i have a small world

Chapter 1289 Red Packet

"Oh, today's Pingping is so beautiful, it really makes me jealous!" Feng Qin just covered Li Liping's back cover, and Huang Tingting on the side murmured enviously, Huang Tingting is Li Liping today bridesmaids. ?. .

"Hehe, Tingting, you will be so beautiful when you get married. The woman on the wedding day is the most beautiful time in this woman's life. Tingting, you are not young anymore, it is time to find someone to marry .”

Huang Tingting is still single until now, and she is 31 years old now. As Huang Tingting's best friend, Li Liping certainly wants her best friend to have a good husband who loves her and loves her.

"Hee hee..., Pingping, this matter still depends on fate, besides, I am a bachelor, and an animal like my husband is too scary!"

Huang Tingting looked indifferent, although sometimes she really envied those married women, but soon, the envy in Huang Tingting's heart would disappear completely, just like what she just said, she But celibate.

"You...!" Li Liping didn't say any more, because she had said the same thing many times, but Tingting still didn't listen and was still single, so instead of spending this effort to persuade Tingting to get married, she finally did It's useless, it's better to save this saliva, and it's more worry-free and energy-saving!Huang Tingting said with a funny face, and Li Liping, who was wearing a red hijab, couldn't help praying for Zhao Chaogang. She knew that Tingting was very good at embarrassing others.

Huang Tingting here is going to make things difficult for Zhao Chaogang later.It's here with Liu Jingjing.There was also someone who wanted to make things difficult for Zhao Chaogang, and that person was Liu Jingjing's best friend Cai Chanjuan.

"Jingjing, don't you still not wear makeup today? Today is your big day, so you should welcome today's big day with your best face!"

Seeing that Liu Jingjing hadn't started to put on makeup yet, Cai Chanjuan couldn't help becoming a little anxious and decided not to put on makeup.Later Zhao Chaogang will come to pick him up.

"Chanjuan, Chao Gang doesn't like other people's makeup the most. People who say they wear makeup are the most fake. And to be honest, do you think my makeup is still useful now?!"

Liu Jingjing looked at Cai Chanjuan confidently.With the gradual improvement of Liu Jingjing's cultivation base, the skin on her face and body became smoother and more supple, and she didn't need to put makeup on her face at all. "Hey.... Really. Why do you still use makeup now, Jingjing? I really envy you! Not only are you using the special natural beauty products that kid Zhao Chaogang gave you, but also in cultivation, you even got that kid Zhao Chaogang No one is like me, so far no one has come to hurt me, Jingjing, I am jealous!"

Cai Chanjuan pouted, with a pitiful look on her face, she looked at Liu Jingjing, and after letting Liu Jingjing look at her, she felt goosebumps all over her body.

"Okay, okay, Chanjuan, you are already 21 years old now, not a three-year-old child, pretending to be so pitiful, infiltrating others. As long as you stop pretending With such a pitiful look, tell me what you want, and then I will ask Chao Gang to give it to you, that's fine!"

Liu Jingjing said helplessly, she has nothing to do with Cai Chanjuan, a child of a few years looks at you with a pitiful look, it really looks cute and cute, but if a 21 The [-]-year-old girl looks at you with a pitiful look on her face, it definitely gives people the feeling of goosebumps all over her body, Liu Jingjing can't bear such things the most.

"Yeah, yeah..., I succeeded again, Jingjing, you are so kind!"

As soon as Liu Jingjing's promise was made, Cai Chanjuan on the side immediately returned to normal, holding Liu Jingjing happily, and made a victory gesture with her right hand, causing Liu Jingjing, who was being hugged by her, to roll her eyes. Chanjuan...!

"Chanjuan, I'm getting married today, so when will you find your boyfriend? You are already 21 years old now, so it's time to find your other half."

Liu Jingjing began to put on the jewelry, and asked with concern, Cai Chanjuan is Liu Jingjing's best friend, so she is very concerned about Cai Chanjuan's current love life.

