Just as the name "Edo" comes from the Edo clan, the first lord of the Edo region, Nagasaki has a similar origin, and the name is similar to that of Nagasaki, which was originally a small fishing village and was ruled by the Nagasaki clan in ancient times.

After leaving the customs office at Nagasaki Pier, Naohide found a clean-looking travel cage to stay in. After a brief break, Naohide took two students straight to the Nagasakime Shofu in Iwahara Township.

Because Nagasaki often had unknown foreign ships visiting the customs, the shogunate set up a government office and a metoke office in Nagasaki, and the Fukuoka Kuroda family and the Saga Nabeshima family were responsible for assisting in the garrison of "Nagasaki Goban", and the two families built a ban (military camp) at Tomachi at the entrance of Nagasaki Port and Nishibo on the other side, and because it was located at the Okiguchi (Sekiguchi) of Nagasaki Port, it was called "Oki Ryobansho", and because the two places were rated to garrison nearly 1,000 people, they were also called "Thousand People Bansho" by the locals, and the two families took turns to garrison each other year.

Due to the task of guarding Nagasaki "Nagasaki Goban", the time for the two feudal domains of Saga and Fukuoka to pay tribute to the Hajj was shortened to 100 days in Edo, so the two feudal lords received the nickname of "Hyakina Daimyo" - looking at the nickname, the shogunate was full of malice towards the foreign daimyo, and the famous "Three Days Shogun" Akechi Mitsuhide in the Momoyama period was defeated and died, and the "Hyaki Daimyo" is estimated to not last long.

"Expensive, down there is Naohide Edohori with a letter from the temple of Tongxin Matsumaeden, please let me know, it's been a hard work," Naohide handed over the Castella (Nagasaki cake) he had just bought at a roadside confectionery shop.

The foot at the door smiled slightly, thinking that this was a sensible thing, "Please wait", and soon the Tongxin Matsumae Taro of the Nagasakime Office came out to receive him.

Matsumae Taro followed the new Nagasaki Metsuke to take office, generally speaking, the concentric is held by the local hereditary low-level samurai, but where is Nagasaki, it is a bit exaggerated to say that it is a land of gold and silver, but there is a lot of oil and water, so the new Lord Metsuke has to bring a few henchmen to make a fortune, one is to rest assured that the ability to do things can be used as eyes and ears to grasp the inside information, so as not to be deceived by the Nagasaki countrymen; The second is to keep your mouth shut and engage in some gray income.

Matsumae Taro invited Naohide to a small room in the government office, Naohide presented the letter and the letter and waited silently on the side, Matsumae briefly browsed the letter, "Naohideden, thank you very much, I received the letter from home as if I saw my family, I was so happy."

"Look at what you said, it's too polite, but it's just a way, seeing you so happy, I also feel like I've done the right thing", in fact, Naohide mobilized all his relationships before leaving to find such a personal candidate as Taro Matsumae, and then "chance encounter" with Matsumae's family created this opportunity.

In this era, there is no postal system, in addition to the official messenger, only the folk "flying feet" (folk postman), the expensive is outrageous, so everyone relies on relatives, friends or businessmen to deliver letters, as for the telegram, telephone, the telegram has not yet entered Fuso, the telephone has not yet been invented, there is something urgent is really sad to death, it is really not easy to receive a letter from home, at least the family is safe and secure people in the field is more assured is not.

Matsumae was more enthusiastic, and no matter how Naohide excused himself, he would invite Naohide to a meal to express his gratitude—eating in East Asian culture is a common social communication, and of course it is also in the West, but it is just changed to a party with eating and playing.

It's hard to resist the enthusiasm, and Naohide said that he brought two students, suggesting that he could go to a place like an izakaya so that the children would not learn badly. Matsumae laughed and said that you wait for me to ask for a leave of absence from Yoriki-sama. Naoxiu looked at it, this shogunate samurai is cool, there is no regular commute to work, and you can leave in the afternoon.

