Chapter 106: Blessed Noodles
Hongchen: "......"
Mrs. Xu turned his head, glanced at the silver, blinked, stretched out his hand to scoop it up, and said with a smile: "Yo, fifty taels." ”
Don't say it's just a place, this hillside is very big, where to go fishing is not fishing? It seems that it is not impossible for him, a member of the court, to go down the mountain when the court prince is gray.
"For this disaster relief, I have donated more than half a year's money, and I am worried that I have no money."
Mrs. Xu glanced at Hongchen and them, revealing a particularly kind smile, "Or, let's change places?" You should have seen enough of the scenery here, and it feels better to change places. ”
Hongchen and Fang Yi: "......"
Xu's family is not short of silver, but Mrs. Xu has no private money, the money is held by his wife, and there are many shy times when he goes out on weekdays, and now he has no money, so he doesn't know where to go to intercept some silver, last time he went shopping, he valued a piece of ancient inkstone, and asked for forty-eight taels of silver, he didn't plan to buy it, but after walking for a long time, the more he thought about it, the more he remembered, and he borrowed silver from his own guards to take the inkstone home.
Now Mrs. Xu is holding on to other people's money and not letting go, Hongchen and the others have no choice but to pack up their things and leave.
Fang Yi touched his head in a daze, always feeling that something was wrong!
Now Ah Chen is a big celebrity, and Mrs. Xu is a member of the imperial court, even if he meets a dragon son and a phoenix grandson, he can always say a few words, he should not retreat, and the dragon son and phoenix grandson are not so domineering.
The scene just now, according to the normal development, shouldn't it be that he slapped his face in anger and taught the high-spirited so-and-so a lesson?
That's what it's written in the book!
It's no wonder that Fang Yi thinks so, she has been listening to Hongchen tell all kinds of stories recently. After listening to it a lot, it is natural to think about it, but the words are the words, and the real life can never be the same as the words.
For example, at this time, there is really a person who is not bad for money, and if you want to buy a clean one for fifty taels of silver, then you can really buy it, but Hongchen is the only one here, maybe he also needs silver. Willing to give way to the place.
Mrs. Xu took the fishing rod. also said to the old man sitting next to him chatting: "You're welcome, people are rich." ”
The big black man beside him really walked over and said seriously: "The reward is only for us?" Can they stay and enjoy the view with your lady? ”
The momentum of this big black man is quite sufficient, and the man in black who is leading over there. Apparently not a fool either. I vaguely felt that something was wrong. Honestly, he took out another ingot of silver, and let the big black man stuff it into the hands of the farmer, who was already stunned and confused.
Mrs. Xu casually beckoned Hongchen and them to leave. I was happy: "Let's go, please eat, if only you could meet such a generous amount of money when you go out in the future." ”
Mrs. Yu laughed, and even the old man Gao Yong standing next to her couldn't help but smile, obviously she had never experienced this kind of thing, and she was not angry, so it was a little fresh.
The old man has gone through the world, and he has long seen the ups and downs in the world, although there are still some children, but they are not the ones who like to cause trouble.
If people want to spend money to buy purity, then it doesn't hurt to follow their wishes.
The group made a detour down the hill.
Hongchen glanced at it, and his feet were stunned - it turned out to be her!
She is only about ten years old, but she has almost grown up, her cheeks are slightly white, her eyebrows are different from the popular willow eyebrows, they are thick black but smooth, and her facial features have become much brighter.
She is the fifth lady of the Pingjun Wang family, Pingjun Wang Chen Sheng is an idle prince, fighting cocks and walking dogs all day long, there is not much position in the capital, but she is also a royal relative, the emperor celebrates the New Year on weekdays, and he can't forget to reward something, which can be regarded as a noble on the table.
There are many wives and concubines in the family, the princess died early, leaving only a son, and later the king of Pingjun married the stepfamily, and the eldest son left home to join the army, or started from an ordinary soldier.
Fifth Miss Chen Lin, who is from the stepfamily of Pingjun Wang, is also a concubine, she also has an elder brother, this brother was not raised well when he was in the womb, and he was born with ancestral diseases, and he is more than other children, his brain turns half a beat slower, and he is in his twenties, like a child who has not grown up.
