Since you accepted him as an apprentice, of course you must know the name of the apprentice.

So, Zhao Xing asked, "Apprentice, what's your name?" ”

Zhao Xing and Meng Lang again, in this era, the name is not obvious, the famous are all nobles, but some of them are a monosyllable, of course, there are now two-syllable names, but very few. But the common people have no name, most of them are named after their occupations or stations, such as Zhao Tu, Shanzuo, Dongguo, Cang, and Lin. These slowly became surnames later. The reason why the name began to develop and improve later is actually related to the growth of the population, which is called the market when there is demand.

The population has developed, and villages and towns have begun to form, so in the densely populated population, shout again on the street - Lin, then the promise is definitely half a street, and everyone can't tell who you are calling. An official ordered to be captured, and the people below could immediately arrest you for one hundred and eighty.

Therefore, it is necessary for separate names to appear, and it is also necessary that two-tone names appear.

"The apprentice has no name." In the face of Zhao Xing's inquiry, the farmer answered honestly.

"I can't tell you to feed it, so let's give you a name for the teacher."

In fact, in this era, you have to name people so casually, just looking for death, and if you encounter a violent temper, you will be nailed to death directly.

In ancient times, it was a very solemn thing to give people a name, and it was the patent of Daddy. There is also the way to name one's slave as a master. For example, now, Zhao Xing is not the farmer's father or grandfather, just casually wanting to name a person is equivalent to announcing in disguise that this farmer, his apprentice, Zhao Xing already has ownership of him. As long as he accepts this name, from now on, the life and death of this person are already in his hands.

The farmer immediately knelt down again with gratitude. "The teacher gave him a name, and he was grateful, and from then on, he followed the teacher in life and death."

Zhao Xing didn't expect that he just gave this farmer a code name for his convenience, but this farmer showed loyalty to himself. So he was a little at a loss, so he put away his heart and thought solemnly: "No disease, and you are from Zhao Guo, so you are called Zhao Wuji." This name represented a great wish, and it immediately made this Zhao Wujian extremely happy.

At this time, Zhao Yong said: "Since you have given people a name, of course you have to give a gift." ”

Zhao Xing really didn't expect that he would give someone a name to him, and it was a very good name, according to reason, the other party would at least give him a big red ticket. As a result, I didn't get extra money, but I had to take a gift, this contrast is indeed too huge.

But looking at Zhao Wuji's expectant eyes, Zhao Yong was not as solemn as a joke, so he decided: "I will never name others in the future, but now that I have been fooled, I have to follow the customs." ”

What else can you have in yourself? There was only that sword. The sword is exquisite and sharp, but in the future, he will be a nobleman, and the nobleman does not need such a sword that can really kill. The sword worn by the nobles is a heinous ornament that is gorgeous and slender, and this kind of real murder weapon will lose its identity if it is worn.

So he held up the sharp sword with both hands and solemnly gave it to Zhao Wuji: "This is a sword for the teacher, so I will give it to you." ”

Zhao Wujian took it solemnly with both hands: "Thank you, lord." ”

Why did you suddenly change your mind and call me my master instead of me?

In fact, when he named Zhao Wuji, it was equivalent to turning this person into his own private property, which can also be called a slave, and when Zhao Wuji asked him for a gift, he wanted to turn his identity into a retainer who was one level higher than a slave. And Zhao Xing rewarded him with a gift, which was equivalent to a promise: "I accept your followers, you are already my retainer." ”

But there was no need to care too much about these details, because the stomachs of all three people were rumbling.

Zhao Wuji's wife saw that there was still some light, and she was concentrating on sewing clothes for Zhao Xing there. The matter of cooking, of course, was handed over to Zhao Wujian and his son.

In this era, there was no vegetable oil, so there was no frying and frying, only boiling and grilling, and there were no various seasonings. Zhao Wujian took out the most sumptuous food in their family, that is, the dried meat that he usually accumulated from hunting, cut it into pieces and put it in the pot, then grabbed a few handfuls of beans and threw them in, and finally carefully took out a bag of salt in the corner, carefully pinched it, thought about it, and added some weight.

Zhao does not produce salt, salt is the patent of Qi, and the pipe relies on salt and iron to dominate the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, so salt is precious, and it is even more expensive.

Although there are no condiments, no cooking oil, as long as there is salt, it is a good meal. Especially when the two of them haven't tasted salt for almost two months, the faint salty taste wafting out has already made the two of them drool very unimaged.

During the meal, Zhao Yong knelt and sat on the top, and on the left was Zhao Xing, who was sitting cross-legged. Zhao Wuji was not qualified to sit together, even if Zhao Xing and Zhao Yong asked many times, Zhao Wujian still resolutely refused, and filled the soup and meat on the side. Beans were served separately, and they were the staple food, rice.

Seeing a bowl of cooked beans, Zhao Xing didn't dare to eat more. His stomach and intestines are not suitable for the beans of the ancients, and he will fart again and again if he eats too much, which is rude in front of the future monarch, and has no image in front of the future retainers and apprentices.

At night, Zhao Yong and Zhao Xing were arranged to sleep on the mat, while Zhao Wuji, his wife and children went to rest in a warehouse outside.

At night, there is still residual temperature in the stove, and there is fur under the body, especially in this era, even the climate in the north is not very cold, and the real four seasons are distinct, which appeared in the Tang and Song dynasties. So, here, there are also plants that should be in the tropics, bamboo, elephants. If it weren't for the Henan region, how could it be called Yu. If meteorologists of later generations saw such a climate, they would not be frightened to death by the changing greenhouse climate they talked about?

Such a climate also made Zhao Xing understand why there was no cotton in this era, but people could still wear open crotch pants for the winter.