Lonely who asks, the cold lamp is amiable. A year is approaching the night, and thousands of miles have not returned. Looking at Liaodong from afar, the robe covers the wind and dust. On the night of the fire, who saw the hero's grave.

The soldiers fought bloody battles on the front line, the horses were wrapped in leather and buried their bones in other places, and the generals died in a hundred battles, just for the sake of their compatriots......

Three days later, the Tang Chinese New Year's Eve.

On the night of the New Year, thousands of lights are lit, this is the most important day for the Chinese people, and there is a yearning in their bones. No matter whether they are poor or rich, whether they are sad or happy, every family must keep laughing and optimistic on the night of Chinese New Year's Eve.

The rich family does not talk about it, let's just say that the poor family, even if the family is already surrounded by walls, even if the food basket at home has bottomed out, but on the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, the poor people always want to do everything possible to get something delicious.

Tear a piece of cloth for your child to make a garment.

I want to buy a colored head rope for my daughter.

If you are too poor to afford it, then the mother must do it even if she dismantles her clothes, and the child is the hope of the family after a year.

But there are even poorer people, who have no alternate daily food, no change of clothes, and only one pair of pants for a few families, and whoever goes out will change into clothes and go out, which is called extreme poverty. (This is not a landscape scribble, we still had this kind of poor people in China in the fifties, and this is how the allusion of the whole family wearing a pair of pants came from.) ）

The destitute are the most miserable, and the Chinese New Year's Eve is also the most difficult, not only have no food to eat, but also have no clothes to wear. The greatest suffering of man is not poverty, but the lack of hope for the poor and the lack of a purpose in life.

Whenever this kind of poor person is found, the Tang Dynasty government needs to come forward.

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Tonight is Chinese New Year's Eve, suddenly there are scattered snowflakes, and the cold wind blows and howls at night, blowing the lanterns on the streets of Chang'an City.

There is Qujiang River in the northwest of Chang'an, and the Qujiang River is brightly lit tonight.

Ten days ago, Li Shimin had said that the royal family would set up a big banquet on the banks of the Qujiang River on Chinese New Year's Eve this year. This banquet is not only a banquet of merit, but also a banquet for suppressing the Confucian family of the family, a banquet for the exchange of the emperor's courtiers, and a banquet for friendship and contact.

This kind of banquet is only once a year, whether it is the ministers of the court or the central government or the nobles of the country, and the noble wives of the family can also participate, not only the noble wives can participate, but even the children of the descendants and even the concubines can participate.

The Chinese New Year's Eve Qujiang banquet has one purpose of choosing to marry each other.

This kind of banquet is naturally extremely prosperous, and it is already crowded at night. There are few brilliant lights, and sometimes I see singing and singing.

However, in this bustling and lively place five miles northwest of the Qujiang River, there is a village and a poor family sighing.

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This village is called Huajia Village, and there are a total of 400 people in the village, which is not poor, but it is not rich. Only there was a destitute family at the west end of the village, and the excitement of Chinese New Year's Eve seemed to have nothing to do with them, and the whole family shrank on the grass and shivered.

You can't do it without shivering, because it's too cold.

Although there were a few firesticks burning in the earthen stove in the house, it was difficult to resist the cold wind squeezing in through the crack in the door, and the two six or seven-year-old dolls looked at their mother pitifully, and the younger sister was still whimpering, and kept saying: "Mother, I'm hungry, Niuniu is hungry......"

When the mother's unkempt beggar face, she couldn't help but feel sad when she heard the words, and suddenly let out a sad cry, comforting the girl with the same whimpering voice, and said: "Niuniu endure it, endure it and fall asleep." If you fall asleep, you won't be hungry, and tomorrow my mother will find a way to dig wild vegetables for you to eat. ”

In fact, she herself has no confidence in this, it is the end of winter, how can there be wild vegetables in the field to dig, and even if there is, it is the wild vegetables in other people's fields, and her own house has been rummaged many times.

A gloomy sigh suddenly sounded in the innermost part of the straw shop, but a man's depressed voice was heard: "Yueniang, why don't you go to Aunt Sun's house in Dongtou again?" Today is Chinese New Year's Eve, and you can't eat and drink without a little. We can be hungry, but the kids need to eat a little ......."

The man's voice became deeper and deeper at this point, and he muttered, "After all, it's the New Year." ”

When his wife heard this, she became more and more sad, and whimpered, "How can I speak?" The grain borrowed the year before last has not been repaid this year. You have broken your hands and feet, and even if I am a woman who is a cow or a horse, I still can't grow much food on my family's land. ”

The man sighed gloomily, and lay down on the straw shop without speaking. The faint light of the wood in the earthen stove faintly illuminated the tears on his face.

