The third day of August in the lunar calendar, which is August 29 in the Gregorian calendar, is the birthday of the Kitchen God. The Kitchen God is also known as the "Kitchen Lord" and "The Master of the East Chef". The old man said, " Dongchu has noble people to help him, but Nanchu has no money." What is Dongchu? What does this sentence mean?
1·In ancient times, housing was more important.
Nowadays, most young people live in cities, and houses are basically bought. When buying a house, in addition to area, the most important thing to consider is lighting.
But in ancient times, houses were built by oneself, and there were many things to consider.
Old people often say that in the past, when building a house, they paid attention to " there is running water on the left and a long road on the right, which is a noble house", " there is a bright hall with flowing water in front, and there is a backing behind which is a pen stand ", or " there is space in front and behind." There is a mountain, a green dragon on the left and a white tiger on the right. In front of the house there is a river above the house ".
Some people say that this kind of house conforms to the principle of " before Zhuque after Xuanwu , left green dragon on the right white tiger ", it must be a good house.
Suzaku, Xuanwu, Qinglong and White Tiger are the "Four Symbols" in ancient astronomy and are also the favorite "Four Spiritual Beasts" among the people.
This kind of house has spiritual beasts sitting on all sides. The bright hall is the Suzaku in the south, the Xuanwu is the backing in the north, and the left and right Qinglong white tigers surround it to block the wind and transform evil spirits. The environment of the whole house is like a "Teacher's Chair", where people live in the middle of the natural environment. Comfortable and secure.
The entrance door, master bedroom and kitchen of the house are considered to be the three focal points of the house. The front door is the place where family members must pass in and out, and it is also the entryway for blessings and wealth. The owner’s bedroom is not only a place to sleep, but also conforms to the owner’s aura and five elements.
The kitchen is even more important. As the saying goes, "Food is the most important thing for the people." All food comes from the kitchen. The kitchen is also the place where the owner of the house has "food and salary" and the family's "source of wealth".
1·East Kitchen Guirenzhu
The so-called East Kitchen means that the kitchen is on the east side of the main house.
The name Dongchu was quite popular in ancient times. Not only was the Kitchen God called the "East Chef's Ming", but there were also many mentions of Dongchu in ancient literary works, such as Cao Zhi, a great talent in the Three Kingdoms. also wrote the sentence " The days are short, but there is plenty of happiness, so I set up a jade bottle to set up the East Kitchen "; In the Tang Dynasty Gu Kuang also wrote in his poem " There are more than a hundred monks in Xiao Temple, and the East Kitchen is blowing smoke ".
The great poet of the Southern Song Dynasty Lu YouIn the poem "Send Zhang Shuqian to build the dynasty", there is also the sentence "The sheep in the east are full of beauty, but there are few bells in the north, so don't worry about it".
These all show that ancient people respected "Eastern Kitchen". Why is this happening?
This is because in the past, no matter what people did, they had to consider the "five elements and their restraints" first. Among the five elements, the east belongs to wood, and wood generates fire , and the kitchen belongs to fire and cannot be separated from fire. If it is located in the east, the fire will naturally be assisted by wood, and the more it burns, the more prosperous it will be. This naturally means that the family is getting better and better, as if they have received help from a noble person.
What if the kitchen is placed in the south?
Among the five elements, south belongs to fire, and the kitchen also belongs to fire. Although fire and fire do not conflict with each other, nor do they create each other, fire overcomes metal, and metal is wealth. If the fire is too strong, the gold energy will naturally not be able to enter, and even if it does, it will be roasted by the fire, so it is said that "the rich people in the east kitchen will help, but the wealth in the south kitchen will not come in".
In fact, it is really not suitable to place the kitchen in the south. The south faces the sun, and food is easily exposed to the sun. Raw food will wilt, and cooked food will go bad easily. Especially in summer, the temperature in the south will be higher, and food will go bad and spoil more easily.
We live in the northern hemisphere, and there are strong southeast winds in spring and summer. When the wind blows, it is easy to blow smoke, dust, and even sparks into the main house, which is unhygienic and unsafe.
3 · The descendants of Western cooks are worried, and the widows of Northern cooks cry
In addition to the saying that "nobles in the Eastern kitchen help, but money in the Southern kitchen is not available", the ancients also emphasized that kitchens should not be placed in the west or north.
The reason is almost the same as mentioned above: the west belongs to gold, the kitchen belongs to fire, and fire overcomes gold, which means that gold will melt when it encounters fire.
From generation to generation, we have focused on benefiting "future generations" and accumulating wealth. If all the gold in the family has been burned or destroyed by fire, how can we pass it on to the family? Isn't this more serious than " family has gambling father, son and grandson poor "?
So the meaning of "Western cooks are worried about their descendants" is that if the kitchen is set up in the west, the family's property will be slowly consumed, and the descendants will have to worry about how to live their lives.
"Northern Kitchen Widow Cries", strictly speaking, Northern Kitchen refers to " Northwest Kitchen ", because most ancient houses faced north and south, with the main hall directly to the north, and no one built a stove in the main hall.
In the eyes of ancient people, the northwest is Qian, which means "heaven". It also refers to the male master and head of the family, that is, the old father or husband in the family.
In ancient times, women had to "Three Obediences and Four Virtues". The three obediences refer to "obedience to the father at home, to the husband when married, and to the son after the husband has died." At that time, women's status was low, and they could not show up at will to make money to support the family, so they could only obey their fathers. Or the husband is "Heaven".
Among the five elements, stem also belongs to fire. Setting the kitchen stove in the northwest position means that fire overcomes metal, which also cuts off the family's financial resources.
This is also equivalent to putting the head of the family in a "scorching fire". If the family's financial resources are burned out, it is not a big deal. If the head of the family is harmed, there will be no one to support the family, and then we will just cry. !
That's why the ancients said, "The descendants of Western cooks are sad, and the widows of Northern cooks cry."
However, most of the houses nowadays are commercial houses, and the kitchens are all set up by others in advance, and it is difficult to change them by yourself, so naturally no one mentions these details.
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