Chapter 266: The Beauty of Bianjing

After Su You put it away, he went to the examination room with Lang Guan.

In fact, there is nothing interesting in the examination room, but Lang Guan explained it seriously and responsibly, and then the implicit meaning was that Zhang Xueshi and Zhao Xueshi both told them to take good care of Xiao Langjun, so Xiao Langjun took care of himself and won the draw.

It's impossible to have a seat next to the toilet.

Su You didn't know why something like drawing lots relied on luck, but Lang Guan was sure it wouldn't happen, so he could only express his thanks casually.

Coming out of Gongyuan, across the alley not far away was the house rented by Su You. Su You handed over to Lang Guan: "Huang Lang Guan, would you like to sit in the yard rented by my younger brother?"

Huang Langguan gave Su You a thumbs up: "This courtyard is really convenient, Xiao Su Langjun has a good vision. However, I still have official duties and have to go back to meet Deputy Zhao to resume my duties, so I won't bother you.

"

Su You took Huang Langguan's hand and said, "Thank you so much, Langguan, for accompanying me all the way. I don't think there will be any more disturbances in the future."

Huang Langguan smiled and said: "The lower officials also act according to orders, why should the young man be so polite?"

Su You said goodbye to Huang Langguan at the gate of the courtyard.

Huang Langguan turned back to the door of Jisi Yamen, then opened his palm and took a look.

It turned out to be a pair of small glazed flower beads, which together turned into a green watermelon with light flowers.

Divided into two pieces, the inside is filled with watery, transparent red flesh, and there are even small black seeds dotted inside, which is truly a work of art.

Huang Langguan's heart was beating wildly. Su Xiaolang, who was so humble, made such a bold move!

My wife has always complained about the lack of jewelry. Use this item to make a pair of earrings, which will be worth a fortune.

Just as I was enjoying myself, I suddenly thought of a problem. With my pitiful salary, if I wanted to turn these flower beads into earrings, I'd probably have to spend half a year's salary!

Oops, it really cost me my life!

Su You didn't know the troubles of the poor Beijing officials. When he walked into the courtyard, he saw Zhang Qi and Zhang Zao cleaning up the study room, and Su Xiaomei was cleaning the table.

Su Shi and Su Che were taking a break from the commotion. They were playing chess there. Su You walked over and took a look: "Oh! That smelly chess basket."

Su Shi threw the chess piece on the chess board: "If you can't play, you can't play. Why have you been gone for so long, Mingrun?"

Su You said: "Deputy Ambassador Zhao asked someone to take me to Gongyuan for a visit."

Su Shi said disapprovingly: "It's just a test, it's still early... By the way, I tell you, don't use too much force in the test, don't use up all the character in the provincial test in advance. You will end up like me."

This kid solved the test second in strategy and first in theory. As a result, he failed to make it into the top three in the provincial test and fell into the second place.

Su Zhe said angrily: "Uncle Yao, don't listen to Zi Zhan's nonsense. You must not ignore it every time in the exam. Sun Hangong, Wang Xiaoxian, Song Jugong, and Feng Dangshi are all our seniors who passed the Sanyuan Dynasty, every time

It's like fighting on a battlefield, with no room for mercy."

Su You smiled and said: "Just like a good dish like Fu Shou Quan, if you adjust the heat enough, the taste will naturally be sufficient. As for the ranking, God's will is involved. It's too early to say that now."

"The innermost room of this courtyard belongs to me. You all socialize and socialize outside. The two Jinshi masters are here to influence me."

Su Shi smiled and said: "It seems that you are really cruel... Well, starting from tomorrow, Ziyou and I will be the gods and Yulei with you, pretending to be the door gods!"

Su You said to Zhang Qi: "Brother Xiao Qi, please pay attention to find out how to spend the winter in Bianjing. This place is not as good as Meishan. Maybe we only have mustard greens and radishes in winter. If it doesn't work, go and tell the old lady of the Shi family,

Find a piece of land on the outskirts of the city and plant our Songjiang giant cabbage, and also give Zhuangzi the method of growing chives, so as not to cause a lack of vitamins in the winter."

Su Shi is a curious baby: "What are vitamins?"

Su You said: "Well, there are things that are not found in meat but are unique to fresh vegetables and fruits. The human body must be nourished by them, otherwise life will be difficult... By the way, brother Zaowa, you must prepare enough coal.

If you can't, tell the owner of this house and we can pay for a few heated Ondols ourselves."

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After that, Su You began to live in seclusion. He really could not go out or take any steps, and his communication with the outside world basically only consisted of letters.

It's very sad to say that I became a Northern Drifter in the Song Dynasty. Everyone talked about how prosperous Bianjing was, but in the end, I didn't know what it was like.

