Be a master through ancient times

Ti Xuesi's fish balls are on fire.

The adults who received the rewards shared the so-called fish balls with their families when they returned home.The white and tender meatballs are cooked according to Master Tixue's instructions, and they are soft, smooth and fragrant in the mouth, with a special taste.

People who have eaten it all praised it, and when someone asked about it, they didn't hide their complacency, and they talked about this thing like heaven and earth, which aroused the envy of others.

In their view, no such thing can be found anywhere in Nanfu Province.And their master Tixue can get a blackboard, and it's no problem to get a few fish balls if he wants to, it must be from the capital!

When Mr. Dong heard about it, he immediately went to ask his cousin.After listening to Mr. Dong's description, the cousin felt a sudden shock, because he had never heard of this thing when he was in the capital.But if he admits it, doesn't it mean that he has little knowledge?So, he said vaguely, "Maybe there are, it seems that someone has eaten it."

As soon as this remark came out, those people were even more convinced that this thing came from the capital.Some people said that it was actually a tribute. Didn’t you hear Mr. Dong’s cousin say that he only saw people eat it?If they are in business, how can they not try something new, and they can't even spend money on it, so it must be a tribute exclusively for princes and ministers.I heard that Mr. Tixue was the number one scholar handpicked by the emperor, and he won the emperor's heart. Now the three yuan and the first plaque are hung in the ancestral hall of the Chu family.

Sometimes it is so strange, as long as people doubt something, they will naturally look for evidence to confirm it, and in the process of finding it, they will continue to convince themselves, so that they become more and more convinced that what they believe is the truth.

As a result, Chu Tixue received the tribute "Yu Rong Wan" from the emperor, and shared it with his subordinates, and it spread throughout the entire Southern Fujian Province as if he had grown legs.After Chu Ci came back from the provincial capital, he couldn't explain clearly.

As for why Chu Ci went to the provincial capital, it was naturally caused by the punishment of the mahjong quartet that day.Those people didn't want to be punished, so they threw down the keys and left on the spot.Afterwards, Chu Ci investigated these people and found that their work attitude was very perfunctory and they had a lot of bad habits. Even if they didn't leave this time, he would let them go next time. These people were expelled from the Tixue Yamen in Zhangzhou Prefecture.The vacant positions were quickly arranged according to the performance of other people in this work of persuading students, and the three who were able to become regulars this time were also successfully promoted to the eighth-rank teaching staff, in charge of the government school and several county schools. Teaching.

The mahjong quartet slapped Chu Ci that day. Afterwards, they waited for Chu Ci to find out their backgrounds and come and say good things to invite them to go back. Who knew that the surnamed Chu really resigned them, and even arranged for them so quickly. .

This made them very angry, so letters were sent to all levels of yamen in the provincial capital like snowflakes, aiming to let everyone know of Chu Ci's evil deeds, and then uphold justice for them.

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It would take several days from the provincial capital to the prefectural city by land, but it would only take a day by water.When Chuci received the official document, he set off to visit Yanzhou Prefecture and take a boat.

There is a large wharf in Yanzhou Prefecture. When Chu Ci came here, he found that the prosperity of this place is not inferior to that of Haiping Prefecture. It is even connected to Fanbang Sea because of this, so there are more boats coming and going.The pier is very lively, with people loading and unloading goods, people carrying bags and carts, people carrying shelves selling snacks, and people from nearby taverns coming to purchase, which outlines the busy ecology of the market.

Chu Ci admired this scene, and thought of Zhang Zeduan's "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" in his mind. Presumably, when he painted, his heart must have been filled with a sense of pride that he was born in a peaceful and prosperous age.

Before leaving the boat, Chu Ci strolled around the pier and bought two small miscellaneous fish pancakes, one for Chang Xiao and the other for him.Zhang Hu and Zhang Wenhai stayed in Zhangzhou Prefecture to manage the fish ball business, and the current progress is still stuck on the site selection.Fu Mingan also wanted to follow, but was rejected by Chu Ci. He shouldn't be able to stay for a few days this time. Why let him be a child with the boat and car? Even Chang Xiao didn't want him to follow, but the child was worried that he would go alone. Chu Ci had no choice but to agree.

When the hour was approaching, Chuci and the others returned to the boat. The man at the helm was a short and stout man with a shy smile. It's dark, presumably it's the result of years of wandering on the sea.

They were on a small passenger ship. Besides Chu Ci and Chang Xiao, there were also an old couple with their grandson and four young men dressed as scholars queuing up to board the ship.The boat fee is two hundred yuan per person, which is not expensive, but it is still a bit uneconomical for ordinary people, so they prefer to take those fishing boats. One person only needs fifty yuan, but the environment is relatively quiet. Much worse.

Because the boat will arrive at the provincial capital tomorrow morning, there is no passenger cabin here, only a large cabin with two wide wooden planks for guests to sit on.The old couple with their grandson entered the boat first and sat in the innermost seat on the left.

Chu Ci then entered the cabin, but Chang Xiao took a step forward and carefully wiped the wooden board in the middle on the right side with the cloth towel that he carried with him, trying to make it spotless.

Chu Ci knew that he couldn't talk to him. The child had a burden in his heart and always felt that they owed him a lot, so he always tried his best to express himself.Regarding his thoughts, Chu Ci talked to him more than once, but the child made a good promise on the surface, and he would do what he should do in the future.

