Chapter 69 Chapter 6
According to the memory of the original owner back to the house, along the way Ah Zhai greedily looked at the surrounding scenery, the buildings here are different from any kind of Ah Zhai has ever seen, because it is located in the plain around the lack of huge mountain stones, so most of the buildings are made of guò soil, mud and soft stalks of plants to make adobe bricks, and guò asphalt, pottery nails, slate veneer and glazed bricks to protect the wall, the high and low houses in the sun flash with different colors such as green, white, red, black, etc., like a brilliant picture.
Unlike later generations, this was an era when slavery was legal, and the merchants, nobles, and even monks of the temple could be seen coming and going with slaves behind them, and they had special haircuts and markings on their clothes, which were easy to identify.
"Master, where have you been, Uru is worried." After walking for a long time, the sturdy young man with his waist cloth wrapped around his waist and his upper body anxiously looked in the crowd, and when he saw Ah Zhai, he quickly ran over and meekly knelt down in front of Ah Zhai.
"You can also hear about my whereabouts?" The long-term crossing still left a deep trace on Ah Zhai's body, even if he himself did not realize that he was located in the upper echelon of the social pyramid for several lifetimes, even if he was in the middle and lower classes, because of the extraordinary experience, he always had a kind of nobility in his bones, and because of the lack of a sense of belonging, the young man always carried a kind of indifference outside the world, so when this character was affected by the memory of the original owner, his heart told him that these slaves were equal even if they had been educated. But there has also been a sea change in attitudes.
"I'm sorry, master." Uru fell to his knees in fear and kissed the corner of his coat, hoping to be forgiven by his master.
"Get up." The impact of class has never been as naked, naked, and naked as it is now, Ah Zhai pursed his lips, looked down slightly at the slave who was crawling at his feet, but felt sad in his heart, when did he start to treat this qiē as normal, this is not only a consciousness of following the customs, but also a more profound change, from the inside out, he is also aware of his own powerlessness, even if he pities their current situation, but the innovation of history can not be done because of one person, Sometimes, ideas that are too advanced bring not new life, not hope, but more likely disaster, ruin; But at the same time, he also felt lonely, he couldn't find a companion here, no one could understand his thoughts, and the gap between him and the person in front of him was the torrent of time of more than 2,000 years.
"Yes." Uru quickly stood up and took a few steps back and humbly followed the young man, in all fairness his master was actually much better than the handicraft workshop next door, after all, they were well fed and clothed, but many times he felt that he could not keep up with his master's ideas - oh, Anu was on top, he was not a good slave!
"How's your work lately? Did the other four have serious workmanship? Ah Zhai walked while casually looking at the slave in front of him, to be honest, this is really a very handsome slave, Ah Zhai feels that even if it is the common president in later generations, the mixed-race president described in the article has eyebrows flying into the sideburns, eyes like cold stars, nose like gall, sharp edges and corners, etc., etc., etc., are very suitable for the person in front of him, but this person is surprisingly simple, which shows that history brings not only progress but also the complexity of human nature.
"Yes, a new batch of wine is about to be cellared, does the master want to visit the workshop?" Ulu's sky-blue eyes stared at the young man in front of him without blinking, full of loyalty.
"I want to go home first." Ah Zhai smiled slightly, reached out and touched Ulu's short shaved hair, "You will be the steward of the wine shop in the future, and you will take care of them except for the slave girl Mersidis." ”
"Anu above, merciful master, your trust makes Uru glow!" The young slave knelt down and kissed the robe of Ah Zhai reverently, and he burst into tears of excitement.
"I believe in you." Ah Zhai smiled, he didn't really care who was in charge of his winery, and the original owner was gloomy and obscure, it was rare to see a smile all year round, and the five slaves under his hand were all trembling, for fear that they would be sold by their masters if they were not careful, after all, not every master could feed his slaves, "Ulu, I also hope that you can manage them well." ”
In fact, the time to accept this body is not very long, and his current expression is still not very fluent, but there is almost no problem with daily speaking, so Ah Zhai feels that in order to avoid becoming illiterate, he feels that he still needs to review the clay version first, thinking of this, Ah Zhai feels depressed, this is an era when there is no paper produced, although in China there was actually the invention of paper before the Eastern Han Dynasty, but the more widespread application of paper is still after Cai Lun's improvement, and now he feels that he does not need to be delusional, it's still easy to honestly make a sand table.
"Ulu, can you sue me, where are there good craftsmen nearby, I need them to make things for me." Ataka made up his mind to stop his journey home, and turned to ask his slave if he really didn't want to take a carving knife and carve cuneiform characters on clay tablets, he felt that he would definitely scratch his hand.
"It's in the temple, master." Uru was obviously glad that he had been promoted by his master, and he even blushed with excitement, and after a while, the poor slave tried to calm down, and began to stumble a little, "Actually, if you are just going to make some small objects, the slave can help." ”
"Well, let me see if my capable Uru can do this task." Ah Zhai smiled slightly, arrogant and arrogant.
