Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 2883 National Inheritance
The snow in the winter of Zhenguan 17 years covered the entire Guanzhong, and the heavy snow after another made the government and the public extremely worried.

Fortunately, Jingzhao Mansion's continuous investment without regard to returns has continuously strengthened and repaired the houses near Guanzhong. In addition, officials did not dare to slack off in the slightest. Any danger in various places was reported to the emergency response office. Under the assignment of officials at all levels, rescue was carried out quickly, and the disastrous weather that happened once in 50 years did not cause much loss.

Residential houses can be preserved, there is enough food in the warehouse, and the relief food can be distributed in time, so that the people will not be displaced and starved of food. Who would want to leave their homes and businesses and become refugees?
Although the rice brought back by Annan is far less delicious than the local food in Guanzhong, it can fill your stomach after all...

Natural disasters cannot make the industrious Chinese people succumb, so it is only reasonable to create a glorious and prosperous world.

People have food and money in their families, so they will buy wine and meat to reward themselves after a year of hard work during the Chinese New Year. By the way, they will also satisfy the little wishes of the children, and add a few feet of cloth to the children. New clothes, a few catties of exquisite candies, and all kinds of snacks will be fed into the children's mouths.

The kind smile of the old man is full of wrinkles on his face, and the crisp and tender laughter of children resounds through the streets and mountains, and the strong flavor of the new year lingers in every corner of the empire.

Sometimes, happiness is so simple.

However, this simple happiness is not easy to come by.

Because behind the joy of the whole family, are the officials of the ruling and opposition parties who are diligent and caring for the people and are honest and honest.

There is no time to be quiet, but someone is moving forward with a heavy load.

Behind every piece of peace and happiness is the dedication and sacrifice of countless people who are unknown and do not expect anything in return...

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The process of celebrating the new year is cumbersome and lengthy, especially for those aristocratic families who inherit poems and rituals, there is no slack in the slightest.

Children who go abroad to study, or clan members who do business abroad, no matter how far apart they are, as long as they can return home, even if they travel across mountains and rivers, they must go home for the New Year.From ancient times to the present, the Spring Festival has symbolized reunion, happiness, and family joy. Even if it’s just to go home and kowtow to parents, they are never afraid of the hardships of the journey.

On the 28th of the twelfth lunar month, as the children in other places returned home one after another, groups of children put on fierce masks and danced strange dances, going door to door and going through the courtyard. "Magic", intended to get rid of the disease.

Of course, the most important ceremony of the Spring Festival is ancestor worship.

On the New Year's Eve, no matter the royal family members or family members, or even the people of the Li people, they will put the richest food in the family on the table and burn three pillars of incense on this day to express their memory and sacrifice to the ancestors who have passed away. .

No matter how lazy you are in the mountains, you will not ignore such a ceremony.

Since the beginning of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, the word "filial piety" has been the essence of the inheritance of the Chinese nation. It is the unique culture of the Chinese nation to be cautious about the end. , begging the ancestors to protect the well-being of the descendants and the prosperity of the descendants.

Correspondingly, whenever the descendants have some great achievements, they will burn incense and pray to the ancestors, so that the ancestors can be proud of their grandchildren.

Conversely, if you do something immoral that gods hate and despise people, you will be terrified, lest your ancestors blame you...

This is the inheritance of Huaxia, and it is also the belief in the bones: the blood of the ancestors is above everything else.

As for the gods?

Worship when you use it, put it on the shelf when you don't use it...

Fang Xuanling and several sons held a grand ancestor worship ceremony in the ancestral hall, and this year, newcomers were added. Fang Shu and Fang You were able to toddle, holding their father's hand for the first time in their lives. Participated in the ancestor worship ceremony.

This important matter of blood inheritance should naturally be deeply rooted in the child's heart when he is young, so that it will continue to be consolidated in the process of growth, and will eventually become a belief flowing in the blood.

Passed down from generation to generation.

The ancestral tablet in the ancestral hall is high above, the tribute on the incense table is rich, and the incense candles are lingering. The two boys are not crying or making trouble in this solemn atmosphere. They are curious about everything with their big bright eyes, and they are very cute with their small faces. .

After the ancestor worship, there is a reunion dinner for the whole family.

