Chapter 1042 is the most powerful figure in the Song Dynasty

"Teacher, where is the teacher?" The shouting at the door interrupted Su Shi's article, and also interrupted the competition for paper and pen in the room. Su Shi looked outside the house when he heard the prestige, and Zhao Xing snatched the impeachment that had written a few sentences from the table like lightning, and glanced at Chen Gongchuan.

Chen Gongchuan turned around and ran to the backyard with the undried article in his hand.

A group of people came at the door, and the leader was Huang Tingjian, in addition to several other people from the "Four Scholars of Sumen". There is also an acquaintance of Zhao Xing - Chen Rough, seeing Chen Gongchuan running backwards, Chen Rough jumped out and shouted: "Little thief, where to run!" ”

Chen Gongchuan heard that something was wrong, and hurriedly ran to the backyard without looking back, there were Chen Buqun and Jin Buji in the backyard, Chen Gongchuan didn't know the relationship between Chen Buqun and this hero, but he knew the skills of Jin Buer and others, so he naturally thought that it would be safe to run there.

This move made Zhao Xing see the other party's skills slightly - not as humble as his son said, Chen Wei still did not forget to turn around and arch his hand to Zhao Xing in the rush, this is to thank the other party for taking care of his son, his movements are chic and natural, which shows that Chen Wei has an excellent sense of balance.

The two of them ran away in the blink of an eye, and the group of scholars at the door stood there at a loss, they obviously didn't expect that Su Shi's yard had become a warehouse, and there was only a palm-sized space left in the middle.

Su Shi was also a little embarrassed, he got up and nodded to a few students, and before he could think of a word, several court officials appeared at the door, among which there were also people known to Zhao Xing - Wang Gong Wang Dingguo, that is, the concubine of Rouyun - the husband of "My heart is my hometown".

Zhao Xing was not embarrassed, and when Mrs. Wang and Chaoyun came out to greet him, he hurriedly commanded his subordinates: "All move in, each box is labeled, whoever moves whose room, quickly vacate and clear the field." ”

Wang Gong greeted Zhao Xing with a smile: "Leaving people is coming...... My house is still counting on you, haha, don't think about leaving if you don't finish my house this time. ”

After that, he casually introduced Zhao Xing to everyone: "Zhao Liren, I told you that in Huangzhou, Zizhan won half a boat of wine with a poem, and then a poem, and won a disciple." This is the person who lost his bet - Zhao Xing Zhao Liren, 'one day into a house' Zhao Liren, who wants to build a house in the future, look for him. ”

It was a very elegant thing, and everyone laughed, and there was only envy in the laughter—look, a room full of gifts, how did I not capture such a rich man.

The hotel guys were busy in the kitchen, and the dishes hadn't come up yet, so Su Shi took advantage of this effort to introduce Zhao Xing to everyone.

Today seems to be the day of the celebrity gathering, and the people who come are the best people in the Song Dynasty. Huang Tingjian is here to pay homage, he himself is one of the "four great calligraphers of the Song Dynasty", and another guest, Mi Fu, is the third of the four major calligraphers - it can be said that in addition to Cai Jing, today's four major calligraphers are almost gathered.

In addition to the four great calligraphers, the Song Dynasty also has the title of the four major painters, among them, in addition to Su Shi, Li Gonglin is also on the scene, he is good at painting horses, the painting of "Five Horses" and Zhang Zeduan's "Qingming Riverside Map" and called "the two treasures of the Song Dynasty". Unfortunately, Zhang Zeduan is only one year old now, and the butterfly effect caused by Zhao Xing's appearance makes it difficult for him to become a great painter. And Song Huizong has not yet ascended the throne.

These people here almost included all the literary elites of the Great Song Dynasty. They came here for nothing else, just to witness Huang Tingjian's apprenticeship.

The apprenticeship ceremony is very complicated, Zhao Xing now has a headache when he sees the cumbersome etiquette, and he wanted to sneak away quietly by being busy with cooking, but Su Dongpo called him and asked him to stand with Chao Buzhi, Zhang Lei, and Qin Guan, and witnessed Huang Tingjian's entry.

In addition to the above-mentioned people, there were also Xiao Wang, Wang Xu, Wang Jinqing, Wang Gong, Wang Dingguo, as well as several Taoist priests and two monks...... Chen Yu never showed up, presumably to get together with his son, while Chen Gongchuan was in the backyard with his sister, enjoying Mrs. Wang's family banquet - his level and fame were not suitable for this occasion.

Zhao Xing didn't remember the names of the monks and Taoists, because he had never looked at the group of monks and Taoists. So just ignore it.

