Early the next morning, before dawn, Zhao Xin went out with a big bag on his back. Lu Shoushan waited for him to leave and gently closed the courtyard door.
Because of the unexpected incident involving Cai Jiashu and his son, Zhao Xin's original plan was disrupted. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Xu Dayong, who was in charge of sentry surveillance during the operation to eradicate Cai Jiashu and his son, had no choice but to follow him northward. But he originally ran away.
My mission is to buy a boat worth a few hundred dan in Shanghai to transport people to Flower and Bird Island later.
There are also shipyards here in Yangzhou, but considering that shipbuilding takes time, Zhao Xin had to find another way.
Zhao Xin was worried that when he returned to modern times from Yangzhou City, he might fall into a ditch or a well. So according to what he and Ah Si learned last night, he quickly arrived in Tianning, which was very close to their residence.
Outside the temple gate.
This temple has become an antique market in Yangzhou in another time and space. Zhao Xin has been here several times. Regardless of whether it has been overhauled or not, at least the location of the mountain gate has not changed. There should be no big problem in returning to modern times from here. He
When we arrived at the entrance of Tianning Temple, the temple gate had not yet opened and there were no pedestrians on the street.
Zhao Xin leaned against the wall, looking back and forth. He took off the melon cap and fake braids on his head and stuffed them into his backpack. He also took out a baseball cap and put it on. Then he quickly took off his long shirt. Inside was the bag before going out.
Just change into shirts and trousers.
At this time, several coughs suddenly came from the far corner of the street. Zhao Xin was frightened and immediately touched his hand to the jade pendant in his collar. In the blink of an eye, he had returned to the modern Yangzhou City. Zhao Xin hurriedly took it out of his bag
I took out my phone, turned it on and checked for a while. After confirming the model of boat I wanted to buy, I called my cousin.
After the call was connected, Zhao Xin asked his cousin to go to a certain city in the south to buy a certain model of inland river-class high-speed official boat within five days. There was no need to go through any formalities for the time being. He just rented a temporary warehouse locally and put the boat in.
The official boat will be transported there, and nothing else needs to be done. After one month, the warehouse will be returned.
After listening to his cousin's instructions with sleepy eyes, Cheng Wei quickly got up and found paper and pen to write it down. After repeating it to confirm that it was correct, he asked: "Brother, what are you busy with? You always turn off your phone when I call.
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"Don't ask so many questions. Just finish this for me first and wait until I get back." After that, he hung up the phone.
It was just getting dark, and there were only cleaners sweeping the floors on the street. Occasionally, a few cars passed by. He hid in the bushes at the entrance of Tianning Temple, took out the fake braids and gown from his bag, put them on, and was back in the blink of an eye.
Eighteenth century.
Just as Zhao Xing was about to take a step, he felt his feet slip and he fell down. Then he found himself sitting in a pile of fresh-smelling cow dung, with his body and hands all covered in
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"Holy crap! Which grandson did this! This is so wicked!"
Not far away, a farmer leading a cow heard the curses coming from behind and quickly quickened his pace.
"Coming, coming." Xu Dayong was awakened by the knock on the door, and hurriedly put on his clothes and came out to open the door. When he saw it was Zhao Xin, when he was about to speak, a strong smell almost killed him.
"Ouch! What's wrong with you?"
Zhao Xin glared at him angrily, took off his two cloth shoes stained with fresh cow dung and threw them outside the door. He whispered to Xu Dayong: "Where is the well? Take me there quickly."
Liu Siting slept well that night, but she was woken up by the chirping of birds in the yard outside at dawn. She got dressed, picked up the toiletries, and prepared to brush her teeth.
When I walked to the yard where the well was in the backyard, I saw a pool of water on the ground, and there was an indescribable smell in the air. Xu Dayong was carrying water from the well, washing the ground.
"Why is it so smelly?" Liu Siting asked Xu Dayong.
"Ah! I don't know about this. Maybe the latrine next door is overflowing. I just heard the next door yelling." Xu Dayong laughed quickly when he thought of Zhao Xin's vicious instructions just now.
