The sound of firecrackers marks the end of the year, and the spring breeze brings warmth to Tusu.
Thousands of households always replace old talismans with new peaches.
This poem describes the scene of getting rid of the old and welcoming the new during the Spring Festival.
The sound of firecrackers bid farewell to the old year, and I felt the breath of spring while drinking the delicious Tusu wine.
The rising sun shines on thousands of households, and the peach charms on every door are replaced with new ones.
This is a poem about welcoming the New Year in ancient times. It is based on folk customs and sensitively captures the typical materials of ordinary people celebrating the Spring Festival.
This poem captures representative details of life: lighting firecrackers, drinking Tusu wine, and replacing peach charms with new ones, which fully expresses the joyful atmosphere of the New Year and is rich in the flavor of life.
The custom of setting off firecrackers during festivals has existed since ancient times and has continued into later generations. Of course, the Tang Dynasty also had this custom.
New Year's Eve, also known as New Year's Eve, New Year's Eve, New Year's Eve, etc., is the last night at the end of the year and is one of China's traditional festivals.
Chu means to remove; Xi means night. The last day at the end of the year is called "Sui Chu", which means that the old year is removed and a new year is replaced.
"New Year's Eve" means New Year's Eve. It is the last night at the end of the year. It is a day to get rid of the old, bring in the new, reunite the family, and worship ancestors.
Together with Qingming Festival, July Half, Double Ninth Festival and other times, it is a traditional Chinese folk ancestor worship festival.
Because New Year's Eve often falls on the 29th or 30th day of the twelfth lunar month, it is also called New Year's Eve.
New Year's Eve and the New Year are connected from beginning to end, which is called "the end of the year and the end of the new year." It is the eve of the new year and an important time junction to get rid of the old and welcome the new.
On the New Year's Day, people pay special attention to it. Every household is busy or cleaning the courtyard, removing the old and making new arrangements, putting up lanterns and colorful decorations, welcoming the ancestors home for the New Year, and offering rice cakes, three animal meals, three teas and five wines.
On that day, there are customs such as worshiping ancestors, keeping the New Year's Eve, having a reunion dinner, sticking New Year's red cards, and hanging lanterns.
New Year's Eve has special significance in the hearts of Chinese people. As the most important day at the end of the year, wanderers who have wandered far away have to rush home to reunite with their families.
Ever since, it has become a tacit rule to bid farewell to the old year amidst the sound of firecrackers and welcome the new year amidst the sky full of fireworks.
Influenced by culture, New Year's Eve has also been a traditional festival for Chinese and overseas Chinese around the world in later generations.
This year's New Year's Eve is a bit special. In addition to the excitement of setting off firecrackers, Yang Fan's performance at the palace banquet has also become a hot topic in Chang'an City.
Overnight, Yang Fan's reputation as a Shixian spread throughout Guanzhong.
On the other hand, the topic that Yang Fan has been thinking about Princess Jinyang, the bright little pearl of the royal family, has become more and more bizarre!
After all, Yang Fan had just married the two princesses of Gaoyang and Changle, and now he was still thinking about the little princess of Jinyang. He naturally became the public enemy of men.
However, His Majesty Li Er issued a ban that prevented Yang Fan from leaving the house during the Chinese New Year, which made many people envious and jealous!
It is incredible to know that Yang Fan violated the emperor's taboo but only received such a slight punishment.
Afterwards, Yang Fan, who realized his "mistake", naturally accepted the "punishment" at home.
As a result, Yang Mansion, with its "backbone", was particularly lively on New Year's Eve this year.
Early in the morning, every household in Chang'an city set off firecrackers, and the New Year atmosphere became more intense.
Although Junyangfang's firecrackers have been invented, they have not yet become popular due to price reasons and lack of information.
Therefore, most common people still burn bamboo joints with fire to make them burst and make sounds to expel evil and filth.
Of course, maybe the firecrackers will be the last highlight of the festive day.
On the morning of New Year's Eve, as soon as the firecrackers sounded, Yang Fan led a group of servants to the gate carrying a bunch of firecrackers brought from the workshop.
Each servant used a long bamboo pole to pick up a string of firecrackers. When the fuse was lit, the sparks burst into flames.
Immediately afterwards, a deafening explosion sounded in front of the Yang Mansion.
The violent sound and rising smoke made the whole city of Chang'an boil. The red firecrackers fell to the ground, and the whole Yang Mansion was filled with joy.
A group of children were scared away at first, but after a while they were no longer afraid. They bumped and jumped excitedly, begging Yang Fan to set off firecrackers too.
Children at this time were not as valuable as children in later generations, so Yang Fan naturally agreed.
Besides, firecrackers are supposed to be played by children, so even if they get injured, it’s not a big deal.
What's more, children's hands-on skills should be exercised.
As the crackling firecrackers continued to sound, not only the servants and children in the house were exploded.
