Chapter 178: Chinese New Year's Eve Dinner (Middle)
The thirtieth month of the second year of Xining, the day of Chinese New Year's Eve!
The peach charms of Hangzhou Prefecture have been replaced, and the festive atmosphere of the New Year is very strong!
Zhizhou Zhao Luan also stayed in Hangzhou for the New Year, and the same was true for Su Shi, so these two thought of inviting familiar officials over to celebrate the New Year together.
Yuhang County ordered Cai Jing to rush back to his hometown in central Fujian early, after all, he was the champion of the new department, and he was bound to go back in the first year of the New Year, and he would return to his hometown with a beautiful scenery, which was completely understandable.
Zhao Luan learned that Lin Zhao did not return to Jiangning, but stayed in Hangzhou, so he invited him over, thinking that there were many people and they were lively together!
Lord Zhizhou is gracious, Lin Zhao naturally has to give face, but in this way, there must be a little more detention, but it is not as happy as coming from his own home!
However, in the matter of Chang Ping, Zhao Luan and Su Shi were also very helpful, and Lin Zhao also thought that he would take this opportunity to express his gratitude!
Zhao Luan's wife is already at the age of knowing the destiny of heaven, and she is busy preparing for the dinner, and Su Shi's wife Wang Yanzhi is also holding it together!
When it comes to Su Shi's wife, the first thing that comes to everyone's mind must be Wang Fu. It's a pity that heaven is impermanent, and some things always make people so sad.
Su Shi and Wang Fu were originally a natural pair, talented and beautiful, and the couple had a deep affection. It's a pity that the sky is not beautiful, when Song Yingzong ruled the second year, Wang Fu, who was only twenty-seven years old, was seriously ill and died of illness, Su Shi was very sad.
So a few years later, there was that song: ten years of life and death, without thinking, unforgettable. Thousands of miles of lonely graves, nowhere to talk about desolation. Even if you don't know each other, your face is dusty, and your temples are like frost. Come and dream at night. Xiao Xuan window, dressing. There are no words for each other, only a thousand tears. It is expected that the intestines will be broken every year: bright moon night, short Matsuoka.
A "Jiangchengzi" was written by Su Shi and Xining on the twentieth day of the first month of the eighth year, in a midnight dream in Mizhou. Such affectionate content shows how deep and touching his relationship with Wang Fu is.
But in ancient times, men, especially people of status, or officials, would continue to play after the death of their wives. So three years after Wang Fu's death, Su Shi continued to marry someone else, it was Wang Fu's cousin Wang Yanzhi.
This arrangement, in addition to the marriage with the Wang family, is not a continuation of his deep love for his wife Wang Fu, but to some extent I am a little sorry for Wang Yanzhi.
Wang Yanzhi is eleven years younger than Su Shi, and now he is only in his early twenties, and he has just married Su Shi. She knows about her husband's love with her cousin. But he didn't complain about this, because he has admired Su Shi since he was a child, his surname is gentle, and he relies on Su Shi everywhere. Wang Yanzhi accompanied Su Shi through the most important twenty-five years of his life, after the Wutai poetry case, Huangzhou degraded, and shared weal and woe with Su Shi in the ups and downs of the official sea. When it was the most difficult, he picked wild vegetables with Su Shi, ploughed the fields barefoot, and changed his methods to relieve Su Shi's boredom.
How difficult and great is it for a woman to be able to do this? Su Shi has a wife like this, which is really lucky. It's a pity that the world is impermanent, and twenty-five years later, Wang Yanzhi also died before Su Shi. Su Shi broke his liver and intestines, and wrote a sacrificial text: "I will return to Qiuyuan." There were many beards, and they abandoned me first. Whoever welcomes my door, who feeds my field. It's gone, and the tears are dry. Travel to the funeral country, I am really gracious. Only the same acupuncture point still follows this statement. Alas. ”
The Wang sisters have the same deep affection for Su Shi, which is touching. It is worth mentioning that after Su Shi's death, Wang Yanzhi was buried together, which can be regarded as fulfilling the wish of "only having the same cave". At least that, Wang Runzhi is lucky!
Because in his previous life, his girlfriend in the Chinese department loved Su Shi's words very much, especially "Jiang Chengzi", and often told Lin Zhao about the love story of Su Shi and his two wives. So when Lin Zhao first met Wang Yanzhi, the heroine in the story, he thought of a lot for a while, and couldn't help but have a lot of associations.
At this time, Wang Yanzhi was only in his twenties, and he looked so young and beautiful, Lin Zhao could only sincerely bless them. If you can, should you remind Su Shi a little, let Su Shi take fewer detours in his career, and let this affectionate woman suffer less grievances. In her previous life, her girlfriend had a lot of feelings about Wang Yanzhi's difficult fate, and now she can be regarded as fulfilling her wishes in disguise!
Su Shi's experience also reminded him that he should cherish the women around him, not let them be wronged, and do his best to make them happy!
After Lin Zhao arrived, he naturally chatted and drank with Zhao Luan and Su Shi, while Mu Sihong went to the back kitchen to help Mrs. Zhao and Wang Run. After learning cooking skills with Gu Yuelun for a period of time, Mu Sihong's cooking skills have soared, and she can definitely kill the chef of the state government in seconds.
Mrs. Zhao is a kind and dignified person, and she takes good care of the two younger women. Wang Yanzhi was born in a scholarly family, Mu Sihong is also very talented, and the two have a common language, so they soon became close friends.
