[Comprehensive] Be with Ancient Celebrities

Three Kingdoms, it was the era when the green area was large and scary, and it was the era when Baiyue could find elephants. What's even more amazing is that this was the era when the winter snow in the south of the Yangtze River was not small. I don't know if it was this time that animals The cold resistance is too strong, and the climate of the small ice river is early. Anyway, Ayu thinks that if he studies this carefully, his little knowledge of astronomy and geography can definitely make him brain dead, so he has always been very happy with the situation.

But this Lantern Festival...

"Make some ice lanterns."

"Ice lamp? What are you doing for this?"

Everyone in the room was confused, and blocked what Ayu wanted to say with their expressions. How could he have forgotten it? Although there are many people celebrating the Lantern Festival at this time, it has not yet formed a unified national custom. In this era, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month is more of a religious festival.

For example, Buddhists, on this day, organize monks to hold lamps and watch the relics, and have respected the Buddha; The day is Zhongyuan Festival (earth), and October [-]th is Xiayuan Festival (people).Among the three officials of heaven, earth, and people, the heavenly official is happy, so the lantern is lit on the Shangyuan Festival; as for the imperial court?In the past, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sacrificed to Taiyi in the palace, but now it is not the Three Kingdoms. Besides, no matter whether it is Buddhism or Taoism, no matter what the palace is like, what does it have to do with ordinary people and the people at the bottom?

Besides, the lamp... this thing has a level limit, okay? Think about the Changxin Palace Lantern... In this era, if you want to celebrate the whole country and watch the lamp together, then you really think too much.

Ayu thought too much, but he is not the head of the family, his family is not a noble family, even if he thinks more, there is nothing wrong, so he just hesitated for a moment, then smiled, and said inexplicably:

"It's deserted on this mountain, and I always feel a bit uncomfortable. For a while... Ping An, you take a few boys with me and learn how to make some ice lanterns. Put more at this door or something, even if it's just to watch the fun That's fine too."

It seemed that Ayu didn't say anything, and it seemed that he had said everything. Anyway, Uncle Fu Shou had already started to think about it.Thinking back to this time in the past, especially when Ayu’s father was around, the excitement at home, and now, thinking about hiding in the mountains and living in such a simple house... My heart is sour, I can’t help but echo:

"That's right. It's deserted. It doesn't look like it's still in the first month. Those who didn't know it thought we were using Cao Wei's Jingchu calendar."

It's okay if Uncle Fushou didn't say anything, but when he said this, Ayu's brows couldn't help but began to wrinkle.It's easy to talk about anything in ancient times, but it's quite difficult to talk about the calendar that changes with the Great King Banner at the head of the city.Just like at this moment, Cao Wei is using the Jingchu calendar, and the Chinese New Year will be on the first day of December in the Xia calendar (lunar calendar).As for Soochow, they use the Taichu calendar, which is the Xia calendar (lunar calendar), with Jianyin as the beginning of the year, cough cough cough, which is the same as the modern Spring Festival on the first day of January.

Everyone knows that among the three countries, especially Soochow and Cao Wei, many borders are along the river.Then the problem comes, the north is happily preparing for the New Year, but the south is deserted.Waiting for the whole year over there to be over, and to get busy again, the south side has started to decorate and make new clothes.This scene, I didn’t know how funny it was if I didn’t see it with my own eyes. Anyway, in the absence of war, after a year, soldiers on both sides would be able to do something, and I felt like I had a double share.

Well, these are all gossips. On the other hand, here at Ayu, with the support of Uncle Fushou and a good helper like Ping An, Ayu's speed is very fast, but it took about an hour. The yard was originally swept out. The snowdrift that was about to fall down the steep slope to the southwest turned into a dozen or so strangely shaped large ice cubes that emptied their stomachs for nothing.

Why is it a big ice cube?Because it was only at this moment that Ayu realized a big problem. In this era, candles, dear, are tributes... In the Song Dynasty, they could all become an item of trade between the Song and Xixia countries. What grade do you think this is?Just that so-called tallow candle!See, butter!Do you know how powerful it is?Cows are used for farming, they are used for making weapons and leather armor, and now they are also used for making candles!No wonder those who cherish have to register for an account.This is also enough to explain the preciousness of this candle.

As for ordinary lighting?Come, come, learn about oil lamps!

"Lang Jun, how do I put this oil? It would be great if it was frozen. This ice lamp...why isn't it made into a lamp?"

