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

The light boat went all the way south, and as the temperature rose, the scenery we saw also changed.

From the plains, to the hills, and then to the rolling mountains.

All the way from the north of Zhejiang to the south, turn to the Qiantang River along the Yangtze River and go all the way. The water of the Qiantang River changes with the seasons. It is the rainy season now, and the current is turbulent. Fortunately, the boatman is a skilled old man. Clearly.

The small boat the two were sitting on was moving between the mountain streams, and the narrowest part was only for two boats to run side by side. After saying a few words, he responded a few times, supported the long pole, and waited for a while in a slow stream, and saw a small boat passing by on the opposite side. The opposite boat should be a family heading north, headed by a middle-aged beautiful woman She expressed her gratitude to Shen Qi and Xia Anran from afar.

This is because Xia Anran's and Shen Qi's boats are official ships, and the opponent's boat theoretically needs to stop and let them pass first, but the Qiantang River flows from south to north, Xia Anran's boat is going against the current, and the speed is slower, while the other side's boat is going downstream , the speed drop is not easy.

So Shen Qi let them go first.

Xia Anran and Shen Qi clasped their fists together in return, and the two boats just passed each other.

Xia Anran and Shen Qi landed in the south of Zhejiang Province, and joined Shen Qi's leading bodyguards. The two rode on horseback, and their luggage was placed on the carriage pulled by mules and horses.

Xia Duoduo, who was a little unhappy because of going ashore, flapped his wings and landed firmly on the top of the carriage, squatting in the position of a hen hugging a nest.

After being condescending, its mood became visibly elevated. Looking around with its long neck, it seemed very novel.

Xia Duoduo followed them all the way, went into the water to swim with the boat during the day, went into the water to look for food from time to time, squatted on the bow of the boat and let the boat run on its back when he was tired, and went to find Shen Qi when he was hungry. When it rained heavily, he huddled in the cabin and ate Xia Anran's steamed buns.

In the past month, he has grown fat and strong, and his white hairs are all shiny.

——It looks very delicious.

The white goose family was raised as a guard goose at Xia Anran's neighbor's house. This goose's perception of itself has always been fighting, fighting, fighting.

It has never realized that it will be eaten, so when it is watched by passers-by, it not only does not panic, but shakes its chest hair, spreads its wings and flaps itself, showing that it is particularly mighty and majestic.

——It looks more delicious.

The eyes of passers-by on the side of the road became even hotter, but because the owner of this goose was not easy to provoke, no one took action.

Although I don't understand what's wrong with these military masters, why they take a goose on the road without closing the cage, but judging by the attitude of these people, they seem to be very accustomed to it, so many people think that this is a custom in some places.

They naturally don't know that this goose is difficult for ordinary people to deal with. It has fought with Shen Qi all the way. Since the last time it saw Xia Anran's clothes wet, it will be taught a lesson. It is like a masochist possessed, wanting to be with When the boss got into a fight, he went to wet Xia Anran's clothes.

Is Xia Anran easy to provoke?

Although you can't buy geese for a while when you travel to the south of Zhejiang, you can still buy ducks.

One day after Xia Anran got his clothes wet again, he asked the boat owner to find someone who stocked teal ducks and asked him to buy a duck. Then he asked Shen Qi to tie Xia Duoduo to the mast and stab him in front of it. Chop it down and kill the duck to show the goose.

Hehe, as a food material, in front of the person holding a kitchen knife, do you know if you have a sense of food material?

The two were so cruel that they told Xia Duoduo that the duck was bled, plucked, cut into pieces and then fried, and they fried it together with the chili that Xia Duoduo liked to eat.

During the whole process, Xia Duoduo was forced to watch this scene with Doudou's eyes, and was sluggish for several days. After that, he instantly figured out the food chain on this ship, and he should be the weakest.

This little weak chicken Xia Anran, who was seen by him with one eye in the past, may be the boss.Later, when Xia Duoduo went fishing, he often did not forget to bring back one or two small fish for Xia Anran.

Cough, this is a digression, anyway, between skinning and being beaten, Xia Duoduo's martial arts has improved very fast, maybe the goose is really talented in fighting, sometimes when Shen Qi is bored, he will take the initiative to find him to loosen his muscles and bones.

As an ordinary person, Xia Anran certainly wouldn't think there was anything wrong with this, after all, it was a goose whose fighting power was at the top of poultry.

