Early in the morning of the second day, someone from the county temple came to spread the word, saying that Wei Ju invited him. Jiang Hyun and the three of them cleaned up and freshened up, and then went to see Wei Ju again. Wei Ju first inquired in detail about the beginning and end of the case of Wang Qiao of Zaoyang Pavilion, and made a record. Because Wang Qiao's head has already experienced the body, and Wei Ju's efficiency is fast enough, after sending Jiang Xun away, he immediately asked the master book to go to the pavilion with the reward money.

The county temple couldn't collect so many copper coins for a while, so the money sent was ten horseshoe gold cakes, and the main bookkeeper saw Jiang Xun and said: "Whoever can catch and behead his canal rate will buy 100,000 yuan, and if he can capture and behead one of his henchmen, he will buy 50,000 yuan." Therefore, Wang Qiao and his gang are 50,000 yuan each, which is the reward money that the county monarch ordered to hand over to you. These gold cakes are worth 200,000 yuan, and the rest of the bounty will be sent to Zaoyang Pavilion tomorrow to verify the corpse, and then it will be distributed. ”

Ten pieces of gold are worth 100,000 yuan according to the law, but they are worth 200,000 yuan at the market price. Rao is like this, Shi A is still well-informed, and he is not surprised, Jing Wei is the first time to see so much money, and both eyes are almost stuck to the box containing the gold cake.

Jiang Hyun took the reward money, and after giving away the main book, he took out all the golden cakes, divided them into two parts, and pushed them in front of Shi A and Jing Wei, and said, "These golden cakes belong to the two of you." The rest of the reward money will be left to the people, and it will be distributed by Jing Lao when the time comes. What do you think? ”

"This ...... How does this work? "Five pieces of gold cake are enough to completely change the quality of life of the Jing family's family of three, Jing Wei wants to accept it, but he always feels embarrassed.

Shi Ah categorically refused, and said: "Ah Ben is ashamed of the people, hoeing the strong and helping the weak, and it is the duty of a chivalrous man, this money, Ah should not accept it." Moreover, in the future, if you don't leave Jiang Jun's side, it will be useless to ask for this money. Shi Ah also has some truth, since he decided to follow Jiang Hyun, there will not be many places to use money in the future, even if he uses money, with Jiang Hyun's generosity, it is also a matter of one sentence, and there is no need to covet these petty profits now, and let Jiang Hyun and Jing Wei underestimate it.

Hearing Shi A say this, Jing Wei also reacted, Shi A is a person, he is a family with Jiang Hyun, and the food can be shortened? So he refused: "I don't want it either, I don't want it either!" ”

Jiang Hyun understood that in order to win people's hearts, rewards and punishments must be clear, so he insisted on letting the two of them follow, and the two were helpless, so they put away the gold cake.

Early in the morning of the second day, Jing Wei returned to Zaoyang Pavilion with the tour sent by Wei Ju, and waited until the reward was confirmed, and then came to the county seat to make peace with Jiang Xun. This time will not be too short, 200,000 yuan can be taken out by the county government at once, but more than 30 robbers will be more than 1 million yuan, it will take some time. However, Shi A's shoulder injury was not healed, and Jiang Hyun was not in a hurry to go to Luoyang, so he continued to live in the county seat. just told Jing Wei that if the matter is done, try to rush back before the Dragon Boat Festival, so as to respond to Wei Ju's request.

On this day, Jing Wei has been walking for almost half a month, and on the fourth day of the fifth month, the Dragon Boat Festival is about to be celebrated, and Jiang Xun bought a living night owl on the street, that is, an owl. This night owl is relatively small, to be precise, it is an eagle owl, full of gray and brown feathers, only the face is snow-white and snow-white, which is a more precious mountain goods. Jiang Hyun specially instructed the two county guards in the courtyard to take them and lock them up.

The Dragon Boat Festival needs to tie silk, hang mugwort leaves, and eat horn millet: tie silk, tie the arm with five-color silk, which is called longevity; Hanging mugwort leaves, the custom of Jing Chu hangs mugwort leaves on the door, with poisonous gas; Eat horn millet, wrap glued rice in reed leaves for horn millet to take the righteousness of yin and yang wrapping, and praise the time.

Shi Ah knew all these customs, but he didn't know what the night stalker was used for, so he asked: "Could it be that the night stalker flew in the city today and was caught by Jiang Jun to make game?" ”

"No, no," Jiang Hyun smiled and waved his hand, and said with a smile: "This night owl will be left until tomorrow to make bird soup." ”

"Bird soup? I know the bird soup, but I have never seen the bird soup made by the night owl, could it be that this is also the custom of the Dragon Boat Festival? The night owl's cry was like mourning, not very auspicious, and Shi Ah was very curious.

"That's true."

