Don't plant mulberry before planting willow, seek the source of allusions?
As the saying goes, "Don't plant mulberry in the front, willow in the back, and clap your hands when you are in the courtyard". It is said that "mulberry" is connected with "mourning", and planting mulberry in front of the house will "mourn" before it; If the willows don't bear seeds, there will be no boy offspring when the willows are planted behind the house. Saying "slip back (willow)" will run out of money; Poplar meets the wind, and leaves clatter like "ghosts" clapping their hands. These trees are unlucky if they are planted in the wrong place. Also, cypress trees are not allowed to be planted in the hospital, saying that cypress trees are a symbol of ghosts; There are no dead trees in the courtyard, which indicates the death of family members. Therefore, if the trees in the courtyard die, they should be uprooted immediately and new trees should be planted immediately.
Some of these flowers and trees are arranged according to their locations, such as "Parthenocissus tricuspidata on the screen wall, in front of the doors and windows of gold, silver and chrysanthemum"; Some of them are based on aesthetic taste, such as "peony in front of the orchid and Guiting, pine, bamboo and plum in front of the door are cold-resistant"; Others are psychological needs, such as planting willows, pagodas and jujubes in front of the door, which are homonyms of "flow", "bosom" and "early", meaning that pearls and agates flow into the gate, with gold and silver treasures, and give birth to your son early.
the most taboo is to plant mulberry in front of the door, poplar in the yard and willow in the back. As the saying goes, "Don't plant mulberry before, willow after, and clap your hands without ghosts in the courtyard."
The so-called "ghost clapping", that is, poplars, is also called "quacking hands" among the people. When the wind blows, poplar leaves "rattle", which makes people upset and is easy to cover up for thieves. Therefore, this tree should not be planted in the courtyard. Mulberry and "mourning" sound close, folk taboo; Willow and "flow" are homophonic, and willow is planted behind the house, which is suspected of money and treasure flowing out.