Daily Life of Jiang Liuniang

   Chapter 333 The Immortal Riding the White Tiger

After running around outside this day, Jiang Liu ran to the grandmother’s room in the north courtyard and complained while guarding the charcoal brazier, “Grandma, tell me, is this winter colder than the previous two years, the snow is heavy, and the ground is covered with ice."

   Mrs. Jiang ordered the nurse to take off her granddaughter's shoes, put her on the warm couch and hugged the hand warmer, and she was stepping on Mrs. Tang before she said, "It's not that it's cold this year, it's that you didn't run out at this time in previous years."

   Jiang Liu, who was holding the hand warmer, was stunned for a while before he said, "Yes, grandma really wakes up the dreamer with one word!"

   Everyone in the room was amused by her, and Mrs. Jiang leaned on the armrest with a smile, "Your mouth! Where have you been today?"

   "The granddaughter went to see the shop in Nanshi, and wants to open on the winter solstice." Jiang Liu warmed his hand and looked at the hot **** tea on the table.

   Nanny Zhao immediately poured a cup to the girl's mouth, and wiped her little mouth after feeding. Looking at this scene, Mrs. Jiang couldn't help shaking her head and sighing. This child somehow disappeared. Instead of learning embroidery and reading in the warmth of the house, he had to run out and run around the city. She is only a few years old, and she has not yet recognized all the words on the account book, but she has to run to manage the shop.

  Liu girl doesn't have the temperament like her father or her mother, who is she like? Before Mrs. Jiang could understand, she saw her granddaughter stretch out a chubby, white and tender hand from the quilt, holding a small box carved in primary color of bamboo and wood.

   "The winter solstice is coming soon, and my grandmother has to go out frequently. This is for my grandmother. After applying it, my face and hands are not afraid of being cracked by the wind."

"It's something new in your shop again?" Mrs. Jiang took it over and opened it, and found that there was a greasy white cream inside, and there was also the fragrance of plum blossoms. She wiped some of it with her little finger and wiped it on the back of her hand, and it was still cool. Very comfortable, "This smell is good, why don't you find a better jade bottle and sell it?"

Jiang Liu explained, "The manager said that the price of this wooden box for moisturizing cream can be lower, and relying on it to spread the reputation of the shop, it will be easy to do later." In fact, the main reason is that the jade bottle is too expensive, and the shop has recently It is difficult to turn around money and money, so Jiang Liu just thought of using a bamboo box and taking the path of small profits but quick sales.

   Mrs. Jiang and Mrs. Liu said, "When the shop in the west market opens, you can buy fifty boxes of this kind of lotion."

   Jiang Liu hurriedly said, "It's weirdly cold, grandmother don't let Mammy run away, just bring it back tomorrow."

"It will be very popular when it opens, and you can get it on that day. Your aunt is coming soon. Let her take these moisturizers back. It is very good to use it on her own or to reward others during the New Year." The smile faded.

   Jiang Liu knew that her grandmother was thinking of her aunt. When the eldest sister got married, the house was overwhelmed, and my aunt came back to help me for half a month. After I went back, I didn’t believe it for more than a month. Both concubines were pregnant, and after counting the days, they found that they were all conceived when the aunt was away from the house.

  The concubine is pregnant and can help her husband. The mother is happy and has to send someone to take care of the concubines. This is really bad enough. Jiang Liu pretended not to know why his grandmother was unhappy, took out a piece of candy from the snack bag he brought with him, and handed it over, "Grandma, eat candy."

   "Good boy." Mrs. Jiang peeled off the candy wrapper and put the candy into her granddaughter's mouth.

  After the snow, it is the winter solstice. The winter solstice is an important solar term for Zhou people to sacrifice to the sky. Emperor Jinghe wanted to personally lead a hundred officials to Yuanqiu, to worship the **** Haotian with the power of the ancestors. Haotian God, also known as Heavenly Emperor and Hao God, is the lord of the gods, and the sacrifice is also the most solemn. For this sacrifice, Honglu Temple, Zongzheng Temple, the Ministry of Rites and Jingzhao Mansion were busy for more than ten days. Jiang Erye was busy, Jiang Liu was asleep again and his father has not come back. When he woke up, his father was already The day to go out. When she saw her father again, it was on the day of the winter solstice. On this day, she not only saw her father, but also an elephant.

