Chapter 9 The Qujiang River flows around Chang'an
Qujiang Pond, located in the southeast corner of Chang'an City, is famous for its twists and turns.
Qujiang Pond originates from Shaoling Plain, enters Furong Pond in the northwest, connects the Yellow Canal, goes around the city into the palace garden, there is Leyouyuan in the north, there is the Big Wild Goose Pagoda in the west, there is Ziyun Tower in the south, the Hibiscus Pond and the Apricot Garden are royal gardens, and the Qujiang Pond is open to the subjects.
Qujiang pond is surrounded by mountains, the water waves are vast, the pavilions and pavilions are hidden between the mountains and rivers, the visitors are like weaving, it is better than a fairyland.
During the Shenlong period, the sage dug the yellow canal, opened the imperial garden, built the city, built the building, dredged the Qujiang River, and the Qujiang Pond became thousands of acres of magnificent land.
Every spring, on the first day of February, the Neutralization Festival, the saint drives the Hibiscus Garden to enjoy the scenery of early spring; On March 3rd, the Shangsi Festival is the climax of the Qujiang Shengyou, the saint ascends the purple cloud building of the Furong Garden at this time, and watches the scenery of hundreds of officials and all the people enjoying together. At the cherry banquet on April 1, hundreds of officials and thousands of horses, monarchs and ministers tasted new drinks and feasts, and discussed current affairs.
On September 9th, Leyou ascended, and the civil and military officials of Qinglong Temple gave a banquet to Si'en.
Wu Qilang Wu Yuandai Qinglongfang Wuhou shop long, but because of the sparse population in the workshop, the job is also much easier, when the upper bunk reported, explained, went back to the ancestral house will go out with Wen Wei Dugu three Langjun, the big bear dog naturally followed, the big bear carries two large wooden boxes, full of kitchen utensils and condiments, really no ingredients, A dog is carrying the low ** chair of Dugu Xinci, leaving only Wen Dalang to accompany the courtyard, by the way to receive the goods of the meat and vegetable shop in the shopkeeper.
Out of the east gate of Qinglongfang southbound, the neighboring square called Quchi Fang, but the wall of the square is moved 100 steps west than the Qinglongfang, all because of the flow of the Qujiang River.
Looking at Qujiang Pond in the distance, the palace is continuous, the pavilion rises and falls, the weeping willows are like clouds, the flowers and colors are shadows, the scenery is beautiful, the Qujiang River is seen closely, the pond bank is tortuous, the Hu is lined up, the nobles and ladies, the carriage and horse attendants, the bottle pot wine syrup, the sheng song painting boat, the leisurely pleasure.
Wu Qilang is familiar with the road, looking for familiar relatives and friends to rent a painting boat, and don't want a boat, a group of six people on the boat, King Kong Big Bear into a boat to ferry.
The width of this section of the Qujiang River is only about 20 steps, and the narrow place is only more than 10 steps, which only allows two boats to go in parallel.
The three Langjun are all round-necked light robes, narrow sleeves and leather belts, all of which are white robes, Wei Langjun likes bright colors, but he knows Dugu Xinci for two days, and has a new sense of black and white solid colors, and now he also likes plain robes.
Wei Erlang stood on the bow of the boat, with a long waist on the pink face, white skin like clotted fat, difficult to distinguish between male and female, slanted eyebrows into the sideburns, ink and ink eyes, long swords on the ground, folding fans in hand, everyone sighed a handsome and beautiful man.
Along the way, countless noble ladies on the shore stopped to observe, and there were even two boats on the water that stopped, just waiting for the two boats to be parallel and watch Meilangjun from a close distance.
Wei Erlang just stood solemnly on the bow of the boat, as steady as a mountain, and the wall-like body of the big bear on the side also set off the charm of Erlang.
Wen Dalang and Dugu Saburo lay down and sat in the middle of the boat leisurely, Dugu Xinci naturally opened his chair and reclined on it, with a cigar in his left hand and a wine jug in his right hand, his eyes were in a trance, and he didn't know whether he was watching the scenery on both sides of the strait or checking the roof of the painting boat. Wen Dalang sat on the railing, leaning against the pillar of the painting boat, holding a handscroll, which was actually the Lanting Collection.
