according to different grades, and everyone was given seven days off.

In short, for Chinese New Year, everyone should spend it happily together.

In addition, he who has a good personal relationship gave gifts one by one - a pair of couplets.

Speaking of couplets, I also encountered a few interesting things. First of all, I couldn’t buy red paper, so I had to buy white paper and dye it red with paint.Then there was no one posting the couplets he sent. To be precise, the ones posted on the door were all replicas.

After inquiring, it is said that Qingshuihou Calligraphy is rare, and it is even more rare to wish couplets for the New Year. It must be hidden as a family heirloom.

It made him laugh and cry but also a little proud, this handwriting really made him face too much.

In addition, there was no custom of posting Spring Festival couplets in the Tang Dynasty. Peach charms were hung on the door, and Yueshan sent Spring Festival couplets to create a precedent.

Considering his status as a fairy disciple, many people thought it had some special significance and followed suit.Especially the rich families, every family has posted Spring Festival couplets, and many common people have posted couplets.

Yue Shan estimates that pasting Spring Festival couplets may become a custom in Dizhou for Chinese New Year in the future.If it can spread to the whole country, then he has created another custom.

After careful calculation, he has created many habits that are closely related to ordinary people.For example, wearing longevity locks for children has become popular in the rich and powerful families in the capital, and is spreading to the people.

For example, giving thanks to parents on birthdays is highly respected by the imperial court and Confucianism, and has become a personal holiday.

For example, Thanksgiving is listed as a national holiday, and the Thanksgiving tree planting activities he wants to promote, etc.

It is estimated that future generations will look through history, and nine out of ten will rank him and Wang Mang as the two major traversers.

As a top aristocratic senior bureaucrat, he was going to Beijing to attend the Great Court Meeting during the New Year, but Dizhou affairs were too busy, so Yue Shan wrote a New Year greeting letter to Li Shimin, and asked Dizhou Governor Li Daoyan to attend the Great Court Meeting as a representative.

He himself stayed in Dizhou for the New Year.

This is the first time since he crossed over to celebrate the new year alone outside the capital, it feels very novel.There is no such thing as loneliness. After all, people who are grateful to him are everywhere when they go out casually. This is more fulfilling than anything else. How can I feel lonely.

Besides, age also affects mentality. His body is only 12 years old, and his mental age has also become a lot younger, but he doesn't have so many emotions such as sadness and sorrow.

Yueshan didn't spend New Year's Eve alone, but with Gan Yuanfeng, Guan Lijun and other officials whose family members were not around. A dozen people sat at a big table, and all kinds of good wine and dishes were opened to eat. It was very lively.

However, because there was an important event the next day, everyone was more restrained and did not get drunk.

As for what kind of activity it is, it is naturally offering sacrifices to Mazu.

Yueshan let Mazu appear hundreds of years in advance, and it was quickly accepted by the people of Dizhou, and spread to other areas by sea boats.It is said that a businessman also built a Mazu temple in Quanzhou, and the incense is not bad.

As the origin of Mazu sacrifices, Dizhou naturally cannot lag behind. A huge Mazu temple had already been built as early as the last time Yueshan returned to Beijing.

The charitable funds are jointly contributed by the people of the whole prefecture, regardless of poverty or wealth, the family only receives one penny.Those who really couldn't afford the money, the government government lent them without interest, raising a total of thirteen strings of money.

Naturally, this money is not enough to build temples, not even statues of gods.However, everything is free for the gods to build temples, and everyone volunteers to work for free.

Burning bricks, logging, construction, etc. are all free of money, and the thirteen yuan to buy an incense burner is more of a symbolic meaning.

This Mazu temple is located at the former site of the former water division in Bohai County. The reason for putting it here is very simple. It was here that Yueshan proposed to sacrifice to Mazu.

On the first day of the new year, it is natural to go to worship Mazu, pray for Mazu's protection, and pray for good weather in the coming year.

As the number one person in Dizhou, Yue Shan naturally presided over the sacrifice in person.So he got up before dawn on the first day of the Lunar New Year and rushed to the Mazu Temple.

When he arrived, tens of thousands of people had gathered outside the temple.There are bureaucrats and gentry, there are ordinary people, and naturally there are vendors who buy groceries.

After exchanging a few pleasantries with everyone, Yue Shan quietly waited for the sun to rise.

When the orange-red sun crosses the sea from the east, the bells will also ring, and the sacrifice will begin after 24 rings.

The sacrifice at this time is relatively simple. Under the leadership of Yue Shan, everyone worships the statue of Mazu and burns incense. He personally reads a piece of sacrificial text, praises Mazu's deeds and prays for protection, and burns it after reading.

After that, there are singing and dancing performances, organized by the government, and also signed up by non-governmental organizations. It is always very lively.

The New Year is spent in such a lively atmosphere. After the seventh day holiday, everyone starts to go to work, because various constructions that have been stagnant during the Spring Festival start again.

At this time, Master Sun Ren came over:
"Goguryeo's reconnaissance ship was found in the nearby waters."

(End of this chapter)