Now it has the confidence to stand on it and overlook all the passers-by. Before passing the customs, it was hugged by a military man directly by a hen, put it down in front of the mule cart splint, and stuffed it into the cage.

When entering the customs, they will go through strict inspections, including their belongings and luggage will be opened and inspected to prevent people hiding inside. As for why Xia Duoduo was taken off, firstly, it is to prevent someone from taking it and eating it, and secondly, the roof of the carport The white ball on the top looks too conspicuous, and it is easy to make people think that it is some kind of Peugeot or a hint.

In order to avoid misunderstanding, the soldiers stuffed the geese into the cages they made.

Xia Duoduo stuck his head out from the gap in the cage, and when he saw that no one was there, he could only squawk non-stop in dissatisfaction.

But fortunately, this road is full of people entering the customs, and there are no less poultry. A quacking goose is not too eye-catching among a group of chickens and ducks.

Both Xia Anran and Shen Qi didn't notice what happened later, they took out the official seal and dish book and showed them to the soldier at the pass, and when the soldier saw that he was an official from Fujian who was about to take office, his attitude improved a lot.

He clasped his fists and bowed to the two, "So it's Mr. Shen, Mr. Xia, I'm sorry."

Officer Xiao Bing spoke well, but with a Fujian accent, he spoke to the soldier next to him, motioned for him to take his place, and led the two of them to Xianxiaguan Station.

Officials can stay at the post station for free on their way to office. Even if they don’t stay overnight, passing officials still need to leave their stamps at the post station.

This is to ensure that the official department far away in the capital can know where the officials have gone, so that they can know their location. If they are not in office for a long time, they will find people along the way to ensure the safety of the officials.

At the same time, the postmaster of each post station is also obliged to record the appearance and characteristics of the lodging officials. This is to prevent someone from replacing him. It is said that similar things really happened in the previous dynasty. It is basically impossible in this dynasty. Xia Anran's appointment On the paperwork, I wrote my physical features, including height, shape, face, accent, etc., and there was also a small portrait.

Shen Qi took the roster respectfully handed over by the postmaster, wrote his name on it, and stamped two seals on it.

One is the official seal with Shen Qi's official position, and the other is a private seal. Before the officials are dispatched out of Beijing, they must bring their private seals to the Ministry of Officials as a backup when they receive the official seals and official uniforms.

Xia Anran did as he did, after passing the customs, it would take about five days to go to Fuzhou Xuanfu envoy where Shen Qi worked, and most of them were on mountain roads, so the group planned to stay here for a night to rest, the postmaster naturally had no meaning, so he sent people Welcoming them into the guest room, they ordered people to prepare fodder after their luggage had been checked.

He also told me the time for dinner, and then he said goodbye and left.

As an important pass, Xianxiaguan is also the throat of Zhejiang and Fujian. It is located between two relatively affluent areas. It is also the only channel for Zhejiang to enter Fujian and Fujian to enter Zhejiang. It connects two important commercial areas, and there is an endless stream of caravans , It wasn't until the sun was setting and the door was closed that it became quiet.

The two rested here overnight, had breakfast the next morning, thanked the postmaster for the dry food and continued on their way.

After passing Xianxia Pass, you will arrive in Fujian.

After walking along the official road for two days, the two changed into light boats and arrived in Fuzhou Mansion three days later.

After staying for a day and saying goodbye, Xia Anran took the three personal guards borrowed by Shen Qi and transferred to Yongchun Prefecture.

Fuzhou Prefecture is adjacent to Yongchun Prefecture, and it can be reached in two days by fast horse. Xia Anran is not in a hurry, and has to drive slowly along the mountain road in a carriage.

This place in Fujian is a typical mountainous and hilly area, with eight mountains, one water and one field. Yongchun Prefecture, where Xia Anran works, is not well-known in modern times, but if there is a term, some people may be able to recognize it-Yongchun Old Vinegar.

Yongchun old vinegar, one of the four major folk vinegars in China, is produced here. It is different from Shanxi old mature vinegar, which has a long acidity and clear fragrance, and Zhenjiang balsamic vinegar, which is sour but not astringent, and slightly sweet in the mouth. The acetic acid is not astringent, the aftertaste is full of body fluid, and the taste is lingering. It is also made of glutinous rice and red yeast rice, which has a unique taste.

