Chapter 275 Market
Su Zicheng was white, and his face was full of sadness. He stepped on the selected time, got on the horse, and slowly went out of the city. Li Xiaoyi, dressed in a plain white gown and Liu Xiuyun and Lv Feng in the same plain white gown, were sandwiched in the ranks of generals and officials, followed Su Zicheng's horse and walked slowly out of the city.
The team marched very slowly. After walking for nearly an hour, they arrived at the altar outside the city. They gave a tribute, Su Zicheng gave three big gifts. Li Xiaoyao was mixed among the generals, kneeling, bowed, worshiped and getting up. They didn't dare to make a mistake. The generals and officials around them all gracefully shook their big sleeves and knelt down and danced with each other. It's full of rhythm. A group of people dance so neatly and beautifully. If she is even one point wrong, she has to stand out, which is too eye-catching! Li Xiaoyao stared nervously at the officials in front of her. She wanted to make sure that she had followed half a step. She was so nervous that she couldn't take care of anything. I don't know how many times I knelt down and worshiped several times. I only knelt down and worshipped with sweat and full of regret. If I had known that this worship belonged to the dance department, Shi Yu should not have been lazy when she invited her to perform!
The etiquette came to an end, and Li Xiaoyao just stood up. Lv Feng came over and whispered, "The memorial is well written. Did you write it?" Li Xiaoyao glanced at him, as if he just moved his lips and said, "Your little uncle's brother wrote it." Lv Feng glanced down at Li Xiaoyao from the corners of his eyes and muttered, "That's only one benefit, short!" Li Xiaoyao squeezed his lips tightly, pulled down his smile hard, looked straight ahead, and was not ready to pay attention to Lv Feng.
This side became a ceremony, and the team slowly moved for half an hour, and arrived at the altar dedicated to the dead sergeant Wu Di. Li Xiaoyao worshipped four with the crowd, clamped in the crowd and knelt straight on the ground, paying attention to Su Zicheng. Su Zicheng has been led by Shi Yu, the ceremonial officer, to the very long and wide incense case in the middle of the platform. Shi Yu turned After receiving the three lit incense, he held it high and was about to hand it over. Su Zicheng solemnly lifted his gown and knelt down in front of the incense case like a sacrifice to the dead soldiers in Beiping just now. He took the incense from Shi Yu's hand and began to put incense. There were a few suppressed sobs around Li Xiaoyao. After the three incense, Shi Yu took the white silk with the sacrificial text and was about to Shaking away, Su Zicheng stretched out his hand to signal. Shi Yu hurriedly handed over the white silk. Su Zicheng's voice was full of sadness and read the sacrificial text loudly. This sacrificial text was different from just now, and it was also different from the usual sacrificial texts. The text was extremely plain, telling the wasted death, unwillingness, sadness and the Taiping Mansion and Chizhou Prefecture of Wu soldiers. Two accusations.
The crying around gradually turned into a mournful cry. Li Xiaoyao secretly breathed. Lv Feng leaned closer to Li Xiaoyao and said in a low voice, "Xiao Wu, there is a monster called Pig Dragon Woman in those big bubbles in Jingdi. Have you ever seen it?" Li Xiaoyao glanced at him. Lv Feng looked at Su Zicheng and then whispered, "The pig dragon woman is also as ugly and hard as a stone. The pig dragon woman bit the beast and swallowed it raw. She swallowed it while she shed tears while swallowing it." Li Xiaoyao couldn't laugh or cry. He turned his head slightly and glanced at Lv Feng and asked in a low voice, "Have you been beaten this morning?"
"None! Well, the bone seems to be broken. Li Xiaoyao was shocked, and Liu Xiuyun answered next to him, "It's about to break, but it's not broken. Uncle's strength is accurate." Li Xiaoyao breathed a sigh of relief. Lu Feng was about to speak with his wrong teeth. On the stage, Su Zicheng choked and read 'Shang Yu'!' The three hurriedly stopped, knelt down, listened to the sound of praise, and prepared to dance and worship again.
Li Cheng returned to the house. Li Xiaoyao hurriedly rushed in to take a bath and changed his clothes. He came out and fell on the bed to calm down. Su Zicheng had not come back yet. He still had to sweep the ownerless grave outside the city. It was still early to come back.
Shi Yu was the busiest during the Zhongyuan Festival. He accompanied Su Zicheng to sweep the barren tombs and came back. After a moment, he was busy bidding the next day. Of course, he was not the only one who was busy all night. Zhao Hongzhi and Ming potential Chuzhou and Runzhou presided over the Zhongyuan Festival sacrifices and rushed into Yangzhou City overnight. Two rich merchants However, he entered Yangzhou City two or three days in advance, inquired about the news, looked for the way, discussed and judged whether it was true or false, and guessed what these Beiping people meant. They dared not bite hard but had to eat. Chairman Qian and a dozen people finally touched the number of silver they had touched and agreed on the strategy in detail. They regularly dispersed back to rest and waited for a big meal the next day.
The next morning, Shi Yu rushed to the hospital to urge Su Zicheng. Li Xiaoyao sent him a letter the night before. She had something to do, so she would not go to see the bidding. Su Zicheng tidy up and asked someone to send a message to Li Xiaoyao. He went over and said a few words and came back. When he came back, he would not leave the city. In fact, it would be good if this was not passed on. Su Zicheng said something and came back, and Li Xiaoyao had not finished breakfast yet.
