The Struggle of the Reborn Prince

Chapter 43 Chinese New Year (4)

New Year's Eve is the last day of the year, and it has always been the grandest of the traditional Chinese festivals. When Zhao Tong got up, the snow in the yard had been cleaned up by the little yellow gate who got up early. He still went to the backyard to perform martial arts as usual.

On the field, after stretching his body, he punched twice and picked up the small stone lock and lifted it dozens of times. His body was already sweating. Zhao Tong looked at the three-doubled bow placed on the weapon rack and thought about it for two months.

I lost my master here before. I looked around and saw that there was no one around. I stretched out my hand and took the bow in my hand. I squatted in the bow and horse stance. I tried my best to make the bow creak. I thought about it for a while, and slowly the half moon turned into a full moon.

, he actually drew the bow!

"Holy shit, I finally pulled this broken bow!" Zhao Tong threw the bow on the shelf and said to himself with tears in his eyes. No matter how tired he was during these days, no matter how cold the weather was, he persisted.

Every morning he squatted on horseback, lifted stone locks, and worked extra night shifts for himself at night. He did push-ups, sit-ups, and squatted against the wall. How could he not be happy? This marked his complete freedom from the entanglement of the impermanent devil.

Get rid of the hat of premature death!

Zhao Tong was happy. After returning, he ate two more eggs and big meat buns for breakfast. Then he joined a group of boys and walked to the front yard to inspect the work. The snow on the road and the lanterns had been cleared, and the handymen were still there.

While they were busy transporting the swept snow out, it seemed that the snow had caused them a lot of trouble. Zhao Tong asked them for their hard work and then went straight to the kitchen.

"Hello, Second Master!" Seeing Zhao Tong come in, the chefs greeted him quickly.

"It's the Chinese New Year, and you've been working the hardest these days in the house. Not only do you have to prepare meals for the whole house, but you also have to eat this meal, and you also have to think about the next meal, which is a lot of worry!" Zhao Tong said, waving his hands.

"Guanshi Hou, please share your points with everyone. This is what the second master rewards everyone!" Zhao Ren behind him immediately handed over two silver ingots worth ten taels and said.

"Second Master, these things are our duty, don't worry!" Manager Hou took the ingot and said respectfully.

"Haha, everyone else in the house still has some free time, but you are the only ones who are busy all year round. The more holidays you have, the busier you will be. This little money can be regarded as a small apology from me!" Zhao Tong

He bowed his hands to everyone and said.

Zhao Tong had been a leader for several years in his previous life, and would always go down to the grassroots and send warmth during the holidays. He knew the secrets of this. Although there were not many things, they could reflect the care and attention of the leaders to them. Sometimes people need

That's all.

"Everyone, please stop. Not only did the Second Master personally see us coming, but he also rewarded everyone with twenty taels of silver. Today we all have to work hard and do our own things well. We must be worthy of the Second Master!"

The waiter held up the silver and turned to the men in the kitchen.

"Thank you, Second Master. Don't worry, Second Master!" The guys responded in unison and immediately started working. Their hands and feet were much sharper than before. Zhao Tong asked about the recipes for the past few days, and accompanied by the waiter, he inspected them like a dog.

After learning about the preparation of various items in the kitchen, he praised him a few words, and then left amidst everyone's congratulations.

Zhao Tong left the dining room and ran to the courtyard where the nurses lived. As soon as he opened the door curtain, he said thank you for your hard work and immediately rewarded him with another twenty taels of silver. "Second Master, what are you doing? You are so scared!"

Meng Tao bowed and said.

"Master Meng, everyone is working hard to protect the safety of the house. The second master looks distressed. It's not the New Year. The second master means to give everyone some money to drink so that they can go out to fight the cold at night!" Zhao Ren

He really has a delicate heart, and it can be revealed in just one point, so he stepped forward and answered on behalf of the prince.

"Thank you, Second Master, then we will accept it!" Meng Tao stepped forward to take it, turned around and said to the nursing home: "Although it is the wine money that Second Master gave everyone, please remember not to make any mistakes, you can drink

Drink less if you can't drink, don't drink if you can't drink. There are many places in the house that are in trouble during the New Year, and there are also many people who can't celebrate the new year outside. The lives of the two hundred people in the house are in everyone's hands. Don't let the second master down.

Kindness!”

"Everyone wants to eat and have fun during the Chinese New Year. I'll leave it up to you. I'll go look elsewhere!" Zhao Tong said goodbye with a smile. As soon as he went out, the nursing staff who were unwilling to stay on night duty began to clamor for the night duty.

, Meng Tao could see that everyone was not just for the wine money rewarded by the prince, but grateful that the prince had not forgotten them.

Zhao Tong led the boys around the mansion, leaving no one behind in the flower room, stable, tea room, and various service rooms. He visited every place in the mansion, whether it was the steward of the master, or the feeding

The horseman, the janitor, and the servants sweeping the floors all come up to say a few New Year greetings, ask about the family's New Year celebrations, and give some money to show their appreciation.

It was almost noon, and the group of them arrived at the door. This was the last stop. When they saw the doormen taking off the old talisman boards and replacing them with new ones, Zhao Tong felt it was new. In his previous life, he had often heard of "replacement of old talismans with new talismans".

I have never seen what a peach charm is, and I didn't expect that God would throw him into this year and fulfill his wish.

"Zhao Ren, which immortal is painted on this talisman board?" Zhao Yan looked at the new talisman he had just put on with his hands behind his back. The two immortals were wearing tiger helmets with ferocious faces. They were carrying little ghosts riding tigers in their hands. Absolutely

Not Qin Shubao and Yuchi Jingde, the two later generations of goalkeepers.