"Oh?" Shi Ah came to be interested, put down the reed leaves wrapped in rice in his hand, and said, "Jiang Jun said that Ah Ye has a long experience. ”

Although Jiang Xun is not the kind of person who is good at being a teacher, he was also interested at this time, so he asked first: "Zitai knows, where does the Dragon Boat Festival come from?" ”

"I heard that I came here to pay tribute to Qu Yuan."

"That's right, that Zitai knows who Qu Yuan is?"

"You know, the great loyal minister of Chu State surrendered to Miluo and was martyred."

"Ranye," Seeing that Shi A still knew some historical allusions, Jiang Xun nodded and said, "Qu Zi, Chu State Shuzong, after Chu Wu King Xiongtong." The young man is well-read and knowledgeable, and has high ambitions. For the first time, he was favored by King Chu Huai, and he was a doctor of Sanlu, and he was in charge of both internal and external. During this period, Qu Zi implemented American politics, promoted virtue and ability, cultivated the law, and united to resist Qin. Later, he was slandered and exiled twice. After the Qin general Bai Qi attacked Yingdu, Qu Zi sank in Miluo Water and martyred himself, which was a model for good ministers through the ages. ”

"Well, this matter is widely circulated, but I don't know what this Qu Zi has to do with the night owl?" Jiang Xun called Qu Yuan Qu Zi, and Shi Ah didn't call Qu Yuan anymore.

"The ancients said that the night owl eats the mother, the corpse is rotten, disloyal and unfilial, and it is an evil bird. It is also said that in the past, the Chu people were afraid that the body of Qu Zi would be eaten by the night owl, so they went around to catch the food of the night owl and kill it, which became a custom of its own. Since the rise of Emperor Guangwu of Shizu, the Son of Heaven has given a banquet during the Dragon Boat Festival, and there must be this bird soup to warn the ministers not to be wicked and traitorous. "The Dragon Boat Festival Emperor gave the bird soup made by the civil and military hundred officials and night owls, which began from the period of Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, Liu Xiu was a native of Nanyang, near Chu, and there was already this custom in the south at that time.

The game of the night owl is much better than that of ordinary poultry, and when he thought of the night owl, Shi Ah couldn't help but move his index fingers, and said: "I see, I have also made pheasant soup, and even the master has greatly appreciated it, why don't I make this bird soup myself?" ”

Jiang Hyun is also a teenager, and when he mentioned food, he was also interested, so he said: "It's good or good, I'm about to try Zitai's craftsmanship." ”

As he spoke, the two of them sat down together and wrapped up their horns. This horn millet is also known as zongzi, which is the most indispensable custom of the Dragon Boat Festival. Between the two is a large pot of Jiang rice, a pot of reed leaves, a plate of cured meat and a bundle of fine grass rope, this Jiang rice and reed leaves began to be soaked in water last night, just when Jiang Hyun went out to buy, Shi A fished out the Jiang rice and reed leaves, this glutinous rice has been boiled by Shi A in light salt water, and some brine made of plant ash has been added, it has turned a little yellow, it is just right, and the cured meat has been marinated overnight, and it has already tasted.

When Jiang Hyun came back, Shi Ah had already wrapped a lot of horns.

According to Jiang Hyun's customs in Liangzhou in the past, the Dragon Boat Festival is hands-on, regardless of men, women, old and young, rich and poor, there is no gentleman in this matter. Shi A was born in a low background, and he naturally paid for it himself during the Dragon Boat Festival, so neither of them asked the post guard to help.

Shi A asked while wrapping his bag: "Jiang Jun, there are these horns every year, but I don't know what the origin is?" ”

Jiang Xun also said while wrapping it: "This wrapped horn millet is also related to Qu Zi, after Qu Zi threw himself into the river, the Chu people mourned the pain, and went to Miluo Water to hang Qu Zi, and drove a boat to swim the river, and four disposal nets to find Qu Zi's true body, but as time went by, but nothing was gained. Later, some people threw rice into the water with bamboo tubes to attract fish and shrimp to eat, so as to prevent them from destroying Qu Zi's true body. ”

"Oh," Shi Ah nodded, and then asked, "At that time, people wrapped rice in bamboo tubes, so why do people today change to wrap rice in reed leaves, mushroom leaves, and bamboo leaves?" ”

"This matter is also a recent matter, when he was still Emperor Guangwu, there was a dream in Changsha District to meet Qu Zi, Qu Ziyan put the rice into the water was stolen by the dragon, and in the future, Ye Daizhu and Jiaolong avoided it. As a result, there is a custom of wrapping horns. ”

"Hey!" Shi A sighed and said: "Qu Zi is loyal and righteous, and his conduct is noble, but it is a pity that he can't understand the lord and doesn't meet the time, and he finally hates Miluo." ”

Jiang Xun also said: "Qu Zi's loyal quality, clean nature, straight as a stone, Yan like Danqing, do not hide his plans, retreat regardless of his life, although this is not a wise person, but sincere peerless trip, handsome and heroic." Speaking of this, Jiang Xun said again: "In fact, the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival is not only Qu Ziyi, but also two people. ”