Fortunately, there is no shortage of food and clothing in the county king's mansion, he is a fool, and he can be rich and noble all his life, and now he is not stupid, he is generous, innocent and simple, even if he is a little disabled, he does not mind, and he is very loved by the king of Pingjun, although there are some people who are not in tune in the capital and say some rumors, but people don't care, and the reputation is also very good.
Miss Fifth is now ten years old, a veritable child, but she doesn't have the reputation of later generations, she also saw Hongchen, glanced at it and turned her head, obviously not caring at all.
Hongchen didn't look at it much, and they walked slowly with Mrs. Xu, but there was a particularly absurd feeling in their hearts.
Who would have imagined that this child would later fall in love with a married man, and wait for a man for many years, causing restlessness in the family.
Hongchen sighed, hoping that the life of this fifth lady in this life would be better, her mind would be clear, and she would stop making trouble.
In her last life, she actually didn't feel anything about Chen Lin at all, after all, this matter had never been in front of her.
Of course, to put it bluntly, Hongchen felt that she was just too proud, so proud that she would never mess with a woman because of a scumbag, and she also wanted to thank her, so that she could see Wang Yue more clearly.
Married into the Wang family for many years in his previous life, Hongchen did fulfill the duties of a wife, and worked hard to help Wang Yue, he was at a low point, he comforted him, took care of him, he had a motivated heart, he used all his connections, and used all kinds of means to let him get his wish to take the imperial examination, the family was short of money, so she took out the dowry to run the property for the Wang family, she ran the family business for him, served his father, and cared about his sister.
She did everything she could, and as soon as she turned her head, her husband fell in love with another woman. But can you blame that woman for this? It was the Wang family who killed him, and it was Wang Yue who was unfortunate, and that Wang Yue not only didn't love her, but also didn't love Chen Lin...... In fact, if you love it or not, there is nothing to say, there are so many couples in the world, and the parents are destined to match. Where does love come from? Not all of them have been together for a long time, and slowly they have become family affection, so there is love, and the important thing is the word 'responsibility'.
People like Wang Yue will never understand what these two words are!
When he met the old man, Hongchen sighed in his heart, his face was not revealed, he and Mrs. Xu went to eat another meal, Mrs. Yu also cooked a big pot of noodles herself, and Hongchen also made it. The noodles made by the two people have their own characteristics. It's all delicious, and it's the best among the best!
Mrs. Xu enjoyed a good meal and ate very happily.
Before parting and parting, Mrs. Tai asked with a smile: "I see that you are all from the capital." But do you want to participate in the festival to the sky? ”
Hongchen nodded.
Mrs. Tai was happy: "Then you have to go earlier." Take your seat early. You can eat serious blessed noodles. ”
"Mainly for this."
Before the ceremony, all the people in the audience can share the blessed noodles, which is a good thing to be offered to the gods. In one bowl, there is a long noodle that is completely complete, symbolizing the longevity of Fu Lu, and it is said that you will have good luck after eating it for a year.
Yingchuan this year is the first time to hold a ceremony to worship the sky, maybe the people have not yet remembered, when it was held in the capital in the past, many powerful families, in order to compete for the fifty tables close to the altar, can play out their brains, and even some people have a grudge against each other, and they don't care about each other for a year.
Day 2
Hongchen got up early in the morning and changed their bodies to look beautiful...... But the clothes that are not very conspicuous are neatly dressed.
Hongchen glanced at Fang Yi, and asked her to go back and change into a refreshing body, don't be like this, the multi-layered skirt is very good-looking, but it is uncomfortable to cover it first, and it is inconvenient second.
Get dressed and go out.
The little eunuch at the door waited quietly in the morning, and when he saw them coming out, he hurriedly led the way.
When he came to the festival venue by car, he saw from a distance that there were all dense human heads, and Fang Yi was dumbfounded: "There are so many people in Yingchuan? ”
Hongchen smiled: "I'm afraid it's not just Yingchuan's. ”
The little eunuch also said: "Miss is right, I heard that the surrounding counties and counties, and even the well-informed big families in the capital have rushed all the way over, and many people have arrived earlier than our Long Live Lord, fortunately, Your Majesty has expected it and let people transport food and materials along the way, otherwise they will rely on the local food in Yingchuan, but they will starve to death." ”
Fang Yi was speechless.
