The first legitimate son of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 156 Dad, he is black!

The Qiqiao Festival is actually our own Valentine's Day. The Qiqiao Festival was first recorded in historical records. It is recorded in "Miscellaneous Notes of Xijing" written by Liu Xin of the Western Han Dynasty (some say it was written by Ge Hong of the Eastern Jin Dynasty) that "the colorful women of the Han Dynasty are celebrated on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month." Threading a needle with seven holes in Kaijinlou every day, everyone gets used to it." Threading a needle with seven holes in Kaijinlou symbolizes the girls' wish for enlightenment.

During the Tang Dynasty, this Qiao Qiao Festival became even more lively. Not only the people, but also the palaces also celebrated this festival. There are records saying that every Chinese Valentine's Day in the Tang Dynasty, "the palaces were decorated with brocades and high buildings." A hundred feet tall, dozens of people could be seated on it. The melons and fruits were cooked with wine, and seats were set up to worship the two stars of the cow and the girl.

The concubines each used nine-hole needles and five-colored threads to thread them toward the moon. Those who passed by would be lucky.The music of the Qing Dynasty and the Shang Dynasty was played, and the banquets lasted until the end of the day, and all the families of the scholars and the people imitated it. "

This description shows that not only the palace of the Tang Dynasty continued the custom of begging for cleverness during the Chinese Valentine's Day, but also ordinary scholars and people followed it.It's just that the threading needle evolved from a seven-hole needle to a nine-hole needle.

In Lijia Village, a few days before the Qiao Qiao Festival, many newly married women quietly found a small wooden board at home, then spread a layer of soil on the small wooden board, sowed corn seeds, and stayed there for a few days. After that, nice-looking green sprouts can grow, and then these little green sprouts can be placed in front of and behind the house.

These wooden boards are called shell boards, and the function of these shell boards is called seed production, which means that your husband can leave you heirs as soon as possible.

After all, it's Valentine's Day, a festival when young men and women are paired together.

Of course, for children who are not young men and women, today is a very happy day. Early in the morning, our Li Duoduo has been picked up to dress up. It took half an hour for Li Duoduo to be dressed up by Qin Ying and Liu Yiyi came to Li An's side dressed beautifully.

Li Duoduo wears a double-ringed fairy bun, a light blue vest on the upper body, a pink skirt on the lower body, and a jade-encrusted belt around her waist. It can be said that it is extremely expensive, but also extremely cute.

"My Duoduo is so beautiful today." Li An praised Duoduo.

"Hehe...!" Being praised by her father, Duoduo also showed a happy smile.

At this time, Liuxiatian, Liuxiadi, and Qin Laohei walked in and bowed: "Langjun, the vehicle is ready, we can set off."

Li An smiled and said: "Okay. Let's go to the city."

There were seven carriages in total. Li An led everyone into Chang'an City. Of course, it was impossible for Li An to bring all the people from Lijia Village into Chang'an City. He only brought the people around him, and the other people from Lijia Village did not follow. Ang Lee, they are on their own.

Anyway, almost all the people in Lijia Village have entered Chang'an City today. After all, the people in Lijia Village are now rich. The people in Huatian Village next to them look at the people in Lijia Village. They are all wearing clean and beautiful clothes, and every family is happy. Not to mention how much they regretted entering Chang'an City, because they once had such an opportunity, but because of greed, they lost such an opportunity.

Li An and his party were driving on the official road, and many people appeared on the roadside from time to time. Among these people were young people and some old people. However, compared with Li An and his party, most of these people were carrying things from their own homes. Going to Chang'an City to sell.

Because everyone knows that there must be a lot of people in Chang'an today, and it is easier to convert the things you make into money to provide subsidies to support your family.

People are not just like this, living diligently and without complaining in order to survive.

Li An held Li Duoduo in his arms. After looking at the people outside for a while, he began to close his eyes and rest. Li Duoduo looked at everything outside the carriage with curiosity. You must know that since Li Duoduo came to Datang, she Basically, he stayed in Lijiacun and never came out. The people he met were the people in Lijiacun. Although everyone doted on Li Duoduo, the child still wanted to see the outside world.

At this time, everything on the roadside, including the flowers and plants, dazzled Li Duoduo, and her little eyes kept looking outside.

At this moment, there was a loud noise from behind. "Give way, give way...!"

A group of horse-riding thugs opened the way in front, followed by a group of slaves with their hands and feet tied. These slaves were both male and female. Most of the men were black, that is, Kunlun slaves, and the women were Silla maids. , as well as Bodhisattvaman and Sengqinu.

Everyone knows that Kunlun slaves are black people. However, it is not clear whether these black people are Africans. According to the data, during the Tang Dynasty, black people came here, one was sent to Chang'an as annual tribute, and the other was sent to Chang'an as annual tribute. They are those who were plundered and sold to the coast or inland as indigenous "barbarian ghosts". Another type is those who followed envoys from Southeast Asia or South Asia to China and were left behind.

Most of the black slaves in the Tang Dynasty were short blacks living in Southeast Asia and South Asia.

"Silla maid" is a maid from Silla.Because Silla women were docile and clever, they were very popular among the rich in the Tang Dynasty. Over time, it became fashionable to breed Silla women.

A large number of Silla women entered the homes of dignitaries as maids, and were collectively called "Silla maids". This custom lasted for more than a hundred years. Although it was banned later, it became popular again in the Song Dynasty. The Song people called it "Goryeo Ji".

There are also "Bodhisattva Barbarians", as the name suggests, they are barbarians dressed up as Bodhisattvas.

According to historical records, there was a country near the Tang Dynasty called Numan Kingdom, which often paid tribute to the Tang Dynasty. In addition to some rare treasures, there were also many young and beautiful dancing girls.These dancers often wear their hair in high buns when dancing, which makes them look like Bodhisattvas, so they were called "Bodhisattva Barbarians" by the people of the Tang Dynasty.

The "Monk Slave" and the "Kunlun Slave" are black slaves, tall and powerful.

A large number of scholars have verified that they came from the east coast of Africa and were trafficked to the Tang Dynasty by the Arabs at a high price.

How expensive is it?
Hehe, the price of a slave in Tang Dynasty ranges from four to ten. The price of a woman is lower than that of a man. Basically, it is no problem to buy a female slave for four.

But if you want to buy a Silla maid with four guan, it is just a dream. The price of a Silla maid with a good appearance is at least 1250 guan. What is the concept of forty guan? First buy ten female slaves from the Tang Dynasty, Zhenguan During that time, copper coins were very valuable. A bushel of corn cost five cents, and the same amount of money could buy [-] kilograms of corn.

Think about how much you can buy forty guan.

Kunlun slaves are the same as monk slaves, they are all around 100 taels, and there is no market. Through copper coins.

After Li An heard the voice, he also opened his eyes and said, "Let them go first."

Li An's carriage convoy paused to let these human traffickers go first. Seeing Li An's convoy give way, one of the leading thugs immediately came over and handed over: "Thank you...!"

Then he shouted: "Hurry up, if you are late, see how I will deal with you."

Following Li An and Li Duoduo, they saw the thugs behind them lighting up their riding whips and beating the slaves behind them. Of course the slaves were in pain and walked quickly. Li Duoduo was immediately surprised when he saw these slaves. Shouting: "Dad, he's black!"

(End of this chapter)