After the press conference, Liu Yimin thought that he had not been out on the streets since Chengdu. He should go and see what Chengdu was like in this era, listen to Sichuan opera, go to teahouses, eat hot pot, and completely relax.
After all, Liu Yimin came from the prosperous and developing era of China in the 21st century and had experience in leisure and enjoyment. He couldn't control the idea of relaxing himself. He greeted Cai Zhong and Feng Dafei and told them to sit at the garrison headquarters.
He quietly walked out of the gate of the garrison headquarters with Li Chengyi.
Not long after he went out, Liu Yimin felt someone behind him. When he looked back, he saw a platoon of soldiers from a guard company following him from a distance. He knew without a second thought that they were sent by Cai Zhong and guard battalion commander Zhang Haitao.
Liu Yimin stopped and asked Li Chengyi to let the soldiers go back.
Boss Li Chengyi was unwilling and muttered: "Chengdu is so big and it's getting dark again, so it's better to let the soldiers follow for safety."
Liu Yimin thought to himself, I want to relax and unwind, and I am not going to fight. Do I need any guards? If I were not afraid that Cai Zhong and the others would be worried, I would not even want to take you. He said to Li Chengyi: "The streets are full of us on duty.
Soldier, what are you afraid of? Go and let them go back, don't disturb my mood. Otherwise, you go back too."
Li Chengyi had no choice but to run over and order the soldiers to return to the garrison headquarters. When he came back, he brought back Tang Xingying and Zhao Xiaoman who were following the guard platoon. Liu Yimin wanted to get angry, but saw Tang Xingying's pouted mouth and Zhao Xiaoman
The smile on Man's face, just think about it and let them go shopping too!
A few people walked casually on the street without a guide, and soon turned into an alley. Not far away, they saw a group of people carrying wooden buckets delivering water to each house.
When Liu Yimin saw that the people delivering water were all barefoot, he felt very pitiful. On this cold day, if he didn't even wear shoes, his feet would be frozen. He quickly stopped a worker who was delivering water and asked Li Chengyi to get some.
Give him the money and ask him to buy a pair of shoes, even straw sandals, so as not to freeze his feet.
The plumber who delivered the goods had a sullen look on his face, refused to accept Li Chengyi's money, and left in a hurry. Liu Yimin and the others looked at each other, wondering what was going on.
A man on the roadside said: "This Red Army officer, don't be surprised. You are not from Chengdu and don't know the customs here. We in Chengdu have one to two thousand people who carry water and deliver it all year round."
Being barefoot is not because you can't afford shoes, it's just a rule. They bring water to people every day, and they always go to Jinjiang River to fetch water.
Being barefoot shows that the water they carry comes from the middle of the river, not from wells, nor from the riverside, so that people who use water can rest assured. In fact, although they work hard to carry water, their income is still stable. Every day they carry water
To send a load of water, just mark it with chalk or charcoal on the user's water tank, and pay the bill once a month, which is very convenient."
Only then did Liu Yimin realize that he was making a joke.
Just as they were about to ask what other customs there were in Chengdu, they smelled a stench from a distance, and both Tang Xingying and Zhao Xiaoman covered their mouths.
Liu Yimin remembered that there was no running water in Chengdu at this time, so this must be the smell of public toilets. Unexpectedly, there were several people pulling carts collecting excrement, shouting as they walked. Everyone walking out of the alley was holding their noses.
The woman carrying the toilet came to the dung truck and handed it to the farmer who collected the dung. After pouring it into the dung truck, she hurriedly left holding her nose.
Liu Yimin had never seen such a scene before. Before time traveling, the toilets at home and at school were all very clean flush toilets. Even the toilets on the streets of Beijing were built to five-star standards and could be used by people. After time traveling, regardless of whether the troops
Wherever you go, you have to dig thatch
The hole has to be filled in when leaving. When I see women carrying toilets, I feel very funny. Think about it, no matter how beautiful a woman is, if she carries a toilet bowl every day, people will probably avoid her. I thought
I couldn't help but look directly at Tang Xingying and Zhao Xiaoman's faces.
Tang Xingying was embarrassed by Liu Yimin and turned away to ignore him. Zhao Xiaoman was different. As soon as she felt Liu Yimin looking at her with a bad smile, she knew that the regiment commander must have thought of the woman holding the toilet.
Thinking of it, he hummed in embarrassment.