"In the ninth year of Yonghe, the age is ugly, and at the beginning of late spring, I will be in the Lanting of Huiji Shanyin, and I will repair things. The sages are complete, and the young are salty. There are lofty mountains and mountains here, lush forests and bamboos; There is also a clear stream turbulent, reflecting the left and right, leading to the flow of the winding water, and the column sits second. Although there is no silk bamboo orchestra, a song is enough to tell the romance. It's a day, the sky is clear, the wind is smooth, looking up at the universe, looking down on the prosperity of the category, so the eyes are full of joy, enough to be extremely audio-visual entertainment, and the letter is also cola. ”
Wen Yulang Jun recited the preface of the Lanting Collection in a clear voice, bringing everyone back to the origin of the Qushui Liuzhen, as if seeing Xie An, Xie Wan, Sun Sui, Wang Ningzhi, Wang Huizhi, Wang Xianzhi and many other celebrities, sitting on the ground on both sides of the Lanting Qingxi, putting the wine in the stream, slowly descending from the upstream floating water, passing through the winding stream, who is spinning or stopping in front of him, who has to improvise poems and drink. According to history, in this game, there were 11 people who wrote two poems, 15 people who wrote a poem, and 16 people who could not write poems, and each was punished with three drinks. Wang Xizhi collected everyone's poems, used silkworm cocoon paper, mouse whisker pen to make a preface, took advantage of the interest and wrote, wrote the world-famous "Lanting Collection Preface", which was praised by later generations as "the first line of books in the world", and Wang Xizhi was also respected as "the saint of books".
Dugu Langjun was lying down leisurely, and Ah Dog was squatting in the stern of the boat, holding an iron drill, waiting for an opportunity to enter the water, and there must be a wild fish to take back.
Once lucky, he actually forked a wild turtle the size of a basin, Wu Qilang even called it strange, and the dog also seemed to have to bring it to Dugu Xinci to see, Dugu Xinci lost interest at a glance.
"I'll eat it at noon, there should be wild mushrooms in the mountains, get some vegetables"
"Shouldn't I put it?" Wu Yuandai asked, "This is Qujiang Ao, how can it be dished?" ”
"It's just a water fish, the Far East is called Wang Ba, Ao is a turtle, Jin Ao is a golden turtle, and this wild turtle is different," Dugu Xinci explained.
"It's really not one, it's Xuanwu, it's a water fish, it's a turtle" Wu Yuandai had no choice but to ask Wen Yulangjun for help, Wen Yulangjun looked at it and said with a smile.
"This turtle is very replenished, well, I'll clean it up at noon," Dugu Xinci said with a smile.
A dog tied it with a rope, and rushed to stab the fish, this time the general wild fish did not shoot, only waiting for the wild turtle, but did not see this thing appear for a long time.
Dugu Xinci turned his head to look at Ah Gou, smiled, put down the wine jug, put the ring finger of his right hand into his mouth, and made a rattling sound, paused every three or two times, and after a while, he saw a waterline chasing the boat, Ah Gou was overjoyed, it was really a wild turtle.
A dog shot, and the wild turtle naturally came to capture.
Wu Qilang looked at Dugu Xinci like a monster, "This is a spell?" ”
"A certain person has already lost a lot of mental power, how can he cast spells again?" Dugu Xinci smiled.
"San Lang was the voice of the turtle just now, right?" Wen Yulangjun is well-informed, "I once saw a bird catcher learn to call birds, attracting a flock of birds to kill him"
"Almost, what I learned was the sound of the female turtle puffing water, and the male turtle heard it, so he was naturally in a hurry" Dugu replied lazily.
"This technique is really amazing" Wu Qilang has changed many insights since he met Dugu Langjun, and he sighed a little how he survived for more than 20 years, why have there been so many things that he has not seen or heard?
The painting boat rows farther and farther, at the beginning of the road is still all the way to the plain, the low hill is long, half an hour later, it is far away from the north bank of the Qujiang River, through the island in the middle of the lake, to the east bank, there is almost no trace of the boat boat here, it is a quiet place, Wei Erlang looks for a wild ferry to dock, the shore is also undulating mountains, it is not too high, revealing the Chang'an city wall not far away.
"This has been out of Chang'an City, after the sage dredged Qujiang Pond, and from the Daming Palace along the east wall through the Xingqing Palace to the Furong Garden, and built a sandwich wall here, so the southeast corner of Chang'an City protrudes from the south of the city" Wu Qilang explained, his ancestral house is not far from here, and he is familiar with the situation here" There are streams in this mountain pass, as well as pavilions, and there are few tourists, it is a quiet place"
Everyone went ashore, turned over a low hill, and saw a small pavilion in the mountains, and a bent stream on the edge of the pavilion gurgled around the pavilion.
