The two men carried the pig to the table, placed it on the far right, and then turned and went out, and in a few moments brought over a slaughtered calf, which was a circle larger than the pig, and was even more laborious to carry it, and finally placed it in the middle. Finally, there is a whole sheep, placed on the far left.

Cattle, pigs and sheep, this is the so-called three livestock.

In fact, if you really pay attention to it, the three animals refer to three types of animals: birds, animals, and scales.

There are also different levels of the three animals, and the highest level is the lord of the three types of animals. Birds are mainly phoenixes, beasts are mainly unicorns, and scales are dragons. In other words, the highest level of sacrifice is to kill the three types of divine beasts: phoenix, unicorn, and dragon.

Of course, unless it is in myths and legends, it is the emperor of the Ninety-Five, and it is absolutely impossible to make up these three categories. It's not a question of capacity, it's a question of existence.

Therefore, we have to retreat to the second, everything has beasts and birds, beasts are long with unicorns, and birds are long with phoenixes. The phoenix has to be mated again, giving birth to peacocks and Dapeng. Peacocks can be found, and there have always been many breeding in the royal garden, and when the time comes, you really need to kill one. The so-called Dapeng bird in the myth is enough to be found, but the eagle can also be replaced, the golden eagle, the white eagle and the like, to put it bluntly, it is the eagle, and there have always been many tributes in the old forests in the deep mountains and forests of the northeast, the Jurchens and the like.

The level of the divine beast is too high, and it is really impossible to get it, even the emperor has to retreat to the second, and when some of the second-level ones can't get it, he has to retreat to the second.

For example, in the pre-Qin and Eastern Zhou periods, the White Emperor, one of the five gods, was sacrificed to three animals, and the three animals used became horses, cattle and sheep. Of course, although these horses, cows, and sheep are easy to get, there are also a lot of Taoist things in them. The horse should be a horse, that is, a two-year-old black-maned black-tailed red horse. Cattle want cattle, that is, three-year-old earthy yellow male cattle. The sheep whiskered lamb, that is, the three-year-old black ram.

Later, horses became less and less easy to get, so the grade of the three animals was further reduced, and the theory of big three animals and small three animals was derived. The big three animals refer to sheep, pigs, and cattle, and the small three animals refer to chickens, ducks, rabbits, or chickens, ducks, and fish. Later, there were also those who called chickens, fish, and pigs the three animals.

Dong Ce is now an official after all, and there is no shortage of money at home, and he has to pay attention to face, so he can't use the small three animals, he must use the big three animals, so that he can be worthy of his identity.

For example, those other people don't even have any surplus food at home, let alone the big three animals, even the small three animals can't make up. For families like Jia Yunxi, they basically just get some leftover dumplings from yesterday and put them in a bowl and put them on the table. It's not that the heart is not religious, it's just that it's really difficult. Li Gui is a developed family, and he almost uses the little three animals. For example, they have more than 100 acres of land at home, have a pretty good errand, have a certain status in the countryside, and have some money to accumulate, which can be regarded as a small landlord class in the countryside.

After the three animals were arranged, Qiao asked Dong Ce to kneel down in the middle of the three futons, and then she and Red Sleeves also knelt down next to her. Dong Ce first offered three pillars of incense, inserted them into the incense burner, and put the yellow paper in the brazier, took the fire sickle, and lit the yellow paper. Dong Ce stirred it with a stick, so that all the yellow paper was ignited, and there could not be a trace left, and all of it turned into embers.

Then he kowtowed to the spiritual position of his ancestors.

The ritual of honoring the ancestors is now over. Then Dong Ce went to the kitchen with Red Sleeves and the eldest girl, and after paying homage to the ancestors, he had to sacrifice to the god of the stove.

Speaking of which, this is the first time Dong Ce has entered the kitchen since he moved here. The so-called gentleman is far away from cooking, this is the case, the male owner of the family generally does not enter the kitchen except for worshipping the god of the stove on the first day of the new year.

As soon as the kitchen enters the door, the wall facing the door, the god seat has been placed, and a lot of sugar and rice are placed in front of the god seat. This basic process is no different from worshipping ancestors, and it is basically a general process.

After worshipping the ancestors and creating gods, this morning's business is basically over. When the eldest girl and the second girl removed the three animals, they put a firecracker at the door and in the yard.

Then there is the drop of gold, which is also called "falling money", which is to throw the door bolt on the ground three times in the courtyard, which has a symbol of praying for good luck.

After finishing these, it was already dawn, and the eldest girl and the second girl began to eat breakfast. You have to eat dumplings this morning, which is also a New Year's custom, and it is almost passed down together with the drop of a thousand gold.

This is not very different from the later life, in the later life, dumplings will be eaten after the banquet on the evening of the Chinese New Year's Eve, and they will be eaten until the second day of the new year. Dong Ce still remembers clearly that at that time, whenever he was in his hometown for the New Year, he had to eat dumplings until he vomited.

After breakfast, Dong Ce went to the signing room.

