Chapter 60: An unprecedented sentence for the poet (Part 2)

The gift to Su Mai was two boxes. Zhao Xing asked for the stabbing sword and gave it back to Su Mai four Japanese swords, one tooth knife, and more than ten hand-removing swords, followed by three pairs of middle-class armor, several leather armor... The other box was Goryeo bronze ware.

The two ladies were gifted boxes of silk. Su Xi and Su Guoxiao got a box of Korean dolls.

Su Dun received the most abundant gifts. The children needed a whole box of children's clothes, followed by a box of dolls toys, gold and silver locks, gold and silver collars... The most precious one is a jade plate plus a pearl.

This pearl alone immediately shocked Su Shi. He hurriedly refused: "Leave people, children cannot afford this thing, and they have a long life. You should put it away quickly."

The two ladies showed a slightly surprised expression, but Su Shi did not explain. He sternly signaled to Zhao Xing. Since Su Shi mentioned the word "Shou Stop" without hesitation and repeatedly urging him with his eyes, Zhao Xing quickly put away the gift.

Afterwards, Su Shi harshly reminded everyone present not to tell what they saw. Seeing Su Shi's panic, Zhao Xing understood that he knew "Zhu Panzhu". Although this scholar had never seen "Zhu Panzhu", he immediately remembered the relevant rumors when he saw the shape of the pearl.

Since he couldn't get the beads out, Zhao Xing took out a cloth bag from his backhand and stuffed it to Mrs. Wang: "These are a few pearls that students bought in Japan, which is far worse than the one just now. My mentor put them away and make some beads for the wife."

Su Shi felt very embarrassed. Zhao Xing never showed any disgusting expression from the beginning. He treated Su Shi as a relative from his heart. Just looking at him sending out the priceless beads without hesitation, he knew that this was a person of temperament. Although he showed eagerness to make money, from this behavior, he actually didn't care about money.

Do you still want to refuse? To be honest, Su Shi wanted to see the pearls in the cloth bag before making a decision, but then he thought about it, what other pearls are more precious than the beads, so he hesitated for a moment and expressed his default with a silent attitude.

He had no time to object, and an anxious guest had arrived. After weighing the pros and cons, he put Zhao Xing's affairs aside and rushed to receive the guests.

Cheng Azhu stood by her all the time, without saying a word from beginning to end. She didn't even blink her eyes for Zhao Xing's generosity. Her watery eyes only saw Zhao Xing's existence.

Zhao Xing bowed and said, Su Mai picked up a hand-removing knife from his new harvest and followed Zhao Xing to test the knife. When he arrived at the donkey, he found that the children had a similar knife in their hands. They were also doing what Su Mai wanted to do - test the knife.

The knife was very sharp. With the participation of Su Mai, the slaughtering work was completed in a short while. The donkey skin was cut into strips and threw it into a large pot to cook. The donkey meat was cut into small pieces. The children were skillfully busy with the cured meat and bacon, and the bones were stewed into soup.

At noon, the guests arrived in groups of three or three. A small official who represented Xu Zhizhou was present, who brought Xu Zhizhou's greetings and gifts.

The Baitu Banquet is a big meal of donkey meat. Large pieces of donkey bone soup are distributed to neighbors everywhere, and the fine donkey meat is made into various dishes and served at the banquet.

Today's chef is still Zhao Xing, which is what the participants are most looking forward to. Last time when we were entertaining Wang Gong, Zhao Xing showed off his cooking skills, which made Wang Gong obsessed with the subsequent Mid-Autumn Festival gathering. Those poet friends were attracted by his description and drooled at the deliciousness displayed by Zhao Xing.

However, not everyone can force Zhao Xing to cook, and not only did this person appear, he could no longer be found in Huangzhou City... So, all the invited people were full of expectations for this banquet. They hoped to confirm Wang Gong's statement and experience it personally.

This time they got what they wanted. Zhao Xing showed his skills better than last time, because after this sea trade, he collected various spices (seasonings) to the greatest extent. The dishes are rich and the variety is breathtaking.

Halfway through the banquet, Su Dongpo called Zhao Xing and formally introduced the strange disciple to his friends: "Everyone, this is the bad disciple Zhao Xing, whose courtesy name is Li Ren... Li Ren, this is Le Jing, the master of the wine supervision by Huangzhou, this is Hu Dingzhi, the master of the wine supervision by Qiting, and this is Pan Dalin, Pan Junfu, a poet of Fankou..."

Zhao Xing nodded to the officials in front of him, but when he heard the name of Pan Dalin, he asked in surprise: "But Pan Dalin's 'storm all over the city'?"

The young man wearing a common man, but calmly sat on the table, replied neither arrogant nor humble: "That's right!"

Zhao Xing's expression of not changing color for the officials, but Pan Dalin was moved, which was in line with the fashion at that time.

The people of the Song Dynasty were like this. Although he had no official position, as long as he was talented and wrote a few beautiful poems, he could sit swaggeringly at the banquet full of officials, and the officials would call him "the prime minister of white clothes".

The Pan Dalin in front of him was not famous for a complete poem. He only wrote one sentence in that poem: "The city is full of wind and rain and rain are close to Double Ninth Festival."

Pan Dalin, whose courtesy name was Junfu, was a wine seller. He opened a small hotel in Fankou and made a living by fishing and wine. During his exile in Huangzhou, Su Dongpo often crossed the river to Wuchang to find friends. He occasionally settled in Pan Dalin's hotel and drank the 'Pansheng wine' he brewed, and wrote "Remembering the spring wine from Fankou and stepping up to the west mountain to find wild plums", and sent a letter to Qin Shaolou that "there is Pansheng in Fankou, and the wine is mellow and rich."

Pan Dalin was a star-chasing clan of the Song Dynasty. He was fond of studying but failed to pass the exams, so he was unable to become an official in his life. After hearing the name of Su Dongpo, he immediately moved to Huangzhou to learn poetry from Su Shi and went out to Chibi with Su Shi. When "The Fu of Red Cliffs" was born, he was also present. Later, he did not have the name of Su's disciples, but Huang Ting, the leader of Su's disciples, insisted that he "had a discipline of poetry from Dongpo, which was the most genius in the world." Later, Lu You also said that he was "wonderful and wonderful."

Before the Double Ninth Festival this year, Pan Dalin's house had already been cut off, so he had to lie hungry on the bed. At this time, the autumn wind suddenly rose outside the house, sweeping the fallen leaves. Then it was heavy rain, and it was fierce, with wind and rain, hitting the door and knocking on the window.

Seeing this scene, the poet forgot his hunger, and his poem was full of excitement. With a stroke of his pen, he wrote the first line of the poem: "The city is full of wind and rain and rain are approaching the Double Ninth Festival."

When I continued to write, someone knocked on the door - it was the creditor who came to collect the debt. The poet had to say good things with a smile, and finally sent the creditor away, but the strong poetry also left. This time the creation had a beginning but no end, leaving regrets.
Chapter completed!