Promotion and fortune in Song Dynasty

In the next two days, Lu Ci prepared two plans.

One is relatively simple, and it is for the temporary solution: that is, organize nearby neighbors to raise funds together, and hire craftsmen to dig private wells for the residents on this street to use.

It's not that he can't afford to dig a well by himself, but that once a private well is dug out, it must be extremely eye-catching, and it is impossible to deliberately hide it.In this way, in addition to sharing with the Zhong family who has the best relationship, the neighbors will inevitably come to 'borrow', and it is rare to be quiet.

Besides, although the maintenance of a private well is simple, it takes a lot of effort to keep an eye on it. It is better to involve the neighbors from the beginning, and then dig the well directly on the street without occupying your own space.

In the eyes of the neighbors, as long as they think that this well has their share of the money, they will naturally be willing to take turns to take care of this common property.

The other method is to cure the root cause, which is far beyond his capabilities.

This method is by no means original to him, but has picked up the wisdom of his predecessors and imitated the "ten thousand bamboo pans" and the method of fetching water through bamboo tubes in Baidi City in Tang Dynasty.

Because it is cut from the water source, there is no need to suffer from pollution. Instead, the clean mountain spring water is diverted directly to the city through bamboo tubes, forming a simple tap water system, allowing each household to get it by itself through the tubes.

Lu Ci wrote a special book about Yimin's place on paper, and then made a rough calculation of the cost-judging from the distance measured and drawn in the "Dijing", more than 400 sticks of bamboo are needed, and Because it is not suitable for the bamboo tube to be exposed to the hot sun on the surface to avoid cracking, it needs to be covered with sunflower thatch.

Fortunately, there is a ready-made dense bamboo forest outside the city, and sunflower is cheap, and can be purchased directly from local farmers.The availability of materials at your fingertips greatly guarantees the feasibility of this method.

In the future, it will not be difficult to maintain the operation of this water supply system and cover the loss: most of the water supply for the houses in the city depends on the water distributors in each area. Recruit the original water harvesting workers to the newly added inspection and repair...

In this way, the former can get a more convenient and cleaner water supply, and the latter can also change a less laborious job, which can be described as the best of both worlds.

Of course Lu Ci knew that the first one was easy to do and had the fastest time to effect; the latter one was still in the rough draft stage.

But enough.

After all, there is a specialization in the art industry, and he is not an expert in water conservancy or construction, and he doesn't have any intentions to make a big deal. It is naturally the most suitable choice.

I only hope that Zhizhou today is not a lifeless idler, but an ambitious young man who is looking forward to returning to Bianjing with his accumulated achievements.In this way, maybe it can play a role in attracting jade.

At this stage, of course, it is best to take a two-pronged approach.

As for lobbying the neighbors, you can't act too hastily.

Tonight is the Lantern Festival, when the whole family is happy, so it's better to mention it after this day.

After Lu Ci made up his mind, he said hello to his mother, who had rested early because of his lack of health, and then forcefully carried Zhu, who was buried in the book with ecstasy and didn't even know what day or night it was.

Because he just moved to a new home, even if he was as unruly as Zhong Yuan, he still couldn't escape the fate of being arrested by his family to do labor, and he didn't have time to look for Lu Ci these days.

Lu Ci first went to the front of Lu's house and knocked, but no one responded, so he guessed that they must know that Lu's mother would not go, so they thought he would not go out, so they went to watch the lantern festival first.

Lu Ci didn't think it was a pity, he just smiled and said to Zhu: "Brother Zhong is missing to carry it, I will remember to buy too many things in a while."

Zhu said that he didn't know that Lu Ci was just joking, so he frowned, and after thinking about it for a moment, he solemnly advised: "Isn't everything that should be purchased already purchased? Even if you want to buy it, Brother Lu, you'd better not buy it at the lantern festival. It’s often more than double the usual amount.”

"..." Lu Ci raised his eyebrows in surprise, and couldn't help but tease: "This is really three days of farewell, you should look at it with admiration. Brother Zhu has only lived here for a few days, and he doesn't know what to ask. I know all the little tricks of the small economy like the back of my hand!"

Zhu said with an embarrassed smile: "Brother Lu laughed at the axe in the class."

