[Comprehensive] The days when I pretended to be a meow in the Forbidden City

Bai Jintang moved very quickly. The printing method of the tabloids sponsored by the Bai family is different from ordinary tabloids. They use a new printing method found by his second brother. The wax sets it in place, and finally the paper is covered, and in no time a tabloid can be printed.

It is precisely because the Bai family has mastered this method that the Bai family occupies a leading position in this market, because their news has always been the latest and most authoritative, and at the same time, because of the tabloid outlets of the Bai family all over the place. , itself also accepts information sold by people in the Jianghu, but because the authenticity of the Bai family still needs to be verified, so this part of the information is usually a little slower, but it is still a source of information.

Bai Jintang got inspiration from Xia Anran's comment, and there was an extra section in the new issue of the school newspaper, on which was written a comment: This news is unconfirmed, and any inaccuracies are purely coincidental.

Yes, that disclaimer is the talisman of the tabloids.

Xia Anran, who was far away in Songjiang, didn't know that someone had learned to use his exemption clause. He was busy continuing to write the article at this time, because this time the script was in the form of serialization. Serialization means that he has to control the plot more rigorously, so he has not been given the opportunity to correct his previous mistakes. The delivery time he agreed with Bai Jintang before is once a week, which means that he must complete it within a week. Writing and revising tasks.

And the most troublesome thing is that because the original manuscript was handed over to the Bai family, he could only rely on his memory to follow the flow of the head.

This is a bit urgent for Xia Anran who is used to updating on a yearly basis.Xia Anran sometimes has some distressed thoughts at Calvin's time: This is probably the pressure and pain brought about by turning a hobby into a job, but overall, he is still in pain and happiness.

The source of happiness is that since the end of the festival, it means that the salvage season in Songjiang Prefecture has officially started.

Spring and summer are the time when most fish migrate. At this time, the fish basically return to their birthplace to mate and lay eggs. In order to breed offspring, these fish have eaten a lot of plankton in the ocean before. Make yourself fat and strong.

After this season, fishermen will stop fishing for a period of time in order to ensure the next year's catch, so that the fish that escaped from the first salvage can return to their birth point smoothly, love and have children and multiply.Of course, another reason for stopping fishing is that after the spawning of fish is over, their size will shrink sharply.

The fisherman's construction method is basically consistent with the modern fishing moratorium.This is related to the concept of "hunting and killing" that has been handed down in our country since ancient times.

Be full of gratitude, thank God for the gift, get what you need, stand in the present, but also see the future, this is the unwritten and unwritten order that every relevant practitioner gets from the mouth of the predecessors, all rely on self-consciousness educate.

In modern terms, it means sustainable development, which can meet the needs of life without endangering the ability of future generations to meet their needs. This kind of thinking has existed in ancient times, and it is not created by modern times.

This year, the weather in Songjiang is warmer earlier, and there are more sunny days. The long sunny days make the algae in the ocean multiply and the plankton increase, which attracts small fish schools, and the small fish schools attract fish that feed on them. Medium-sized carnivorous fish, and finally the gathering here and the smell of blood attracts large fish.

The latter two are the main hunting targets of fishermen.

Carnivorous or omnivorous fish are usually tastier than herbivorous fish.Because the body of herbivorous fish will accumulate the peculiar smell produced by algae and certain microorganisms. In river fish, this smell is what we often call earthy smell, especially in the case of benthic grass carp. more serious.

Of course, compared with river fish, sea fish have a lighter odor. After all, most of their main food is algae near the water surface, as well as plants such as kelp, but it is not completely absent. It is said that some people do not like to use herbivorous fish because of this. taste.

Carnivorous fish has a relatively higher fat content, is fatter, and because of hunting exercise, it will also have a greater amount of meat and tighter flesh.And it is not easily affected by the environment, so the price of carnivorous fish in the market is generally higher than that of vegetarian or small fish.

Xia Anran has spent the past few days wandering around the stalls set up by the fishermen after the fishing boats returned to the port. The catch here is usually bought directly by the manager of the restaurant, even some fishing boats The restaurant itself is what serves these restaurants.

There are also quite a few fishermen and the restaurants they serve are not even in Songjiang, but in farther places.

