"Ah...ah...!"

Zhou Jin's scream was loud, but unfortunately, the people in Zhangjia Village were busy for a day today and almost all of them were tired. In other words, Li Chengqi clearly heard the screams, but unfortunately, Li Chengqi couldn't move.

Ang Lee was playing chess with Mr. Zhou at this time. Although he felt something in a daze, he soon fell asleep again.

Ang Lee is quite a big heart... but Li Chengqi never slept all night. Li Chengqi originally thought he would encounter something, but after a night passed, and after the next day, everything was normal. No one mentioned what happened last night.

It was obvious that Li Chengqi heard the whistling of arrows, but it seemed that no one in Zhangjia Village except him knew about it. Following Li Chengqi, Zhang Lin and others also asked him to carry him around Zhangjia Village. What's strange is that nothing seemed to be discovered.

Li Chengqi had to return to the village again.

At this time, Ang Lee was in the village and accepted the tea from the newcomers the next day. He also gave the newcomers a big red envelope, five jin of money per person. When did those newly married girls see so much money?

It was said that it was a red envelope, but it was in a basket. Ang Lee also clearly stated that the money would be the bride's own money in the future, so that his uncles would not make any decisions.

This made the bride and the little girls very happy.

After the marriage in Zhangjia Village ended, the New Year began soon.... The people of the Tang Dynasty celebrated the New Year. It was actually very interesting. First of all, they would buy masks in the city, which were the masks of big-headed dolls. Because the New Year of the Tang Dynasty included people's wishes to drive away ghosts and monsters, ensure safety and pray for good fortune. "Nuo (nuó)" is a ritual that concentrates on this function.

Usually there is a pair of men and women in front of them, wearing masks of old men and women, and their characters are called Nuo Weng and Nuo Mother. Behind them are there, there are thousands of children wearing children's masks, called guards and sons.

Zhangjia Village was so lively in the evening. Zhang Hu and others lit three bonfires, illuminating the entire Zhangjia Village. A group of people were dancing next to the bonfire with masks. Ang Lee held Qing'er's hand and Li Chengqi sat on the side, which was so happy.

When they are tired of dancing, they can sit down and rest. Zhang Lin and Zhang Sen and others can't be idle for a moment. Seeing that Ang Lee has rested and stopped dancing, they start to put bamboo into the bonfire.

Firecrackers with gunpowder did not appear during the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, when firecrackers were set off, children would throw bamboo poles into the fire. There was air in the middle of the bamboo poles, and when they were burned by the fire, they would make a "crackling" sound, which sounded similar to the sound of setting off firecrackers today.

Li Chengqi looked at Ang Lee beside him and laughed: "Can you drive away the New Year beast?"

I believe everyone knows the story of the Nian Beast, but this is the first time Li Chengqi has heard it. Ang Lee found that Li Chengqi likes to listen to stories very much, especially folk stories. Some small stories can deeply attract Li Chengqi.

Ang Lee nodded and smiled, "Yes... we will be safe when we drive away the New Year beast."

"Brother An...you know so much." Li Chengqi looked at Ang Lee with great admiration and said.

Ang Lee smiled and said, "I will only tell you, Brother Chengqi, because you are my brother... I will not tell anyone else." After that, Ang Lee laughed and followed Ang Lee to hold Li Chengqi's hand, which made Li Chengqi slightly moved.

However, Qing'er on the side whispered, "You don't tell others because everyone knows it, and Zhangjia Village just doesn't know it."

It was just that the complaining was very small, and Ang Lee didn't hear it.

"Young Master... I'll give you a glass..." Meng Ke walked over with a blushing face. He didn't know how much wine this guy had drunk. Anyway, Ang Lee knew that this guy could drink.

At this time, the wine that Meng Ke respected was a special drink for the New Year, called Tusu wine... Su is a Chinese medicine made of seven medicinal materials: rhubarb, atractylodes, platycodon, Sichuan pepper, cinnamon, aconite, and pineapple (bá    qiā).

In addition to Tusu wine, another special drink for the New Year is called Pepper and Cypress Wine, which is a wine soaked with pepper and cypress leaves. Drinking these two wines means that people can exorcise evil and detoxify and prolong their life.

Ang Lee drank Meng Ke’s wine and followed Meng Ke to tribute Li Chengqi, but Ang Lee blocked him and said, “My brother Chengqi is physically injured and he is not very good at drinking this wine. I will take over.”

"Okay...!" Meng Ke laughed and had another drink with Ang Lee.

At this time, Zhang Hu walked over and handed him to Ang Lee a Wuxinpan and said, "Young master can't drink it anymore. You have to drink it and ask the fourth and fifth brothers to drink."

"Oh..." Zhang Hu said, and Meng Ke immediately left in shame.

He followed Zhang Hu and shouted: "Come to the young master quickly and warm your stomach by the bowl of soup Zhonglao pills..."

The Wuxin Pan is actually five kinds of vegetables, garlic, small garlic, leek, brassica (tái), coriander (suī) (called coriander or coriander by northerners), in order to disperse the stagnation of the five internal organs and prevent the epidemic.

Tang Zhonglao Pills are dumplings, which are necessary to be eaten during the Chinese New Year in the Tang Dynasty.

When people in the Tang Dynasty tried dumplings, they also included vinegar and garlic. When they were eaten, they would also sprinkle coriander into the soup.

A bowl of dumplings sprinkled with coriander really reminded Ang Lee of his former home for a moment... There was a hint of sadness in his heart. Fortunately, there were too many people and many lively, Ang Lee's thoughts were more or less diluted.

When the hour arrives, people who stay at home will get up one after another, younger generations bow to elders, slaves kowtow to their masters, and everyone wants to say some auspicious words of greetings to New Year. But unlike today's "Congratulations on getting rich, bring the red envelopes." The Tang Dynasty's New Year greetings are of course similar to the literary blessings such as "Blessings extend the new day, celebrate the boundless birthday" or "Blessings celebrate the new year, and extend the longevity and prosperity".

Originally, the Tang Dynasty had not had the custom of paying money for the New Year, but there was no New Year's money, but Ang Lee brought up the custom of New Year's money this year.

Anyone who saluted Ang Lee would get a small red cloth bag with eighteen copper coins in it. Oh... the children who received the red cloth bag were so happy.

Seeing that their children were happy, the adults also smiled gratefully.

When will the current villagers of Zhangjia Village have such a fertile year? There is food, drink, play and fun? These are given by this young master. In ancient times, people believed in the truth.

Since Ang Lee is so kind to them and has a good life with Ang Lee, these people will follow Ang Lee wholeheartedly. At this moment, a meteor suddenly appeared in the sky, and Ang Lee shouted: "It's a meteor... Make a wish."

Everyone looked at Ang Lee stupidly, not knowing what the wish was, including Li Chengqi.

At this time, Ang Lee laughed. He knew that he was not in modern times now, so what he said just now was somewhat nonsensical, after looking at everyone's stupid eyes.

Ang Lee suddenly had a bright look in front of him, and he showed a happy expression and said, "By the way... I will teach you to use the stars in the sky to distinguish the direction."
Chapter completed!