"The hygiene in ancient times is really bad! This is still Yangzhou. I won't come here again. Hey, where are you going so early in the morning?"
"Ah! Oh, I came here to fetch water in the morning and saw bird droppings on the ground. I was afraid that you gentlemen might step on it accidentally. Doctor Liu, the ground is slippery. Please go back to the house. I will bring you water later."
"Okay. Thank you. I don't know when breakfast will be delivered. I'm a little hungry."
Liu Siting muttered, turned around and just walked out of the yard when she met Zhao Xin. "I said you got up early enough."
"Hey, I got up when I heard the birds chirping. Have you finished washing? Huh? Why does it smell so bad?" Zhao Xin asked, covering his nose.
"That's right. Dayong said it might be that the hut next door is broken."
"Really? This was not good in ancient times." Zhao Xin said with a smile, and turned his head to Xu Dayong who was fetching water and said: "Thank you for your hard work, Dayong!"
"Ah!" Xu Dayong was so excited that the barrel in his hand almost fell into the well. "No, no, it's not hard."
Liu Siting took a look at Zhao Xin and saw that he was wearing a crew-neck shirt and a pair of jeans, so she asked strangely: "Why don't you wear a long shirt?"
"Oh. I forgot. Look at my memory. I'll change it soon."
After Liu Siting walked away, Zhao Xin glanced at Xu Dayong, then turned and went to the concierge. He asked Pan Xiucheng who woke up to find three incense sticks and an incense burner from the room, lit them, inserted them, and put them in the wall
In the "Fu Temple".
While Zhao Xin bowed to the Fu Temple, he thought to himself that he probably fell into trouble this morning because he didn't offer incense to the Earth God yesterday.
Lu Shoushan went to the morning market outside early in the morning to buy Sansheng fruits. In the morning, everyone was going to pay homage to the souls of the dead in the Dongtai Literary Prison. This was not something to be done carelessly.
Breakfast was brought by Guisheng, the servant of the Shen family. Not long after everyone had eaten breakfast, Shen Jingdan and Lao Huang arrived; Ah Si, who followed them, was carrying a big bag filled with money.
Without saying a few words, everyone went to the Sanjin courtyard in the west wing. According to Shen Jingdan, this courtyard was originally used to house a Buddhist temple, and it was appropriate to hold memorials here.
Lu Shoushan and Pan Xiucheng arranged the prepared incense flowers and candles, and placed a pig's head, a grass carp, a sheep's head and two plates of fruits in front of the memorial tablet. Cows in the Qing Dynasty could not be killed casually, so most people used
fish instead.
The spiritual tablet was carved out of wood by Lu Shoushan on a sand boat. This thing had to be disposed of after use and no evidence could be left behind. The heads of the Cai family and his son and the housekeeper Tong Zhilin were placed between the three animals and the spiritual tablet.
Director Liu Da didn't like this bloody ancient ritual very much, so she refused to participate. But the other men couldn't avoid it, so they had to follow along.
It is said that since there is a memorial ceremony, it is necessary to write a memorial text. However, as ancient people, Shen Jingdan and Lao Huang are not very good at writing. Shen Jingdan mentioned this matter on the ship, but also explained that he should write the memorial text. It's really not enough.
You can't go out and find someone to write it for you. Who dares to write a memorial for a traitor to the imperial court?
There was no other way, so Zhao Xin had no choice but to put it on the shelf and do it himself. Fortunately, he had read "Longgang Qianbiao", one of the three major sacrificial texts in ancient China, and still remembered some of it. So he imitated Ouyang Xiu's tone and followed the example of the cat and the tiger. One article. After reading it, Shen Jingdan was actually amazed and said that he did not expect Zhao Xin to be able to do this.
"Woohoo! But Mr. Xu's Bi Liange family of Dongtai Kuancha was brutally massacred in the Manchu Literary Prison for six years. His servants Lu Shoushan and Pan Xiucheng began to pay homage to Yangzhou. If you don't dare to slow down, you have to wait for it.
