"A sweep of gold, two silver, three sweep a cornucopia. There is a treasure in the cornucopia that children and grandchildren can't use. " How to understand?
In the old days, every household would carry out a comprehensive cleaning on the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month, so as to create a brand-new environment for the New Year, which is called "Sweeping Year". Because "dust" and "Chen" are homophonic, sweeping away dust means sweeping away all "bad luck" and "good fortune", which reflects people's desire for good luck and good fortune. As this nursery rhyme says, "Sweep gold, silver and cornucopia.". There is a treasure in the cornucopia that children and grandchildren can't use. "