Go to Kaifeng to be a civil servant

Sweating lightly through Biwan,

In the Ming Dynasty, Fanglan was bathed in the Dragon Boat Festival.

The fragrance is full of Qingchuan.

The colored thread is lightly wrapped around the ruby ​​arm,

The small talisman hangs obliquely on the green cloud servant girl.

It's been 1000 years since a beautiful woman met.

——Su Shi's "Huanxi Sand?Dragon Boat Festival

May [-]th is the Dragon Boat Festival, the day of the summer solstice in ancient times, the day when the descendants of the dragon totem sacrificed, and the day when the Sanlu doctor threw himself into the river to commemorate it. It is said that there are customs of wearing sachets, hanging wormwood, and wearing "baisuo" since ancient times.

"Baisuo" - also known as longevity thread, continuation of life thread, continuation of life thread, prolonging life thread, longevity thread, etc., with different names. It is customary to tie five-color silk into a thread during the Dragon Boat Festival, or to decorate the door, or Wearing it on the body can avoid disasters and illnesses, bless health, and prolong life.

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On this day, which coincides with the first day of May, Kaifeng Mansion is full of excitement, with servants in the soap class busy up and down, hanging wormwood and washing the courtyard, all in preparation for the Dragon Boat Festival.

Mr. Gongsun was picking wormwood in the back garden of the government office, and he told the Zaoli beside him: "You guys, hang these handfuls of wormwood in front of the doors of the east and west rooms. In front of Master Bao's bedroom, there are two more, hanging in the flower hall and in front of the study."

"I obey." Several Zaoli took the two bundles of wormwood, just about to turn around, but suddenly bowed and clasped their fists at the same time and said: "This subordinate has met Mr. Zhan."

Gongsun Ce turned around and saw the person behind him dressed in red, with sword eyebrows and star eyes, it was Zhan Zhao, the fourth-rank imperial guard with a sword.

"Is there something wrong with the guard?"

Zhan Zhao's expression hesitated, his dark pupils flickered in all directions, his pair of long eyelashes flickered several times, and then he said a little embarrassedly: "Mr. Gongsun, Zhan just wants to apply for another sword spike from Mr. Gongsun..."

"Sword tassel?" Gongsun Ce's phoenix eyes slightly opened, and his eyes shifted to the Juque sword in Zhan Zhao's hand—as expected, the bright yellow sword tassel that was often attached to the hilt disappeared.

The straight figure was slightly awkward, Zhan Zhao lowered his eyes and said: "Jian Sui is still there at night, but when he gets up in the middle of the night, Jian Sui is gone. This situation has lasted for seven or eight days, and Zhan is also very upset." untie."

"Oh..." Mr. Gongsun lowered his eyes slightly, and said after a pause, "It's alright, I'll just accompany the guard Zhan to the warehouse to get one."

"Zhan Zhao thanked Mr. Gongsun." Zhan Zhao clasped his fists.

After the two left in a hurry, the Zaoli beside Gongsun Ce dared to straighten their waists, picked up the wormwood, and hurried to the back office, chatting as they walked.

"Hey, you said it's just a sword spike, isn't it the same as having it or not?"

"Cut, what do you know! If there is no tassel on Mr. Zhan's sword, wouldn't he lose his momentum when he wields his sword? Think about it, every time Mr. Zhan wields his sword, the bright yellow tassel on the hilt will float away!" Floating, how chic and majestic!"

"Come on, what are you talking nonsense! Don't talk nonsense if you don't know! I heard from the brothers who watched the night watch last night that Captain Zhao was careless when catching the assassin last night because Mr. Zhan didn't have a spike on his sword. Master Zhan chopped off half of his hair, and he is still sad this morning!"

"Hey? What does the disappearance of Jiansui have to do with Captain Zhao's hair being cut off?"

"Think about it, when the assassin comes in the middle of the night and the lights are dark, Master Zhan's sword is so fast, we usually can't see it clearly during the day, let alone at night? Although Xiaowei Zhao's skill is better than ours, he can still see it. I don’t know if it’s true! Usually there’s a conspicuous yellow spike that dangles, but you can guess some of Mr. Zhan’s sword moves, just be careful. Now that the spike is gone, it’s going to be troublesome!”

"Oh...so that's the case. In this way, the disappearance of Mr. Zhan's Jiansui is really a big deal!"

"That's not true! But it's strange to say, who is free to steal the Lord's sword spike?"

"Yeah, it's really weird, the person who stole Jiansui probably took the wrong medicine!"

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"Ahei! Ahei! Ahei!"

On the market outside the Donghua Gate, Jin Qian kept sneezing, spit spattering, and the people on the opposite side retreated frequently.

"Hey, little servant from Kaifeng Mansion, it's almost time for a cup of tea after you sneeze, is this 'Baisuo' still on sale today?" Someone in the crowd shouted.

"Sell! Of course!" Jin Qian rubbed his nose, looked up and shouted, "Twenty cents a piece, first come, first come, no jumping in line!"

"Hey?! Twenty cents? Wasn't it only fifteen cents yesterday?" Someone in the crowd shouted dissatisfied.