The Xu family is unfortunate to be neighbors with the Cai family."
Zhao Xin's memorial text basically copied Ouyang Xiu's "Longgang Qianbiao", describing Xu Shukui as noble and upright, and describing the Manchus and Cai family as despicable.
Liu Sheng and other modern people have never come into contact with this kind of thing. Zhao Xin stood aside and babbled, confused. Shen Jingdan couldn't help but nod in approval, and Old Huang also looked confused. Lu Shoushan and Pan Xiucheng knelt before the soul, sobbing deeply.
Just listen to Zhao Xin's last words: "Wow! All evildoers are punished, and there are delays and delays. This is normal. But the Xu family and the Shen family in Dongtai have been wronged for six years. Although they cannot be punished, it is enough. It will be seen in the future generations, and they will eventually get the snow. Now I offer the heads of the three thieves, and I hope that the spirits in heaven will protect their descendants."
After Zhao Xin finished reciting, he burned the sacrificial text in the brazier under the table. Unexpectedly, as soon as the sacrificial text was burned, clouds suddenly gathered outside the house, and there was a faint rumble of thunder in the sky. After a while, heavy rain fell. Come down.
Seeing the scene outside the house, everyone present looked at each other in shock. Liu Sheng and others thought that they had even traveled to the 18th century, so something strange would be nothing new.
Lao Huang murmured: "My mother! I really feel it!" After saying that, she quickly bowed to the tablet.
Lu Shoushan and Pan Xiucheng were crying loudly. They knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the spiritual throne, then kowtowed again and again to Zhao Xin.
Shen Jingdan's face was full of tears at this time. He bowed to Zhao Xinshen, stood up and said: "Yangzhou Shen Zhengtong, on behalf of the Dongtai Shen family, would like to thank Mr. Zhao for the memorial tribute. I hope that my brother Shen's family can rest in peace in heaven."
The heavy rain stopped for a while, and soon the sun was shining brightly again. When I returned to sit down in the front hall of the main room, everyone still looked at Zhao Xin strangely.
"Why are you all looking at me?!" Zhao Xin felt very uncomfortable being looked at by everyone. Just kidding, a plagiarized memorial text can also trigger telepathy from heaven and humans. Isn't this nonsense!
Shen Jingdan wanted to book a boat and banquet for the evening, while Lao Huang wanted to check out his shop in the city, so the two of them left first and made an appointment to pick them up at midnight in the afternoon. Before leaving, he asked his family Servants Asi and Guisheng accompany Zhao Xin and others. If you go out, take them with you so that they can be taken care of.
Zhao Xin opened the sack containing the money and saw that the copper coins inside were all tied into strings. He picked up a string and counted it. Each string was one hundred coins. So he took out a dozen strings from it. He handed the money to Liu Sheng and others. But when he took a bunch of money and wanted to put it in his clothes, he remembered that he was wearing modern clothes. The long coat, trousers and cloth shoes stained with cow dung in the morning were all too much for Xu. Dayong took it and threw it away.
Guisheng, who was standing by the side, saw Zhao Xin stunned and suddenly said: "Mr. Zhao, you should carry a purse when you go out."
"Oh? How do you say this?"
"When a noble man goes out, he never carries so much money with him. He usually lets his servants take it. Normally, he just puts some coins and broken silver in his purse."
Zhao Xindao: "Yeah. That makes sense. But I came in a hurry and didn't bring my wallet."
Guisheng said: "It's okay. Let's go east and pass Tianning Temple. There are shops on the roadside."
Liu Sheng on the side said: "Why bother, young man, can you just buy one for me?"
Guisheng looked embarrassed and said, "I just don't know what style Mr. Zhao likes."
Zhao Xindao: "It doesn't matter. How much does a purse cost?"
Guisheng cupped his hands and said, "It depends on the place of production and workmanship. Su embroidery is more expensive, but the style is good. They range from a dozen taels to a hundred dollars."
