Chapter 52: New Year's Trivia

It was on this post road to Handan that the young Zhao Wuxian decided to betray Zhiyao. When the war was stalemate, he decisively released water to the Zhongxing clan and the Fan clan. He may not have expected that it was because of his selfish idea that he didn't want Zhiyao to become big. In the future, a terrible war will involve the three kingdoms of Qi, Yue, and Chu, and the number of countries participating in the war will reach as many as 15 countries, thus changing the pattern of the entire Spring and Autumn Period.

After Yu Rang escaped death, Zhiyao revealed his identity and took it under his command. Since then, Yu Rang has become a member of the Zhi family, concentrating on cultivating talents for the Zhi family and managing the intelligence network in various places. Happy events continued one after another, and Zhiyao's adult beauty allowed Qiu Youzi to marry Yu Rang as his wife. The lonely killer leader suddenly has a home, and then, his temperament changes drastically. The ruthless killer has become a madman who spoils his wife. A body of martial arts was vividly exerted in the way of cooking, and his brilliant rhetoric turned into love poems, full of affection and honey.

Qiu Youziwan met a lover in her twenty-ninth year, her heart was happy, and she was even more obedient to Yu Rang, and her husband and wife were in love. Yu Rang occasionally composed music for his wife, while Qiu Youziwan played the piano. As far as the excitement came, the women's heavy makeup was glamorous, and the long-sleeved man danced. The men greeted each other with swords and drank in pairs. The life of the two fairy-like couples envies others.

At this time, Yunmeng Mountain is about to usher in the spring festival. In order not to affect the planning of the city, the location of the spring festival was chosen in the eastern part of the city, which has not yet been completed. Because of the sacrifice, a high platform was built and it could accommodate 10,000 people to come and watch the ceremony. That's a bit tricky. If it is built outside the city, it will occupy farmland, and if it is in a crowded city, it will encroach on the five-mile grassland in the valley. Not only did the people refuse, but Ji Lan was also unwilling.

Forced to be helpless, Wang Xu had an idea and chose the location of the platform in the center of the east city. When Yunmeng succeeds, a new temple will be built there. For example, the Yamen of the Yi Zaifu and the Yamen of the Hundred Officials and the Division. The rammed earth platform can be used as the foundation of these temples after the event, which is a good thing to kill two birds with one stone.

In order to do a good job in this spring festival, Wang Xu can be said to be heartbroken. He felt that after all, he came to this world to spend the first Spring Festival, although the time was on the first day of the eleventh month of the lunar calendar, which was inconsistent with the later generations, but the meaning was the same as the New Year. Do as the locals do.

I thought it was to kill chickens and sheep, ask a magic stick to perform a magic trick, and then distribute some gifts to the big guys, and the matter was fooled. Who knows, the sacrificial event is actually as grand as it is. After understanding the process, he broke down several times. Since becoming an official, Wang Xu has dealt with the five senses the most. Basically has no contact with Liuqing. However, the spring festival activities suddenly intersected with four of the six Qings. It can be regarded as a good science popularization for him, the official system.

First report to the Taizong Mansion and ask the official in charge of the sacrificial rites to come and preside. After having a master of ceremonies, he asked the Taishi Mansion for the officials in charge of the gods, these are here to pretend to be gods and dance gods. Then, ask the priest in charge of prayer from the Taizhu Mansion. In the end, I asked the Taibu Mansion to arrange for the official in charge of divination to come here to do magic. After these four are done, they will go to Sikong Mansion to hire musicians. There must be people who ring the bell and play the harp, otherwise the festive atmosphere cannot be brought out. After all, chimes are not drum kits, and if a heart is broken. The destruction of the ritual vessel is a great crime. After that's done, go to the priest's mansion and ask for a dancing girl to come and have fun. It is a performance program prepared for the spring festival.

I turned around and looked at half of the government agencies that defended the country. Wang Xu suddenly had the feeling that the political arena is actually the entertainment industry. I thought that for such a large-scale event, I, Yezai, could also take the opportunity to show off and give a good speech. Unexpectedly, after the master of ceremonies of Taizong's Mansion arranged it, except for the need to hold a pig's head and put it on the altar, the rest of the things had almost nothing to do with him.

Tomorrow is the Spring Festival. At this time, the people related to the spring festival were all in the lobby of Nozaifu, listening to the master of ceremonies arrange the matters that everyone was responsible for and the attire problems. A group of officials all listened attentively, for fear that they would not do a good job. If you lose face because of this, if you disrespect the gods and cause calamity, then you will be guilty of a great sin. However, on such a serious occasion, when Xu Ye Zai heard that he was going to take the pig's head, he was immediately upset.

"Hey! Anyway, I'm also a dignified wild zai, a doctor canonized by the king. How can you hold a pig's head? If I hold the pig's head, who will hold the sheep's head? ”

Wang Xu was not angry in his heart, on the realm of Yunmeng, he was a veritable mayor. In terms of seniority, at least you have to hold the head of a sheep. When he was complaining, he saw the polite young master of ceremonies, raising his sleeves and arms and eyebrows. Immediately afterwards, he arched his hand with a smile on Wang Xu's face. The movements are extremely graceful, smiling toothlessly and with a slight chin, with a hint of modesty and respect. It is worthy of being a Xu official trained by Taizong's Mansion, and it is indeed a very heavy etiquette.