"This is elegant" Wen Yulangjun was also overjoyed.
"It's a place where you can recreate the flow of water," Wei Erlang said with a smile.
"There are mountains and rivers, but don't worry about the Chinese food not landing" Dugu Xinci was also pleased, he found that there were tidal flats on the side of the wild crossing, and there were a few wild ducks playing on it.
Turning his head, Ah Dog sneaked away with an iron chisel, and after a while, he brought back four or five wild ducks.
The three Lang Jun walked slowly to the small pavilion, the big bear carried two large boxes, Ah Gou carried two wild turtles and Dugu Xinci's beloved chair, and Wu Qilang also carried four or five lifeless wild ducks.
Coming to the small pavilion by the stream, it is in a south-facing mountain col, the autumn breeze is slow, the stream water is clear, and you can still see a few groups of small fish going upstream.
"This quiet place is a good place to wash your mood," Wen Yulang Jun Mo Tingzhu said.
"It's almost noon, Da Lang and Erlang are meditating here, and they will go to the mountains to see if there are any ingredients."
Dugu Xinci took Ah Gou to the mountains of Xitou, and did not forget to tell the big bear to clean up the wild turtles and wild ducks, and even told the wild ducks to pickle them with salt.
"Dugu Saburo is a vulgar person," Wu Qilang sneered.
"Vulgarity is elegance," Wen Yu said.
"Yes, Huashi disciple, it is very human," Wei Erlang sighed.
"What a blessing to have a certain friendship with him"
"Someone is not a layman"
Wen Wei and the two Lang Jun were chatting and gossiping, after two tea kung fu, still did not see Dugu Xinci returning, the big bear finished tidying up the wild turtles, wild ducks and wild fish, and took out the copper stove and other cooking utensils, took out the charcoal to make a good fire, and then used a pottery urn to draw water from the stream and stew.
Wei Erlang is laughing at the big bear's cooking skills, which can be passed down to the lonely heart, at the place where the stream flows into the Qujiang Pond, a group of people came over, led by a no-strong man, in the middle is a middle-aged Langjun with a lofty weapon, followed by an old servant.
The leading strong man saw that there was someone in the small pavilion, looked back and talked back to the middle-aged Langjun, and the middle-aged Langjun looked at the room, and saw that it was two scholars who were playing here, so he went straight over.
"I'm bothered, a certain tour of Qujiang Pond, greedy for scenery, want to rest here, is it convenient?" The middle-aged Lang Jun spoke very gently.
"It's okay, it's okay, it's a certain person who occupies this place first and disturbs Lang Jun's resting place" Wen Yu Lang Jun hurriedly replied.
"Some kind of casual excursions, not deliberately come here to rest," the middle-aged Lang Jun also smiled.
"The three of you, please, it is equivalent to preparing lunch here, if you are disturbed, you need to forgive me" Wen Yu also smiled.
"It's almost noon, and this place is quite deserted, if the three of you haven't eaten, you might as well have a banquet together," Wei Erlang also said politely.
"That's really bothering," the middle-aged Lang Jun was not hypocritical.
"Oh, here's a guest?" Dugu's kind voice came from the stream.
Everyone turned around to inspect and saw Dugu Tianxing carrying a basket of wild vegetables, the basket could be seen to be freshly braided, a few wild vines were woven, although rough but practical, there was a handful of aphrodisiac grass in the frame containing wild celery and wild mushrooms.
A dog was carrying a few pheasants, as well as a black snake, and the tall black snake was probably looking for a place to hibernate, but was dug out by a dog.
"San Lang is back? Ben Langjun still thinks that you are enjoying the mountain delicacies in the middle? Wei Erlang called.
"Autumn wild vegetables are withered, it's hard to find, delay Erlang's belly, it's a sin" Dugu Langjun also smiled, put down the rough basket in his hand, and gave a salute:
"Your guest is here, please sit down"
"The three Lang Jun are also tourists, and some are not distinguished guests, so there is no need to be humble," the middle-aged Lang Jun said with a smile.
"Big bear, is the water boiling? Decorate it," Dugu Xinci shouted.
Da Xiong took out the tea set from the wooden box, and the water in the pottery urn also boiled, and Da Xiong's skin was thick and not afraid of being hot, so he picked up the pottery urn and poured water into the porcelain pot.