Yingchuan is still in a difficult period of serious disaster, where can it afford to entertain? However, since these people have the ability to catch up with the festival, they are all masters who are not short of money, they carry food with them, the accompanying vehicles are very large, merchants are also gathered, and a large number of materials are transported, which is much more than the little relief food from the imperial court.
When there are more people, more labor is needed, and it is not a bad thing for Yingchuan to hold such festivals, many of the victims have a job to do, and there is even a bit of a shortage of manpower.
"Miss, please."
Hongchen was different from those waiting outside, and was directly welcomed to the tent at the back, serving tea and snacks.
Walking all the way, the magnates who came from afar outside couldn't help but be curious - I don't know what the origin of a few children is!
Most of the people who can be welcomed into the tent are the royal family relatives, or they are also officials at least the second grade or above, like such a young child, is it possible that which princess and county lord will travel with the car?
At this thought, everyone bowed their heads and did not dare to look directly.
Hongchen was okay, Fang Yi let out a long breath as soon as he entered the tent: "My God, when I go back, I must tell my father that I am much more majestic than him today!" ”
The two men in the tent looked up and let out a chuckle in unison.
Fang Yi turned his head, only to find that there was still someone, and his face was flushed.
Hongchen has already seen the rites in the past.
Although their status is not high, the tent is still big and gorgeous, and it is very close to the Long Live Lord, of course, because there are too many people, they can't help but squeeze with others.
Now waiting here, one is Cui Yuan, the secretary of the Imperial Court Rites Department, and the other is an acquaintance, their Lord Xu Taifu, the two of them are sitting together playing chess, Xu Taifu is proud, obviously won, and said when he saw Hongchen: "Sit down and sit down, don't look at it and let us come over now, but we have to wait for the auspicious time, at least we can't go until noon." ”
Hongchen was as kind as a stream, beckoned Fang Yi and them to sit down, he also crooked to the side, took out a book from his arms, and asked the little eunuch to prepare pen and ink and write at the desk.
Fang Yi took two steps over with a curious face, and saw that Hongchen had no objection, so he smiled and looked over, and only after a glance did he realize that Hongchen was writing a script, and he was interested.
along the way. She was scared and nervous, if it weren't for Hongchen telling him stories, comforting her, teasing her, and teasing her all the way, I am afraid that she would collapse if she didn't hold on to Yingchuan.
"It turns out that Ah Chen, you can still write a script, you must write very well......"
Fang Yi muttered, borrowed the previous manuscript to read, Hongchen stuffed it to her very casually, and as a result, she was fascinated by this look.
Chubby has nothing to do. Just come over.
The two men watched. Just immerse yourself in it and keep your eyes peeled!
"Hahaha!"
"Hey, hey, hey, hey!"
The two who were playing chess over there had a strange laugh in their ears in a moment. I don't feel creepy.
Mrs. Xu and Hongchen are more familiar. Throw the pieces away. He walked over and said, "What are you laughing at, what is so funny about this?" ”
Standing behind Fang Yi and looking. The first word that caught his eye, he praised it in his heart, a good word.
It's not that he underestimated his daughter's family, he couldn't be clearer about Hongchen's life experience, he grew up in a small mountain village, he never met a famous teacher, he learned calligraphy by himself, and he was able to write such a stroke at a young age, should he say that the bloodline of the Xia family is really good - well, maybe it's the princess's credit.
He forgot at this time, the royal group, although they like to be vassals and elegant, and the emperor also likes to collect names and paintings, in fact, they are all rough people, the ancestors used to be in the army, and now, the words written by the emperor are difficult to imitate, and the writing is too ordinary.