Lu Ci deliberately teased him: "Of course I have bought all the serious items. Even if there is something missing, as you said, it is impossible to make a special trip to find it in the busy city of this festival. What I want to point out is that you promised The rabbit lamp that you will fall in love with, no matter how fancy and beautiful that thing looks, it is still very bulky, you can only buy one."

Zhu said he was stunned for a moment before he realized it, and couldn't help retorting: "The rabbit lamp is a child's favorite thing, I have already..."

However, after teasing him enough, the wicked Lu Ci didn't even intend to give him any chance to argue, so he led him with a smile and walked forward.

The journey is not too far, and the Lantern Festival will definitely be very lively. There will be huge crowds of people at that time. It is necessary not only to be able to walk through the flow of people flexibly, but also to pay attention to the mood of watching the lanterns along the way...

After considering these points, Lu Ci didn't even plan to ride a donkey, so he decided to just walk and watch.

And the magnificent night view brought by the Lantern Festival did not disappoint anyone.

They went late, but it was a coincidence that the lantern festival was at its busiest time.

Bright flowers return to thousands of trees, jade pots turn bright, fish and dragons dance, and stars fall like rain.

More than 100 years later, Xin Qiji wrote the poems that have been handed down through the ages with eloquence after the grand occasion of watching the lantern festival; also more than 100 years later, Li Song, a painter of the Southern Song Dynasty, drew the well-known "Light Viewing Picture"; There are countless poems born out of the grand scene.

It's a pity that Fan Gong, Fan Zhongyan, who will become famous in the world more than ten years later, saw such a dreamlike and splendid scene for the first time, except that his eyes were too busy and his heart was fluttering, he didn't even think about it. Trying to make a shocking poem.

In his lackluster first ten years, even if he exhausted his words, it would be difficult to describe such a beautiful picture: there are mountains of lights that have been tied up in advance on both sides of the street. It is as bright as daylight; thaumaturgy and supernatural powers are being performed in the shed, singing and dancing, advocacy and music can be heard endlessly, and even if you are far away, you can clearly hear bursts of cheers and cheers coming from mountains and seas; There are countless mats, and the streets are full of beautiful women, most of them are beautiful girls who rarely go out; those who follow them are romantic boys who are dressed in fancy clothes; those who lean on the railing and giggle coquettishly are The coquettish prostitutes... all together constitute the most prosperous and vibrant picture scroll.

In contrast, Lu Ci was much calmer. Not only could he grab Zhu Shuo, who was rushing into someone's arms from time to time, but he could also observe his surroundings at any time.

He didn't forget that the somewhat difficult lady Yang would also come to the lantern festival.

In the turbulent crowd of people rubbing shoulders, Lu Ci really met countless acquaintances who dragged their families out to watch the lights along the way. A vendor bought two exquisite masks, one for his own face and one for Zhu Shuo.

In this way, I can finally finish the lantern festival smoothly.

Although Zhu said that he was not a few years younger than himself, Lu Ci couldn't help but treat the other party who had suffered a lot as a child in his subconscious mind—don't look like he teased the other party Mo for buying too many beautiful lanterns before. Zhu said that he just looked at it, but whenever he saw some interesting gadgets, he bought them and made up all kinds of reasons.

As a result, just after walking a street, Zhu said that not only his hands were not free, but even his arms were almost full.

Lu Ci finally stopped, stopped buying randomly, and helped Zhu said a few pieces in his hand with conscience: "Are you tired?"

Zhu said that he was too excited at first and didn't feel tired, so he immediately shook his head.

So Lu Ci walked around with him for another hour, watching the crowd that was so crowded gradually become thinner and thinner, Zhu said that his tiredness could not be concealed on his face, so he said at the right time: "Walking around this lantern festival is also quite exhausting. Since we are close, why don't we go back first, put away the things we bought, and then come back here."

Zhu said that he shook his head, and after returning to his senses, he immediately felt guilty for Lu Ci, who obviously stayed so long to accompany him: "Thank you brother Lu, I've had enough shopping, I don't need to come back here again, you should take care of yourself earlier. Anxi is."

Lu Ci smiled and said: "Since you have persisted for most of the night, why don't you listen to me and persist for a while? You will not regret it."

Zhu said that although he was puzzled, seeing that Lu Ci really wanted to come back, he nodded and agreed without hesitation.

