The Chunmu River is a famous river in Jizhou. Its longest winding section is in Chunhui Prefecture. It also passes through many prefectures in Liuzhou and serves as a boundary marker for the other two major states. , and finally merge into the sea.
The river section from outside the Jiudaokou of Desheng Prefecture to Chunhui Prefecture is relatively straight, especially since the southeasterly wind is stronger this season. It takes a short time to get to Chunhui Prefecture from the direction of Desheng Prefecture.
Except for the first night when someone fell into the water and a wise big herring rescued someone and begged for a drink, there were no twists and turns in the next two days of sailing. I enjoyed or listened to the sounds of the hills and forests along the way, and it was a smooth sailing on the second day. Four days early in the morning I saw the large pier outside Chun Hui Fu City.
The closer you get to the Chunhui Mansion Pier, the more boats are around you, from single-person boats to large-rise ships, from passenger ships and cargo ships to fishermen’s fishing boats. The business is not comparable to that of the Jiudaokou County Pier.
The passengers all stood outside the cabin and looked out. Those behind the pier could see the towering city walls of Chunhui City and the buildings inside that were one section higher than the city wall.
As we approach Chunhui Fucheng, the wind has become weaker. The young boatman has begun to row, and the boat passengers have also turned their attention away from looking at Fucheng and turned their attention to the surroundings.
The noise on the dock became more and more obvious. Loading and unloading, loading and unloading passengers, Ji Yuan’s boat found a berth on the edge and slowly docked.
At this time, everyone who had been traveling together for three days knew that they were going to part ways. The fare had been paid on the day the ship sailed, so they could disembark at any time.
“Dear guests, the River God Temple is located on the south side of the east city. You can see it by walking south after leaving the dock without entering the city. It is also a sight in Chunhui City. If you have time, you can go and pay homage. Worship Mr. Jiangshen!”
The old boatman tied the rope and smiled and suggested to everyone who was about to get off the boat that the boat was going smoothly this time, mainly for the passengers on the boat. It was comfortable!
“Okay, I must go and have a look!”
“Yes, I will definitely go and pay my respects and burn incense!”
“See you soon, boatman!” “See you soon!”
……
Ji Yuan, like others, handed over to the boatman at the pier. The boatman’s father and his son had no need to go to the city, so they would buy some things on the spot at the pier. When cleaning the boat, they would hang up the sign of Desheng Prefecture Jiudaokou. Take a few drop-ins home.
The six people on the boat walked out of the dock together, and one of the scholars immediately asked Ji Yuan.
“Mr. Ji, my classmates and I are going to visit Chunhui Fucheng and then visit the Jiang Shen Temple. If you don’t have any arrangements, sir, why don’t you come with me?”
“Yes, Mr. Ji!”
Ji Yuan looked at these people and bowed his hands.
“Thank you for your kindness. Ji is still busy. We are all in the same boat. We will see you again someday. Ji will say goodbye here!”
A few people said goodbye to each other and headed towards their destinations. Ji Yuan took the first step, walking faster and faster, and after a while, no one was seen.
‘Today is May 12th. I wonder if Wei Wuwei has arrived at Chunhui Mansion and is ready? ’
With this idea in mind, the first thing Ji Yuan wanted to do was find a famous wine in the city to see how delicious it was and how it would attract the old turtle.
After all, Ji Yuan has never seen anything big in this world. What he drinks the most is Ning’an County’s Huadiao Jar Wine, but that wine is available everywhere, so it’s not a rarity.
Anyway, if you wait near the south city gate before May 15th, you should always be able to spot Wei Wuwei. After all, Ji Yuan’s hearing is such that a familiar person can tell when he is burping from a distance.
As for when Wei Wuwei tried to find a way to meet Lao Gui, Ji Yuan did not intend to show up in order to see what was new. After all, the only people who knew about it were the Wei family and the “masters of the public family” that night.
However, even if Ji Yuan wanted to show up, there was nothing wrong with him. In Wei Wuwei’s eyes, he was an expert anyway, so it wouldn’t be awkward if the expert knew about it.
. . .
Chunhui Mansion is more prosperous than Ning’an County and Jiudaokou. With poor eyesight and excellent hearing and smell, Ji Yuan still looks like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden when walking around the city.
After asking around for a long time, Ji Yuan finally found the wine shop in front of him called Yuanzipu. The faint aroma of wine seemed to prove that this shop was well-deserved.
The wine shop is not very big, and it does not have a second floor. There are only a few tables inside. There don’t seem to be many people buying or drinking wine. There are only two tables in the corner where people are eating and drinking wine, and this time they are eating and drinking. It doesn’t look like a dish from a restaurant, but more like you brought it with you because it’s wrapped in lotus leaves.
On the other hand, there were a lot of people who looked like waiters in the shop, but they were all resting on a few empty tables. The shopkeeper was behind the counter, moving the abacus and doing calculations against the ledger.
