Qingyang Palace is adjacent to the Jinjiang River, known as "the first Taoist temple in western Sichuan" and "the first jungle in the southwest", and is the oldest and largest Taoist palace in southwest China. Qingyang Palace was built in the Zhou Dynasty and was originally known as Qingyang. In the middle of the Tang Dynasty and the first year of the Huangchao Uprising, Tang Xizong took refuge in Shuzhong and used this as a palace. After he returned to Chang'an, he allocated money to increase the construction and issued an edict to change the current name.

The mountain gate was built in the Ming Dynasty, there is a land god on the left, a statue of the green dragon, there is also a Huangen Nine Dragons tablet that is erected in the winter of Zhengde ten years in the Ming Dynasty, there is a statue of a white tiger on the right, and there are seven star piles, there are Taoist secret heavenly books and cloud seals engraved on it, according to the layout of the Big Dipper in the sky, it is called the Big Dipper Seven Star Pile, there are dragon and phoenix piles, a pair of big stone lions, a dragon king well, solemn and magnificent, overlapping cornices. The dragon and tiger and other mascots are carved and inlaid on the cornice pilasters, the carving is fine, and the shape is elegant.

After the Baimei Taoist finished cleaning the mountain gate, he sat on the bluestone brick on the side, and did not listen to the work in his hand. These fruits, which have just been picked from the mountains, are dried in the sun while the weather is clear, and they are ready to be pickled for the winter. This kind of fruit is his unique secret recipe for pickles. The taste is different from the hemp of Sichuan pepper, which is a very special taste, and I feel like I have calories all over my body after eating.

"Huh?" Yang Fan stepped back, walked to the side of the white-eyed old road, and asked, "This Dao leader, where did this red crop come from?" ”

Yang Fan didn't expect that the chili peppers that were not found in Huguang would be found here. Chili peppers were introduced to China during the Ming Dynasty. Historical records record that Guizhou and Hunan first began to eat chili peppers in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, and generally began to eat chili peppers later than after Daoguang. It was widely cultivated in various parts of China after that, and it was the latest but most widely used spice in China. The Ming "Grass Flower Book" records "pepper", and the first Chinese who ate pepper were all in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. That is, the so-called "Xiajiang people".

When the people of Xiajiang tried chili peppers, the people of Sichuan did not know what chili peppers were. Interestingly. Chili peppers were first introduced from Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Liangguang, but they were not fully utilized in those places. However, it has flooded in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and the southwest region. After Jiaqing in the Qing Dynasty, Guizhou, Hunan, Sichuan, and Jiangxi provinces have been "planted as vegetables", "no pepper mustard is not under the chopstick, and there are many soups", "choose those who are extremely spicy, and every meal and every dish must be spicy". It shows that the history of Sichuan people eating chili peppers is about 400 years.

Although it will take a long time for Bashu peppers to be commonly eaten, it is a small surprise to be able to see them here. Bai Mei Lao Dao obviously didn't expect that someone would come to ask about this thing, so he said, "This is ...... Cassia seed. ”

"Cassia? That's not right, Michijo. Cassia doesn't grow like this. "This pile of green and red peppers in front of me. It may be a variety that has not yet formed an adaptation, and it is only the size of half a little thumb, but no matter how blind Yang Fan is, Cassia is round, and this pepper with a pointed tip is still known.

Bai Mei raised, as if he had been questioned, his face was a little uneasy, and he hurriedly said: "What do you know, this is for alchemy." How can you be suspicious? ”

Yang Fan said: "It's not clear whether alchemy is or not, but this thing is a very good choice as a condiment, I don't know where the Taoist got it?" ”

The white-eyed old man listened. I was a little surprised that this person actually knew the magic of this pepper, and immediately turned red. Coughed a few times. said: "The old way has lost his words. It seems that Xiaoyou is well-informed and even knows this pepper. ”

"This. I only heard in Huguang that this thing is spicy. When used properly, it is indeed delicious. ”

Baimei Lao Dao can be regarded as having found a confidant, and walked towards the mountain with Yang Fan, saying: "This has always been my secret, since Xiaoyou is destined for me, then take Xiaoyou to see, the small vegetable garden in the mountain behind Lao Dao." He squinted and smiled smugly.

Yang Fan grabbed the old way and said with a smile: "This vegetable garden has time to see, and when I go up the mountain today, I am here to find someone." ”

"Looking for someone?" The white-eyed old man looked at it carefully, and seemed to see something, so he asked, "Who are you looking for?" His expression became a little serious, this young man is indeed not ordinary.

"I don't know if in recent months, has there been a little Taoist priest named Luo Yifei who has come up to the mountain with a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl? Oh, that little girl is a very thin one. ”

The white-eyed old man asked, "Who are you?" ”

Seeing the expression of the white-eyed old man, Yang Fan knew that there seemed to be such a thing, so as not to misunderstand the old man, he hurriedly said: "Below is the disciple of the master of the divination operator, Yang Fan." Su'er is my younger sister and came to Qingyang Palace for treatment, so please tell me where she is now. ”

When the white-eyed old man heard that he was the apprentice of the fortune operator, his brows furrowed even tighter, not because he doubted Yang Fan's identity. Being able to say Luo Yifei and Bu Operator is a pair of information from the little Taoist priest who came up the mountain before, which is naturally consistent. He frowned because this young man was now a presence on this mountain, even greater than his generation. Wang Changyue is now far away in Yanjing, and according to his seniority, even he has to call Yang Fan a senior brother, which is a little embarrassing.

Seniority is seniority, and it has nothing to do with getting started sooner or later. In other words, the entire Qingyang Palace, from the guards to the janitors, are all Yang Fan's disciples and grandchildren. Those boys don't care, anyway, they are used to being apprentices and grandchildren, but they are similar to the apprentices of the white-eyed old way, some elders are real, and their faces are somewhat unbearable. These people are also fifty or sixty years old, and they still have to call a young man uncle and uncle, which sounds a little awkward.

"What? Could it be that there is something unspeakable about the Taoist chief? ”

The white-eyed old man came back to his senses and said, "That's not true." This Fei has now officially entered the Quanzhen Dragon Sect, and has also mentioned Uncle Bu and Senior Brother Yang. He immediately changed the title, but the person who called it was awkward, and the person who listened was even more awkward.

Yang Fan instantly felt that he was dozens of years old, so he said: "Don't call it that way, if this generation comes like this, it will be tormented." ”

"Where, since you are the apprentice of Uncle Bu, this generation naturally can't be wrong."

"In this way, anyway, not many people on this mountain know, you call me Yang Xiaoyou, I just call you Dao Chang, what do you think?"

The white-eyed old man hesitated for a moment, and then said: "That's okay, when Uncle Bu comes back, this document and coronation ceremony will also be here, and now you have the right to be Senior Brother Yang, you haven't started yet." ”

"Then please take me to see my sister."

Bai Meidao stagnated, wanted to speak and stopped, and finally spoke, saying: "This flight is in this Qingyang Palace, but this woman is ......" He raised his head and replied: "I didn't go to Qingyang Palace." I don't know if Yang Xiaoyou is mistaken? ”

Yang Fan chuckled in his heart, his face suddenly turned ugly, and he hurriedly went up the mountain with Lao Dao. (To be continued......)