"Remember! There are three phases of cold dew. In the first phase, swan geese are visiting; in the second phase, birds enter the water and turn into clams; in the third phase, chrysanthemums have yellow flowers!" What surprised Fang Zheng was that the first person to shout out was this squirrel that usually only knows how to eat. .
The other three were staring at each other, looking stupid as if they didn't remember. Fang Zheng shook his head and said: "You three, go back and copy this sentence for one hundred and eight times. One less time and one less meal."
As soon as these words came out, the three guys' eyes widened. The lone wolf quickly sat there, clasping his paws, counting one, two, three.
The monkey asked in confusion: "Brother, what are you counting?"
Lone Wolf said: "Let me calculate, I won't starve to death if I eat a few less meals!"
The foreheads of Fang Zheng, Red Boy, Monkey, and Squirrel were collectively covered with black threads, these dead dogs with no future!
"Master, we ask you at the beginning of winter, what do you mean by cold dew?" asked the squirrel.
Fang Zheng said: "There are three periods of cold dew, and there are also three periods of Beginning of Winter. In ancient my country, the Beginning of Winter solar term was divided into three five-day periods, and the three periods were determined from this: "In the first period, the water begins to freeze; in the second period, the ground begins to freeze; in the third period, the pheasants come in The flood is a mirage. "In this solar term, the water has already turned into ice; the land has also begun to freeze; the pheasants in the third season of "Pheasants entering the water and becoming mirages" are like finches in the cold dew, but the pheasants here are not small birds, but refer to pheasants. The mirage of the big bird is a big clam, not a small clam in the cold dew. After the beginning of winter, big birds such as pheasants are rare, but on the seaside, you can see big clams whose shells have similar lines and colors to those of pheasants. So the ancients believed that pheasants turned into giant clams after the beginning of winter. Remember these three sentences, and you can basically tell the difference between the beginning of winter and the cold dew."
"That's not right!" As soon as Fang Zheng finished speaking, Squirrel, who had just been praised, immediately rebelled and shouted that what Fang Zheng said was wrong.
Fang Zheng said: "Oh? What's wrong?"
"Master, didn't you say that the water started to freeze after the beginning of winter? But when I came here, I saw that Tianlong Pond was not frozen." The squirrel shouted.
Fang Zheng was stunned, and took a group of disciples out to take a look, and opened the temple door. Sure enough, the mist of Tianlong Pond under the moonlight was billowing, and there was indeed no ice crystal on the water! Fang Zheng put his hand into the water and found that the water was a little warm. In fact, the water temperature is not low, but it is a little higher than the outside air, so it seems a bit warm.
Fang Zheng muttered: "Strange, isn't this Tianlong Pond still a hot spring?"
"Ding! It's not a hot spring. Tianlong Pond is a Buddhist dragon-raising pond. No matter how cold the water in the pond is, it won't freeze. Otherwise, wouldn't all the koi carp freeze into ice lumps, and how can they turn into dragons?" The system spoke at a critical moment.
Fang Zheng suddenly realized it and muttered: "So that's it."
"Master, you haven't said yet why this water doesn't freeze." The squirrel barked again.
Fang Zheng knocked on his little head and said: "This Tianlong Pond is not ordinary, and the water produced is also not ordinary water. Naturally it will not freeze! Jingzhen, I went to ring the bells and drums with my master. After breakfast, my master Let me show you other waters."
"Okay!" Everyone cheered, the sound of bells and drums accompanied the rising of the sun, and a new day began.
At the same time, Fang Zheng discovered that after early morning, he didn't know whether it was the stimulation of the sun or the beginning of winter. What happened? The Tianlong Pond was like boiling water. The mist was steaming and extremely thick, but the mist did not float very high. , just spread in all directions, covering the entire top of Yizhi Mountain, as if a layer of white clouds had been laid out on Yizhi Mountain out of thin air!
However, there was no white mist above Tianlong Pond this time, and the lake water was like a mirror, extremely transparent, like two precious mirrors! The mirror reflected the red-brick and gold-domed temples, the majestic bell tower and drum tower, the emerald green bamboos, and the Arhat tree with its golden leaves yet to fall off. For a moment, the mountain looked like a fairyland, like a heavenly palace!
Fang Zheng couldn't sit still anymore. He took out his mobile phone and took pictures of the beautiful scenery from multiple angles. Then he took selfies with his disciples.
As a result, Fang Zheng discovered that the situation had changed again!
As the morning sun rises, the sunlight shines obliquely, and the fog is actually dyed golden by the golden sunlight! All of a sudden, the entire Yizhishan changed its clothes again! From white clouds to golden glory! At the same time, the nine bridge holes also lit up, golden and bright, and Fang Zheng's eyes widened when he saw it! Quickly take some more photos.
After the shooting was finished, Fang Zheng looked at the photos and was amazed. I picked out a few of the best photos and posted them to Moments.
After doing all this, Fang Zheng took his disciples to take care of the temple, tidied up the Buddhist hall, had breakfast, checked the pickled sauerkraut, and then looked at the spiritual ginseng that held up the sky, and finally Fang Zheng checked around the upcoming Ripe crystal rice fields. Then he took his disciples down the mountain to find water to freeze. At the same time, Fang Zheng also figured out that it was the beginning of winter and it was time to improve the food.
"Master, didn't you say there is something delicious to eat at the beginning of winter? What are we going to eat at the beginning of winter?" After having enough fun, being wild enough, and being crazy enough, the little squirrel's thoughts returned to eating.
Fang Zheng smiled and said, "Do you know why you all subconsciously eat more when the beginning of winter arrives?"
Several disciples shook their heads subconsciously. If they want to know that they are no longer themselves, please call them goblins!
Fang Zheng said as he walked: "The beginning of winter means that winter has officially arrived. The grass and trees are withering, the insects are dormant, and the activities of all things tend to stop. The reason why you are eating like crazy is to have the last feast, to hibernate for the winter, and to survive the winter. No matter what, it’s your instinct to replenish the last energy and fat. It’s not greedy, it’s all about survival. Although humans don’t hibernate, Chinese people have the custom of replenishing the winter at the beginning of winter. In cold weather, eat more warm food. Heat-tonifying foods not only make the body stronger, but also play a good role in keeping out the cold.
This is explained physiologically. People celebrate the Beginning of Winter, and there are also factors in the inheritance of customs.
The beginning of winter, the beginning of spring, the beginning of summer, and the beginning of autumn are collectively known as the four festivals. It was an important festival in ancient society. In the past, it was a farming society. After working for a year, people took advantage of the beginning of winter to rest and reward the family for their hard work. There is a proverb that goes: "The beginning of winter makes up for the winter, and makes up for the empty mouth", which is the best metaphor. In ancient times, on this day, the emperor had the ritual of going out to the countryside to welcome the winter, and also had the system of giving winter clothes to his ministers and showing sympathy to the orphans and widows. Later generations followed suit, and it became a tradition and was passed down.
What I just talked about is welcoming the winter, and there is also the term winter worship, which is also called winter greeting. This began to appear in the Eastern Han Dynasty and has been passed down to this day. The emphasis is on wearing new clothes and new hats to make the whole person look new and celebrate the coming of winter.
Overall, this is a day where everything is wonderful and everyone can just have fun. "
After Fang Zheng finished speaking, he looked at his disciples. The monkey was thoughtful, the red boy was very interested, the lone wolf licked his mouth and swung his tail as if he was about to go crazy. Only the squirrel looked at Fang Zheng with a look of 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 should we eat... nothing else is important."
(End of chapter)