After the fish is salvaged, there will be a carriage loaded with ice waiting for them on the shore every day, and the live fish will be handed over seamlessly. These fresh sea fish that have just been caught ashore will be transported back to China through the developed transportation network of Song Dynasty on the same day. Everywhere, maybe in a day or two, this well-preserved sea fish will be served on the table of a certain nobleman.

Of course, the price of such a long-distance transportation is naturally high. According to historical records, Song Renzong once ate flower clams at that time. After asking the price of this pot of flower clams, even the emperor of the Song Dynasty said that the price was really expensive. It was too expensive, and he ordered the dining room not to cook this dish in the future, because he was afraid that he would bring the bureaucratic extravagance of the Song Dynasty to prevail.

But in fact, most of the cost of this part is the additional cost of transportation.

For people on the seashore, the price is naturally much lower, especially some fish with bad quality will be sold at the port every day. Most of these fish with bad quality are due to the process of salvage. , its body was traumatized due to struggle, or in the process of transportation from the coastline, it collided with other fish and caused the fish to be no longer intact.

For animals like fish, seawater itself contains many microorganisms. Once they have wounds on their bodies, they will quickly rot and produce peculiar smells. Naturally, this kind of fish cannot be sent to the table of nobles.

Slightly larger restaurants will not buy this kind of fish, just because its shape is no longer perfect.Most of these fish will only become the fisherman's own food or be sold directly in the fishing port at a lower price.At the same time, there will be some strange species salvaged sporadically, such as seafood jellyfish and the like, because they are not in large numbers and cannot be sold at a good price, they will be sold directly at the fishing port.

If it is cooked and eaten quickly, this kind of wound will not actually affect the deliciousness of the fish, which is a delicacy that only fishermen can eat.

In addition, there may also be some relatively rare seafood, such as starfish, jellyfish and the like.

Xia Anran also once saw a moray eel biting a skinned fish and was thrown into a basin. This moray eel should not be an offshore species, it belongs to the benthos of the ocean, but it is obviously because it is Chasing this skinned fish accidentally crashed into the net, and was caught by the fishing net arranged on the water surface.The East China Sea is the main production area of ​​conger eels, but this season's conger eels are not the best, and this is a male one, which can't make a dish with just one, so it is sold at a low price.

This conger eel ended up in the stomachs of Xia Anran and Sikong Zhaixing. Half of the eel was fried and half of it was steamed with wine, served with fish soup made from skinned fish. Finally, the life-and-death couple got to know each other in the stomachs of these two young people. will go.

After picking up a leak once, Xia Anran became more interested in visiting the fishing port.

These days, he has greeted the proprietress of the hostel where he stayed. He added some money, and the boss allowed him to use the back kitchen of the hotel. The kitchen can only be used by staggering the peak hours of restaurant operation.

Xia Anran didn't care about this, he would go to the fishing port every morning to take a stroll, and then wait until the evening to go there again.

Generally speaking, the price in the morning will be cheaper, because most of the fishing boats leaving the port in the morning are small-scale offshore operations, while large-scale deep-sea fishing is still floating at sea at this time.In the evening, when the sun is about to set, it is the busiest time. At this time, besides private individuals like Xia Anran, there are also many shopkeepers or shopkeepers who open restaurants in Songjiang Prefecture wandering around the fishing port.

What kind of good materials these shops can sell tonight depends entirely on what the boss can find.In the process of wandering around and waiting for the fishing boat, Xia Anran naturally met many enthusiastic bosses. Under the hospitality, Xia Anran soon became a customer of these restaurants, and her relationship quickly developed to the point where she could talk to the boss. The level of hooking the shoulders.

When a week passed, when he was handing in the manuscript, he looked at the shopkeeper of the Bai family's pawnshop, quite speechless.The shopkeeper of the pawn shop is a kind-looking middle-aged man. He was stunned for a moment when he saw Xia Anran, and then his expression suddenly changed, "But Mr. Xia? The owner of the house has already told the little old man, please hand over the manuscript to me." good."

His eyebrows were raised high, and he looked at this little friend who was using the Bai family's pawn shop again in disbelief. He looked around and made sure that there was no one else in the room, so he leaned over and whispered, "Ah Yue, what are you doing?" Still here."

