Be a master through ancient times

"Dragon Boat Festival, zong leaves are fragrant; mugwort leaves and calamus, bent to follow the customs; dragon boat races, hundreds of boats vying for the flow..."

Standing on the high platform, Chu Ci slowly opened the prelude to the dragon boat race and poetry competition with a clear and melodious voice.

While listening, Lu Zhifu leaned sideways and whispered to the officials next to him: "There is indeed something about Chu Tixue. Although he is young, he looks very sophisticated in his behavior. He has only been here for more than a year, and I feel that Zhangzhou The mansion seems to have changed the sky."

He looked at Chu Ci with some admiration in his eyes, and the officials who listened to him secretly curled their lips inwardly. I don't know who gave him a blow when he first arrived, but now he has changed his rhetoric, not because of Chu Ci. For the benefit of learning.

Although he thought so in his heart, he didn't say this in his mouth: "The lower official thinks that you, the magistrate, have good leadership. When Chu Tixue first came, he didn't see such methods. He must have been with the magistrate for a long time. , and learned a little bit by ear."

The magistrate likes to listen to good words, and the corners of his mouth could not help but rise when he heard the words, but he said seriously: "Master Liu, please stop talking like that, I am not so capable."

Mr. Liu snorted again in his heart, and just about to say something, he heard that Mr. Zhifu was already invited to give a speech on the stage, so he hurriedly reminded him.

Lu Zhifu tidied up his clothes, walked up to the high platform with his head held high, took Chu Ci's stick, and began his lengthy speech.His thick voice spread out through the things in front of him, and the common people on the entire beach basically heard his voice.

Zhifu Lu himself was also a little surprised. When he heard Chu Ci speak just now, he only felt it was clear, but he never thought that this thing could help him.Although he was very curious about this object, he also knew that it was not the time, so he restrained himself and continued his speech.

At this time, Chu Ci had already stepped down after completing his mission. He wiped the sweat from his forehead, thinking that May is indeed a poisonous moon, and even the sunshine is more vicious than usual.

He had spoken so much on stage just now, even with the help of the loudspeaker, he had exhausted all his strength to speak out. In the final analysis, the loudspeaker was too simple, and the sound transmission effect was not as good as modern ones, but in general , It's still better than yelling at the top of your throat.

Seeing that he cleared his throat, Chang Xiao immediately asked for a cup of tea from the side and handed it to his master.Chu Ci took the tea ceremony and thanked him, then drank the half-warm tea in one gulp.After drinking two or three cups in a row, he felt his throat feel better.

Chu Ci really missed the unlimited supply of tangerine peel pills, hawthorn pills, and green plum pills when he was in the capital. Those things contained herbs that moisten the throat and relieve cough. Just take one pill, and the problem of dry and hoarse throat can be solved.These balls are somewhat like the modern watermelon frost, golden throat and fat sea teacher companions, but compared to these things, these balls are obviously more delicious.

The more Chu Ci thought about it, the more he felt that his throat was dry. He decided that when he got back, he would ask Butler Xu if there was a pharmacy under his control. After this thing was made, he would buy some as welfare and distribute them to the masters who were fighting on the front line. , also protects their delicate throats.

Just when his thoughts were wandering, Zhifu Lu finally finished his speech. He hadn't been so energetic in a long time, and he spoke for half an hour before he stopped.Fortunately, the common people are quite new to this kind of close contact with the prefect. Although most people can't understand what he is talking about, they still listen to it with dignity.

After Chu Ci finished speaking, his hands were quicker than his heart, and he clapped unconsciously. Seeing this, the others also clapped.For a moment, there was thunderous applause on the beach, and the atmosphere became very warm.Hearing the applause from the audience, Lu Zhifu blushed with excitement, and when he walked off the stage, he was dizzy and almost fell down.

About a hundred teams signed up for this dragon boat race, most of which were self-organized by the people. In order to win the prize, they also took a lot of domineering names, such as "Tiger Team", "Wolf Team" and so on. " and so on, and some people took a "flying fish team", it is estimated that they want to sail as fast as fish.These colorful flags with names written on them are stuck at the stern, and the difference between them can be seen at a glance.

Chu Ci’s yamen got a very common name, it’s called “Ti Xue Division Team”.Those adults actually wanted to choose a fancy name, but Chu Ci said that the more fancy the name, the harder they would be ridiculed when they lost.They thought about it and decided it was better to keep a low profile.

At this time, when everyone saw the big men with tangled muscles in the civilian team, they felt that they had the foresight to learn from adults.These people are obviously here for the rewards, not to mention being a student, I am afraid that even the yamen servants may not be able to beat them, these people look like they have been scurrying around in the water all year round.

With the sound of the first soaring cannon, the dragon boat team members who were ready to go in the sea all lowered their bodies, held the wooden oars tightly, and waited for the three cannons to start sprinting.The drummers standing at the bow are also ready to boost the morale of their team.

On the shore, those who participated in the poetry competition have already got the test questions. This time the competition is for quatrains, five or seven words are acceptable, the content must be related to the Dragon Boat Festival, and the four rhymes are limited to one stick of incense.

When the incense burns, it is almost enough for the dragon boat to go back and forth from the starting point to the ending point.

The talented scholars here are racking their brains to write poems, and the dragon boat over there has left the starting point after three gunshots.

"Come on, Uncle Tiger!"

"Brother Tiger, come on!"

