In 982 AD, it has been seven years since Zhao Guangyi usurped power and killed his brother; In September of this year, Yeluxian, the fierce rival of the Northern Song Dynasty, Liaojingzong, curled his braids; The ten-year-old prince Yelu Longxu succeeded to the throne.

After Yelu Longxu ascended the throne, it was difficult for him to be in charge of the government due to his young age, and his mother Xiao Yu came to the court to govern pro-government; It is for the Empress Dowager.

The Empress Dowager Chengtian's surname is Xiao Mingzhuo Xiaozi Yanyan, who is 29 years old this year; It can be described as the golden time of life.

It was also in this year that Liu Min, who was 15 years younger than Xiao Yanyan, came to the imperial capital Bianliang; At this time, Liu Min's age was 14 years old.

Accompanying Liu Min to Bianjing were her father, Wang Zhou, a merchant and a merchant whom she recognized in Jiezhou, Gong Huangxing, a butcher's mother, and Shen, a mother-in-law who cured her eyes and could see things clearly.

Her mother-in-law, Shen, had been blind for 20 years and saw the outside world again at the age of 60. The excitement is indescribable.

When Liu Min peeled off the gauze from her eyes layer by layer, and when Granny Shen saw her son Wang Zhou, daughter-in-law Gong Huangxing, and granddaughter Liu Min standing in front of her, how could she dare to believe that this was true.

Liu Min hugged Granny Shen and smiled: "Mother-in-law, this is true, or you will walk around in the pit yard!" ”

When Granny Shen heard Liu Min say this, she walked over in front of the nine cave doors in the pit courtyard and walked around several times.

Granny Shen is too familiar with the nine-hole cave in the pit courtyard, and her eyes can still see clearly when the pit courtyard is excavated; Later, for some reason, she couldn't see, but Granny Shen had to touch the door of the cave and the wall of the pit courtyard with her hands almost every day.

Dikeng Courtyard is her home, and Wang Zhou is her only son; Due to his poor family, his son can't marry a daughter-in-law at the age of 35, but he is blessed; The apricot girl married him, brought so much dowry, and dug a pit courtyard with silver.

After the pit yard was dug up, a nine-hole cave was dug out, and Granny Shen said to her son Wang Zhou; Tell him to call Xing'er's father and mother to live with him.

Xing'er's father and mother lived in the pit courtyard for a few years and died one after another, and Granny Shen became an orphaned old woman; Thanks to the filial piety of the apricot girl, Granny Shen has no worries about food and clothing.

Granny Shen's eye disease is, to put it bluntly, cataract, and cataract can only be regarded as pediatrics in future generations.

Liu Minshi, a surgeon, naturally has a research on ophthalmology; Getting cataract surgery is not a piece of cake.

But after all, this is the Song Dynasty, and it is necessary to ensure the success of Granny Shen's cataract surgery; The prerequisite is to get the lost titanium scalpel back.

It's really auspicious, the titanium alloy scalpel returned to Zhao, so Liu Min operated on Granny Shen with a wave of his fingers; Granny Shen's eyes regained their light.

It's easy to say, but it still takes a lot of trouble to find a titanium scalpel.

At the beginning, Liu Min planned to search for the lost titanium scalpel with his father Wang Zhou; Wang Zhou picks the burden of the merchant, and Liu Min shakes the drum; The two went to the village to complete their long-cherished wish.

But Gong Huangxing said that he went with Wang Zhou and Liu Min.

Liu Min had thoughts about Gong Huangxing's "Yue Yi Dai", and stared at her unreasonably: "Mother, you have to take care of your mother-in-law, and besides, Minzi and Daddy have enough strength to go; Isn't it a waste to dispatch three people? ”

Gong Huangxing heard Liu Min say this, covered her head and didn't speak, and Granny Shen said on the side: "Minzi, let your mother go!" Mother-in-law can take care of herself at home alone! ”

Gong Huangxing laughed and said, "Girl, look at it, or your mother-in-law understands righteousness!" ”

Gong Huangxing said, turned to Granny Shen and said, "Mother, I'll give you oranges and put them on the board; You'll be able to reach it as soon as you reach out! If you want to eat noodles, you can eat them! If it's inconvenient below, there are steamed buns in the cage drawer, and the steamed buns in the cage drawer are enough for you to eat alone for seven or eight days! ”

Liu Min saw that Gong Huangxing had already arranged her mother-in-law's life, so she did not object to Gong Huangxing going with her.