"Oh?" Shi Aben thought that the Dragon Boat Festival was only related to Qu Yuan, and didn't want to have other sources, so he asked, "Which two are they?" ”

"One of them is Wu Zixu, Zixu was originally a Chu person, his father and brother were full of loyalty, but he was harmed by the king of Chuping, only Zixu turned white overnight, fled to Wu State, helped Wu Wang Lu to build a city and train troops, was angry and strong, and entered the Chu capital Yingcheng in five battles, and the revenge was avenged, and he was hegemonic for a while. At that time, King Chuping was dead, and Zixu dug up the grave and whipped the corpse 300 to avenge his father and brother. After the death of King Wu Lu, his son Fu Cha succeeded to the throne, the morale of the Wu army was high, a hundred battles were won, the Yue Kingdom was defeated, the Yue King Gou Jian asked for peace, and the husband sent Xu Zhi. Zixu suggested that the Yue State should be completely eradicated, but the husband did not listen, and there was a Wu State Dazai, who was bribed by the Yue State, slandered and framed Zixu, and the husband sent him to believe it, and gave Zixu a sword to commit suicide. Zixu said to the sheren, 'I will be on the tomb of the tree, and the order can be used as a tool; And I hung above the east gate of Wu to watch the entry of Yue Kou and destroy Wu Ye. After that, he killed himself, and the husband was furious when he heard this, so he ordered the body of Zixu to be filled with Yiyi leather and float in the river. Wu people take pity on it, for the shrine on the river, because of the fate of Xu Mountain, every May 5 will go to the sacrifice. ”

Wu Zixu has a strong temperament and is happy to enmity and hatred, which is very in line with the temperament of a ranger like Shi A, and when he heard this, he laughed and said: "Hahaha...... The blood sea is deep, once it will be revenged, digging the grave and whipping the corpse, it is not too fast! ”

Jiang Xun is familiar with history books and has a deeper understanding of Wu Zixu than Jiang Xun, so he said: "Wu Zixu is wise and brave, brave and forbearing, and he is indeed a hero of the first generation. However, he is a violent person, a little gracious, a thief, knows that there is a relative but does not know that there is a country, and he kills a country while he enemies one person, and he is full of poison. Wu Zixu betrayed the state of Chu for personal revenge, although the king of Chuping and Fei Wuji killed the Wu family first, but the people of Chu who were killed by soldiers in the battle of Chu were innocent, and they harmed a country for the revenge of one person, Jiang Xun did not agree very much, so he continued: "Therefore, the theory that the Dragon Boat Festival originated from Wu Zixu is not obvious. ”

Shi Ah thought about it and agreed with Jiang Hyun's idea. said: "It's true, for his own personal revenge, he left Li Min, and dug up the grave and whipped the corpse, which is disloyal, and it is not as good as Nie Zheng and Yu Rang. "Nie Zheng and Yu Rang are both famous assassins in history, who single-handedly avenged their hatred and practiced loyalty, but they did not hurt too many innocents.

Jiang Xun said again: "In addition to Qu Zi and Wu Zixu, there is another person, but he is a figure in the present dynasty. ”

"I want to hear about it."

"This is a matter of filial piety to the emperor, Yangzhou Huiji Shangyu has a filial daughter Cao E, his father Cao Xuan drowned in Shunshui when he welcomed the god of Wu on May 5, and did not see the body for several days, when the filial daughter Cao E was only 14 years old, crying along the water day and night. More than ten days later, he was also thrown into the water, and five days later, Cao E's body surfaced with her father's body. It was passed on from mouth to mouth, and then passed on to the governor of the state and county, when Emperor Xiaohuan, Shangyu still erected a monument for it, and made the talented Handan Chun make a remark for it. "This Shangyu is a small county, so the chief is not a county magistrate but a county magistrate. On the fifth day of May, Wu Zixu was welcomed.

Shi Ah was greatly moved and said: "But it is a filial piety that touches the heavens and the earth!" This woman's filial piety can be better than that of men in the world! ”

Jiang Hyun suddenly thought of another interesting story, and said: "Erecting a monument for Cao Moth, there was also an elegant thing after that. ”

Shi Ah was curious and asked, "What will happen to the erection of the monument?" ”

"At that time, it was about the Yuanjia period, Shangyu was still sad and pitiful, and he was buried for it, and ordered Wei Lang, a famous person in the county, to write an article, Wei Lang was good at writing, rigorous in learning, and wrote an inscription for Cao E, which was none other than Wei Lang at that time. However, Wei Lang was humble, and he pretended to fail and transferred to the talented Handan Chun, who was only thirteen years old, and Tianzhong was talented. ”

Shi A liked this kind of juvenile story very much, and after listening to it, he was very interested, and said with a smile: "Haha, I don't want Wei Lang to be humble, but I also lead to a great talent!" ”

The two talked and laughed, and the horn millet became more and more packed, and no one noticed that these horn millet could not be eaten by three or five people for three or four days.