Chu Xiaoyuan and Zhong Liyu on the left side of Chu Ci, and Fu Mingan and Chang Xiao on the right side were all driven by the surrounding atmosphere, and began to shout loudly to cheer up Zhang Hu.In particular, the two little ones yelled with their hands in a trumpet-shaped circle on their faces in order to make their voices louder, which looked like two small morning glory.

Chu Ci was amused by his own imagination, and immediately attracted dissatisfied eyes from the four nearby, what, it's fine if you don't help, but you still laugh at them!

Chu Ci was afraid of making the public angry, so he had to yell along with him twice. Of course, he couldn't just call Dahu.

When the other adults heard it, they also shouted. The sense of collective honor has been very strong since ancient times.

Officials from other yamen were standing on the sidelines reservedly, but now they were robbed of the limelight by Tixue Division, and immediately felt displeased, so they also began to organize people to wave flags and shout.

The sound on the shore encouraged the team members in the water, and they rowed harder. The dragon boats were really like giant dragons churning and shuttling in the sky. The white waves were like clouds in the sky. In it, ride the clouds and ride the fog.

The students who wrote poems on the shore saw this scene, and inevitably their eyes lit up, and inspiration came. It should have been something improvised.

The track has a total of two miles, or 1000 meters, which not only tests their physical condition, but also their endurance and explosive power.In the end, the top three were all taken over by civilian teams. The people in these teams were either sailors with the ship, or workers who moved goods at the wharf. No matter what aspect they were, they were stronger than the people in the yamen.

The Tixue Division team was unexpectedly ranked in the middle and lower reaches. Chu Ci was very relieved when he knew the result. His idea was that he should not count down.

While the dragon boat team members were slowly paddling back, people from the poetry competition here also began to submit their works slowly.Since Chuci was the main judge, he had to sit on the stage first and review the poems selected by others one by one.It is unavoidable that some people are favoritism. The poem does not write the name, but only the number. When the final result is judged, the list will be announced.

When the dragon boat team members came back, all the poems of these people were handed in. After repeated selection, Chu Ci selected [-] excellent works of the Dragon Boat Festival that were full of literary talent and suitable for the situation.

Lu Zhifu ordered people to bring the rewards prepared by the government to the stage, and then began to roll out the awards, among which the first prize in the dragon boat race was awarded 200 taels of silver, No.2 was rewarded with 150 taels, and No.3 was rewarded with 100 taels.In addition, there are several other items, all of which were "friendship donations" by merchants in Zhangzhou Prefecture for this event.The same is true for the poetry competition, except that most of their prizes are stationery, while the dragon boat competitions are basically food and utensils.

After a vigorous competition, the people of Zhangzhou Prefecture may not be able to do without this topic in the next few months.

Chu Ci obeyed his own ideas, and sure enough, when he returned to his residence after the game, he went to Steward Xu to ask about the pharmacy.Butler Xu was a little flustered when he heard that he was looking for a pharmacy at first, thinking that someone was feeling unwell.When I found out later that he just wanted to make some meatballs, I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"I have several pharmacies under my command, but most of them are in Xijiang Province. The only ones who came with me were the doctor and a few of his apprentices from the smallest one. Not long ago, the old man bought a shop in Qianjie. They, if Lord Chu is in a hurry, I'll have someone call them over."

"Uncle Xu, didn't I say, you just call me A Ci, there is no need to be so polite." Chu Ci corrected his address first, and then said, "There is no need to let them come over, we can just go to the pharmacy directly , there are a lot of things there, the doctor can find all the medicinal materials on the spot after reading the prescription, and it will save trouble."

Steward Xu saw that Chu Ci insisted, so he stopped calling Mr. Chu. He said, "Ah Ci is so considerate to his subordinates, it's really a blessing for them. If that's the case, let's go there now, and I'm afraid we will be closed if it is later."

Chu Ci nodded, went out and took a carriage with Butler Xu to Fu'an Hall on Qianjie Street.As soon as the shopkeeper of Fu'an Hall saw the owner coming, he immediately went out to greet him.

"Master Xu, why are you here at this time? Could it be that you are sick? It just so happens that Dr. Yang is arranging herbs in the backyard. I'll call him right now!"

"Old Zhao is not busy. The old man is not here to see a doctor, but Master Chu has something to order. You go and invite Doctor Yang and his apprentices over."

Shopkeeper Zhao immediately turned around and walked to the backyard. After a while, he brought over a doctor in his fifties, followed by several young people about seventeen or eighteen.

"Hi Doctor Zhao, I came here rashly. Please don't take offense if you disturb me." Chu Ci's attitude towards doctors has always been very good. "I have a prescription here, and I want to ask Doctor Zhao to help me make a pill. Can you?"

Dr. Zhao was a little nervous. He said politely, "My lord, you don't need to be polite. The grass-roots people will do their best to do things for you." He took the prescription and looked at it seriously.

"This prescription is very wonderful. Both the combination of medicine and the dosage are just right, and it can also maximize its efficacy. It's wonderful!" Dr. Zhao felt as if he had found a treasure, and his original nervousness turned into a frenzy, "Master Chu, Cao Min dare Just ask, who opened this recipe?"

Chu Ci said: "There is nothing to hide. This prescription was originally prescribed by a doctor in the capital, and it was finally obtained through the hands of the head of the Imperial Hospital."

Dr. Zhao was so startled that he couldn't keep his mouth shut for a long time. This is actually the imperial prescription!He suddenly felt that the thing he held in his hand seemed to weigh a thousand catties, and he seemed to be unable to hold it!