Liu Yimin also felt that he was going a little too far, so he changed his gaze and asked the passerby: "Isn't there a toilet? Why is there a toilet that collects feces?"
People in Chengdu love to set up dragon gate formations, and they are very eloquent. When the passerby saw the Red Army officer asking him, he immediately introduced him warmly: "Sir, you don't know. We have more than three dozen people in Chengdu, many teahouses, many toilets, and many idle people.
.There is also a proverb that says there are few sunny days above your head, and your eyes
There were many teahouses in the past. The reason was that there was no place for people to make a fortune and there were too many idle people. When there were more idle people, there were more teahouses, where people could drink tea, listen to operas and set up dragon gate formations. There were more teahouses, and naturally there were more toilets, because drinking too much tea always has to be convenient.
.So, there are 516 streets in Chengdu, and teahouses are
There are more than 560. However, whether it is teahouses or public toilets, they are all convenient for people who are active outside. There are no toilets in this house, they are all toilets. What should I do? Farmers in the nearby countryside happen to need fertilizer for their fields, so they
I came to the city to poop. It’s been a long time,
There are also fixed areas for those who defecate, and there are two trips every morning and evening. Mainly in the morning, and the trip in the evening is to repair leaks. That is, people who did not have time to deliver toilets in the morning will still have a chance in the evening. Over the course of a year, those who have defecated for a long time will have to give it to the residents.
A little benefit. That’s it.”
Liu Yimin felt that he was simply too stupid. Think about it, when there is no running water, let alone ordinary people, don't there have to be people in the palace courtyard to deliver excrement? In many prosperous cities, do the citizens also have the secular life?
, what’s all the fuss about! If you always think about your life before time travel, you will misjudge many things!
When leaving the passerby who was good at setting up dragon gate formations, Zhao Xiaoman looked at Liu Yimin with a half-smile but said, "I never expected that the world-famous Red Army hero is also a common man!"
Liu Yimin retorted: "Heroes are human beings too, and they also need to marry a wife, have children and live a life." After thinking about it for a while, he asked again: "That's nonsense, am I that famous?"
Zhao Xiaoman took a look at Liu Yimin's face. It didn't look like he was pretending. Maybe he really didn't know how famous he was now! He said, "Maybe the commander of the army doesn't know it himself. You are now a common people's after-dinner."
If you don’t believe the much-talked-about Red Army heroes, just read tomorrow’s newspapers in Chengdu and you will know. By the way, don’t be proud!”
Liu Yimin smiled brightly: "Besides, you are trying to fool a three-year-old child!"
Zhao Xiaoman asked: "What does cutting mean? What does cheating mean?"
Liu Yimin ignored him. This girl doesn't even understand cheating. She wants to follow me around. Be careful of cheating you!
Along the way, there were many small businesses on the street, including those who mended dishes, sharpened knives, repaired old furniture, and even repaired broken bamboo baskets and chairs. They were really from all walks of life, and the division of labor was clear.
When they walked to a tofu pudding, several people were already hungry. Liu Yimin took a look and realized that this was simply a snack street. They sold steamed buns, dumplings, and Chaos, selling chicken slices, beef, and steamed buns.
There are meat Guokui, Fei Guokui, vegetarian Guokui, beef coke cakes, but no Dandan noodles, Liu Yimin
Only then did I realize that the famous Dan Dan Noodles had not yet been born at this time. Thinking about it and not seeing a hot pot restaurant along the way, I realized that I had made a mistake. Hot pot officially came to the market only after the Anti-Japanese War. At this time
I'm just eating at home, there's no hot pot restaurant open yet! Forget it, let's eat something to satisfy our hunger first.
While they were eating, they heard Tang Xingying say "Hey". Liu Yimin looked up and saw that it was Wang Dahu who came over with a company of soldiers.
Seeing the legion commander eating here, Wang Dahu gave an order, and the soldiers immediately stood in two rows with guns, surrounding Liu Yimin and several others tightly. The boss selling snacks ran away in fright, not knowing what was going on.
He turned around and ran away.
Wang Dahu ran over and was about to salute, but Liu Yimin waved his hand to stop him. He asked him if he had brought the soldiers here to eat snacks? Wang Dahu said that it was a task assigned by the Political Department and the Logistics Department, and the soldiers must taste Chengdu's snacks.
Famous food. It was like a Chinese New Year, and the soldiers almost went crazy with joy.
