Chapter 252 Longquan Ancient Temple
Zhu Pingan drove his horse to drag the wild boar. After walking along the mountain road for more than half an hour, he saw a backer,
Zhu Pingan rode a black horse and dragged the wild boar. A wild boar entered the town and caused quite a stir in the town. A young man who looked weak and honest could actually hunt such a huge wild boar. The contrast was too stark. It immediately attracted a lot of onlookers, and of course also attracted a lot of people from butchers, inns and restaurants.
The Chinese nation are all seasoned foodies. This was still the case during the Ming Dynasty. Butchers and restaurant people were well aware of the deliciousness of properly cooked wild boar. Wild boars were running around in the mountains, and their meat quality was better than that of domestic pigs. It is stronger and chewy like beef, and the pork tastes very delicious. In addition, wild boar meat is not just an ingredient, it is also a medicinal diet. Women eat it to beautify their skin, and men eat it to nourish their stomach. In addition, if you have hemorrhoids, it should be good to eat more wild boar meat. Of course, you need to ask your doctor about this. How to eat.
So, after hearing the news, several butchers and restaurants in the town swarmed in and surrounded Zhu Pingan, who had just entered the town.
"Brother, please sell this wild boar to me, Old Liu. We, Old Liu, are honest people and will never let you suffer." A butcher wearing a greasy apron patted the wild boar on the sled and raised his head with satisfaction. Talk to Zhu Pingan.
“It’s better to sell it to us, Zhang Ji Restaurant, we are a trustworthy restaurant in the town.” Another middle-aged man dressed as a shopkeeper was not to be outdone.
The butcher glanced at the owner of Zhang Ji Restaurant and said, "Brother Wang, what are you robbing? You can't butcher a wild boar. It won't be too late for me to slaughter the wild boar before I divide it up with you."
The owner of Zhangji Restaurant smiled brightly, "Why, without you Zhang Butcher, I have to eat pigs with hair on them.”
“It’s really embarrassing for us in Luoshan Town to make noise in public. Brother, please ignore them.” Just sell this wild boar to us. The gorgeous aunt passed over the two of them and gave Zhu Ping'an a wink.
Then, everyone began to argue with each other, and they wanted to buy the wild boar, and they did not hesitate to pay a high price. The onlookers gathered around to watch the excitement, watching how these people competed, and wanting to see how Zhu Pingan responded.
"Ahem, Ping An was just lucky enough to hunt such a wild boar. When I first came to your land, everyone was so kind, and Ping An couldn't refuse it. Let's just say that the highest bidder will get this wild boar. "
Zhu Ping'an got off his horse and bowed his hands to everyone. He said with an honest smile.
That's right, Zhu Pingan is going to sell this big wild boar at auction. In addition to raising the price to the greatest extent, auctioning is also the best way to resolve their competition. I can't offend anyone, you guys. Whoever pays the highest price will get it, how fair it is. The ancients also knew about auctions. In the 25th year of Kaiyuan (737) of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, he issued an edict: Anyone who pledges his or her property as a pledge...if the property is not redeemed after three years, it will be auctioned immediately. Therefore, they are no strangers to auctions, they just use them less frequently.
Thus, the people watching around were blessed.
"I'll pay you 15 cents per pound." Butcher Wang was the first to speak.
Zhu Ping'an remained calm about this, just looking at Butcher Wang with a naive smile. The wild boar that my father and eldest brother hunted by chance five years ago sold for 15 cents per catty back then, and now you only pay 15 cents.
“No, I’ll pay you 18 cents per pound.”
Then Butcher Wang immediately changed his tune with some embarrassment in Zhu Ping’an’s smile.
"Hahaha. Wang Tu, no wonder Sister Hua just said that you were embarrassing our Luoshan Town. You have the nerve to shout out 18 coins?! I will pay 20 coins." Another butcher ridiculed Butcher Wang. Then he raised his greasy hands and shouted.
Hahaha, the onlookers couldn't help but laugh at Butcher Wang.
"I will pay 25 cents." Butcher Wang gritted his teeth and said.
"I will pay 30 yuan." At this time, the shopkeeper of Zhangji Restaurant spoke.
“35 articles.”
Under the crowd’s watch. Out of interest, out of face. Under the influence of various factors, the price of this wild boar meat was finally fixed at a high price of 40 yuan. The wild boar's hair weighed 325 kilograms, which earned Zhu Pingan 13 taels of silver.