"Yueniang, you changed it with your child. If we continue to survive like this, our whole family will have to die. ”

The unkempt wife looked dull, hugged her trembling daughter with both hands, and suddenly smiled sadly on her face, and said quietly: "After the Chinese New Year, I will go to find a man who is willing to come to the door." I hope to find a generous one that won't dislike Niu Niu and stones. ”

The man with broken hands and feet burst into tears, obviously with infinite sadness in his heart, but he gritted his teeth and did not let himself cry, but instead comforted his wife: "Don't worry, you will definitely find a good man." When the time comes, you will live in the house, and help me build a straw hut at the door!" ”

"Wow......" The woman was sad and cried louder and louder.

Ancient women were loyal and observant, if they were not poor, there was really no way, which wife was willing to find a man? She is not a water-based Yang Hua who wants to raise a man, she wants to exchange her body for a man to support their whole family.

The cold wind outside the door seemed to be getting colder.

In fact, tonight's wind and snow are not big, the wind is only a slight cold wind, and the snow is just small fragments.

However, it is completely different for this family of abject poor people, the family does not have enough food all year round, and the body is naturally extremely weak, and the slightest cold cannot resist, so I feel that the cold wind is particularly cold tonight.

There was a sudden rumbling sound on the bank of the Qujiang River in the distance, and there was also a crackling sound in the nearby village, which was a common people burning bamboo in the fire, which meant that the sound was used to remove the filth of the year.

"It's the New Year!" The man suddenly sighed.

"Yes, it's the New Year!" The unkempt wife smiled sadly.

Although the two children were sensible, they couldn't bear the hunger in their stomachs, and the little girl was pitifully shrunk in her mother's arms, and said: "Mother, Niuniu is hungry......"

Tears welled up in the woman's eyes, but there was nothing she could do.

"Eat my meat!"

The man lying on the grass suddenly opened his mouth and said loudly: "Yueniang, you go get a kitchen knife and cut a piece of my meat." ”

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The woman was startled, but the man struggled to do it, there were tears rolling on his face, and there was a deep inferiority complex in his eyes, but at this moment his chest was very straight, and he said loudly: "It's the New Year, you can't let your children starve." Eat my meat and let the children have a full ......"

What a sad feeling is this?

What kind of powerful fatherly love is it?

"Xianggong, no, can't! Lie down, lie down, our family hasn't eaten for two days, and you'll be weakened if you move......"

The woman whimpered and cried, holding the child and shaking her head vigorously. From this tone, it can be seen that she loves this man deeply. Even if the man is disabled, in the hearts of Datang women, the man is their own sky.

At this moment, there were hurried footsteps outside the house.

It doesn't seem to be one person, it should be two or three people coming here at the same time.

The woman and the man looked at each other, and the first thought that flashed through their hearts was: Could it be that someone has come to collect the debt?

The next moment, the man suddenly shook his head and said softly: "It shouldn't be debt collection, don't worry about Yueniang." Although the village can't help our family, it won't make people uncomfortable in the big Chinese New Year's Eve, and even if they want to collect debts, they have to wait until the beginning of spring......

The woman nodded, a little relieved.

She also felt that what Xiang Gong said was reasonable, after all, this is the folk customs of this era. Even if you owe money and owe food for a long time, even if the other party's creditor's house can't open the pot immediately, there will definitely be no one to collect debts on Chinese New Year's Eve, and you must let people live this year in peace.

Since you're not collecting debts, what are you here for?

The man and woman looked at each other, and suddenly remembered a legend. Every year on New Year's Eve, the government has to give alms to some of the poorest.

At this moment, a gentle voice came from outside, and only someone was heard: "May I ask if this is Hua Laosan's family, right?" We are the errand servants of the Yali of Chang'an County, and we have something to do tonight, and the New Year is coming in two hours, and there are regulations in the court, no matter how poor people are, they can't lack this bite to eat and drink. Is there anyone in the house, come out and get help......"

Help?

These two words originally carried a kind of charity, but the men and women's eyes lit up when they heard it, people who have been poor for a long time don't care much about face, and the couple is more eager to let the children have something to eat.

The person outside stopped for a long time and found that there was no sound in the room, and the person who spoke couldn't help but speak again, and said gently: "Are you at home?" ”

To be selected to give to the poor naturally knows what dignity the poor need. Even if Hua Laosan's family only has one broken grass house, even if this broken grass house can't stop pushing it with his hands at all. However, the people who came only stood quietly outside the door, and refused to enter the door without the permission of the master.

"At home? Is there anyone in the house? A few of the officers asked again, and their tones became more and more gentle.

"Yes, yes, yes!"

The unkempt wife finally woke up from the surprise and said, "There is someone at home." ”

She got up from the straw bunk happily, and was about to go out to greet the guests in a hurry, when she suddenly thought that she had no clothes on, and hurriedly ran back to the straw bunk, first covering herself with thatch, and then said shyly: "The family is very poor, and it is inconvenient to go out to meet people......

