Concubine Chef Youxi: Lord, Master, stop

Chapter 125 Going to the grave is really "joy"

Yes, judges, you are not mistaken, in Dashang, going to the grave is also a "joyful" thing.

The first day after the end of the cold food is "Qingming". On this day, the court will bestow "new fire" to the outside world.That is to say, the slaves in the palace lined up in front of the hall, and each of them "drilled wood to make fire" on the elm on the spot. The first one who succeeded in making fire would be rewarded by the emperor with three bolts of silk and a golden bowl.Then the fire was ignited by everyone, sent out of the palace, and rewarded to the ministers in attendance to show the emperor's favor.People who get the "fire transmission" in the palace will put wooden sticks next to the gate and boast all day long, just like the poem described in "Spring City is full of flying flowers, cold food and east wind drive the willows to slant. Han officials pass candles at dusk, and light smoke disperses into the sky." Five Marquis Family".

Speaking of Dashang’s delicacies during the Ching Ming Festival, we have to mention “easter eggs”.This easter egg has nothing to do with winning the jackpot in the Easter in the West.

Eggs represent "rebirth", and spring is also "rebirth of all things".The eggs that big merchants eat and play with during the Qingming Festival are called "Loujizi", also known as "Painted Eggs". After the eggs are boiled, they are carved with various patterns and patterns, and then dyed and painted.This is the easter egg that Mi Xiaoye saw.

However, Dashang’s easter eggs are not very tall if they are just eaten, so why bother to draw them? Each family will take out their own carved hard-boiled eggs to compete with each other and show off. The custom was called "chicken fighting" at that time, and it was also a major feature of Qingming.

Su Ziling's parents died early, so Mi Xiaoye, who was Su Ziling's eldest disciple, naturally had to go to the grave of his master and grandma during the Ching Ming Festival.

But this visit to the grave caused Mi Xiaoye to be bombarded by thunder again.

When they came to the suburbs, the graves of Su Ziling's parents were well repaired. Mi Xiaoye followed Su Ziling, dressed in plain clothes, and brought some fruits, dry food, paper money, etc., to visit the graves of the two elders.

Seeing Su Ziling looking at the grave with melancholy, Mi Xiaoye searched her mind, but couldn't think of anything to comfort him, so she just knelt down quietly.

There are many rains in the Qingming season, and pedestrians on the road want to break their souls.

Su Ziling's sadness touched the sky, and it started to rain lightly.The hazy drizzle was not heavy and did not last long.

Only then did Mi Xiaoye persuade, "Master, don't be too sad. I believe that Master and Grandma are in heaven, and seeing Master living well, I will be comforted in my heart."

Su Ziling didn't speak.

Mi Xiaoye added fuel to the fire, and said, "If Master and Mistress know that Master, you have accepted such a good apprentice as me, you must be more pleased."

In one sentence, Su Ziling, who had a dignified expression, was amused.

This girl really knows how to brag about herself.Su Ziling thought to herself, but she was right, this apprentice is really rare.Could it be, Aye, Niang, you are helping me secretly?
Su Ziling added more soil to the grave, poured a few cups of beer wine, offered the food he brought in front of the tomb, and scattered paper money.Mi Xiaoye folded a few tender green branches from the willow tree and inserted them on the grave.After kowtowing, the food and drink stay.

Just as he was talking, there was a burst of laughter not far away.

In addition to paying homage to the dead, Qingming Festival is also a good festival for outings, so Dashang's Qingming Festival can also be "joyful".

Not far away, there were a few groups of people sitting on the ground between the graves, playing music, singing and dancing while eating, drinking and laughing, as if they were out on a spring outing. Mi Xiaoye thought to himself, if he fights against landlords and plays truth or dare, it will be perfect .

(End of this chapter)