Chapter 281: Memories of March (Part 1)

Spring comes very quickly, Jinling is warm, and in a blink of an eye, the earth revives.

After mid-February, the grass was green, the peach blossoms were in full bloom, and the crowds of people were bustling. However, soon Jinling ushered in another continuous rain, and the warm weather became colder.

"Wontons! Wontons with thin skin, big filling, fresh and hot stuffing!" On a street, as soon as the sky was dawn, there were old men carrying wonton loads and walking around the streets shouting.

"Apart from wontons, there is anything else to eat?" At this moment, an ordinary carriage stopped in front of the old man, and the person who was sitting in the car lifting up the curtain and poking his head out to ask.

When the old man saw that the business came, he quickly put down the wonton bun and shouted: "This guest official, the old man not only has wontons, but also sesame cakes!"

"Browse five pancakes and eat wontons here!" the man said and walked out of the car.

After a moment, the old man saw it clearly.

The man is about thirty years old and dresses normally.

My own wonton skin is thin and the filling is big, and the soup is also made of the recipes passed down from ancestors. It is indeed fresh and hot. Many people like to eat his wontons, but most of them are ordinary citizens, and a few yamen runners also like it.

Therefore, although there are not many people coming out of this kind of carriage, it is not very rare.

I thought to myself that the movements on my hands were not slow at all, and on his burden, there were everything.

There is also a wooden drawer in the middle of the pot, spoon, stove, firewood, bucket, and there is a wooden drawer in the middle. The wontons wrapped at home, and the clean dishes are placed below, with meat filling and seasonings on it.

He picked up the small bench and said, "Your guest, please sit down."

As he said that, he was busy. After a while, a bowl of hot wontons were cooked. Looking at the coachman, the guest told him to cook another bowl, and then he ate the pancakes himself. He thought the taste was really good and it could be said to be delicious.

Another bowl of wontons was cooked and the coachman came over to eat.

After finishing eating here, I packed ten sesame cakes as requested by the guest and handed them over. The guest gave the money and got on the carriage and left.

"Wontons! Wontons with thin skin, big filling, fresh and hot stuffing-" After a while, the old man's shouts sounded again on the street.

"Sir..." The driver who was driving the car was a little reluctant to speak but stopped at this time.

"What do you want to say?"

"Sir, I'm just a little surprised..." The person in front said restrainedly.

"Haha, what happened just now?" This pleased myself. The person in the carriage said with a smile: "If you are in our business, you have traveled around the world, what identity has you never pretended to be? How much younger is that I will never reveal my flaws even if I go to a restaurant and be a servant. You, stay for a while longer, and you will know the mystery!"

"…I understand!"

The carriage kept moving into the imperial city. Because it was not yet dawn, there were not many pedestrians on the road. After entering the imperial city, except for the patrol soldiers, no ordinary passers-by could be seen again.

After many inspections, they arrived at a yamen and stopped the carriage in front of the gate.

"Zhang Baihu, I heard that you had gone out of the far door, but just came back?" The two men standing at the door greeted him when they saw the people coming out of the carriage.

The Baihu is not a big official, but the Baihu who works in the Thirteenth Division of Jinling all have some skills.

"Just just returned to Jinling!" Zhang Baihu said to the person who drove the car again: "Thank you for your hard work this time!"

The coachman was also a fan. At this time, he took out the remaining warm pancake and handed it to the fan at the door, saying casually: "I'll take it along the way, let's eat some puffs first!"

"Oh, we're welcome!" As of the night, I was so hungry that I felt so hungry that I smelled the fragrance of sesame cakes, the two guys immediately took it.

At this time, Zhang Baihu entered the gate.

When I reached the third door, I turned to the right, walked through the corridor, and stopped outside the door at the end.

"Bang" said with a bow, "I'm looking for a master."

"Come in!" answered inside.

"No." Zhang Baihu agreed, entered the room, and closed the door casually.

The light in the room suddenly dimmed, blocking his vision. Zhang Baihu narrowed his eyes and saw three people sitting inside, all of whom were responsible for the juris convention case. At least there were deputy thousand households, and his official positions were greater than his.

Zhang Baihu stood in front of the three of them, bowed and said, "I have met three adults!"

"It's not that ahead, there's no need to get up like this!" said one of the Qianhu, who was Jiang Xiaofang, who was considered a high-ranking position in the Thirteenth Division.

After Jiang Xiaofang finished speaking, he waved his hand and asked directly about the Dharma Assembly: "Let me ask you, the remnants you are responsible for thorough investigation have been cleared out? Your Majesty is very concerned about this matter. You must do it properly, do you understand?"

"I understand. I will come to report to the Lord when I come back this time!" Zhang Baihu bowed deeply and said.

After a pause, he reported: "I am responsible for the whole route of Chubei Province. The governor and the generals of various counties and counties cooperated very well. He mobilized many yamen runners and tolerants. He had already confiscated all seven temples. The people on the list have been captured and killed. This is a specific report to the temple property."

