Since December, Hu merchants from the west have continued to engage in international trade, but most of these merchants in China have left Chang'an and returned to their hometown.

With Yin Qingfeng's return, Yin Yuan and Pei's restraints on Yin Qingfeng, Yin Yuniang and Yin Youniang gradually decreased, so there were more and more laughter in the Duke of Yun's mansion.

After seeing Yin Qingfeng's extraordinaryness, Pei never took the air of an elder in front of him.

"Feng'er, since you said you wanted to open a garment shop that day, the housekeeper has purchased a lot of silk and leather back these days. Although he has recruited some people, I always feel that it is not enough. These two hundred people have only made less than two thousand pieces. I'm afraid this garment shop will not be able to open before the New Year."

Yin Qingfeng frowned. He forgot to bring the assembly line work from Shengpingfang to the ready-to-wear production. "Legitimate mother, where are these knight outfits made?"

"The women recruited each brought five pieces of clothing to go home to do it, and handed them back and then got a batch of clothing. But don't worry, there are people who signed contracts with these women, and they are guaranteed by the middle-aged people, so they are not afraid that they will reveal the style of this knight outfit."

"There are some idle houses in Shengpingfang, and those recruited women can go there to make them every day. In addition to taking care of their lunch every day, if anyone wants, they can live there without charging their rent.

It is not enough to sign a confidentiality contract with them. They have to be put together and then break down these processes without fear of them leaking them.

The decomposition of this process is as follows: those who make sleeves only make sleeves, those who make collars only make collars, those who make fabrics are only responsible for sewing, etc. That is to say, each person only does one thing, and when the last process comes, he is responsible for sewing the collars, sleeves, clothes, etc. together..."

After hearing Yin Qingfeng explain the assembly line in the modern garment factory in detail, Pei's eyes became brighter and brighter, "Since this, wouldn't it be that a woman who has never been a woman with a girl, and a little lady can make these ready-made clothes?"

Yin Qingfeng nodded, "If there is still industry in the mansion in the future, this can be done."

On December 29, all the old brooms in the mansion will be set in the fire, which means "the warehouse is full" in the coming year. The old shoes you wear cannot be thrown around, but you must find a place to bury them in the yard, which means that there will be future generations who will be promoted and rich in the family.

The most primitive "firecrackers" were made by Li Ting, the founder of Chinese fireworks, twenty years later. Now there are only "firecrackers" or "explosion rods". It is to set the bamboo pole on fire, and the sound of bursting can disperse ghosts and gods.

Before the invention of gunpowder, there were only "whip" and no "cannon". People swung their whip, and the tail of the whip made a "pop" sound. This action has long existed in Chinese history as a kind of etiquette. After the invention of gunpowder, the sound of "gunpowder and firecrackers" made was similar to the sound of the whip swing, so the term "firecrackers" appeared.

On New Year's Eve, the whole family and the young and old had to eat, drink, have fun and sleep together. This is the "New Year's Day" custom that has been passed down to this day. People in the Tang Dynasty like to live in large families. If there are elderly people of higher generations, not only the old people's immediate children and grandchildren may even have their own family brothers, nephews, married sisters, and nephews gathered together to reunite and stay together for the New Year.

On the New Year's Eve of the seventh year of Wude, in addition to Yin Yuan, Pei, Wen, Yin Qingbi, Yu Niang, Youniang, Yin Qingfeng and Yuemei, Yin Qingfeng's aunt Yin Wenjiao also came with her two sons.

The predecessor of poker, Ye Zi Card, has not appeared yet. The poker and checkers made by Yin Qingfeng last year were undoubtedly sought after tonight.

According to the custom at this time, when the hour of the middle age comes, we will bid farewell to the old and welcome the new. The younger generations will salute the elders, the slaves will kowtow to the master, and say auspicious words to greet the new year.

Men mainly knelt on their knees and kowtowed. The time, number of times, and body posture depend on the status of the parties who bowed.

The formal etiquette of women is called "Suhou". In the early Tang Dynasty, "Suhou" was to kneel on the ground with both knees, then hold your fists in front of your chest or hold your hands, and your body and head lowered slightly forward, with little movement.