"What? Think it's expensive?!" Jin Qian put one hand on his hips, held up a "baisuo" in the other, stared at him, and shouted fiercely, "you get what you pay for! See our 'baisuo' Is there a yellow line inside? The yellow thread taken from the fringe of the ancient famous sword and the Juque sword! To ward off evil spirits and drive away evil spirits, to protect the house and the family, to bring good luck and good luck, it is a unique skill!"

"It was the same yesterday..."

"Hey, big brother, you don't know about this. Master Bao has touched this sword tassel today. Do you know who that master Bao is? He is a man of god who judges yang by day and yin by night. This sword tassel was touched by Mr. Bao, and it is more effective than the monk in the temple! It can drive away evil spirits and protect the soul, so the price of today's Baisuo is naturally different from yesterday's. As the saying goes: there is this "baisuo" beside body, don't be surprised if you knock on the door in the middle of the night! "

After a pause, looking around at the expressions of many people, Jin Qian raised his eyebrows and continued: "If there are still people who think it's expensive, you can buy the 'Baisuo' for three pennies and two taels over there. We won't force it!"

There was a sudden commotion in the crowd.

Suddenly, a young man suddenly took a step forward and said loudly: "Brother, I'll buy two!"

All the people suddenly became confused.

I saw a group of aunts and daughters-in-law rushing up, pushing the man aside just now, yelling: "Get out of the way, get out of the way, what are you doing with Mr. Zhan's sword spike?! Brother, sell it to us first!"

"Hey, why do you old ladies buy it first?"

"Let me first! Me first!"

wow wow wow...

"Don't squeeze, don't squeeze! Line up, line up! Everyone has a share!" Jin Qian held a lot of "Baisuo" in one hand, and was busy collecting money with the other, his narrow eyes had already narrowed into a slit.

Tsk tsk, with the royal cat in hand, you don't have to worry about food and clothing!

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At dusk, in the Confucius Courtyard of Kaifeng Mansion, two figures, one thin and one Confucian, were sitting around in the wing room, discussing secretly.

"Mr. Gongsun, today's results are good. A total of 30 taels and [-] yuan were sold."

"Captain Jin is working hard."

"The responsibility of the subordinates! It's just...Mr. Gongsun, can the dose of the medicine in Mr. Zhan's dinner tonight be increased by a little?"

"What do you mean by Captain Jin?"

"Master Zhan has been taking the drug for several days, and the effect of the drug is gradually weakening. Last night, my subordinates stayed outside the house for half the night. It was hard to wait for the effect of the drug to take effect. They entered the house and stole the sword... Today, the subordinate seems to be a little bit cold. shape."

"However, if the dose of this medicine increases, I'm afraid..."

"Mr. Gongsun, don't worry, there is a prescription here, which will have no adverse effects on the human body. You can try it, sir."

"Hmm...it really is a good prescription! Jinbu has good medical skills."

"Mr. Gongsun congrats!"

"Captain Jin, I don't understand something, and I hope that Captain Jin can help me clarify my doubts."

"Sir, please speak."

"Why did the Jin police insist on making 'Baisuo' from the sword tassels worn by Zhanwei? The common people have no way of knowing whether it is actually Zhanwei's sword tassels. Wouldn't it be easier to pretend to be from the stock in the warehouse? Why bother?" trouble?"

"Mr. Gongsun's words are wrong! Integrity is the most important thing in business, and there must be no deception, otherwise there will be endless troubles and worries of God's wrath!"

"Captain Jin's words are true, Gongsun Ce has been taught!"

"Mr. Gongsun, please be polite!"

……

"...Is Captain Jin still doing something?"

"This subordinate just wants to remind Mr. that [-]% of the silver taels sold will be used as government subsidies, and the remaining [-]%..."

"Of course it belongs to the gold policeman!"

"...If that's the case, this subordinate will leave. Mr. Zhan has to trouble Mr. Gongsun for dinner."

"To each other, we will bother Detective Jin tomorrow."

"Crack" the door panel lightly closed.

The person left in the room twirled his black beard with his hands, narrowed his eyes slightly, and murmured: "Integrity is the most important thing in business... Is it really because of this?"

A smile spread over the Confucian face of the head of the Kaifeng Mansion.

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The sun rises in the east, and the sky is full of dawn.

It took Zhao Hu half an hour to tie up his half-length hair, and hurried out the door, but just as he stepped out of the threshold, he almost bumped into someone.

"Master Zhan?" Zhao Hu was surprised.

I saw the red-clothed guards in front of me, with puzzled faces and frowning sword eyebrows. When they saw Zhao Hu, they came back to their senses after a while and said, "Zhao Hu, have you ever seen the tassel on Zhan's sword?"

"Ah? Jian Sui disappeared again?!" Zhao Hu was shocked, his scalp tingling.

Zhan Zhao nodded, his starry eyes flashed inexplicably, and then he sighed slightly: "I'm afraid I'm going to trouble Mr. Gongsun again..."

Zhao Hu also sighed, stroked his obviously half-short hair, and followed the red-clothed guards in front of him to the Confucian Academy.

Neither of them noticed that at the corner of the wing, one person was squinting his eyes, with the corner of his mouth curled up, looking straight at the backs of the two of them.

Cats, cats, we are a dignified modern future man and Kaifeng chief black-bellied Gongsun Zhuzi have two swords, are you afraid that we can't fix you?

Tsk tsk, it's really refreshing, breathing smoothly...