Planar Garbageman

Chapter 88 Laba Festival

Early in the morning, when Wang Dong got up, he found that it was already foggy.

Clouds and mist drift gently like velvet, and a cloud of milk-like mist sweeps over the green grass.A mist rose over the Don.Moving, spread out along the slope of the white limestone peak.Like a gray headless green snake, it got into the cliff, and the vast fog enveloped the earth.

It seems that there is an extremely fine and gentle rain, and the woods are covered with a layer of mist, as if they are floating. At the end of the field, the smoke is lingering, as if in a dream.

On the top of the mountain, there is a flowing, veil-like airflow, which is cloud, smoke, or fog. A thin layer of veil-like milky white airflow is gently rippling on the tops of the wheat. The fog permeates the earth, as if covering up the mystery of the changes in nature. It is true: no mountains do not fly clouds, no clouds do not circle mountains.

A cloud of gray fog on the top of the mountain, under the afterglow of the setting sun, radiates splendor like a brilliant crown. In the distance of the river, the fog is rippling with a faint blue. The fog is like a naughty elf, displaying Magic, waving that fantastic veil to confuse people.

The thick fog enveloped the village, as if traveling in the thick fog.Walking out the door, the thin misty moisture hits the face, and the soft fluff on the face seems to be unbearable, and she falls down with a smile.

The eyelashes are accompanied by soft drops of water, and the cool feeling moistens the bottom of my heart.But everyone hasn't gotten up yet, and they don't realize this beauty. A few people are walking in a hurry, walking in the fog.

Today is the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, or Laba for short. Wang Dong got up early to make a sweet Laba porridge, as a surprise for Li Na and the others.

Wang Dong had already prepared it yesterday. Mung beans, cowpeas, Jiangdou, rice, millet, walnuts, raisins, a dozen of them, put them in the pot, and started cooking.

"Ah, Dongzi, you got up so early!"The arrival of Li Na and Li Na made Wang Dong a little surprised, because it was only a little past six o'clock, and it was usually on time at eight o'clock.

"Today is Laba, so let's come earlier to see if there is anything we can help."Seeing Wang Dong's weird expression, Li Na said angrily.

"It's still helpful, but it's almost a waste of help. Tell me, when did the Laba Festival originate?" Wang Dong glanced at it and asked with a smile.

"Don't underestimate people, hum, I know it."Li Na rolled her eyes and continued: "The Laba Festival, commonly known as "Laba", is a traditional festival of our Han nationality. There is a folk custom of eating "Laba porridge" and soaking Laba garlic (in some places, "Laba rice")."

In Henan and other places, Laba porridge, also known as "everyone's meal", is a festival food custom to commemorate the national hero Yue Fei.Laba is an ancient sacrificial ceremony to celebrate the harvest and thank ancestors and gods (including door gods, household gods, house gods, kitchen gods, and well gods). "; because it is held in December, it is called the twelfth month, and the day of the La Festival is called the La Ri.La Ri in the pre-Qin period falls on the third Xu day after the winter solstice.

The Laba Festival is a festival used to worship ancestors and gods, and pray for a good harvest and auspiciousness. Later, Buddhism was introduced in the Eastern Han Dynasty. In order to expand its influence in the local area, the traditional culture of the Affiliated Association designated Laba Festival as the day when the Buddha became a Taoist.Am I right?Li Na held her head proudly, like a victorious general.

"Sister Nana, stop talking, let me tell you, I know too."

"Laba Festival", commonly known as "Laba", is the eighth day of the twelfth month of the lunar calendar. The ancients had a tradition of offering sacrifices to ancestors and gods and praying for a good harvest. Some areas have the custom of drinking Laba porridge and soaking Laba garlic. There are three: one is "the one who picks up wax", which implies the alternation of the old and the new (recorded in "Sui Shu Ritual Records"); From the side of "meat", meat is used for "winter sacrifice"; the third is "those who are cured, chase the epidemic and welcome the spring".