Liu Yimin smiled happily. Wu Zheng and Cai Zhong finally understood. Is this right? Revolutions must be made, wars must be won, and good things must be eaten!
Liu Yimin asked Wang Dahu to arrange for the soldiers to eat, not to be vigilant, and not to scare the people doing business.
After dinner, Liu Yimin wanted to drink tea. Unexpectedly, Wang Dahu sent a platoon of soldiers to follow him. Liu Yimin was so angry that he called Wang Dahu over and told him not to let the soldiers follow him.
Wang Dahu stared and said what if he met an enemy?
Liu Yimin patted him on the shoulder. It would be great if he could meet the enemy. It had been so long since he had done anything in person. He almost felt sick thinking about the enemy.
Wang Dahu thought about it. It was impossible to have a large group of enemies. Ten or eight of them would not be enough for the legion commander to deal with. So he took the soldiers to eat.
Liu Yimin led several people into a teahouse called "Yinji Teahouse".
Seeing the Red Army entering the teahouse, the tea patrons stopped talking and looked at the four Red Army soldiers silently.
Liu Yimin took a look and saw that the teahouse was very large, with square tables and bamboo chairs, and there seemed to be private rooms separated by curtains.
Dr. Tea hurriedly led several people to the place where they were washing their faces and hands. He scalded the washbasin and towels with boiling water and told them to wash their faces and hands.
When the boss saw that the Red Army was coming, he did not dare to neglect him. He came out to greet Liu Yimin in person, and diligently led Liu Yimin to the table where he sat down at a table by the window.
Li Chengyi asked how much a bowl of tea cost? The boss said 20 copper coins. Li Chengyi looked at Liu Yimin and saw that Liu Yimin had no expression, so Li Chengyi said four bowls. As soon as he finished speaking, someone over there shouted: "I gave you the money for the tea!"
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Liu Yimin raised his head and looked in the direction of the shouting, and saw a man wearing a top hat and a black cotton robe cupping his fists to greet him. Liu Yimin nodded quickly and said: "Thank you!"
The boss asked what kind of tea to drink? Liu Yimin said Biluochun. The boss turned around and shouted four bowls of Biluochun!
The tea doctor casually dropped four copper tea boats, put four porcelain tea bowls on them, and then poured water into the copper pot. The copper pot looked very old and very clean, and the spout was slightly longer, not like those used by later generations to perform tea art.
The spout of the copper kettle is so long.
Li Chengyi saw that the tea bowls were very old and all four tea bowls had gaps. He was a little reluctant and asked the boss to change bowls.
The boss said: "Comrade Red Army, you don't understand. These four tea bowls are the treasures of the shop and are not easily taken out. You see there are gaps and they look old, but you don't know that they are porcelain from the Ming Dynasty."
, after hundreds of years of vicissitudes, the fire has been worn away, so it is perfect for serving tea."
Seeing that a few people didn't believe it, the boss said: "Comrade Red Army, you have come to my teahouse at the right time. The characteristics of this small shop are firstly, clean water, and secondly, exquisite tea sets."
Liu Yimin asked the boss: "I've seen tea sets before. What's so important about clear water?"
The boss said: "Speaking of this water, we have to talk about Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty. Legend has it that Qianlong developed a water washing method. He made a silver bucket to identify the best water in the world, and the water with light weight was better.
, the result is that the water in Yuquan Mountain in Beijing is the lightest and rated first, the water in the center of the Yangtze River is second, Huiquan is third, and Hupao Spring is fourth. So this old man
The water from Yuquan Mountain was designated as the water used in the palace. However, if the water from Yuquan Mountain was kept in urns for a long time, the quality of the water would change. What should be done? Qianlong ordered people to pour water from other springs or lakes into the urns and exert force.
Stir, and after stirring, the water from Yuquan Mountain will float to the top if it is light, and the other water will naturally sink to the bottom if it is heavy. This is the washing water."
Seeing that several Red Army soldiers were listening with interest, the boss set up a dragon gate formation: "Small shops also use the water washing method. I built four sand tanks. The first sand tank has four floors, and half of the water is put into the tank.
The pebbles in the vat are paved at the entrance of Tuojiang Cave, and the white and thick white-eye sand in the Turtle Beach area is white-eye sand.
