The commodity economy in Dayan was the most developed in the history of the dynasty. Cuiyun Corridor is an important transportation road, and tea shops along the way are indispensable. Especially the tea shops are the most numerous.
The tea shop is a must-have on Guanma Avenue.
Towards Yidu, the further you go, the more you get.
These tea shops not only provide a place to rest and drink water, but some also provide simple meals, which are better than the dry food you bring. The tea provided also has different grades. The lowest is just water with salt, which is a bit remarkable.
As for the taste of tea, if you pay a little more, you can also drink boiled tea sold in the city. As for the taste, it depends on the craftsmanship and conscience of the store.
Song You didn't go far when he saw a tea shop in front of him. There were quite a lot of people there. The steam rising from the steamer was a big temptation for mountain travelers, so he went over and sat down and ordered a bowl of tea and two steamed cakes.
, then he opened the money bags given to him by the merchants.
There were broken pieces of silver inside, and I couldn't tell how much they weighed.
At a rough estimate, it's about ten taels.
Silver has only become a universal currency in this world in this dynasty. Before that, people rarely used silver to do business. This is convenient for people like Song You who travel far. However, at present, people still mostly use Dayan Tongbao.
, that is, copper coins, which are converted into money when using silver.
The last time I went down the mountain, one tael of silver was worth nearly one thousand and two dollars.
Song You plans to buy it again when he gets to Yidu.
There is no other way for them to stay here.
Song You knew as soon as she heard this that she wanted to go down the mountain.
The porters were carrying bamboo and wooden sticks, as if they were passed down from generation to generation, and they hit the pits with precision every time. It seemed that they not only walked the same path as their porter ancestors thousands of years ago, but even took the same steps.
big.
Before I knew it, it was getting to dusk.
Song You followed several porters for a while, walking as fast as they walked. With someone leading him, he could save a lot of mental energy when walking.
When I woke up, the group of dark and skinny porters had long disappeared, leaving only the empty old bluestone road, light spots in the shade of trees, and a series of small holes in the middle of the bluestone slabs, extending to the depths of the ancient tree-lined road. Those porters were there.
The direction I was walking in was with no end in sight.
Unknowingly, Song You had a dream.
It seems to add up to quite a bit of money.
Most of the people sitting here are merchants and pedestrians, as well as some people from the world. They may be silent when they are on the road, but they will chat when they sit down.
These people were very noisy and chatted until very late.
"I see."
The ground was icy and cold, and gradually became warmer.
When Song You stopped to rest, he couldn't help it and took another nap.
"Let's go to Yidu. The nearest carriage shop is sixty miles away. We can catch up with it on foot." The shopkeeper took the money from his hand and watched him count it, so he stopped counting and put it away. "
But there are two temples on the road, both of which are empty. If you ask me, you may not sleep better in the carriage shop than in the temple."
The temple next to the official road is naturally serious.
Some Jianghu people have guides, some don't, and they all have their own methods. It's just that it's hard to stay in a hotel halfway, so they have to think of their own methods.
But as for the empty temple on the roadside...
The sun continued to scorch in the afternoon, and the cicadas chirped noisily. It was completely impossible to tell that there had been heavy rain and fog yesterday, and that there had been ghosts in the fog.
While I was thinking about it, tea was served.
Sometimes he would follow them to find a small stream and spring beside the ancient road, and he would see them drinking water with his hands, and he would drink the water with his hands. Sometimes he would see them stop and rest, and he would use his robes to chat with them and ask for directions.
It's always rewarding to listen to the customs and dialects of other places.
The sun has gradually passed three poles, and the weather today is as good as yesterday. The green cloud corridor under the sun is incredibly beautiful.
Song You didn't bring much with him when he left. Everything had to be prepared on the road. Once he had too many things, he would probably have to buy another horse and mule.
In this era, many temples accepted overnight stays, especially Buddhist temples, which were extremely functional and went far beyond simply worshiping Buddha and offering incense.
The merchants who come and go have legitimate needs and are guided by roads approved by the government.
Later in the evening, seven or eight more people arrived one after another. As Song You guessed, almost all of them were Jianghu people, armed with knives and swords.
Song You ate and drank slowly and listened quietly.
Song You glanced at the two tables of people next to him.
It was still the same temple in the dream. The statues and layout were roughly the same, except that there were no more people lying around. Looking carefully, there was also one missing statue on the altar. It was a relatively marginal local god.
Song You counted the money and asked by the way: "Shopkeeper, how far is it from Yidu?"
However, Dayan's business is prosperous, there are many things to buy, there are many places to spend money, there are many rich people, there are many jobs, and even the average salary is higher. After leaving the Taoist mountains and the small villages and towns under the mountains, this money
It won't take long.
Some people talked about the recent tea horse market, some people talked about the upcoming autumn, some people talked about which temple showed ghosts, which mountain road has demons, some people talked about temple fairs, and people in the world talked about the grand gatherings in the world and this bowl of tea.
Just as messy, it outlines a corner of the world.
Although the tea and horse trading market in Yizhou is controlled by the government and cannot be traded privately according to regulations, buying horses and mules in Yidu is still cheaper and better than elsewhere. I heard that a good-quality southwestern horse only costs about 20,000.
Mules will be cheaper.