Matsumae had been in Nagasaki for less than a year, but this uncle in his thirties was well versed in the market, and he took the three of them around to a small izakaya, which seemed to have been open for many years, and a small red paper lantern in front of the door had the word izakaya written on it.

Matsumae seemed to be a regular customer, and as soon as he entered, the proprietress greeted him with a smile, "Matsumae-sama, you haven't been here for a while, please come inside, please come inside", and then the boss bowed and closed the store, looking like he was going to specialize in the business of Matsumae and his group. Naohide nodded slightly, Matsumae Ken came to the izakaya to be a samurai who could put down the samurai shelf, and he didn't choose Hanayanagi Street and Yumecho and he was not a debauched samurai - of course, it was not ruled out that he was reluctant to pay.

In the Edo period, some shopkeepers offered simple dishes for the convenience of customers in the shop, so many izakaya in later generations wore signs that meant to drink while standing and getting out of the way. In the late Edo period, izakaya owners found it more profitable to sit and drink while eating - this is appropriate, eat and drink at the same time to earn two portions, and when you have a good time, you can have another bottle, how good!

Matsumae brought Naohide to this small shop with a small front and not much space inside, except for the counter, there are only a few stacked tatami mats (tatami mats) and a low coffee table on the wooden floor.

After the proprietress served the tea, she quickly served a few side dishes on the table (tray), one for each person, one for edamame and one for the cold slave (mixed tofu), and then respectfully asked Matsumae-sama to order. Matsumae asked Naohide about the taste, Naohide said that everything today is listening to Matsumae Hall, Matsumae is not polite, after asking the proprietress of the hostess, each person ordered a Chikuzen boil, a tuna sashimi, and each person ordered a bottle of wine.

Matsuzen looked at Naoxiu with a smile, and Naoxiu's face changed a little, "Naoxiu Palace, how old am I to you, so I'll just call you Naoxiu-san, why is there anything that doesn't fit?" ”

Naohide smiled slightly, the ingredients cooked in Chikuzen were taro and satsuma taro (sweet potato), which were generally regarded as inferior food, and the bright red tuna was considered inferior fish because Buddhists hated blood, and Matsumae didn't know what he wanted to do when he was so tempted.

"Matsumae Palace", Naoxiu is not afraid of being shameless, and he can lose to the ancients than shameless, "I underestimated this store, but I didn't expect the store to be small but not simple, and there is actually sashimi." It is difficult to make sashimi, mainly because the fish should be kept fresh, and it is not easy to keep it fresh in this era without refrigeration equipment.

"Haha——, this shop has a secret tradition of specializing in preserving fresh fish, and it is very famous in the neighborhood."

"Then I'm not welcome to Uncle Tosong's blessing today, boss, please tell the chef, it's best to use belly fat meat for sashimi."

Matsumae's face froze, and his heart said, "Retribution is coming," and the belly fat of tuna is regarded as the "inferior part" of "inferior fish" and can only be used to feed dogs.

After a while, the wine was presented first, and Matsumae poured a glass of wine, "Naoxiu-san, I'm very happy today, not only did I receive a letter from home, but I also think that you are also delicious, quite in line with me, I have no ambition in my life, I like to have a stomach", and scratched his head when he said this, "I won't tell you, I know you, it stands to reason that you shouldn't-", Matsumae pondered for a while and didn't find the right words.

"Matsumae Palace, I later made some money doing an internal job, otherwise I wouldn't dare to go out to study", Naohide understood what Matsumae meant, according to common sense, lower-level Edo samurai rarely went to Kyushu so far away to study - the cost was too high, as for when Matsumae had seen himself, Naohide was not impressed.

"No wonder, no wonder", Matsumae understood a little, "I knew that you were not easy when Lord Shiko recovered from his illness, and I should have thought that money should not be difficult for you." Come, let's have a drink for the well-being of adults."