Another layer of brown bark is spread on the surface, and the river water pours from the mouth of the tank. There is a small hole under the tank, and a bamboo pipe is inserted. The water flows from the bamboo pipe into the second water tank under the stone steps. The second water tank
Seven fist-sized seven-sided orifices were placed at the bottom, with pockmarked "pebbles" all over the body, and then another
About thirty "small pockmarked stones" the size of walnuts are covered with white eye sand and brown bark, and flow into the third sand tank. At the bottom of the third sand tank, there are "small pockmarked stones" about one foot thick.
"Pebbles, put a layer of charcoal made of sintered Qinggang tree on the stone, and put a layer of clear charcoal on the charcoal.
Then, river sand and brown bark are spread on top of the charcoal, so that the water flows into the fourth water tank. In this way, the already good Jinjiang River heart water passes through the layers of the four sand tanks.
After filtering, it will be very pure, and it will be good when brewed into tea. Comrades of the Red Army, please have a taste."
Liu Yimin was so particular that he was so particular about drinking tea! It seems that Chengdu people have a long-standing nature of leisure, which would never be possible in other places.
He picked up the tea bowl, stirred the tea with the bowl lid, and took a sip. It tasted really good, much better than the tea brewed with tap water in later generations. He raised his head and looked at Tang Xingying and Zhao Xiaoman, both of whom were savoring it carefully.
Looking at the other tea guests, they were all still watching them. Liu Yimin knew that the intrusion of several of his people had disturbed these tea guests, so he said to the boss: "Good tea. Good water. Good tea. Very pure."
Hearing Liu Yimin's loud praise, the tea guests seemed to have met a close friend. They immediately began to drink tea normally and set up a dragon gate formation. The boss smiled like a flower blooming on his face. He even said "please use it slowly" and then went to greet business.
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When Dr. Tea came to refill the water, he brought over two plates of fried peanuts and fried beans, saying they were gifts from the boss. Liu Yimin took a look and saw that they were on other tables, but he didn't know how to cook them, so he didn't ask for them.
Several vendors hung cargo boxes around their necks and shuttled among the tea-goers, selling a cigarette, five or ten sunflower seeds. Liu Yimin sighed at what a damn job this business was!
While he was sighing, a fortune teller dressed like a Taoist priest came over and walked around Liu Yimin looking in front, behind, up, down, left, and right, which made Li Chengyi want to take out his fortune.
gun.
Liu Yimin stretched out his hand to hold Li Chengyi down and listened to the fortune teller say: "I think you have a full heaven and a round earth. You are born with a noble appearance. Different from ordinary people, you will surely be prosperous and rich. However, I think you have multiple wives and children.
Prime Minister, there may be a matchmaker coming to your door in the near future, and you may marry two people. Do you want me to let Pindao do the math for you, and see if my official position can’t be promoted again?”
Liu Yimin smiled and said: "No need, please find someone else to settle the matter! I don't believe this."
The fortune teller saw that Liu Yimin had no chance, so he walked around to Tang Xingying and Zhao Xiaoman, looked at them for a long time, and sighed.
Zhao Xiaoman was a little angry and said loudly: "We in the Red Army do not engage in superstition, so you can find someone else to settle the matter!"
The fortune teller was not angry either. He looked at Zhao Xiaoman again and again and said, "Three Wen Qian is a fortune teller. The lady is destined to protect her husband and benefit her husband. Your husband will definitely have a prosperous official career and a prosperous career."
Women always like to hear others say that they have a good destiny. Zhao Xiaoman was so excited that he did not rush away from the fortune teller and asked shyly: "How long will it take for me to meet my husband?"
Liu Yimin knew that if he didn't stop it, Zhao Xiaoman would let this guy deceive him, and Tang Xingying would be next. So, without waiting for the fortune teller to say anything, he asked Li Chengyi to take out a few coins and stuff them into his hand.
Drive him away.
Zhao Xiaoman was a little unhappy. He looked at Liu Yimin and saw that Liu Yimin had a solemn look on his face. He ignored her and had to drink tea.
It was getting dark, and there were more and more people in the teahouse.
At this time, Chengdu was already illuminated by electric lights. The boss turned on the lights and the Sichuan opera actors began to appear.
The first person to take the stage was a ventriloquist who learned several kinds of bird calls, and then imitated the conversations of several pairs of men and women, which made the tea guests applaud repeatedly. Li Chengyi, Tang Xingying, Zhao Xiaoman listened intoxicated, and Liu Yimin glanced at the performance.
They took one look and secretly said that they had never seen a high-level performance.