Sikong Zhaixing didn't change his face, only showing some suspicion, "Ah Yue? Uh, but Mr. Xia, the younger one's surname is Zhou..."

Xia Anran looked at him silently.After the two looked at each other for nearly a stick of incense, the smile on Sikong Zhaixing's face gradually froze, and finally he slapped the table with a look of annoyance.Sikong Zhaixing put his face in front of Xia Anran, and yelled at him in a broken voice, "How do you know?"

His voice was not loud, as if he was afraid of alarming someone. "I checked it many times this time, and there must be no flaws! Even the son of the shopkeeper this week didn't find it!"

Seeing that he was really close, Xia Anran couldn't hold back in the end, he stretched out his hand to pinch his cheek before Sikong Zhaoxing could react, then squeezed his fingertips with a smile, and recalled Just the touch.

Especially amazing!Sikong Zhaixing's subject of disguise this time is an old man. Since he is an old man, it is natural to make the skin more loose. If it is modern, there are special makeup appliances and gels for styling, but in this era without chemical industry, young Sikong I don't know how to do it, the skin on his face looks like the normal sagging of the old man's skin.

The tentacles even carry some warmth.

Xia Anran put her hands behind her back, trying to suppress her curiosity that was about to explode.

Oops, I really want to try to see if I can tear off the sagging part of the skin!

You have to hold back, Xia Jingxi, otherwise you will reap an angry Sikong boy.He smiled innocently at Sikong Zhaixing's furious eyes, relying on the boy Sikong who seemed to be afraid of something, spread his hands in front of him, "You gave me my manuscript fee too?"

"Pa" Now that it was exposed, Sikong Zhaixing patted his palm expressionlessly, and then both of them retracted their paws behind their backs, hissing - it hurts, why is this man's hand so hard!

Xia Anran didn't think much about it yet, but Sikong Zaixing showed some confusion. He looked Xia Anran up and down, but for some reason he didn't say anything in the end, he just waved his hand and took out the An envelope "Here you are, an ultimatum for you."

"There is no news about your life experience, so I asked someone to do it from the south. The management there is looser and easier to manage."

Xia Anran took her forged ID card, but did not open it to look at it. She gave this very capable little partner a thumbs up, and then asked, "How much money do you want?"

"Remember it first, and then calculate it together after I complete your commission." Sikong Zhaoxing waved his hand, "By the way, what did you vote for the Bai family? They were vague and unclear when handing over. Seeing that Xia Anran was holding a stack of manuscripts in his arms, he raised his eyebrows, "Are you contributing manuscripts to the Bai family?"

Xia Anran paused, he wanted to deny it very much at this moment, but... the skill of my little friend is simply a huge bug, even if he denies it, he can still get the truth from others.

It wasn't something that had to be kept secret at first, but now that you lied to someone, it would hurt your feelings. Xia Anran readily nodded and admitted, but Sikong Zhaixing didn't continue to ask. He rubbed his chin as if he was thinking about something. Seeing this, Xia Anran An Ran sat next to him and poured plain water for herself, and drank tea there alone, but his eyes fell on Sikong Zhaixing whose expression changed repeatedly, he turned his head slightly, somewhat curious, but he felt the same Sikong Zhaiyue is a gentleman's friend, since he doesn't talk about it, he won't take the initiative to find out.

After a few breaths, Sikong Zhaixing suddenly jumped to sit beside him, leaned close to him and asked in a low voice, "You have a letter now, but you want to leave Songjiang?" Xia Anran gave him a negative answer.

The reason is simple, the fishing period hasn't passed yet—ah no, he still has to complete the task, so why not go or not.

Seeing this, Sikong Zhaixing nodded his head to express his understanding. After the two of them finished their business, Xia Anran didn't ask him how he pretended to be the shopkeeper, and how he would hide it from others. After all, he couldn't always pretend to be in charge. Part of it also belonged to Sikong Boy's professional secrets. Although Sikong Boy said that he was advancing towards the thief, he always felt that this person was doing espionage.

