Chapter 360 The Story of the Chicken - The Cloud that Overturns the Cauldron
Today's entertainment industry has many things in common with the ancient Goulanwahe. The same people spend money like water and get drunk on paper. The difference is that the status of artists in ancient times was relatively low. Those who were free were called actors, and those who were hired by the government were called actors. Modern freedom Those who are in person are called entertainers, and those in official status are called artists, which are equivalent to officials in ancient times. Let’s talk less and get back to the point. This hen that can only dance and play rhythm has brought great fame and benefits to Yuanyang. Naturally, she has given It gave it the stage name Huanghuang and gave it the best shelter and food. At the same time, it was continuously trained to learn various skills for two hours a day. First, it used pecking instead of hammers and beating drums to provide its own music. Later, it used Beat the drum with chicken feet, open your mouth and sing along to the rhythm of the words.
Chickens naturally like to be free. Whenever training is over, they will peck around, catch insects and peck rice in their free time, and do not like to stay in the nest. There is a medium-sized stove in the yard, which can just accommodate the hen's body. .There is some incense ash below, and it is very dry. The hens are tired from playing in the yard, and they especially like to lie down in this cauldron to rest. Autumn is coming soon, and it is Bailu. There is a saying that Bailu is the night of the autumnal equinox, and it is cool one night. During the Bailu solar term, spring flowers bloom. The sisters in the courtyard have a custom of collecting the dew on the top of the grass and trees in a dish in the early morning when the autumn dew is heavy. It is said that after boiling the dew, the drink is like glutinous rice. It is sweet and delicious, making people live longer and not hungry. And in Baihua The dew collected on the top of the head has the magical effect of beautifying the skin. There are articles that record that the dew on the top of the flowers makes people look good. The girls in Chunhuayuan eat youth rice, so collecting dew becomes the most special thing during the white dew season in the courtyard. a "ritual".
"White Dew"
The white jade plate collects the clear dew,
Heals all diseases and relieves thirst.
The yin qi gradually becomes heavier and the qi becomes colder,
Water, soil, and moisture condense into dew.
Baicaotou collects it frequently,
Makes you feel light and not hungry.
If the words are immortal, the dew of the water will condense,
Tao beauty red pink skull.
In Goulan Watai, the nightlife is the home of the girls. On ordinary days, they wake up very late in the morning. Because it is said that during the Bailu solar term, the dew on the grass and trees can keep their beauty, and beauty is the basis for their better survival. Therefore, in order to collect Morning dew, one gets up earlier than the other. This autumn, the cold air comes earlier than in previous years. On the day of white dew, the girls in Chunhuayuan, led by the shopkeeper, held a morning dew ceremony. Everyone filed out. They were queuing up in the yard, waiting for the shopkeeper to come and preside. Suddenly, a girl pointed her finger in front and exclaimed.
What's going on? Everyone looked in the direction of her finger and saw...Jin Huabin paused, stopped making any sound, and went into the kitchen to cook.
He always whets people's appetites at critical moments, so come and listen to the next episode. The guests know that he has to do this for the sake of the B&B business. Everyone has heard about it in the group, so they habitually start ordering and displaying the dishes. In the cabinet, there are some local specialties from Xianju, which the B&B purchased from the villagers. Among them, there are packages of light yellow and semi-bright small dried bamboo shoots, which are very impressive to look at. According to the B&B, they are Made from bamboo shoots. The guests planned to take some back to the city, but they didn't know how it tasted. They planned to order some to taste before making a decision, so they pointed to it and ordered one.
"Drinking Fire Order, Cihang Stir-fried Pork with Dried Bamboo Shoots"
The bamboo shoots emerge from the firewood forest, and the spring rain encourages them to grow. The old farmer carries the hoe into the mountains. The sound of singing deep in the white clouds is bundled on one shoulder for half a day.
When the fire is strong, the water has boiled and is left to dry on the Naishui rocks. It is steamed and sun-dried three times to get this shape. The rice is soaked in water and cut into inch-long sections. The meat is stir-fried with five flowers, and the taste is like spring.