Children all over the street ran out one after another, and adults also leaned in to watch the excitement. Only the Yang family had such a big deal.
After all, the price of firecrackers is not cheap, and even a wealthy family cannot be so wasteful.
This is probably the benefit of self-produced and self-sold products!
Seeing everyone coming to watch the excitement and the children constantly fighting for each other, Yang Fan thought happily that this kind of New Year would only feel like a new year.
And you can also advertise for firecrackers, which is a huge profit!
The people who came to watch the excitement looked at the constantly crackling firecrackers and the rising smoke. Everyone felt that this thing was very suitable to set off on a festive day!
The sound of firecrackers is incomparable in enhancing the festive atmosphere.
Firecrackers are simply weak compared to this thing!
Some neighbors even came and asked: "Firecrackers look very festive? Where can I sell these?"
Yang Fan replied with a smile: "As long as it is sold in Junyangfang shops and agents who sell Junyangfang products..."
At the same time, we took the trouble to advertise.
After hearing Yang Fan's words, everyone started asking questions again.
"What's the price? How did you sell it?"
"The firecrackers are so loud and the red confetti is everywhere. It's so festive!"
Seeing this, Wu Meiniang, who was watching from the side, immediately smiled and said, "These firecrackers are originally prepared for festive days. You can buy them to make it lively and to ward off evil spirits!"
The reason why Wu Meiniang said this is that there was actually another legend about "Chinese New Year" in ancient times.
It is said that in ancient times, there was a beast named "Nian" with a long, pointed and fierce head.
The beast "Nian" has lived on the seabed for many years, climbing up every New Year to kill animals and even people.
Therefore, every New Year's Eve, people in the village, young and old, will support each other on the mountain to avoid the destruction of the "New Year".
One New Year's Eve, a white-haired old man came to the village.
The old man told the villagers that he would be able to drive away the beast "for a year."
Of course, the villagers also hope that they can dare to walk away from such a ferocious beast as "Nian".
But the beast was so powerful that they tried several times without success and instead hurt many people.
Seeing what the old man said, the villagers did not believe it. Instead, they all advised him to let the old man go to the mountains to escape with them.
But the old man did not listen to the advice and insisted on staying in the village.
On New Year's Eve, the old man was seen wearing red clothes and posted a red couplet on his door.
Firecrackers wrapped in red paper were burned outside the house, gongs and drums were beaten, and the Nian beast ran away with its head in its arms.
From that time on, every household would set off firecrackers and wear new clothes during the Chinese New Year!
Therefore, during the Chinese New Year, the first thing to be happy is the children.
The fire has been exhausted, and the children's colorful clothes... describe the children's New Year's wishes.
Therefore, setting off firecrackers during the Chinese New Year became an indispensable part of the Tang Dynasty.
The new calendar has only been half-opened, and the small court is still gathering ashes...
It is written about the scene of people setting off firecrackers during the Chinese New Year in the Tang Dynasty.
Before the Tang Dynasty, during the Spring Festival, bamboos were thrown into the fire to make a popping sound, which meant driving away evil spirits.
Now that there are better firecrackers, they can naturally replace firecrackers very quickly.
Seeing that everyone was interested, Wu Meiniang naturally sensed the business opportunity and took advantage of the enthusiasm to promote the benefits of firecrackers.
After all, firecrackers not only look noble, but also make loud noises when lit. The sound can be heard in all directions, and their effect in exorcizing evil is naturally greater than that of firecrackers.
Wu Meiniang naturally captured this desire in people's hearts.
Seeing that Wu Meiniang was so good at seizing the opportunity, Yang Fan was really speechless for Her Majesty the Empress Wu Zetian.
Even if Wu Meiniang's ending is changed, outstanding people can achieve good results in every aspect.
Yang Fan, who originally felt a little pity for Wu Meiniang, even thought that training this woman to become a business prodigy was actually a good choice.
The people who lived on this street were all officials or gentry. They had a lot of money and started to order firecrackers one after another.
Wu Meiniang felt a little regretful when she saw how powerful people were buying her.
Recalling that Yang Fan asked Jia Da to make firecrackers and fireworks and was ridiculed by Wu Meiniang, now it seems that this was a prescient decision.
The crowd gradually dispersed, Yang Fan smiled and joked: "Madam, now you have made a lot of money again!"
Wu Mei Niang did not refute, but said with a smile: "My husband is really foresight, Mei Niang admires me!"
The two complimented each other for a while, and then Yang Fan led everyone back into the house.
In the main hall, Empress Xiao frowned and said: "You just made the emperor unhappy, and now you are tinkering with firecrackers. Are you not afraid of the emperor's blame? You are really nonsense!"