When it comes to espionage, he thought of his own man, and that horrible thing, and suddenly he was a little sluggish again. Seeing this, Sikong Zhaoxing was a little puzzled, he leaned in front of the counter, "What's wrong?"

Xia Anran shook his head. Seeing that he seemed to have sorted out his emotions, Sikong Zhaixing stopped asking, "I found out some of your clothes. They are made in the south. The satin and silk fabrics are decorated with brocade," he stared closely. Looking at Xia Anran's eyes, "It's brocade."

"And this kind of warp and weft color, and double-sided embroidery feature, is the feature of a very famous weaver girl in the south."

"You should be from the south, and your status...is not low."

Xia Anran frowned, "Brocade?"

In the Song Dynasty, there were restrictions on people's clothing at first, such as color and material, but later because the common people had their own pursuit of clothing, they all said that I don't listen to me, and I don't listen to what I shouldn't wear. Which one is good to wear? In the end, the royal family could only act as if they hadn't seen it.

Therefore, if it is the former dynasty, brocades can basically be worn by people with titles in the family. In modern times, it can only prove that the rich.

Xia Anran nodded, waiting for young man Sikong to continue, but Sikong Zhaixing shook his head, "No more, it will be broken when we find out, that embroidered lady was hired by the palace, and I can't contact anyone for a while, I have already I asked my friends in the south to inquire about it."

Hearing this, Xia Anran pondered for a while, "Wangfu...?"

He rested his chin with one hand, and frowned, "Which palace?"

"Pingnan." Sikong Zhaixing paused, then smiled, "You and I thought about going together, but I inquired, there is no shortage of people in Pingnan Palace, especially at your age, there is only one son , the prince is still studying in the palace, "

Xia Anran breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the words, as long as it has nothing to do with the palace, he just heard that Nanfang was hired by the palace, so he had a bad feeling.Here I have to mention that China's control of military power in the four directions of southeast, northwest, or certain forces has been basically the same since ancient times.

Zhenbei, Nan'an, Dongping, and Xining, from these four titles, we can see the attitude of the Chinese nation towards these four directions for a long time, especially the north. Of course, there are differences depending on the power system, such as nomadic As far as the Yuan and Qing were in power, the north was their backing.

And Xia Anran has a natural dislike for the title of Nan'an. Of course, Pingnan in this world is similar.

The reason is very simple. The reason why he logged out in the first world was because the Prince of Nan'an County in the Red Mansion World caused troubles.And the reason why the Fujian garrison at that time was mobilized and it was too late to return to aid was precisely because of the trouble caused by the king of Nan'an County, which caused the Japanese pirates to land and invade, and Yongchun was invaded.

As long as it's okay with Pingnan Palace, otherwise, it would be so bad.

He thanked Sikong Zhaixing, no matter what, at least he knew... his body should be inseparable from Nanfang.

Xia Anran's heart is calm, he knows that this can only be done slowly, and the young man Sikong is already very capable of inquiring about this in such a short period of time.

After all, Sikong had to take care of his hidden needs here, so he didn't draw a portrait for someone to identify, otherwise the portrait should be the shortcut.What's more, the easiest way to judge his origin is to listen to his accent, but Xia Anran was born in the south, but has lived in Luoyang in the north for decades, and his accent has long been assimilated.

And the most troublesome thing is, even if it is a northern accent, his accent...cough, it is not the northern accent of today, the Luoyang accent hundreds of years ago is different from the present one, although Sikong Zhaixing is considered well-informed, but Hearing Xia Anran's accent, he really couldn't judge for a moment.

It can be called a dead end, or a difficult situation created by Xia Anran for Sikong Boy.

The two chatted for a while, and Xia Anran left. Although he didn't know why the boy Sikong pretended to be the shopkeeper of the Bai family's pawnshop, as a friend, Xia Anran still respected his little partner.He also invited his friends to go to the new store he discovered at night and eat the store's hidden menu.

That's right, ordinary small shops will have some hidden menus. These are different from the dishes that are usually written on the menu. Only regular customers may know them. If you want to ask the boss if he has this dish today, it may be that he must have this raw material by chance. Talent, when visiting the port, Xia Anran got into a mess with the owners of small shops, he doesn't open a shop, but he is very good at eating, he also knows how to eat, and he is good at cooking fish, he is good-looking (cough).