There are stone benches and stone tables in the small pavilion, Dugu Xinci is very particular, take out the silk cloth and cover it, clean it, make tea full, four small cups to Wen Wei two Langjun and the guest middle-aged Langjun, two attendants and Wu Qilang only use porcelain bowls.
"The wild is simple, forgive me, forgive" Dugu is kind and ashamed.
"Lang Jun is elegant," the middle-aged Lang Jun said with a smile.
"Far Eastern Dugu Xinci, the first time I arrived in Chang'an, a student in a small border county, the etiquette is not good, forgive me" Dugu Xinci self-registration number, since the bottom of the plate.
The middle-aged Lang Jun is also a person who knows vulgar things, and he bowed his hand
"Be polite, Taiyuan Li Sanlang, go to Beijing to report on work, meeting is fate, casual is"
Immediately, Lantian Wen Yu and Puzhou Wei Bin reported their numbers separately and were polite.
Dugu Xinci saw that this Langjun spoke smoothly, and he didn't mind
"Drink tea first, and go to eat first"
"Oh, Dugu Langjun has the art of cooking?" Li Saburo said with a smile.
"It's a must, when you go out, you have to be worthy of your belly," Dugu Xinci also smiled.
"Don't be modest, Dugu Langjun's art is comparable to that of the chefs of Wanhualou and Xingxinglou," Wei Erlang also said with a smile.
"That Ben Langjun has a good mouth today," Li Sanlang said with a smile
The three of them drank tea and chatted, and Dugu Xinci went out of the pavilion to renovate and eat.
The dog had finished plucking and cleaning the pheasants, and Dugu Xinci selected four or five of them to carefully smear them with refined salt condiments, wrapped them in mud by the stream, found an empty place to dig a pit and bury them hastily, and instructed the bear to pick up grass and trees to make a fire on it.
The big bear made a fire, put an iron pot on the shelf, boiled the stream water first, and instructed Ah Gou to chop the wild turtles that the big bear picked up and cleaned into small pieces, bring the ginger and garlic slices in the condiments, and start the copper stove, put a small copper pot on it, Dugu Xinci first stir-fried the wild turtle pieces with sesame oil, and then poured them into the iron pot on the fire to cook.
Ah Gou also peeled and cut the black snake he brought back, stir-fried it and poured it into the iron pot, and cut the remaining pheasants directly into the iron pot.
Then the wild duck was also cleaned up, and after finishing it, he took out a pottery urn, poured the wild duck into it, poured it into the stream, and then instructed Ah Gou to clean up the wild celery and aphrodisiac grass and cut it into sections. Then clean your hands and return to the kiosk.
"Can Li Langjun drink?"
"The more, the better," Li Saburo laughed.
"Big Bear went to the painting boat to get the wine" Dugu Xinci saw that he only took two or three jars of wine, so he ordered Big Bear.
The big bear turned over the mound and went to the wild ferry where the painting boat was stationed to get wine.
"Dugu Langjun stir-fried in an iron pot, but it's fresh," Li Sanlang said strangely, "It's just that the clear oil seems to be sesame oil, right?" ”
"Li Langjun's good eyesight is sesame oil"
"Sesame oil is used to dye cloth, can it be imported?"
"Li Langjun is proficient in mundane things, the sesame oil is fragrant, the stir-fry is just right, and it is fresher and not greasy than mutton fat lard."
"Dugu Langjun uses dyed cloth to cook," Wei Erlang was a little dissatisfied.
"Erlang can eat less later" Dugu Xinci lay down on his chair, rolled his eyes, and remembered that he had found a box of cigars from the wooden box, indicating that everyone had the intention of enjoying it?
Wen Wei and Wu were not interested after drawing once, and Li Sanlang came curiously.
"Far Eastern cigars? Dugu Langjun enjoys it" Li Sanlang praised.
"Little Doyle" is lonely and humble.
"Can the snake eat it?" Wei Erlang asked again.
"After eating, you will know" Dugu Xinci is dissatisfied, "This dish has a name, Farewell My Concubine Fighting Jiaolong"
"Overlord Farewell Concubine Fighting Dragon?" Everyone was amazed.
"The Far East has turned the wild turtle into the eighth king," Dugu Xinci explained when he saw that everyone was unclear.
"Wang Ba, Overlord, Pheasant, Snake, Good Overlord Farewell Concubine Fighting Wang Ba" Wen Yulangjun understood first.
"Haha, the peerless Western Chu Overlord has become a dish when he arrives at Dugu Langjun," Li Sanlang laughed.