Huang Tingjian bowed and presented several manuscripts and calligraphy as a worship ceremony. According to etiquette, Su Shi should give the other party some four treasures of the study to show encouragement, and when he touched his body, he remembered that he had been talking to Zhao Xing just now, and he forgot to prepare a gift. This made him a little embarrassed, and when he was in a hurry, Zhao Xing reached out and hugged him, and there was immediately an extra hard object in his sleeve.

Who is Su Shi, he immediately understood the meaning of the hard object in his hand, and hurriedly handed it to Huang Tingjian, and quietly glanced at what it was while handing it over, which made him startled.

It turned out to be a jade inkstone.

Huang Tingjian smiled, and he was also startled when he saw Su Shi's sleeves jumping out of a pool of verdant jade. When the inkstone was started, I found that what Su Shi handed over was really a jade inkstone.

This is a whole piece of jadeite carved inkstone, the emerald color is thick like the West Lake water in spring, which makes people love it.

In the Song Dynasty, there were four famous inkstones, but gemstone inkstones were not listed. However, there are still people who use large pieces of jade to make inkstones, and due to the preciousness of the materials, such jade inkstones immediately become famous as soon as they come out. Jadeite inkstone is relatively rare, and Huang Tingjian has seen such a large piece of high-quality jadeite as an inkstone.

This is too extravagant.

The shape of this jadeite inkstone is not large, and it belongs to a kind of "inkstone in the palm". It is about the size of a palm, and after grinding the ink, you can hold it in your hand and write while dipping it in ink. The inkstone is shaped like a Buddhist figure, and it seems to be a scene of a "multi-armed king" catching ghosts, and several outstretched arms can be used as pen holders to hold pens, or reach out to grasp them. And the big mouth of the evil spirit, which cries out for help, becomes a pool of ink,

Most of the inkpools of inkstones in the palm of the hand are relatively deep, so the gemstone wall appears to be particularly thick, and the same is true of this inkstone, now the emerald green inkpool is empty, but if there is a pool of ink, the emerald green and black form a sharp contrast, the mouth of the evil ghost is more hideous, and the landscape of the whole inkstone is more vivid.

Huang Tingjian is also a person who likes painting, and after a closer look, he has found that this inkstone is so precious that he can't afford to use it. He hurriedly excused himself: "Teacher, this thing is too precious, how can a student enjoy such a famous inkstone...... The teacher should take it back and give it to the student in exchange for something. ”

Su Shi was also taken aback by the luxury of this inkstone, hesitated slightly, and thought of Zhao Xing's extravagance, he was immediately relieved: "You should take it, this thing is not as rare as you expected, it's just a plaything." ”

Su Shi's answer was very bland, making Huang Tingjian unable to figure out the depths. He was very strange: according to legend, Su Shi was not so rich. I heard that they are in Huangzhou, and the poor have to farm their own fields to eat, which is the origin of the name "Dongpo Jushi". Why is Su Shi so luxurious now?

Huang Tingjian looked around to check the expressions of the people who watched the ceremony, Wang Gong saw Zhao Xing's small movements just now, he glanced at Huang Tingjian, his fingers pointed at Zhao Xing slightly with the help of the sleeves of his shirt, Huang Tingjian immediately understood, he was a little modest, put away the inkstone like lightning, and honestly saluted: "The elder gives, don't dare to resign." ”

After the ceremony, everyone came forward to congratulate, and Zhao Xing took the opportunity to find out of the house and came to the kitchen. A few hotel guys were busy there, and there were several runners standing at the door. Zhao Xing glanced at the kitchen, immediately frowned and retreated, standing at the door and looking inside.

The kitchen is shining with silver, this is the glow of silver cutlery. But these tableware do not belong to Su Shi.

Su Shi is a person who likes to entertain guests at home, and the restaurant does this thing called "outside meeting". The style of the Song Dynasty hotel is bold, and if the host has a table at home several times in a row, they will throw down a set of sterling silver cutlery and keep it at the guest's house. The Song people were wealthy, and in Bianliang City, Tokyo, even the smallest storefront of the poor restaurant had several sets of such tableware made of sterling silver, each worth four or five hundred taels of silver.

Although the silver tableware adds a layer of glitz to the kitchen, in Zhao Xing's opinion, this restaurant is really lacking in management, the whole kitchen is messy, the kitchenware is placed without a clue, and the pots and pans are piled up in a mess, which makes him want to scold people a little. However, after a moment of silence, he remembered that the kitchen in the Song Dynasty did not have water and water, so this level of hygiene in front of him was already a rare cleanliness at that time.

