I have a fiancée in Siheyuan

Chapter 327 New Year's Eve and New Year

There are always people who think they are smart, but when it is almost noon, everyone disperses.

He looked around, then crouched down and ran out of the alley.

"Comrade Public Security, comrade Public Security... I report it, I want to report it."

"Report? Comrade, can you tell me what you are reporting?" The young policeman was not in a hurry and comforted him.

The New Year is almost here, and there are always some people who are jealous of other people's good lives, but they themselves don't know how to make progress.

We have received five reports in the past few days, and including this person, there are now six people.

The first few people saw someone buying a big fish and reported him.

I saw someone bought three pounds of meat at home and reported that person.

Also, this morning a child was eating white flour buns, and someone saw it and reported the family.

These are all nonsense, so you need to ask clearly. It's New Year's Day and the police won't get involved in such messy things.

"Zhengfu, I want to report it. It's a high-ranking official. I saw him buy a lot of food today. Oh... you know the basket on the back of a bicycle, right? That's how much it is. So much that it's sticking out. Tell me if it's too much or not."

"What? A big official? Comrade, don't worry, come with me, let's go in and talk." The young comrade thought he could catch a fish during the New Year.

After being brought to a small room, the police officer poured the person a cup of tea. When the others heard that someone had reported an official, they immediately gathered around out of curiosity.

There were a few more lying at the door.

Chen Yu squeezed over at this time, "Xiao Xia, what's going on?"

"Captain, this is what happened. This comrade reported an official, saying that he saw the official buying a lot of things at noon today, and he wants us to investigate."

Chen Yu frowned. Officials? You're investigating officials on New Year's Day? If there's something wrong, it's fine. But if there's nothing wrong? One word from them, and you'll have to give up your life.

Since the person has come, we have to ask questions. Chen Yu looked at the person in front of him and said, "Comrade, can you tell us the details? Tell us who this person is and what he bought so that we can verify it."

"I don't know what they bought, but it's such a big basket, it must be worth at least thirty or fifty. Would you buy so much during the Chinese New Year? Who can finish it? Is this considered extravagance and waste?

I will report this person for extravagance and waste.”

"Okay, comrade, please tell us who this person is and where he lives. We will go back and verify it later."

"Hahaha... this... Conquer, you see... my report counts as a credit, can you give me some..."

"Reward, huh? No problem. As long as the facts are proven, we will reward you."

"Great, come on, I'll take you there. His house is very close to here, just around the corner." This person was beating around the bush and refused to say who the person was and wanted to take him there.

Chen Yu looked at the others and sighed, "Okay, you lead the way, and the four of you follow me."

"Yes, captain." Several people stood at attention and saluted.

This man ran towards Yard 5 with five police officers, as if he was afraid that someone would run away.

Chen Yu, who was thinking about asking some questions halfway, didn't ask a single question.

When I got there, I was dumbfounded.

The door this person was pointing to belonged to Bai Baoshan. Now Chen Qi wanted to strangle this person to death.

What the hell.

"Comrade, where do you live?"

"I live in Courtyard 94 right next door. Government, please go in and check on him."

"Haha... take this man away from me." Chen Qi was not so stupid. He waved his hand, and four people surrounded the man, put their hands behind his back, pressed him down and walked away.

Their team leader is currently receiving a disciplinary punishment, and the director of the subdistrict office has gone to Xinjiang because of Bai Baoshan.

Chen Yu wanted to feel at ease during the New Year, so he didn't dare to cause trouble for Bai Baoshan.

A misunderstanding ended here.

A bespectacled eye shrank back and shook his head.

Silent all night.

Today is New Year's Eve, but Qiao Yun is sleeping like a pig.

Bai Baoshan didn't disturb her and made a not-so-decent breakfast... but it was edible.

There is no comparison with Qiao Yun's craftsmanship.

But Qiao Yun was eating with great relish.

We didn’t want to go anywhere today, so we just stayed on the second floor of our house, reading and writing.

For some reasons, Bai Baoshan didn't even put up the Spring Festival couplets.

There's someone knocking at the door, how can I hear it?

Bai Baoshan felt that he could buy a radio.

In this way, I can also listen to the sounds, and I can also find a way to buy a phonograph.

I don't know if there is any trust store.

I just want to buy something today, but they have to open the door.

More on that later.

In the afternoon, they started making dumplings. Bai Baoshan still chopped the stuffing, and then Qiao Yun started to make them.

