Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, and there are basically few people on the streets of Youzhou City early in the morning at this time.
The soldiers guarding the city still stood at their posts. When Zhang Tie entered the city gate, the soldier only glanced at Zhang Tie and allowed Zhang Tie to enter Youzhou City without even questioning him.
In Taixia, the golden basin hand washing ceremony is also a very solemn ceremony. This ceremony is a symbol of "complete retirement, washing hands and never drying up". Generally speaking, there are two types of people who will hold this ceremony. One is Taixia people.
Important figures in Xia's unofficial non-governmental organizations. When these figures retire, they will hold such a golden basin to wash their hands. This ceremony represents a clean break with the past and grudges. The second type is some of Taixia's high-level professions.
For example, swordsmiths, rune refiners, appraisers, etc., these people perform the golden basin hand washing ceremony, which means that they will never return to their old profession again, and they have the meaning of sealing their swords and retiring into seclusion.
Whether they are the first type of people or the second type of people, they have one thing in common, that is, those who can perform the golden basin hand washing ceremony are famous and respected in the local area or industry. If it is an ordinary cat or dog
, wash your hands, and if you don’t want to do it, you won’t do it anymore. Just slap your butt and leave. Naturally, no one will miss him.
Wang Wu is a local snake in Youzhou City. The altar owner who washes his hands in the golden basin in the mouth of the local snake, the person who can know his movements in time and can make Zuo Zuo give Wang Wu the brain-breaking pill, is naturally in this Youzhou City.
If that person was in another county, their reaction speed wouldn't be as fast.
Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year and the beginning of a new era in the 900th year of the black iron calendar. I have to say that this day is indeed a good day to wash hands in the golden basin.
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Zhang Tie was walking alone on the streets of Youzhou City, just like taking a walk. The map of Youzhou City appeared in his mind, and some areas on those maps were being recalled piece by piece by Zhang Tie.
After removing it, Zhang Tie's pace followed an optimal route that was instantly sorted out in his brain, slowly strolling through the remaining areas.
Although Youzhou City is large, the city's planning is very organized. After excluding the Jiatian planting area, excluding the location of government agencies, and excluding ordinary residential areas and concentrated industrial and commercial areas, the remaining area is not very big.
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The snow stopped today, the sun began to show a small smile in the sky, and the weather was not bad.
Zhang Tie walked alone in Youzhou City for more than two hours before he knew he had found it.
That place is less than fifteen kilometers away from the Huaiyuan Guild Hall. It is close to Fengyang Lake in Youzhou City. The lake is surrounded by ten miles of willow embankments. The surrounding scenery is beautiful. It is also the place where the rich in Youzhou City gather. Zhang Tie's eyes are drawn to it.
What attracted me was the extremely prominent manor in this rich area. The manor and the courtyard alone covered an area of more than 700 acres. The high vermilion wall outside the manor even occupied a street outside.
one third.
It's Chinese New Year. And it's just dawn, so many shops are not open today. But outside the manor, there is already a lot of traffic. A large number of servants in neat clothes are busy outside, receiving the arriving guests. There are also
The airship flew directly into the airship landing field behind the manor, landed, dropped people off, and then flew away again.
In the entire Youzhou City, this is the busiest place today.
"Today is the day when the master washes his hands in the golden basin. There are not only a thousand but also eight hundred guests. They are all well-known and distinguished people. Everyone should be more alert and don't make any mistakes. After today's busy day, Butler Zuo said that every day
I will reward you with three gold coins." A man who looked like a steward shouted at the side door outside the manor, instructing the servants to send carts of prepared ingredients sent from outside into the kitchen of the mansion from the side.
Among them, the golden basin washed hands and went to the back. Naturally, you can't let the guests watch your performance on an empty stomach. It is reasonable for the people in the back to eat and drink, "Jiang Si and the others who went to Linjiazhuang to pull fresh venison are back."
without?"
"Not yet?"
"Take two people along the road to have a look. Run quickly. The kitchen is still waiting. There are two dishes tonight that will use venison and deer blood. Don't delay!"
"yes!"
Just hearing this, Zhang Tie turned around and walked into a teahouse nearby.
The business of this tea house is just like that of a tavern or restaurant. Even if it is a Chinese New Year holiday, it will still open its doors to make money and operate normally. Zhang Tie came here neither too early nor too late, but there were already many people in the tea house.
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Those people formed a circle up and down the mountain around the patio inside the teahouse, eating refreshments in the teahouse, nibbling melon seeds and peanuts, and listening to a man in a robe and mandarin standing on the table in the middle of the teahouse holding a hand in front of a small table.
The fan is telling stories vividly, oh, no, in Taixia’s words, the stories adults listen to on such occasions are not called stories, but storytelling.
As for the patio, the roof is half sealed, it is light and breathable but does not leak water or snow. There are some green plants in the patio that are full of life. Listening to stories in this kind of place is also a unique experience.