Looking at the content again, Mrs. Xu didn't lose her smile and shook her head: "Nonsense! ”
The name of the book written by Hongchen is "Shangxian"
It's a story in the sky.,The protagonist is a little immortal who has just become an immortal.,Go to heaven with a mood of fear and worship.,And then found that the goddess with the highest status.,Maybe it's the goddess in their minds.,I like to discuss the short of the family.,The female fairy Chang'e who lives on the moon is a face blind.,The nephew of the Jade Emperor.,Erlang God.,There's also a Taishang Laojun who likes alchemy.,In fact, it's a heavenly male god.,Every day you have to stain your face with a white beard.,Draw wrinkles.,This can resist the harassment of the fairies., Every day, the life of the gods is full of chickens and dogs.
He really hasn't read this kind of words, it's very funny and humorous, but when you read it carefully, it's unstoppable.
There are some fairy legends in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and there are also gods such as mountain gods, water gods, dragon kings, etc., worshipping the gods and goddesses, and they have to send sacrifices to worship Niangniang, the Emperor of Heaven, and all kinds of star monarchs, but in fact, they are not systematic at all, and now at first glance, they naturally feel very tall, and they are fascinated unconsciously.
And he said that Hongchen was messing around, but he wrote it very realistically, and the heavenly court depicted seemed to really exist.
Even if it is written like this, the immortals are written out on the human side, but the sense of majesty is actually not less, those magic weapons in the heavenly court, the sky and the earth are shattered when the immortals fight, and the spells that the immortals talk about, and occasionally mention the great achievements of Nuwa and other great gods in a few words, all of which are shocking.
Since the immortals in the script seem to be very close, but they don't have the kind of doubts that being close is not inferior, after a long time, Mrs. Xu smiled and said: "Ah Chen writes well, and he will give me a copy after writing." ”
A few people chatted for a while, and when noon was approaching, the little eunuch came over to receive people: "Your Majesty has given you blessed noodles, and please go and enjoy it." ”
Everyone came to their senses, quickly stood up, straightened their clothes, and followed the little eunuch out.
Hongchen vaguely heard the voices of people outside, many people wanted to come to eat a bowl of blessed noodles, rubbing the blessing, and there were not a few people who spent a lot of money for this.
The little eunuch obviously also noticed the chaos outside, and said with a wry smile: "They are all from afar, and they all have some fame, they are like this every year, and we don't bother to care about it." ”
Some of these people arrived half a month in advance, waiting outside every day, in fact, at least half of them were not for memorials, but to be able to see the emperor up close.
Hongchen sighed, Emperor! Thinking that when she mentioned the emperor, she was also eager to throw herself to the ground, and she was so excited.
Speaking of which, her biological mother is still a princess, and the emperor treated her well in her previous life, and when she got married, she also gave a large dowry, whether it was to give face to the Xia family or to her daughter's face, anyway, she got benefits.
In the years when he married into the Wang family, Hongchen lived a good life of fine clothes and food, thanks to such a rich property.
Under the huge, almost majestic altar, there are already long cases, although the long cases are large, there are also a number of people who can occupy them, except for those hand-picked by the Lord of Long Live, everyone else is staring.
It's not just for blessings, it's about decency.
It's not a lot of attention. It was also in full view of everyone, Hongchen was led all the way, through the dense crowd of officials at all levels behind, and walked to the position closest to the altar and sat down, the direction was just right, and the view was the best.
The uniformly dressed servant who was waiting on the side asked in a low voice, "But Miss Hongchen?" ”
Hongchen nodded.
The servant was overjoyed, hurriedly greeted her, and changed all the dishes and chopsticks in front of her, which were originally plain white porcelain dishes and chopsticks. At this time, it was all replaced with an ink-colored jade bowl. The chopsticks are also jade, and the tentacles are warm to the touch.
"Hmph, why is her bowl different? Ours will be replaced. ”
Suddenly there was a voice next to him.
As soon as Hongchen turned his head, he saw Chen Lin sitting there. There is another lady. Chen Lin frowned. The other daughter looked arrogant.
The servant was polite, lowered his head and whispered a few words, Chen Lin was suddenly stunned. Apparently recognizing Hongchen as the one who had received her money that day and had been 'driven away' from the hillside.
The other lady was startled, lowered her head and stopped talking.