However, how prosperous and lively it is can be seen by standing at the door and peeking through the tunnel.

Bianjing City is completely a commercial society, much more developed than Meishan.

If Meishan is mainly a large production base, and the traffic is mainly bulk, and is more like the starting point of a trade route, then Bianjing is a mixture of retail and bulk, and is more like the end point of a torrent of commodities.

What Su You likes very much is the human touch in this city, especially the human touch among the marketplace.

He never left the house and occasionally stretched his waist at the door, and he had fallen deeply in love with this city.

This city has the "style" of later generations of Shanghainese.

"Everyone who sells food and drink in any place should pack fresh and clean utensils, use the eaves of the carriage to move with clever tricks, love the food and soup, and dare not be careless."

"Those who sell medicine and divination are all wearing crowns and belts. As for beggars, there are also standards. Anyone who seems to be slacking off will not be tolerated."

Even being a beggar has its details.

This city has the enthusiasm of later generations of Beijingers.

"Sometimes there may be new arrivals from other places who live next to each other, and they will help each other with envoys, offering them soup and tea, guiding them in buying and selling, and so on."

This city has the uprightness of later generations of Shenyang people.

"In addition to the high level of human friendship, if you see a foreigner being bullied by someone from the capital, everyone will rescue him. Or if you see the military store receiving official work for the struggle, you will go out to persuade people to save you, and there will be wine and eaves to accompany the official to rescue him, so you have nothing to worry about.

"

This city has the leisureliness of later generations of Chengdu people.

"There are also people who carry tea bottles. Neighbors serve tea to each other every day and ask about each other's news. In every house where there is good or bad luck, there will be a large number of people at home."

There are also many, many things that will not be found in later generations...

For example, the trust between people: "If a hotel owner sees someone serving drinks at the shop three or two times, he will dare to borrow three to five hundred taels of silverware. Even a poor servant will use silverware to serve drinks at the shop.

Those who drink all night long will get it the next day. The prostitutes only serve wine in the shop, and the same goes for silverware."

For example, professional quality: "The clothes of hundreds of households in the agricultural, industrial, and commercial industries have their own characteristics, and they dare not go beyond the ordinary. It is like a person wearing incense in an incense shop, that is, the hat is draped over the back; the person in charge of the warehouse is wearing a soap shirt with no corners.

Hats and the like. Pedestrians in the market will recognize the color of their eyes."

This is a paradise for rich people.

"Its vastness and vastness are unparalleled in the world. With its vast population, adding tens of thousands of people does not add more, and subtracting them does not make you feel less. It is called a flower formation and a wine land, a sea of ​​fragrant mountains and medicinal herbs. There are also secluded alleys and alleys.

There are thousands of pavilions and song towers, but I don’t want them to be broken into pieces.”

It is also a paradise for the middle class.

“In the homes of market brokers, they often only buy food and drinks in market stores and do not buy household vegetables.”

If you raise a horse, there will be people who come to your doorstep to offer you “cutting grass every day”; if you raise a dog, there will be people who will offer you food and snacks; if you raise a cat, you will offer cat food and small fish.

What kind of things need to be repaired on a daily basis? "I have my own way to fix the dumplings, to hoop the barrels, to repair the horseshoes, to make the shoes, to clean the belts, to repair the futou hats, and to mend the horns and crowns."

There is also "Those who print incense and seals for daily offerings will be responsible for the foreheads of other people's families, and the Buddha statues will be printed and presented during the season." This will meet your religious life needs.

For households without wells, "those who provide water for others have their own land and alleys."

"There are people who make lacquers, make hairpin rings, chop firewood with axes, change fan handles, offer incense cakes and charcoal balls, and in the summer months, there are people who wash felts and dig out wells. All their intentions are now."

All of these are available whenever you want.

In an ordinary hotel, "the taste is very good. If a guest wants to drink ten or twenty kinds of wine, he can find it just by asking." You can order from the menu.

Large hotels include Fan Tower, Renhe Store, and Huixian Tower. "There are always 100-cent halls."

The service is also very considerate. "Everyone is well prepared, and nothing is missing."

If you want to eat in a restaurant, "When guests are sitting, one person will hold paper chopsticks and ask the guests all over. Everyone is lavish and calling for orders... Everyone asks for different things. When you get the food, you will get it first.

Chant the chant from the beginning and report to the bureau... After a moment, the waiter holds three bowls in his left hand, and stacks about 20 bowls on his right arm from hand to shoulder. He spreads them out and listens to everyone's calls. There is no room for mistakes. If there is a mistake, sit down.

Bai's master will be scolded, fined, or even kicked out."

This isn't serving food, it's just performing acrobatics.
Chapter completed!