However, Li Xiaoyao originally planned to go out of the city to find a place for lunch, so it was still very early. After eating, the four people packed up and came out of the courtyard, got on the horse, and out of the west gate. He ran slowly for more than an hour and entered a small town. Lv Feng walked at the front and wore After crossing the town, the familiar road disased in front of a large but slightly dilapidated yard in the southernmost part of the town. Everyone also got off the horse and threw the reins to the little man. Su Zicheng frowned and turned his head to look around. Lv Feng's eyes were full of gloating, but he smiled uprightly: "This is a rural place. It's not as dirty as the city, but it's absolutely delicious! You will know when you taste it later. Li Xiaoyao has entered the yard with Liu Xiuyun. Su Zicheng did not look at Lv Feng. He shook the folding fan and raised his feet and entered the yard.
The yard is very large. There are five stone houses in the middle and two ear houses in the west. In the northeast corner of the yard, there is a circle railing, and there are piles of fresh grass piled up next to the railings. Five or six sheep are bolted inside. One of them stepped on the haystack and stood on the grass. A few wooden stakes more than one person high not far from the sheep pen, tied a large one Two small horses, on both sides of the gate, there are two huge rice pole stacks with round domes on the left and one right. In the middle of the yard, there are four or five poorly-round straw roofs. The shed is either piled with debris or hay. Under the shed closest to the ear house, it is still cleaned up, with white stubble tables and four trees. In front of the pile and the ear house, there is a large iron pot with a half-high mouth. The pot is burning vigorously, and the yard is full of the fragrance of mutton.
A tall, strong and dark-faced middle-aged man was talking to Li Xiaoyao and Liu Xiuyun with a smile on his face. Seeing Su Zicheng and Lv Feng coming in, he hurried forward a few steps and bowed to him with a smile: "Master Lu is coming! This master is coming!"
"Lao Zhou, how about this sheep today? I can only eat the best!" Lv Feng casually patted Lao Zhou on the shoulder with a folding fan and smiled. Lao Zhou looked at Su Zicheng with a blank face, subconsciously flashed two steps aside, turned his head to look at Lv Feng and smiled, "Master Lu, don't worry, how dares to give you a bad meal? Today, this pot of soup is better than last time!"
Su Zicheng walked a few steps to Li Xiaoyao and whispered, "How did you find this place?"
"Lv Feng found a real good place, the best mutton I have ever eaten! Really good things are in this kind of place. Li Xiaoyao answered with a smile, turned around, raised his voice and shouted at Lao Zhou with a smile, "Lao Zhou, I think your yard has been cleaned. Have you cleaned the tables and stools with boiling water? And the sheep, have you washed them? How many times have you brushed the pot?
"Knock on the girl and ask, don't worry! It's all done according to the girl's instructions! The sheep was fed with chrysium for more than ten days, and washed it with well water more than ten times before entering the pot to ensure its cleanliness! That pot, even the bottom of the pot has been washed, don't worry! It's clean!" Lao Zhou replied with a smile. Li Xiaoyao turned his head and looked at Su Zicheng and smiled, "Do you hear that? It's all cleaned. Don't worry, Lao Zhou is from Beiping. He has lived in this Jiuli Town for nearly 20 years. He burns a pot of mutton and sells it in the town every day, but it will be sold out in an hour or two. His mutton is good, his business is kind, and his reputation has spread all the way to Yangzhou City. You can taste it later. His mutton is really amazing. Su Zicheng exhaled gently and sat down in the grass shed. A woman with a strong waist held a pile of bowls in one hand and a large teapot in one hand. She put the bowls in front of the four people one by one, poured the tea, and said cheerfully and laughed, "We have to wait a while!" Drink tea first, the girl drinks tea, Master Lu drinks tea, and this master drinks tea.
Su Zicheng looked down at the big porcelain bowl in front of him, turned his head and looked at Li Xiaoyao, who was holding the bowl and drinking tea while talking to the woman. He took a deep breath, picked up the bowl and sent it to his mouth. He took a sip with his eyes closed. His bitter tongue was numb. He swallowed it. He pointed to the bowl and interrupted Li Xiaoyao's words and asked, "This What is•••••tea?
"It's not tea, but also tea. The tea of the poor family is Liu Yaer. Tea is a valuable thing. The poor family can't afford it, so they rush Liu Yaer to pinch it and dry it when it first comes out, and usually make it as tea." Li Xiaoyao explained with a smile, and the woman also looked at Su Zicheng and explained, "You are all delicate people. If you can't get used to this, we will eat this!"
"This is also a richer family that can afford to eat. If you are poorer, you will drink well water, and you have to spend money to boil water." Li Xiaoyao said again. Liu Xiuyun sat down with a golden knife and had already drunk a bowl in one breath. He picked up the pot and poured another bowl. He drank two sips and said with a smile, "This is delicious. I drank this when I was a child. Those teas, such as frozen peaks and snow peaks, are all light. How can there be a drinking head?! Master said that this willow bud is often drunk, and it can also be disinfected to remove swelling. It's a good thing!" Lv Feng crossed his legs, shook his toes, squeezed tea with a bowl, and looked at Su Zicheng with joy. Su Zicheng looked at Li Xiaoyao, who was smiling and looked at him. He reached out and slowly picked up the bowl and slowly took another sip.