The people who had already sat down couldn't help but look sideways, looking at Hongchen and their expressions were very strange.
These people obviously know the young lady over there, the daughter of the king of Heping County is sitting together, it is the county lord of Leping, who has always been very savage, and even dares to blow up in front of the lord of Ronghua, this time he actually made the servant shut up a word, it seems that this little girl is not simple.
It is even more strange that some people recognize who she is, after all, Hongchen's life experience is not high now, at least.
Under the gaze of so many people, Fang Yi was suddenly at a loss.
The little fat man's face turned even redder.
Hongchen smiled: "It's a rare opportunity, you can taste the taste of blessed noodles for a while." ”
The little fat boy was okay, Fang Yi's whole person was fast: "In the past, during the Jingshi Festival, my father spent a lot of money to buy some talismans to go home, not to mention eating blessed noodles, even if I went there in person, now I am sitting under the altar, and I can go up in a while, I can't dream of it." ”
The little fat man also nodded again and again.
It's finally time.
Master Yang walked out slowly, dressed in a magic robe, shining brightly, and his heart breathed a sigh of relief.
He is in charge of presiding over the festival, he is calm and calm on the surface, but in fact he is also a sweat, he has not dared to show his face at all in the past few days, it is all his apprentices who are in charge, if it takes some time, he really can't stand it.
"Blessed noodles!"
At the sound of an order, the steaming noodles were picked into the bowl one by one, and when they arrived at Hongchen and them, the servant paused, and a person behind him stepped forward and changed the pot.
When the noodles are put into the bowl, they look ordinary, but the people who hold them in their hands cherish them very much.
"Enjoy!"
As soon as he started eating, Hongchen couldn't take care of what he was thinking, and he couldn't wait to bury his head in the bowl, it was said that it was just a slender bowl, and the noodles were made of it, where could it be delicious, but it was fresh and delicious, and it was on the tongue, the umami exploded, and the mouth was full of fragrance, what kind of dragon liver and phoenix gall, it is estimated that she will not be able to hook her up at this time.
No matter how delicious the noodles are, there are times when they are finished, chew them slowly, rub them for a long time, and want to lick the bowl, but it is still gone.
When the servants had put away the dishes and chopsticks, Master Yang followed behind His Majesty and slowly ascended to the altar. Suddenly, all the subjects, the mountain shouted long live, and they all bowed down.
Hongchen knelt down, and for a moment, he felt that his skin was feverish - this kind of atmosphere can really infect people, thinking that the emperor is high up every day, there are so many people who yearn for worship, and a word can decide life and death, he is originally a clear person, but he also has to indulge in it, and he can't extricate himself.
After the great ceremony of kneeling three times and bowing nine times, Hongchen followed the important ministers, neatly, step by step, stepping on the altar, the drum music sounded, and the heavy bells continued to sound one after another.
The emperor ascended to the throne and sat upright on the highest platform.
Mrs. Yu Tai was wearing a heavy robe, with twelve spiritual masters of each woman behind her, and her hands were held high to symbolize the prosperity of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
The festival begins.
Fang Yi was so excited that she pinched Hongchen's hand vigorously, and there were words in her mouth: "This is Mrs. Yu, my God, it's really Mrs. Yu!" ”
Mrs. Yu is not a spirit master, but the top spirit master in the whole capital must be taught under her old man's door first, and only after passing the test can she dare to call herself a spirit master.
Fang Yi grew up listening to the stories of her old man since she was a child.
Mrs. Yu really has momentum, and the blessing dance has not yet been danced, which is already dizzying and fascinated, and she can't take her eyes off.
Hongchen also had a serious face, staring at her tightly, in her sight, there was a layer of fluorescence on Mrs. Tai's body, especially the moment she stood on the altar, the light went straight to the sky, others were dizzy when they saw it, they only felt that they didn't dare to look directly, and they could faintly feel the mysterious power on the old lady's body, but Hongchen's vision was clearer, and she could clearly see the power flowing.
However, there was a shadow in Mrs. Tai's Heavenly Court, Hongchen squinted, and for a moment thought it was his own illusion, but when his heart jumped, there was always an ominous premonition. (To be continued......)