Due to Yin Qingfeng, the festival in the mansion was very lively this year. Not only did they purchase a large number of New Year supplies, the chefs who returned from training at the Chiweilou finally let the servants in the house cook.

Yin Yuan seemed very excited to see this lively scene. But he was always introverted and didn't say anything.

On the morning of the first day of the Chinese New Year, people in the Tang Dynasty liked to erect a very long bamboo and wooden pole in the yard, buried at the bottom in the soil, and a long flag made of paper or cloth was hung on the top of the pole, shaking in the cold wind, which was called a banner. Later, this custom was passed down to Japan and evolved into "carp floating".

On the New Year's Day, drink special drinks for the New Year: one is called "Tusu wine" and the other is called "Pepper and Botanical Wine". "Tusu" is a Chinese medicine, made of seven medicinal materials such as rhubarb, Atractylodes, Platycodon, Shu pepper, cinnamon, aconite, and pineapple. It is said that drinking these two kinds of wine can drive away evil spirits, detoxify and prolong life. People in the Tang Dynasty had a very interesting habit of drinking these two kinds of wines, which was to drink first from the youngest child in the family. The reason is said to be that "the younger one gets the year, and the older one loses the year, so they drink later."

When drinking, serve a "Five Pin" on the table: the plate is green and green, and the spicy food is soaring, and there are five kinds of vegetables, namely garlic, small garlic, leek, garlic sprouts, and coriander. Eating the "Five Pin" is to disperse the stagnation of the five internal organs and prevent the epidemic from getting sick.

Yin Qingfeng's face was not changed when it came to these spicy vegetables. But Yin Qingfeng was really afraid of Tusu wine and pepper cypress wine. Not to mention others, they all frowned and "enjoy" these foods that mean beautiful.

People in the Tang Dynasty also liked to eat sweets during the Chinese New Year: the more famous one is "Gumiyao". "Gumiyao" is roughly what we call "maltose". The desserts made by ancient people made of barley, wheat or glutinous rice are relatively sticky and soft, and are not as sweet as honey, nor are they as commonly used sucrose.

However, in the Tang Dynasty, sugar cane sugar-making method was introduced from India. The sugar sugar called "Shimi" was only grown and refined by people in the Bashu area, and most people cannot see it. Therefore, maltose is already considered a precious and delicious food.

On the morning of the first day of the lunar calendar, Yin Yuan went out in neatly dressed court uniforms.

On the first day of the Spring Festival, officials of the Tang Dynasty had to wear formal court robes to the emperor. First, the prime minister was taken to the main palace to congratulate the emperor, read obscure and difficult New Year prose, and then the internal officials answered the emperor. The prime ministers then retreated and accepted the congratulations from officials from other governments and vassals. They chose a congratulations from high-ranking officials to continue reading.

Although Yin Qingfeng had a title of a founding county man, he was not considered an adult before he had finished the ceremony, so he avoided this incident.

People in the Tang Dynasty especially liked socializing and lively. On the first day of the first lunar month, every household in Chang'an City held a banquet, and neighbors greeted each other's New Year's greetings to each other. There is also a special name called "Shutchao", so don't eat too much for every meal this day.

On the first day of January, no matter who has a mansion, the gates are basically open to welcome familiar or unfamiliar visitors, so what you exchange on this day is not considered a formal New Year greeting.

The real New Year greetings start from the second day of the first lunar month. As for the custom of returning to my parents' home in the third day of the year in later generations, it has not yet appeared in the early Tang Dynasty.

Therefore, on this day, under the leadership of Yin Yuan and Pei, the second generation in the mansion, plus Yue Mei, visited Yin Qiao's in-laws: Tang Jian, also known as Yin Wenjiao's husband's family; on the third day of the first lunar month, he went to the house of Pei Shiju, the patriarch of Wenxi Pei, who was born in Pei's family, to pay New Year's greetings.

After the two relatives were completed, on the fourth day of the lunar month, the Duke of Yun welcomed the Duke of Fuwei and his family who were visiting him.
Chapter completed!