At that time, teahouses in Chengdu could be said to be multi-functional entertainment venues. They could not only drink tea, listen to operas, discuss business, but also show movies when there was time. But after all, they were not formal theaters, and the actors could only perform selected parts.
Speaking of which, this Sichuan Opera was born in the immigration wave of "Huguang filled Sichuan" in the early Qing Dynasty. At that time, Zhang Xianzhong and the Qing army slaughtered in Sichuan, killing only 80,000 of the 4 million Sichuan people. The Qing government appointed
When the Sichuan officials looked at it, how could they produce and tax such a small number of people? They reported to the imperial court and requested that people from Hunan, Guangdong, and Jiangsu
Western provinces and other provinces immigrated to Sichuan. When the immigrants arrived in Sichuan, they found that there were human bones everywhere, wild animals everywhere, and wasteland everywhere. They opened up wasteland and lived according to their hometown areas and ethnic groups. After a long time, they could not do without entertainment. At first they sang by themselves, and later
People were invited to sing, and various theater troupes came into being. After blending and development, Sichuan Opera, a unique drama, was formed.
The actors on the stage sang very seriously, and the shocking power of their high-pitched voices struck the hearts of the tea drinkers. Applause and cheers were everywhere. When the face-changing actors came on stage, the climax of listening to the opera was reached.
Liu Yimin was also intoxicated by Sichuan Opera. He felt that Sichuan Opera gave people an urge to shout.
Seeing the face-changing actors performing, Liu Yimin thought to himself, I also know the secret of face-changing. Should I set up an art troupe in the future, find a few Sichuan opera actors, and teach them the unique skills of face-changing, so that soldiers can often enjoy this artistic treasure?
The performance was over, and the tea guests began to order supper. Liu Yimin looked at Li Chengyi, Tang Xingying, and Zhao Xiaoman, and found that the three were still immersed in the singing. He called Dr. Tea and ordered four portions of Chaos.
Those three silly people ate together.
When I went out, the boss greeted me warmly and repeatedly invited the Red Army comrades to come often when they were free.
Walking to the street, Liu Yimin couldn't help humming "Teahouse Ditty": "The evening breeze is blowing, the weather is cool! The teahouse on East Street is so lively! The upstairs and downstairs are full, the tea room, the water is boiling loudly. Tea bowls of tea
The boats are clanging, clanging, clanging! The melon seed shells are crackling and crackling.
On the ground, some chatted, some laughed, some were distressed, and some were noisy. Some talked about state affairs, and some just complained. Only the owner of the teahouse was timid. He walked up and spoke in a soft voice.
, said it wonderfully in a soft voice: "Gentlemen, I take care of business. Never express opinions on state affairs. Never mention state affairs."
You are prone to grumbling, and it would be bad for you and me if you get into trouble. Maybe with an order, your job will be withdrawn, and a big seal will be put on my little teahouse. It doesn't matter if you are withdrawn, I will also ask you to go to jail, please
You're in jail. It's best that the weather is better today haha! Haha! After drinking tea, go back and take a nap.
Let’s sleep in silence.’ Hahahaha! Hahahaha! Everyone was laughing. The boss’s words were too strange. I’ve had enough sleep in silence. The more I sleep, the more confused I become. The more I sleep, the more distressed I am. It’s better for everyone to explain it clearly and clear up those oppressors.
Us, the bastards who exploited us and didn’t let us speak freely, root them out from the roots!”
Listening to Liu Yimin's folk songs singing with Sichuan accent, several people were amused. Li Chengyi had seen a lot and knew that the commander of the regiment might have unexpected new gadgets at any time and at any time, so he was not surprised. Tang Xingying joined the Red Army earlier,
Although I didn’t spend much time alone with Liu Yimin, I also knew that this guy was a genius and anything he came up with could be shocking. He just scolded him: “Everyone else is asleep, so don’t get crazy!”
Zhao Xiaoman had just joined the Red Army, and all he knew about Liu Yimin's heroic deeds was that he never thought that the commander of the army would sing such a slang ditty! He kept looking at Liu Yimin with his eyes wide open, as if he wanted to see through this man's mind.
What is it made of? Why can he look elegant at one moment like a talented poet, at another moment mighty like the God of War coming to the world, at another moment like an innocent fashionable young man, and at another moment like an idle guest in a teahouse? I wonder how many more surprises he will give me!