“Shopkeeper, I heard that your Qianni Chun is a famous wine without a semicolon in Chunhui Mansion. How much does a bottle cost?”
Ji Yuan entered the store and asked the store manager. The latter finished counting what he had on hand and then looked up at him.
“Our shop only sells two kinds of wine, Qianri Chun, which costs two taels of silver per catty, and the whole jar is available at a small discount, and Jianghua wine, which costs one hundred cents per jar and weighs five catties.”
“Two taels?”
Ji Yuan was surprised. The price was not a penny. Two taels was enough for many meals. It seemed that not only did he have expensive wine in his previous life, but he should also be short of it in this life!
“My guest, do you want Jianghua wine?”
The shopkeeper continued to calculate the accounts, his voice calm, which made Ji Yuan feel a little embarrassed.
“Uh, shopkeeper, since this Thousand Days of Spring can be dismantled and sold in bulk, can you buy a cup and taste it?”
“One cup?”
This kind of request is really rare, mainly because no one has the nerve to ask it in Yuanzipu. The shopkeeper couldn’t help but raise his head and take a closer look at Ji Yuan.
Wide-sleeved gray robe, redwood hairpin on top of head, carrying a baggage and holding an umbrella, dressed elegantly and neatly, with a hairstyle that looks loose but surprisingly natural. He doesn’t look like a rich person, but he doesn’t look like he is here to cause trouble. When he half-opened his eyes, the shopkeeper was obviously stunned for a moment.
“Have you just come to Chunhui Mansion?”
“I just arrived today. I heard about Qian Richun’s name and wanted to give it a try.”
“Come on, come on…”
The shopkeeper nodded, waved to Ji Yuan, took one of the several small jars on the shelf behind him, and pulled out the sealing plug.
Take out a small porcelain cup and put it on the counter, then use a delicate small spoon to reach inside and lift out a small amount. The amber liquid drips just enough to fill the small porcelain cup. After pouring, the rim of the cup still touches the spoon. The thin thread was connected, and the shopkeeper shook it before disconnecting it.
“Please use it, sir. I’d like you to have a taste of this Thousand Days of Spring and then comment on it. Just consider it as wine money!”
Ji Yuan sniffed the aroma of the wine and approached the counter without saying anything. He reached out and grabbed the porcelain cup and brought it to his mouth to taste. Unexpectedly, he did not taste the bitterness that he needed to get used to. Instead, the taste was pure and honest with a delicate hint of sweetness. , and the alcohol content is slightly higher than the Huadiao I drank before.
After drinking up the small amount of wine in one sip, the slightly bitter and alcoholic taste irritated my nose, and then turned into a pure sweetness. After swallowing, the sweet aftertaste in my mouth lingered for a long time.
Ji Yuan didn’t like drinking in his previous life, and thought all wine was unpleasant to drink, but he didn’t expect that he would be able to taste such a taste in this life.
“Good wine, worthy of the name Thousand Days of Spring!”
Ji Yuan didn’t say any explicit words of praise. He took out two standard one-two round silver ingots from his arms and placed them on the counter.
“One sip of this wine is really not enough. Even if I skip a few meals, I would have to buy a pound of it.”
The shopkeeper smiled broadly, which is the best compliment.
“Please wait a moment, sir!”
After taking the silver and weighing it, the shopkeeper took a small wine bottle from the shelf behind him and handed it to Ji Yuan.
“A pound of spring comes in a thousand days.”
Ji Yuan took the wine and looked at the situation in the store, thinking that 80% of the wine would be supplied to major restaurants and inns, and there would be merchants shipping goods from all over the place. The Yuanzi Shop should be a place with a bright sign.
“Hey, shopkeeper, your wine is so expensive that even gods can’t afford it! Let’s go, let’s go…”
Ji Yuan sighed with a smile, comparing himself to a **** with some self-encouragement and yearning, and walked out of the store with the wine bottle. This naturally became a joke in the ears of outsiders.
The shopkeeper smiled and shook his head, because Ji Yuan had just tasted the wine and then gritted his teeth to buy it, which seemed to be in a good mood.
When he was about to arrange the small porcelain cups, the person’s right hand that he extended out was paused.
Senikaharu is well-known for its good taste. Another feature is that the wine is so thick that it sticks to the cup. Even if you use the smoothest ceramic cup, some wine liquid will definitely stick to it, and it will take several licks to clean it. That kind of thing.
But the porcelain cup in front of me was white and clean, with no trace of wine remaining inside. The shopkeeper stretched out his finger to touch the cup again, and his expression was even more stunned.
‘Did it? ’
Perhaps he is a clever charlatan?
Recalling the gentle drinking action of the man just now and what he said before leaving, the shopkeeper’s heart skipped a beat inexplicably.
I immediately raised my head and looked around, and said “Your Majesty…” before saying, but I couldn’t see where Ji Yuan’s person was.