After being teased by the two, Ling Yun, who came out of the kitchen again, received hot water.

Use hot water in winter, whether it is brushing teeth or washing your face, it is not too comfortable compared to cold water.

So Ling Yun thought to himself, it would be great if there was a well water in the yard at this time.

The well water produced in winter is warm and steamed, so it can be used for washing and rinsing without the hassle of boiling water.

He didn't know why the people in the village didn't dig a well at his own home, which saved both time and effort. Is there any taboo?

Unexplained the reason, he ran to ask him about Ling Dashan, and then concluded that digging a well was not easy.

A well often requires the joint efforts of the whole village, not something you can hit as long as you want.

He didn't understand very much, and then he learned a little about it from Ling Dashan's words.

There was no modern machinery in ancient times, so digging wells usually sharpened the bottom of a thick wooden pile.

Tie an iron pot to the lower end of the wooden stake and support a cross on the upper part of the wooden stake. Several people pushed the cross and rotated it back and forth.

As the wooden pile rotates, the iron pot scrapes back and forth on the soil with the wooden pile as the center, forming a circular soil excavator.

Just scrape the soil bit by bit, and then lift the scraped soil manually in a basket.

This kind of fully manual operation requires the joint efforts of the whole village, and it will take several months to build a well.

But the villagers in Guangping Village are busy all year round, and no one has free time to dig wells.

Besides, even if the adult laborers have time, they will choose to go out to find short-term workers to subsidize their household income.

As long as there is a well in the village, no one will think of digging another well at their own home.

Ling Yun suddenly realized when he heard his grandfather’s answer, and was a little discouraged. It seemed that his wish to dig a well was not easy to realize.

You can't spend money to hire someone to dig wells, right?

If he had expressed this idea in public, the Ling family would have thought he had burned his brains.

Only now can he understand why some ancient wells were tied with iron chains.

Because wells are hard-won and people who use them often cherish them, they always take some protection measures to prevent them from being destroyed by others.

Just as the Spring Festival couplets were prepared in the morning, Ling Dashan couldn't wait to post them on them.

The word "Fu" in the New Year is to be posted upside down. At first, Ling Yun felt strange, but later he thought that "Fu" was coming, and then he understood the reason.

Chinese characters are profound and profound, even if you paste Spring Festival couplets or Fu characters, it is quite particular.

On the evening of New Year's Eve, the villagers of Guangping Village had to burn incense in the village's land temple.

The villagers of Guangping Village come from all over the world, and Village Chief Li has been building the village for half a year.

I invited a Feng Shui master to see the auspicious day of the zodiac, and found a piece of wasteland to build a land temple in a place in the bamboo forest of Houshan.

This land temple also serves as a ancestral hall, and the tablets of ancestors of each family can be placed inside.

During the holidays, every household goes to burn incense and worship.

The establishment of the Land Temple is equivalent to the ancestral hall of a village, although everyone comes from different ethnic groups.

But when the village chief made this proposal, the whole village passed the votes without any objection.

With the ancestral hall, the spiritual seat of our ancestors will have a place of rest.

Although it was not possible to return its fallen leaves to its roots, it also made the villagers feel at ease and able to live here with peace of mind.

When I was going to build this land temple, all the villagers were dispatched. Everyone was very enthusiastic. Donating money and materials, but no one left behind, which shows how much he attached it.

As soon as the Land Temple was completed, there were naturally endless villagers going to worship.

In order to prevent the villagers from taking the position of their ancestors' tablets, the village chief arranged a lottery draw.

The positions of the tablets of each ancestor are placed in different positions according to the labels drawn.

Because of the completion of the Land Temple, everyone felt at once and rarely talked about whether to return to their hometowns.

This made him sigh at the wisdom of the village. Just such a small action gave everyone a backbone and made them settle down here.

Others Ling Yun doesn't know much about it, but for so many years, he has never heard his grandfather mention the desire to move.

Ling Yun finished his work and had nothing to do. Before breakfast time, he started to do radio gymnastics and exercised his muscles and bones. After a while, his whole body was hot and he didn't feel cold.

Lingyun had runs earlier, but after the winter began, he gradually reduced the number of runs.

It's okay in the academy, there are plenty of venues, so he can run whatever he wants. Although others kept pointing fingers when they see him running up and down, Ling Yun turned a blind eye.

Being healthy is the top priority. Compared to the discussions among others, it is simply not worth mentioning.

Lingyun’s morning exercises are only radio gymnastics and Tai Chi. Tai Chi was learned in physical education classes in college, and still remembers them vividly.

On New Year's Eve, Ling Yun followed Ling Daren to worship the Land Temple and did nothing after he was doing it.

It is worth mentioning that only men in the family can be brought to worship the Land Temple, and girls are not qualified to come in to worship. It can be seen that in ancient times, the idea of ​​respecting men and relatives is always expressed.

The New Year’s Eve dinner that night was naturally delicious. Various dishes were placed on the table, chicken, fish, ribs soup, plum vegetable buckle...

This is the New Year's Eve dinner that children or adults are looking forward to. At this time, the head of the family will not be stingy in spending money to buy vegetables, and will even spend more money to handle it in a large manner to show solemnity.

As for Ling Yun, the New Year atmosphere was full of flavor at this time. Although there were no fireworks for descendants, Lianhua Gala, mahjong... there were also various small activities.

After the New Year’s Eve dinner, the children gathered in the room to roast the fire and went to bed until very late.

Although it is not as bright as modern lights, every household has lit the lights, looking at it, like a spark of stars, lit in the dark and cold night.

That night, everyone felt very satisfied in their hearts and stomachs!

From the first day of the Lunar New Year to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the entire Lingshan County held various celebrations.

Ling Daren took them to the county to watch operas and play lanterns.

It is worth mentioning that games such as guessing riddles and solving couplets will be rewarded only if they are done correctly.

Ling Daren and everyone eager to try, stepped forward to participate in the riddle guessing game, but the ending was a bit bleak.

The seven people, Ling Yun didn't play, spent six cents. Except for Erwa who was lucky enough to guess, the others didn't guess correctly.

Ling Yun spent two copper plates to get the right couplets, but fortunately they all met, causing everyone to have a carnival.

Looking at the various activities in the county, Ling Yun still felt a little regretful. He looked around and never noticed the lion dance activity.

In later generations, Lingyun danced lions in groups, from the first day of the New Year to the Lantern Festival.

Ling Yun also participated in the village lion dance troupe and followed them to dance lions. During the Chinese New Year, he could still make a lot of money.

Perhaps only in the Lingnan area, there is the custom of lion dancing, which will not be encountered here.
Chapter completed!