"Second Master, the one on the right is Yu Lei, and the one on the left is Shen Tu. According to legend, there is a big peach tree on Dushuo Mountain in the East China Sea. The trunk of the tree bends and stretches for three thousand miles. The forked branches stretch all the way to the ghost gate in the northeast. Under the ghost gate, you live in a cave.

Ghosts and monsters come in and out through this door every day. There are two gods under the tree who will be guarded by the gods Tu Yulei. Whenever these two gods find evil spirits that harm people, they will tie them up with ropes made of awns and reeds to feed the tigers.

. And peach wood is the essence of the five trees and can also ward off evil spirits and suppress evil spirits, so people carved the two god generals on the peach wood, and the ropes for hanging the talismans were also made of reed ropes!" Zhao Ren really knew it and explained it eloquently.

"Zhao Ren is right. With the two gods guarding the door, and with this god, no one, big or small, can come in!" Uncle Tian, ​​the old disciple, said with a smile, and respectfully posted the Zhong Kui statue on the door.

On the door.

"Okay, they take care of ghosts, Uncle Tian takes care of people, no evil ghosts or bad guys can get in!" Zhao Tong said with a smile, and asked Zhao Ren behind him to hand Lao Tian a piece of silver.

"Xie Erye, the old man and the others must guard the door, and no one who wants to cause trouble will be allowed in!" the old man said with a smile.

After condolences to all the staff in the house who were still 'fighting' at their posts, Zhao Yu felt that his face was sore from smiling, and his calf muscles were cramping. He was quite tired after such a big circle, so he returned to the big study and drank two drinks in a row.

A cup of hot tea made me feel relieved.

"Second Master, we gave out a total of 162 taels of silver today. The younger one received a total of 200 taels, and there are still 38 taels left!" Zhao Ren said as he refilled the tea for the prince.

"Okay, you can keep the rest first. You may still need them at night!" Zhao Tong nodded. He looked up and down at Zhao Ren. He had been observing several boys for a long time, and among them was Zhao Ren.

He is steady and has the demeanor of an elder brother.

"Yes, Second Master!" Zhao Ren replied, turning around and preparing to exit.

"Oh, Zhao Ren, please call everyone in. It's cold outside, and tell the kitchen to bring more food. You can have dinner with me at noon!" Zhao Tong leaned on the soft couch and said.

"This is it, Second Master, I will give the order immediately!" Zhao Ren hesitated for a moment, then looked at the prince's face and replied.

On New Year's Eve, we have to worship ancestors and welcome gods and Buddhas. After lunch, all departments are involved in this most important task. As the head of the family, Zhao Tong is ignorant. He knows nothing about these red tapes and can only act like

Like a puppet, you are at the mercy of me, doing whatever you tell me to do, with no right to speak at all.

After nightfall, the lights in the mansion were brightly lit, and the lanterns and braziers in various places in the ancestral hall were all lit, illuminating the mansion as if it were daytime. All relevant persons in the mansion put on new clothes and stood in awe outside the ancestral hall.

Accompanied by Huang Jingchen, he entered the ancestral hall.

In the ancestral hall, more than a dozen red candles as thick as arms are spitting out flames. On the wall are images of emperors and empresses of the Song Dynasty. The images are the same size as real people. They wear crowns on their heads and wear royal robes. They are solemn and solemn. The images are evenly spaced from top to bottom and left and right.

It is lined with damask and satin and mounted on yellow damask. There are three animals and other sacrifices placed in front of the statue.

"Your Majesty, this is the Taizu of our dynasty. He liked to practice martial arts since he was a child. When he grew up, he joined the army. He always checked the envoys in front of the palace. Later, he was supported by the army at Chenqiao and became the emperor. He worked hard to rule and destroyed Jingxiang and later Shu.

The Southern Han and Southern Tang pacified Wuyue and Zhangquan, establishing the century-old foundation of our Song Dynasty!" Huang Jingchen said to Zhao Tao.

"Damn, it turned out to be a revolutionary traditional education in the family!" My last name was Zhao in my previous life, and my last name was Zhao after my rebirth. They both said that they had the same surname as 'we were the same family five hundred years ago'. Maybe I was actually related to him, kowtow.

It was not considered a loss, so Zhao Tong cursed, knelt down, bowed three times and kowtowed, and offered three sticks of incense.

"This is Emperor Taizong, his younger brother."

"This is Emperor Zhenzong, the third son of Taizong."

"This is Emperor Renzong, the six sons of Zhenzong."

"This is Emperor Yingzong. Because Renzong had no children, he passed the throne to Taizong's great-grandson Pu'an Yi Wang Zhao Yunrang, his thirteenth son."

"This is Emperor Shenzong, the eldest son of Yingzong."

"This is the late Emperor Zhezong, the sixth son of Shenzong."

Huang Jingchen introduced someone, and Zhao Zi was about to stick his butt out and perform a grand salute. He kowtowed seventy-nine and sixty-three times to seven emperors. He had never kowtowed so many times in his previous life and this life. He felt dizzy and dizzy. He knelt down to prepare.

When listening to the life story of the next emperor, Huang Jingchen said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the ceremony is completed, please get up!"

"Oh!" Zhao Tong stood up and rubbed his knees. Only then did he realize that the next person was his father. He is still alive and cannot hang here to enjoy the worship of future generations, but he must be in Beijing at the moment.

He was also sticking his butt out and kowtowing with his brothers. Thinking of this, Zhao Tong couldn't help but laugh.

When Zhao Tong walked out of the ancestral hall, there was a loud sound of firecrackers inside and outside the house, and all kinds of fireworks exploded. The fire was shining in all directions, and the sky was red. Everyone in the house knelt down to salute him, and congratulated him on the new year in unison!