Because the next day was the Dragon Boat Festival, there were still many things for everyone to busy themselves with today.
That afternoon, the elderly in every household in the village plucked plenty of calamus and mugwort to bring home. Some tied the mugwort into the shapes of tigers, while others wove it into human figures to hang above their front lintels, hoping to invite blessings and ward off evil. Others crafted various trinkets that children loved. At the doorway of each home, a large basin was placed, planted with mugwort, calamus, and sunflowers, adorned with five-colored paper money and freshly made pastry zongzi. This was a custom for every household in Da Wu, and not even the poorest families would skip it. As for the tiger-head and Baize talismans for the Fifth Day, nobody knew how to draw them, so that had to be abandoned.
Si Jiuyue felt that whether they were exiled or fleeing famine, life still had to go on, and no matter how bumpy the road, she wanted to live it brilliantly.
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