When talking about talented women in Chinese history, three names may pop up in many people’s minds:
Xie Daoyun, Lin Huiyin, and
Li Qingzhao.
No matter it is "Flowers are floating and water is flowing. A kind of lovesickness, two worries. There is no way to eliminate this feeling. It's just a frown, but it's in my heart".
Or "Things are different and people are not the same. Let's stop everything. If you want to speak, shed tears first".
Or maybe it’s like [I’ll be a hero in life, but I’ll be a hero in death].
These words and phrases are so popular in later generations that even if you are just a socialite who has graduated from high school many years ago, if you think carefully about it, you can at least vaguely recite a few sentences, not just memorize the entire text.
Of course.
As a science student, Xu Yun's knowledge of Xiao Li was pretty much limited to this.
In addition, this girl's name is Yi An Jushi, her husband is Zhao Mingcheng, and she once made a shameless move of abandoning the city and running away.
Later, Xiao Li married a cheater named Zhang Ruzhou for his second marriage, and made the first anti-corruption report against a wife in history.
Xu Yun didn't know anything about how old Xiao Li was, whether he was married to Zhao Mingcheng or when he died.
However, Xu Yun had bought a copy of the Song Dynasty, so he vaguely remembered that Xiao Li's father, Lao Li, seemed to have been dismissed from office two years after Su Shi's death. Xiao Li was still less than 20 at that time.
So according to this estimation, Xiao Li is estimated to be in his teens now?
That's really a girl in bloom.
Of course.
The above sentence is just a sigh. Xu Yun did not have any wrong thoughts about this girl because of Li Qingzhao's name.
Not to mention that he will disappear in the future, even if he can stay in this era forever, Xiao Li will be able to like him, right?
After all, this girl is a talented woman. In future generations, she will be a literary young woman. It is impossible to touch her heart without some ink in her belly.
Xu Yun's research level on poetry is higher than Jia Qianqian's. Although he has many works in mind that can be "plagiarized", writing poetry and lyrics these days is very complicated.
Confrontation, word meaning, word card, chanting object, these are actually very random and rigid requirements.
Maybe Xu Yun was lucky enough to bump into him once or twice, but the more times he did it, the more likely he would be exposed.
If you ask Xu Yun to recite "The Guo family has a private life in the ditch, and the cook will marry him when he gets married," it's okay to say that he doesn't have the ability to pick up girls with these things, and he is not able to cope with it.
Woman, how can it be fun to discuss the mysteries of the world with Lao Su?
all in all.
With such a heart of 'paying homage' to historical celebrities, Xu Yun set off with Yongzhu and others.
During the Song Dynasty, Bianjing was said to have a population of one million, with one country supporting one city, and it was the most prosperous city in history.
But actually.
The millions here include ten cities around Bianjing, which are similar to satellite cities.
The population of the entire Bianjing urban area is about more than 500,000, which is smaller than Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty.
But even though this number seems small, in ancient society, this was almost one of the peaks of population.
There are not many high-rise buildings in Bianjing at the moment. The tallest building in the city is the famous Fan Tower.
At that time, Wang Anshi could "overlook Bianjing" from the top of the fifth floor of Fan Tower. It can be seen that the main buildings in Bianjing were small and low buildings.
But in sharp contrast to these low-rise building clusters is the bustling urban life in Bianjing City.
Mentioned before.
In this era, people in the Song Dynasty were basically not used to opening fire in the morning. Rich families asked their servants to buy morning snacks, while ordinary civilians liked to go to the streets and find random stalls to lighten their stomachs.
Therefore, at this time in Bianjing, almost all the streets and alleys are filled with the sound of morning snack hawking.
"The new wine has arrived, the new wine has arrived!"
"Here is a bowl of Koushu drink. Guests can sit down and have a rest. A big bowl is available for a penny!"
"Mutton is roasted on fire, the best lamb is roasted on fire, it costs six cents each, two of them only cost eleven cents!"
"Fried jelly, does anyone want stir-fried jelly? It only costs five cents a portion!"
Prices in the Northern Song Dynasty have always been a very controversial and interesting topic in later generations, because with the change of time in the Song Dynasty, the purchasing power of the same currency was completely different.
