Lanke Chess Edge

Shopkeeper Zhuo opened a hidden wooden door from under the counter, and brought up the only jar of 20-year-old Qian Richun hidden here.

And Qianrichun has been famous for less than 30 years. Twenty-year-old wine can be regarded as the best in Qianrichun. It is almost the product of the same time when the imperial wine was given the name. There are very few cellars in the big wine cellar, and there is only such a small jar on the storefront.

Wang Zizhong has only tasted it twice. The first time was when the daughter of the magistrate of Chunhui Prefecture married into the palace and was named Zhaorong. He had the cheek to ask the shopkeeper for it, and bought a pot for fifty taels of silver.

Scarcity is the most precious thing, and it is brewed every year in the spring of a thousand days, but the wine that gets older is less than one jar.

Seeing that the shopkeeper Zhuo actually sells such top-quality wine as an outsider, he couldn't sit still. He put down his wine glass and went to the counter to argue with the shopkeeper.

"Master Zhuo, I've begged you for this wine several times. If you want to sell it, you have to sell it to me first, right?"

In Ji Yuan's eyes, the prince is heavy and tall, but of course, he is a little bit inferior to that Li Daniu on the boat before, and from what he said, he knew that the wine should be very precious.

It's fine to change it to something else, but this is the 20-year-old Qian Richun, Ji Yuan is still a bit greedy, so he couldn't miss it, so he hurried into the shop.

"That's the wine, shopkeeper, how much is this wine for a catty, or two taels?"

Shopkeeper Zhuo looked at Wang Zizhong beside him, hesitated for a moment and spoke with a shy face.

"That's right, it's still two taels of silver a catty. If you don't have enough money, the guest officer can pay you on credit!"

Wang Zizhong, a first-class master in his forties who became famous in the world, stared at the shopkeeper Zhuo with wide eyes at the moment. The latter was itchy by him, but he pushed the wine away.

But at this moment, Wang Zizhong also looked at the doorway and came out. He was excited and short-tempered just now. Now that he thinks about it, the shopkeeper Zhuo can not even shame himself in front of him. Then the identity of the wine buyer is worthy of scrutiny, so He didn't really break the deal either.

Ji Yuan wanted to taste the 20-year-old Qianrichun, but he was not a drunkard who was addicted to alcohol, so he naturally took out the pottery wine bottle from the bag.

"Bring your own flagon, how much is a catty?"

Shopkeeper Zhuo was stunned for a moment, then immediately responded and replied.

"Since the guest officer brings his own jug, it is naturally cheaper, so it costs 800 Wen a catty, but the guest officer wants to buy a catty?"

"Hey..."

Wang Zizhong let out a small and strange inhalation sound from his throat, and abruptly turned his face away from the wine jar. Although the shopkeeper couldn't hear it, Ji Yuan could hear it clearly.

Ji Yuan also laughed when he saw the shopkeeper's calm expression and the other people's rather funny performance. The last time he thought it was so funny was when Taoist Qingsong and his apprentice Qi Wen had a conversation in Huikelou.

"Okay, I'm going to trouble the shopkeeper to make a drink, so I'll just buy a catty."

Putting the jug on the counter, Ji Yuan then took out a certain amount of round silver and a few pieces of silver from his pocket and placed them on the counter. The shopkeeper didn't weigh the silver first, but directly took out the spoon and began to drink.

There is a name for this kind of spoon, which is called four liang lift. As the name suggests, it means to lift a spoon full of about four liang of wine, and four times is a catty. Fill it until it is close to the mouth of the pot.

Afterwards, he took out the silver and weighed it on the side, and then crackled and counted on the abacus.

"The silver weighs one tael and twenty-one baht, and the total amount of money is eight hundred and seventy-five coins. Guest officer, here is your change of fifteen for five treasures."

Ji Yuan took the change and put the wine on the table.

"Okay, thank you, Shopkeeper Zhuo, and I will take my leave."

Ji Yuan, who bowed his hands to thank him, saw that the shopkeeper hurriedly bowed his hands to return the gift behind the counter, so he smiled again, he is a wonderful person.

Without saying anything more, he stepped out of the Yuanzi shop with the jug in his hand, and left towards the downtown area. Although it was a willingness to fight and a willingness to suffer, Ji Yuan really remembered the shopkeeper.

"Hey, sir, go slowly, go slowly! Come again next time, sir~~"

The shopkeeper Zhuo was still shouting at the top of his voice. When he could no longer see Ji Yuan's back, he couldn't hold back his face. He immediately smiled and apologized repeatedly to the prince on the side.

"My third master, I will accompany you. It was an emergency just now. Look, there are still four catties left in this aged Qian Richun, so I will sell it to you!"

Although Wang Zizhong was still wondering about Ji Yuan's identity, he was also elated when he heard the words of Shopkeeper Zhuo.

"Then how much do I pay for a catty?"

