The Little Officials of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 114: Watermelon in Northern Song Dynasty

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The phenomenon of catching a son-in-law off the list was all the rage, and many people didn't even care that the jinshi might have married a wife, or how old they were. Later, it developed into a "pre-sale type", that is, before the scientific examination, the candidates who are optimistic and possibly high school are decided.

Even high-ranking officials who are prime ministers have the behavior of arresting their son-in-law, which is evident at this time.

And the person who caught Zhisheng looked like a wealthy businessman, but fortunately, if it was an official, it was not easy to handle.

Yun Yan looked back at the man's family, arguing that he was right. Although his hair is short, is it normal that he didn't look at his clothes? He hurried forward and said, "What are you doing, you have captured our layman."

The middle-aged man suddenly realized that since he is a lay Buddhist, it makes sense. Some devout lay Buddhists, or have planned to become a monk in the future, will indeed shave their hair.

"You still don't let people go!" The middle-aged man hurriedly scolded, and then apologized, "I'm really sorry, I've admitted the wrong person."

Yun Yanhui and the others hugged Zhisheng, and scolded him, and then they didn't dare to stay for long, lest they be caught again, so they left quickly. And of course that person was not in the mood to argue with them, and hurried to catch other jinshi.

After going out for a long time, Zhisheng was still in shock and said: "It scared me to death..."

Everyone burst out laughing, and they didn't expect to be frightened before the surprise, but this fright seems to have scared Chisheng, who was in a daze, back to his senses.

Zhisheng touched his short hair, and he couldn't help laughing, "Fortunately, if it weren't for this hair, I would have lost my innocence."

"Exactly, with the appearance of our Zhisheng, it's too dangerous!" Yun Yanhui said directly to the point, at this moment, they are more or less old, and there are really few people with conditions like Zhisheng.

First of all, Zhisheng is 26 years old this year. Although he is a second-class jinshi, he is definitely young and successful. There are many grandsons of jinshi. And because he had been a monk before, he did not marry a wife. Not to mention her appearance, she is handsome and personable, especially in line with the aesthetics of this time.

Everyone made fun of Zhisheng and went to Daxiangguo Temple to celebrate.

Zhisheng's two older brothers, Zhihe and Zhili, were about to cry with joy. After all, they never thought that there would be such a day at first.

In fact, before Zhisheng took the exam, Zhihe asked Yunyan to tell him that even if Zhisheng passed the exam, he and Zhili were still willing to be Yunyanhui's maids. Yun Yanhui didn't know whether to laugh or cry, he really didn't think so much.

Back then, when there was no adult man in the family, Yun Yanhui wanted to do something to make money, and only accepted three horses. And up to now, not to mention the appearance of Fu Yunfeng, he and Shuangyi are very capable of doing things, and Xiaobao has also studied very well, and they really don't need their brothers.

Yun Yanhui could only take pictures of Zhihe. After all, they had been together for so long and knew that they were trustworthy. He said that he didn't need to feel too much debt. What era is this, and there was a kind of desperate thinking. He brought them both in. The Kaifeng Mansion is over, so I want to help them completely clean up.

It was only then that Zhihe understood, and his heart was even more moved. Although he didn't say anything, he knew in his heart that although he was now in Kaifeng Mansion, the number one service object was still Brother Yan.

There is also Chisheng, who has passed the exam, and then has to wait for an official.

Yun Yanhui went to him directly and asked him where he wanted to work. He would see if he could find a relationship and do some activities.

Zhisheng pondered for a while, then said, "I hope to go to Sansi."

"You have an ideal! Haha," Yun Yan smiled back, "Then do you have a specific place you want to go?"

"Really," Zhisheng smiled slightly, "I want to be a supervisor."

Yun Yanhui was a little surprised, "What?"

The so-called supervisors and officials actually refer to a wide range. Tea, wine, salt, taxes, rice warehouses, etc. all need to be monitored, and they are found in various places, especially in the key business areas. Officials of this type have very different positions in the hearts of different people.

Because the Song Dynasty placed great importance on business and profit, so often the supervisors and officials could make a lot of money when they were in office. On the other hand, scholars do not like this official position and avoid it.

Therefore, a peculiar situation was created. Officials who were scholars were unwilling to serve as prison officials. The court and they would also send such people to remote places as prisoners as punishment. And some officials who are fascinated by interests, they do everything possible to become supervisors and officials.

Before that, no quasi-official who was a jinshi had volunteered to be a supervisor. To do so when he was not in the officialdom was equivalent to splashing ink on himself. Will his official voice be better in the future

Therefore, Yun Yanhui was very surprised by Zhisheng's idea.

Chisheng shrugged and said indifferently, "I found that I am just as interested in making money as you are."

Yunyan replied: "..."

Oh my god, it turns out that Zhisheng was brought crooked by him!

Yun Yanhui tried hard to persuade Zhisheng, but Zhisheng was determined. He planned everything to become a supervisor and an official, and earn extra money by the way. After accumulating the principal, he could start his own business and make money for the official. error.

In the past, Zhisheng used to help Yun Yan back, but now, he wanted to try it himself.

After Yun Yanhui found out that he still had a plan for three to five years, he knew that he would not be able to persuade him. He had to think in his heart, if this is the case, then let him operate it, or at least hype it up to make people think that he was being attacked. Pang Taishi was framed and had no choice but to become a prisoner...

Yun Yan recalled that since Zhisheng had already made up his mind, all he could do was to drag Zhisheng to the tea case. In this case, at least he and Zou Xuelai had a good relationship and could take care of one or two.