"This matter still depends on fate. I'm only 21 years old, don't worry, and, Jingjing, when we were in college, we said that the two of us would not get married before the age of 30, but you are married now. Jingjing, what do you say about this?"

As soon as Liu Jingjing asked about this topic, Cai Chanjuan's head started to hurt, so she directly stated the joint vow she and Liu Jingjing made in college, and used this joint vow to divert Liu Jingjing's attention.

Here I have to say that Cai Chanjuan is quite smart, because Liu Jingjing's attention was indeed diverted by Cai Chanjuan. When she heard what Cai Chanjuan said, Liu Jingjing looked embarrassed, because she really didn't To abide by this common oath, Liu Jingjing quickly apologized to Cai Chanjuan: "Chanjuan, I'm sorry, I was wrong about this matter. However, feelings are such a wonderful thing, such an irresistible , once you meet, you will fall into an emotional trap unconsciously. Chanjuan, if you meet again in the future, you will know what it feels like."

"Hmph, forget it, who told you that you are my good Jingjing, let's forget about this matter." Cai Chanjuan forgave Liu Jingjing with a full face, but she also knew that once a man and a woman fall in love, then They will be like moths jumping towards the fire, even if they know that they may die, they will still jump over without hesitation.

Love is such a fascinating thing.

"I knew you were the best, Chanjuan. You won't be angry with Jingjing, Chanjuan." Liu Jingjing looked happy, but soon, Liu Jingjing once again brought up the matter that gave Cai Chanjuan a headache. Topic: "Chanjuan, you are really old now, and you really should find a boyfriend. After you find a boyfriend, Chanjuan, you will find that it feels really good to have a true lover. Especially when you have someone you really love, the feeling of fullness in your heart is really fascinating, Chanjuan, find a boyfriend!"

"Hmph. I don't want to marry those men. If I want to marry, I want to marry a warrior who is better than me in martial arts and has a good character. Now I don't have any of those men I like."

Although Cai Chanjuan said so.However, even a fool could see the anticipation in his eyes, let alone the shrewd Liu Jingjing.

"Hehe, it seems that our Chanjuan's requirements for finding a boyfriend are still very high!" Liu Jingjing teased Cai Chanjuan, causing Cai Chanjuan's face to turn red immediately.

"Jingjing, if you say that again, I... I... Oh, Jingjing. Look at the trick!" Cai Chanjuan was so teased by Liu Jingjing that she was speechless, and immediately used her trump card: tickle !

"Hahaha..., okay, okay, Chanjuan, I surrender!" Although Liu Jingjing is already a practitioner of the Dzogchen realm of qi refining, she still can't change the habit of being afraid of tickling. No, Cai As soon as Chanjuan started to tickle Liu Jingjing, Liu Jingjing laughed out loud and surrendered directly to Cai Chanjuan.

"Hmph, I'll spare you this time. If it wasn't for Jingjing, you're getting married today, and I'll see how I deal with you."

Cai Chanjuan said with a vicious look on her face, while she was saying to spare Liu Jingjing, but at the same time, she would scratch Liu Jingjing's itch from time to time, which made Liu Jingjing unable to resist at all.

Seeing that Liu Jingjing was treated 'miserably' by herself, Cai Chanjuan was very satisfied, but soon, Cai Chanjuan's eyes rolled: "Hey, Jingjing, since you dared to tease me with words just now , I won’t let it go like this, you and I don’t have to deal with it, but, wait for that kid Zhao Chaogang..., hehehe...!"

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"Hiss...!" Zhao Chaogang was about to get out of the wedding car, so he couldn't help but shudder, as if something bad was about to happen to him. Zhao Chaogang knew that this marriage would be It won't go so smoothly.

"Third brother, this is a red envelope!" Just as Zhao Chaogang got out of the car, Zhao Wenhai handed some red envelopes to Zhao Chaogang.

These red envelopes were prepared by Zhao Chaogang yesterday and placed on Zhao Wenhai as the best man.According to Zhao Chaogang's custom, when he arrives at the bride's house, the groom Zhao Chaogang will be given a red envelope.

