Zhu Pingan drove his horse and dragged the wild boar, and after more than half an hour of travelling along the mountain road, he saw a small town against the mountain.
Zhu Pingan rode his black horse dragging a wild boar into the town, causing quite a stir in the town. A weak and simple looking teenager was able to hunt such a huge boar, the contrast was too stark. For a while, it attracted many onlookers, and of course, many butchers, inns and taverns.
Chinese people are senior foodies, Daming at this time still, butchers and restaurant people but know the taste of properly cooked wild boar meat, wild boar exercise, so the pork texture firm and tight, very chewy, unique flavour, fragrant and not greasy. In addition, wild boar meat has the effect of beauty, and several of its effects is to increase the fat stomach, for the treatment of blood in the stool, haemorrhoid bleeding is a certain power.
Therefore, the town’s several butchers and restaurants and inns after learning the news, swarmed to, will just enter the town not long after Zhu Pingan surrounded.
“This little brother, sell this wild boar to my old Liu, our old Liu is a sincere person, he will never let you suffer.” A butcher with an oily apron patted the wild boar on the suggested sled, raised his head in satisfaction and said to Zhu Pingan.
“It’s better to sell it to our Zhang Ji Restaurant, we are a trusted restaurant in town.” Another middle-aged man dressed as a shopkeeper was also not willing to show weakness.
The butcher skimmed the Zhang Ji Restaurant’s shopkeeper, “I say brother Wang, what are you grabbing for, do you still know how to slaughter a wild boar, it’s not too late to share some of this wild boar with you after I slaughter it.”
Zhang Ji Restaurant’s shopkeeper laughed in the sun, “What, without you Zhang butcher I still have to eat the pig with hair.”
“Quarrelling in public is really a disgrace to our Lushan Town, this little brother, don’t pay attention to them, sell this wild boar to our Drunken Flower House.” An older woman dressed in a flamboyant dress crossed over the two men and threw a wink at Zhu Pingan.
Then, the crowd started arguing with each other, going as far as to buy the wild boar. The surrounding crowd of onlookers also gathered around one side to watch the action, wanting to see how Zhu Pingan would respond.
“Ahem. Ping An is just lucky to have hunted such a wild boar, and since he is new to your land, and everyone is so kind, Ping An can’t refuse. How about this. This wild boar will go to the highest bidder.”
Zhu Pingan rolled over and dismounted from his horse, arched his hand towards the crowd and smiled with a naive face.
Auction is not an emerging sales model, auction has existed for a long time in Chinese history, Tang Xuanzong Kaiyuan 25 years (737 years) edict: all those who pledge property. …… not redeemed by the third anniversary, that is, the auction. Therefore, the ancient auction has been used for a long time, but the use of less.
So, the surrounding crowd of onlookers have the blessing of the eyes.
“I’ll offer 15 Wen a catty.” The first one to speak up, Butcher Wang.
Zhu Pingan did not move at this, but just laughed nervously as he looked at Butcher Wang, the wild boar that his father and elder brother hunted by fluke five years ago was sold for 15 wen a catty back then, and now you are only offering 15 wen.
“No, I’ll offer 18 Wen a catty.”
Then Wang Butcher immediately changed his mouth somewhat embarrassed by Zhu Pingan’s smile.
“Hahaha. Wang Butcher, no wonder just now Big Sister Hua said that you have disgraced our Lok Shan Town, 18 Wen and you have the nerve to shout it out? I’ll offer 20 Wen.” Another butcher taunted Wang Butcher, then raised his oily hand and shouted.
Hahaha, the crowd of onlookers couldn’t help but follow and mocked Butcher Wang.
“I’ll offer 25 Wen.” Wang Butcher gritted his teeth and said.
“I’ll offer 30 Wen.” At this time, the shopkeeper of Zhang Ji Restaurant spoke up.
“35 Wen.”
Under the crowd of spectators, out of interest, out of face, and a variety of factors, the final price of this wild boar meat was set at a high price of 40 Wen. The gross weight of the wild boar was 325 catties, allowing Zhu Pingan to pocket as much as 13 taels of silver.
