Chapter 115 Ice Lamp 【For Collection】
When I came to the gate, I pressed some rice grains into a ball, used it as a paste, kneaded it into a ball, and handed it to the squirrel. The squirrel was hugging and riding on the head of the lone wolf. Fangzheng was holding the Spring Festival couplets and drew them at the gate. He asked, "How about the height? Is it crooked?"
The squirrel saw it right, and shouted: "Click to the left, point to the right corner, that's it! That's it!"
Fangzheng took the rice ball and pasted the couplet on the door.
The first couplet is: kindness is actually a Zen thing;
The second couplet is: Compassion is also a dojo.
Hengpi: Not a monk!
The couplets belonged to others, but the banners belonged to him. The life on the mountain was hard and lonely, and he was still young, so he couldn't calm down at all. He also yearns for the life at the bottom of the mountain, the freedom of running among the mundane world, rather than being a monk guarding the temple. Therefore, he added the final horizontal comment himself, which is a self-deprecating joke.
Looking at this pair of couplets, Fangzheng finally felt the taste of the year, he laughed and said, "It's pretty pretty."
"Squeak!" At this moment, the squirrel called out.
Fangzheng said in amazement: "You also want Spring Festival couplets? I don't even know where your home is, so how can I post Spring Festival couplets for you?"
Squirrel: "Squeak..."
"What? You want to move here? The nest has been chosen? What? You want to live on the bodhi tree? Uh... there is no tree hole for you to live in, right? Why should I build you a house? Why?" Fangzheng shouted angrily.
However, Fangzheng still took a long flower pot and tied it to the branch of the linden tree.
No way, Fangzheng didn't have a hammer, nails, or wooden boards, so he couldn't make a beautiful nest for the little squirrel. But since this guy lives in a tree hole, it shouldn't be a problem to use a jar instead.
But, why did this little thing blow his beard and stare at him when he saw his new home, so he didn't even have to look at him? Fangzheng patted his bald head and suddenly remembered that he had taken the wrong one. This was not a flower pot, but his urinal from back then... It's been so long, I almost forgot it. When picking something, if you see it looks familiar, you start with it.
But Fangzheng would never say this, otherwise the squirrel would definitely scratch a few paw prints on his bald head.
However, Fangzheng changed the squirrel to a bigger and more beautiful flower pot, and the little guy got into it with satisfaction, and then jumped up and down on Fangzheng's shoulders. If Fangzheng's head was not too smooth, he might have jumped up and down. went.
For the first time, Fangzheng felt that his bald head still had an advantage...
After the house is finished, let's write Spring Festival couplets!
Tearing off a small red note that was two thumbs wide, Fangzheng took a writing brush, and clearly wrote a line of words on the narrow note. It was still a Longfo document, and the writing was majestic and full of Zen.
Shanglian: people like prosperity;
The second line: the year of the Rat is a good harvest;
Banner: There are squirrels at home
The little guy couldn't understand, but he was still very happy.
Seeing this, Lone Wolf was unhappy, and wanted a couplet soon.
The lone wolf came early, and Fangzheng built him a kennel with scrap wood, so he didn't have to bother to get him another kennel.
Then write Spring Festival couplets?
As a result, Fangzheng searched and was immediately embarrassed! Anyone who mentions wolves on the Internet is scolding wolves, so there is no good thing to say. What should we do?
Fangzheng glanced at the cute lone wolf, and said with a chuckle, "Do you know this word?"
The lone wolf shook his head.
Fangzheng snapped his fingers, this will be easy! With one stroke of the pen...
Upper couplet: Lantern hanging over the Buddha gate;
The second couplet: Jade dog guards the courtyard;
Banner: Where there are dogs, there are no thieves
Paste them all, and the last red paper is gone.
Almost at the same time, the brush and ink in his book turned into a golden light and disappeared.
Fangzheng rolled his eyes and thought, "Are you too anxious? You're stingy..."
After cursing a few words, the mood is extremely comfortable, but it is not enough to have couplets during the New Year, there must be lanterns! But where did he get the lamp?
Fangzheng had an idea and thought of the old monk's ice lantern! So I ran to the backyard, took out a large iron bucket, and filled two buckets full of water!
Water glasses are also filled with water and placed in the yard.
A few hours later, the water in the bucket froze, and Fangzheng tapped it. It was quite strong and ready for use!
Fangzheng carried the big bucket into the kitchen again, and put it by the fire. The big bucket was roasted in a circle, and soon the joint between the ice and the bucket melted and loosened.
Fang Zheng took the bucket out again, smashed a hole in the ice on the top of the bucket, poured out the unfrozen water inside, then buckled the bucket upside down on the ground, and lifted it up gently!
The big iron bucket was lifted up, and a bucket-shaped ice lantern appeared! The rootless water is extremely clean, and after freezing, there is no impurity at all, just like crystal, very beautiful! It's just that there are no edges and corners. If it is polished into the shape of a diamond, Fang Zheng estimates that it will be no worse than a diamond!
Fang Zheng opened another opening on the ice lamp for ventilation, then happily lifted the ice lamp out and placed it on the wall of his house. Choose another candle, light it, and put it into the ice lamp. Because there are vents on it, you don't have to worry about it going out without oxygen. At the same time, the ice lamp is surrounded by ice protection, so you don't have to worry about the wind blowing out the candle.
Although the flame of the candle is not beautiful, but reflected by the ice crystals of the round bucket, it is also extremely gorgeous. Occasionally, when a breeze enters, the flame flickers and shakes, and the light outside flickers and shakes, just like neon, very beautiful !
Sure enough, after seeing the ice lantern, the little squirrel and the lone wolf couldn't bear it anymore, jumping and jumping, wanting an ice lantern of their own.
Fangzheng scolded with a smile: "You two guys, do you want an ice lantern? All right, go fetch water yourself!"
The lone wolf and the squirrel immediately ran to get water. Not long after, an ice lantern made of a small water cup was placed in front of the squirrel's den, and a big ice lantern was placed at the door of the lone wolf. But there were no candles in the two ice lanterns, there was no way, Fangzheng didn't have a few candles, so it was impossible to waste them, they were all used up.
Even so, a wolf and a squirrel were very happy.
Fangzheng also became very playful, and decided to concoct according to the law, make more ice lanterns and put them on the mountain, anyway, idle is idle!
At this moment, footsteps came from outside, and there were quite a few people.
Fangzheng flicked his sleeves and went out to check the situation. He saw Wang Yougui, Tan Juguo, Yang Ping, Yang Hua, and Song Ergou, a group of men and women, coming up the mountain with their hands on their shoulders.
Fangzheng was a little confused, what's going on?
Rewind time to morning...
"What are you doing?" Song Ergou put down the broom, wiped the sweat from his forehead, looked at the long table at the head of the village, and asked wonderingly.
"Uncle, it's like this. The government encourages culture to go to the countryside. Isn't it a small year? Everyone has to post Spring Festival couplets. In previous years, everyone bought ready-made couplets, which lost a lot of cultural atmosphere. We are volunteers of the County Calligraphy Association. Here to help everyone write Spring Festival couplets on the spot, it can be regarded as sending blessings to the countryside." A young man rubbed his eyes and said with a smile.