Although it has been called "Li Beng Le Bad" since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there are still too many particularities in this era, especially in order to show their noble status.

Different seating for men and women is one of many etiquettes.

The Fang family also follows such rules. After all, it is a universal value. The result of being unconventional is not to win the approval of the public, but to attract endless doubts and accusations.But on New Year's Eve, more and more families let women sit together.

The same is true for the Fang family.

Fang Xuanling and his wife sat at the main seat, followed by the three sons, followed by the three daughters-in-law. Even concubines in the family were eligible to attend.New Year's Eve is different from usual, and the Spring Festival is always happier. Fang Xuanling also removed the airs of the head of the family, raised his glass and said a few words of blessing, and then invited his son and daughter-in-law to drink together.

Others are just fine, Xiao Shu'er, who was born in a powerful family, is simply terrified.

She knows the rules of the aristocratic family best. It is already "rebellious" for father-in-law and daughter-in-law to sit at the same table. Now she is toasting and drinking, it is simply unimaginable...

But having said that, this kind of atmosphere of family joy regardless of each other is indeed more relaxing and joyful.

This was the head of the Zaifu back then, with one man under tens of thousands, and this unparalleled reputation. The publication of the "Dictionary" pushed Fang Xuanling to the status of a great Confucianist in the world.What an honor for a concubine to be recognized by such a father-in-law?

Therefore, the atmosphere at the banquet was very relaxed and cheerful, and the women also drank a few more glasses, their cheeks were flushed, and they were beaming with joy.

After a meal, it was completely dark.

Fireworks rose up outside the window and exploded in mid-air. All kinds of fireworks bloomed in the night, and the continuous sound of firecrackers resounded through every corner and corner of Chang'an City.

Fang Jun sat in front of the window of the flower hall, holding a cup of hot tea in his hand, watching the fireworks covering the entire night sky in Chang'an, he couldn't help sighing in his heart: This is the Chinese New Year!

The Spring Festival, when even fireworks cannot be set off indiscriminately, naturally without the warm atmosphere of universal celebration, how many years can there be left?
Times are developing, society is progressing, and people's lives are getting better every year. However, some things that are passed down in the blood are gradually lost in the so-called prosperity.

Firecrackers are not allowed to be set off during the Chinese New Year, the Dragon Boat Festival was preempted by others to apply for World Heritage, nine nine is no longer climbing, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is no longer admiring the moon... On the contrary, some inexplicable "foreign festivals" are popular, and they are becoming more and more popular among young people.

The decline of traditional culture is the tragedy of a nation.

When children openly show their love to more than one girl with roses, and then go to the hotel hand in hand, when the streets are full of apples on Christmas Eve, couples of boys and girls can't wait to open the room... The elegance of the Chinese nation that has been passed down for thousands of years And strong, completely annihilated by the indulgence and freedom woven by some people.

As a result, worshiping foreign things and foreign countries prevails. All other people's things are good, and all their own things are dross. Young people have almost lost the basic judgment of right and wrong.

The scimitars, iron cavalry, strong boats and guns of foreign races failed to cut off our inheritance, but will be destroyed under the so-called "cultural opening"...

When a nation loses its sense of cultural superiority, no matter how rich it is, it is not far from extinction.

Jin Shengman beside him was snuggling in front of the window, staring at the fireworks that rose from time to time outside with sparkling eyes, his unstoppable shock was revealed, and he kept opening his red lips in admiration.

Princess Zhendeok, who grew up in the palace of Silla, has never seen such a gorgeous and bright color?

Xiao Shu'er on the side thought it was funny, and with a big belly, she asked with a smile, "Have you never seen fireworks before?"

Jin Shengman couldn't bear to withdraw his eyes from the fireworks all over the sky, and replied subconsciously: "I have seen it, but I have never seen so many fireworks set off at once."

In Chang'an City, it is fashionable to set off fireworks at weddings and funerals, but she has never seen such a grand scene like New Year's Eve where fireworks are set off all over the city.

Xiao Shu'er said: "Every time you see a firework rising into the sky, it means that our family has a few more copper coins in the warehouse. The more fireworks are set off, the more abundant our family's income will be."

Jin Shengman looked back in astonishment, and looked at Xiao Shu'er in disbelief.

What does the fireworks all over Chang'an City have to do with our family?

(End of this chapter)