"It's also two taels, and it's also two taels!"

Shopkeeper Zhuo is in a good mood at the moment, even if it is free, as long as Wang Zizhong really asks, he will agree.

"Hahahaha, that's pretty much the same! But shopkeeper Zhuo, can you tell me who just came here?"

"Hehehe, you can't say it, you can't say it, it's not that Zhuo doesn't want to say it, but it's inconvenient to say it. After selling this catty of wine, Zhuo feels refreshed and has a good idea. If the third master bumps into that... customer Officer, it is always right to be more courteous."

Some things, when the person concerned suddenly realizes something is wrong, the more he thinks about it, the more he thinks it is wrong, while in some cases it is the opposite, such as the current shopkeeper Zhuo, the more he thinks about it, the more he feels it is worth it.

...

It was past noon, Ji Yuan was gnawing on fried vegetable buns that cost a penny each, and walked south after leaving the East City Gate.

The Chunmu River winds and flows, so it is impossible to have only one River God Temple, but if you want to talk about the largest and most orthodox one, it is naturally the River God Temple outside the city of Chunhui Mansion.

In any case, I came to Chunhui Mansion. I still want to appreciate the scenery of the first shrine in Chunmu River. The closer I get to the Jiang shrine, the more people around me will gradually increase.

You can smell a scent of sandalwood from a long distance, and the noisy voice from the temple is also heard. Before you reach the temple, there are vendors along the river and the roadside constantly yelling.

Selling sandalwood and candles, selling candied haws and candied fruit, and even selling beauty fan rouge and gouache, which made Ji Yuan's ears open.

"Everyone, good men and believers, come and see, the amulet of the consecration of the temple..."

"Incense candles are cheap, incense candles, don't forget to burn incense when you enter the temple to worship gods~~"

"Purse, beautiful purse~~"

...

"Hey guest officer, I see that you are a knowledgeable person, do you want to buy a few sticks of incense, Master Jiangshen will bless your high school success!"

At the gate of the temple, there are more and more vendors of blessing products, and some vendors are yelling at Ji Yuan.

Ji Yuan stopped and asked the vendor strangely.

"This Jiang God still cares about fame?"

"Hey, what you said, guest officer, seeking fame and fortune, seeking peace and marriage, as long as you ask, Lord Jiangshen will bless you, buy two sticks of incense?"

Even marriage?

Ji Yuan is happy, but it seems that the previous life is similar, and many temples can ask for anything.

"Come for a stick of incense."

"Okay, two pennies per stick, take the incense!"

Ji Yuan paid for the incense and entered the ancestral temple area. It felt like entering a special park. There are wall galleries with eaves in the inner and outer gardens, a wall with inscriptions by literati and poets, a river port where animals can be released, and a There are pavilions and corridors where people sit, as well as large and small incense burners and merit boxes, as well as the flow of people offering incense.

The real Jiangshen Temple is just a big room with exaggerated eaves. There are no clay sculptures of officials inside or outside the temple. In the nearly 200 square meters of space, except for the incense burner, futon, table, tribute and wooden fence, there is only one statue of 1.5 feet high. The statue of Jiangshen.

The statue's serious face and eyebrows are portrayed by craftsmen like waves, with a long hairpin inserted into a topknot hat, and wearing a long robe that seems to be wrapped in flowing water. Overall, the carving is very vivid.

Ji Yuan also followed the flow of pilgrims to the oil lamp at the temple blessing place to borrow fire to light incense. He followed suit when he arrived in front of the Jiang God statue, and he could hear various prayers from pilgrims, some normal and some absurd, some interesting and some unreasonable. Very heavy.

However, it is true to seek a smooth sailing through the river. It is also true to seek smooth weather along the river. To seek longevity, wealth, fame and marriage, it is better to worship the city god.

The god of mountains and rivers is different from the city god and some land gods. Except for extremely special circumstances, most of them are practical cultivation. The Imperial Seal Talisman was called to obtain the position of the orthodox God of Mountains and Waters.

To them, folk incense is just an aid, and being able to manage the affairs of rivers and rivers is considered diligent.

And those who occupy a certain amount of mountains and rivers and get a little bit of mountains and rivers, and want to rely on the power of incense to become orthodox, on the contrary, they may respond to some prayers.

As for the River God of Spring Mu, it is a scaleless white flood dragon that has been around for a long time. It happened to be recorded in the legends of heretics: it failed to transform into a dragon twice, and all its scales fell off.

Even so, Bai Jiao is also an extremely rare Jiang Zhengshen who can truly rule Chunmujiang.

Ji Yuan didn't ask for anything, and without losing respect, he cupped his hands and bowed twice before inserting the incense into the big incense cauldron.

When the incense fell, Ji Yuan vaguely saw a mysterious yellow aura rising and passing away, which was much more spectacular than the occasional aura in the whole temple.

And Ji Yuan himself also felt dizzy at this moment.