The wild boar that his father and brother had hunted that year was only sold for 15 wen a catty. A total of more than four taels of silver, this wild boar 40 wen a catty, the price is more than three times higher it.
Zhu Pingan was quite satisfied and put the thirteen taels of silver into his arms, in order to show his gratitude to the surrounding onlookers. Zhu Pingan spent two taels of silver and gave it to a nearby baozi shop, inviting the onlookers to eat meat buns for free, two taels of silver is enough for the surrounding crowd to share two or three meat buns each.
It was better to be happy alone than to be happy together, and all the people were happy for a while.
After asking an uncle who ate meat buns merrily for directions, Zhu Pingan continued to drive his horse to catch up, less dragged down by the wild boar. The killer black horse was much faster.
Sleeping in the open and eating in the wind for six hundred miles, tomorrow we will drink the water of the South River.
The wind and food, continuously drive a day, will be to have “Huai right lapel throat, Jiangnan lips and teeth” called Luzhou, is also the modern Hefei.
Close to the evening, rushed to the local people called Longquan Mountain at the foot of the mountain, through the guidance of the enthusiasts, Zhu Pingan led the horse killed black horse along the mountain road up the mountain, ready to sleep in the mountain halfway up a Longquan ancient temple.
The Longquan Ancient Temple was located on the waist of Longquan Mountain, above the Dragon Spring. Temple because of the spring and name, spring because of the temple and win. According to legend, King Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty used to bathe his horses in the seasonal spring water at the foot of the mountain, and then took over the world and became the son of the real dragon, thus the spring water was named “Dragon Spring”, and the temple at the waist of the mountain was also called Longquan Ancient Temple.
Morning bells and evening drums, on the way up the mountain, Zhu Pingan heard from the Longquan Temple down the sound of Sanskrit, along the way also met a number of monks picking the water, of course, met the most is still incense, there are rich merchants and local villagers also have some friends and companions of the tourists, of course, there is no shortage of devout believers. Not to the temple, Zhu Pingan will be able to see through these flows of people Longquan Temple incense is very strong.
The temple is very large, walked to the temple door, rows and rows of buildings will be reflected in Zhu Pingan’s eyes, the roof of the temple is covered with glazed gold and blue, the ridge of the roof is carved with a lot of Buddha, lifelike.
Entering the temple, Zhu Pingan paid ten incense money, and then a small shaman led Zhu Pingan into the courtyard at the back of the temple for the incense users to rest.
Courtyard complex, there is a small door alone, there is also a room next to a room, perhaps because Zhu Pingan paid less incense money, the small Shamans will Zhu Pingan led to a room next to a kind of rest courtyard.
The killer black horse was tethered under the root of the wall, and Zhu Pingan carried the things on the horse’s back into the room of less than ten square feet in two batches.
This compound seems to live a lot of people, there are incense burners and also like themselves this scholar, seems to vaguely also heard the voice of the female family, seems to be next door, may be a family to come here to incense Buddha, Zhu Pingan did not take it seriously.
After settling down, Zhu Pingan washed his face and left the room.
Just listened to the little monk said that the temple vegetarian food is quite famous, under the curiosity, Zhu Pingan is ready to go to taste the temple fasting food.
The temple has a lot of visitors, the temple has also used the sign to guide the location of the building, Zhu Pingan is in accordance with the guide to find the Longquan Ancient Temple’s fasting hall. However, the menu in the fasting hall is to let Zhu Pingan smacked, steamed pork, dried plum buckle meat, stewed chicken head, duck palm sweet soup, Gonghe fried fish, deep-fried egg crisp, etc., etc..
Chicken, duck, fish and meat, could it be that the monks of this temple also eat meat?
But look closely to find pork is tofu, chicken head is taro, duck palm is silver fungus, fish is cut into scaly aubergine, soufflé is just a noodle drag only.
Although it is a vegetarian dish, the flavour is worthy of the words of the little monk boast, Zhu Pingan ate the stomach rose slightly before stopping the chopsticks out of the bowl!