Yang Fan smiled slightly and said without arguing: "The Chinese New Year should have a Chinese New Year atmosphere. Besides, setting off firecrackers during the Chinese New Year and listening to them are auspicious. Wouldn't it bring more wealth and joy to our family?"
But in my heart I was full of slander.
You can make a lot of money and it’s not illegal, so why not do it?
Although gunpowder has been banned from civilian use by His Majesty Li Er, Yang Fan can still get a firecracker.
Besides, the economic base determines the superstructure, which was the same in ancient times.
As long as he can make a lot of money and pay more taxes for the court, Li Er will definitely laugh out loud. How can you blame him?
Of course, even though Empress Xiao is very smart, she doesn't understand these principles.
Of course, Yang Fan couldn't explain everything, so he could only slowly instill this concept into her in the future.
After hearing Yang Fan's words, Empress Xiao said with concern: "You have already presented the formula of explosives to the imperial court, and His Majesty has also strictly ordered the people to prohibit the civilians from using gunpowder at will. You brat is openly disobeying the emperor's order. Are you really not afraid of having your head chopped off?"
Of course, this was just what Empress Xiao was saying to scare Yang Fan.
Not to mention the use of gunpowder, even if Yang Fan disclosed the gunpowder formula, His Majesty Li Er would not chop off Yang Fan's head.
After all, this boy is not only the husband of the two princesses, but also the inventor of explosives and the hero of so many great achievements...
The reason why Empress Xiao did this was to want Yang Fan to treat the imperial power with caution, otherwise he would really turn against the royal family in the future, at least he would not be completely defeated because of contempt.
This also shows how cautious Empress Xiao is in doing things, as well as her way of dealing with others.
Seeing her husband being scolded, Wu Meiniang quickly defended: "We had already thought of this problem when we were making firecrackers. As long as there are enough benefits, your Majesty will not blame you!"
After that, he continued to list the benefits of firecrackers and the benefits of selling firecrackers.
Seeing Wu Meiniang talking confidently, Empress Xiao couldn't help but feel: "My godson is really lucky to have such a virtuous wife as Wu Meiniang."
In her opinion, the little girl Wu Meiniang is not only smart, but also very politically savvy.
With the help of such a person, her goal will definitely be achieved with Yang Faner.
When Xiao Shiyun, Xu Hui and other girls saw Wu Meiniang talking and laughing happily in front of Empress Xiao, they couldn't help but admire her secretly.
You must know that Empress Xiao's reputation is very great. Most people don't even dare to speak loudly in front of her, but Wu Meiniang dares to face her directly. She is so awesome!
Of course, Yang Fan could guess some of Empress Xiao's thoughts, and after thinking about it, he explained: "Don't worry, godmother, the gunpowder used to make firecrackers is different from the explosive formula used to make thunder, and the power is much smaller. Even if there are a bunch of firecrackers, Putting them together, they are of little use.”
Seeing that Yang Fan recognized her worries, Empress Xiao was relieved and didn't say anything in the end.
After finishing lunch, Xiaocai said: "Fan'er, I'm going to worship my ancestors in the afternoon. My godmother also wants to see your father. Is that okay?"
Yang Fan was not surprised by Empress Xiao's behavior.
After all, Yang Fan had heard about the past between Empress Xiao and his cheap dad, so there was nothing wrong with paying homage to the old acquaintance.
What's more, Yang Fan recognized Empress Xiao as his godmother, and they were considered a family.
After explaining to the people below, Yang Fan returned to the study with his hands behind his back. There were quite a lot of trivial matters during the New Year.
When preparing for ancestor worship, with Wu Meiniang as a good helper, Yang Fan naturally does not need to worry.
Besides, the Yang family's ancestral temple is in Chang'an, not far away.
Since it was an ancestor worship ceremony, of course Yang Fan had to accompany him. In any case, this was also a matter of respect for etiquette and customs, and had nothing to do with identity or status.
Yang Fan tinkered in the study for a while, and the items for ancestor worship were ready.
The ancestral hall of the Yang Mansion is actually an old house of the Yang family, just a two-bay house.
Although it is small in area, it is well-equipped and after Yang Fan's subsequent renovations, it is quite majestic.
In a small room in the backyard, the rankings of the ancestors of the Yang family were neatly displayed, and a solemn atmosphere filled the entire small room.
There is a huge red sandalwood withered eucalyptus that is asymmetrical to the room. On top of the eucalyptus, there is a three-foot-high green bronze tripod.
There is a wooden niche at the back, with tablets of various ancestors in the niche.
The shrine is engraved with various patterns to represent the endless growth of the four seasons and to symbolize the blossoming of the entire family.
At this moment, the ancestral temple is filled with green smoke, simple and solemn.
As the only bloodline of the Yang family, Yang Fan was naturally the chief priest.
Although Changle and Gao Yang are princesses, they are married wives after all. They belong to the Ming Dynasty and are marrying a big lady, so they naturally follow them.