Song You stood in front of a temple on the roadside, shook his bag, raised his head and looked at the couplets on both sides of the temple gate, and couldn't help but read out in a low voice:
Stepping into the door, with incense still burning, Song You bowed to the statues and said "excuse me", then found a corner far away from the door, bent down and blew off the ashes on the ground, and sat down cross-legged against the wall.
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Song You has decided to stay here tonight.
The night in the mountains is extremely quiet, with only the wind blowing on the door and the snoring of strangers not far away.
In order to restrict the flow of population in the past dynasties, people were usually not allowed to walk freely, but these regulations were only effective for honest people. Businessmen Jianghu and ascetics like Song You each had their own methods.
Fortunately, there are many temples in Dayan. You can stay overnight in most of them, whether they are occupied or not. Just don’t find those temples for obscene and evil worshipers. There are many warriors with strong martial arts skills and courage, and they dare to sleep in the ruined temples with ghosts.
one night.
He just saw it——
After thanking the store, Song You continued on his way.
If you have a leisurely mind, walking there is actually a kind of enjoyment.
It would also be a good idea to buy a horse and mule...
Song You was not afraid.
Thousands of years of hard work have created an indelible mark on this road. Isn't this a kind of inheritance?
Walking like this, I feel that every stone slab and every ancient cypress under my feet is a witness of time. As Song You's eyes flashed, he remembered the words of his master the day before yesterday:
According to Song You's own feeling, one mile in Dayan was not as long as one mile in his previous life. It was 400 meters long and reached the sky. If his legs were strong, it would not be a big problem to cover one hundred and eighty miles in a day.
A bowl of the best tea in the shop, with everything in it, two steamed cakes, bigger than your fist, the original light yellow dough, steaming.
When she was young, this old Taoist had traveled all over the river and traveled all over the world, so she had a good Taoist practice. She never believed that sitting still was equivalent to practicing. In addition, Song You had already understood that generations of people in Fulong Temple had to
There are long and short trips down the mountain, but there are no exceptions.
The village temple is not far from Cuiyun Corridor, and travelers often spend the night here.
This is a self-built village temple in a nearby village. It is a room with many gods and goddesses in it, including Buddhism and Taoism, as well as local gods. They are roughly the incarnations of people who were virtuous and prestigious in the past. Behind each statue
All have names and taboos written on them, and some also include life stories.
"It's nearly four hundred miles and has to pass through four counties."
This man was dressed as a merchant, but his colors were colorful. He had an honest face, which was as red as a jujube. His figure seemed to be clearly visible, but he seemed not to be able to see clearly. His appearance and attire were similar to the missing statue.
Just go down the mountain. Song You also wants to see how many interesting things there are in this world besides monsters and ghosts.
Not only that, if Songyou passes by a tea shop during the day and he really has no money, and only asks for a bowl of crude tea with his clothes, the success rate is also very high. These Jianghu people are especially concerned about reputation and face. If you meet them, say a few words.
If you're good, you'll most likely get a steamed pancake to eat.
"I advise you not to do anything about that!"
It costs more than ten yuan in total, and tea is more expensive than steamed cakes.
"Do you think that meditating, reading and practicing in this mountain is called spiritual practice?"
"Is there a hotel ahead?"
On the contrary, there was one more person in front of me.
There were still people who came to disturb Song You, but after discovering that Song You was not from the same group as them, they stopped caring about him.
Although these Jianghu people seem to be fierce, they are actually very particular about their behavior, and in this world, even if bandits encounter monks and Taoists, most of them will not be in trouble.
Song You had no choice but to pack his bags and walk alone again along these small pits.
After struggling like this until midnight, I finally fell asleep.
“Who wouldn’t take this road?
It should be their first choice, right?
It turns out she knew everything...
I almost emptied all my savings when I went out yesterday. I brought a total of nineteen taels of silver, which is always a lot of copper coins. The old Taoist will not be able to go down the mountain to buy meat for a while.
The tea table is covered with starch and contains speckled sunlight.
"Four hundred miles..."
Sure enough, I soon heard her say again:
"You should go down the mountain, travel across the mountains, lakes and seas, see things in the world, visit famous mountain immortals, encounter monsters and monsters, and see the real world that you can't see on the mountain. In the thousands of miles of road, both
If you practice a lot, you may be able to find something you are interested in."
Perhaps they are both disliked by the government, or perhaps they value human connections and sophistication. When these people meet, no matter whether they know each other before or have never heard of them, they will say hello to each other and they will soon be able to chat together.
.Even if you have a quiet personality, when someone comes to greet you, you will immediately return the greeting politely, without daring to be slow at all, for fear that word will spread and your reputation will be ruined.
Song You took a sip of steamed cake and a sip of tea, while looking at the other guests.
The tea at this time was not clear tea, the tea soup was thick, and with these two steamed cakes, Song You was almost full after eating, so he asked the store to pay.
Before going to bed, Song You looked carefully at these statues, especially the local gods, and knew that this man, called Wang Shanggong, was the local Yin God.
Wang Shanggong was originally a member of the former dynasty and his family was wealthy. At that time, there was a famine in the country and people died of hunger all over the country. Wang Shangong put grain in the open warehouse and helped the refugees. In the end, he may have misjudged the intensity of the famine. He also ran out of food and was killed.
He died of starvation. Later, the local people were grateful for his kindness and built a temple in his statue. Even after the court found out about it, he was canonized and he is now a serious deity.
Before he could think about it, Wang Shanggong saluted him:
"It's polite to bother you, your Majesty."
"Why did the good Lord come to your place late at night?"