The two of them spent the evening happily together.

To put it bluntly, neither of them wanted to see anyone else, and they thought this was fine.

The dumplings came out, a plate of dumplings was served to grandpa, incense was lit, and Qiao Yun was pulled out with red eyes.

When they arrived at the bathroom, they filled the bathtub with water and asked Qiao Yun to take a bath first, and then Bai Baoshan.

When they got upstairs, Bai Baoshan wiped Qiao Yun's hair which was still wet.

"Brother, is there any legend about Nian?"

"Nian, there are many versions, but they are all mythological stories where Xi and Nian are monsters."

"I know this, bro, do you have something different?"

"Well, this one is much more practical.

New Year's Eve and New Year's Day have existed since the Xia and Shang dynasties.

At that time, so-called New Year activities were only held by the nobility.

New Year's Eve is an activity during the worship of heaven and ancestors, reporting the year's harvest and the situation of the fiefdom to heaven and earth, such as how many more cattle, sheep and livestock there are, and how much more food there is.

It means to thank God for the blessings or protection given to the tribe or force in the previous year.

Then comes New Year's Eve, when people use certain actions or sounds to communicate with heaven, earth or ancestors, asking them to drive away the bad luck, illness, disaster and suffering that happened to them and the people within their sphere of influence in the previous year.

The movements are like dancing a shaman, and the sounds include various musical instruments. Anyway, the louder the better.

This activity is called New Year's Eve, and "Xi" refers to the negative emotions in people.

The next step is to offer sacrifices to the heaven and earth and ancestors, asking them to bless them with good weather, peace and prosperity, good health, many children and many blessings in the new year. In short, they ask for whatever they want. This activity is called prayer or invocation.

This day is the beginning of the year, it is a day to enjoy. After a busy period, shouldn’t we enjoy the first day?

By the way, it also means letting others see how well you are doing.

Although the Xia and Shang dynasties have disappeared in the torrent of history, many rituals have not been forgotten.

For example, offering sacrifices to heaven, offering sacrifices to ancestors, New Year’s Eve, and the New Year.

In the past, only nobles could do these things.

Gradually, the nobles disappeared, and those who replaced them began to imitate them.

In the end, the only thing to do on New Year’s Eve is to make some noise, and on the New Year, the only thing to do is to eat and drink.

This is what I know about New Year’s Eve and the New Year.”

"Sacrifice? Sacrifice for what?"

“Well… at the beginning of summer, the harvest of grains and livestock is offered as a sacrifice to heaven and earth.

Finally, due to the frequent occurrence of disasters, the person in charge of sacrifices at the time captured a few disobedient people and tried it out. As a result, there was good weather and good harvests that year.

Hence there is a saying that if one offers human sacrifices, the heaven will be pleased and the harvest will be good.

Gradually, word spread from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred, and it just spread.

When something went wrong, I offered ten sacrifices, but the sky didn't respond. So I divined an auspicious day and offered 100 sacrifices. After the sacrifices, the sky changed.

People thought that as long as they offered enough sacrifices, God would be happy.

But where did so many slaves and people for sacrifice come from?

So there were wars, people were captured everywhere, and they were first beaten into slaves and made to work. You couldn't just keep them around and wait for an auspicious day, then drag them out and sacrifice them all.

If there are no more slaves, then go and capture more. As long as they are not from your own faction, it will be fine. After all, you are getting stronger, not weaker. "

"Brother... this is so scary, human sacrifice, it's scary just thinking about it."

“That’s just one way of saying it.

For example, in the West in the past, a doctor received a patient and accidentally gave the patient some blood, and the patient miraculously recovered.

Then I tried a few more people, and most of them were cured.

Thus, the idea of ​​bloodletting as a treatment came into being, leading to several ridiculous cases of people dying from bloodletting abroad.

This is not because the ancients were ignorant, but because there were many coincidences that made people believe that this thing was true. "

"I don't believe it anyway."

Bai Baoshan combed Qiao Yun's dry hair.

“Hmm… just don’t believe it.

Okay, my hair is dry. ”

"Brother, do we have to wait until the bell rings before we can go to bed?"

"Well, I can't sleep on New Year's Eve."

"Hehe, brother, after the New Year, I will be 17, right?"

"Correct."

"Then... can I marry you next year?"

"Of course, I promised you, you can't go back on your word."

"Hehe..." Qiao Yun hugged Bai Baoshan.