Of course, many people were also looking at the grand scene of the manor outside, and then discussing in a low voice or with a hint of amazement what was going on in the manor not far outside.
"Sir, welcome, welcome, please come inside!"
As soon as Zhang Tie walked into the teahouse, an excited waiter in the teahouse immediately walked up with a smile on his face and greeted Zhang Tie warmly.
Zhang Tie moved his hand and flicked a silver coin over.
"Find me a quiet private room upstairs where few people will disturb you, and then bring me some of your specialty refreshments!"
The waiter grabbed the silver coin neatly, then twisted his neck and shouted at the top of his voice, "Private room No. 17, Tianzi, on the third floor, we have a distinguished guest!"
Zhang Tie went directly to the third floor. Another waiter came to the stairs to greet him. He directly welcomed him to a private room on the third floor far away from the patio. He opened the door of the private room and took Zhang Tie inside.
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This private room was only about 20 square meters, and it was fully equipped with a soft seat and coffee table. There was also a window in the room, facing the manor outside. Zhang Tie was very satisfied.
"Sir, what would you like to order?"
"Just order some of your specialty tea and refreshments!" To be honest, Zhang Tie, who was visiting an entertainment venue like Taixia for the first time, didn't know what to order, so he just gave vague instructions.
"Okay, let's see how you look. This is your first time coming to our teahouse. The cost of private rooms in our teahouse is different from that of private rooms outside. Here, we charge an extra 50 coppers per hour for private rooms. You are here
You can stay until the teahouse closes without any problem. Let me explain this to you first. Our teahouse operates with integrity and we do not deceive everyone!"
"Okay, no problem, let's go!"
The waiter left, and after a while he came to the room with a pot of tea and several dishes of refreshments. After setting these things, he asked Zhang Tie if he needed anything else. When he saw Zhang Tie nodded, he left.
After going out, he also helped Zhang Tie close the door of the private room.
Zhang Tie leisurely took a piece of tea cake and ate it while listening to the discussions of those in the teahouse. When the tea cake on the plate was finished, the comments he heard were similar. Zhang Tie finally knew that what was happening here today
What is the origin of the "altar master of Tongtian Sect" who washed his hands in a golden basin?
The man washing his hands in the golden basin today has a surname of Jiang, and everyone calls him Mr. Jiang. This man is not an unknown person in Youzhou, or even in the entire Northeast Governor's Mansion.
According to the guests at the teahouse, Mr. Jiang comes from a family of blacksmiths. He has been helping his father in the blacksmith shop since he was eight years old. He has shown extremely high casting talent since he was a child. When he grew up, it became even more incredible. He was twelve years old.
He became a master craftsman's apprentice at the age of sixteen, surpassing his father in skill. By the time he was twenty, he had become a copper hammersmith. In the remaining more than a hundred years, Mr. Jiang became a copper hammersmith.
Masters continue to advance, going further and further on the road of rune refiners, step by step becoming silver hammer craftsmen, gold hammer craftsmen, mithril craftsmen, and secret talisman craftsmen. Forty years ago, Mr. Jiang even advanced to the master level.
Master craftsman.
A person who advances to become a master craftsman on the road of rune refiner will be famous no matter where he is. Even in Taixia, such a person will not be unknown.
Before becoming a master craftsman, Mr. Jiang served as a young eunuch in Tongzhou's general prison. After becoming a master craftsman, Mr. Jiang Yezi became the general commander in Tongzhou's general prison, in charge of the construction of a state's generals.
After that, he served as the general of Tongzhou for nearly twenty years before Mr. Jiang resigned and regained his freedom.
Mr. Jiang has not been idle in the past few years since he resigned. On the contrary, his reputation has become more and more prosperous, and he often produces fine products. And because Mr. Jiang's main focus in the rune weapon refiner is weapon casting, and he is particularly focused on sword casting, then come to Jiang.
There is an endless stream of people making weapons for Lao Yezi every day, which has allowed Mr. Jiang to make many connections over the years, and his reputation has spread further and further.
Mr. Jiang's hometown is in Youzhou. After the city of Youzhou was built, Mr. Jiang moved to Youzhou City and settled down.
At this moment, most of the properties in Youzhou City's Craftsman Street belong to Mr. Jiang or his disciples and grandsons. You can imagine Mr. Jiang's influence and power in Youzhou City.
Last year, at the age of 149, Mr. Jiang Zizi announced that he would wash his hands in the golden basin this year and would no longer touch the tools of refining and casting. He wanted to cultivate his moral character and understand the principles of nature and heaven, so that he could take a further step in the art of rune refining in his lifetime.
Today is the day when Mr. Jiang holds a golden basin hand-washing ceremony, and the entire Jiang Mansion is busy.
Great Craftsman——The Zhang family, which is famous in the Weiyi subcontinent for its skills in rune refining, only has one great craftsman now!
Knowing the origin of this person, Zhang Tie instantly became excited, because Zhang Tie knew that this time, he accidentally caught a big fish... (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature for better updates of the novel.