Liu Min and the three ran away together and met the village; Liu Min shook the mole bone in his hand so loudly that children and the elderly surrounded him when they heard the sound of the drums; Exchange copper coins and things for candy.

The Wang Ji crispy candy in Wang Zhou's burden is very delicious, and it is a delicacy that the elderly and children yearn for.

Wang Kee crispy candy looks like a drumstick, with a layer of white sesame seeds in the golden skin; Inside is a honeycomb candy heart, which tastes delicious for a long time, loose, sweet, crispy, crispy and fragrant; The flavor is unique, and it is a precious food in the area of Qinfeng Road.

Wang Ji Crispy Candy Crispy Candy was made by Wang Zhou himself after learning the technique in Chang'an, and Gong Huangxing and Granny Shen all participated in the sugar making process; It can be described as a family specialty.

The materials of Wang Kee crispy candy are Jiang rice, sesame, sugar, starch syrup, etc., which are made by more than 30 processes such as billet making, puffing and molding.

Wang Ji crispy candy is wrapped in white sugar powder and sesame seeds, which are made of fresh and high-quality glutinous rice, high-quality soybeans, sugar, vegetable oil, etc., accompanied by cooked sesame seeds.

The procedure is made by 24 processes, such as material selection, washing, soaking, grinding, steaming, dough, rolling, rubbing, billet making, drying, storage, billet, oil soaking, frying, pouring and hanging skin.

Generally, billet is made in winter, and the finished product is processed in four seasons, and it takes half a year from feeding to finished product.

The finished product is cylindrical, loose, golden skin, white flesh, silk-mesh, sweet and crispy, soft and easy to melt.

Liu Min saw that the merchant's burden was full of old people and children, so he shook the drum more likely; Gong Huangxing raised the pig-killing knife in his hand and shouted: "We not only sell crispy candy, but also kill pigs!" ”

Gong Huangxing shouted like this, and he really shouted out a person; This person's name is Chen Shenggui, a wealthy family in this village, and he is called Wang Yuanwai.

This village is called Chenjiazhuang, and Chen Yuanwai wants to marry his son in seven days; Let the subordinates go out to find someone to kill the pig, but the butchers in several places have work on their hands and can't leave; Hearing Gong Huangxing say that he could kill pigs, he hurried to visit the class.

When Chen Yuanwai saw that Gong Huangxing was a woman, his heart was a little cold; Gong Huangxing saw that Chen Yuanwai said that he couldn't find a pig to kill his son, but he doubted his own means; He drew an arc with the pig-killing knife in the air and said: "If you suspect the methods of the people's women, the people's women will kill you and compensate you for the two of them!" ”

Which and where is this? Chen Yuanwai humbly invited Gong Huangxing to his home, and Gong Huangxing's pig killing method was really a must; Killing seven pigs in a row is simply the second best.

Gong Huangxing killed seven pigs, Chen Yuanwai had to pay three taels of silver, Gong Huangxing said that there was no need to give silver, use the sword on the ground of the house to pay the account!

What kind of sword is it on the ground of your Dao House, which is worth three taels of silver? Tell you, the sword that fell on the floor of the house was Liu Min's Chengying Sword and a titanium alloy scalpel.

A few days ago, Chen Yuanwai went to his in-laws in the mountains to discuss his son's marriage, and walked to a path on the ridge and saw a sword and a strange-looking scalpel - the people of the Song Dynasty had never seen the titanium alloy scalpel of modern people, so they naturally felt strange.

Chen Yuanwai is a scholar who is not interested in knives and guns, so he picks them up and throws them on the floor of the house without taking them seriously; Liu Min saw at a glance that it was her lost knife, so she explained the reason to Gong Huangxing; Gong Huangxing had the rhetoric of not wanting silver and asking for knives.

Chen Yuanwai saw that Gong Huangxing wanted the sword and the knife, so he gave it to her without saying a word; The Chengying sword and the titanium scalpel returned to Zhao ......