"Well. In that case, let's buy a complete set. You can help me buy a bamboo cloth gown, a pair of trousers, a mandarin jacket, cloth shoes, and a hat. It shouldn't be too fancy."
After saying that, Bie took two pieces of silver from Liu Sheng, the size of a section of his thumb, handed them to Guisheng, and asked, "Are these enough?"
After Guisheng took it, he made another accusation, looked up and down at Zhao Xin's height and feet, and said quickly: "It's enough, there's a lot left over."
"Okay, after buying it, the remaining money will be yours."
Guisheng jumped up excitedly, bowed and saluted and went out. Nearly an hour later, Guisheng came back with the newly bought clothes, shoes and hats. Zhao Xin tried it on, and found that the gown, mandarin jacket and trousers fit perfectly, as did the shoes.
It was a bit big, but it was still manageable. Guisheng noticed it and quickly took it back, saying that he would go to the shoe shop to exchange it immediately.
It was almost noon before Zhao Xin's clothes, shoes and hats were ready. The purse Guisheng bought was also very plain in appearance, without any dazzling embroidery. The royal blue satin was only embroidered with a few orchids with white silk thread.
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Because all Zhao Xin and others, except Wu Siyu, had northern accents, Ah Si ordered a small Manchu banquet from the shopping street across the Tianning Temple River. This meal opened the eyes of Zhao Xin and others.
Is there a Manchu-Han banquet in history? The answer is no. According to the records of the Qing Dynasty Huidian, the palace banquets hosted by Guanglu Temple only include Manchu banquets and Han banquets, and there is no such thing as a combined Manchu-Han banquet. As for the dishes used by Guanglu Temple
The jerry-rigged materials and shoddy workmanship have become a joke among the government and the public (the tea soup at Guanglu Temple is one of the top ten ridiculous things in Beijing.)
However, in history, there was a Man-Han banquet in Yangzhou, which was an official cuisine. Many dishes on the menu were Huaiyang cuisine. So some later generations suspected that Yangzhou cooks borrowed Kangxi food, and Qianlong tasted Huaiyang cuisine when he went to the south of the Yangtze River.
In the name of appreciation, these dishes that bring together delicacies from the mountains and seas of the south and north are called Manchu and Han banquets.
The entire banquet includes ten No. 1 Five Gui Bowls, ten No. 2 Five Gui Bowls, ten thin white soup bowls, twenty hair and blood plates, twenty foreign dishes, twenty hot food and wine dishes, and twenty side dishes.
Pieces, withered fruits spread all over the table, and fresh fruits spread all over the table.
Most people would not be able to eat so many dishes in one meal even if they were beaten to death. Therefore, merchants on Yangzhou Buying Street launched a small Manchu banquet suitable for small-scale gatherings.
Especially since the Mid-Autumn Festival has just passed, the crabs are getting fat, and the shark fin and crab soup per person is extremely enjoyable for everyone present; the Xishi milk made from puffer fish is also smooth and delicious; the Wensi tofu soup is so so-so, this is a must-see.
Knife skills; as for bird's nest chicken shredded soup, sea cucumber braised pork tendon, fresh razor clam shredded radish soup, abalone braised loosestrife, these are also praised by everyone.
However, few people pay attention to the braised bear paw dish with crucian carp tongue, which consumes a lot of time and materials. The main reason is that eating bear paws is like eating fat in the mouth, and it is sticky. Lu Shoushan and Pan Xiucheng followed.
Zhao Xin had no shortage of oil and water in his stomach these days, so he had little interest after taking a bite. Xu Dayong saw that everyone stopped eating after taking a bite, and was surprised, this bear paw is a good thing.
Why didn't you eat any more? So you poured two tablespoons into your own bowl and ate it with the dry rice.
"It's all yours." When Zhao Xin saw that Xu Dayong liked this, he quickly stood up and put the plate in front of him.
So, when the meal was about to end, Xu Dayong, who had eaten too much bear paw, almost suffocated to death because his mouth was sticky with the gelatin of the bear paw. Everyone was busy and applied hot towels to him for a long time.