"Doctor Xu doesn't know, according to the ritual of sacrifice. Yunmeng is a land with a lord, and it is naturally respected by the lord of the city, Gongzi Lan. Therefore, the cousin of the Baisi Mansion presented the head of the sheep, and the doctor Xu was the head of the pig. ”

Why does this sound like an insult? Wang Xu instinctively translated the pig's head as a pig's head. After a while, he asked angrily:

"What about the lord of the city? Could it be that she is holding a whole chicken? ”

As soon as the words came out, the officials on his side laughed non-stop. The people of the cousin Baisi Mansion glared at Wang Xu one after another, and their fierce eyes were full of murderous aura. How can we endure the insult of the Lord? At this moment, someone scolded:

"There is no distinction between dignity and inferiority. Ignorant people dare to speak falsely! ”

The master of ceremonies hurriedly apologized to everyone. Although he had a smile on his face, his brows couldn't help but furrow. This young man in front of him actually has the audacity to talk about the prince of the clan, I really don't know how he got to the current position? The master of ceremonies looked at Wang Xu, and his eyes became complicated.

"Doctor Xu said carefully. The lord of the city is honorable, and of course he reads the sacrifice. To be able to participate in this sacrifice is to serve the gods, and it is a supreme honor, and please face this matter squarely, don't be disrespectful. ”

Wang Xu sighed.

If the pig's head holding one is also called glory? He might as much fun as standing in the audience and watching the show. He coughed lightly twice, breaking the awkward atmosphere of the moment. Xuan is about to set his sights on his acting master. Then, laughing like a fox.

"Look! If a dishonest man like me is disliked by the gods, he will bring calamity. It doesn't hurt for me to be punished alone, in case the people of Yunmeng are implicated. Then the sin is great. It's better to let my master present the pig's head on my behalf. I don't know if it's okay? ”

What the hell is Master? The master of ceremonies looked at Wang Xu suspiciously, pulling out one of the officials in the crowd. The middle-aged man looked flattered. When the officials of the Baisi Mansion who were anxious to protect the Lord saw this, they laughed gloatingly. I guess I didn't expect that someone would be stupid enough to give up automatically for such a big good thing, and they are really self-aware. The master of ceremonies felt that it was inappropriate, and persuaded him:

"Doctor Xu, don't mess around. According to the rules of the sacrifice, if the person who serves is sick and fears that he will be disrespectful to the gods, he can be replaced by the head of the house. The etiquette is solemn, how can it be child's play? ”

Hearing this, Wang Xu became a trick in seconds and pretended to sneeze. While holding his master's hand cordially, he asked:

"Ah Qiu! You... What is it called? From now on, he will be the ruler of my house. ”

The master was stunned, and then fell to the ground in ecstasy, almost bursting into tears.

"Thank you, sir. The person is Jiang, named Wei Mou. ”

Wang Xu hurriedly picked up Jiang Mu and patted the back of the other party's hand.

"Good name! Good name! Chewie! Wei Mou! I am occasionally caught with the cold, are you willing to serve the gods sincerely instead of Xu? ”

"Don't worry, sir! People must abide by the law of etiquette and dare not slack off in the slightest. ”

The emcee's face turned green in an instant, and his eyebrows twitched violently.

In front of feelings, this not only dared to joke with Wang Ji, but even the gods did not pay attention to them. If such a person is brought to the altar. It is estimated that the gods not only condemned him, but also feared that they themselves would also be implicated? The master of ceremonies had to reluctantly promise, and silently recited in his heart:

"Old! It's none of my business! Punish him if you want to. ”

In the lobby of the Nozai Mansion afterwards, a group of people chattered. Wang Xu slipped away decisively. His performance lately, even the guards guarding the door can't stand it. Wang Xu came to answer every noon, and left early for various reasons before the time came. What a physical illness? I didn't take a break from working overtime a while ago, but now I'm taking a compensatory vacation. is even more shameless to lie that he went to Dongcheng to supervise the work, so he didn't come to work. No one in Dongcheng has ever seen Wang Xu's shadow. Who would believe such a clumsy excuse? So, everyone in the government asked Miss Zijing privately, only to learn that Wang Xu had slipped away to accompany his wife. Subsequently, all kinds of discussions spread in the house.

"We've been married for a year, and we don't have any children. What the hell can you do? ”

"Hmmm! We're all men. Understand! ”

In these years, the inheritance of offspring is more important than work. As a result, such rumors have become the mainstream topic of public opinion. But... Then it went sour...

