Li Xiaochang, Liu Deyu, Changsun Anye and others were arrested, and they were left for retrial after the year, the rebels in Lizhou were gone, and in the face of the encirclement of the soldiers and horses in the five states, they couldn't make much trouble, and these things had their own emperors and the bigwigs to worry about, and Xia Hongsheng had nothing to do with them. The rebellion was put down, and the Yuanri court meeting was also canceled, which saved a lot of complicated etiquette troubles. Therefore, Xia Hongsheng finally caught up with the first day of the Lunar New Year and rushed back to Jingyang.

As soon as I got home, my sister-in-law's mouth was flattened, but I still knew that everyone was watching it, so I endured it until the two of them went back to the hall, and there was no one else, and the two lines of tears came down, and I cried bitterly when I hugged Xia Hongsheng.

She had already heard about the rebellion in Chang'an City, and Xia Hongsheng did not come back for many days, which made her frightened.

"All right, sister-in-law. Hongsheng is fine. Xia Hongsheng smiled bitterly and helped the woman back to the chair, comforting: "The rebels in Chang'an City did not set off a storm, and yesterday's day's work was suppressed by thunder. Although I am also a military officer, His Majesty also knows that I am not a general immediately, and I have no ability to fight on horseback, so he let me stay in the barracks and wait for the soldiers who suppressed the rebellion before I entered Chang'an City. Don't worry, I'm not fine? Mo cried. ”

"Yes...... But now our family ...... Sister-in-law, you are the only relative who depends on each other, if you have a long or short ......" The woman still couldn't stop crying.

Relatives who depend on each other...... Xia Hongsheng's heart suddenly softened. Close relatives...... Hehe, don't you only have this one relative in front of you?

"Sister-in-law, don't cry anymore, don't you think I'm coming back well?" Xia Hongsheng showed a smile on his face and said, "Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, sister-in-law, if you cry, aren't you going to cry away from our family's luck in the New Year?" Oh, don't you dare to cry, I'm going to be unlucky next year! ”

Sure enough, this trick still worked, and the woman quickly wiped her tears after listening to Xia Hongsheng's words, and forcibly held back the sobbing.

Seeing my sister-in-law's face flushed. Xia Hongsheng almost laughed out loud when he grinned, quickly stopped it, and said, "Yes, sister-in-law." Don't dare to cry on the first day of the new year! Also, this time I can be regarded as a meritorious service, I don't know what reward Your Majesty will have. I guess I won't be knighted this time, because I'm still too young after all. Mu Xiu will be destroyed by the forest wind, even if His Majesty wants to give me an official and a knight, I will politely refuse. Originally, the civil and military officials in the court only thought that I had some novel ideas, and I was young, so they didn't care much about me, and they wouldn't target me. This is my performance this time, which will make some people think that I will be an obstacle to them, and from now on, I guess they will really think of me as a member of the officialdom. It's not a teenager with some talent. So I can't be too showy. In this case, it would be nice if Your Majesty could reward him with more money. ”

"Huh? Our family already has a lot of money now, and my sister-in-law never dreamed of such a big amount of money before...... Hongsheng, we have to be honest and can't be too greedy! The woman was successfully diverted by Xia Hongsheng and said.

Xia Hongsheng nodded: "Don't worry, sister-in-law, Hongsheng won't do anything out of the ordinary." Don't talk about this, hurry up and get some food, I'm not in the mood to eat in the morning, I want to come back quickly. Before leaving, I was passed into the palace by His Majesty, and when I came out, I hurried back, and I didn't eat for a day, and I was about to starve to death! ”

"Yes. You see that your sister-in-law is so panicked that she even forgot about it. The woman hurriedly stood up: "Today's first day of the new year, I should take the soup prison pills, and my sister-in-law will go and give you the next bowl!" On the first night of the new year, my sister-in-law should make it for you! ”

Although Xia Hongsheng did not celebrate the New Year in the Tang Dynasty, he had also heard of the name of this "prison pill in the soup". To say this "soup prison pill". In fact, it is not an uncommon thing, it is the predecessor of a food eaten in the north during the New Year in later generations. As the name suggests, the so-called "soup prison balls" are meatballs made of meat or vegetables wrapped in dough and cooked in soup to eat—dumplings made of Tang knife. It's just that the wrap is thick and big, the index finger is as long, and the two fingers are as thick, and the wrap is half a moon shape and boiled in the soup, and it is finished.

In later generations, Xia Hongsheng is a northerner, and the most eaten during the New Year's festival is dumplings, and he also likes to eat this thing, but he never eats what is sold outside, because Xia Hongsheng's taste is more unique, he doesn't like the thin skin of the dumplings outside, and he likes the thick and chewy skin, so he chops the meat and makes the stuffing and kneades the dough and rolls the leaves of his own bag during the New Year's Festival, which is also a good hand at making dumplings, and is very curious about the dumplings of the Tang Dynasty more than a thousand years ago.