Considering that there were still guests in the house, it was a bit inappropriate to start cleaning up the hall now, Zhao Xing resisted the impulse, he raised his hand to greet the steward waiting on the side, and asked, "Which store are you from?" ”

The steward was very proud, in his mind, Zhao Xing was a foreigner, dressed in a typical and unfashionable manner, and he could know what famous wine and famous dishes were. His reply was proud: "The little ones are from Hele Building, and the bachelor often orders meals in our store, and he has always been very satisfied......

Zhao Xing interrupted the other party's words: "Hele Building, Xiao Liang is still 'bright' frequently?" ”

As soon as these words came out, the steward immediately became three points shorter, and he asked with a flattering smile: "The master of my family recognized by the big officials?" ”

"Little Liang's Big Bright" is a joke.

Dong Xiaoliang, the shopkeeper of Hele Building, is only in his early twenties this year, and two years ago he wanted to take over his father's class, and his father jokingly said: "Xiaoliang is just a big deal." "It means he's too young and needs to be honed.

Dong Xiaoliang immediately replied: "I am twenty years old, and I am already a big bright." ”

His father laughed.

This sentence was then spread, it was originally just a family gossip, but then Dong Xiaoliang went to the brothel to stay overnight in order to prove that he had grown up, and as a result, his father touched the brothel at dawn and shouted: "The sky is already bright, where is Xiaoliang?" ”

A prostitute answered beside her: "Although the sky is bright, the small light is not bright, the light is not bright, and then urge?" ”

Dong Xiaoliang in the room didn't know what was arguing outside, and replied dimly: "Nonsense, who said that I wasn't 'bright', I 'lit' three times." ”

So, a yard of prostitutes laughed.

It is customary for brothels to light lanterns at the entrance of courtyards where guests are staying to remind others not to disturb them, and over time, "bright" has become synonymous with "*". "Liang" is the opening sound, and these dialogues are spoken in modern Mandarin and do not feel the taste, but if they are sung continuously in the Chinese of the Song Dynasty, they will be crisp and interesting.

After this incident, Dong Xiaoliang's name about "bright or not" was spread in the industry.

Last year, Dong Xiaoliang's father couldn't resist Dong Xiaoliang's urging, and finally handed over the operation of part of the industry to this Xiaoliang. Unexpectedly, this Xiao Liang is really smart. He introduced the concept of seafood in Hele Building, and he was able to transport fresh seafood from the distant sea.

In the Song Dynasty, the habit of eating seafood was not popular, because of the inconvenience of transportation and the fact that most people did not know how to cook, made seafood products full of fishy smell. However, after Dong Xiaoliang was in charge of the kitchen, he immediately introduced a large number of unheard of Nanyang spices and innovated in cooking methods, which made Hele Lou suddenly fight against the top hotel brothers Pan Lou and Yang Lou in this era, and became the third in the industry.

Since then, few people have dared to mockingly ask him the question of "whether it is bright or not". Those who dare to make fun of him to his face are at least those who are equal to his status, or whose status is higher than him. So as soon as Zhao Xing opened his mouth, the steward immediately understood: There are not many people who can know about "Xiaoliang Daliang", basically they are peers in the industry, but people who are qualified to make fun of them in person, can it be simple?

Zhao Xing ignored the steward's flattery, he stretched out his hand and asked the other party for today's recipe, inquired about the order of the dishes, closed the recipe with a snap, and said lightly: "Let your family Xiaoliang come tomorrow, just say that Zhao Liren is back, and there are new tricks...... No, I'd better come to the door tomorrow and try the chef's skills trained by Xiaoliang. ”

Zhao Liren? I don't know this name in charge, but since the other party mentioned the matter of training the chef, it is obvious that his shopkeeper has a close relationship with this person, and even knows such a secret thing. As soon as he thought of this, the steward did not dare to slack off, and nodded frequently.

The dishes at Wo Lok Lou are a bit close to modern combinations, starting with 24 cold cuts, including eight pieces of fruit, eight pieces of marinated dishes, and eight pieces of fresh dishes.

The eight pieces of fruit are honey plum flesh, apricot slices, plum ginger, lettuce shoots, mustard melon swirl, mustard cherry, frosted pear, apple slices...... Today, Zhao Xing is here, and he is more proficient in what he eats, so the eight pieces of fruit have become twelve pieces, and four rare fruits of Bianliang and unique to Hele Lou have been added, such as crystal grapes, yogurt cantaloupe, salted pineapple, and orange slices.

