One Piece of Song Dynasty

I thought about it and realized that I had a lot to do on this trip. I had to go to Huai'an first to meet the famous Liang Hongyu, and then go to Shandong to find my future navy leaders, the three Ruan brothers and Zhang Rong. , and finally went to Daming Mansion to find Lu Junyi. .1kanshu

There is a big difference between the historical Lu Junyi and the one in Water Margin. According to descendants of the Lu family, the historical Lu Junyi was enthusiastic and righteous and had good fighting skills, but he was not born into a wealthy family. He is a farmer. His house is made of dirt and his courtyard is surrounded by a fence. He often grows fruits and vegetables outside the fence.

It seems that this long trip will take at least three months to come back. You have to prepare things in advance. Money is definitely indispensable. You can't bring less. It is better to bring silver, as copper coins are too heavy.

In the days before leaving, I was practicing martial arts and training Lao Wang. He was training Lao Wang not to lick people casually. After all, tigers have barbs on their tongues. When they grow up, they don’t need to lick their faces. Also, don’t pounce on people casually. After all, tigers have long hair. It was so big that it weighed four to five hundred kilograms. It is said that my current martial arts skills are no problem in defeating average bandits, but when I encounter those with slightly better martial arts skills, I still have to run away.

Twenty days passed like this. On the morning of the opening of the new restaurant, I was fully dressed. After all, I was going to meet Yu Zhizhou today. This was the biggest official I was about to see when I came to Song Dynasty. The housekeeper came to tell me a few days ago. It was said that Yu Zhizhou had agreed to attend the opening ceremony of the new restaurant.

After getting dressed, I went to the capital of Quanzhou with the housekeeper. The capital of Quanzhou is much larger than the county seat of Nan'an. According to statistics, the population of Quanzhou now exceeds one million. It is one of the only major cities in the Song Dynasty with a population of more than one million. This is due to the development of Quanzhou's sea trade. After all, Quanzhou has a shipping company and is one of the only official sea trade ports in the Song Dynasty. Many foreigners come here, most of them are Arabs, Persians, Japanese, Koreans, there are also temples built by Arabs here. Walking on the street, you can see all kinds of people walking together to discuss trade, and all kinds of goods are sold on the street. It seems like you have returned to the previous life. After walking around Fucheng, we came to the street where the restaurant is located. From a distance, we saw the Tianxiang Tower sign hanging on the third floor of the restaurant. Gao Ping and the restaurant staff were already ready and waiting for the opening at noon.

"Gao Ping, have you told your apprentice about Nan'an's restaurant?"

"Well, everything has been explained, little one."

"Well, manage the restaurant in the state capital well. It's much bigger than Nan'an, and teach your new apprentice well."

"Well, the little ones already know."

"Let's get started, it's almost noon."

With the sound of firecrackers, the opening ceremony of Tianxiang Tower in Quanzhou Fucheng began. Following the butler's instructions, I saw Yu Zhizhou coming in casual clothes.

"Dear fellow villagers in Quanzhou City, I am from Lijiazhuang, Nan'an County. My name is Li Xin. I am the owner of Tianxiang Restaurant. I believe that all of you have heard of or eaten at Tianxiang Restaurant in Nan'an. My Tianxiang Restaurant is famous for its delicious food. , today is the opening day of Tianxiang Restaurant in Quanzhou City. In order to thank all the folks for their support, all dishes are discounted at half price for the first three days of the restaurant’s opening. Welcome all folks to try it.”

"Uncle Yu, please come in. I have specially prepared a banquet for you in the private room on the third floor."

"Okay, nephew, long time no see, let's go in together."

I entered the private room on the third floor with the butler and Yu Zhizhou.

"Uncle Yu, please sit down first."

"Okay, you guys should sit down too."

"Uncle Yu, let me offer you a glass of wine first to thank you for taking care of my Li family over the years."

"Okay, let's drink together."

"Uncle Yu, please try the dishes from my Tianxiang Restaurant."

"Okay, okay, Tianxianglou's delicacies are indeed well-deserved. I have heard of the name of Nan'an Tianxianglou's delicacies before, but unfortunately I have never been able to taste it in person due to my busy schedule. Today I got what I wanted."

"Uncle Yu, thank you for your kind words. You will be able to eat Tianxianglou's delicacies more often in the future."

"Speaking of which, I and your father are also good friends. We have known each other since I first came to Quanzhou to be the magistrate seven years ago. I had seen you at that time, but you were still young and not that tall at that time. Now you You have grown so tall. After serving as the magistrate of Quanzhou for two years, I was transferred to the position of minister of Guanglu Temple. This position lasted for five years. During this period, I still exchanged letters with your father, but I didn't expect that your father left last year. , I didn’t have time to attend your father’s funeral. At that time, I was a little worried about what would happen to your family after your father left. I didn’t expect that you took your family up and did it better than your father. It’s really As you grow up, you are better than your old master. I think your father in Heaven must be very pleased to see you like you are now." Yu Zhizhou said with emotion.

"Thank you Uncle Yu for the compliment. In fact, when my father just left, I was confused. I didn't know what to do. I was depressed for a while. But then I thought about my sister and a big family at home, so I gritted my teeth. Pick it up."

"Well, I heard that you accidentally fell into the water a few months ago. How is your health now?"

"Thank you, Uncle Yu, for your concern. Everything is fine. Uncle Yu is a gold card member of Tianxiang Tower. Of course, the card is made of copper. In the future, you can use this card to treat guests to Tianxiang Tower without queuing. You can go directly to the private room on the third floor to eat. Of course, the dishes We’ll give you a % discount on the price.”

"Well, I heard that this gold card seems to require a deposit of 5000 yuan before you can get it." Yu Zhizhou said thoughtfully.

"Well, that's someone else. You are my father's good friend during his lifetime, so you don't need to. Besides, you will need to take more care of Tianxiang Tower from now on."

"Okay, then I will accept this generous gift from my nephew."

"Uncle Yu, my family will start to engage in sea trade in the future, so I would like to ask Uncle Yu to take care of me when the time comes."

"Oh, why did my nephew think of doing sea trade?"

"Notwithstanding the fact that there are many merchants in Quanzhou doing sea trade and they all make money, my family has more and more people to support, so I just want to make more money from sea trade to support my family."

"Okay, I understand. If my nephew needs anything in the future, he can come to me directly, or he can ask the housekeeper to come to me."

"Then I'll thank Uncle Yu here first. Uncle An will go and ask the kitchen to pack a box of our signature dishes for Uncle Yu, and ask Uncle Yu to take it back for his family to taste."

"Hey, nephew, you don't have to be so polite."

"No, no, Uncle Yu, this is what juniors should do." Uncle Yu took the food box and left with satisfaction.

The opening ceremony of Fucheng Restaurant has ended, and three shops in my Fucheng restaurant have also opened on the same day. When I return to Fucheng, I am ready to start my long journey. This is my first long trip to the Song Dynasty.

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