Hey, safe, you just don't have the eyesight of your father, you don't see Ayu's expression is a bit wrong, and you are still rushing to find shame, what kind of emotional intelligence is this?Fortunately, Ayu has never been interested in venting anger. On the contrary, he has a flexible mind. After thinking about the mistake he made, he was suddenly happy that he had found a new way of making money.

Since he traveled all the time, to put it bluntly, it is almost as long as it is within reach, no matter how high or low, he has done all the money-making businesses, but it may be due to traveling through dynasties or status.He has been working for hundreds of years, but he has never really paid attention to this candle.It's not that it's useless to worry about it, or it's not rare anymore.

So, his skill in making candles, really, wasted so much time in vain.Well now, as far as he knows, candles became popular after the Southern Tang Dynasty, because before the Industrial Revolution, the most popular candles in later generations were made by wax worms in Southwest China, and the other was in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. It is made of cypress oil instead of animal fat, and it is said that it was ordered by Li Min, Lie Zu of the Southern Tang Dynasty.

Cough cough cough, whoever ordered it has nothing to do with Ayu, what has to do is that this is the Jiangsu and Zhejiang region, and they happen to live on the mountain, and more importantly, Ayu is a person who memorized the "Yongle Dadian"... This Is it difficult to make candles or something?

With such a happy event, even if Ping An has a low EQ, it will not affect Ayu in the slightest. On the contrary, he is still cheerful, waved his hand very generously, and said to Ping An:

"If you freeze it, you can freeze it, and you can still use it as a candle. It's great. The wealthy and nobles may not have such an opportunity. Light it up, by the way, along the stone wall, use snow to make a half-person-high base at intervals." Come on, put an ice lantern on it... By the way, I'm adding a cover on the top for ventilation, so it's easier to go out at night."

Yes, it must be easy, it can catch up with the street lights, it can't be good, but the oil it spends is quite good, look, the corners of Uncle Fu Shou's mouth have started to twitch, it's distressing.

"Lang Jun..."

"Just today, how about I welcome the Heavenly Official too?"

Even feudal superstitions have come out, what do you ask Uncle Fu Shou to say?Is it bad?Although the Yellow Turban Uprising was too big and suppressed a little bit more, the Taoists and the like had already sown the seeds of faith.Even if you are not a believer, you may not dare to attack at will.It's just a bit of oil, and it's still from Ayu's own family, so Uncle Fu Shou naturally only nodded.

"Okay, just one night, but sir, this ice...is too cold after all, you can't be playful, delay your body, what if you are sick. We can count on you when we are sick, if you are sick ... who else can you count on around here?"

Well, this is indeed a good reason. Ayu, who was a little excited just now, lost all interest in what Uncle Fu Shou said.Is this the reason why I am so important?Why did he only feel sad when he heard it?In several generations, medical personnel have never been found to be so scarce and important.

"Understood, I'll be careful myself. I'll be fine if I don't do it. Ping An, you go, and don't forget to drink a bowl of ginger soup after finishing it in a while."

So persistent, what else can Uncle Fu Shou say?Could it be that he was reluctant to part with his son?Besides, he himself was a little curious about the ice lantern that his lord said, so he simply confirmed that Ayu would not do it, followed him and started it together.

As for the effect?Just look at the grinning faces of Uncle Fu Shou and Uncle Quan.Qin Run and Nen Niang led the two children of Shan Gen's family to cheer now. This New Year's Eve, except for firecrackers, there is no fun in the past. It is easy to have such a strange ice lantern. They I almost jumped up for joy.Qin Run asked Ayu with eyes full of stars:

"Brother, how long can this ice lantern last? Can it be on all the time? If it is there every night, you can see the light when you open your eyes. It's as bright as the big torches in Zhuangzi at night."

"With a light, you won't be afraid at night."

Even Nun Niang nodded, her soft words were full of reassurance, expressing the most direct feelings.It's just that when Ayu heard this, her heart suddenly tugged.

They are all still children. Why are children afraid of the night?Because they have no sense of security. Even with a big brother like him, the sense of security they give is not as good as their parents. After all, this is not home. No matter how sensible they are, no matter how silent they are, they still feel uneasy .

"Don't worry, our house is oily. No matter how bad it is, there is still so much rabbit oil. Starting tomorrow, my brother will teach you how to make candles, and we will light them every day from now on."

No matter, even if it is a waste of animal fat, don't wait for spring to find some cypress oil.Hurry up and make candles, it is more important for children to feel more secure.

"Lang Jun...Lang Jun can make candles?"

