The Little Officials of the Song Dynasty

The first Symposium on Aquatic Landscaping in the Song Dynasty kicked off in Daxiangguo Temple, because it has a good and long history of cooperation with Kaifeng Prefecture, and many activities are held here.

Aquatic lovers from all over the world gathered together. A few days ago, many aquatic plant tanks were set up here, and vendors who sell aquatic plant landscaping can also rent stalls here.

The seminar will be held for five days in total. There are a few people who are very good at playing aquatic plants in Bianjing. They will speak one by one, talk about their experience in raising aquatic plants, and communicate with everyone.

Although not many official people came, this is an international exchange meeting after all, so the imperial court even sent a painter to record this rare scene on the spot - of course it cannot be Zheng Ling, as one of the bosses of Shuijingji, he himself I have to go up and speak.

Although there are stalls for this seminar, they do not sell tickets to the outside world. Each participant is issued a certificate, and a few admission passes are also issued, which can be regarded as tickets for relatives and friends of the participants. It is said that the price is very high on the black market.

Yun Yanhui specially invited his new friend Shen Kuo to participate in the social life of Bianjing.

Shen Kuo's father came to Beijing to report on his work, waiting for the next position to be arranged, and would live here for a while.He was very surprised that Shen Kuo stayed out for one night and brought him the special grape wine from Kaifeng Mansion when he came back.

Shen Kuo's father, named Shen Zhou, asked his son what his friend's position was in Kaifeng Mansion.

Shen Zhou was even more surprised when he knew that there were only small officials with no establishment.This wine is only for Kaifeng Mansion, and there are very few nobles. If this is the case, then this little official is really doing well in Kaifeng Mansion.

Isn't it just a good mix?Shen Kuo introduced it to his father.

Only then did Shen Zhou realize that many of the things he was familiar with were actually promoted by this person.Later, he wandered around in Beijing, and found out one more thing, that is, this person is still helping the government invest.

Besides, he is a temporary worker, but he actually has a family background, and he is the nephew of Zheng Zhiyuan of the trial court.

In this way, when Shen Kuo often went to Yun Yanhui to visit those famous people in Bianjing, his father would not object even more.

Shen Kuo entered the seminar venue with his admission card, and saw people from all over the world gathered in groups with different accents, discussing the sample water tanks on site.

Although aquatic plant landscaping has not been popular for a long time, the preferences of different countries have changed significantly.For example, people from the Liao Kingdom, who are Buddhists, prefer to stop in front of those Zen-like water plant tanks.

Shen Kuo looked around a few times, but he didn't see Yun Yan coming back, so he simply went to the stalls selling fish, and wanted to buy some fish back.

I don't know where those fish came from. They are colorful and very beautiful. Shen Kuo took a fancy to the small fish with golden tail and asked the vendor how much they sold.

The vendor didn't even bat an eyelid, "Shi Guan!"

Some unremarkable things are unexpectedly expensive, and this is sponsored by the Kaifeng government. The participating vendors must not increase the price randomly. When Shen Kuo heard this, he did not doubt that these fish were not worth the money, but he did start thinking about whether to spend it. This money is gone.

At this time, Shen Kuo was patted on the back, and when he looked back, it turned out to be Yun Yanhui's older sister, Zheng Shuangyi, who said pleasantly, "Miss Zheng, where is your younger brother?"

"It should be dispatched later, Zheng Ling is going to speak soon." Shuangyi said, "You can take a stroll here first, and if you need help, you can ask any staff member dressed like me for help." She pointed to herself As expected, many of the uniforms on his body were dressed like this, so they were easy to identify.

"Okay, thank you." Shen Kuo smiled slightly.

Shuangyi immediately walked away, and Shen Kuo turned around, "Well, this fish..."

"I'll send you off! Send you off! Hehe." The vendor immediately started packing small fish in containers made of huge bamboo tubes.

Shen Kuo was puzzled: "Why? What does this mean?"

The vendor glanced at Shuangyi's back, and said timidly, "You are friends with the young lady of the Zheng family, how dare I take your money..."

Shen Kuo: "..."

Shen Kuo thought for a while, the vendor's expression doesn't seem to be respectful, does it?Why is it more like fear?

In the end, Shen Kuo didn't accept the fish either, but after inquiring about them, he found out something that surprised him.That is Yunyan's three siblings, and two of them are notorious in the Daxiangguo Temple area...

That's right, it's a bad name!

This is completely inconsistent with their image.Whether it's Yun Yanhui, who is gentle and gentle, or Zheng Shuangyi, who is petite, warm-hearted and kind despite her good skills, they are not what the street vendor described.

The vendor even said something that Shen Kuo couldn't understand, "When it was like this back then (swipe and pull your hand under your chest), it was terrible", but when Shen Kuo asked carefully, he fell silent again.

"...It must be rumors!" In the end, Shen Kuo decided to believe his eyes.

At this time, the seminar officially started. Zheng Ling introduced the event on the stage, and said a few words, mainly to advertise Shuijingji, confirm the authoritative status of Shuijingji, and then introduce the person who gave the lecture people.

Shen Kuo saw that Yun Yan had also turned off the stage and stood aside with his arms folded, so he went up to say hello.

Approaching from behind, I saw someone running over, and said to Yunyan: "Brother Yan, there are a few hooligans outside who don't have a permit and want to sneak in, what should I do?"

Yunyan glanced back at him, "Do I need to say that? Open the door and let Shuang Yi go."

The man nodded heavily, "Yes!"

Shen Kuo: "..."

