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Reading guide: The Xuefeng Mountains in southwest Hunan were called "Meishan" in ancient times; Meishan has been "not in communication with China" (History of the Song Dynasty) since ancient times. Tang Xiaozhang has lived in Meishan for a half and a half, and it is the most unforgettable, the curling smoke of the village of Layue as a child, and the mellow and fragrant "New Year's flavor" ......
Meishan New Year's flavor is particularly strong (II. II. II
Tang Xiaozhang Whenever I finished watching the "Spring Festival Gala" on Chinese New Year's Eve, the melody of "Unforgettable Tonight" always made me indulge in childhood memories. In those years, our men, women and children in Meishan spent the Spring Festival like this
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"Jianazi", Meishan native language, that is, those things at home, Meishan children "than Jianazi" is to simulate those things at home. It's like a "gamer's home" for children from other places.
Brother Hua, Brother Dog, Sister Qiu and I climbed shoulders and held hands, smiling happily to Sister Zhao's house, her mother gave each of us three money oranges, which Uncle Gui Xian bought back from Guangxi, yellow, orange and orange, everyone came to saliva when they saw it, but no one was willing to eat it. Brother Hua has brought a golden orange to his lips, and when he saw that we were all in his purse (pocket), he also put all the golden oranges into his purse. The five of us came to Brother Hua's warehouse, intending to be here for a day. If the Jiangjiping behind my vegetable garden is our paradise, then the Hengcang Building behind Hua Gepu should be our paradise.
The barn is a good building, surrounded by railings, with corridors, and bright wooden lattice windows on the four walls. This open floor is the ideal place for us to be at home.
We took out all the oranges, a total of fifteen grains. Brother Hua took out three roasted shells from his pocket (the worst quality biscuit candy back then, like empty cakes now), Sister Qiu had five cold candies in her purse, Brother Dog brought eight dried potato chips, and my bag of Bodhisattva candy also had six, so there were a lot of "foodies". We are very excited, and today's "family son" should be a good trick.
Everyone thought about it, and it quieted down. Suddenly, Brother Dog said, "Let's come to pay homage to Shou, shall we?" ”
It's old-fashioned, and it's funny. Sister Qiu said.
Then today we are here to worship! Brother Hua said.
Fine. Sister Qiu said.
Best! Brother Dog and Sister Zhao echoed in unison.
When it comes to the word "worship the church", the four of them all want to worship the church, and they all want to worship the church, gossiping, and they are fighting for each other, and finally they have to "pull the hook" (similar lottery activities in the Meishan area). They recommended me to do the "hook", and as a result, Brother Hua and Sister Zhao respectively pulled the long hook (hook, generally made of small branches of different lengths, to draw the "long hook" to win), today of course Brother Hua and Sister Zhao worshipped.
Just talk about it. Brother Dog said: "This is Brother Hua's family, and that is Sister Zhao's family. Everyone followed Brother Dog to the other end.
Hey, what the hell, I didn't open the door. Brother Dog said matter-of-factly, "Oh, it turned out to be a firecracker, I'm sorry, it's a little polite, a firecracker, a firecracker." Then he muttered, "Shrug, shrug!" Crackling, crackling, shrugging, shrugging, shrugging......Hey, I opened the door, I thought there were fewer artillery battles, everyone set off artillery battles, and they were more lively (that is, more lively). So the five of them fired in unison: "Shrug, shrug, shrug!" Crackling, crackling, shrugging, shrugging, shrugging! Crackling, crackling, shrugging, shrugging, shrugging......"Turned the warehouse upside down.
Ah, open the door, open the door. Brother Dog still said so seriously, "Congratulations, congratulations, congratulations, the artillery battle still has to be released, try to make it as hot as possible, don't stop the artillery battle, go in, go in." They all went in with a cannon shot.
As soon as he entered the door and extinguished the fire, Brother Hua couldn't wait to say, "Sister Zhao, hurry up and get on the sedan chair." And immediately squatted on the ground, stretched out his hands and waited for the dog brother to prepare the sedan chair.
You're an egg! Brother Dog slapped Brother Hua's shoulder and said sensibly, "I always have to talk about etiquette (etiquette), and I came to rob my relatives!" ”
Yes, I'm an egg, I want to worship the church, you are right, you should talk about a courtesy. ”
Brother, plant incense, light wax, and prepare to marry. Brother Dog said to me.