"That's how it should be, may the adults be healthy and have a long life," Naohide raised his glass and drank it all, accompanied by two students next to him.

At this time, the tuna bones came, and Matsumae frowned, "I'm ashamed, it's the first time I've eaten this belly fat meat, and I don't know how it tastes." After eating one slice, Matsuzen ate a few more slices, and then lowered his head and pondered slightly, "This is quite delicious, I know that the tuna meat is good, but why is the belly fat meat so delicious."

"Those who eat are reluctant to try, and those who can't afford to eat certainly can't know. My sake is Iki yaki, and Uncle Matsumae's is a green drink, right? ”

"Yes, Iki ware is barley wine, which has less stamina and a refreshing taste, and Qingjiu is taro yaki, which has more stamina, so the three of you drink Iki yaki. Naohide, you're very familiar with Nagasaki, and only people in Kyushu know about Iki ware and Seokyu, and they're not very famous outside of Nagasaki."

"Read 10,000 books, travel 10,000 miles. Besides, Uncle Matsumae didn't find this hidden spot in Nagasaki not long after. However, I read in the book that there are two ways to drink taro roast, which are quite unique, so you might as well give it a try."

As soon as he heard about the new way of drinking, Matsuzen's appearance of sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai was also broken, "Tell me quickly, if it's really good, uncle, I will definitely help."

Zhixiu smiled, "One is to add ice, I guess the people of Lan Guo have said it."

"Yes, I've heard the clerk mention it, but there is very little snow in Kyushu in winter, and there is no ice now. This bottle of mine has been calmed by well water, and it almost means anything."

"The other is to add water, which is divided into two methods, one is to pour half sake and half water into the urn, seal it for a day and drink it, the taste will become soft, and the most incredible thing is that the taste will also become fragrant, no less than the top sake."

Matsumae smiled, "Then it's better to drink sake directly, it costs so much." No, such an Iki yaki is worth a hundred times, which is rare. What about the other way? ”

"Another interesting way to drink it is to use hot water in a one-to-two mixture such as wheat roasted soup and taro roasted soup, which has a strong smell and a longer taste."

"I've heard the Tang people talk about hot soup and hot wine, but it's the first time I've heard of direct mixing", Matsuzen beckoned the proprietress to come over, and talked about the two methods of Zhixiu, but did not say the effect, and asked the proprietress to take back the four bottles of wine according to the two methods and prepare quickly.

After a while, the proprietress re-served four bottles of wine mixed with hot water. Matsuzen tried it, sighed, and then scolded the wine merchant, saying that he was too old to live like a dog.

Naohide and the two students made a fortune, the craftsmanship of this shop is quite good, I don't know where to invite the cook and the ingredients to get, sashimi Naohide asked for another for himself and the students, feasting on the food, the wine also drank a lot, usually the two students are forbidden to drink, today they rabbit followed the moon to borrow a good person.

After drinking and eating, Naohide said that he hoped to go to Dejima to open his eyes, and Matsumae also readily promised that he would find a way.

The guests and hosts were happy, Naoxiu said that he couldn't let the elders break the bill, insisted on paying the bill, Matsumae didn't insist, the proprietress symbolically received a small judgment, Naohide expressed his appreciation, it is estimated that the shopkeeper and Matsumae have any private relationship and don't care about this small money.

When I went out, I saw that the moon was rising, and the proprietress didn't know where to find two guys, and sent two groups of people home, Naohide gave the guy a gift and asked him to take him to Matsumae's residence, and Matsumae didn't refuse.

There are many mountain roads in Nagasaki, but Naohide and the students are very interested, overlooking the harbor under the moonlight, it is very quiet, there is a feeling of riding the wind, the alleys are very quiet, one by one, the shade of the trees is accompanied by a few birdsong that I don't know where, and the hazy lantern light makes people feel that time will always be like this, time will always be like this.