Unlike the modern New Year's Day on the first day of January in the solar calendar, the "New Year's Day" of the Great Zhou is the first day of the first month of the lunar calendar, which is the first day of the year.

What does New Year's Day represent?

If you ask Qin, she will say that from the first day of the Lunar New Year to the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, these few days in the middle of the year, you can rest with peace of mind and don't have to do anything.

If it is Xiao Nuan, she will say that it is the crackling sound of firecrackers like popping beans ringing in her ears, the air with a strong smell of gunpowder in every breath, the red couplets, red blessing characters, and red window flowers that she sees in her eyes, everyone wearing new clothes, new shoes, and new headdresses, with a smile on their faces, and all they say are auspicious words, these are the flavor of the New Year.

If you ask Xiaocao, it is that she has finally grown up a year old, and she can collect her New Year's money and wear new clothes.

If you ask rhubarb......

I hate the deafening sound of firecrackers and the smell of gunpowder that clogs my nostrils, and hides in its deep kennel and refuses to come out, not wanting to say anything.

When the first wave of people came to pay New Year's greetings, they saw a man with a straight face squatting by the kennel, holding a plate of dumplings and asking rhubarb to come out to eat. Rhubarb whined a few times, came out to eat and retracted back into the kennel, and the man looked distressed.

When the fifth wave of people came to pay New Year's greetings, they saw a man with a straight face squatting by the kennel and stuffing a bulging money bag into the kennel, not knowing what it contained.

When the tenth wave of people came to pay New Year's greetings, they saw a man with a straight face squatting by the kennel, and he was pressing the exit of the kennel with thick fur. When asked why, he only nodded and didn't speak.

When the twentieth wave of people came to pay New Year's greetings, they saw the man with a straight face standing at the door of the study, looking at the kennel in a daze.

When the thirtieth wave of people came to pay New Year's greetings, they saw Chen Xiaonuan, the lord of Wenchang, open the fur covering the exit of the kennel and call out her precious big yellow dog, and the man with a straight face immediately took the rhubarb into the study.

When the fortieth wave of people came to pay New Year's greetings, they didn't see a man with a straight face, nor did they see rhubarb.

There were so many waves of people coming, and the dried fruits, snacks, sugar, etc. on the table of the Eight Immortals in the first village hall were all full. Qin, who was dressed in new clothes and wearing a full set of silver heads, smiled and asked everyone to catch them casually, and the children who came gave New Year's money and sugar cubes, and Xiao Nuan and Xiaocao also smiled kindly.

After the fiftieth wave left, Xiao Nuan dragged her tired legs back to the house, rubbing her cheeks that were stiff with a smile. Xiaocao quietly asked her mother, "Who are these people who came just now, why doesn't Xiaocao recognize any of them?" ”

Qin said with a smile, "This is your third grandmother Qin's maiden nephews, who have never been to our house in previous years. ”

Qin San's grandmother's maiden nephew? Xiao Nuan was a little dizzy, "Mother, who came from the first two calls said that it was Grandma Qin San?" ”

"That's ......" Qin opened her mouth, there were too many people coming today, she couldn't remember it, turned her head and asked the drizzle with a good memory, "Drizzle?" ”

Drizzle immediately replied, "It's Grandma Qin San's, the clansmen of the in-laws." ”

"Yes, yes! It's them! Your third grandmother Qin has a goddaughter from another village, and she has been married for many years, and her mother can't remember what she looks like. Qin slapped his forehead.

At this time, there was another sound of talking at the door, and Huang Zihou led a wave of men, women and children in new clothes to come in. Qin's mother and daughter stood up with a smile on their faces, exchanged auspicious words for the New Year, sat down to eat candy, and then praised the child, sent the New Year's money, and sent off guests.

After sending this wave away, Xiao Nuan was reluctant to let her sister work hard, "Is Xiaocao tired?" Go to the kang to rest for a while or go to play with rhubarb, it's enough for me and my mother here. ”

Qin also nodded, but Xiaocao emphasized, "Sister, Xiaocao is eight years old!" ”

Qin and Xiao Nuan both laughed, and Qin said, "Your sister doesn't have to do anything when she is eight years old, go ahead, see if Rhubarb is still uncomfortable?" ”

The little grass that was worried about the rhubarb ran upside down. After seeing a few more waves of people, Xiao Nuan helped her mother to sit down, and Qin rubbed her sore legs and sighed, "I'm really old, I haven't done anything to be tired like this." ”

"This ushering is tiring, my daughter's legs are sore, and her throat is dry, we can't do this. Green Butterfly, you go and talk to Zihou, and the person who comes again asks him to ask who it is first, except for those who are close, they don't need to be brought to the main room, leaving them to eat tea in the wing room, and he will bring someone to greet him. Xiao Nuan commanded, she didn't expect so many people to come today, and this negligence made her mother tired.

After the green butterfly walked quickly, Qin hesitated and said, "It's not good for the New Year, it's not good, and it's ...... for another year."

"But every year there has to be this time, they come with a heart, let's welcome them in to eat candy and drink tea is also a heart, each other's hearts will be done, for this tired, it's not worth it." Xiao Nuan is very resolute, their days are getting better and better, and the more people will come, there is no need to be tired about it.

The Qin family has always listened to her daughter, and when she insisted, she nodded, "Get up early today, you go to sleep again, there are fewer people at this time, and my mother can just stare at it alone." ”

Xiao Nuan shook her head, "We'll have lunch later, let's sleep together." What time is it? ”

Chunhua glanced at the drip on Bogu's shelf and replied, "Gangchenzheng." ”

Xiao Nuan's jaw almost didn't fall, "Cai Chenzheng?" Waking up early is different, and it feels like there are several hours a day. ”

Everyone was laughing, and there was the sound of horses' hooves and talking in front of the door, and the doorman came in to report, "The young master of the Zhao family in Jixian County and the Qin Dong family are here." ”

Xiao Nuan immediately stood up and saw Zhao Shuyan and Qin San coming in, with a real smile on her face. Zhao Shuyan finally saw a pink Xiao Nuan, and his eyes were full of soft smiles, after running for a few months, he felt that he was really back when he saw her, tired and wanted to rest.

After entering the house, Zhao Shuyan and Qin San first greeted the Qin family for the New Year, and then sat down as guests. Xiao Nuan immediately asked, "When did the eldest brother come back?" ”

Seeing that she was still as cordial as usual, Zhao Shuyan also smiled a little less, and his eyes deepened, "When I entered the house yesterday evening, it was not easy to walk on the road, and it was delayed." ”

Yu Linwei dug up the medicine box, Zhao Shuduo's case was retried, and Zhao Lingde was taken back to Beijing for interrogation. After being demoted to the rank of seventh-rank official due to lax governance, Zhao Lingde was depressed in his heart, and he was infected with wind and cold and died on the way to his post. This is the news that Xiao Nuan got when he went to Zhao's house to ask Mrs. Zhao for peace the day before yesterday, Zhao Shuyan, who was inspecting the shop outside, rushed to the funeral halfway, to deal with the affairs over there, and then help Zhao Lingde's body to return to his hometown.

In other words, Zhao Lingde's body also returned on the night of Chinese New Year's Eve. However, this New Year's Day, everyone didn't want to mention this frustrating thing, so they said other gossip, and at this time, the two sons of Lu Qiyuan, the new magistrate, also came to pay New Year's greetings.

Xiao Nuan sighed with a sigh, a large wave of villagers walking through the streets and alleys to pay New Year's greetings has passed, and the people in the city are about to start traveling to pay New Year's greetings.