Today is Chinese New Year's Eve, and the only pants in her family are worn on Xianggong, the reason is not that Xianggong needs to go out, but that he can't let men live naked during the New Year.

Although his man is a cripple, no matter how crippled he is, he is his father-in-law, and he can't let his father-in-law be naked on New Year's Eve, and the only pair of pants in the family is the dignity of his father-in-law.

As for women, it doesn't matter, just be naked. Wait until tonight's Chinese New Year's Eve, and tomorrow she will wear pants and go out to find work.

If this kind of thing is left in the rich family or does not understand, but the people who can be selected to give to the poor must understand.

As soon as a few people outside heard it, they knew that the poor family was even short of clothes, and the first person to speak smiled and said softly: "Then we won't go in, tonight we brought ten catties of coarse grain, half a catty of fine white noodles, and two taels of meat fat and a bundle of leeks." Leave the things at the door, and you will take them later. ”

Another person also smiled warmly, and said: "Don't be too little about things, this is the quota of the yamen." After all, there are too many hardships in Datang, and each family can only save one emergency, and it can't save the poor for the time being. ”

Since ancient times, the emergency is not to help the poor, the emergency is a temporary matter, and it takes a lot of effort to help the poor, and the Chang'an County Government may not want to send more food, but the county government has too many poor people to take care of.

The woman hid in the straw shop and was happy, but there were tears rolling in her eyes, and she thanked her while crying: "Thank you, my lords, but it's a pity that I can't see the guests." ”

A few people outside chuckled, not blaming anger. They carefully put their things at the door, and before leaving, they said again: "The village has already told us about your family's situation, ten catties of grain can last for three days, and if you save some food, you should be able to eat until the fifth day of the first month." But don't save half a catty of fine white noodles, and don't save two taels of meat fat and leeks, because these three things are the kindness of His Majesty and Niangniang, let you pack a meal tonight, after all, it's the New Year......"

Jiao'er is the dumplings of later generations, in ancient times, it was not called dumplings but Jiao'er, although the name was different, the custom of eating dumplings during the New Year was the same.

The woman kowtowed happily and kept giving thanks.

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A few of the officers turned to leave, and their figures faded into the night. They are not the only ones who will leave tonight, and there are many poor people who need alms.

In the thatched hut, Xiao Niuniu suddenly hugged her mother's arm and said cautiously: "Mother, mother, do you want something to eat?" ”

The woman kissed her daughter hard, nodded happily and said, "Don't worry, girl, my mother will cook for you." ”

She wiped away a handful of tears and said again: "Tonight's New Year, let's eat horn ears." ”

The two dolls' eyes were shining, they had never eaten Jiao'er before, but they were looking forward to it, they thought it must be delicious.

The woman hurriedly got up from the straw shop, ready to push the door to get help from the county government, but at this time there was another sound outside, this time it seemed to be the sound of wheels crushing the snow.

The next moment, Han Yue's voice came into the room lightly, and he said gently, "Is there anyone at home?" Happy New Year......"

Hua Laosan and his wife were stunned at the same time in the house, and the woman subconsciously hid back on the straw shop.

Han Yue waited outside for a while without movement, and opened his mouth to say again: "Tonight is Chinese New Year's Eve, I took my two younger sisters shopping in Qujiang, and suddenly heard that there is a village here, so I want to see how the people celebrate the New Year." Don't worry, Zai Xia and his two sisters are not bad people, can we go in? ”

Hua Laosan's wife tried her best to cover her lower body with straw, and said in a panicked tone: "The family is very poor, and it is inconvenient to open the door to welcome guests. ”

Han Yue's heart was slightly stunned, and then he let out a gloomy sigh.

Behind him, he suddenly trotted up to a common man, seeing that the dress should be the old man of Huajia Village, this old man stood directly in front of the thatched house, and said excitedly: "Don't be shy of the third family, you are better this year, hurry up and open the door to greet the nobles, don't lose your courtesy......"

Su Lao didn't know Han Yue's identity, but it didn't prevent him from guessing that Han Yue was a nobleman, the reason was actually very simple, because Han Yue was followed by a cart full of grain and meat.

It's a pity that Hua Laosan's wife is still very shy, hiding in the house and almost pleading in a voice: "The family is really poor, it's really inconvenient to go out to meet guests." ”

The so-called poor are very poor, which means that the family even lacks clothes. When a woman doesn't even have clothes to wear, how do you let her go out to greet guests?

The old man stomped his feet in a hurry, but as an elder in the village, he couldn't push the door and enter the house directly.

Han Yue let out a gloomy sigh again, and suddenly turned his head to the two girls who followed beside him and said, "Sister Changle, have you prepared all the clothes you have prepared?" ”

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…… Today, the two more are combined into a super chapter and released.,It's mainly a little sad to write.,I'm not in the mood to split it into two chapters.,Let's just look at it.,This is the Chinese people I wrote.。