In the hall, Zhao Luan beckoned Lin Zhao to sit down, and said with a smile: "Dongyang, I heard that you couldn't meet Jiangning for the New Year, so I took the liberty to invite you over, and everyone will be lively together!" ”
"Thank you, sir!" Lin Zhao smiled: "I couldn't go back, I was worried about the cold, and the invitation from Lord Zhizhou arrived, I am very honored!" ”
"The situation in Qiantang County is not good this year, the government affairs are busy, you can't even go home for the New Year, it's really hard!" Zhao Luan praised softly, there are so many county orders in Hangzhou, and Lin Zhao is the one who appreciates it the most.
Lin Zhao smiled: "Don't praise me, my lord, I will be proud, these are all things that I do, I should do it!" ”
"Have you done all the disaster relief before the New Year?" Su Shi asked with a smile.
Lin Dian nodded and said, "Yes, it's good a few days ago, don't dare to delay the people's festival." Boss, I still have an idea......" Lin Zhao turned his words and looked at Zhao Luan.
Zhao Pan asked, "What do you think?" Let's talk about it! ”
"That's right, the imperial court's disaster relief and grain release was originally three months, but at present, the government treasury is relatively sufficient, and the grain management is enough. So I thought, why not extend this time to five months, so that it will be just the spring ploughing, and the people can get through the most difficult time! Lin Zhao expressed his thoughts.
Zhao Pan groaned slightly, nodded and said: "Your idea is very good, not only Qiantang County, but the whole of Hangzhou!" ””
"Okay, my lord, I'll support you with a batch of food!" Lin Zhao smiled, after Lu Ji was convicted, a certain step of grain in Qinghe Grain Store was copied out as stolen goods. After Lu Shengqing died, Lu Heqing helped Ling return to the south, and Qinghe Grain Store was also unmanaged, so the food that was confiscated was far more than imagined, which would just be taken out to borrow flowers and offer Buddha!
"This feeling is good!" Zhao Zhizhou is rarely not as serious as he said, and he is very approachable when he smiles.
Then Mu Sihong sent a table of delicious food, several of them dined in the hall, and the female guests were in the back house. As for the side hall, another seat was opened, and Yu Xuan, Su An and others had a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner there!
Su Shi saw the delicacies one after another, and said with a smile: "It seems that it is right to invite Dongyang today, otherwise how can you eat such a delicacy, it is really cost-effective!" Historically, Su Shi is also a famous "foodie", otherwise how can Dongpo meat be passed on to future generations?
Lin Zhao smiled: "If that's the case, I have to open a restaurant in West Lake as soon as possible, and Lord Tongju will be a regular customer!" ”
Su Shi quipped: "When I was in Bianjing, I heard that your Jiangnan Ju delicacies taste excellent, but the cost is not bad, this idea is very good, I'm afraid I can't afford to eat it!" ”
"It's okay, Su Tong doesn't have to give money, just write a poem and leave a calligraphy...... then everyone laughed again.
Drinking and chatting with each other, because it was a private occasion, especially opportunities such as Chinese New Year's Eve, Lin Zhao was not so restrained, and did not regard Zhao Luo and Su Shi as superior officials. They are more like year-old friends and have a good conversation.
Speaking of happiness, Su Shi will also compose a poem, and the scene is very lively and brilliant!
As he spoke, for some reason, Zhao Luan suddenly turned the topic to the ancestor worship and asked, "Dongyang ancestor has always been a person from Jiangning?" ”
Lin Zhao shook his head and said: "No, a native of Zhuozhou, Hebei Road, he moved to Jiangning after his hometown suffered a flood in his early years!" ”
"Zhuozhou, it's really a little far away, it's a little difficult for Dongyang to go home to worship his ancestors!" Zhao Pan sighed and said, "Let's still set up a hall to sacrifice!" ”
"Hmm!"
Zhao Pan said again: "Dongyang is so outstanding, presumably the family has a family history, I don't know what Ling Zun is ......."
Lin Zhao couldn't help but shake his head gloomily and said: "According to my uncle, my family is originally a scholarly family, and my father is outstanding in learning, but unfortunately I didn't have the opportunity to see ......."
Seeing the stunned looks of Zhao Luan and Su Shi, Lin Zhao explained: "In the early years, my hometown was hit by floods, and my parents and family were all killed, and my uncle took me to escape. Fortunately, the old lady of the Meng family in Jiangning took us in and let me study with the eldest son, so that I could have the opportunity to read and hyphenate! ”
They had also heard of Lin Zhao's experience as a scholar, so they were not surprised! On the contrary, I appreciate Lin Zhao's perseverance and ambition, starting from a scholar, it is really commendable to have such an achievement today. Lin Zhao is already a model of struggle among young people, of course, they don't know that what is more important is the soul in the body from the afterlife.
Zhao Pan exclaimed: "Uncle Ling is a person with perseverance and love, it is really not easy to escape with you thousands of miles away, you have to be filial to him!" As for your parents, they have spirits in the sky, and they will definitely look at you, and it is good to have the opportunity to worship more, or to find their relics, to see things and think about people, and to miss them! ”
Lin Zhao nodded lightly, and as he spoke, he subconsciously touched the piece of Xuyue Xiangyun jade pendant on his chest, held it in his hand and said: "This jade pendant is the only thing my parents left me, and I have always carried it close to me, as if my parents are by my side." ”
On the special day of Chinese New Year's Eve, Lin Zhao held Yupei, and his heart missed his parents in two lifetimes at the same time, and he couldn't help but be a little moved.
And Zhizhou Zhao Pan stared directly at the jade pendant in Lin Zhao's hand, and he was a little distracted......
(To be continued)