It seems that I am still too full [travel]

In early summer, Le County is located in the south, and the heat is already coming. Everyone walked all the way, a little hot, but when they walked into the courtyard where the banquet was held today, they were all in one Light, just look at it at a glance, green forests and green bamboos everywhere, lush, red flowers, willows and green, beautiful in all seasons.Suddenly, a cool breeze blows to drive away the heat, leaving only happiness and refreshment.

Because there were so many visitors, Xie Shi didn't bother with the seating arrangements, but let the visitors choose their acquaintances to sit freely.He himself followed Mr. Song and entertained the distinguished guests at the main table.The people at the same table included old friends Song Lao, Song Shou and others specially invited by letter, as well as other academies or famous people from all over the world who were invited. s student.

The circle of scholars is not very big, even if the communication conditions in ancient times were not as developed as in modern times, most of them had correspondence with each other, and there were a dozen or so "pen pals", no matter how bad they were, they had never heard of each other's fame or had ever heard of each other's reputation. Reading one or two articles by others, only Xie Shi stood out from the group of gentlemen with an average age of three to forty. Curious to look at?

However, Xie Shi, who was in the center of everyone's eyes, did not show a trace of embarrassment at this time. Instead, he was calm and calm, not like a complacent young man. All the Confucian scholars nodded silently in their hearts. It seems that this son can win the favor of two great scholars like Mr. Song and Qin Sui.

Xie Shi is naturally not afraid of other people's eyes. After all, when he had a yin and yang physique, he would see "Ah Piao" from time to time. At first he would still be anxious, but after seeing it a lot, he got used to it, and could even turn a blind eye to it.No matter how sharp and piercing the eyes of these gentlemen are, can they be more terrifying than the power of ghosts and gods?

Mr. Song, as the most prestigious person in the group, naturally recommended Xie Shi to everyone.Xie Shi also, as a young man, greeted all the academy chiefs and celebrities present one by one, with an extremely humble attitude.In his heart, although he created a scientific discipline in this era with the knowledge of later generations and his own selfishness, in terms of real learning, everyone present is his teacher.

After exchanging pleasantries, before we could announce the opening of the banquet, we saw a commotion outside.Xie Shi, as the host, naturally couldn't just sit idly by. It sounds like some kind of big shot came from outside?He hurriedly asked Wang Jia to go outside and have a look, so that nothing unexpected happened at the banquet.Song Xi next to him was not as confused as he was, but his expression moved slightly, as if he had guessed something, with a look of joy on his face, he stroked his beard and laughed loudly: "It seems that there are still distinguished guests here today. "

"It's Mr. Lian who came late. Brother Song, don't blame me. It's really a beautiful place in Fujian. Mr. Lian lingered with his friends and forgot to hurry." The voice of Mr. Song arrived before the arrival, only to hear a wayward and unruly voice. The voice sounded, and it immediately attracted everyone's attention.The visitor wore a Huayang scarf and a feather coat. Although he was old and had the style of a famous scholar in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, he was completely romantic and free and easy. Behind him, there were still six famous scholars and talents accompanying him. It is no wonder that he entered the garden in such a battle. It's eye-catching.

With the support of Xie Shi, Mr. Song stood up and greeted him, "It's my Dongcang honor that Yang Tiju and all the sages took the time to attend the lecture in Dongcang, so how can I blame you!"

Old Mr. Song took Xie Shi and introduced to him: "This is the most proud young man in my life. Xie Shi is now taking over Han Xisheng's burden and managing Dongcang on his behalf. You must give him good advice when you come here. "

"I have traveled all the way from Hangzhou to this place, and I have already heard of Xie Shan's fame. When I saw him today, he was really extraordinary. He is indeed a dragon and a phoenix among people."

Mr. Song Xi is naturally happy when his child is praised, whether it is true or not, and he recommended it for Xie Shi: "This is Yang Weizhen, who was promoted by Confucianism in Jiangxi. Although Yang Tiju is a few years older than me, he is outstanding in both poetry and calligraphy. I am far behind, especially in the attainments of Yuefu poetry. It can be said that there is no one who has followed the ancients. I would like to call it the master of the poetry circle in my dynasty. Be stingy with ink treasures, the old man has prepared a lot of poems and notes."

Mr. Song's words caused an uproar among the crowd, and some of them had already recognized who he was. At this time, Shao Shan, the head of Rongshan Academy, stood up excitedly, as if he didn't expect Dongcang Academy to invite someone like Yang Tiju. The leader of the poetry circle is a great Confucianist.