A master and a servant slowly walked through the bustling streets, the original owner's house was next to the palace, in fact, according to his current status as a free man, he could not live here, but the temple sacrifice was still for the sake of the original owner's father, and the child was also a natural merchant like his father, and the small winery was run with great success, and the guests of the winery were all famous nobles and giants in the city of Babylon, and they spent a lot of money. Moreover, the original owner consciously controlled sales, and the profits he earned allowed him to live a very rich life, but it was not enough to provoke the eyes of others, and it was useless for people whose identity was not as good as him.
I have to admit that the slaves of this era have a strong hands-on ability, Ulu can easily make the sand table zuò out, although it is a very simple version, but at least it makes a house feel very convenient, in the last world his painting has almost reached the realm of the master, and now in this world he may be able to try sculpture, and about the winery he thinks it is good to follow the original owner's practice, and do not use too many fancy promotional means, this is an era that pays attention to contracts, But people don't have the concept of pre-consumption, pre-payment, etc., he doesn't need to add anything, as long as he controls the quality of the wine industry, at most he can do some work on the wine vessels that hold the wine, he can make them look like beautiful works of art.
I have to say that after coming to this world, he really lived a very limited life, where he didn't have to worry about money, and Ah Zhai was not a lover of luxury life. He had wanted to try to cook by himself, but all the slaves were stunned, especially the slave girl Mersidis, who was in charge of the daily life of the house, and the sixteen-year-old girl had a bruised head, and she did not understand what she was not doing well and needed her master to cook herself.
After the communication was meaningless, Ah Zhai also gave up making these "shocking" behaviors, at most he proposed some suggestions while the little girl was cooking, and the ingenious slave girl quickly understood her master's intentions, and she began to spontaneously innovate in the meal, especially after his master was willing to pay for the failure she made, and after the next order to buy more materials.
In his spare time, Ah Zhai also thought about whether to toss the paper out, but it was obviously not easy to reach the level of paper in later generations, and finally he began to try to find new materials, after all, there is something called grass sandpaper in the Nile, although it is not paper in the modern sense, but it still helps Ah Zhai to provide new inspiration, he began to try to paint on parchment, although the coloring taste made him very speechless.
Although the days passed leisurely, Ah Zhai still felt lonely, it can be said that he had no friends here, even if he was accompanied by a few loyal slaves, so after staying at home for more than a month, he decisively went out with the black cat.
The climate of the two river basins is very good at this time, especially in late spring and early summer, in addition to the city gate, you can see all kinds of wild flowers blooming, skillful slave girls spontaneously learn to use plant juice to dye cloth, this is a lively country, they love parties and feasts, I heard that there are more activities in the summer god festival, Ah Zhai excavated from the memory of the original owner, and felt that the god festival competition is very similar to the sports meeting of later generations, but there are certain differences in the project.
Along the way, he passed through the laughing children, and he planned to visit the four main gates, the last time he only saw the Ishtar gates, which have been handed down to later generations, and believed that the other three should have their own characteristics.
Because of this, Ah Zhai refused Ulu's company, and he walked through the alley behind the palace alone, intending to take a shortcut.
"Bang!"
Ah Zhai is not a reckless person, but no matter how focused people are, there are times when they are absent-minded, not to mention that he has been a little depressed recently.
"You bumped into me!" A gust of wind bumped into the child in front of him, because of the reaction of force, a butt fell to the ground, severe pain from the tail vertebrae, and tears appeared in the boy's eyes.
“…… I'm sorry. Ah Zhai bowed his head very unsympathetically, and had to say that when he saw the stubborn little chubby dun wrapped in tears in front of him, he wanted to tease him very much, so the young man who decided to follow his mind stretched out his hand and pinched the child's bun face hard, and sure enough, it felt white and tender.
"You pariah!" The child looks four or five years old, not dressed gorgeously, with curly and thick black hair, and a pair of beautiful eyes on his palm-sized face, Ah Zhai feels a bit like peach blossom eyes but can't say it, in short, it is very good-looking, especially this child has a pair of cute dimples on his face, which is revealed when he is angry, and Ah Zhai, who provoked the outbreak of the lewd uncle in his bones, reached out and poked, the baby fat little Zhengtai is really cute!
“…… What do you say will happen if I sell you as a slave to the slave market? Ah Zhai looked at the little fat man in front of him who was trying to stand up, wanting to maintain his majesty, and couldn't help but smile evilly, of course, he also knew that the little fat man in front of him was from an extraordinary background, and the people who lived around the imperial city were either rich or noble, and the little fat man in front of him obviously sneaked out by himself.
"You!" The young fat man had obviously never met such a rude person, but he had clearly not learned how to deal with danger, especially when the untouchables in front of him clearly had an advantage over him.