Sitting on the porch of Sinong Temple, listening to the sound of the Bianhe River outside, is quite interesting. However, when meal time comes, the elegant environment and interest will be instantly washed away by the sound of fireworks.
There are small stalls and hawkers on both sides of the Bianhe River. They come with push carts. A simple shed and affordable prices are enough to attract all kinds of people to eat. Even though it is an inner city, there are also tourists and workmen.
Even because there are so many people eating, many people have set up their business on the boats. Some boats will sell their own food along the shore, and some have dining places directly on the boats. Of course, there are also young and beautiful prostitutes on such boats.
Being with my son is not cheap.
Some scholar-bureaucrats would take advantage of the sleepiness after lunch and take a nap directly on the boat, listening to the river water and resting on the plump thighs of beauties. Naturally, they slept "full of spring", and some even gave it a nickname.
, called "Crisp Jade Pillow".
This shows the extravagance of people's life in the Song Dynasty. This is a kind of top-down hedonism. Even ordinary people will go to foot shops to eat, but more importantly, it is affordable.
There are too many food shops in Tokyo, and the competition is fierce, so the prices are naturally not high, even cheaper than cooking at home. Who would cook at home? It’s not troublesome enough!
Sinong Temple's verandah meals mainly consist of simple meals, including vegetarian soup cakes, rice cakes, pickled vegetables, and meat dishes. However, they are boiled meat that is extremely unpalatable and needs to be dipped in heavy sauce to cover up the meat.
You can eat the fishy smell on it.
But even with such a meal on the verandah, a group of petty officials refused to eat. The reason was that it was free, and they could still walk around if they couldn't eat... Ye An finally knew the origin of this saying.
The endless meals on the porch can be packed and taken home. Seeing Zhou Guangzu carefully putting the polished rice into a clay pot and taking away a plate of pickled vegetables, Ye An wondered: "Is there a problem at home?"
Without waiting for Zhou Guangzu to reply, the clerk next to him laughed and said, "Young master, I don't know. This guy is really stingy. I will have one meal tonight and another one tomorrow morning!"
Either I have an IOU at home, or I’m used to saving money!”
Seeing the people on the side making fun of him, Zhou Guangzu blushed and said, "It's all polished rice. It would be a pity not to take it away, wouldn't it? Shaoqing?"
Ye An smiled and nodded: "It's good to take it away! To avoid wasting it, I encourage you to do this. It's a good thing, a good thing! Fan Shaoqing, where are your food and drinks?"
Fan Ziyuan was stunned for a moment, then looked at Ye An who was sitting at the table in the corridor and said with a helpless smile: "Let someone bring it here. Let me bring the food and wine to the corridor! Master, Ye Shaoqing and I will eat here."
The lunch at Sinong Temple was just enough to fill the stomach. The food was far less delicious than the food of Food For Heaven. The exquisite dishes were placed on the table, and Ye An invited a group of petty officials to eat with them.
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"Don't be formal in front of me. When doing things, there are distinctions between high and low, and it's the same when eating and resting. Today, Fan Shaoqing is hosting a banquet for you all, so don't be formal."
After Ye An finished speaking, he started to eat. The food and wine served by Shiweitian are of good taste. At least the essence of the iron pot cooking has been brought out, and the aroma is overflowing. The only flaw is that it takes a long time. Although there are some under the food box
Charcoal fire, but still a lot worse.
Compared to Ye An's pickiness, Zhou Guangzu and other small officials were not dissatisfied at all. They could not afford to go to any of Shiweitian's 12 branches in Tokyo.
The prices of both wine and food are extremely high. Although spring has begun, green vegetables are still rare. How many restaurants can you still eat green vegetables at this time?!
Everyone present enjoyed the meal, but Fan Ziyuan looked helpless. He had planned to apologize to Ye An for this meal. After all, he had been working alone in Sinong Temple all morning, and it also made him know about Sinong Temple.
What does it look like?
