Chapter 764
"Remember! The cold dew is divided into three seasons. The first waits for the swan geese to be guests; the second waits for sparrows to enter the big water and turns them into clams; the third waits for the chrysanthemums to have yellow flowers!" What surprised Fang Zheng was that the first one to call out was the squirrel who usually only knew how to eat. .
The other three stared at them with big eyes, looking stupid that they didn't remember. Fangzheng shook his head, and said, "You three, go back and copy this sentence for one hundred and eight times, and if you miss it, you will lose a meal."
As soon as these words came out, the three guys stared wide-eyed, and the lone wolf hurriedly sat there scratching his paws, counting one, two, three.
The monkey asked puzzledly, "Brother, what are you counting?"
The lone wolf said: "I'll do the math, I'll eat a few less meals and won't die of hunger!"
The foreheads of Fangzheng, Honghaier, Monkey, and Squirrel are collectively covered with black lines. These worthless dead dogs!
"Master, we asked you Lidong, why are you talking about Hanlu?" the squirrel asked.
Fangzheng said: "There are three seasons of cold dew, and there are also three seasons of Lidong. In ancient my country, the solar terms of Lidong were divided into 3 and 5 days, and the three seasons were determined accordingly: "The first time is when the water begins to freeze; the second time when the ground begins to freeze; the third time when the pheasants enter The flood is a mirage. At this solar term, the water can already freeze; the land has also begun to freeze; the pheasants in the three-season "Pheasant into the Great Water as a Mirage" are like sparrows in the cold dew, but the pheasants here are not small birds, but pheasants. The mirage is a big clam, not a small clam in the cold dew. After the beginning of winter, there are not many big birds like pheasants, but you can see big clams with shells similar to the lines and colors of pheasants on the seashore. So the ancients believed that the pheasant turned into a big clam after Lidong. Remember these three sentences, and you can basically distinguish the difference between Lidong and Hanlu.”
"No!" Just as Fang Zheng finished speaking, the squirrel, who had been praised just now, immediately rebelled, yelling that what Fang Zheng said was wrong.
Fangzheng said, "Oh? What's wrong?"
"Master, didn't you say that the water starts to freeze after the beginning of winter? But when I came, I saw that Tianlongchi was not frozen." The squirrel called.
Fangzheng was taken aback, and took a group of disciples out to have a look, and pushed open the gate of the temple. Sure enough, the Tianlongchi under the moonlight was filled with mist, and there was indeed no ice crystal on the water! Fangzheng stretched out his hand into the water, and the water was actually a little warm. In fact, the water temperature is not low, but it is a little higher than the outside air, so it looks a little warm.
Fangzheng muttered: "It's strange, could it be that Tianlongchi is still a hot spring?"
"Ding! It's not a hot spring. Tianlongchi is a Buddhist dragon pond. No matter how cold the water is, it won't freeze. Otherwise, wouldn't the koi raised be frozen into lumps of ice, and what kind of dragon will it turn into?" the system spoke at a critical moment.
Only then did Fangzheng suddenly realize, and muttered, "So that's how it is."
"Master, you haven't said why the water isn't frozen." The squirrel called again.
Fangzheng patted his little head and said: "This Tianlong Lake is not ordinary, and the water it produces is not ordinary water, so it will not freeze naturally! Jingzhen, go to ring the bell and drum with Wei Shi, and eat breakfast. Take you to see other waters."
"Okay!" Everyone applauded, the sound of bells and drums followed the rising sun, and a new day began.
At the same time, Fangzheng discovered that after the early morning, he didn't know whether it was stimulated by the sun, or it was the beginning of winter, what happened, this day Longchi was like boiling water, the mist was steaming and extremely thick, but the mist didn't float too high , just spread around, covering the entire top of One Finger Mountain, as if a blanket of white clouds had been spread on One Finger Mountain out of thin air!
But this day, there is no white mist above Tianlong Lake, and the lake water is like a mirror, extremely transparent, like two precious mirrors! The temples with red bricks and golden roofs, towering bell towers, drum towers, emerald green bamboos, and arhat trees with golden leaves are reflected in the mirror. For a while, this finger mountain looks like a fairyland, like a heavenly palace!
Fangzheng couldn't sit still for a while, took out his mobile phone, took a multi-angle shot of the beautiful scenery, and then took selfies with his disciples.
As a result, as they patted and patted, Fangzheng found that the situation had changed again!
As the morning sun rose, the sun slanted and shone, and the fog was dyed golden by the golden sunlight! All of a sudden, the whole Yizhishan changed its costume again! From white clouds to golden splendor! At the same time, the nine bridge holes were also lit up, golden and bright, Fangzheng's eyes were straightened! Quickly take some more pictures.
After the shooting was over, Fangzheng looked at the photos and was amazed. I picked a few of the best photos I took and sent them to Moments.
After finishing all this, Fangzheng led his disciples to take care of the monastery, clean up the Buddhist hall, ate breakfast, checked the pickled sauerkraut, and looked at the spiritual ginseng of Yizhu Qingtian. Finally, Fangzheng checked around Ripe crystal rice fields. Then he took his apprentices down the mountain to find water to freeze. At the same time, Fangzheng also figured out that it was the beginning of winter, and it was time to improve the food.
"Master, didn't you say that there are delicious foods in Lidong? What do we eat in Lidong?" Enough playing, wild enough, crazy enough, the little squirrel's thoughts returned to eating.
Fangzheng smiled and said, "Do you know why you subconsciously eat more food when Lidong arrives?"
Several disciples shook their heads subconsciously. They need to know that they are not them. Please call them goblins!
Fangzheng walked and said: "After the beginning of winter, it means that winter is officially coming. The vegetation is withered, the insects are dormant, and the activities of all things tend to stop. The reason why you eat so much is also to have the last feast. It is good to hibernate for the winter, to stay up for the winter No matter, it is your instinct to replenish the last energy and fat, not greedy, all for survival. Although human beings do not have the theory of hibernation, but Chinese folks have the custom of supplementing winter at the beginning of winter. In cold weather, eat more warm Heat tonic food, which can not only make the body stronger, but also play a good role in keeping out the cold.
This is explained from a physiological point of view. People celebrate the beginning of winter, and there are factors of custom inheritance in it.
Lidong, Lichun, Lixia, and Liqiu are collectively called the Four Lis, and it was an important festival in ancient society. In the past, it was a farming society. After working for a year, we took advantage of the day of Lidong to rest and reward the family for their hard work. There is a proverb that goes: "Lidong mends the winter, mends the empty mouth", which is the best metaphor. In ancient times, on this day, the emperor had the ceremony of going out of the suburbs to welcome the winter, and had the system of giving winter clothes to all the ministers, pity and widows. People in later generations followed suit, and it became a tradition, passed down.
What I just said was welcoming winter, and Baidong, also called He Dong. This started to appear in the Eastern Han Dynasty and has been passed down to the present. What is important is to wear new clothes and new hats to give the whole person a new look and celebrate the coming of winter.
Generally speaking, it is this day, everything is beautiful, everyone just go and have fun. "
After Fangzheng finished speaking, he looked at several apprentices. The monkey was thoughtful, the red boy was in high spirits, the lone wolf licked his mouth, and flicked his tail as if he was about to go crazy. Only the squirrel looked at Fangzheng with disgust, and said: "Master, you talked a lot, but you didn't get to the point. Just tell me, it's the beginning of winter, what shall we eat... anything else, it's not important."