The Little New Year is a traditional festival in the Huasha, also known as the Jiaotong Festival, the Kitchen God Festival, and the Kitchen Festival.

Because the main activity of the Little New Year’s Eve is held at night, many places are also called Little New Year’s Eve and Little New Year’s Eve.

The Little New Year is regarded as the beginning of the busy New Year.

Due to different customs in different places, the days called Little New Year are also different. Most areas use the 23rd or 24th day of the twelfth lunar month as Little New Year.

In the Han Dynasty, there were records about the Little New Year, and Cui Ding of the Eastern Han Dynasty recorded:

"La will be updated tomorrow, and it will be called Xiao Sui, and the elders will be drunk and the elders will be cultivated and masters."

The Little New Year is also a day for family reunion. Family banquets and firecrackers are set off. The activities are similar to the New Year, but they don’t go out to congratulate.

The entry of the Little New Year to the New Year indicates the growing atmosphere at the end of the year.

During this period, Chang'an City will extend and lift curfew restrictions to facilitate the people to celebrate various New Year holiday activities.

Therefore, even in the snow and ice, from princes and nobles to vendors and soldiers, and even ladies who rarely leave their boudoirs, would go out to join in the fun.

Some are for purchasing New Year’s goods, and some are for watching performances…

Of course, festivals like Little New Year are more about going to temples or Taoist temples to pray for your family, so as to protect you from peace and good weather in the coming year.

Therefore, from the time of the New Year to the New Year, it was the best time for these ladies and wives to go out.

Many ladies from afar go out to play, purchase, burn incense... and travel between bustling streets and temples, which will naturally cause onlookers or harassment from children of aristocratic families or ordinary people.

Therefore, Princess Gaoyang wanted to go to the temple to pray for blessings, so naturally asked Yang Fan to go there together.

In addition to wanting to play with his sweetheart, he naturally also means to let Yang Fan be a bodyguard.

As for such an opportunity to join in the fun, girls like Wu Meiniang and Cheng Yuzhu will certainly not let go.

After all, no matter what, they are only a teenager, so it is normal for them to watch (join) the fun.

So, when the preparations were made, Yang Fan took Wu Meiniang and other female family members to drive towards the southwest corner of Chang'an City in a carriage.

More than a dozen guards rode high-headed horses to help open the road, which was quite smooth.

The two cute little kids, Xiao Yizi and Helan Minyue, were pestering Yang Fan to tell stories, giggling with joy.

Wu Meiniang and the girls chatted with each sentence, and their eyes kept glancing at Yang Fan, looking a little absent-minded.

Looking at the laughter and joy of the big and two small, the girls all looked envious.

Although the Tang Dynasty was more open to women than before and the various shackles of women were the most relaxed in all dynasties, discrimination against women was everywhere.

For girls who are in the hairpin, especially ladies from home, the requirements are quite strict.

Although it has not reached the point where girls do not leave their homes, as long as they go to the bride or get married, they rarely have the opportunity to show up in public.

People always yearn for freedom and envy what they have never had.

Yang Fan's spoiling for the two cute babies made the girls envious and feel different.

Wu Meiniang smiled like a flower, felt at ease, and was filled with happiness on her pretty face.

So what if you are a concubine, just live happily.

But a trace of yearning flashed in Wu Meiniang's eyes.

Originally, Wu Meiniang had long wanted a child, but Yang Fan always refused on the grounds that she was under 18 years old.

Calculate the time, I will be 18 years old in more than a year. Wu Meiniang is full of expectations.

Looking at Wu Meiniang's appearance, Princess Gaoyang smiled and said, "Mr. Lang likes children so much, and she kisses me and me at home all day long. Why don't you want one?"

Wu Meiniang's face was flushed with shame.

Of course she knew that Yang Fan liked children very much, and she knew from her usual treatment of Helan Minyue.

However, Wu Meiniang would not say that, and immediately joked: "When my husband marry the princess, the great beauty, into the house, the princess will know what it means to be as close as a mirror!"

Then, Wu Meiniang gave Yang Fan a blank look, then leaned in Princess Gaoyang's ear and whispered a few more words.

I don’t know what I said, Princess Gaoyang’s beautiful face became more and more beautiful.

Yang Fan was thick-skinned and didn't care at all. He opened his mouth and said, "Mi Niang said it well. After marrying you a few beauties, we will resign and return to the house. We will accompany several ladies every day to live a rich man who only envys mandarin ducks but not immortals."

The slanderous words made the girls shy, and Wu Meiniang even grabbed Yang Fan's arm and pinched her.

Cheng Yuzhu was also very shy, her face and neck were covered with red clouds, and her pure and angry little head was almost buried in the Xiaolongbao.

Among the few girls, only Cheng Yuzhu has not yet confirmed her relationship with Yang Fan. Now Yang Fan’s ambiguous words make her feel overwhelmed.

Of course, the more reason is that she brought herself into the role.

Wu Meiniang smiled and said angrily: "You are not a man in your mouth, so how can you look like a third-rank official in the court? You can't let others laugh out loud for a few women."

"What's more, Sister Zhu'er has already reached the hairpin and is a big girl, so you have to pay attention!"

Yang Fan was slightly stunned and looked at Cheng Yuzhu sitting opposite him.

