Go back to the prosperous days and become a layman

Chapter 280 Chapter 279 Ancient Capital

After leaving the village, Tang Zhitong put boxes, tiger skins, tiger bones, guns and other items into the space and traveled lightly.

It was a mountain road when we came here, and it was a mountain road when we came back, but there is a big difference.

The journey here was mostly uphill, but the journey back became downhill, and the speed more than doubled.

Coupled with the special topography of the ancient capital of the Thirteen Dynasties, which descends from southeast to northwest in the shape of a dustpan, Tang Zhitong's journey was not only fast, but also relatively easy.

When entering the city, Tang Zhitong passed by the Big Wild Goose Pagoda where Tang Monk translated scriptures.

At this time, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda stood in the countryside outside the city, and the slogan of a certain commune was written on the wall nearby.

Tang Zhitong just glanced at it from a distance and did not go in.

The setting sun has turned red, and Tang Zhitong plans to go into the city and have a good rest. He doesn't want to go out to visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda until tomorrow when he is free.

Tang Zhitong opened a room with a letter of introduction, an ordinary one.

These expenses must be reimbursed by the zoo when you go back. It is too high-end to explain, and not every hotel has a bathtub. Even if it does, not every hotel will be open to everyone. This thing also requires a level...

Since arriving in the ancient capital of the Thirteen Dynasties, Tang Zhitong has not had a good night's sleep.

The main ingredient of gourd head is the same as that of mutton steamed bun, which is a kind of hard bread, but the soul is completely different.

In fact, there is another very famous local food - gourd head, whose status is probably equivalent to that of braised pork in Sijiucheng.

Although Tang Zhitong holds national food stamps, he does not receive special treatment and still has to queue up.

The soul of gourd head is intestines, pig intestines, which are exclusive to Han people, and the taste is not bad.

A regular customer of this gluttonous restaurant, he would always ask for a few more gourd heads from the store. After a long trip, Tang Zhitong also bought a few extra ones.

The soul of mutton steamed buns is mutton, mutton soup, and a few cloves of sugared garlic. It tastes very delicious.

This gourd head is unsightly to say. Some people say it is pig hemorrhoids, while others say it is the sphincter of the intestine.

Let’s not discuss this anymore. No matter what it is, it’s a bit disgusting to say this while eating, but the gourd head must be eaten while it’s hot...

Wring it out, put it directly on the washstand, pack up personal belongings, and go out.

Ask the girl at the front desk where the gourd head is, ask for directions, get on your bicycle and go straight there.

This form has been around for a long time, and it is not only adhered to now, but will also be this style in the future, so it is best to wash your hands before eating.

There are certain things to pay attention to when breaking the steamed buns. The steamed buns should not be as big as the braised steamed buns. Whether it is a mutton steamed bun or a gourd head, the Taotie steamed bun should be as small as possible. If you are careful, you can break it into the size of a soybean.

Tang Zhitong put some hot spring water into the basin, scrubbed it briefly, found a set of clean clothes to put on, and briefly washed the dirty clothes.

As the ancient capital of thirteen dynasties, the most well-known delicacies are generally two types of delicacies: Roujiamo and mutton steamed buns.

Tang Zhitong didn't have the patience, so he cut it into the size of peanuts, then got up and went to the kitchen window to hand it to the chef for processing.

You have to queue up to pay, get bowls and steamed buns, and break them with your bare hands, making it a self-service restaurant.

After dinner, it was so dark that Tang Zhitong didn't wander around, and went back to the guest house to rest.

Early the next morning, Tang Zhitong had a simple breakfast at the guest house and went to visit the ancient capital refreshed.

The first stop is the Forest of Steles. There are a lot of tourists at the door. Judging from their body shape and clothing, some people still live a good life, not much worse than Sijiucheng.

The Forest of Steles is little-known. It is not as well-known as the Huaqing Pool, the museum, or even the lousy Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Many tourists who come here often do not go there.

However, the Forest of Steles is a holy place for Chinese calligraphy lovers!

There are many authentic stone steles by great calligraphers gathered here, and now all the steles can be appreciated up close, by hugging the stone steles and standing on the turtle shell.

Tang Zhitong has never done such a thing. His current understanding of calligraphy is relatively shallow. He only sees the regular and beautiful calligraphy, but cannot tell what is good about it.

However, Tang Zhitong was very interested in rubbings. He stood aside and watched the staff rubbing the inscriptions bit by bit, and was very slowed down.

The paper used for rubbings is specially made, very light and thin, easy to absorb ink, but does not smudge. It must be said that China's papermaking technology is very powerful.

The monument is good, the paper is good, and rubbing is a careful and time-consuming job, so rubbings are not cheap.

After walking around the Stele Forest, Tang Zhitong selected several rubbings from the store, including Yan Zhenqing's "Duobao Pagoda Stele" and works by the calligrapher Wang Xizhi. He carefully packed them up and took them home to give to classmate Xiao Wang.

I asked Xiao Wang to practice more and expected her to tutor the children in calligraphy in the future. This would make me lose my composure and act out a scene of "a father is kind and his son is filial, and the chicken is flying around", which would hurt the relationship between father and son and father and daughter. ah.

After coming out of the Forest of Steles, Tang Zhitong climbed up the ancient city wall.

Many people may not know that this ancient city wall was built on the basis of the Tang Imperial City in the early Ming Dynasty and was not passed down from the Tang Dynasty to this day.

The city wall is in tatters and lacks repairs, and the sunny side is covered with weeds. It is no better than the remaining city walls of Sijiu City, but it is better than having a panoramic view of the inner city.

There are no high-rise buildings. They are all bungalows on the water. The highest is an old-fashioned building with two floors.

Tang Zhitong looked at the sweet water well under the city wall with interest. Residents still fetch water here, using a pulley handle instead of a water press.

In fact, water presses have been around since ancient times. The reason why they have not been popularized, Tang Zhitong thinks, is probably related to technology, cost, and benefits.

Now let alone seamless steel pipes, even iron pipes are only supplied to industry. Even if they are supplied to ordinary people, who will bear the cost of this water press? Who will maintain it?

In an era when people are nervous about eating, using a wheel handle is in line with the current social situation.

Squatting on the city wall, Tang Zhitong took out dry food, pickles, and a kettle, and had lunch while looking at the smoke from the inner city.

Although Tang Zhitong has food stamps and money, he is not willing to wait in line at noon.

Due to well-known reasons, although some foods are still available in the ancient capital market, they are all in limited supply and will be gone if you arrive late.

I was lucky enough to get in yesterday, but several people in the queue behind didn't get to eat, so they had to go back with an empty stomach.

After a brief lunch, Tang Zhitong went to the third stop of the day - Xingqing Palace Park.

There are two types of tickets for Xingqing Palace Park, one is a secondary ticket, which costs two cents a ticket, and the other is an annual ticket, which costs one yuan for one year.

Tang Zhitong naturally chose the second vote.

There are simple amusement facilities in the park, and many people bring their children to play on the slides. However, the slides are made of bamboo boards, so I don’t know if they can scratch the buttocks.

If a burr gets stuck in, oh, it will feel painful and itchy, which is quite painful.

(End of this chapter)