How big is this fluctuation?
For the same penny, the difference between the low and peak purchasing power is 50 times!
However, a large part of the reason for this situation can be attributed to the Jingkang incident. In the current year 1100, although the purchasing power of copper coins has shrunk somewhat compared to the early Song Dynasty, it is still within a relatively normal range.
Readers who have attended elementary school should all know a formula:
One copper coin = one thousand coins.
Zhang San once told Xu Yun that his salary was four taels per month, which converted into copper coins was 4,000 taels.
The salary of other servants in the house is Sanguan, which is three thousand cash.
Therefore, the price level in Bianjing at this time is almost similar to that of ordinary local prefecture-level cities around 2008 - the monthly salary is generally 3,000 yuan, a meat bun is 6 yuan, and a bowl of fried rice noodles is 5 yuan.
The salary of a servant like Zhang San is almost 4,000 yuan, which is similar to that of a civil servant.
However, I have a mother and sister who need subsidies to support me at home, so I don’t have that much money.
Of course.
This is just a very, very simple analogy, and it certainly cannot be converted like this in a more realistic way.
After all, the productivity of each era is different. Salt, which was extremely cheap in later generations, was as valuable as meat in ancient times.
By the way.
At this time, the prime minister's salary was equivalent to about 3.6 million Chinese coins today.
His eyes returned to reality.
In addition to the bustling food stalls, the streets at this time are also filled with a large number of other vendors:
For example, those who perform tricks, those who tell fortunes, those who wait for goods with carrying poles, those who sell raw medicinal materials, etc.
Looking at the lush and ancient scene in front of him, Xu Yun couldn't help but feel deeply moved.
In fact, it is not that he has never seen more lively scenes in later generations. A few years ago, he went to the Bund, the magical capital, during the National Day, and the scene was much more lively than Bianjing.
It is said that at that time, millions of people gathered on the Bund just a few kilometers away.
But what is different from the noisy cars in the Magic City or later generations is that the current Bianjing City is filled with an aura unique to ancient China.
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All kinds of ancient Chinese ancestors came and went, which brought a shock and baptism to Xu Yun both bloodline and spiritually.
This was his first real contact with Bianjing and this era, and his first time to witness with his own eyes what the most prosperous era was.
Afterwards, everyone walked like this for a while. As the sun gradually rose, Xu Yun and others began to sweat unconsciously.
When passing by a stall, Xu Yun suddenly turned his eyes:
"Brother Yongzhu, the weather is hot right now and we have plenty of time.
Why don't I treat you to a treat? Let's go to the store and have a rest and have a cup of sour plum soup."
The Li Mansion and the Su Mansion were more than ten miles apart. Counting the consumption of verifying the books, Old Su specifically gave them three hours to do the work, so the time was indeed sufficient.
Although Xu Yun has not received his 'wage' yet, he brought some fine gold and silver with him when he traveled through time.
If I had to convert it, it would be enough to earn Zhang 378 years.
At that time, Lao Su generously returned the gold and silver to him, so Xu Yun felt confident in inviting guests.
The leader Yongzhu stopped when he heard this, raised his head and glanced at the sky, and said with some emotion:
"Forget it, let's just rest for a while, Wang Mazi, it's costing you."
"Hey, what's the expense? It's just a matter of a few cents."
Xu Yun walked into the shop with a smile and said to the boss:
"Shopkeeper, could you please bring me four bowls of sour plum soup?"
The owner of the soup shop was a dark, thin old man. Hearing this, he quickly greeted:
"Okay, please come to the guest house!"
Another moment passed.
The old man came up with a wooden plate in his hand. On the plate were four bowls of sour plum soup, which he placed in front of the four people one by one.
Xu Yun's act of treating guests was partly to build relationships, but partly because he was really thirsty. Seeing this, he quickly picked up the pottery bowl and took a big gulp.
The fruity flavor of sour plum explodes in your mouth, and along with it, there is a burst of
Cool feeling.
That's right.
The sour plum soup is ice cold!
Note:
In order to avoid being criticized for being superficial, let me first say that this chapter and all the plots including the previous self-priming pump will be connected later, so I won’t spoil the specific details. (Okay, actually it’s already a spoiler)
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