Chapter 4 Putuo Mountain
Da Yi Dynasty Buddhism and Taoism stand side by side, from the famous mountain Buddha Temple Taoist Temple, and the nursery nursing home or something, basically every temple has. Since Jintong got the Buddha beads given by Master Yuanzhi himself, and listened to Master Yuanzhi's words, she immediately adhered to her heart, did more good deeds, saved more people, and worked hard to live a long time in glory and wealth.
At the foot of Putuo Mountain is the good hall set up by Putuo Temple, after Jintong personally surveyed, he sent someone to survey the terrain to ensure that the good hall could be expanded, so he came to lobby Mrs. Jiang to do charity together.
The world is full of fragrant flowers in April, and the peach blossoms in the mountain temple are in full bloom. This year, because there is an extra leap April, the scenery of Putuo Mountain is more pleasing to the eye. The mountains are full of green plants, flowers are in full bloom, and the scenery is infinitely good.
Nowadays, the project at the foot of Putuo Mountain is vigorously carried out, and Jintong and a group of "Buddha Yuan" of the Great Yi Dynasty gather in Putuo Temple to pray for blessings.
This Buddhist meeting is also very particular, there is a reincarnation in seven days, and a big reincarnation in seven days and forty-nine days, and the participants are considered to have completed their merits.
During this period, as soon as the bell strikes every morning, you must rush to Putuo Temple from the halfway point of the mountain to do morning classes with the monks. The "Buddha Yuan" is not able to enter the hall, after all, the monk is also a man, men and women can not kiss, can only temporarily set up a tent outside the hall, the "Buddha Yuan" will be in the simple shed pious chanting.
Then I listened to Master Yuanzhi talk about Buddhism, and then I copied the scriptures or something, as for the meal, ahaha, the monks only use the meal once a day, and enter the temple to follow the customs, and the Buddhas are naturally the same. As for how to fill the stomach with dim sum behind his back, this Buddha has the great virtue of purifying all sentient beings, and it should not be counted.
This kind of hard 13 and pretending to be 13 days, Jintong is naturally impatient, just for a good reputation, why bother? She doesn't have a masochistic hobby.
Jintong perfunctory for two days, then slipped away, and only went to the foot of Putuo Mountain with Mrs. Jiang from time to time to check the progress of the construction of Shantang.
In mid-May, Niutouzhuang sent fresh ingredients, and Jintong made an appointment with Mrs. Jiang to supervise the construction of the good hall at the foot of Putuo Mountain at the foot of Putuo Mountain.
Jin Tong and Mrs. Jiang were in a gazebo surrounded by draperies on all sides, talking leisurely.
Su Bai Yanhong and the two of them spread the dishes one by one, and they signed up for each dish. Those dishes, Mrs. Jiang's two maids, Mei Xiangzhuyi, didn't know any of them, so they just waited to fight on the side.
Su Bai took out a deep white porcelain dish filled with ice cubes, and on it was placed a piece of tender red and a piece of carmine interlaced, and Su Bai said, "Cochineal foie gras." β
Mrs. Jiang learned from Jintong, picked up the foie gras sandwiched with two slices of crispy peaches with chopsticks, tasted it carefully, and couldn't help but ask: "Tongtong, is this foie gras?" β
"Exclusive secret, the essence of the whole goose is concentrated in this liver, delicious, right?" Hehe, authentic French foie gras, it's strange if it's not delicious!
Mrs. Jiang picked up another bowl of rainbow soup and asked Jintong: "Your rainbow soup has a new trick." How do you manage to separate the seven colors layer by layer, my dining room has tried many methods, but I can't do it. β
"Exclusive cheats, no publicity, if you want to taste, please go to Xiangrui Building."
"You rotten little hooves, hang my appetite every day!" Mrs. Jiang feigned anger, picked up the fan, and gently patted Jintong twice.
They are very familiar now, and they are used to laughing and playing. If someone else sees it, they will definitely be surprised that Mrs. Jiang, who has always been dignified and elegant, has such an approachable side.