The beautiful and lively girl who likes to follow Cheng Chumo to play with him the most has already reached the forefront, which means she can get married.

It's a sin, I'm only in my teens!

In later generations, many people at this age have not even graduated from junior high school!

Yang Fan touched his nose a little embarrassedly, and Cheng Yuzhu became a big girl, so naturally she could not joke like she used to.

We need to pay attention to this aspect, otherwise he would not care if he would gossip, but he would be troubled by the little girl Cheng Yuzhu.

Although the social atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty was open, it did not mean that girls' reputations were not valued.

He really didn't want Cheng Yuzhu, who was as pure as the sister next door, to be hurt.

After looking at Cheng Yuzhu, Yang Fan quickly said, "Oh, it's all my fault for this stinky mouth. However, my sister Zhu'er is getting more and more beautiful as she grows. I don't know who I think sister Zhu'er is a fairy descending to earth? I don't know which young talent is lucky to marry her home."

Cheng Yuzhu pursed her lips, bravely raised her head and looked at Yang Fan, not talking. The more resentful the eyes could be, the more resentful they could be.

But Yang Fan could only smile brightly, turn a blind eye, and quickly turn around to tease the two cute kids.

He has enough women, and I am really afraid that this little girl will fall into it. Yang Fan is a person who doesn’t know how to refuse!

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Da Zongchi Temple is located in the southwest corner of Chang'an City. It is a famous temple in Chang'an City in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. It was originally named Zen Ding Temple.

This was established by Emperor Wen of Sui for his beloved wife, Empress Wenxian, Dugu Jialuo, and was founded in the third year of Renshou in the Sui Dynasty (603).

The temple is large in scale, accounting for the eastern half of Yongyang and Heping Square, with a total area of ​​60 hectares.

In the third year of Daye of the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Yang Guang of Sui Dynasty set up the Da Chanding Temple to pray for his father, Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty, Yang Jian.

The scale and system are exactly the same as that of the Chanding Temple, and there is also a wooden pagoda with a height of height.

In the first year of Wude in the Tang Dynasty, because Emperor Wen of Sui once established a legislative title, he called "Zhongji" and also called Empress Dugu "Zhuangyan", so the two temples were changed to "Da Zongji Temple" and "Da Zhuangyan Temple".

As a royal temple, there are few ordinary people here to worship incense and blessings.

Because those who come here are either noble families or noble families.

Now it is the New Year holiday, and the Buddhist temple has a convenient door, so everyone can go to the temple to burn incense.

After arriving in Yongyangfang, Yang Fan realized the grandeur of this temple and felt that his eyes were not enough.

There are two stone lions in front of the temple gate, which are majestic but not cruel. They seem to be influenced by Buddhism and are quite stupid.

When you walk into the temple gate, the environment is beautiful, quiet and pleasant, the woods are shady, the sound of sounds is loud, and the water flows gurgling.

At this time, the snow suddenly stopped and the dark clouds dissipated. The courtyards nestled among the trees, the apricot-yellow courtyard walls and the gray ridges were all bathed in the sun, which looked extremely solemn.

The roadside is surrounded by lush trees, dense bamboos and green pines, and the shade is beautiful. When walking, the road is confused and the scenery is pleasant.

The pear trees planted everywhere in the temple can be imagined how romantic it is when the pear blossoms bloom in spring.

What surprised Yang Fan even more was that the temple roads were full of bustling crowds, which could be called a carriage like water and horses, with shoulders rubbing against shoulders.

It feels similar to the feeling of going to the market in later generations.

During this period, many people like the rich family walked by with their eight-character legs;

There were also the rich family members who were dressed in bright clothes and angry horses whizzing by with a large group of servants.

The most common ones are the ladies of family dressed up very beautifully. In addition to burning incense and praying for blessings, this is also a rare opportunity for them to relax.

There are also various hawking and performances where the road is wide!

I really didn't expect that the Buddhist temple would become a place of mixed dragons and snakes. No wonder Mr. Gaoyang asked him to come.

The temple is so noisy that it naturally provoked countless gangsters.

These people were laughing and joking among the crowd, commenting on the roadside, saying dirty words in their mouths, and constantly searching for the handsome-looking women.

Whether it is a young woman in high spirits or an unmarried girl, as long as there is no guard or servant to guard them, these people will squeeze in groups, pushing and shoving to make a mess.

Some people even mix in and make moves and take advantage of the situation openly.

The women who were taken advantage of could only shout in surprise, blushing and running around...

Yang Fan frowned. How could this be a pure place for Buddhism?

He quickly called the guards to form a temporary security team and ordered them to follow Wu Meiniang and the girls, not to stay away, and to protect the safety of the women at any time.

Looking at the gangsters, Yang Fan explained in a domineering manner: "If there is a blind man who is approaching, no matter who it is, interrupt his leg, and I will bear it if something happens!"

"If the women are touched by them for no reason, I will peel you off when I go back!"

The guards agreed.

This momentum scared the gangsters who were about to eat tofu so much that they shivered.

Princess Gaoyang and Cheng Yuzhu were directly fascinated by Yang Fan's momentum.

Hearing this shout, Wu Meiniang was shocked and said hurriedly: "Husband, don't cause trouble in Buddhism!"
To be continued...