Xie Shi was also shocked. The great Confucian Yang Weizhen in front of him may not be as famous as Tang and Song poets such as Li Bai and Du Fu, but he is known as the "generation of poets" of the Mongolian Dynasty. He can be recorded in history Great Confucianism!

It's a pity that this big brother Yang has an upright personality and unrestrained behavior, so that his official career has repeatedly suffered setbacks. Xie Shi is not a person who studies history, but he knows this, because this big guy gave himself the title of "old iron" and thus impressed him It's very profound - Mr. Yang didn't time travel, he just called himself "Old Iron" because he was good at playing the iron flute.

When Yang Weizhen heard that Mr. Song had written a lot of poems and papers, he immediately smiled: "We were on a cruise in Hangzhou and received an invitation to the lecture from Jing Lian. I saw the beautiful letter paper and bookmarks used by your academy. Absolutely, its color is very beautiful, it doesn't seem to be any old paper in the world, I am quite curious, and I also heard that Dongcang's lecture was given by Xie Sheng, who is very famous today, so I came here happily, but I didn't expect to linger on the scenery on the road and missed the time. "

Just like handsome guys love to deal with handsome guys, celebrities always make friends with celebrities. Both Yang Weizhen and Song Shou are from Suzhou and Hangzhou, and they are also well-known scholars in the southeast. What's more, the two have a deep friendship and are best friends with each other , Song Shou sent an invitation post, even if Yang Weizhen had no interest, he had to give three points of face.

When he mentioned this, the rest of the people also thought of a major reason for attending the meeting, and praised: "The paper used by your academy is elegant and refined, and it is a treasure. Jian Bimei."

"Brother Guo's statement is wrong. Both Xuetao's and Xie Gong's papers are monochromatic, while Dongcang's papers coexist in various colors. In my opinion, Dongcang's paper is better than the former two."

Xie Shi guessed that today's scholars would like this new style of colored paper, but he didn't expect their enthusiasm at all. Before it was printed and released, people have already started to pursue and maintain it!

Xie Shi cupped his hands and said to everyone: "Thanks to all the gentlemen for your love, this new style of paper was created by accident in my bookstore. Due to the difficulty of printing and production, there are not many of them now, but gentlemen came from afar to attend the meeting. They will be given away one by one after the end.”

What he said aroused a lot of discussion from the crowd, and the shy scholars who loved new papers were naturally happy, thinking that this lecture was the right one for them, and some kind-hearted middle-aged Confucian scholars thought that there were hundreds of people who attended the meeting without saying anything. Man, if everyone in Dongcang Academy sent book notes, it would cost a lot of money, after all, the cost of new notes is not low at first glance.

Xie Shi smiled without saying a word, and did not mention that the cost of the book is not high. He just said: "BMW is a gift for a hero, and a good letter should be a gift for a celebrity. If the gentlemen feel sorry, they will write flowers and leave a lot of Chinese sentences here. Put it on the paper."

Yang Weizhen patted Xie Shi's shoulder with a big laugh, and said, "Young friend Xie is very generous, since that's the case, then we will be disrespectful."

Xie Shi silently resisted the movement of rubbing his shoulders. This boss Yang is indeed a self-proclaimed "Old Iron", with an iron sand palm that is incompatible with a weak scholar, these vigorous slaps almost sent him away!

Even though he complained in his heart, he was still humble and gentle when he thanked him on the face, and he did his best to act as a good host: "Now is the time for banquets, gentlemen, please take a seat. They are all things from the countryside. If there is any lack of hospitality , don’t expect anything strange.”

The arrival of Yang Weizhen, the leader of the Southeast Poetry Circle, obviously excited the Confucian scholars present. Even after they were seated, some scholars still came to see and greet them.But soon, as one after another seasonal delicacies were brought to the table, the bustle caused by the arrival of celebrities could not overcome the charm of the food, and was suppressed.

Since it was not yet noon, it was customary to serve fruit plates and wine at the banquet. Xie Shi thought it was too cliché to directly serve fruit plates, so he directly changed it to an elegant and refreshing assorted ice bowl. It is the turn of spring and summer, and everything grows season.In the school field allocated by Dongcang Academy, there is a lotus pond of tens of mu. Although it cannot produce crops, the river fresh lotus root produced every year is sweet, crisp and tender, with a unique flavor.

