XXVI. The charm of the times
"Guang'er, I'll tell you again for the teacher, those people are not easy to get along with, don't think you can do anything if you get the first place in the exam, they are all characters who have been famous for more than ten years and decades, in their eyes, teachers are all juniors, you can only be regarded as the juniors of the juniors, you must be respectful and polite, understand?" At the dinner table in the inn room, Tang Shunyi kept chattering while eating roast chicken, like a chatterbox. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
"Yes, yes, teacher, I am a junior, I must be respectful and polite, I won't sit if the elders don't let me sit, I won't say if the elders don't let me say, I won't leave if the elders don't let me go, and if the elders don't let me live, I won't live! All right? Zheng Guang teased helplessly, Tang Shun's eyes glared, and the oil paw slapped up: "Stinky boy, dare to tease the teacher!" If it weren't for the deliciousness of this roast chicken, it would definitely clean you up! ”
Zheng Guang didn't dodge, smiled wryly, and the teacher to study together, then naturally the students bear all the costs, considering that Tang Shunzhi's life is hard, he only eats meat once a month, so the time to show the filial piety of the local tyrant students has come, live in the best inn, above the Tianzi number, eat the best food - the store, the most expensive and delicious dishes to eight courses, the most expensive and best wine to a bottle!
Rich, capricious, living in a luxury hotel and eating a delicious meal Qian Zhengguang can afford it completely, Tang Shunzhi takes it for granted to enjoy the filial piety of the students, first let the store come to a big wooden barrel to take a good bath, wash away the fatigue and old mud, the whole person has become chic and vulgar, in his words, the whole person is much lighter, especially comfortable, in fact, to put it bluntly, it is too long to take a good bath, too dirty.
After taking a bath and relaxing, the stomach was hungry, so the most luxurious meal was sent to the upper room, the innkeeper smiled at the waist, busy to give the best service, personally sent the good wine up, Zheng Guang had to admit that although the price is expensive, pit dad, but the good habit of the Ming Dynasty is still great, the wine seal is opened, the house is full of wine, the dish is up, the portion is sufficient, the taste is beautiful, and the child is not bullied!
A fat roast chicken was wrapped up by Tang Shunzhi, and I don't know how long I haven't eaten meat this time, it is estimated that I haven't eaten meat since I left my house, and I have eaten a meal of meat without the sun and the moon, five meat dishes, Zheng Guang ate a few big meatballs and it was gone, all of them were swept away by Tang Shunzhi, it seems that in front of him, Tang Shunzhi has never deliberately covered up anything, and even Tang Shunzhi seems to care about the dignity of the teacher at all.
"I said, teacher, you eat slowly, you don't have anything to rob." Zheng Guang, who was forced to keep eating green leafy vegetables, helplessly dissuaded his meat eater teacher not to eat too fast: "Eating like this not only hurts the spleen and stomach, but also makes it easier to choke." ”
As soon as the words fell, Tang Shunzhi choked, Zheng Guang was shocked, and hurriedly poured a bowl of soup for Tang Shunzhi, Old Tang finally relieved, breathed a long sigh of relief, touched his stomach, and looked satisfied: "Well, not bad, not bad, I didn't hurt you kid in vain, it's very good, eat this meal, you don't have to eat meat for three months, hahahahaha!" ”
Zheng Guang rolled his eyes: "If you want to eat meat, just tell the students directly, the students will send someone to send it, why bother!" ”
Tang Shunzhi immediately became majestic: "What do you say?" As a teacher, this is emulating Master Confucius, what is March and I don't know the taste of meat, do you know? It is a kind of behavior, a symbol, which means that you have really found the way in learning, and your interest in learning has completely surpassed eating meat, and you can give up eating meat for the sake of learning, which is the highest state! ”
Zheng Guang muttered: "Then it seems that the teacher has not reached that realm." ”
Tang Shunzhi's old face suddenly turned red, and he was about to say something, but looking at the delicious food on the table that had not yet been eaten, he resisted the desire to preach, and planned to fill his internal organs first, but after all the dishes on the table were swept away, Lao Tang no longer had any strength to preach, and now Lao Tang just wanted to take a beautiful walk, eliminate food, and then sleep.
