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Chapter 158 Adding Tableware (for Subscription)
The color of the lantern is not as festive as the other red lanterns, it is a bit dark red, with wooden patterns on it, although it is also a round lantern, it obviously looks more simple.

"Boss, how do you sell this lantern?"

Li Yuan pointed at the lantern and asked the boss.

The boss glanced at the lantern, and then said: "Young man, to be honest, this lantern is last year's style. If you don't mind, just pay 50 yuan for this pair."

Studio.

"Old one? Then the anchor should not buy it."

"This uncle who sells goods is too honest. If the anchor is in love with you, you can sell it. If you don't say it, who knows it's old?"

"No, this uncle is really funny."

"Indeed, but the price looks cheap, and it looks pretty good. I guess it's not old, but it can't be sold so cheap."

Li Yuan looked at the pair of lanterns. Although they were last year's style, they couldn't tell anything.

Moreover, the lantern didn't have any scratches, which shows that the boss has preserved it very well. Even if the other party didn't tell him, Li Yuan probably wouldn't be able to see it.

Li Yuan nodded.

"Okay, let's do this, the boss will help me wrap it up."

"okay!"

Hearing Li Yuan's words, the boss immediately smiled and helped to wrap it up. Before leaving, he didn't forget to help Li Yuan take two light bulbs and put them carefully in the bag.

Li Yuan took the lantern in his hand and bought some more sets of bowls and chopsticks.

"Anchor, is it also a custom to add bowls and chopsticks?"

"I seem to see my parents buy new bowls and chopsticks every year, but last year's bowls and chopsticks are still good."

"Really! I can't put down the tableware at home, but every year my family will buy some new ones. Year after year, I have saved a lot."

"Adding bowls and chopsticks means adding population, and this custom exists in many places."

Li Yuan nodded: "Well, in our country, the tradition of adding chopsticks and bowls during the New Year represents the increase of children and talents in the new year, which means that people will prosper, so many people will buy some symbolically. Chopstick bowls, which represent the wishes of the elderly."

"In fact, adding new bowls and chopsticks has another meaning, which means a new life and a new beginning."

"Not only the dishes and chopsticks, but even the clothes, shoes and socks, even if the conditions are not good, they will try their best to replace these old things with new ones, because the Spring Festival is about to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new. Come."

Studio.

"So it is."

"I still think, the anchor has only one person at home, what's the use of adding new bowls and chopsticks..."

"It's possible...the anchor is looking for a girlfriend?"

"The anchor already has a wife like me, what more girlfriend do you want?"

"You're lying! I'm obviously the palace!"

"You bunch of fakes, obviously I am!"

Li Yuan walked along the street and bought some other daily necessities, as well as some items needed for the New Year. In less than two hours, he had already bought a lot of things.

Thinking that he had bought almost all the things he needed in the past two days, Li Yuan planned to go back.

Anyway, I have to come over twice to buy new year's goods in two days, so I'm not in a hurry to buy them all.

But just as Li Yuan turned to leave, the sudden yelling made Li Yuan turn around again.

"Maltose maltose, fresh sesame stove sugar!"

An old man's voice sounded, and Li Yuan turned his head, and saw an old man standing on the side of the shop, with the prepared sesame candies and some raw materials for making sesame candies on the side.

Studio.

"What happened to the anchor?"

"Why don't you go home? Didn't you say you can't carry it?"

"The anchor is looking at something good again."

"do not know……"

Li Yuan suddenly remembered something.

"I actually forgot about the Stove King's Day tomorrow, but luckily I remembered."

Studio.

"Stove King Festival? What kind of festival is this?"

"What Stove King's Day? Isn't tomorrow the 23rd Xiaonian?"

"I know Xiaonian, but our family calls the [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month the Xiaonian, and the fifteenth day of the first lunar month is called the New Year?"

Li Yuan: "23 is Xiaonian. In our Northeast, 23 has another name, which is the Stove King Festival. It is also known as Zao Xie, Sacrificing Stove Festival and Sacrificing Stove."

"Actually, in every region, the date of this new year is different, usually on the 23rd or 24th or 25th of the twelfth lunar month."

"Actually, the origin of the Stove King Festival is due to a legend. It is said that the Stove King was originally a commoner, Zhang Sheng. It was difficult, and he got under the stove and burned to death. Afterwards, the Jade Emperor didn't know about it. He thought that Zhang Sheng would change his mind and he was not broken to the end. Since he died at the bottom of the stove, he was named the Stove King."

"Then every year on the 23rd and 24th of the twelfth lunar month to report to heaven, and then return to the bottom of the stove on New Year's Eve. The common people feel that the Stove King must be respected, because he has to report to the sky. Therefore, the folks have the "Xiao Nian" on the 23rd and 24th of the twelfth lunar month. , praying for peace and wealth in the coming year.”

"And the kitchen candy has another purpose, that is... to seal the mouth of the Stove Lord, and prevent the Stove Lord from going back to heaven to speak ill of everyone."

While Li Yuan was speaking, he had already arrived in front of the uncle's shop, but instead of buying ready-made stove candy, Li Yuan bought some maltose and white sesame seeds, and prepared to go home and make stove candy by himself.

After buying the ingredients for the stove candy, Li Yuan went home directly.

On the second day of Xiaonian, Li Yuan got up early.

Xiaonian Xiaonian means that the New Year has already begun, so the old people feel that Xiaonian must get up early on this day.

But... even if there is no such statement, Li Yuan's normal life is fine.

Today, Li Yuan's main task is to make stove candy.

"Stove sugar is actually a kind of maltose that is sticky to the mouth and teeth. It is called 'Kanto sugar' when it is drawn into a long stick. It is called 'tanggua' when it is drawn into an oblate shape. In winter, it is Put it outside the house, because of the severe cold weather, the candied melon is solidified and there are some tiny air bubbles inside, it tastes crunchy, sweet and crispy, with a unique flavor.”

"The kind I made today is edible Kanto candy."

"Authentic Kanto sugar is extremely hard and cannot be broken. When eating, it must be split with a kitchen knife. The material is very heavy and thin."

"Moreover, this kind of Kanto sugar has a slightly sour taste, and there is absolutely no honeycomb in the middle. Each piece weighs one tael, two taels, or four taels, and the price is also more expensive. There are two kinds of candies with sesame seeds and those without sesame seeds. Melons are made of sugar. They are either pumpkin-shaped, hollow in the center, and less than five cents thick. Although they vary in size, the transaction is still calculated by weight. Some large sugar melons weigh one or two catties, but they are used as a cover, and few people buy them. "

(End of this chapter)