The momentary emotional Ayu's words were heard in Uncle Fushou's ears, and it was astonishing.The eyes are almost popping out, right?My lord... When did my lord understand everything?Inexplicably, Uncle Fu Shou thought of what Lang Jun said today to guide the heavenly official.My heart suddenly trembled:

Since arriving in this mountain, my husband seems to have changed into a different person. He is no longer the modest gentleman holding a book in the past. He suddenly learned a lot of things that he would never think of on weekdays. Could it be that this is really a blessing from the heavenly official? up?If that's the case... No, I won't sleep tonight, so why not burn incense to the Heavenly Official.Heavenly officials bless, let my husband continue to be so capable, and the old Qin family is expected to prosper.

Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang!Congratulations to Ayu, brainwashing a new generation of believers in the Heavenly Officials!

The author has something to say: What needs to be explained about the calendar is:

In ancient times, the concept of "Spring Festival" did not exist. After the Revolution of [-], the military government of Hubei Province changed the traditional Chinese New Year to Spring Festival in order to promote the Gregorian calendar. Therefore, the history of the word "Spring Festival" is only more than a hundred years old. The ancients called the Spring Festival. "New Year's Day", and the history of New Year's Day is inseparable from ancient farming culture.Although the annual festival has a long history, the date of the annual festival is also very different in different dynasties, and this is mainly due to the different calendars used by each dynasty.The earliest calendar used in our country is the "Xia Calendar" of the Xia Dynasty, which is now the "lunar calendar" in the general sense. Every January is the beginning of the new year, which is not much different from the modern lunar calendar.

In the Tang Dynasty, the kings of Yin and Shang rebuilt the ugliness into the positive, and stipulated that the twelfth lunar month is the first month, that is, the first day of the twelfth lunar month is New Year's Day. In this way, the time for merchants to celebrate the New Year is a whole month earlier than that of the Xia people; the establishment of the Zhou Dynasty Later, the calendar was changed, and Jianzi was set as the beginning of the year, that is, the first month of the lunar calendar is the first month, and the first day of November is New Year's Day. Although Zhou Tianzi stipulated this, some vassal states still use the Yin and Shang calendars, which leads to differences. The local New Year's date may differ by one month.After Qin Shihuang unified the six countries, he thought that the practice of adopting different calendars by various countries was really chaotic, so he issued an edict to unify the whole country and take Jianhai as the official date, that is, the first day of October in the lunar calendar is New Year's Day. coincide.

The Qin Dynasty II died, and the Han Dynasty continued to use the Qin calendar, which stipulated that October [-]st was the year. However, in the early Han Dynasty, some reforms were made to the calendar, requiring the people not to regard October as the correct date, but to directly call October as the year.However, this did not last long. When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty changed Yuan Taichu, Taishi ordered Sima Qian to formulate a more rigorous "Taichu Calendar" to correct the farming season.The Taichu calendar reuses the Lunar calendar and uses Jianyin as the beginning of the year, which is in line with the time of the modern Spring Festival.The Taichu calendar continued to be used until the end of the Western Han Dynasty, and was not abolished until Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty. Wang Mang switched to the Yin calendar in order to consolidate his rule and advocated "returning to the past", and took December as the first month. According to the calendar in the early days, January is still the positive date.After Gengshi Emperor Liu Xuan ascended the throne, he changed the official calendar back and continued to follow the Xia calendar.

During the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Wei changed the official calendar to the Jingchu calendar again, and the twelfth month of the summer calendar became the first month again. After the Western Jin Dynasty unified the world, the Jingchu calendar was implemented throughout the country.As time goes by, the people get used to December as the year, and feel that it is not a big deal to celebrate the New Year one month earlier.However, in the Liu Song period of the Southern Dynasties, Liu Yilong, Emperor Wen of the Song Dynasty, wanted to leave his name in history. The cheapest way was to change the calendar, so he promulgated the "Yuanjia Calendar" in the 22nd year of Yuanjia (AD 445), stipulating that the Xia The month is positive.Because the north and the south were separated at that time, the calendars used on both sides of the Yangtze River were inconsistent. The Northern Dynasties adopted the Jingchu calendar, while the Southern Dynasties used the Yuanjia calendar. Year.

During the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the rulers switched to the Jiazi Yuan calendar, with January as the year.After the Sui Dynasty unified the north and the south, the date of the people's New Year was unified again.So far, the tradition of taking the first day of the first month of the lunar calendar as the annual festival has basically been established.Of course, there was a small episode in the middle. When Wu Zhao usurped Tang and established the Zhou Dynasty, he implemented the weekly calendar again, and did not change the calendar back to the summer calendar until after he abdicated.Since then, the date of the Chinese New Year has not changed, and it is still the same today.