Yun Yan didn't say a single word of bloody violence, but the cruelty hidden behind it was horrifying!

Yun Yan seemed to notice the gaze behind her, and when she turned around, she saw Shen Kuo, "Hey, brother Shen, you're here."

He came over very friendly and took Shen Kuo's arm, "Come on, don't stand there, there is a seat for you."

Shen Kuo was dragged away by Yun Yan with a dazed expression...

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Yun Yan took Shen Kuo to his seat and introduced the people around him. It turned out that they were all well-known figures in the scholastic circle and lovers of aquatic plants.

Shen Kuo's thoughts were pulled back to reality at once, and he greeted them happily.

Shen Kuo found that these people listened attentively to the speech, and the occasional conversations were all about aquatic plants.I can't help feeling awe-inspiring, it seems that the wind of raising aquatic plants is blowing all over Bianjing Shilin. If anyone wants to enter this circle, aquatic plants may be a good stepping stone.

Although this was discovered, Shen Kuo did not say anything.

After a lecture, it's time for a break.

Yun Yan went back to chat with Shen Kuo. He wanted to combine Kaifeng lanterns with Kongming lanterns, and asked Shen Kuo if he had any suggestions.

Shen Kuo thought about it, and sure enough, he made some comments on the materials.

At this time, a businessman squeezed over, "Brother Yan."

Yun Yan looked up and greeted with a smile, "Boss Hao."

This Boss Hao is the boss of Haoyao Colored Porcelain, which was named the first Daxiangguo Temple International Food Festival. He cooperated very happily at the beginning, and the relationship was also very good later.

After aquatic plants became popular, Boss Hao also became obsessed, so he also appeared here today.

However, he came to find Yunyan now, not because of the aquatic plants.

"I finally found you. I've been looking for a long time. I'm getting old and my eyesight is failing." Boss Hao sat down with a box in his hand, looked at Shen Kuo and said, "I wonder who this brother is?"

"It's my friend, Mr. Shen Cunzhong, we are chatting, what's wrong?" Yun Yan asked back.

"There is something I want to tell you." Boss Hao smiled sheepishly, "Did I come at the wrong time?"

Shen Kuo stood up immediately, and said humorously: "A gentleman has the beauty of an adult, let's take turns to chat with Yunlang."

Boss Hao laughed and bowed his hands to Shen Kuo to express his gratitude.

Yunyan looked back at the box in Boss Hao's arms, and had an intuition that it was related to it, "What good things did Boss Hao bring?"

Boss Hao gave a thumbs up, sat closer, blocked the people behind with his body, opened the box, revealing a delicate jug inside, with delicate patterns on it, the most peculiar thing is that its appearance It is a pot, but there is no lid at all.

Boss Hao whispered: "This is the backflow pot that we have made recently. The beauty of it is..."

Yun Yan looked at the jug in surprise, and continued, "Pour wine from the bottom of the jug without overflowing or dusting?"

Boss Hao looked at Yun Yan in amazement, and it took him a long time to return to normal, "As expected of Brother Yan, you can see the mystery at a glance. If I didn't know who you are, I would have thought you had peeked at our firing process .”

Boss Hao turned the pot over, and sure enough, there was a plum blossom hole for filling water at the bottom of the pot.

This kind of backflow pot uses the principle of siphon. Yun Yanhui also saw an example in a physics book, so he remembered it.

There is a water separator inside the backflow pot, and the liquid will not overflow when it is injected. After the small hole is filled with liquid, the pot will not leak when it is placed upright.Because the seal is strong, it is less likely to get dust inside.

In this way, the whole pot can be said to be completely natural, perfectly reflecting the wisdom of ancient craftsmen.

Boss Hao said: "This is the secret recipe we bought at a high price, and we made it according to it. I believe it must have a big market."

"Yes, with your craftsmanship and the exquisiteness of this pot, it will definitely be a hit." Yun Yan replied.

"That's why I came to you, in fact, to ask for your help and introduce someone from Liao." Boss Hao watched Yun Yan return eagerly.

As soon as Yunyan came back, she knew that Boss Hao also wanted to make money from the Liao people.

Of course, Yun Yanhui agrees with this kind of thing, "Don't worry, Boss Hao, I know the person who brought the group this time, and I'll introduce you to make friends. When the time comes, ask him to bring back a few backflow pots and your sales method."

Boss Hao was overjoyed, and took Yunyan's hand back to thank him.

Boss Hao didn't dare to say it, he once suspected that Yun Yanhui was the reincarnation of a good fortune boy.Apart from the fact that he has a lot of ideas, and this person is very generous and capable. He is the kind of person who earned a total of [-] copper coins today, and can take out [-] of them to treat everyone to dinner, and earn double the money the next day. people.

I still remember that when he stayed with Yunyanhui, he could always hear Yunyanhui urging him to spend more money, saying that it would create more value.

Yun Yanhui recommended such an important contact without even thinking about it.

"There is a saying in my hometown that it is really good to call everyone well." Yunyan smiled back, "Boss Hao, I can give you a suggestion, do you want it?"

Boss Hao nodded vigorously, "Yes, of course!"

"But what I have is just a suggestion in my mind. How to achieve it, I suggest you ask that person for help." Yun Yan pointed back to Shen Kuo, who was looking at the scenery with his hands up and down, "Actually, his brain It works better than me."

Boss Hao was already very itchy about what kind of advice Brother Yan would give him, and at the same time, a thought flashed in his mind, his mind was better than Brother Yan, so what is the origin of this guy?