It didn't take long for a bowl of sparkling "soup prison pills" to be served by my sister-in-law in a tray, with a plate of vinegar and a few cloves of garlic next to it. Xia Hongsheng suddenly moved his index finger, and hurriedly picked up the chopsticks and picked one up and sent it to his mouth. As soon as you bite into it, the meaty soup flows out first, and your mouth is full of fragrance, and you chew a few bites of hot air again, and the strength of the dough and the fresh aroma of the meat filling are intertwined to create a wonderful taste and texture. Since it is a "prison pill in the soup", it is natural to have soup, and if you take a sip and taste it, the soup will also be mellow. Although this soup prison pill is the predecessor of dumplings, this way of eating is somewhat similar to Chaos.

Hey, the cook at home is under his own tutelage, and the things made are really getting better and better! Xia Hongsheng was very satisfied with the taste of the dumpling filling, and a plate of dumplings in a minute - oh, follow the local customs, and a plate of soup prison pills will be in the stomach.

After eating, he was warm, and when he walked outside, he saw people throwing a broken broom into the yard, Xia Hongsheng was curious, and walked over.

Around the huge fire, all the subordinates saw Xia Hongsheng passing, so they all saluted and said hello, Xia Hongsheng waved his hand to let everyone get up, and asked: "These brooms are all worn out, and they are about to break, what are they doing here?" There is also this fire, when I came back, I wanted to ask, what are you doing with such a big fire in the yard, the weather is dry, isn't there a coal stove in the house? ”

As soon as these words came out, the subordinates were stunned, looked at each other, and looked at the head of the family, Xia Hongsheng, suspiciously.

"Hehe, the good godson knows that these are habits for the New Year." As soon as the steward Tian who led the people saw Xia Hongsheng's appearance, he knew that Xia Hongsheng didn't know these things, although he was also a little surprised that Xia Hongsheng didn't even know the habits of the New Year, but he quickly smiled and thought that Xia Hongsheng bowed, and explained: "This fire is called Tingliao, and it will be used to burn firecrackers and listen to the sound of evil spirits in the Yuan Ri. There is also the meaning of being hot and prosperous at home. The broom that is usually used at home must be thrown into the court when it is a child, so that the warehouse can be kept worthwhile. ”

"And that kind of statement?" Xia Hongsheng was a little surprised, and found that the Tang people paid much more attention to the New Year than in later generations, naturally, the atmosphere was much more lively, and the New Year was full of flavor, not like in the later generations, and there was no New Year's flavor.

Xia Hongsheng sighed faintly, and said in his heart, whether he admitted it or not, it seems that the ancestors of the Tang Dynasty were more leisurely and leisurely than the later generations, and they were more particular about the number of festivals. People work hard for a year, keep watch by the fire, parade on the streets, and set off firecrackers without much movement, but they don't have to worry about the haze, and they don't have the laziness brought by modern civilization, and they have the earliest original intention of the New Year.

"It's a lively New Year, come on, add fire! Put everything you eat and drink out! Xia Hongsheng felt that he was suddenly infected by this cheerful atmosphere in the air, and immediately shouted: "Where are the firecrackers? Come and set off firecrackers! ”

The crowd immediately cheered, and they all began to run.

The fire was blazing, the yard was full of laughter, Xia Hongsheng stood by the fire, listening to the sound of firecrackers that did not move much, and a feeling of home lingered in his heart.

A lively evening passed in a hurry, and the next day, the second day of the Lunar New Year, it was time to take things and gifts to visit everywhere.

Yan Shigu, Li Gang, Duan Zhixuan, Changsun Wuji, Cheng Yanjin, Wei Chigong, Li Jing, Li Shixuan...... Xia Hongsheng counted with his fingers, there were really a lot of people who needed to visit. I got up early in the morning, prepared a car full of things, and then took my sister-in-law to Chang'an. As for his own home, Xia Hongsheng believes that no one will visit him.

When he arrived in Chang'an, Xia Hongsheng asked his sister-in-law to take a carriage to Xu Qixian's house, and he took Qi Yong to start a long visit.

This is really torturing Xia Hongsheng, everywhere he goes, he has to come to engage in a complicated set of etiquette, Xia Hongsheng is physically and mentally exhausted, and the uncle and aunt have a big circle of visits, and they have to smile on their faces, and their smiling faces are about to cramp. It is said that when a person makes a smile, he needs to use seventy-two facial muscles, and Xia Hongsheng feels that if he continues like this, he will be able to train his face muscles in a few years.

The last stop was set at Xu Xiaode's house, and when Xia Hongsheng arrived, Xu Xiaode also went out to visit and had not yet returned.

When he arrived at Xu Xiaode's house, Xia Hongsheng was much more relaxed, and he didn't need to be received, so he went straight to the hall and sat down, and saw that Xu Qixian had already come out.

"Where's my sister-in-law?" Xia Hongsheng asked.

"With Hui'er and my aunt behind." Xu Qixian said: "What about you, have you finished visiting?" ”

Xia Hongsheng smiled bitterly and nodded: "Well, I have visited, and I feel that the whole person is not good." ”

Xu Qixian couldn't understand what Xia Hongsheng meant, and said: "After the visit, the troubles in the New Year are finally done, and the rest of the day can finally rest." ”

Yes, take a break, and welcome the new year! Xia Hongsheng sighed in his heart, in the sound of firecrackers, the new peach always has to replace the old talisman.

In the second year of Zhenguan, I hope that the road in centrifugation will be closer. (To be continued.) )