On February 2nd, the dragon raised its head.

In the beginning of the month of Mao in mid-spring, the five elements of "Mao" belong to wood, and the hexagram is "Zhen", and all things are full of vitality, and spring plowing begins here.

But Hangzhou Prefecture is different, at least in the past decade. Since the great development of marine trade, the city of Hangzhou has shown the prototype of a commercial city due to its special geographical location.

Hangzhou connects all directions with waterways. This is the southern end of the Grand Canal of Beijing and Hangzhou. The Qiantang River connects the Fuchun River and Qiantang River. It can reach Wuchang through tributaries. In terms of convenient waterways, Hangzhou is the world.

Therefore, it was February 2nd of the Spring Farming Festival, and it gradually became a regular festival for gatherings in Hangzhou. Merchants from all over the world rushed to Hangzhou on this day. Pedroses who walked around the streets would start carrying loads on this day. Those shops would choose to open their doors on this day. Even rural farmers would choose to carry mountain goods and wild game to earn some money on this day. Even people from several nearby states would gather.

This year is even more lively. In the past few years, the Japanese pirates had to go to work on New Year's Eve. Farmers were worried every day, and merchants did not dare to take risks. That is, last year, Xu Hai was destroyed and Wang Zhi surrendered. In the next six months, the official army successfully strangled many small groups of Japanese pirates, and the peace came to an end, so the market this year was particularly lively.

Mr. Huang was very surprised with such an atmosphere. "I haven't seen such a grand occasion for many years. I still remember that on February 2nd, 30th year of Jiajing, I bought a Huimo She inkstone from a Huizhou merchant here, and I have been using it until now..."

But this atmosphere made Zhao Zhenji very dissatisfied, "February 2nd, the Farming Festival, the plan for the year is spring. The light rain in spring is as expensive as oil. It is so wasteful to farming, and you want to be the end!"

Mr. Huang did not refute, but just smiled and pointed at everywhere. The two of them left the yamen in disguise early in the morning and crossed the Qiantang River? Now in Fuyang County.

"Dongweng? Today is a trip and understand the people's conditions? Restaurants are always mixed with fish and dragons? Why not drink for a moment?"

Zhao Zhenji smiled and nodded. The two of them randomly chose a restaurant to go in? They didn't ask for a elegant room, so they sat in the lobby.

This restaurant is not small in size? But the style is not high? There are few literati and poets coming in and out, most of them are merchants. More than a dozen tables in the lobby are full. It is finally easy to free one for Zhao Zhenji and Master Huang to sit down.

"Come a few specialty side dishes? A pot of Shaoxing rice wine." Master Huang smiled and said, "You must drink rice wine when you enter Zhejiang? There is a restaurant within ten steps of the hometown, and every household drinks and sings Wu songs."

"Ah, I guess the gentleman is from Shanyin, so how about boiling a pot of Huadiao?" The waiter grinned and said, "I wonder if the two gentlemen can eat spicy food?"

"Spicy?" Zhao Zhenji was stunned, "Ginger or garlic?"

The so-called spicy food in later generations basically only refers to chili peppers? But before the popularization of chili peppers on a large scale, the so-called "spicy" and "spicy"?     referred to ginger or garlic.

"Sir, have you just come to Zhejiang?" The waiter proudly pointed at a plate of dishes on the table next to him, "Is this just heard from the extra episode? The real Qian Jiajiao!"

"Qian Jiajiao?"

"Don't listen to him!" A merchant at the next table complained: "Now, all restaurants say it's Qian Jiajiao!"

"Of course." The guest at another table laughed and said, "With the word "Qian Family", the value will increase? I'm just making twice the money!"

There was a burst of laughter in the lobby? The waiter didn't blush? Tuantuan bowed and smiled: "My masters, all the peppers in Zhejiang are passed down by the Qian family. You can't say anything wrong with Qian family. Besides, our peppers are passed down by the food garden..."

"Not to mention other places, most of the peppers in the entire Hangzhou Prefecture were from the food garden." A man shouted.

"That's right, but speaking of it, it's better to do the restaurant in Zhenhai." A middle-aged merchant stroked his long beard and smiled: "And there are golden rods and potato silks, but unfortunately the price is too high, and there are only a few plates a day."

"The same was true for peppers back then. It will be cheap in two years."

"I've heard of the golden rod, which is said to be given to the Qian family by the owner of Wufeng."

Zhao Zhenji, who had been pricking his ears, shuddered and turned around and asked, "That pepper was also given to the Qian family by Wang Wufeng?"

"This..." the middle-aged merchant hesitated for a moment, "I haven't heard of it. However, as early as the 32nd year of Jiajing, there were peppers in the food garden, and many literati in Hangzhou have visited and tasted them."

Zhao Zhenji felt a chill. In the thirty-two years of Jiajing, Qian Yuan was just a scholar, but he had already hooked up with Wang Zhi!

The waiter who had been waiting asked: "Two gentlemen, do Qian Jiajiao still want it?"

