Zhang Zijun rolled his eyes, what else could he do? That's it. It's uncertain whether it will be a blessing or a curse for the boatman to meet this uncle. Since the document is written first, it will be the marriage certificate. It doesn't matter whether they get married or not, as long as they can get on the boat.

, Zhang Zijun watched the boy open his luggage and took out the four treasures of the study.

It was refreshing to see this scholar writing quickly. After finally pressing his fingerprints, he handed the "marriage letter" with the ink still wet to Zhang Zijun to read. Hehe, Zhang Zijun saw that he was talented and had a beautiful stroke.

Xingcao, ah, ah, ah, it turns out to be Mr. Hu Maocai, disrespectful, disrespectful.

Now that they have agreed to board the ship, they can no longer be driven away, so they discussed with the ship boss that Mr. Hu Maocai, Mr. Hu and the book boy should live in the luggage warehouse where they used to eat. In this way, they are only separated by one ship plank from the ship boss and his family. The ship boss

Holding the "marriage certificate" in his hand, it has nothing to do with Zhang Zijun as to how Mr. Hu got along with the boat owner. After all, the boat was packaged by Zhang Zijun and Gong Shangying occupied the middle and front warehouses.

Traveling far away in ancient times was not an easy task. If someone caught the cold on the way, his life might be lost. The most common problem is that he is not accustomed to the local environment. A person grew up in a certain place and then went there.

Traveling far away will make you feel uncomfortable, especially for ladies who don’t leave home. For some people, changes in climate, diet, and water quality will also cause them to feel uncomfortable.

Become a life-threatening impermanent ghost and die in another country. Therefore, in ancient times, when traveling far away, they would prepare some soil from their hometown. Soaking the soil in water and taking clothes with it can alleviate this disease. People who have the conditions will do some "

Braised vegetables, later known as "road vegetables", are mainly pickles and pickles that can be preserved for a long time. One bite of them in ten and a half days can alleviate the symptoms of acclimatization.

Therefore, it is not an easy thing to take a quick trip. As the old saying goes: "Read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles." Reading and traveling are inseparable complexes in the hearts of the ancients, and they are also important in their lives.

Important activities. Read

Books and travel complement each other and are inseparable. Reading can be regarded as a long journey on paper, so if you read thousands of books, you can "know the world without leaving home". And long travel is the test and extension of knowledge, because "paper"

I have come a long way, but I only know that I have to do this."

The ancients also needed to carry dry food before traveling, which was called "road food" in ancient times. When wealthy families and merchants traveled, they would make work at home, including utensils and fine pastries for road food, etc.

I have prepared a few things. Most of the street vegetables are heavy in oil and slightly salty, so they are easier to preserve. I also bring pens, inks, paper and inkstones so that I can record them at any time when I am inspired by poetry on the road.

In addition, tea, chess and some Chinese medicines that repel insects and refresh people are also essential items for the ancients when traveling. Tea from home can best relieve the fatigue of the journey and various acclimatization.

Zhang Zijun and his father-in-law didn't feel acclimated to the local environment, but they had to prepare some "road food" when they brought two young children and Hexiang and Xueliu, who had never left home all year round. In addition to bringing more

In addition to food, I also brought two jars of pickled vegetables, pickled meat, dried pickled fish from Chaohu, etc. The rest were all seasonings, vegetable oil, and sesame oil, which became popular in the Ming Dynasty.

The edible oils eaten during the Hua Dynasty were mainly rapeseed oil and sesame oil, and soybean oil was rarely used. The reason was that the pressing technology was backward. In the late Ming Dynasty, it was recorded in Song Yingxing's "Tiangong Kaiwu" that soybeans at that time were "every day."

"One stone yields nine kilograms of oil", converted into the current unit, 100 kilograms yields 9 kilograms of oil, and the oil yield rate is only 9%, which is extremely low.

Zhang Zijun wants to improve the pressing technology that has been passed down for thousands of years. It is still on the drawing board. If he no longer serves as an official in the future, opening an oil pressing workshop can also leave some legacy to future generations. In Zhang Zijun’s memory

At that time, there was an oil mill at the head of the village.

To process rapeseed, soybeans, and tea seed oil for the villagers, a machine is driven by an electric motor. The principle is actually very simple, but the pressing process at this time uses the lever principle to press and produce oil.

The rate can be imagined, and the efficiency is extremely low.

While soybeans were limited by pressing technology, peanuts originated in South America and were introduced to China around the middle and late Ming Dynasty. When peanuts were first introduced, people regarded them as fruits and nuts, and their oil-containing characteristics were gradually recognized.

So there is no peanut oil at this time. What can I do?

Due to the immaturity of the pressing technology, the ancients could only hold on to soybeans and peanuts, the "two oil trees". In addition to vegetable oils, what common people ate most at this time was animal oils, pigs, sheep, cows, chickens, ducks, as long as it was oil.

It will be boiled out and stored for consumption.

Zhang Zijun also brought two jars of lard, soy sauce brewed in Luzhou, rice wine, vinegar, glutinous rice wine, watercress, and a jar of pickles. These were all used for cooking. He lived on the ship for half a year. In front of the bow

In addition to the sleeping place for the two young servants, the warehouse is also a place for cooking. One yellow clay stove on the bow is used to cook rice, and the other is used for cooking. Instead of eating with the boatman, the boatman

There is a place for cooking with a yellow clay stove at the stern of the ship. This is life on the ship. A ship made of 600 materials is not big, but it is not small either. Zhang Zijun is not clear about the ancient definition of ship size.