Just talking, laughing, and tasting food, Lu Liu hurriedly came to report: "Madam, Prince Su was frightened and gave birth to a boy in the morning, and the mother and child are safe." β
"With Mama Qi here, how could Sister Wan be frightened and give birth prematurely?" Jintong asked suspiciously.
Although the pavilion where Jintong and Mrs. Jiang were located was tightly covered, Lu Liu, a person who practiced martial arts, was sensitive to ordinary people, and knew that there were many people in the pavilion, so he replied to the question: "Madam, it is because of the presence of Mama Qi, so there is no danger." β
Jin Tong was relieved, so he instructed Lu Liu: "You rest first, I have a few things here that you need to do, and I will explain to you tomorrow." Lu Liu said that he would retreat.
Mrs. Jiang is also a smart person, and only sighed: "Chu Niangniang is also seeking benevolence." Then the two of them continued to enjoy their food.
In June, the gossip in the capital was full of gossip. First of all, the princess of Su's daughter, Anyun County Lord, it is said that when she was enjoying the flowers in the garden of Fuzhong, she didn't know what she had collided with, and the high fever did not go away. Prince Su sought medical treatment everywhere to no avail, and finally could only send the county lord of Anyun to recuperate.
The county lord of Anyun is now in a trance, and he doesn't know when he will recover. Prince Su had no choice but to go to the Xie family, the fiancΓ© of the county lord of Anyun, and explain the reason to the head of the Xie family in detail, wanting to postpone the marriage between the county lord of Anyun and the third son of the Xie family, Xie Yunchu.
The Xie family is also a family of generations of hairpins, and they are one of the moral models of benevolence and righteousness in Shangjing, and they did not immediately allow Prince Su, only saying that the county lord of Anyun is still young, and the future is unknown. Moreover, even if the county lord of Anyun is ill and cannot recover, this position of Xie Yunchu's wife will also be left to the county lord of Anyun. Acting like this, it is naturally a beautiful talk in the capital.
Then, it was Penglaidu that launched a grand "Getaway Cocktail Party".
Penglaidu is the industry of Hu Chao in Xiping, built by the water, like a fairyland. Servants and prostitutes sit on small boats and sing music to entertain the guests.
Before Jintong married into the Pingning Marquis Mansion, Penglaidu was the best restaurant in Beijing. Later, Jintong's wedding restaurant, Xiangrui Building, emerged in an endless stream, attracting countless wealthy nobles in Beijing to yearn for it, and Penglaidu's business was less than thirty percent.
Hu Chao stole Jintong's three wine-making methods, and then took Rui Wang, who used his power to provide a large amount of food for Hu Chao to make wine.
Hu Chao saw that the time was ripe, so he wanted to use this "getaway drinking party" to open the famous market, and the drinking party was held for seven days, and he poured thousands of barrels of wine into the water of Penglai Lake every day. Tourists come and go, take a small boat to swim in the lake, reach out and scoop up the wine to drink, and it is a sensation for a while.
For a long time in the capital, filled with the smell of intoxicating wine, Penglaidu visitors go to spin endlessly, and Xiangrui Lou has seven days to be full of birds. I heard that Mrs. Pingning Hou Jintong was so angry that she whipped the slaves and maids every day in the mansion.
For Hu Chao, Jintong had already prepared, and at the beginning of the "Getaway Cocktail Party", Xiangruilou quietly changed the wine. The name is still the same name, but can a wine that has been aged for a year be the same as a new wine? Then, a few new dishes were added, and the way they were made was something that no one else could imitate in a moment.
Jintong herself knows that it is impossible to monopolize any business exclusively, and she will not be stingy when it should be given to others. Although Hu Chao's methods are obscene, she is broad-minded and tolerant, and she doesn't care about him. Anyway, they also calculated Hu Chao at the beginning, and used him as a-stirring stick. Now that this-stirring stick is working hard, let him stir it for an extra year or two. Her Xiangrui Building, as long as she retains a particularly high-end group of people.