Master Huang glanced at Zhao Zhenji and asked with a smile: "How to do it? It's the same as that table?"

"Two kinds, one is soy pepper, the other is chopped pepper, and the latter is slightly more expensive."

"Where is more expensive?" the table next door cursed: "It's more than twice as expensive!"

Master Huang asked curiously: "Chop the head pepper?"

The next table rushed to answer: "It's just adding some pork head meat and adding the nickname "money beheading."

"Money beheaded..." Master Huang looked at Zhao Zhenji with a smile and waved: "That's it, and a few other side dishes."

"Okay..." The waiter dragged his long tone to the kitchen, and there was still a lot of discussion in the lobby. Mr. Huang was good at socializing and soon talked to several tables next door.

"Money beheaded... the real murderer!" The table next door was from Kuaiji. "I went to see it outside the city last year. Tsk tsk, more than 1,700 Japanese pirates were in the Jingguan. Ordinary people would be scared to death... They were too murderous, but they were afraid that they would be punished by God in the future!"

As soon as these words came out, the surroundings became quiet, but then several tables started to yell.

"Those Japanese pirates, let alone forming Jingguan, are all right to chop them into meat sauce and feed them to dogs!" A young man cursed: "More than a thousand Japanese pirates outside Changshui Town have their heads built Jingguan. Which family in the ten miles and eight villages does not give money to the Lord to burn incense and pray!"

"Brothers must be from Jiaxing!" A fat middle-aged man sang: "I am from Tongxiang. If Lord Qian had not defeated Xu Hai, Tongxiang would be in danger. For this reason, many big families in the city would pay silver for rewards. Although the small families in the lower houses would pay hundreds of taels of silver."

A hot temper jumped up and pointed at the guy and cursed: "You are such a bastard. Last year, the Japanese pirates attacked Kuaiji, Shanyin and cut off the Xixing Canal. Lord Qian led his army to walk across Kuaiji Mountain to help. He rushed to protect Shanyin when the Japanese pirates broke the city and defeated the Japanese pirates. If you don't have Lord Qian, can you still sit here and eat this plate of Qianjiajiao?!"

"That day, the Qian family guards took the lead in fighting and killed 17 people in Kuaiji, Shanyin. Lord Qian was heartbroken and used the heads of 1,700 Japanese pirates as sacrifices." Another halberd cursed: "Kill the Japanese to protect the county town, you do not want to repay your kindness, but curse your benefactor to be punished by God!"

"Not only in Kuaiji, Shanyin, Tongxiang, but also in Jiading and Chongde, and in Shangyu last year, if it weren't for Lord Qian, how many families would be destroyed and their wives and children would be separated!"

Even the restaurant shopkeeper who was shocked to come scolded: "This guy is so rude. Guys, please take the money and drive it out!"

There was a burst of agreement next to him, and a merchant who was familiar with the shopkeeper smiled and said, "The shopkeeper is so proud today. That guy often walks this path..."

"I won't do that guy's business in the future!" The shopkeeper widened his eyes and said loudly: "My Yue family is from Yuhang. If Lord Qian had not had the Linpingshan Victory, I would be afraid that the Yue family and the whole family would be destroyed!"

"The shopkeeper's grape shelf in your backyard is overturned!"

"Hahaha……"

"Bad, who doesn't care about Lord Qian's kindness in Hangzhou City?" The shopkeeper cursed: "That year I was in the old food garden, and I took my whole family to the door to kowtow and thank him... Speaking of which, Lord Qian was still a scholar when he was back, and he was kind to everyone. He accepted the gift but wanted to give it back. He knew that I opened a small restaurant and gave me a batch of pepper seeds!"

"Ohhhh, it turns out that it's Qian Jiajiao from the food garden!"

"Why did the shopkeeper talk about Qian Jiajiao again?"

The middle-aged merchant smiled and said, "To be honest, if it weren't for Lord Qian over the years, there would be countless lonely souls in the underworld."

"Of course, it's the broom star!" A middle-aged man blurted out, looked at the eyes of everyone around him and quickly explained: "The Japanese pirates are unlucky when they meet. It's the broom star on the Japanese pirates!"

"What I mean is the Japanese pirates' broom star, our savior!"

The middle-aged merchant stood up with a glass of wine and said, "Come on, the shopkeeper adds wine, it's all mine. How can this cup be punished by heaven? Lord Qian will definitely be able to last forever and be rich and prosperous!"

Everyone responded with a loud response. The shopkeeper asked the waiter to add wine, but cursed: "You can be a human being? Today, the food is only 80% charged!"

Someone around him laughed and said, "Today's February 2nd, the dragon raises its head, and the price will increase today... You are a profitable businessman!"

"It's not every year. It didn't rise in the past two years, and the Japanese pirates were making a big deal."

Add wine and the middle-aged merchant raised his glass high, "Everyone, drink this cup together, I wish you a wish of Lord Qian!"

Master Huang hesitated to raise the wine glass, but caught a glimpse of Zhao Zhenji drinking it all.
Chapter completed!