Of course, the four major folk vinegars have not yet become famous, and the current Yongchun old vinegar should still be a small workshop industry.

The reason why I want to talk about this vinegar is because fermented products have a characteristic, and the temperature and humidity requirements are quite high.

As for Yongchun County in Yongchun Prefecture, as the name suggests, the climate is warm and humid, and it is always spring in four seasons.

Its terrain slopes from northwest to southeast. It is a mountain range, the highest point is a snow mountain with an altitude of [-] meters, and the east is a hilly valley intermountain basin.

Although the climate is pleasant, the area that can be planted is not much.

Xia Anran had already gotten out of the car to grab the soil before, this place is mainly made of brick red soil and red soil, the soil is loose and easy for plants to take root, but these two soils are both acidic, and many plants that like alkaline cannot grow well in this soil.

Fortunately, rice has a good ability to accept acidic soil. Along the way, he saw many paddy fields scattered among the ridges.

The people of Fujian are extremely industrious, and their unfavorable geographical location forced them to reclaim almost every piece of land that could be reclaimed.

It really gave him a big problem today.

He watched and thought all the way, and when he arrived at the Yongchun county government office, he already had some ideas in his mind, but he had to confirm with the former county magistrate whether it could be implemented.

Yongchun County belongs to Yongchun Prefecture, and above it is the Fujian Chief Political Officer. Although he is only a seventh-rank official, the area under his rule is not small.

Xia Anran put on her official uniform and jumped off the carriage. The former magistrate of Yongchun County who got the news had personally greeted him at the gate of the county yamen.

He is a junior, at the same level, he should worship first.

This lord Qin had a good grade in the official assessment last year and was about to be promoted, so he had a very good attitude when he saw Xia Anran.

After confirming that there were no problems with Xia Anran's official seal, letter of appointment, and appointment letter, he very politely introduced the county magistrate and county lieutenant of Yongchun County to Xia Anran, and then took out the booklet to inform Xia Anran about the situation in Yongchun County.

Xia Anran had just arrived here, so naturally he didn't rent a house, so he invited Xia Anran to live in the county government first. Their family has built-in real estate in the county, so they can still live here. There are four or five rooms in the county government office, he has one room, the remaining three rooms are for the three soldiers, and one room is for Shen Qi, which is just right.

Xia Anran wrote a few short letters to report to his relatives and friends that he was safe, and dragged the servants to the official post that day, and slept comfortably, without any dreams. The next day, he was disturbed by the crowing of birds Awake.

Putting on his outer robe, he walked to the yard after washing. The county government office is located on the busiest street in Yongchun County. Now the sky was dimly lit, and there was still some time before going to the government office, so he walked out of the county government office. Ya, I want to take a look at this authentic Minnan Street.

But soon, he was forced to communicate with the locals by writing and drawing because he could not understand the Hokkien dialect.

The author has something to say: this transition.

Uh, I'm afraid you don't get it right, they are: Fujian, Yongchun Prefecture, and Yongchun County from big to small.Fujian chief envoy, governor of Yongchun Prefecture, county magistrate of Yongchun County.

Then the administrative center of Fujian is in Fuzhou Prefecture, and Shen Qi went to work in Fuzhou Prefecture, on the edge of Yongchun Prefecture, riding a horse for 2 days.

An Ran's place of work is not close to the sea, and it is a city away, so it will not be directly affected by Japanese pirates, and it is almost Jiangzi.

When I said Yongchun, some babies realized it. Yes, Yongchun is very famous for its oranges and vinegar.

Of course, there is also bamboo shoot jelly (this author really wants to try!!! It looks delicious from the description)

Some people say that they can't figure out the names, Xia Anran and Xia Jingxi are the protagonists, and Xia Duoduo is the goose because it has a lot of things to do.

Duo Duo Goose followed Shen Qi, because Shen Qi is a big boss... But something happened later... Cough cough.

Yesterday I seemed to hear someone ridicule that we know how to cook and can't catch geese?Stupid, we don't need to catch it, foodies are infinitely powerful when they eat.

Usually 0.5 geese, when they are hungry, they will become 1.5 geese. I have seen my father catch pigeons with one hand. == Since then, I know that as long as I can cook with my own hands, I can travel all over the world. Don't be afraid, hehehe.