According to Brother Dog's instructions, I took the windowsill as the first family (southwest Hunan called the shrine in the house "family first"), continuously lit incense and wax, bowed, and did the action of planting incense and wax. Brother Hua and Sister Zhao knelt and bowed three times to the house: "It's time to worship your parents." ”
It's pretty much the same, it's quite polite! Sister Qiu, come, let's be parents. Brother Dog said as he and Sister Qiu came to the window hand in hand, and Brother Hua and Sister Zhao both knelt down: "Parents, we will honor you in the future." ”
When you go to the man's house, you should be filial to the father and listen to the man. Sister Qiu said. "Yes, be obedient. Brother Dog said, "Ah, Sister Qiu, I still have to give a red envelope." The two made an action to give a red envelope, and Brother Hua and Sister Zhao also made an action to receive the red envelope, and said, "Thank you, parents." ”
Get on the car! Brother Hua and Brother Dog shouted at the same time, and squatted on the ground in response, and put their four hands together to make a sedan seat, and Sister Zhao sat in the "sedan chair" very neatly. When the two saw that the bride had already gotten on the sedan chair, they immediately stood up, and at the same time saluted: "Get up the sedan chair and fire the cannon!" ”
I walked in front of the sedan chair, Sister Qiu walked behind the sedan chair, and when I heard the word "firearm", we set off the cannon together very tacitly: "Shrug, shrug, shrug!" Crackling, crackling, shrugging, shrugging, shrugging......Crackling, crackling, shrugging, shrugging, shrugging......Brother Dog heard that the cannon fire was very lively, so he let out a loud salute: "Play music!" ”
Brother Hua and Brother Dog, who were carrying the bride, immediately "played" the backstage gongs and drums with their mouths: "......Knock knock, knock, ow, ow, lose, bang”
With drumming and artillery fire all the way, Sister Zhao sat in the sedan chair, put her hands on the shoulders of Brother Hua and Brother Dog, and twisted her body freely with the rhythm of the sedan chair driver's steps, revealing a smile of endless enjoyment.
When I came to Brother Hua's house, I prepared pots and pans, tables, chairs and benches, and prepared to entertain guests, and I was very busy.
Sister Zhao, you come to wash the dishes. Sister Qiu wiped the sweat from her forehead and said.
Today is my church, so I won't wash it. Sister Zhao said.
Okay, good, men wash, how can there be a bride to wash the dishes. Brother Hua immediately went to wash the dishes.
After being busy for a while, we rested the doormen, and then the drinkers, and ate a bunch of hearty "foodies", and everyone went home happily. (Rest of the guest refers to the banquet to entertain the guests.) ）
The child's family is not so grand, but the smile is the same. ）
Celebrate the New Year
The New Year is just fun! The five of us met every day, and in addition to happily telling each other that "there are only a few days left for the New Year", we also brought a lot of exciting good news:
My mom sewed me a new garment, corduroy. ”
My family made two pots of tofu yesterday and fried it with real sesame oil (tea oil), so explosive! ”
My sweet wine came out of the hole last night, so sweet, so sweet, sweet! ”
My family made a New Year's sugar bag last night. "I took out a sugar packet and handed it to Sister Qiu.
Let me see. Brother Hua snatched it with one hand, immediately opened it, and each person separated one by one.
Hungry ghosts! Sister Qiu glared and scolded. Scolding and scolding, the sugar is still eaten, the five of us are noisy, adults (i.e. adults) say that we are good at playing Langjun, but I am very arrogant, sometimes even scratching my face, and I never get angry. Now that all five of them have pig bubbles, Sister Zhao's family only killed the New Year's pig the day before yesterday, and the pig bubble is very large, and it was Brother Hua who made two loud farts to blow up.
After everyone ate the candy with relish, they each performed the trick of playing pig bubbles, counting each other, judging the advantages and disadvantages, and everyone played sweaty and angry ......
In the evening, every family set off a firecracker, and my grandmother and mother were burning the stove, carefully tidying up, lighting a good lamp on the shrine on the wall, and planting incense. The tablet of this shrine reads "The Nine Heavens East Kitchen Si Ming Stove King's Mansion Throne", which is called the Stove King Bodhisattva.
