On the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15, the Shangguan Mansion was lit up and down, and it was a jubilant scene. For the latest free chapters of this book, please visit wèn. Yesterday, Mrs. Shangguan personally prepared some osmanthus cakes, ready to be tasted for everyone tonight when she admires the moon.

Because of the heart full of worries, Ouyang Xinyu was not happy in the face of such an atmosphere. Yesterday, when Mrs. Shangguan personally made zuò pastries, she specially instructed the maid Xiaoyue to call the young lady to help, although her people went, they looked absent-minded. Fortunately, Mrs. Shangguan only focused on making pastries and didn't notice her strangeness. Otherwise, there will be extraneous branches.

"Xiaocui, do you know how the Mid-Autumn Festival came about? Why do people celebrate this festival? Ouyang Xinyu put her hands on her cheeks and asked Xiao Cui casually.

"When I was a child, I heard my grandfather tell me a legend about the Mid-Autumn Festival, called 'Chang'e Running to the Moon', and this festival evolved from the story of Tongguò."

"Chang'e to the moon, what kind of legend is this? Can you tell me about it? ”

"This story is relatively long, I'll sit down and tell you slowly!"

"Okay, okay, then sit down!"

According to legend, in ancient times, there were ten days in the sky at the same time, the crops withered to death, the people were not able to make a living, a hero named Hou Yi, the power is infinite, he sympathized with the suffering people, climbed to the top of Kunlun Mountain, carried enough divine power, pulled the divine bow, shot down more than nine suns in one go, and strictly ordered the last sun to rise and fall on time, for the benefit of the people.

Hou Yi was respected and loved by the people because of this, and Hou Yi married a beautiful and kind wife named Chang'e. In addition to hunting, Hou Yi is with his wife all day long, and people envy this talented and beautiful loving couple.

Many people with lofty ideals came to learn from the teacher, and Pengmeng, who was not right-minded, also mixed in.

One day, Hou Yi went to Kunlun Mountain to visit friends and seek Taoism, and happened to meet the Queen Mother who passed by, so he asked the Queen Mother for a package of immortal medicine. It is said that if you take this medicine, you can immediately ascend to heaven and become an immortal. However, Hou Yi was reluctant to leave his wife, so he had to temporarily hand over the immortal medicine to Chang'e for collection. Chang'e hid the medicine in the treasure box on the dresser, but was unexpectedly seen by the villain Pengmeng, who wanted to steal the immortal medicine and become an immortal himself.

Three days later, Hou Yi led his disciples out hunting, and Pengmeng, who had a ghost in his heart, pretended to be sick and stayed. Soon after Hou Yi led everyone away, Peng Meng broke into the backyard of the inner house with a sword in his hand and coerced Chang'e to hand over the immortal medicine. Chang'e knew that she was not Pengmeng's opponent, and when she was in danger, she immediately made a decision, turned around and opened the treasure box, took out the immortal medicine and swallowed it in one gulp. Chang'e swallowed the medicine, and her body immediately floated off the ground, rushed out of the window, and flew into the sky. Because Chang'e was concerned about her husband, she flew down to the nearest moon in the world and became an immortal.

In the evening, Hou Yi returned home, and the maids cried about what happened during the day. Hou Yi was both frightened and angry, drew his sword to kill the villain, Peng Meng fled early, Hou Yi was so angry that he beat his chest, grief-stricken, looking up at the night sky and calling his beloved wife's name, then he was surprised to find that today's moon is exceptionally bright and bright, and there is a swaying figure that resembles Chang'e. He desperately chased after the moon, but he chased three steps, the moon took three steps back, he took three steps back, and the moon took three steps forward, and no matter what, he couldn't catch up.

Hou Yi was helpless, and missed his wife, so he had to send someone to Chang'e's favorite back garden, put incense on the table, put her favorite honey and fresh fruits, and sacrificed to her Chang'e in the Moon Palace. After hearing the news of Chang'e running to the moon and becoming an immortal, the people set up incense tables under the moon one after another, praying for auspiciousness and peace to the kind Chang'e. Since then, the custom of worshipping the moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival has spread among the people. ”

"It turns out that in your ancient times, there was such a poignant and moving story about the Mid-Autumn Festival! They are so affectionate, why don't the two of them take the immortal medicine at the same time? ”

"Xiao Cui didn't think about this question, it should be the immortal medicine given by the Queen Mother, just enough for one person!"

"Xiao Cui, do you think there is really an immortal elixir in this world? If there were, how nice it would be! ”

"Miss, this is just a legend, where in this world is there any immortal medicine? If there is, everyone wants to get it, then they have to fight for a head and blood! ”

"That's right, there are all kinds of modern legends about the Mid-Autumn Festival, but there are only two I know."

"Then your modern legend about the Mid-Autumn Festival is the same as our ancient one?"

"It shouldn't be the same, the one you said should be the earliest!"

"What is your modern legend about the Mid-Autumn Festival? Can you tell Xiaocui about it? ”

"Okay, I'll tell you the legend of 'Wu Gang Winning Laurel' first!

Legend has it that the laurel tree in front of the Guanghan Palace on the moon grows luxuriantly, more than 500 zhang high, and there is a person below who often cuts it down, but every time it is cut down, the place that was cut down immediately closes again. For thousands of years, this laurel tree can never be cut down. It is said that the name of this tree cutter is Wu Gang, a native of Xihe in the Han Dynasty, who once followed the immortals to the path and went to the heavenly realm, but he made a mistake, and the immortals demoted him to the Moon Palace, and did this kind of futile drudgery every day as a punishment. ”

"Ah, no, this legend that you have circulated in modern times is a little too cruel, I still think 'Chang'e to the moon' is better!"

"If you say that, the one below is more puzzling than the one above, do you want to listen to it?"

"Forget it, I'd better not listen to it, it's better to keep something beautiful in my memory! I'm really a little unacceptable to you guys in modern times! ”

"Actually, the following legend about the Mid-Autumn Festival is related to the uprising, which is what you said in ancient times."

"You have such a story about the Mid-Autumn Festival in modern times, what kind of story is that? I want to hear about it! ”

"I knew you couldn't help your curiosity. Well, I'll tell you about it!

There is also a legend about the Mid-Autumn Festival, which is said to have started in the Yuan Dynasty. At that time, the vast number of people in the Central Plains could not bear the cruel rule of the ruling class of the Yuan Dynasty and revolted against the Yuan Dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang united various resistance forces to prepare for an uprising. However, the officers and soldiers of the court searched very closely, and it was very difficult to transmit information. The military advisor Liu Bowen came up with a plan and ordered his subordinates to hide the note containing the 'August 15 Night Uprising' into a cake, and then sent people to send it to the rebel armies in various places to inform them of the uprising on the night of August 15. On the day of the uprising, the rebels from all walks of life responded together, and the rebel army was like a spark.

Soon, Xu Da captured the capital of Yuan, and the uprising was successful. When the news came, Zhu Yuanzhang was so happy that he hurriedly passed down the message, in the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival, let all the soldiers and the people have fun, and the 'moon cakes' that secretly transmitted the message when the army was raised that year were rewarded as festival cakes. Since then, the 'moon cake' has become more and more refined, with more varieties, and the big ones are like discs, which have become a good gift. Later, the custom of eating moon cakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival spread among the people. ”

"Is this legend true?"

"This legend has been handed down through history and should be true. I don't know very well, but I just listened to the adults during the Mid-Autumn Festival. ”

"Miss, you must not spread this legend. Otherwise, if it is known, it will be beheaded! ”