On the first day, a big court meeting was to be held, so when everyone in the Hou Mansion kept the New Year at night, Wang asked Xiao Huan to take out Xuan Shijing's court clothes and put them aside to prepare, as soon as the time came, he could hear the bells and drums on the street, and the drums that usually sent out the clean street drums in Chang'an City were now used to sound the first hammer of bidding farewell to the old and welcoming the new, and then, the four big bells of the four corners of the bell tower of the city wall of Chang'an City also rang, mixed with the sound of drums, and resounded in Chang'an. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

The people in the Hou Mansion began to put down the wine glasses in their hands, walked to Wang and Xuan Shijing in turn, bowed and saluted, and said some auspicious words, mostly "Fuyan auspicious day, celebration of longevity without borders", "Fuqing Chuxin, Shoulu extension" and so on.

And the Wang family, is a smile first accepted Xuan Shijing's kneeling, and then then received the kneeling of everyone in the house, this is the custom of the Tang Dynasty, on the first day, the person who keeps the year should get up, the younger generation salutes the elders, and the slaves salute the master, and the Wang family also asked Xiao Huan and Long'er to take the dividends that have been prepared aside and distribute them to everyone.

In the second half of the night, Wang asked Xuan Shijing to lie on the blanket and sleep steadily, anyway, there was a charcoal basin burning in the house, and there were people here, so he would take care of it.

The people in the mansion naturally won't rest so early, the people in this Hou Mansion gather once a year, it's not easy to come by, where was there such a warm atmosphere in previous years, even if there was not, they would play until dawn and then rest in their respective rooms for an hour or two, let alone now.

There is almost no movement between the various prefectures in Chang'an City on the first day, because the officials and lords of each prefecture will go to participate in the great court meeting, and then they will keep vigil all night, and during the day, they will rest at home, even if they are relatives and neighbors of the common people, they will not go out and walk around in the morning.

Therefore, the officials of the high-ranking families of Chang'an City keep the New Year, and generally do not stay awake all night, and it is normal to sleep for an hour or two occasionally, after all, the next day's court meeting will be carried out for a whole morning, followed by the banquet, to participate in the court meeting or the banquet afterward, it has always been sloppy, and how can you cope with it if you don't raise your spirit.

However, although it is said that the New Year's Day is kept for a whole night, but if you sleep back to the cage, it is only an hour or so, and you have to get up again, prepare for the sumptuous banquet of the Yuan Day, the Tang people like to socialize, love to be lively, so on the day of the Yuan Day, every household will prepare a sumptuous banquet, neighbors greet each other for the New Year, go to whose house to eat, it is a special name, called "Chuan Seat".

The sky was slightly bright, and the Wang family woke up Xuan Shijing, who was asleep beside him, and at this time, the people in the house were also ready to leave the table one after another to go back to rest, and while everyone was still asleep, they had to quickly dress up for Xuan Shijing.

put on the court clothes in a daze, and then washed his face with warm water, and Xuan Shijing came to his senses.

It was almost dawn......

Combed his hair under Xiao Huan's service, and after a while, he had to go to the door of the mansion and set off the blast rod with everyone, meaning to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new, at this time, the middle door of the Hou Mansion in Dongshan was wide open, and Xuan Shijing led the people who had already packed up the Hou Mansion to the door of the mansion.

Xuan Shijing stepped forward and lit the blasting rod with the torch in his hand, and the sound of crackling was endless.

Shi Hu and Gao Jun carried a wooden pole, and the housekeeper Zhong Zishuo also personally carried a hammer, dug a small pit in the yard, erected the wooden stake in the pit, and stood in the yard, Xuan Shijing took a closer look, only to find that on the top of the pole, there was also a long flag floating, as soon as the pole was erected, the flag shook in the cold wind of this winter morning.

"What is this?" Xuan Shijing looked at Long'er beside him and asked.

"Little Hou Ye, this thing is called 'flag', every year on the morning of the first day, every family will put such a stick in their yard to recruit Naji." Long'er explained.

It turned out to be this thing, or how to say it looks familiar, I remember seeing this thing in a certain country, but the flag on the top has become a carp, and it has changed its name to "carp floating".

Either how to say that a certain country in later generations is a well-dressed Tang system, and the feelings are all learned from the ancestors.

Although it is still early, but the whole Chang'an City is still brightly lit, the first day of the whole day, the middle gate of the Hou Mansion will be opened, in addition to welcoming the people who come and go, there is also the meaning of opening the door to Nafu, Naji.

The blast was lit, and everyone began to return to the room where they gathered yesterday to prepare for breakfast, and the hot porridge, buns, oil cakes and other foods were placed on the table, and the leftover leftovers from last night had just been cleaned up by the maids in the house.

Between breakfast, there was also wine on the table, but it was not ordinary wine, it could be regarded as a special drink for the New Year, one was "Tusu wine" and the other was "pepper and cypress wine".

This Tusu wine is made by mixing seven kinds of medicinal herbs, and it is said that after drinking, it can drive away evil spirits and detoxify and prolong life.

Xuan Shijing smiled, from his own actual situation, the so-called detoxification is nothing... Use. However, there is also a special point in drinking this wine, that is, the youngest from the banquet drinks first, the reason is that "the younger one gets the age, the first wine congratulates, and the old one loses the age, so he drinks later". When the child grows up, it is a happy thing, so he drinks first to celebrate, but the old man has lost another year, so he drinks last.

Among the people here, Xuan Shijing is the youngest, so Xuan Shijing will not let this cup of "Tusu wine".

After drinking the "Tusu wine", the people of the Hou Mansion served the "Wuxin Plate" in accordance with the custom, the Wuxin Plate is a piece of green and green, spicy and spicy, there are five kinds of vegetables respectively, the vegetables are scarce in the Tang Dynasty in winter, and the people who can eat the Wuxin Plate are mostly high-level households, and the people of the small households are looking for other items to replace them, eating these Wuxin plates, in order to diffuse the five internal organs and depression, and prevent the epidemic from making trouble.

The customs of the Tang New Year are more than those of later generations, and there are more than that, Xuan Shijing can also be regarded as a positive experience of the Eight Classics, these more than ten years are in Khotan, the conditions are limited, even if it is the New Year, it is just to make a hearty meal, drink and have fun, not to mention the land of the Western Regions of Khotan, dragons and snakes are mixed, and the New Year's customs of the Eight Classics have long been integrated over there, and it is not a taste to live this year.

After finishing the meal, the people in the house once again bowed to Xuan Shijing and the Wang family to salute the New Year.

Zhong Zishuo stood behind Xuan Shijing's mother and son, Xiao Huan and Xiaoji helped clean up the things on the table together, and when they saw that everyone's faces were beaming, they couldn't help but sigh: "This is the happiest year in our house." (To be continued.) )