Grandma and Mom didn't allow us to knock on the stove for fear of offending the Stove King Bodhisattva. In particular, it is forbidden to put iron tools such as knives and axes on the stove, or to unintentionally step on the stove, which is a big taboo. Legend has it that the Bodhisattva of the Stove King went to heaven once on the 23rd day of the twelfth month of the old calendar to report to the Jade Emperor the virtues of his household and pray for the blessing of the head of the household. Let's say that the Stove King Bodhisattva is kind and compassionate, and tells the Jade Emperor that only the good is preached, not the ugly, so the mortal people are always respectful to the Stove King Bodhisattva. What good dishes to eat on ordinary festivals, or to try fresh grains and melon dishes, always pay tribute to the king of the stove first and then put aside the family to respect the ancestors. All this, to be respectful, in order to gain the favor of the Stove King Bodhisattva, pray to heaven to spread good and ugly, in order to get greater blessings.
Grandma fishes a whole hairless rooster out of the boiling pot and displays it in a vegetable bowl in front of the stove throne. Then plant incense, pour wine, burn the money, kowtow and bow, and complete the ceremony of worshipping the king of the stove.
The Bodhisattva of the Stove King received the respect of the mortal people and brought the prayer of Li Yu to heaven on the night of the 23rd day of the twelfth month of the lunar calendar, and until the evening of the 29th day of the lunar calendar, he will bring immeasurable happiness to all sentient beings: not only the body is healthy and the wealth is rolling, but also the six animals are prosperous and the five grains are abundant.
The happy days were so fast that in the blink of an eye they were thirty days. Early in the morning, while I was still in bed, I heard that my aunt and uncle had come with my cousin and cousin. According to the customs of Meishan Village, this is the last meal of the year when the married woman and her husband take their children back to their parents' house to eat the last meal of the year. Married women are within three or five miles of their parents' homes, and they are far away, and they can't catch up, so they have to give up.
After the meal, my cousin, my cousin and the five of us played a lot of new tricks, all of which were happy bodhisattvas, unrestrained, with all kinds of strange ideas, hollowing out tricks, and inexplicable fame, which were both exciting and hot to play. Have fun and be exhausted. At the end of the day, I gave the pig bubble to my cousin, and he was so happy because his family had not killed a pig this year.
Tonight, the sky lanterns at the door of each house are lit, all kinds, there is no similarity: there are four pillars of rectangular paper paste with a square bottom, there are four pillars of rectangular with a square bottom embedded with glass, and there are fan-shaped, hexagonal, and octagonal colored paper paste, which illuminates the entire bottomless pond street brightly. (The village where the author was born and spent a happy childhood.) ）
After dinner, the five of us climbed shoulder to shoulder and browsed the street scene, tasted the colorful street lamps, laughed and laughed, and returned with a lot of fun.
My mother bathed me, changed into new clothes for the New Year, and happily accepted the New Year's red envelope that my grandfather gave me.
Fourth brother, it's time for us to leave the New Year. The fifth grandfather and the sixth grandfather walked into the hall in response.
His fifth and sixth uncles sit. Grandpa said.
Mom immediately served hot tea: "Fifth uncle, sixth uncle drink tea." Grandma brought another plate of dried rice from the kitchen.
The three old brothers did not have the habit of smoking, and while eating rice flowers, eating melon seeds, and drinking tea, they talked and blessed them with sincerity.
Meishan cuisine: rice and braised vegetables).
Sent away the fifth grandfather and the sixth grandfather, and the grandfather personally went to the stove to prepare an overnight fire before going to rest, because according to the customs of Meishan Village, the breakfast on the first day of the New Year was organized by the man in charge. （2024.1）
Epilogue: A half-a-half has passed, in this world, and the heart is in childhood. The sun and the moon are reincarnated, the black hair is changeable, but what remains unchanged is eternal kindness and the yearning ...... of immortality
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About author:Tang Xiaozhang (1938) was born in Chengbu Miao Autonomous County, Hunan Province, Miao nationality, senior Chinese teacher in middle school. He graduated from the Chinese Department of Hunan Normal University in 1960 and has been engaged in education in Miao Township for a long time. He retired in 1998. He is the author of the long ** "Dream of Life" in the first, middle and second parts. One of the founders of the Mountain Trail Literary Society.
Self-portrait of Tang Xiaozhang).
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