The dish is on the table. The pork belly has been salted for an hour before being sliced. The dried bamboo shoots have a faint rice aroma after being soaked. After being stir-fried in a large iron pot, they have a special burnt aroma. The guests rush to grab the dried bamboo shoots as soon as they are put on the table.
It is simple to make and tastes good. After the meal, every guest asked for a bag. Jin Huabin counted the money on his hand and found that his income was quite good today. He sold dried bamboo shoots for more than 2,000 yuan, which was an extra 500 yuan.
profit.
"Everyone looked in the direction of the girl's finger and exclaimed in unison." Jin Huabin collected the money and said, "Everyone found that there was a white cloud floating on the bronze tripod, like a pot lid."
"What's so strange about the clouds? Isn't the rockery at your B&B shrouded in mist now?" A young guest about fifteen or sixteen years old interrupted his story and said, "It's about a vibrator."
"Stop showing off your science here, there was such a thing in ancient times." His parents stopped him and said, "Listen to the story seriously, you don't want to go to sleep."
Jin Huabin glanced at everyone and saw that everyone was very interested and said: "In ancient times, this was an auspicious sign that even the emperor would be alarmed. It was called the Cloud Overturning the Cauldron. It combined with the sun and the moon, with five stars in a row, and Luo came out with a turtle script.
Dead trees regenerate, thousands of silkworms cocoon and so on are equally famous auspicious things. During the reign of Emperor Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty, people went to Mount Tai to enshrine themselves because of the auspicious auspicious signs. Although the shopkeeper was in this humble profession, he was also a scholar. When he saw such auspicious signs appearing in his backyard, he
It heralds a boom in business, so he led the girls to kneel down and worship. At this moment, the sound of a hen came from the bronze tripod. Is auspiciousness related to this hen? Divine chicken, sacred chicken. Shopkeeper
They even burned incense devoutly. The auspicious appearance in Waheli, a lowly place, was not suitable for reporting to the official. The shopkeeper ordered the girls to keep it secret. A benefactor living in Waheli also witnessed the incident. Slowly, the incident spread.
Already.
Do you know why this phenomenon occurs? Because of the temperature difference, when the chicken sleeps in the copper tripod, its body temperature is high, and the water vapor in the incense ash evaporates. When it rises and is stimulated by the cold air, it forms mist, which floats on the top of the copper tripod without wind.
At that time, it looked like a thin cloud covering the tripod.
After hearing this, the guests nodded in unison to express their understanding.
"The Cloud Overturning the Cauldron"
In the open air, collecting clear dew,
Pray for good health and good looks.
The cloud that overturned the tripod appeared in the backyard,
The shopkeeper hurriedly led everyone to pay homage.
Suddenly I heard a cock crow inside the cauldron,
Kowtow nine times to be called the Chicken Fairy.
The hen is inexplicably affected by the incense,
How about giving an earthworm.
The hen slept in the bronze cauldron for nine consecutive days, and the cloud that overturned the cauldron appeared nine times. Everyone saw the great benefactors who had the money to sleep in the Chunhua Courtyard. The great benefactors must be wealthy people such as big shopkeepers and rich men.
, otherwise I wouldn’t have lingered in the land of fireworks. Of course, there were also a few romantic literati who the sisters were willing to follow, and they wrote a few arty poems to record this strange event.
The story about the Overturning Cloud spread from ten to ten, and the admission fees for Duck and Hen increased dramatically, turning it into a special performance only for big benefactors. Ordinary spectators could only perform on the first day of each month.
You can only see it at the special event. Pantan was originally a wharf where merchants gathered, with a large flow of people and well-informed information. Another month passed, many wealthy businessmen from other places heard about this, and curiously went to Chunhuayuan to take advantage of this blessing. Come here
You will never be empty-handed. In addition to rewarding you with silver coins, you can also do business with your convenience.