After he finished wiping, he warmly called Chu Ci to sit down, who knew that before Chu Ci could take a step, a scholar behind him sat down loudly.After he sat down, he greeted his companions, and the other two also walked over, and the three of them sat down tightly on the area that Chang Xiao had just wiped.

"You... this is for my master!" Chang Xiao blushed with anger.

"I'm sorry, both of you. We came here in a hurry and didn't bring a cloth towel. Brother, please lend me the cloth towel. I'll wipe it for you two too." The last scholar who came in saw that Chang Xiao wanted to wipe it. Angry, he immediately stepped forward to plead guilty to the two of Chu Ci.

Seeing that he had a good attitude and didn't want to cause trouble, Chu Ci agreed.Chang Xiao handed over the cloth towel unhappily. Seeing that the scholar wiped it clean, he felt a lot more comfortable. However, he still felt very annoyed by those who occupied their seats and did not apologize, so he secretly rolled his eyes at him. them.

After the two of them sat down, the scholars on the right had already started to talk. Chu Ci listened to it, and found that what they were talking about was not poetry, songs, or moral articles, but national affairs, and he suddenly became interested. .

I think back when he was a student, he also liked to chat about political affairs with his classmates. Now that I think about it, the views and some political opinions at that time were really naive, but the novel thinking of young people does not sound completely unreasonable.

Chu Ci listened carefully, but there was a person on the opposite side who said in a moderate voice, "Young man, do you understand me?"

Bump?Chu Ci looked around, and regretfully found that the person who spoke seemed to be him.Isn't it just wearing a gray robe, doesn't it look really earthy?Well, it was his fault for not listening to evil, Chu Ci didn't want to argue with him, so he closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep, and stopped listening to them.Seeing that Chu Ci was acquainted, the man didn't speak anymore, and continued to discuss political affairs with his classmates.

Chu Ci emptied his mind and recited the book in his heart. When he was in a daze and was about to fall asleep, he suddenly heard a loud shout, "Boatman, why don't you sail?"

Chu Ci lost all sleepiness in an instant. He opened his eyes and saw that the scholar who had just occupied his seat and scolded him for being a bumpkin was shouting outside.

Chang Xiao frowned, and whispered, "Master, he just lost the competition."

Oh, Chu Ci suddenly realized, and became angry from embarrassment!It's just that it's not good to spread the fire on unrelated people?

The boat lady came in quickly, and she said to the scholar, "Master, there is still one person on board who hasn't come, I'm afraid there will be a delay, this..."

The scholar snorted and said, "Then don't wait, isn't it just two hundred Wen? I'll give it, let's sail!"

His domineering look made people itch, and the two hundred Wen insisted on showing the momentum of 200 taels. The boat lady didn't get used to him, she just said, "If the guests really can't wait, get off the boat."

"You!" The scholar stared and was about to explode.

The scholar next to him who had just cleaned the boards pulled him and whispered something, the man sat down reluctantly, opened the window and looked out angrily.

Seeing that he stopped talking, the boat lady apologized twice and left the cabin.Chu Ci opened the window to breathe, and found that the boat lady was walking ashore, and brought back a young shopkeeper in his 20s after a while, presumably this was the last customer.

Sure enough, after they boarded the boat, the salesman greeted the boss of the boat and walked into the cabin.After looking around, he walked towards the board on the right, because there were already five people sitting on the left.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he walked over, the scholar covered his mouth and nose with his sleeve, and shouted angrily, "What is this smell? It stinks!"

The peddler paused, with a look of bewilderment on his face.He smelled himself and found a faint fishy smell, probably from the fish stall when he was selling things just now.

He tentatively took another step forward, the scholar stood up abruptly, and said angrily, "Get off the boat, don't take this boat anymore, if you want me to sit with such stinky people, you might as well kill me! "

His voice was loud and his face was full of anger.The salesman was probably afraid of him, so he took a few steps back to sit on the ground.

Chu Ci said, "If you don't mind, brother, come over and squeeze with us." Saying that, he let Chang Xiao get closer to him, leaving a little space.The old couple also moved in, and the space was bigger.

The shopkeeper glanced at them gratefully, piled his things aside casually, and then came and sat down.Chu Ci smelled it after he got closer, and found that the man did have a smell, but it was not too heavy. To be honest, it was similar to smelling the fishy smell brought by the sea breeze with the window open.The scholar vented his anger just now.

When it is full, the boss of the boat will set sail.The hull shook slightly, and then swayed rhythmically.It was rare for Chu Ci to take such a small boat. He had been on a large passenger boat before, and the shaking was relatively small, almost peaceful.

After shaking back and forth, Chu Ci felt a little dizzy. He pressed his fingers on his temple and rubbed it twice, but found that it didn't work.Chang Xiao was also anxious, and helped to press it a few times, but it made Chu Ci even more dizzy.Seeing this, the peddler carried a jar from the place where he had put his things just now, and when he opened it, there was a sour smell.

"Young master, the inside is vinegar ginger. It will be much better if you put a piece in your mouth. If you don't mind, let me give you a piece?"

Chang Xiao was about to decline on behalf of their master, because after getting along for so long, he also found that his master was a bit clean.This jar is dark and you can't see what's in it. His master probably won't want it.

Unexpectedly, Chu Ci nodded, and after saying thank you, he took a piece of vinegar ginger and put it in his mouth.When he just smelled it, he found that his head felt more comfortable, maybe it really helps.