The Science of Rebirth Cultivated Herbs

The sky is getting brighter, and the chirping of birds can already be heard.Dong Zhuo opened one eye, shook his head, and rolled on the bed several times, until Qiu Gong woke up and was kicked out of bed, Dong Zhu rubbed his eyes and got up.

Dong Zhu's work and rest are very regular, but it is different from Qiu Gong's pattern of going to bed early, going to bed late, and getting up early. He always goes to bed late and wakes up late, but if he needs to get up early, he can also get up from the bed in good spirits—— But this is less the case.And today, it was the day when he was trading with He Jiatang, so he had to get up early to go down the mountain to deliver the goods.

After washing and washing, Qiu Gong also got up to meditate.Dong Zhu stretched his waist and patted him on the shoulder, then ran back to the house to organize the herbs.Because the cooperative relationship has been established, Dongzhu no longer uses exquisite small gift boxes to pack herbal medicines, but uses strong and practical bamboo baskets instead.There are not many herbs traded, so Dong Zhu carefully tied up the herbs and placed them in a small wooden box, then put them in a bamboo basket, neatly arranged into a rectangular parallelepiped, and then satisfactorily carried his small cloth bag on his back, hugged Holding his small bamboo basket, he was about to go down the mountain to trade his first batch of goods.

"I'll see you off?" Qiu Gong looked at Fan Dongzhu, and saw that he was holding a small bamboo basket in his hand, dancing a few times energetically, as if he was doing preparatory exercises before going down the mountain.

"No, it's not heavy." Dong Zhu did a few tap dance moves, and in a good mood, he blew a kiss to Qiu Gong, "I'm leaving, take a good look at the house~"

Qiu Gong: "..."

After sending the herbs to He's house, and being dragged by Uncle He to help him make a bowl of ginseng tea, Dong Zhu was able to escape.He wove this herbal bamboo basket, the weaving method is quite skillful, not only the bottom is very strong, but also very flexible, so after Dong Zhu took out all the herbs, he was able to fold the bamboo basket several times into a flat shape The flat shape is easy to hold in the hand.

After leaving the He family hall, according to the plan, he should have returned immediately.But Dongzhu hesitated... because today's Shuangqiao Town is very abnormal!Very abnormal!Shuangqiao Town is always bustling, but today, standing on the steps of the gate of Hejiatang and looking down, the whole street is crowded with people, and the number of stalls is more than double than usual. This posture is more prosperous than usual in Shuangqiao Town How many do not know!

"What's the festival today?" Dong Zhu touched his chin and saw red lanterns hung on many stores, which was very festive. Many passers-by carried cloth bags and stopped for a long time in front of the stalls to bargain. The usually deserted small stalls, at this time They are all overcrowded.

"Hey, guest officer, please take a look, this is a couplet specially inscribed by the number one talented scholar in the south of the Yangtze River! Absolutely festive, this is the only one!"

Dong Zhu calmly stabilized the figure that was almost turned into a spiral, and looked at the crowded booths in the distance.couplet?What day is it today, even such festive things as couplets are sold?

"Ouch, don't squeeze, don't squeeze—"

Dong Zhu hurriedly supported the old man who was shaken by the knock, "Are you okay? What do you want to buy, I will buy it for you."

The old lady smiled and pointed at the booth, "Thank you young man, it would be nice if you could help me buy a string of firecrackers."

Dong Zhu nodded, squeezed and squeezed vigorously, and finally stretched out a hand from the crowd and bought a bunch of firecrackers.But because there were too many people, it was difficult for the stall owner to change his hands, so Dong Zhu had no choice but to throw away a few copper coins and get two strings.

"Here, old man." Dong Zhu handed over two strings of firecrackers, and the old man shook his head, "Just give me one string, and take the other string home, ah."

"Take it home?" Dong Zhu touched the firecrackers, "What day is it today? Why is it so lively?"

The old man opened his eyes wide, "Young man, you are so confused, you are fifteen today!"

"Ten, fifteen?" Dong Zhu shook his head left and right, "You mean, Lantern Festival?"

After getting the old man's reply, Dong Zhu was flustered in the wind for a long time.I didn't go down the mountain for many days, and I didn't know that the New Year was over and the Lantern Festival had begun. No wonder it was so lively today, it turned out to be the fifteenth day.Dong Zhu looked down at the firecrackers in his hands. If he hadn't gone down the mountain today, he would have completely forgotten about the New Year.

"Hey, the previous life was really miserable." Dong Zhu shook the small bamboo basket, and finally shook the flat bamboo basket into a shape, hung it on his arm, and ran happily to the stall, "After rebirth The first Lantern Festival, you have to have a good time!"

After purchasing some firecrackers and couplets, as well as some cooked food, Dong Zhu walked hard with a big bamboo basket in his arms.Although there were many banknotes in the small cloth bag, Dong Zhu's appearance did not attract too many people's attention.After finally walking down the mountain with the bamboo basket in his arms, Dong Zhu pouted and put the bamboo basket at the foot of the mountain, sighing and thinking about how to carry such a heavy thing up the mountain.

"What are you doing sitting here?"

Dong Zhu suddenly raised his head, and it really was Qiu Gong.Qiu Gong's appearance is always so timely, saving him from dire straits. "How did you come?"

Qiu Gong reached out and knocked on the bamboo basket, "Did you buy... chicken?"

"Ah yes." Dong Zhu nodded, "What does this have to do with you coming? Are you... are you riding it?"

"I smell the breath..."

"You actually smelled the smell of chicken!!!"

Qiu Gong picked up the bamboo basket calmly, "I can feel your breath, and I can also smell the smell of your...bought things. I guess you must have a lot of things with you."

