The Little Officials of the Song Dynasty Chapter 114: The watermelon of the Northern Song Dynasty

The phenomenon of catching a son-in-law off the list is all the rage, and many people don't even care that the jinshi may already be married, or how old they are. 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 sons-in-law, which is evident at this time.

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

Yunyan 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 haven'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, then they didn't dare to stay for long, lest they be taken away 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.

It's been a long time since I went out, and Zhisheng said in shock: "It scared me to death..."

Everyone burst out laughing. I didn't expect to be frightened before the surprise, but this fright seems to have stunned Chisheng, who was in a daze.

Chisheng 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. Many jinshi grandsons have them. 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.

Chisheng's two older brothers, Chiwa and Chili, were about to cry with joy. After all, they didn't expect such a day at first.

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

At that time, there were no adult men in the family, and Yun Yanhui wanted to do something to make money, so he 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, so they really don't need their brothers.

Yun Yanhui could only photograph 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 an era, and a kind of desperate thinking, he took them both They also got into Kaifeng Mansion, just to help them completely clean up.

Only then did Zhihe understand, and he was even more moved in his heart. Although he didn't say anything, he knew in his heart that although he was now in Kaifeng Mansion, the first customer to serve was Brother Yan.

And on Tomoyo's side, the exam is the exam, and then we have to wait for the official.

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

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

"There are ideals! Haha," Yun Yan smiled back, "Then do you have a specific place you want to go?"

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

Yun Yan was a little surprised, "What?"

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

Because the Great Song Dynasty placed great emphasis on business and profit, so often the supervisors and officials could make a lot of money when they were in office. Even if they were not greedy for ink, with such a relationship, it was extremely easy to make extra money. On the other hand, scholars do not like this official position and avoid it.

Therefore, a peculiar situation has been created. Officials who are scholars are unwilling to serve as prison officials. The court and they will 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 this, there was no quasi-official with a jinshi background who took the initiative to ask to be a supervisor and an official. To do so before entering the officialdom is equivalent to splashing ink on himself. The official voice will be better in the future. Got it?

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

Chisheng shrugged his shoulders 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 led astray by him!

Yun Yanhui tried hard to persuade Zhisheng, but Zhisheng was determined. He planned to be a prisoner and an official, and earn extra money by the way. After accumulating the principal, he could start his own business and serve as an official. Make money right.

In the past, Zhisheng always helped Yun Yan back, but now, he wants to try it himself.

After Yun Yanhui found out that he still had plans for three or five years, he knew that he would definitely not be able to persuade him, so 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 He was framed by Pang Taishi and had no choice but to become a supervisor...

Yunyan 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.

New scholars are arranged by the Ministry of Personnel, while 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. He also entered the tea case and was responsible for serving as a tea supervisor in Heqiu County, Kaifeng Prefecture.

The superintendent is appointed for two years. Tomoyo hopes to be evaluated and evaluated, and then transferred back to Tokyo within three terms.

After going back and forth, Yun Yan finalized the matter, only to find out that she seems to have taken a black cauldron for no reason.

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

Because the matter of his discussions with Zhisheng was not reported, outsiders saw that he took Zhisheng's activities to the tea case, and thought that he had put a promising horse boy as a supervisor for profit.

Being a supervisor and an official, in Shilin's view, it is not only a muddy flow, but a mudslide!

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

Yun Yan only felt very 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 so sad that he can be treated as a boss with such kindness?

Besides, before and after Tomoyo took office, another big happy event happened.

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

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

Mom, there's watermelon to eat!

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

From relatives of the Miao ethnic group, Zheng Ling, Zhao Yunchu and his brothers, to colleagues in Kaifeng House, including f4, Zhan Zhao, Bai Yutang, Gongsun Ce, and colleagues in the tea case...etc. Those who can go, such as Bao Zheng, have basically called the others.

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

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

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

Other people have 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 tried 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, which separates 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 its thickness is about a 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 said hesitantly: "Don't the watermelons grown in the Liao Kingdom look like this? Brother Yan, the melons we have grown before are all like this."

Yunyan replied: "..."

Yunyan Hui was suddenly messy in the wind. It turns out that ancient watermelons looked like this?

So, the melon he used to eat was probably optimized, so the tissue that separated it in the middle was gone?

Thinking about it this way, Yun Yanhui also thinks it's reasonable. After all, it's not surprising that watermelons look 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 looked at him nervously, afraid that the melon could not be eaten, Yun Yan quickly said: "It's nothing, it's different from what I imagined before, I thought there was more flesh, it's fine, you can eat it. "

Yunyan 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!

Other people were relieved when they saw it. Everyone opened the melon and ate it.

Watermelon is very popular. Before that, the most popular type of melon was melon. Compared with melon, watermelon has more juice, sweeter taste, better taste and bigger 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 Uighur. Brother Yan said that the watermelon from the Uighur is more delicious, but it's a pity that the journey is far away..."

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

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Yunyan ate half of the melon, and asked someone to squeeze the remaining half of the melon. Just as he was having fun, Gongsun Ce came over and pushed him, "I saw someone loading the car, and I heard that you want to pull some watermelons. Donate to the official family?"

Yunyan 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 official is curious, go and find out how this kind of thing came from?"

Yunyan replied: "..."

Yes, he bought these seeds on behalf of the envoys, and the Song Dynasty clearly prohibited the envoys from purchasing on behalf of...

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

Yunyan wailed back, "Then why don't you give it away! If the officials know that I have something delicious and don't give it to me, will they be even more angry!"