The words were annoying, but they said that Liu Min, Wang Zhou, Gong Huangxing, and Granny Shen came to Bianliang, Tokyo, and found an inn to live for a night.

When he got up the next day, Liu Min proposed to go to Daxiangguo Temple to have a look; The four of them came to Daxiangguo Temple together.

Daxiangguo Temple is the commercial center of Bianliang City in the Northern Song Dynasty, and the city of Bianliang is built on the basis of the capital city of the Later Zhou Dynasty; The circumference of the outer city has increased from 48 li and 233 steps to 50 li and 165 steps, with an area of 27.37 square kilometers.

There are 12 gates on the outer city wall of Bianjing: the third gate in the south, the fourth gate in the north, the third gate in the west, and the second gate in the east.

In the middle of the south wall is the South Xun Gate, and the South Gate of the Castle Suzaku Gate, the South Gate of Miyagi City and the Xuande Gate of the South Gate of the Miyagi City constitute the central axis of the whole city, which is called the Royal Street.

The width of the royal street is about 200 steps, which is equivalent to 280 meters (one step is 1.4 meters), and the two sides are the imperial corridors.

There are two bricks and stones in the branches, and the water is planted with lotus lotus; Nearshore peaches, plums, pears, apricots, and miscellaneous flowers are intertwined, and they look like embroidery between spring and summer.

The royal street is set up very wide, from the Xuande Gate to the north of the state bridge (Bianhe Bridge) in the Zhuque Gate; It is actually a north-south square in front of the palace.

The square expands the view in front of Miyagi to show how tall and majestic Miyagi is.

The central government offices are mostly located on both sides of this section of the royal street, and the Great Xiangguo Temple is located on the east side of the royal street, that is, the northeast of the state bridge.

Liu Min and the four of them walked towards the Great Xiangguo Temple with great interest, and the lively scene of "Ten Thousand Surnames Trading" immediately attracted their attention.

The big three doors are full of birds, cats and dogs, rare birds and beasts, everything; It's a pet market.

The second and third doors are all used to use all kinds of things, and there are colorful curtains in the courtyard, which sell shops, mats, screens, washing, saddle bridles, bows and swords, fruits, wax preserved and the like, which is a daily department store market.

Liu Min walked and watched, and his heart couldn't help but wave with pride: people say that the Northern Song Dynasty is a glorious dynasty, and when you look at this great Xiangguo Temple, you will know the mystery of glory.

The Great Xiangguo Temple of Bianliang in the Northern Song Dynasty is completely comparable to Beijing and Shanghai in later generations; Beijing does not have Wangfujing, and Shanghai also has Nanjing Road; But how can these two have the simplicity and bustle of the Great Xiangguo Temple.

If there had not been aggression and harassment by the Khitans, Tanguts, and even the Jurchens thereafter, Tokyo's prosperity would have been even more prosperous; However, the development of history is not always subject to human will.

Liu Min thought in his heart, approaching the Buddha hall; Then I saw that this place is full of things related to Buddhism and Taoism.

Mengjia Daoguan, Wang Daoren Honey Frying, Zhao Wenxiu Pen and Pan Gumo, etc., turned out to be a cultural market.

It is no wonder that the history of China has developed to the most glorious in the Tang and Song dynasties, and the cultural and artistic treasures alone can kill foreigners.

What Tang poems and Song lyrics, the eight masters of the Tang and Song dynasties, and the four major calligraphers of the Song Dynasty: Su, Huang, Mi, and Cai.

When it comes to the four great calligraphers of the Song Dynasty, Su Huang Mi Cai, Liu Min remembers the somewhat legendary stories he read in later generations.

There is no doubt that Su Huang Mi in Cai is Su Shi, Huang is Huang Tingjian, Mi is Mi Fu, Cai has an argument, some people say it is Cai Xiang, some people say it is Cai Jing.

Cai Jing's probability seems to be relatively large, because Cai Jing's calligraphy is indeed unique; But this guy is a big traitor of the Song Huizong Dynasty, and his descendants hate the house and Wu; He disdained his interesting calligraphy and said that it was Cai Xiang.