The bosses sometimes invite him to eat together when they have something new to see how it can be improved. In this way, Xia Anran, who is obviously not a local, quickly becomes more familiar with the local shops than the young Sikong, who seems to be a native of the local area. .

It only took a day for Sikong Zhaixing to turn from dumbfounded to convinced, and finally followed Xia Anran for four or five nights, until later, Sikong Zhaixing was so sad that he really couldn't eat any more!In the past two days, I feel that I have gained a lot of weight. I don't know if it is an illusion. It is a bit difficult to use the light exercise, and he still has a task, so he can't stay for a long time, so he left Xia Anran and ran away in a panic.

Xia Anran felt a little regretful, but even if he was left alone, he couldn't stop him from eating and eating.

The manuscript fee paid by the Bai family was not low, plus he still had more than 300 taels of silver before, although Xia Anran often felt a sense of crisis—he would spend all the money on food.

This seems to be extremely bad. The so-called people have no long-term considerations, and there must be worries in the near future. We should settle down and plan for the future... Although he woke up in time, the time he woke up was actually two months later, when the fishermen Time to stop fishing and let the sea live in peace.

This time, Xia Anran could no longer convince himself that it was because of his greediness, he felt that there was really something wrong with his body.

The thinking of this body is too simple, so that Xia Anran, who lives in this body, is also affected.Xia Anran was meditating in the room. He thought about everything that had happened recently, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt... what he did was like a different person.

Although he really likes food, it’s not to such an extent that he would lose his sanity just because of a few bites. He lived so long in his previous life, and in the end he actually lost most of his sense of taste, and in the Forbidden City, he also lost his sense of taste before accepting the task. I have eaten a lot of good things, and I should never be so greedy.

Another doubtful point is the money spent... He spends money inadvertently, and seems to subconsciously feel that no matter how much money it is, it is not expensive.

However, since Xia Anran started the task, the first world was born as an ordinary person in the Red Chamber, and the second world's Three Kingdoms also came from poverty, and they were engaged in the work of hoarding military rations. There is absolutely no such extravagant shopping habit.

That being the case—

"System." Xia Anran's expression was a little indifferent, "Is there any soul left in this body?"

"Please rest assured, the host. When the host enters the body, the physical body is completely dead. The system is absolutely not allowed to obliterate the original owner. After the host completes the task, a sum of merit points will be handed over to the physical body owner to pay off the cause and effect."

"The system is produced, it must be a fine product."

That's weird.

Since it is a mission, in fact the best way is to plunge into a brand new body. This body is just a member of the crowd and has nothing to do with the goal of the mission. This is the case in Xia Anran's first two worlds. The system will choose to die Or the dead body is supplied to the host.

The first world is Mr. Xia Xiaolang who has died of illness.

The second world is the nephew of Lu Boshe's family who is about to be beheaded by Cao Cao.

After Xia Anran leaned over, although she did suffer a little impact, it was a normal influence brought by a child's body, such as lethargy, inability to think at a high frequency, etc. He is also an adult, and Xia Anran did not feel the shackles of a child's body when using it, so he thought it would have no effect.

In fact, just the opposite.

He was influenced by this body to character.

He carefully reflected on his actions, and judged that the original owner should be a rich man, but lacking in scheming, and even a little stupid. Therefore, what he did these days was more childish than a child, and he treated people and behaved differently. It's more unfamiliar and natural... It's not a bad idea, at least if it's Xia Anran from Han Da Sinong, I'm afraid he won't be able to shoulder shoulders with the restaurant owner.

Xia Anran blinked, he didn't know how the original owner of this body died, but if he is still alive...he must be a person who is very good at making friends.He was a little bit embarrassed, if it wasn't for the soul influencing him... then it was the subconscious mind, and I'm afraid it could only be overcome by his own willpower.

He settled down and calculated his current situation first. He had a relatively stable income, but because the contract he signed with Bai Jintang at that time was similar to a sharing system, it was still unknown how much he would get in the end.That being the case... Xia Anran is going to find another part-time job for herself.

He set up a stall and ran to the street to write letters.