Everyone saw that on the table, there was a green-glazed and thin-bodied porcelain bowl with a size of one or three inches, and a young lotus was used as a cushion. Under it was crushed ice, and on it was filled with gorgon rice, white lotus root slices, fresh lotus pods and Fresh water chestnut.

The pharmacy does not accept the newly grown gorgon rice. Although it is not spared to use it for food, it is extremely tender and fresh. It is light yellow and tender after being boiled in cold water; When the mud is completely removed, the appearance becomes clear and silvery white. The white lotus root is a fruit lotus root, thin and long, like a small jade stick. After peeling, it can be eaten raw directly. It is sweet, crisp and tender, with juice; The same-born fresh lotus seeds are thin and full of grains, and together with the fresh water chestnut with the purple shell removed, they are all seasonal river fresh products.

In addition, there are water chestnuts, fresh almonds, fresh hazelnuts and walnuts in the bowl, and then decorated with fresh peaches, golden apricots and sweet plums, with candied dates and tomato red fruits from Xie Shitian. Poured with sweet-scented osmanthus honey made from icing sugar from Cen's Sugar Factory, river fresh fruits and wild fruits, fresh fruits and tender vegetables, green and white, red and yellow embellishments, such an ice bowl, even if you don't eat it, it's pleasing to the eye, full of freshness , Eat it down, it is to dissipate the heat and heat, and it will be a living god.

"June is hot and hot, so I brought a bowl of crystal ice. The green lotus brings out the fresh fruit, and I feel cool and refreshing." Yang Weizhen, who was also seated at the main table, let out a long sigh of relief, chanted a poem, and then sighed : "This thing is wonderful, and it is better for relieving summer heat!"

Although the old Mr. Song Xi next to him was also satisfied with his meal, he showed a proud expression at this time, "If you talk about relieving the heat, Hanyan ice is the best, and this crystal ice bowl is still inferior."

Yang Weizhen claimed to travel to the mountains and rivers and eat all the delicacies in the south of the Yangtze River, but he had never heard of this Hanyan ice, so he couldn't help asking curiously: "I don't know what this Hanyan ice is?"

Song Xi said mysteriously: "If Yang Tiju and you friends stay in Dongcang for a while longer, you can taste it. It won't be hot enough. You have to wait until the fireball hits the hot summer. You can't find such delicious food anywhere else." Xie Shi looked at the old man with a smile on the side using fried ice as a hook to fool Mr. Yang, and couldn't bear to tell him that he would serve fried ice with cherries when he watched the theater at night.

However, fresh fruits and river delicacies are by no means the protagonists of today's banquet. Soon after the ice bowls were removed, several snacks were brought up one after another.Xie Shi made a plum blossom pastry last winter, it was very popular, and even attracted Shen's father and son back to Suzhou, and they still couldn't forget it. Naturally, he couldn't miss this flower feast.The authentic method of flower cakes comes from rose flower cakes. Xie Shi did not favor one over another, but replaced plum blossom sauce with rose sauce to make authentic rose cakes.

The magnolia flakes are pure and flawless, a noble flower. After picking the petals, wash them, drag the noodles and fry them in a pan with sesame oil, and then they become magnolia flakes, which are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with both meaty and floral fragrances; specially made golden magnolia flakes The chrysanthemum-shaped chrysanthemum jelly, with light pistils and fragrant veins; a bowl of double-skin milk, poured with a spoonful of osmanthus honey, the milk is full of fragrance, and it is extremely fragrant; there is also wisteria flower and noodles made of wisteria cake , accompanied by purple and yellow, one bite, the silky petals and the fragrance of the flour are perfectly blended, and the teeth and cheeks are fragrant...

There are more than a dozen kinds of dishes, most of which are flower dishes. At the end, there is a small ingot dumpling made of thick petaled white chrysanthemum and pigeon meat, so as not to get tired of eating too much pastry on the table.Xie Shi was very impressed with this dish. This small ingot dumpling has a lot of background. It is said that it is a favorite of the Empress Dowager Cixi!

Xie Shi was the first to think of it when he specially organized an arty flower banquet to entertain literati and refined scholars.Sure enough, during the dish test, the small ingot dumplings made with white chrysanthemum and pigeon meat were very popular, and even Wu Bai proposed to include it in the new dishes of the academy cafeteria, but Xie Shi rejected it. Looking for so many white chrysanthemums with thick petals, he emptied all the white chrysanthemums in Le County and the surrounding counties for the flower feast of the lecture this time!