The wild boar hunted by my father and brother back then was sold for 15 Wen per catty, a total of more than 40 taels of silver. This wild boar was sold for 40 Wen per catty, more than three times higher.
Zhu Pingan put thirteen taels of silver into his arms with great satisfaction. In order to express his gratitude to the onlookers, Zhu Pingan spent twenty taels of silver and handed it to a nearby bun shop to invite the onlookers. People eat meat buns for free, and two taels of silver are enough for the surrounding people to get two or three meat buns each.
Being happy alone is not as good as being happy together, everyone is happy for a while.
After asking an uncle who was happily eating meat buns for directions, Zhu Pingan continued to drive his horse on his way. Without the drag of the wild boar, he was able to kill the black horse much faster.
Sleeping in the open air for six hundred miles, drinking water from the Manan River in the Ming Dynasty.
After sleeping in the open air and driving for a day, we arrived at Luzhou, which is known as "the right breast of Huaihe River and the lips and teeth of Jiangnan", which is also the modern Hefei.
Towards evening, we arrived at the foot of the mountain called Longquan Mountain by the locals. There was no inn, so the only remaining accommodation options were houses and temples. Generally speaking, there are always temples in mountains with beautiful scenery, so Zhu Pingan got off his horse and asked a villager if there was a temple nearby. The villager replied that there was an ancient Longquan temple nearby, and then Zhu Pingan led the villager under the guidance of the villager. He mounted the black horse and followed the mountain road up the mountain, planning to stay overnight in the Longquan ancient temple built halfway up the mountain.
Surrounded by mountains and rivers, Longquan Mountain has beautiful scenery. According to the introduction from the enthusiastic villager, the Longquan Ancient Temple is halfway up the mountain. There is also a sweet spring water on the mountain. Longquan Mountain is famous for this spring water. When Li Shimin was conquering the world, he used this spring water to cleanse his body. After the war horse conquered the world, he named this spring Longquan. The mountain was named Longquan Mountain and the temple was named Longquan Temple.
On the way up the mountain, Zhu Ping'an vaguely heard the bells of the temple halfway up the mountain. Along the way, he also met several monks carrying water. Of course, the most encountered were pilgrims, including wealthy businessmen, local villagers, and some shouting people. Of course, devout believers are also indispensable for tourists who want to make friends. Before arriving at the temple, Zhu Ping'an could tell from the flow of people that the Longquan Ancient Temple was very popular.
Entering the temple, Zhu Pingan paid ten pieces of incense money, and then a young novice led Zhu Pingan into the courtyard behind the temple for pilgrims to rest.
The courtyards are scattered and complex, with some with small gates and single courtyards, and others next to each other. Perhaps because Zhu Pingan paid less money for incense, the young novice led Zhu Pingan to a resting courtyard with rooms next to each other. .
The black horse that killed Matt was tied under the wall. Zhu Pingan moved the things on the horse twice into the room which was less than ten square meters.
There seemed to be a lot of people living in this courtyard, including pilgrims and scholars like myself. It seemed that I could vaguely hear the voices of female relatives, which seemed to be next door. Maybe a family came here to offer incense and worship Buddha. , Zhu Pingan didn't take it seriously.
After settling in, Zhu Pingan washed his face and walked out of the room.
I just heard the young novice tell me that the vegetarian food in the temple is quite famous. Out of curiosity, Zhu Pingan was ready to try the vegetarian food in the temple.
There were many pilgrims in the temple, and the temple also used signs to guide the location of the building. Zhu Pingan followed the guidance and found the Zhaitang of Longquan Ancient Temple. After entering the Zhaitang, Zhu Pingan was surprised. The recipe hanging on the wall of the Zhaitang made him Zhu Ping'an almost stared out of his eyes, steamed pork with vermicelli, braised pork trotters, sweet and sour pork ribs, chicken stewed in stock, etc., etc.
Don’t scare me. This is a temple. You don’t kill or eat meat. What’s hanging on the wall? In order to win over believers, you are too willing to pay any price, right? !
When Zhu Pingan ordered the dishes, he realized that he was wrong. The monks used tofu as meat and used exquisite cooking skills to cook various vegetables like various kinds of meat, even chicken. Knead it with dough and make it look lifelike.
Although it is a vegetarian dish, it tastes really delicious. Zhu Pingan's stomach swelled slightly before he stopped taking out the bowl and chopsticks. (End of this chapter)