Zheng Guang is caring, watching Lao Tang eat a lot of oily meat, thinking that Lao Tang has not eaten meat for a long time before, worried that Lao Tang will have diarrhea, don't think about sleeping tonight, but Zheng Guang has already been prepared, before serving the food, he ordered the smiling shop to send someone to the pharmacy to grab a pair of medicines, and when the dishes are finished, they will be served to Lao Tang, Lao Tang thought it was some kind of dessert after a meal, and drank it as soon as he raised his neck, and then said with a distorted face: "What is it?!" ”
Zheng Guang rolled his eyes: "Medicine so that the teacher can sleep peacefully tonight!" ”
Old Tang was shocked: "Sweat medicine? ”
Zheng Guang almost fell, and said helplessly: "Teacher, is it necessary for me to take sweat medicine for you?" You haven't eaten meat or touched oil and water for a long time, and now a guy suddenly comes to you, and if you want to change it to a weak stomach, you can die! However, the student thought about it and felt that the teacher's life was really bitter, and this time he wanted to eat meat, so he would eat a good meal, and it happened that the student knew a prescription, which was very effective for this situation, and it was convenient to drink a bowl and it would be convenient once after an hour or so, and it would be stable tonight. ”
Old Tang wiped a cold sweat: "That's so!" No wonder people say that poverty is a disease......"
Old Tang, are you still a joker?
Zheng Guang looked at Tang Shunyi's frightened face very helplessly, and then said: "The moonlight is good today, do you want to go out for a walk to eliminate food?" ”
Old Tang walked to the window and looked at the moonlight, and nodded: "It's been a long time since I've walked alone with you kid, let's go, let's go out, it's more comfortable." Saying that, Lao Tang lifted a fan, opened the paper fan as soon as he let go, waved it twice quite chicly, and walked out slowly, Zheng Guang reluctantly followed, it seems that Lao Tang is not only a joker, but also a little expert in pretending to be a beep.
The road is very lively, there are a lot of people, pedestrians walk through the lively night market in pairs, the bright lights illuminate everything brightly, at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, there was also a curfew to restrict commerce, but soon the same as the Great Song Dynasty, especially in the southeast region where the commercial economy is developed, the curfew no longer exists, the shops are all over the city, no matter morning, noon and evening, you can see the shops doing business, and they come in a row, ensuring that they are not the same.
The main focus of the night market is food, all the way through, all kinds of classic snacks emerge in endlessly, regardless of whether it is Jiangnan characteristics or Jiangbei flavor, whether it is Shuzhong cuisine or Zhejiang seafood, everything, come here, Zheng Guang feels that he has returned to the modern era, and even the prosperity of commerce here is more prosperous than the modern one.
In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, China's commercial degree has completely surpassed the Great Song Dynasty, both handicrafts and commerce are booming, many handicraft workshops have achieved intensive industrial production, various time-honored brands are also flourishing at this time, the material life of the Ming Dynasty has been greatly improved and enriched at this time, of course, if it is not for the state does not allow private construction of large iron and steel enterprises, then China's heavy industry will also begin to sprout at this time, and the industrial revolution is estimated to be not the British revolution.
Snacks, daily necessities, food, clothing, housing and transportation, out of different categories, the essence, has been exactly the same, compared to modern China, there is no food safety problems caused by all kinds of terrible pollution, at this time the snacks are delicious, and there is no problem with the ingredients themselves, ancient China is almost no outbreak of food safety problems, if there is, the leader will definitely die without a place to be buried, compared with modern times, it seems that the ancients are more concerned about the meaning of life.
Although this place is full of all kinds of injustice and darkness, but Rao is so, this prosperous scene also makes Zheng Guang pleasing to the eye, deeply feel the beauty of peace, the more beautiful era of the Great Song Dynasty Renzong Zheng Guang did not catch up, leaving Zheng Guang only left after being ravaged by the Mongols after the scorched earth, and now finally see the prosperity and prosperity of ancient China, even if it is just a small microcosm, can also be seen from small to big, witness the charm of this era.
No matter where it is, as long as there are people, there will be fights, from ancient times to the present, the only constant is also like this, in this case, what qualifications do modern people have to ridicule the ancients if they can't solve it? Was the charm of that era really not as good as today's?
Every time I see such a scene, I will feel a little confused, these businessmen are really as the scholars think, full of copper smell, only know how to make money, do not know benevolence? When those scholars and doctors spent their days drinking with bribes, did they ever think that they were a hundred times dirtier than these businessmen who honestly earned money to support themselves?
Why does the state want to emphasize agriculture and suppress business, and why does Shang Yang want to emphasize agriculture and suppress business? Some people say that if commerce is too prosperous, it will compete with the countryside for strong labor, and if the number of farmers decreases and the number of businessmen increases, the grain output will decline, and there will be fewer people who farm and more people who eat, which is not good for the country; There are also people who say that businessmen value profits, start from interests in everything, and do not pay any attention to benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and faith, and are shameless and lowly people, and business is also a shameless and lowly business, so it is suppressed...... Guang'er, what do you think? ”
As he walked, Old Tang was moved by the emotion, and began to ask Zheng Guang such a profound question, and Zheng Guang really thought about the issue of heavy agriculture and suppressing business for a long time, looked at the bustling street, and said: "What does the teacher think, is this scene beautiful, or is it the beauty of the scene that is full of dead silence after the curfew?" ”