The two put the things in their hands back home, and when they returned to the venue where the lantern festival was held before, most of the people had already left. However, there were more children with strange behaviors on the streets and alleys. They kept bowing and walked slowly. Walking slowly, stooping down to pick up something from time to time, obviously not here to see the broken lamp.

Zhu said that his thoughts moved slightly, and before he had time to think about it in the future, Lu Ci had already assigned him a path that no one else would find.He stuffed a lamp into Zhu Shuo's hand, and said with a smile, "I just got the fun of lanterns during the Lantern Festival, and it's time to pick up some fun. You might as well look carefully. If you're lucky, you might be able to earn a year's rent." landed."

Because there are so many women who come to watch the lanterns, and most of them wear emerald beads, gold and jade, in the crowd, even if they are slightly squeezed a few times, it is very easy for them to lose their jewelry.

Such fallen emerald hairpins are all regarded as unowned objects. Even if the government knows about it, they will indulge this little fun of "finding relics" and will not make any arbitration on whether its new ownership is legitimate.

Lu Ci was no longer as poor as he was when he first came to Mizhou. Since last year, he no longer participated in the 'treasure hunt', and stopped making small fortunes that depended on luck.

This time I just want to bring Zhu Shuo to experience a lot of fun, and I also want to help Zhu talk.

If you can pick up some good ones, at least it will make the other party a little more financially, so that you don't have to live in a pinch.

Lu Ci didn't look for it seriously, but there were too many pendants, and he picked them up roughly, and got a dozen of them.

After he casually put it in Xiaobu's pocket, he went to meet Zhu.

It's just that, after seeing clearly the great harvest Zhu said, Lu Ci was unexpectedly aphasia.

After a while, he couldn't help laughing and sighing: "You are so lucky."

——I'm afraid that two years' rent is enough.

The author has something to say: Notes:

1. The "Wanzhu Pan" and bamboo tube water extraction method in Baidi City in Tang Dynasty:

Du Fu's "Draining Water" poem is evidence: "Yuexia Qutang is topped by clouds, the rocks are tall and vulgar, and there is no well. Dry. It’s difficult to stay in life, and it’s difficult to fight for water.” The rocks in Qutang Gorge are so hard that wells cannot be drilled, so people connected thousands of bamboo tubes to form a water diversion network to draw water from the Yangtze River in the west of the city into the city.This technique of "connecting the tube to divert water" naturally spread to the Song Dynasty.

Su Shi also made a similar suggestion. He wrote to a friend in Guangzhou, saying that there is a spring in Pujian Mountain (that is, Baiyun Mountain) outside the city, and a big stone trough can be made under the rock, and it can be continued with five tubes of big bamboo, wrapped with hemp, Paint it, go up and down on the ground, and go straight into the city. It is also a large stone trough to receive it, and it is divided into five pipes to divert it into the city, and it is a small stone trough for those who drink it."This water supply network, like the "Wanzhupan" in Baidi City, is a bit like today's water pipes.

("Song: The Dawn of Modern Times")

2. Ladies Lantern Festival:

According to the records of "Meng Liang Lu", on the night of the Lantern Festival, "all the liquor stores also light up the balls, loudly preaching, trying to give a big reward, and prostitutes sit and make noise, seducing romantic children to buy and laugh."Women from good families, after entering the first month, must also dress up beautifully. White, it is suitable under the cover of the moon", and went out to watch the lanterns.So on the street, "Dumin ladies and gentlemen, Luo Qi is like a cloud, and Gai Wuxi is otherwise."

3. Pick up treasure

After the lanterns are collected and people are gone, the citizens of Bianjing and Lin'an have the custom of picking up treasures with lanterns on the road, and they can often pick up the precious jewelry left by the women who watched the lanterns. "Old Stories of Wulin" said: "At the end of the night, there are people who hold small lamps to illuminate the road to pick up relics, which is called "sweeping the street". The relics are often found. It is also the legacy of the Eastern Capital (Bianjing). "" Mengliang There is also a similar record in "Records": "Everyone is reminded by jade leaks frequently, and the golden rooster sings repeatedly, and the excitement is still endless. Even drinking and getting drunk, Qianren supports them, and the jade hairpins are left behind. It is difficult to enumerate."