The six famous buildings in Bianliang City have their own special lo-mei platter, and the characteristics of Hele House are: Baiyun pork knuckle, Fenjiu beef tendon, and old tofu goose gizzard. Recently, Gao Xiaoliang has added a kind of "rainbow spicy goose gizzard", which is very popular. The biggest special feature of Hele House is the combination of eight pieces of seafood: cold jellyfish head, five-spice smoked hairtail, garlic kelp, mustard eel meat, etc., so that Bianliang City, which is born in the inland, can also feel the flavor of the sea.

After the cold dishes were served, the rest of the people drank slowly. The sake of Helelou is also famous, and its unique famous liquor (exclusive liquor) is called "Qiong Berry Liquor". In addition, today's gathering is an official, and there are also several good wines brewed by the relatives of the imperial family, such as Yingyu wine and Qiongsu wine brewed by the concubine's family, and Qiongyu wine, Lanzhi wine, Yuli wine brewed by the prince's concubine's family, and so on.

After Dong Xiaoliang took charge, Hele Lou added another kind of exclusive liquor, which was called "Lang Li" (郞mu, a kind of liquor made from bagasse), which is said to be a famous overseas liquor, but it is packaged in Chinese. The wine is also divided into several series, each with a different taste: the pure white and colorless one is called "Agni Ice Spring", the pink one is called "Pink Beauty", the green one is called "Miserable Green Boy", and the blue one is called "Treasure of the Seven Seas......

The names are cheesy, but the wine is delicious. Considering that this is a barbarian wine, everyone will put up with the vulgar name.

There is also Langli wine that appears today, and this wine is easy to get on when mixed with it. Zhao Xing stayed in the kitchen throughout the banquet, supervising the guys to serve the food, and when he heard the rough voice in the house, and slurred his speech, Zhao Xing chuckled, walked to a few boxes in the courtyard, stretched out his fingers and pointed one by one, and finally stopped in front of one of the boxes, he called an idle runner and told him to carry the box to the living room.

He is choosing gifts for the guests.

According to the rules, guests cannot come to the door empty-handed, and of course they cannot leave empty-handed, which is called courtesy exchanges. Originally, Mrs. Wang should have come forward in this matter, but Su Dongpo's youngest son Su Dun had just returned home, and there were still Chen Gongchuan and Zhao Xing's families in the backyard, so Mrs. Wang and Chaoyun were busy receiving and taking care of Su Dun, who had just returned home. So Zhao Xing had to come forward in this matter.

After packing the gifts according to their names and surnames, Zhao Xing then instructed people to carry the gifts into the living room, and he followed the gift-giver into the house.

It is against etiquette for guests to give gifts before they leave. Generally speaking, gifts should be handed to guests at the concierge after they leave, but Zhao Xing has another purpose. Taking advantage of the drunkenness on the wine table, he ordered the packages to be handed directly to everyone.

The guests who received the gift were stunned for a moment, and Su Dongpo frowned slightly on the main seat, but Zhao Xing's face was calm, which made it difficult for everyone to say anything, they accepted Zhao Xing's instigation drunkenly, and opened the gift package excitedly.

The gift Huang Tingjian received was even more novel - it was a four-color flower cloth and colored silk dyed by color printing.

In this era, dyeing techniques are still very monotonous. For silk, the popular dyeing method is pomegranate skin dyeing, which dyes a pomegranate-like bright fabric, and "bow down under the pomegranate skirt" is a slang term that appeared in this era...... However, no matter how bright the silk of the cloth they dyed, it could only be monochrome. And now Zhao Xing is showing a four-color print, on which are painted with various patterns and flowers, most of which are scenes from Su Shi's poems.

Since Zhao Xing sold cultural silk to Goryeo, printed cultural silk also appeared in the Song Dynasty. According to the imitation ability of the Chinese, this printing cloth technology without technical threshold will be popularized immediately, but because the piracy technology is only "ink printing", the color is single, and the cost has increased a lot, resulting in high prices and poor sales.

Now, as soon as four-color printing comes out, it will surely bring a new breakthrough in printing and dyeing technology.

The officials at the scene were amazed, and Xiao Wang, the horse, and Wang Jinqing looked at the cloth thoughtfully: "I seem to have seen this four-colored cloth in the palace - just recently." Legend has it that it is made by Jiangnan's 'and Shengxuan', but this 'and Shengxuan' is very strange, it is rumored that its workshop is in Suzhou or Quanzhou, but it is also said that it is overseas in the country, yesterday the queen mother also ordered the palace to buy and then look for it......

Away from people, how did you buy it, where is it? Tell me, I'll go tell the Queen Mother. ”

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