Red envelopes are an essential item in weddings. However, red envelopes in the traditional sense are also called lucky money, which is money wrapped in red paper by elders to children during the Lunar New Year.

According to legend, during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, most of the lucky money was given to children with red strings.After the Republic of China, it evolved into wrapping in red paper.Now it generally refers to a red paper bag wrapped with money; it is used for gift money during festive occasions, and also refers to bonuses and money for bribing others.

In the Cantonese area of ​​China, the red envelope is called Lishi, which is a small gift made by putting money in a red envelope.

The origin of red envelopes: During the Spring Festival, the red envelopes sent by the elders to children after midnight on New Year's Eve are called lucky money, which means to bring them the blessings and good luck of the new year.

Every year during the Spring Festival, there is a custom of giving out red envelopes. In some areas, married people send them to unmarried relatives and friends.The habit of giving out red envelopes generally only exists among relatively close relatives and friends, and in some areas, the scope of giving out red envelopes during the New Year is relatively wide.

For example, children from neighbors and colleagues who have ordinary friendship may send red envelopes, but the amount in this kind of red envelopes is often relatively small. Putting 8 yuan, 18 yuan, etc. in the red envelopes represents auspicious meaning!

In industrially developed areas, the company will send a "start-up red envelope" to all employees during the Spring Festival.In most parts of China, many people are accustomed to using newly printed banknotes as red envelopes. In addition to being more elegant, they also have the meaning of leaving the old and welcoming the new. Therefore, the amount of cash withdrawals of many banks will increase sharply before the Spring Festival every year. Factories will also be under pressure to print new banknotes.

In a foreign country, some friends of other ethnic groups who have contacts with Chinese people also follow the custom of the traditional Chinese national culture of red envelopes. This is the case among the people, and communities and companies also follow the same rules.In addition to the Spring Festival, there is also the custom of giving red envelopes on other festive occasions, such as weddings and new store openings.But compared to the red envelopes given during the Spring Festival, the amount of red envelopes for congratulatory gifts is often expensive!

There are two types of red envelopes, one is made of colored rope threaded into a dragon shape and placed at the foot of the bed.This record can be found in "Yanjing Sui Shi Ji"; the other is the most common.That is, the money distributed to the children by the parents wrapped in red paper.

New year's money can be given to the younger generation in public after the New Year's greetings, or it can be quietly placed under the child's pillow by the parents when the child falls asleep on New Year's Eve!

The folks believe that the New Year's money is distributed to children. When evil spirits or "Nian" harm children, the children can use the money to bribe them to turn evil into good luck.In addition, there is a veritable new year's money, which is the "year" given to the elderly by the younger generation.Age, New Year's Eve, is intended to look forward to the longevity of the elderly.

The red envelope culture has a long history.legend.In ancient times, there was a little demon named "Sui".Every year on New Year's Eve, it comes out to harm people. It touches the sleeping child's head three times with its hand. The child starts to cry in fright, and then develops a fever, talks nonsense, gets sick, and turns the child into a fool.People are afraid of evil spirits to harm their children.Just light up the lights and sit still.It is called "guarding evil spirits".

In Jiaxing Prefecture, there was a family named Guan. The couple had a child in their old age.Regarded as the apple of the eye.On the eve of the New Year's Eve, they were afraid that ghosts would harm the children, so they wrapped eight copper coins in red paper and forced the children to play until they fell asleep, and put them next to the pillow.

In the middle of the night, when Chong touched the child's head, a bright light appeared beside the child's pillow, and he screamed and ran away.

The Guans told their neighbors about the incident, and it became known to every household, and they followed the example of giving money to their children, and carried on the past and ushered in the future.

The earliest lucky money appeared in the Han Dynasty. The earliest lucky money was also called Yansheng money, or big pressure winning money. This kind of money is not a currency in the market, but a coin-shaped anti-evil product specially cast for wearing and enjoying.

This kind of coin-shaped wearing items first appeared in the Han Dynasty. Some coins have characters and various auspicious words cast on the front, such as "long live forever", "peace in the world", "removing disasters and eliminating evil", etc.; There are various patterns, such as dragon and phoenix, turtle and snake, Pisces, sword fighting, star fighting and so on.