The inside of the signing room was already warm, the beast-headed copper furnace in the corner of the wall had been lit with warm charcoal, and the stove was also lit in the outhouse. Bai Zhongqi's hut, the door was open, the curtain was lifted, and Dong Ce could see him clearly as soon as he entered the signing room. Bai Zhongqi was burying his head in writing something, and Dong Ce knew that he was probably not writing anything. After all, this is the first day of the Lunar New Year, and it is bustling outside, and it is not so easy to enter the work state so quickly at this time.

However, what Dong Ce wants is not what Bai Zhongqi is doing, but his attitude.

Obviously, the fact that you can come early in the morning to light the stove and clean up the booth and sit in your seat represents a very positive attitude, and at the same time very eye-catching. Dong Ce nodded and entered the inner room.

This signing room is an important place in the house, and the daily disposal of government affairs and copywriting are here, and it is very unsafe to wait for idlers to come in. It is also a good thing that Bai Zhongqi can be so diligent, saving trouble.

He took the key and opened the large drawer on the left, and pulled out a stack of prayer notes from inside.

These prayer stickers are exquisitely crafted, woven from the finest red silk all over the place, and there is a lot of gold leaf pasted on the outside, which looks golden, and the red and gold contrast each other, reflecting a very festive feeling. Some of the worship posts are also covered with a cyan bottom shell, which usually means that it is a worship post for Shangguan in the officialdom of the last years of the Ming Dynasty. And some of them are not wrapped, and such a prayer post is at the same level. In fact, there is another one, which is covered with a red bottom shell, but this is for the elders. Dong Ce really didn't have any elders to visit to send it, so he didn't buy it. Even if Liu Ruozai treats him kindly, he is still an official rather than an elder, and if he licks his face and gets too close, he will be looked down upon.

There are really a lot of these greeting posts, and there are also a lot of people to send - Liu Ruozai, the Northern Hebei Military Reserve Road in Zhenqiang Fort, needless to say, is a must to go, and others such as Ji Changfeng and Bai Tianfu have to move around at a lower level. And Dong Ce is now under the name of Yang Hewei, although it is just a false title, and he has nothing to do with Yang Hewei's officials, but on such a big day as the New Year, he can't be lazy.

Shangguan may not remember if you go to give a gift, but if you don't go, Shangguan will definitely remember. The officialdom is sinister, the career is turbulent, and if you are a little careless, you don't know if you offend people to death. The left and right are just to send some money, and it's not much anyway, so why don't you have face for everyone?

Dong Ce has always been a smart person.

The pen and ink have been prepared, and Dong Ce secretly praised Bai Zhongqi's carefulness. He first spread out the rice paper, calmed down, took a deep breath, and then slowly spit it out. After his mood was completely calm, he picked up his pen and splashed ink, and wrote a poem on rice paper about Su Dongpo's turmoil.

Don't listen to the sound of the forest beating the leaves. Why don't you groan and walk slowly. Bamboo cane shoes are lighter than horses. Who is afraid. A cloud of smoke and rain is Ren Ping's life.

The spring breeze blows the wine and wakes up. Slightly cold. The hill is obliquely illuminated but welcomed. Looking back at the place where it has always been chic. Return. There is neither wind nor rain nor sunshine.

Dong Ce is handwriting is very good, the handwriting is clear, like an old vine in the mountains, and his muscles and bones are alive. He liked this poem very much, and he recited it every time in his previous life, and even used it as a rule of action, and this life is no exception.

A cloud of smoke and rain is in his life!

After writing a poem, Dong Ce looked at himself very satisfied, took a closer look, smiled very proudly, and touched his chin. After writing this poem, his hands were also warm, and his muscles and bones were also moving, so Dong Ce began to write a prayer post.

I bought it when I was in Yanghe City a year ago, and all the goods over there are complete, such as such things, and naturally it is no exception, and there are high, medium and low-end ones. In Dong Ce's hands, this kind is considered to be the best, and generally only high-ranking officials and nobles will buy it, and of course the price is also very high. Although the store offers a service where you can leave the words you want to write, you can put gold leaf on the inside of the post. However, Dong Ce still felt that his writing was more sincere, and literati like Liu Ruozai definitely didn't like this copper smell.

After writing the prayer post, it was not too early.

Outside, the sun was already shining.

The weather on the first day of the Lunar New Year is still very good. Dong Ce said a word to Bai Zhongqi, and then took him out of the signing room. Outside the door, the eldest girl and the second girl were already waiting there, and one of the two people carried a cloth bag in their hands, and when they saw Dong Ce coming out, they smiled and said: "Master, many people outside have come to pay you New Year's greetings!" Dong Ce knew that this was also the etiquette of the New Year, which was a characteristic of this era, when he was in Shilipu, every year on the first day of the Lunar New Year, the people of the entire Shilipu had to rush to Xu Ruji's 100 official halls and kowtow to him to pay New Year's greetings. Xu Rujian threw some copper coins out for everyone to rob, and also gave some candy to the children.

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