The Great Seminary

Chapter 52 New Year's Greetings

After finishing three full bowls of mixed noodles and chatting with his mother about business, Zhang Gui yawned and fell asleep on the wooden bed again.

People feel more sleepy after eating and drinking enough, but their stomachs are a little bloated and they cannot fall asleep immediately.

He began to daydream leisurely, "The Divine Cong has completed the 'Three Treasures' combination, and has also released the 'Great Saint's Fate' integration. This is the final summary of the bloodline.

Will I become a character like Sun Wukong in the future?

The monkey is the king of the Flower-Fruit Mountain, which is somewhat similar to my current identity as the emperor of the Barbarian Country.

The Great Saint's Destiny, the Great Saint's Destiny, sounds like a kind of 'natal chart'.

He is completely "harmony among people" and relies entirely on the protection of his ancestors. His name is still so cool. Could it be that he ignores the "Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches" and is "all inferior"?

Tsk tsk tsk, 'all inferior' is a golden color, and my divine cluster is also golden now. The two are secretly in harmony, and it is probably an extraordinary knowledge point.

Unfortunately, I didn’t have the opportunity to learn it, so I could only practice and guess little by little.”

As he was thinking, his digestion improved, and he felt sleepy and fell into a deep sleep.

I didn't know how many hours had passed in this deep sleep.

When he woke up refreshed, he looked at the burning copper brazier, got up warm, drank the strong tea prepared by his mother, and pushed the door open to take a look.

It was already night outside.

The cold wind blows in, chilling the heart and lungs.

Looking from afar, the whole town was brightly lit.

Zhang Gui stretched, turned around to put on new clothes and prepared to go out.

In the main room next door.

Yang Duojie, Jiadan Jie Na and Jiadan Sangjia have already set the table.

Several little girls were helping and laughing.

Seeing Zhang Gui appear in front of him with a bright smile on his face, he looked energetic.

Everyone is happy.

"Guigui is so lucky! May the gods and Buddhas bless you! After this great disaster, there will be great blessings."
"Young guys are full of energy and they recovered in no time.

That’s great, that’s great.”
"Brother Guigui, you should get out of bed. Go and have a rest after you finish the feast.

Gather enough energy before going out to play."
Zhang Gui laughed and said, "Aunt, little aunt, I'm fine, don't worry.

Cousins, don't worry, I'm really fine.

"Mom, I didn't go to pay New Year's greetings this morning, so I'll go to each family to make up for it now."

Yang Duojie nodded, "That's what I should do.

Especially the Jiujiang family, kowtow to the elderly more often.

Your good brother came to wish me a happy new year early in the morning, but I didn’t disturb you since I saw you were asleep.

He also said that after he finished paying New Year's greetings and had a drink with his old classmates from school, he would come to see you in the evening."

Pingyang is guarded by the customs of the northern part of Ming and Song.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the elderly stay at home to celebrate the New Year, while the younger generations, wearing new clothes and hats, go out to pay New Year's greetings to the elders in relatives, friends and families.

As soon as you enter the door, you have to kneel down and kowtow before you even open your mouth.

The elderly cannot get up without help, this is the rule.

After the New Year's greetings, young people who are friends will get together to drink and play cards.

Those who are addicted can play for half a day.

As long as it doesn't delay my visit to grandma's house on the second day of the New Year, the elders won't say anything no matter how strict they are.

This is also the rule.

There are no taboos before watching the lanterns on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. The New Year is all about having fun.

Zhang Gui naturally understood all this. Seeing his mother nod, he leisurely went out to the street.

Along the way, I paid New Year's greetings to neighbors both near and far, and received handfuls of fried peanuts, sesame candies, and crispy fruits.

Before I knew it, I arrived at the door of Zhang Jiujiang's new home.

This is Hehefang in the center of the town, which means "harmony and friendship, the way to a hundred blessings."

You can tell it's of a much higher quality than You Yu Fang just by listening to it.

The new clothes of pedestrians on the street are mostly made of silk and satin, but rarely of fine cotton.