In the Tang Dynasty, the style of loose money in spring prevailed in the court.At that time, the Spring Festival was the "Lichun Day", a day when the palace worshiped each other, and there was no such custom among the people.

The sixth volume of No. 20 of "Zi Zhi Tong Jian" records the fact that Concubine Yang Gui gave birth to a son, "Xuanzong personally looked at it, and was happy to give the concubine gold and silver money for washing the child".In addition to congratulations, the money laundering mentioned here is more important as the amulet given by the elders to the newborn to avoid evil and demons.

After the Song and Yuan Dynasties, the first day of the first lunar month replaced the beginning of spring, known as the Spring Festival.Many customs that originally belonged to the beginning of spring have also been moved to the Spring Festival, and the custom of giving away money in spring has evolved into the custom of giving lucky money to children.

Qing Fucha Dunchong's "Yanjing Sui Shi Ji" records the lucky money in this way: "Thread the money with colorful ropes, weave it into a dragon shape, and put it at the foot of the bed. It is called lucky money. It is given to children by the elders. It is also called lucky money."

In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, most of the New Year's money was given to children with red strings.During the period of the Republic of China, it evolved into wrapping one hundred copper coins in red paper, which means "longevity for a hundred years"; for the lucky money given to the grown-up juniors, an ocean was wrapped in red paper, symbolizing "a lot of profit".

So far, red envelopes have become a custom from New Year's greetings.Because red symbolizes good luck, red envelopes are given out every time of marriage, baby addition, new house, start of work, birthday, etc.Congratulations, of course.

Another example is sending red envelopes to bridesmaids, Taoist priests, monks and nuns, bearers, drummers, drivers, ladies, etc., which used to be called "festivals", but today they are renamed "tips" to give back to others for their hard work, which is beyond reproach.

Sending and receiving red envelopes is a long-standing traditional custom of the Chinese people. The red envelope culture originally originated from a normal interpersonal relationship in which Chinese people reciprocate, reflecting the friendship complex of harmonious coexistence. For hundreds of years, red envelopes still have this meaning.

However, the more general meaning of sending red envelopes is to give the younger generation a kind of care. New year's money and birthday wishes all contain the implication of peace and auspiciousness.

Distributing red envelopes to underage juniors means bringing them blessings and good luck.The money in the red envelope is just to make the children happy, and its main meaning is in the red paper, because it symbolizes good luck, so it is impolite to open the red envelope in front of the elders who distribute the red envelope;

The second is the etiquette of congratulations on weddings and celebrations, as well as the expression of relatives and friends meeting for the first time and getting together to give each other blessings;

The other is the reward completely out of inner gratitude, and to give back to others for their hard work. The red envelopes given to Xi Niang, Taoist priests, monks, bearers, drummers, coachmen, etc. are generally called "festivals", and today they are called "flowers". tip".

It should be said that the red envelope culture not only reflects the Chinese people's emphasis on reciprocity, but also the mentality of not forgetting to give to those who receive benefits, and the mentality of not daring to be ungrateful.

Regarding how to deal with the issue of New Year's money, some people think that it should not be simply "confiscated", and they have come up with many ways to deal with it, such as depositing it in the bank, using it to buy books, or taking the opportunity to teach children about financial management and so on.

It should be said that the red envelope culture not only reflects the Chinese people's emphasis on reciprocity, but also the mentality of not forgetting to give to those who receive benefits, and not daring to be ungrateful.On the seven continents of the world, wherever there are Chinese, the red envelope culture exists and is grandiose.

When Chinese living overseas return home to visit their relatives and worship their ancestors, they routinely send red envelopes to relatives, friends and clansmen.

Due to the closeness of people and the thickness of the gift, there are three levels of red envelopes given out: large, medium, and small. It is also a feature of the red envelope culture.

On the seven continents of the world, wherever there are Chinese people, the culture of red envelopes exists impressively. )

ps: ?? Note: Thank you Jin Guiguan for molesting, and for giving back to the two big rewards and support, thank you!