Rise From the Humble

Zhu Pingan drove the horse and dragged the wild boar along the mountain road for more than half an hour, and then saw a backer,

Zhu Pingan rode a black horse and dragged a wild boar into the town, which caused quite a stir in the town. The contrast is too stark for a young man who looks weak and honest to hunt such a huge wild boar. It attracted a lot of onlookers for a while, and of course it also attracted a lot of people from butchers, inns and restaurants.

The Chinese people are all experienced foodies. The Ming Dynasty is still the same at this time. The butchers and the people in the restaurant know the deliciousness of the wild boar that is cooked properly. The wild boar runs around in the mountains. Compared with domestic pigs, the meat is firmer, like beef. It is very chewy and the pork taste is very delicious. In addition, wild pork is not just a kind of food, it is also a medicinal diet. Women eat it for beauty and beauty, and men eat it for stomach. In addition, if you have hemorrhoids, it should be good to eat more wild pork. Of course, you have to ask the doctor about this. How to eat.

Therefore, after hearing the news, several butchers and restaurants in the town flocked to surround Zhu Pingan, who had just entered the town not long ago.

"My little brother, sell this wild boar to my old Liu. Our old Liu is an honest man, and he will never let you suffer." A butcher in a greasy apron patted the wild boar on the sled and raised his head in satisfaction. Talk to Zhu Pingan.

"Let's sell it to Zhangji Restaurant, we are a trustworthy restaurant in the town." Another middle-aged man dressed as a shopkeeper was not to be outdone.

The butcher cast a glance at the shopkeeper of Zhangji Restaurant, "I said, Brother Wang, what are you robbing? You can still butcher a wild boar. It won't be too late to share this wild boar with you after I kill it."

The shopkeeper of Zhang Ji Restaurant smiled, "Why, without you Zhang Butcher, I would still have to eat hairy pigs."

"Arguing in public is really embarrassing to Luoshan Town. Little brother, please ignore them. Sell this wild boar to us at Zuihualou." A beautifully dressed aunt walked past the two of them and gave Zhu Pingan a wink .

Then, everyone began to argue with each other, and they all wanted to buy the wild boar, and they did not hesitate to pay a high price. The surrounding crowd also gathered around to watch the excitement, to see how these people compete, and to see how Zhu Pingan would respond.

"Ahem, it's just a fluke to hunt such a wild boar. When you first come to Guidi, everyone is so kind, and it's hard for Ping An to refuse. How about this, let the wild boar be the one with the highest price."

Zhu Ping got off his horse and bowed his hands to everyone. He said with an honest smile.

That's right, Zhu Ping'an is going to sell this big wild boar by auction. Apart from raising the price to the greatest extent, the auction is also the best way to solve their competition. How fair it belongs to whom. The ancients also knew about auctions. In the 25th year of Kaiyuan (737) of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty, he issued an edict: "Those who pledge their property as pledges...after three years of non-redemption, they will be auctioned immediately." Therefore, they are no strangers to auctions, they just use them less often.

As a result, the onlookers around were delighted.

"I'll pay 15 Wen a catty." Wang Butcher was the first to speak.

Zhu Pingan remained calm about this, just looked at Wang Tuhu with a silly smile. The wild boar that my father and elder brother caught by chance five years ago sold for 15 renminbi a catty, and now you only pay 15 renminbi.

"No, I'll pay you 18 cents per pound."

Then Wang Tuhu immediately changed his words in embarrassment amid Zhu Ping'an's smile.

"Hahaha. Wang Tu, no wonder Sister Hua just said that you have shamed us in Luoshan Town, and you have the nerve to call out 18 coins?! I will pay 20 coins." Another butcher taunted Wang Tuhu. Then he raised his greasy hands and shouted.

Hahaha, the crowd couldn't help laughing at Wang Butcher.

"I'll pay 25 cents." Butcher Wang gritted his teeth and said.

"I will pay 30 Wen." At this time, the shopkeeper of Zhangji Restaurant spoke.

"35 Wen."

Under the watchful eyes of everyone. Out of interest, out of face. Under the influence of various factors, the price of this wild boar was finally fixed at a high price of 40 Wen. The gross weight of the wild boar was 325 catties, which allowed Zhu Pingan to earn as much as 13 taels of silver.

The wild boar that my father and brother hunted back then was only sold for 15 Wen a catty, a total of more than four taels of silver. This wild boar was 40 Wen a catty, more than three times the price.

Zhu Ping'an put thirteen taels of silver in his arms quite satisfied. In order to express his gratitude to the surrounding crowd, Zhu Pingan spent two taels of silver and gave it to a nearby steamed stuffed bun shop, asking the crowd to eat meat buns for free. Two liang of silver is enough for each of the surrounding people to get two or three meat buns.

It's better to be alone than to be happy, and everyone is happy for a while.

After asking a cheerful uncle who ate meat buns the way, Zhu Pingan continued to drive the horse on the road. Without the drag of the wild boar, the speed of killing Matt's dark horse was much faster.

I slept in the open air for six hundred miles and drank water from the Manan River in the Ming Dynasty.

After traveling for one day, I arrived in Luzhou, which is known as "the right throat of the Huai River, the lips and teeth of the south of the Yangtze River", which is the modern Hefei.

Near the evening, we arrived at the foot of the mountain called Longquan Mountain by the locals. There is no post station, so there are only residential houses and temples left. Generally speaking, there are always temples on beautiful mountains, 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 him under the guidance of the villagers. Killing Ma Tehei immediately went up the mountain along the mountain road, and planned to spend the night in this ancient Longquan 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 tourists hanging out with friends. Of course, devout believers are also indispensable. 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 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 the horse 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 himself. It seemed that he could vaguely hear the voice of the female family members, who seemed to be next door. Maybe a family came here to offer incense and worship Buddha. Zhu Pingan did not take it seriously. Something happened.

After settling in, Zhu Pingan washed his face and left the room.

He just heard from the young novice that the vegetarian food in the temple was quite famous. Out of curiosity, Zhu Ping'an was going 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 the chicken was kneaded with dough to look lifelike.

Although it was a vegetarian dish, it tasted so delicious that Zhu Pingan's stomach swelled slightly before he stopped taking out the bowl and chopsticks.