Zhang Gui took the time to eat the fruit in his hand and kowtowed.

The door suddenly opened and a familiar figure walked out.

When he saw Zhang Gui, he was stunned at first, then he saw his face clearly in the bright candlelight of the lanterns on the street and couldn't help laughing.

Then his eyes turned red, he put two fingers together and shouted like an opera singer,
"Du, Zhang Gui, you're pretending to be sick on New Year's Day to scare me.

You even came to my doorstep to eat sesame candy to tempt your brother, what crime should you have committed?"

Zhang Gui panicked when he heard this and gave away the fruit in his hand.

"Death penalty, death penalty. These fruits are for you, brother Jiujiang, to eat. Atone for your sins."

Zhang Jiujiang jumped down the stone steps, put his arms around his friend's neck, snatched the fruit, and ate it while saying,

"You idiot, you're talking nonsense right after a serious illness on New Year's Day.

On the first day of the new year, can you say that word casually?

Spit and repeat yourself."

"Yes Yes Yes.

"Pooh, pooh, pooh, young people are fearless, and the wind will blow them away." Zhang Gui readily said, "Jiujiang, brother misses you so much.

This time, I almost did that on the Serpent's Head Island.

The old thief Zhang Yan is so scheming and has such cruel methods.

When he said "ga", he would kill that person like killing a chicken.

Let me tell you, on the very night he took action, Young Master Tong called me and a group of managers from Heimu Town to give them a lecture.

Fortunately, I was smart and didn’t say anything rude, otherwise…”

At this point, Zhang Gui used his palm as a knife to pull on his neck, "I will fall to the ground that night."

Zhang Jiujiang was horrified when he heard this. He didn't care about the joke anymore and said with wide eyes:

"You're talking like you're watching a play, is this true or not?
You're just bragging."

"If I blow the slightest bit, you'll pull out my tongue."

"Well, then you have to tell me in detail.

I specifically took care of everyone else at noon so that I could come find you in the evening.

We have one night to live for nothing.

My goodness, you have become a supporting role in a legendary story.

That old thief Zhang Yan is now a well-known bandit in the East Inland Sea and the Outer Ocean.

They say he can transform into a dragon, and command a bunch of minnows and crabs, sinking ships and stealing treasures. How domineering!

Zhang Gui was stunned, "This guy really became the Pirate King."

"Pirate King, that's an interesting name.

But the old thief is, after all, a rookie among the pirates. No matter how powerful he is, he can't be called a 'grassroots king'."

Zhang Gui chuckled, "That's true.

Okay, I'll go kowtow to your father and mother first.

Let’s go.

By the way, is your fake brother here?

If he is here, I must meet him no matter what, to avoid being impolite."

"Zhang Jiuqing didn't even go home for the New Year.

This is a long story, you should go and pay New Year’s greetings first.

We’ll talk about it in detail later.”

Zhang Gui nodded, "Okay, let's get down to business first."

As they spoke, the two of them climbed the stone steps side by side and entered the door.

When Zhang Jiuqing achieved enlightenment, Zhang Jiujiang's entire family ascended to heaven.

The family background is completely different.

There are three bright courtyards with trees and flowers planted.

Behind the shadow gate wall, one can see a main hall that is more than twenty steps long and more than ten steps deep, which is rich and dignified.

There are several huge water tanks under the eaves.

There are waterweed koi in the tank.

It can be used for enjoyment in normal times and to save lives in case of fire.

As soon as he entered the door, Zhang Jiujiang howled at the top of his voice:

"Dad, Mom, Zhang Gui is here."

As soon as he finished speaking, maids and servants came to greet him.

Zhang Gui couldn't help but curl his lips when he saw this, thinking to himself

"He passed the imperial examination and was about to marry a woman from a prominent family, but suddenly his whole family became corrupt like this.

I have become the emperor of a foreign country, ready to "fight like a dragon in the wild", but I still live in a tiled house and eat "tigers coming down the mountain".

In this comparison, the simplicity is simply explosive! "

(End of this chapter)