"Ah Changsheng! Brother, this is my apology to you. Now you also know what this Sinong Temple is like. As long as we do a good job in improving seeds, we will have merit. When we leave Sinong Temple, where will we go?"
Can’t the Yamen do it?”
Ye An glanced at Fan Ziyuan strangely and said, "You haven't thought about taking back all the rights of Sinong Temple?"
"Take it back? Hehe, Changsheng, you don't know how deep the water is! The clan, the internal ministers, and the relatives all occupy positions. Can we control these people? Although they are not high-ranking, they are all benevolence.
Yin Guan, how should we control it?!"
Fan Ziyuan finally told the truth. This was also something that the petty officials in Sinong Temple wanted to say but didn't dare to say. There was no need for them to offend anyone, and even if they didn't tell Ye An, he would know it sooner or later.
Seeing Ye An's dissatisfied eyes, Fan Ziyuan smiled and patted Ye An on the shoulder and said: "I know you want to do things, and you are a person who can do things, but there are some things you can't do. Do you know why I have been staying at Sinong Temple?
With my uncle's relationship, he won't always be on the bench, right? I just want to do some practical things, but who would have thought that there would be no chance to use your means until you pay tribute to potatoes and sweet potatoes to the saint, brother, I
I knew the opportunity had come, but who knew that you would appear halfway and become the young minister of Sinong Temple..."
"Why, I am not worthy of being an official in the same temple as you?" Ye An, who was full of wine and food, took a sip of the sour soup and looked at Fan Ziyuan playfully.
Unexpectedly, Fan Ziyuan nodded seriously: "At first, I really thought that you couldn't do anything because you were too young. I just thought that your contribution to improving potatoes and sweet potatoes was enough, but I didn't expect..."
Seeing that Fan Ziyuan was hesitant to speak, Ye An smiled: "I didn't expect that I really planned to go to Sinong Temple to report on my work? That's why you asked the officials at Sinong Temple to make things difficult for me. Today, you also want to see if I can do my job after knowing
Continue after the truth about Sinong Temple."
"Of course!"
Now that Ye An had said it, Fan Ziyuan said without any embarrassment: "Actually, I have known how extraordinary you are since you left Huanzhou, and my uncle praised you even more. I can't compare with you, but in farming.
You should still listen to me."
Ye An nodded: "That's natural. You are in charge of general affairs, but I am in charge of training, logistics and other details. I believe in you, and you must believe in me!"
I didn't expect Ye An to decide priorities so happily. Fan Ziyuan was quite surprised and said: "You are really generous..."
Unexpectedly, Ye An shook his head and said: "I am not being generous, but I want to promote improved seeds as soon as possible and prepare for the future. Farming is the foundation of the country. Sinong Temple cannot continue like this. Too much power has been divided, which is not conducive.
In accordance with the policy of the country and the dynasty, are you willing to restore the original status and rights of Sinong Temple?"
Fan Ziyuan was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect Ye An's heart to be so big. Not only did he want to promote improved seeds in the Song Dynasty, but he also wanted to take back the rights of Sinong Temple and make the young master of Sinong Temple a truly famous young man.
Your Majesty!
Fan Ziyuan picked up the cup and drank the wine in one gulp. He had such "ambition" at the beginning, but how to take back the rights that had been divided...especially after accepting the blow of reality, he finally had no choice but to
He chose to settle down, but Ye An, a young man with all his energy, had no intention of compromise.
Knocking the wine cup heavily on the table, Fan Ziyuan said loudly: "Okay! I, Fan Ziyuan, will go all out. If I can promote the improved seeds in the fields all over the world, it will be considered as a display of ambition. How can I be afraid of taking back the power of Sinong Temple?!"
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After saying that, he high-fived Ye An and swore an oath. The two laughed loudly in the crisp sound, which made Zhou Guangzu and other small officials extremely surprised. Even though their hopes were slim, for some reason, they all felt that these two people would definitely make it happen...