"Oh, so." Dong Zhu nodded thoughtfully, "Do you know what day it is?"

Qiu Gong shook his head, picked up the bamboo basket and walked forward, not interested in his question at all. After all, it is not impossible for Dongzhu to buy a lot of food on a whim.

"Lantern Festival!" Dong Zhu followed Qiu Gong enthusiastically, "Lantern Festival! Tonight we don't have time to go to Shuangqiao Town to guess lantern riddles and watch acrobatics, so I bought more festive things. How about this year's Lantern Festival The two of us together?"

Qiu Gong was slightly moved by what he said, the Lantern Festival for the two of them...seems very interesting.

On the mountain, Dongzhu pasted the couplets in front of the wooden house.Red couplets and lanterns are hung on the small wooden house, making it more warm and festive.Dong Zhu looked at Qiu Gong and saw that he was very interested in playing with a small lantern. He couldn't help sighing, Qiu Gong was also the kind of rich man before he lost his memory. He was always surrounded by people, even this kind of people I have never been in contact with the festivals I often celebrate...

"Are there any special customs for Lantern Festival?" Qiu Gong looked at the ingredients in the bamboo basket.

"Yes, Yuanxiao." Dong Zhu nodded and said, "I'll make that eight-treasure Yuanxiao later, how about it, are you used to sweets?"

"random."

The most characteristic diet of the Lantern Festival is the Lantern Festival.Liu Ruoyu's "Zuo Zhong Zhi" records the practice of Yuanxiao: "The method of making it is to use glutinous rice noodles, stuffing with walnut kernels, white sugar, and roses, sprinkle water and roll them into pieces, which are as big as walnuts, which are called glutinous rice balls in Jiangnan." So Dong Zhu prepared glutinous rice fine noodles, and then cut some rose petals from the flowers he cultivated, put them in the fine noodles, and kneaded them into a round dumpling.Qiu Gong was also very interested in this, so Dong Zhu dragged him to the side, and the two held small balls together in hands covered with glutinous rice flour.

"Qiu Gong, watch the handjob!" Dong Zhu yelled and rubbed Qiu Gong's handsome face with his hands.

"There is no handjob here, only a hen." Qiu Gong wiped the glutinous rice flour off his face with his sleeve, not caring about the whiteness of his face, and just pointed to the hen that Dong Zhu bought to celebrate the Lantern Festival. Chicken, the moment Dong Zhu looked over, his two hands "slapped" Dong Zhu's face.

"So cunning..." Dong Zhu wiped his face, and pounced on Qiu Gong again.

"Eight Treasure Yuanxiao" is a dessert specially made in the palace, and the method is very simple.Put sugar, red dates, white fungus and other ingredients into the water with glutinous rice balls and boil.Because the cooking time only takes a few minutes, Dong Zhu and Qiu Gong prepared other food first, and only started to cook the Lantern Festival at the end.

"It's started, it's started!" Dong Zhu threw the firecrackers forward, and with the sound of "cracking", he hugged Qiu Gong and cheered, "Happy Lantern Festival, happy Lantern Festival!"

Qiu Gong patted him on the shoulder helplessly and said, "Happy Lantern Festival."

After setting off the firecrackers, the two began to toast and drink together.Because of the Lantern Festival, the town in the distance is very lively. Although it is impossible to go to the town to see the lively scene, but because it is on the mountain, the fireworks in the distance can be seen very clearly.Dongzhu ran a few steps forward, and he could see the scenery of the town from the mountain.

The lights of Wanjia are very beautiful in a wide field of vision. Even in the distance, one can imagine what kind of lively scene it will be in the street market.Looking down from the mountain, there are many colorful lights hanging from one end to the other. The colors are bright and gorgeous, all of which reflect the excitement of the Lantern Festival.Fireworks fly over the town, blooming colors in the air, fleeting but seem to stop at the most splendid moment.

Looking up at the sky, the moon on the fifteenth day is very bright.The Lantern Festival is the first full moon day after the Spring Festival, and it is always a time for reunion.In his previous life, Dongzhu lived so long that he didn't even celebrate festivals. After his rebirth, the first major festival he encountered was the Lantern Festival, and he celebrated this festival with Qiu Gong.Is this a reunion?

"I love the three-five-year scenery of the Lantern Festival, the moonlight is beautiful, and the lights are brilliant.

The moon is full of ice wheels, the lights burn the land and the sea, and people step on the spring sun. "

This is really talking about the liveliness and festivities of the Lantern Festival!

"Come and write your wish!" Dong Zhu ran back to the wooden house, took out a small note and handed it to Qiu Gong.

"Wish?" Qiu Gong looked down at the small note, "Didn't the River Lantern Festival have already been written?"

"It's not the same." Dong Zhu said with a smile, "The wish of the River Lantern Festival slowly flows away with the river and is brought to various places. This wish is used to release Kongming lanterns, and it will fly into the sky!"

Qiu Gong nodded after listening.

Dong Zhu took out two Kongming lanterns. These Kongming lanterns were woven from bamboo grates, and then pasted with paper to form a lampshade. The bottom was made of bamboo grates, which looked like Kongming's hat.Dongzhu put the kerosene-stained cloth ball under the Kongming lantern, put the small note filled with wishes into it, lit the cloth ball, and the Kongming lantern slowly rose.

Two Kongming lanterns leaned against each other and flew towards the sky, and there were many Kongming lanterns flying up in the town, but only these two Kongming lanterns rose from the highest and most beautiful mountain tops—the orange lights rose slowly, as if they were integrated with the moon .

"gorgeous."

Dong Zhu sighed.

"This is the first big holiday, and I hope we can all celebrate together in the future."

Qiu Gong looked at the gradually blurred Kongming Lantern and said with a smile, "It will definitely come true."