"Are you going to have a problem with our bodies? Ran to the tryst lady, it's been so long, and there hasn't been any movement? Weird! Weird! ”

"Hmmm! Reasonable. I heard that Madame is well-versed in medicine, so let's go to the medicine store. I guess I contracted some kind of disease. ”

"Hey! It's pitiful to be young. In the future, I will not inquire about the whereabouts of Da Rao. Save yourself from being hated by him, everyone is a man, and this dignity still has to be retained. ”

Wang Xu is calm in his heart, and he has no psychological burden on his late arrival and early turbulence. Since he became an official, he has not taken a penny. The land allocated by the government, with his lazy nature, must not have time to plant. And set aside a piece of Jilan's public land for himself as a salary and let others plant it. He couldn't do such a shameless thing. After all, Ji Lan gave up all of his business in the field, and it seemed a bit too much for him to dig into the corner of the office if he was not grateful. Now that he has chosen to stand on Ji Lan's side. Be careful about the affairs of the lord. As for the rest, the gangsters will cope with the school for a while

Having said that, his heart was still in a panic. Ji Lan is his lord and is about to go to war with the Marquis of Wei. He received the salary of the Marquis, but he was working for free for his opponents. No matter how you look at it, this thing seems weird and a little unkind. He didn't care about the salary, but he just felt that after he was knighted, it would be more face-saving to be called a doctor. However, when he was a staff member at Ji Lan's place and had a secret meeting with those people, he shouted with his mouth open and closed. Those people clearly cared about Yunmeng's strength, not his ability. This made Wang Xu very embarrassed.

Although he also contributed to the development of Yunmeng, the essence was Ji Lan's credit. After all, he didn't have the ability to make Bairao Village into Wanrao City within a year, and it felt like being taken care of by others. Recently, they had another secret meeting, and the eyes of the Internet celebrity experts looked at him differently. Like in:

"White face! Eat soft rice. ”

How can this be endured? must do something to make some achievements, and can't lose Ji Lan's face. He felt that Yingze's matter could not be delayed any longer. decided to let Mo Zhai set off after the Spring Festival, and under the guise of the Mo family, he would develop his own armed forces. When it was time for the official start of the war, he surprised these guys by killing a surprise soldier, and it was cool to think about it. It's time for the weapons hidden in the cave to come into play.

After greeting the guards at the gate of the mansion, Wang Xu walked leisurely on the street and decided to have a good talk with Mo Zhai when he watched the performance. As you walk through the market, you can see a few vendors selling vegetables and meat along the way. On weekdays, these people only appear in the market behind Nozaifu, and since the fang market in Taniguchi took over the business of Nonaka, the market has naturally become a vegetable market. In the winter, these people came to the business district to solicit business. It's new.

Wang Xu was very curious, and went forward to ask. Before he could get closer, the peddler leaned towards him with a very eye-catching cart.

"Guest! My vegetables are freshly picked, and they're fresh. Buy some to take home and let your mother-in-law cook a New Year's meal. A beautiful meal for the whole family can also be a good omen for the New Year, isn't it? ”

Wang Xu suddenly understood. Could it be that this is how the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner came? But the New Year and fresh vegetables don't seem to have any inevitable connection, right? Half a second later, he rolled his eyes when he saw the vegetables in the cart. What fresh vegetables? Except for cabbage and radish are considered fresh, are other pickles also considered fresh?

Sensing that Wang Xu was not interested, the dealer hurriedly took out two pieces of things from under the car. A piece of pork, a string of pig ears. Wang Xu was taken aback. The peddler shook what he was holding, squinted his eyes, and slapped his ass wildly.

"At first glance, you can see that the guest is a rich and noble person. Buy some pork and take it back to make snacks, mix it with syrup, and tsk... It tastes so beautiful. ”

Since there was no soy sauce fermented by soybeans at this time. Those who can eat soy sauce are all wealthy and noble. 醣 is soy sauce fermented with minced meat. Rivety, on the other hand, is to add animal blood appropriately to improve the freshness of meat soy sauce.

After Wang Xu was frightened, he couldn't help but swallow his saliva when he looked at the intoxicated appearance of the peddler. Of course, he knew that the taste of the syrup was extremely delicious, but what did it have to do with pork? In this era of scarcity of condiments, soy sauce is delicious with anything.

Then, he slammed his mouth and bent down. Instantly frightened by the wit of the trafficker. I saw salted fish, cured meat, mutton, and many bottles and jars hanging under the cart. It turns out that there is a routine in this sales pitch. He gestured to the jars.

"Could it be that this jar is rivet?"

The peddler scratched his head and smiled awkwardly.

"Hehe... It is sauce of the syrup. ”

Sauce is fish sauce, which is soy sauce made from fish and shrimp. It's more delicious and comes at a great price.

Hearing this, Wang Xu almost fainted. It turns out that this guy is hiding so deeply. Sell pork first, then pique his interest with soy sauce. In the end, he was waiting for him here at Yulu. Apparently this young man is very good at business. This familiar scene can't help but remind him of the routine of sales in later generations.

"What's your name?"

Lu Yang. Born in Zhaiyang, the national city of Korea. Hence the name Yang. ”

"Have you ever heard of scene consumption?"