The new scholars are arranged by the Ministry of Personnel, while the supervisors are usually recommended by the three divisions, and at least have the right to decide. Zhisheng is a strange person, so Yunyan went back to Zou Xuelai, asked him to connect, and assigned Zhisheng to the three divisions and entered the tea. He was responsible for serving as a tea supervisor in Jixian-Heqiu County, Kaifeng Prefecture.

The supervisor is appointed for a two-year term. Tomoyo hopes to be evaluated and evaluated, and then be transferred back to Tokyo within three terms.

After Yun Yan went back and forth, he finalized the matter, only to realize that he seemed to be carrying a black cauldron inexplicably.

Originally, I wanted to frame it for Taishi Pang, but who knows, it didn't work!

Because the matter of his negotiation with Zhisheng hadn't been reported, outsiders saw that he took Zhisheng's activities to the tea case, and thought that he had put a promising Ma Zai as a supervisor for profit.

In the eyes of Shilin, being a supervisor and an official is not only a muddy flow, but a mudslide!

To be so ruthless, you-know-who of Daxiangguo Temple.

Yun Yanhui only felt strangely wronged! Although Zhisheng has become like this, he has a certain responsibility, but believe him, he wants Zhisheng to go to a good place more than anyone else. If Zhisheng opens his mouth, he estimates that he can go to the official's house with the cheek, and can he let Zhisheng enter the Hanlin Academy.

I haven't said anything yet, so I can only give up. It's too sad that he can be treated as a boss with such kindness

Moreover, before and after Zhisheng took office, there was a great happy event.

- That is, the watermelon that Yunyan replanted is finally ripe!

She had been looking forward to it for several months, and when Yun Yanhui heard the news, she almost cried with joy.

Mother, there is watermelon to eat!

Yun Yanhui was very excited, and specially called all his relatives and friends to go to the Daxiangguo Temple for a melon tasting party.

From the relatives of the Miao people, Zheng Ling, Zhao Yunchu and his brothers, to the colleagues of Kaifeng House, including F4, Zhan Zhao, Bai Yutang, Gongsun Ce, and the colleagues of the tea case... and so on, except for those who were busy with official business and could not go, For example, Bao Zheng, the others have basically been called.

The melon-growing monks at Daxiangguo Temple deliberately picked hundreds of ripe watermelons. These are the first batch of ripe watermelons. Because they were planted by the water, they were quite big. The monks who had tasted them said they were also very sweet. .

Yun Yanhui opened a melon excitedly, and then he was stunned.

"My melon... how could this be?"

The others had never eaten watermelon, so they all gathered around, "What's the matter, is this melon broken?"

The monk at Daxiangguo Temple was startled, "No way, I tasted one, and it was delicious."

Yunyan pointed back at the flesh of the melon, almost incoherent: "No, it, why does it still have a diaphragm in it... It... I'll go... How does it look like a pomegranate!!"

This melon is amazing, there is actually a white tissue in the middle, separating the flesh, each part is about the size of a fist, the tissue is the same as the white part of the melon skin, and the thickness is about one finger.

This watermelon is not what Yun Yanhui is familiar with at all. The whole piece is full of pulp, but he even has a spoon ready and wants to dig it directly and eat it.

The monk who planted melons hesitated and said, "Don't the watermelons grown in Liao look like this? Brother Yan, the melons we have grown before are all like this."

Yunyan replied: "..."

Yun Yanhui suddenly became messy in the wind. It turned out that ancient watermelons looked like this

So, the melon he ate before was probably optimized, so the separated tissues in the middle were gone

Thinking about it this way, Yun Yanhui also felt reasonable. After all, it was not surprising that watermelons looked different after so many years. He just decided that the impression was too deep, and he couldn't accept it for a while.

Seeing that everyone else was looking at him nervously, afraid that the melon could not be eaten, Yun Yan quickly replied, "It's nothing, it's just different from what I imagined before. I thought it had more flesh, it's fine, you can eat it."

Yun Yan replied, and took the lead in digging a piece, took a bite, and the sweet juice overflowed in her mouth. Compared with modern watermelons, there is no difference!

When the others saw it, they were relieved. Everyone opened the melon and ate it.

Watermelons are very popular. Before that, the most popular melons were melons. Compared with melons, watermelons have more juice, sweeter taste, better taste, and larger size.

"It's no wonder that Brother Yan has to travel thousands of miles for seeds. I didn't expect Liao to have such good things."

"No, no, I heard that they also got the seeds from the Uighurs. Brother Yan said that the watermelons from the Uighurs are more delicious, but it's a pity that the journey is far away..."

"I heard that there were princes in the Han Dynasty who could taste watermelon and call it blue-skin honey. I think it tastes like this, if it is really like honey!"

Yun Yan went back and ate half of the melon, and then asked someone to squeeze the remaining half of the melon. Just as he was enjoying himself, Gongsun Ce came over and pushed him, "I saw that people were loading the car, and I heard that you want to bring some watermelons to present to you. Officials?"

Yun Yan stared back at her watermelon juice, and said absently, "Yes, please please the official family."

Gongsun Ce: "Then have you thought about how to say it - in case the officials are curious for a while, go and find out how this kind of thing came from?"

Yunyan replied: "..."

That's right, he bought these seeds on behalf of the envoys, and in the Song Dynasty, the envoys were forbidden to buy them on behalf of...

It's fine if you don't go, if it gets in front of people's eyes, it's too arrogant, right? Do you let the officials take care of it or not

Yun Yan whimpered back, "Then why don't you give it away! If the officials know that I have something delicious and don't donate it, will they be even more angry!"