   When offering sacrifices to Haotian God, there were dragon flag cars, Xiangfeng birds, compass cars, wooden chariots, leather chariots, golden chariots, jade chariots and other vehicles in the honor guard team. The elephant chariot was an elephant chariot. Jiang Liu was completely stunned when he saw with his own eyes the seven-headed Wenjin draped and the elephant with the golden lotus seat slowly marching forward in the procession with colorful flags, axes and halberds.

   Forgive her for her coming to the third year of the third year. Witnessing such a shocking scene with her own eyes, she can only sigh in her heart without words:

  WOC!!!

   Seeing my sister staring at the elephant on the road with big eyes, she moved closer and coaxed, "Don't be afraid, little sister, the elephant won't hurt anyone."

   "I'm not afraid. Sister, this looks so high." Jiang Liu said with emotion, even after a thousand years, she has never come into contact with such a creature so closely.

Jiang Muyan preached to her sister, "Elephants are extremely powerful and docile in nature. They are auspicious beasts. In ancient times, people used elephants to plow their fields, the highest. According to the "Emperor Century": Below, there are groups of elephants who often plough the fields, Yu was buried under the Kuaiji Temple, and groups of elephants ploughed the fields.'"

  Jiang Liu nodded, "It was said in the Book of Rites that an elephant is used for the highest sacrifice."

Jiang Muyan immediately praised, "My sister is very powerful, and I remember the Master's words. The "Li" said: 'Jade Road is for worship, not for princes; Jin Road is for guests, with the same surname as seal; Elephant Road is for Chao, different surnames to seal.' The meaning of this is..."

   Listening to her sister's eloquent explanation of the contents of "Zhou Li", Jiang Liugang's little satisfaction at being praised was instantly crushed into scum.

After being poured into his head by his elder sister, Jiang Liu listened to the elder brother on the right, "Today, the officials will wear sacrificial clothes, and after the clouds and the mountains and rivers are fanned, there will be a five-zhang-high Qinglong flag, and then long live the crown of the sky. , holding Yuan Gui out of the palace, all the officials wear sacrificial robes..."

Jiang Liu immediately said, "I know, Daddy is going out today in sacrificial clothes!" The sacrificial clothes of Dazhou officials are mainly black and solemn. This is the first time his father has worn black clothes after the martial arts outfield. Wearing a crescent moon is much more handsome.

   Jiang Ling nodded, "Yeah. I'll see my father later."

   After a while, Jiang Liu waited for more than an hour. After the group of elephants, there were colorful flags, bands playing the sheng, then various sacrificial utensils, then the carriage of Emperor Jinghe's six horses, and then the hundred officials. Jiang Liu couldn't help but sigh, there are so many Kang'an officials, her father still can't be ranked.

   Although his father's rank is not high, he is the most talked about by the people. After the procession of offering sacrifices to the Heavenly Emperor, the people who discussed the most were Elephant and Erye. Jiang Liu even heard someone say regretfully, "I thought Jiang Banxian would ride a white tiger, but I didn't expect that he would still ride his pony, that horse is too short, Jiang Banxian should change to a Gundam A handsome horse is worthy of his status."

   Imagining the scene of Daddy riding a white tiger, Jiang Liu shook his head, thinking that Desheng was more reliable. After discussing the elephants and various chess pieces with her sisters for two days, the time turned to the twelfth lunar month, and the exchanges of people between the prefectures became more frequent at the end of the year. When Mrs. Jiang and her eldest daughter-in-law were busy, Jiang Pinglan came back with her daughter.

   Seeing her exhausted but struggling daughter, Mrs. Jiang's nose was sore, and tears almost fell.

   (end of this chapter)