In the Song Dynasty, the status of cultural people is very high, but the number of illiterate people is not low. Writing letters for others like Xia Anran is a way of making a living for literate people. Originally, they set up stalls on the street. This matter is not up to him. There used to be a scholar who set up a stall on the street for a long time, but he was going to take the exam this year, so he would not be free to set up a stall because he was concentrating on studying.

Xia Anran took advantage of the fact that no one had discovered the place, so she quickly moved a small bench to occupy the space. The people of Songjiang Prefecture who came to write letters did not react much when they saw that the person had changed. After asking clearly about the price, they waited nearby Then they were pleasantly surprised to find that this little brother writes better!

Regardless of the fact that the villagers are illiterate, whether the handwriting is good or not has little to do with whether they can read or not. For a while, someone even came to ask Xia Anran to help write the tracing red characters, and took them home for their children to learn with this font.

Of course, Xia Anran can't listen to what they say, let the children trace his fonts, the most suitable fonts for children to practice calligraphy are horizontal, flat and vertical. Although the fonts he uses to write are beautiful, but they have their own style, he also After writing a few big characters and handing it over to the entrusting uncle and aunt, they unexpectedly opened up a new business route.

Letter writing doesn't pay much, but it's an extremely interesting occupation.

In the process of writing letters for others, Xia Anran inadvertently inquired about a lot of information through small talk, for example, it has been seven years since she ascended the throne, and the Empress Dowager is listening to the government behind the curtain.

For example, Kaifeng has a new governor named Bao Zheng. He is a young genius, but he passed the Jinshi Section. He used to be the county magistrate of Dingyuan County. Knowing later that the officials actually dreamed of this person and invited him to meet, only then did they know how capable this person is, he can understand yin and yang, and judge ghosts!

People in Songjiang Mansion gossip, but Xia Anran is thinking about it.

He found something wrong with the timeline.

In the past, the timeline of the Three Kingdoms was a combination of romance and official history, and the chronological year was roughly unchanged, but now... the basis of the timeline of this world seems to be completely following "Seven Heroes and Five Righteousness".

The age difference between Bao Zheng and Song Renzong is more than ten years. Renzong ascended the throne at the age of 12. If he ascended the throne for seven years, he would be 19 years old now, and it will not be older. After all, once it is the age of the crown, it is inevitable for the Queen Mother to return to power As for the matter, he has not heard the news of anyone forcing the Empress Dowager to return to power. Judging from this, the little emperor should not have a weak crown. Therefore, the officials have no legitimate reason to ask the Empress Dowager Liu to retreat behind the scenes.

But how do you listen... Bao Zheng is only in his early 20s?

This, this, this algorithm... always feels a little subtle. Renzong and Bao Zheng are similar in age, which means that Renzong is more likely to treat Bao Zheng as a friend. Most of Bao Zheng's political views are correct in the eyes of later generations. , especially for the top of the military system.Bao Zheng in the novel can be regarded as a main combat faction, at least a preparatory faction. If his age is close to that of Renzong, and the two of them are like in the novel, trusting each other and supporting each other along the way, then it is very likely that Renzong's life will be changed. idea.

In fact, Renzong in the novel is still relatively tough.

Suddenly, he discovered a bright spot in this mission world. If... If Renzong's foreign attitude can be changed, and preparations can be made before Jin and Xixia have risen, can this most brilliant event in ancient Chinese history be avoided? Dynasty, the result of being trampled by nomads?

Xia Anran squeezed her fist and reminded herself that it would be too arrogant to think so.

What ability does he have to change the thinking of an emperor of a country, and more importantly, even if he changes the thinking of Emperor Renzong, how can he tear a bloody path among the stakeholders of the Manchu Dynasty?

At night, Xia Anran was lying on the bed tossing and turning. In order to save costs, of course he did not turn on the lights. The room was completely dark, with only a faint light coming in from the moonlight.It was also a coincidence that he didn't fall asleep because of something on his mind, so he was lucky enough to enjoy the "night attack" situation in a martial arts novel.

The young man sat up calmly under the mosquito net, raised his hand, and took down the crossbow machine hanging on the wall. When outsiders broke into the door, the machine buckle was snapped.