Intercept the second disciple

Chapter 248 It's New Year's Eve

After Shennong planted five grains, the human race would hold celebrations at the turn of winter and spring to celebrate the harvest and welcome the coming of spring.

However, no fixed dates and festivals were formed after all. When Emperor Shun came to the throne, Shun sacrificed to heaven and earth on this day, and people later regarded this day as the beginning of the year.

This day is the New Year of the human race, because it happens to be the turn of winter and spring, so people also call this festival the Spring Festival.

From Shun to Shang, the Spring Festival has become the biggest festival of the human race. Every day on this day, the princes and nobles, down to ordinary people will wear new clothes to celebrate the arrival of the festival.

Even Xu Siyuan also changed into new clothes. Over the years, Xu Siyuan always liked to wear white clothes, but today Xu Siyuan wore a light red gown.

After all, today is the Spring Festival of the human race, and red is more festive during the festival.

And behind Xu Siyuan followed a man and a woman.

The woman was cute and cute, and the man looked majestic even though he was young, making one dare not look directly at him.

These two are naturally Xiao Man and Ao Chun.

There was still a light snowfall in the sky, but the snowflakes could not stop the enthusiasm of the human race. The red lanterns were hung high, and the streets were crowded with people, including lion and dragon dancers, and jugglers.

There were many onlookers, who cheered endlessly and applauded thunderously. The enthusiasm of the human race dispelled the severe cold of winter.

Street vendors can be seen everywhere. Along the way, you can see craftsmen selling clay figurines and woodcarvings. Of course, there are more stalls selling snacks.

Most of the food stalls are not big, but all of them are thriving, and the sellers and buyers are all smiling.

Even if the deal is not negotiated, the seller will never forget to say: Happy Chinese New Year, and the buyer will naturally wish the seller a happy holiday.

There were laughter and laughter all the way.

After all, there is only one Spring Festival in a year, even if you have worries, you have to save them until tomorrow.

Money is the easiest thing for Xu Siyuan and the others, so Ao Chun wisely bought countless food for Xiaoman.

Xiaoman was very happy to eat, Xiaoman said to Xu Siyuan: "Master Daoist, this city of the human race is really lively, but is the master Daoist bringing us here to watch the excitement or to eat delicious food?"

Xu Siyuan also bought a quinoa pancake, Xu Siyuan took a bite, it was not as good as the fairy palace delicacies that Xu Siyuan had eaten, but the entrance was full of human fireworks.

Actually not bad!
After eating a biscuit, Xu Siyuan smiled and said to Xiaoman: "No, I brought you to the human race for the festival!"

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After buying a few jars of ordinary human shochu and some simple food on the side of the road, Xu Siyuan took Ao Chun Xiaoman and knocked on the door of a wooden house in the west of the city.

There are also red Spring Festival couplets pasted on the wooden house, but there is only the light of candles in the house, which is not felt on weekdays, but it forms a sharp contrast with the bright lights around it during festivals.

It can be seen that although it is the day of reunion of thousands of families, the owner of the house seems to have no family to reunite.

Xu Siyuan knocked on the door himself, and soon the door opened. A man opened the door and looked at Xu Siyuan.

Even though he has been reincarnated many times, this man is still extremely excited at this moment. When we meet again during the Spring Festival, there is always a different mood.

"Liu Er has seen Master!" The man bowed and saluted.

Xu Siyuan raised his six ears, Xu Siyuan smiled and said: "You don't need to be too polite, I'm here to accompany you for the festival as a teacher."

Ao Chun and Xiao Man also saluted together: "I have met you, big brother."

"Okay, okay," Liu Er said happily, "Come inside quickly."

After entering the human world, except for the change of money, Xu Siyuan hadn't used any supernatural powers at other times, so a thin layer of snow had already accumulated on Xu Siyuan's shoulders.

Entering the house, the temperature rose, and the snow on Xu Siyuan's shoulders began to melt slowly.

Once you enter the house, there will be warmth, this is home!
There is some food on the table in the six-eared room, but it doesn't look like it has been touched.

Xu Siyuan also put the things he bought on the table, and then called Liu Er and the others to sit down.

The shochu was poor and the food was simple, but the four masters and apprentices were very happy. This was the first time that the four masters and apprentices got together.

Haven't seen each other for many years, there are endless encounters.

"Master, I have been reincarnated for many years. I have tasted the warmth and coldness of the world, and I have seen all kinds of tastes in the world. My parents died early in this life, leaving me alone. I am Liu Er these years..." Liu Er slowly told his story.

"Master, I am Qinglong, in the east..." Ao Chun also had something to say to Xu Siyuan.

Xiaoman also talked about his own experience: "Master Dao, I have become so powerful these years, Master Dao, you don't know..."

Xu Siyuan said very little, Xu Siyuan mostly just listened carefully, Xu Siyuan occasionally interjected a word or two, and then looked at his three disciples with a smile.

The candlelight was faint, but it seemed to warm the whole world.

The four listened and talked, ate and drank.

Among the four, Xu Siyuan can order to stop teaching ten thousand immortals, and he can fight against that prehistoric quasi-sage.

Liu Er was once one of the four monkeys in the chaotic world, and now he has been in the cycle of reincarnation for more than [-] years.

And Ao Chun is the Azure Dragon of the East, and Xiao Man is also the leader of Wan Mang.

Any one of the four of them can bear the title of god in the mortal population, but the four of them are eating the simplest food like ordinary people today, sitting around a small wooden table, talking about the past homely.

The gods in the sky are now in the mortal world.

The so-called gods also have tenderness.

There are thousands of lights outside the house, and a table is formed inside the house.

Even the gods feel satisfied.

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At this time, the outside suddenly became noisy, and there were occasional sounds of panic driving the crowd.

Liu Er opened his mouth and said: "Master, it's the year of the monster."

"Monster?" Xiao Man suddenly became interested: "Master Dao, there will be monsters coming as soon as we come, Master Dao let me fight monsters."

Liu Er said with a smile: "Actually, on this day, there will be a monster called Nian who will come out to make troubles. The elder has the head of a lion, but the body of an ox. The Nian is not a fierce beast, but he likes to make trouble. On New Year's Eve, people can't The New Year is not often driven away, so the Spring Festival we celebrate is actually called the Chinese New Year.”

"Xiao Man, didn't you also see the Spring Festival couplets on my door when you first came in? Back then, I didn't like red, and I was a little afraid of red, so every household would post red Spring Festival couplets during the Chinese New Year."

Xiaoman found it novel and interesting, when there was another loud noise outside the house.

Liu Er said again: "Nian doesn't like noise, it's people setting off firecrackers to drive Nian away."

Of course there is no gunpowder at this time, but the bamboo is hollow, and if it is roasted in the fire for a while, the bamboo will burst and make a loud noise at the same time.

With the sound of firecrackers, the taste of this year is stronger.

Xu Siyuan raised his glass and said, "Happy New Year!"

"Happy New Year!" Master and apprentice drink together!
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When masters and apprentices get together, time always passes quickly.

Soon the city was full of crowing and barking, and it was time to leave.

Xu Siyuan pushed open the wooden door, the east was already white, and the rising sun spread all over the city, making the Spring Festival couplets dazzlingly red.

Xu Siyuan suddenly remembered a poem:

The sound of firecrackers marks the end of the new year, and the spring breeze brings warmth into Tusu. Thousands of households always exchange new peaches for old talismans.

A new peach for an old talisman is a new beginning and a new chapter.

I just don't know whether the new chapter is about joy or sadness?
(End of this chapter)