This is a report of a matter. Jiang Xiaofang was quite satisfied with what Zhang Baihu did this time and did not make any trouble. After looking at the list, he ordered him to leave.

Zhang Baihu left, and the three people in the room fell silent.

"Although the remnants in the country have been cleaned up almost, there are still some fish that miss the net. This time it's not easy to do!" After a moment of silence, a deputy Qianhu broke the deadlock and said.

"This matter has been delayed for too long. Your Majesty is afraid that he will no longer have any troubles. This matter needs to be settled as soon as possible."

"Send some more people and check it out and you can get a job."

"It's just that, but although this matter cannot be delayed, it can't be perfunctory."

"Of course, how many heads do we dare to deceive the emperor? But it's true that the remaining shrimps will be leaked for a while."

Jiang Xiaofang finally concluded: "In this way, if nothing happens, I will report it to the emperor."

After a pause, he said, "In March, we focus on supervising the imperial examination. This is the first time this dynasty has won't have any scandals. I'll keep an eye on it, especially those who are on the excuse of enjoying the spring and holding a large banquet. Don't really leak the questions!"

"Yes!" Both deputies responded.

In March, the south is covered with spring colors. A few days ago, a spring rain shook the plains green, the trees dripped green, and the afternoon sun was still the same. There were many more people taking boats to visit the river in the ten miles.

The melodious singing of the singing girl often floats on the riverside, of course, there are many men and women who are playing in spring, on the riverside, under the weeping willows.

This is a peaceful scene. Although wars are constantly rising in the north, the people have basically stabilized in the territory of the Dacheng court, while families with some money have the pleasure of exploring the scenery in spring.

On a stone staircase on a river bank, a group of women from citizens were washing clothes talking and laughing.

No ordinary people have such many rules. At this time, the customs of the people are relatively open and there will be no saying that women cannot meet people.

Just at this moment, a ship passed by the river.

Listening to the faint laughter from the shore, the group of people sailing slowly on this river were smiling.

"Brother Wang, Brother Li, the scenery along the way is pleasant. I wonder how prosperous there is in Jinling. We will arrive in Jinling City soon?"

"Well, we have actually arrived in Jinling. We are just waiting to enter the city. We have heard that Jinling is full of flowers. This time we must make a good turn in Jinling!"

"Haha, this is nature, otherwise wouldn't it be a shame for this beautiful scenery?" The people on the boat laughed, closer to the shore, looking at the scenery.

People are looking at the scenery, and the scenery is looking at people.

"Hey, look, the people on this ship are watching us!"

"Oh, they are all handsome men. Look, the man in a blue shirt has been looking here. Could it be that he has fallen in love with you little girl?"

"Ah, what are you talking nonsense!"

"The little girl is blushing!"

The teased girl blushed with a pretty face, which made a group of women laugh. The laundry women laughed and kept glancing at the river.

The few people standing at the bow of the boat were all wearing blue shirts and neat clothes. What's even more rare is that this boat is special. Several of them are young, with beautiful eyebrows and a bookish spirit on their bodies.

Judging from their appearance, they were students going to Jinling?

People on the shore guessed.

In March, when I took a boat on the river, there were many more students, some of whom were young and some even rushed over in their fifties, which opened the eyes of the people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.

Dayan has been suspended for twenty years, and now Dacheng has reopened the imperial examinations. This is a big deal.

There is a difference between aristocratic families and poor families. If a poor family wants to enter the court and become an official, it is as difficult as the sky. Children of aristocratic families can easily obtain a future for official positions.

This imperial examination is the only way for poor students to enter the career path.

Passing the imperial examination and selecting talents, only the court that has established a firm foundation can do this.

"Hey, I haven't seen this situation for twenty years. I remember seeing it once when I was a child, but now I see it again. Maybe peace is coming." A middle-aged woman said with emotion.

After seven hundred years of imperial examinations, everyone knows that the imperial examinations are important. Jinling has not seen this grand occasion of carp leaping on the dragon gate for a long time.

Now that it is early March, the Dacheng court has opened a new tribute, which naturally makes many people miss it.

To the students who may fly to the branches in one fell swoop, the big girl and the wife on the river bank pointed at them, using their eyes to guess which person can win the lead in this year's exam!

At this time, there was another boat on the river. The boat was not big and could accommodate more than a dozen people. A middle-aged literati stood on the deck. The middle-aged man was wearing a square scarf, about forty years old, with clear eyebrows and thin eyes, handsome spirit, fluttering sleeves, and extremely graceful.

Looking at the two sides of the Taiwan Strait silently and feeling the atmosphere, the man couldn't help but sigh: "It's really a bit peaceful."

As he said that, he took out a purple bamboo flute, faced Jinling, and started playing.

The river water is gurgling, the sun shines, and the flute song echoes on the river surface. Recalling it back and forth seems to be a memory of the decades of wars in the past. With sadness and relief, it has caused the young wives and girls around to stop, stop talking, and listen.
Chapter completed!