Concubine Chef Youxi: Lord, Master, stop

Chapter 230 Preparing for the New Year
Su Ziling also tasted it himself. Sure enough, seafood, fresh vegetables, chicken, duck, and various flavors were mixed together. This mixed flavor was blended very evenly by his own hands.

"Wow, there is such a delicacy in the world." Yun Muqing said with a smile, "If it were me, I would jump over the wall to have a drink."

"Master, this is the most delicious Buddha jumping over the wall I have ever eaten." Mi Xiaoye said, "Master's Buddha jumping over the wall is a work of conscience. If this dish can be used in the competition a few months ago, it will definitely amaze everyone. , If you can eat it every day, how happy you will be! Give me the emperor, I will not do it!"

"Don't talk nonsense." Su Ziling warned Mi Xiaoye.

Mi Xiaoye stuck out her tongue with a smile.

Such a delicious top product, how could it be possible to miss the Junfu?
In the afternoon of that day, Su Ziling sent someone to deliver the Buddha Jumping Wall to the Jun's residence. It is said that the people in the Jun's family ate it until their eyes were straightened. They have never seen such delicious food.

After the new year, the Spring Festival is very close, and several stores under Yunlaiju are closed for holiday.What pleased everyone the most was that in the past year, the various delicacies of Yunlai Gourmet Group have brought a lot of profits, so that everyone's year-end bonuses are extremely generous.

Although Su Ziling was extremely strict with the people in the store on weekdays, when it was time to hand out money, Su Ziling would not save a penny and was very generous.This is one of the reasons why Yunlai Food Group has such strict requirements, but many people still want to do it here.

Everyone took their bulging wallets and went home happily to celebrate the New Year, and the Su Mansion also began to prepare things for the New Year.

Among all preparations, cutting window grilles is the most popular folk activity.There are stories of various animals and plants, such as magpies climbing plums, swallows wearing peaches and willows, peacocks playing peonies, lions rolling hydrangeas, three goats (yang) Kaitai, two dragons playing pearls, deer cranes and tung toon, five bats holding birthday , There are fish in the year of the lotus, and the two immortals of harmony and so on.

After the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month, every household will steam flower buns.For some more particular homes, a jujube mountain is specially made.

This year Su Ziling has had a lot of harvest, it's time to have a good year and celebrate.

Mi Xiaoye was helping Su Ziling with his business, while listening to Su Ziling's talk about the New Year.

"The lamps and lanterns in the palace are fighting for the fire, and the mobs in the palace are chaotic to drive away the demons. It is advisable to mix the old wine with the magic medicine, and the Holy Zu will last for thousands of years. On New Year's Eve, there will also be a Nuo dance in the palace. The ceremony is quite grand, with as many as a thousand people. The civil Nuo ceremony of exorcising the epidemic is also quite grand, and drums and masks are two essential instruments."

"What about the folks?" Mi Xiaoye asked, "During the Chinese New Year last year, I really didn't pay attention to these customs."

Su Ziling said with a smile: "On New Year's Eve, the whole family will gather together to eat, drink, have fun and not sleep, and keep the year together. If there are senior elders around, not only the direct descendants of the elders, but also the younger brothers, nephews, and married sisters who have already married All the nephews and nephews get together to celebrate the new year.

The old people stood up one after another, the younger generation bowed to the elders, the servants kowtowed to the master, and everyone wanted to say auspicious words of New Year greetings.For example, "Fu Yan Xin Ri, celebrating longevity without borders", "Fu Qing Chu Xin, longevity prolonging" and so on.People in the Tang Dynasty liked to be sociable and lively. On the first day of the first lunar month, every household in Chang'an City held a banquet. Neighbors paid New Year's greetings to each other. Whoever went to eat at whose home, there is a special name called "passing seats". .

Officials with a high official rank will go to the palace every first day to pay New Year's greetings to the emperor.The Grand Court Meeting on Yuan Ri is considered one of the most solemn court meetings of the year, and even distant Jimi Prefectures and affiliated states have to send people to congratulate them with presents..."

(End of this chapter)