Let’s talk about this ship. It is said to have six hundred materials. What is the measurement of this material? Before the Song Dynasty, it was called "Shu", in the Song Dynasty it was "Ji", and from the late Song Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty, it was called "Du".

"Shuowen Jiezi" notes that it is called the weight and daily amount, and it is called the amount of daily material. Knowing how much it is means knowing its weight. For example, one stone of rice weighs twenty buckets of millet. The amount mentioned above is the volume and capacity.

, lightness or weight. The ancients said, "If you know the capacity of something, you can know the weight of something." The volume of rice weighing one stone is twenty dou, and one dou of grain weighs twenty kilograms.

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Therefore, "measurement, quantity, and weight" in ancient Chinese mean "length, volume, and weight respectively." In the Ming Dynasty, shipbuilding technology had reached an unprecedented peak. Otherwise, Zheng He would not have been able to sail to the West. For this reason, Zhang Zijun, as a time traveler, traveled to the West.

During the Hanlin period, he also made special research and wrote in the "River Defense General Discussion": "Materials, stones, pounds and ship dimensions, shipbuilding materials

The boat is made of 100 pieces of material, and is forty feet long, one foot and two feet wide, eight feet five inches wide at the bottom, and three feet deep. So a boat of 600 materials can carry twenty-four passengers, and it can carry three people in the water.

Twelve thousand four hundred kilograms, the upper water load is twelve thousand kilograms, the length of the boat is forty-five feet, and the width is one foot and two feet. When converted into measurements that Zhang Zijun is familiar with, the length is fifteen meters and the width is four meters.

Since there was a "gang spirit" on the ship, the rest of the journey was full of surprises and even more frightening. A few days later, the ship arrived at Changlinhe Town, just as it was approaching midnight. At this time, Changlinhe Town was just one street.

Built on Chaohu Lake, there are rice shops, cloth shops, medicine shops, soy sauce gardens, and wine shops.

There are mainly restaurants and miscellaneous shops. There is a temple with a pagoda in the south of the town. There is a restaurant opposite, called "Yi Hu Xian". The signature dishes of this restaurant are the "Three Treasures" of Chao Lake: whitebait, crab and shrimp.

, whitebait: fish body is slender, smooth and transparent, as white as silver. Can be eaten fresh

, can also be made into dried whitebait. Whitebait soup, whitebait scrambled eggs, whitebait meatballs, whitebait roasted tofu, etc. made with whitebait are particularly delicious. White rice shrimp: It is still as white as snow after being cooked. Use whitebait shrimp

When made into dishes, the color, aroma and taste are all excellent. It is known as: "Chaohu white shrimp is the best in the world"

White rice shrimp can also be used medicinally. It has the functions of removing acne and sores, releasing milk, strengthening the body, replenishing essence, and detoxifying. Eider crab: It is a kind of river crab with green body fat and is available in autumn. The meat is tender and delicious. Used in Chaohu

Crab paste, drunken crab, etc. made from crabs are the unique flavors of Chaohu area.

Of course, as a foodie, Zhang Zijun cannot let go of such delicacies. To put it bluntly, the only thing he can pursue when he comes to Ming Dynasty is eating. Unfortunately, Chaohu crabs are not available because they are not in season, but whitebait and white rice shrimp are available.

, he took Gong Shangying and left in search of food. Hexiang, Xueliu and the two little kids could only stay on the boat. The reason was that

In the Ming Dynasty, these people belonged to the level of servants and domestic slaves. Besides, it was not safe for young women to run around. As soon as they landed, I heard Mr. Hu shouting from behind: "Mr. Zhang, wait, let's go together." I saw Mr. Hu with his

The bookboy chased after him, and Zhang Zijun said: "To be honest with Mr. Hu, I just went to have a meal and will come back. Mr. Hu, please feel free to do so."

Mr. Hu rolled his eyes and replied: "I'm going to eat too. I've been eating the food cooked by the boatman every day these days. It's pickled vegetables and dried fish soup. It's so uncomfortable. Let's go, let's go and have dinner together. Today I'm treating you."

Zhang Zijun couldn't refuse, so he saw Mr. Hu's high spirits, so he decided to join us. "Yihu Fresh" is in front. This restaurant is on the second floor, and the lobby is for individual guests. You can enjoy tea and wine, all in one place.

Eight Immortals Table, upstairs

The private rooms near the lake are a bit interesting. They are Teapot Mountain, Baima Mountain, Yangling Mountain, and Qingyang Mountain. As a "gang jing", Mr. Hu, of course, had to ask the receptionist why the elegant room was named Shan.

, vulgar and intolerable.

The waiter rolled his eyes and said, "This guest doesn't know something. This is the "four tops of morning glow". It is one of the eight scenic spots in Luyang, so it is called Four Tops Mountain." If an ordinary person asked about this, it would be wrong.

I understood what the store meant, but Mr. Hu was a bit too imaginative. He asked again: "That's not right, that's not right. Why can't you see the four sitting mountains mentioned in the Four Peaks Mountain Yajian? Instead, there is a lake."

Lake water.”

The waiter at this shop seemed confused by the question. No one had ever asked this question like this before. Out of respect for the diners, he replied: "Your Majesty, you don't know. The seat faces the west and the mountain is to the east. Of course, all you can see is the lake."
Chapter completed!