In traditional festivals, there is a saying of "three yuan and five wax".Qing Dynasty Pan Rongbi's "Ji Sheng Laba at the Age of Emperor Beijing" has: "On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, it is the prince's house, and every family cooks fruit porridge. They all pick rice and beans on the pre-day, and use the fruit carvings to make figures. Three It is even more porridge, and it is sacrificed to the family hall, door stove, and Longmu, and the whole family gathers to eat, and it is given to relatives and neighbors as Laba porridge." In ancient times, during the Laba Festival, porridge would be cooked in the palace and distributed to civil and military officials, and temples around the world would give gifts to the common people. Giving porridge to express the wish of spreading the Dharma and benefiting life."

"How about it, let's be shocked, don't look at who we are, teacher, can you do it if you don't understand these?"Gao Yuanyuan showed off stinkingly, chatting endlessly.

Wang Dong realized that he had made a mistake and discussed these issues with the teacher, he deserved to be abused.

"Dongzi, I want to ask Hu Lili to come over for dinner. After all, today is a holiday. It's not good for her to eat alone in the dormitory."Li Na and Gao Yuanyuan gradually became familiar with Hu Lili, and they often brought them over for dinner. Wang Dong had no objection to this.

"Well, well, it should be, go and come back quickly."For this, Wang Dong agrees with both hands. During the festive season, he misses his relatives a lot, even if the distance is short and he can't go home, it's the same.

"Here it comes, everyone, drink it while it's hot, there's not enough in the pot, there's more."After Hu Lili arrived, all the staff arrived, and Wang Dong came out with Xiaoguo in his arms.

"Thank you, thank you."Hu Lili's eyes were red, and she felt very warm.

Seeing that the emerald vegetables were about to ripen, Wang Dong had some ideas.A catty of wheat is worth a catty of wheat, but when made into steamed buns, the profit is several times greater.

Although the price of Wang Dong's selling jadeite vegetables was not low before, but after all, it is the first link. If it can be made into delicacies and sold, it will be several times the profit. Therefore, Wang Dong plans to open a shop and take the route of high-quality dishes.

Naturally, this boutique restaurant takes the high-end route, not in the town, not in the county, at least in the urban area.

Besides, next to Yunhai City is the international metropolis Donglin City. As long as it is famous, it will not worry about lack of tourists.

"Uncle, you finally remembered me. If you don't come again, I will run away."For Wang Dong who came late, Zhao Min was full of anger.

At first, he thought that Wang Dong had his eyes on him and wanted to be his lover, so he was worried at first, but Zhao Min became anxious when he didn't show up for a week.

It's good now, half a month has passed, and it only appears once.

"Well, am I busy?"Wang Dong smiled awkwardly, he really forgot about this little girl these days, but he didn't dare to admit it.

"Let's go, I'll take you around the city."After so many days, Zhao Min also wanted to understand that Wang Dong didn't treat him so well because he liked him.

"What are you doing in the city?"Although Zhao Min wasn't angry anymore, he still put on an angry look and made up his mind that if this hateful guy didn't apologize, he wouldn't give him a good face.

"I want to open a restaurant, you can also give me a reference."Wang Dong was still thinking about combining Chinese and Western in the future to see if he could find a bigger place.

"Open a restaurant, how big is it, can you open it yourself?"Soon, Zhao Min forgot his oath just now, and asked excitedly, if he has been idle for so long, if the restaurant opens, he will be considered to have a job.

"Well, I plan to find a bigger place and see if there is any suitable one."Wang Dong drove around the city, but he couldn't find a suitable place, either because the store was too small or there was no parking space.

"Uncle, you are so stupid. You want to find a bigger place. There is no one in the urban area. You can go to the outer area. There must be more big places there."Zhao Min tilted his head and offered his opinion.

"Haha, really, I'm confused."Wang Dong felt that he was restricted by the tradition. In the past, if he wanted to open a restaurant, he had to find an urban area with a lot of traffic, but now his own is different from an ordinary restaurant after all.

"The little girl is still smart, let's go."After turning around a few more times, Wang Dong finally settled on a place, in the outer ring, not too far from the urban area, a small two-story building, not too big or small, with a large area in front of the door, and enough parking spaces, indeed It fits me very well, and there is a sign on it, for sale.

(End of this chapter)