What surprised Xiang Kang was an edible plant, with a rounded and flattened appearance, grayish-white, with an obvious petal-like shape under the epidermis, and fibrous roots and stems, which were very similar to the common vegetables of this era, but the volume was much larger, belonging to the monocot class of the subphylum Angiosperms, the lily family, and was usually called garlic in later generations.

Xiang Kang has regretted more than once that there is no garlic in this era, the reason is that in addition to liking garlic as a vegetable, there is a more important point, that is, Xiang Kang knows that garlic is a good thing that can prevent wound infection, and dilute the garlic juice instead of disinfectant. If the method of garlic treatment can be extended to the army, it can not only greatly reduce the mortality rate of wounded soldiers, but also improve the morale and fighting spirit of the army, so that the soldiers can charge into battle more confidently and boldly, and kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions.

Prior to this, Xiang Kang had also had a glimmer of hope to find the traces of garlic, but unfortunately he never found anything, and he also believed that garlic had not appeared in this era, but what Xiang Kang never expected was that he was just a micro-service out of the palace to relax, and he would see the coveted garlic in the market in Xianyang.

"I haven't seen the local buns outside the Guanwai, and I haven't even seen garlic."

The dissatisfied girl complained and told Xiang Kang the real name of garlic in this era, and Xiang Kang also found that he was too excited and accidentally bumped into a girl, and the girl had already turned around and glared at Xiang Kang. ”

They have flown more than once with the Yu family sisters of the national color and fragrance, and can also be called a beauty by Xiang Kang, the girl who was bumped into by Xiang Kang was of course very moving, fifteen or sixteen years old with big eyes and small mouth, graceful figure, white and tender skin, red lips are delicate and attractive, although the appearance is not as good as the Yu family sisters, nor is it like Qi Min who sinks into the fish and geese, but it also has a unique style, so that Xiang Kang, who has always misbehaved in this regard, is quite moved.

It's a pity that the girl obviously didn't have a good impression of Xiang Kang, first she was hit by Xiang Kang from behind and almost fell, and then she was looked up and down by Xiang Kang's eyes, the girl's anger inevitably increased, and she shouted: "If you haven't bumped into anyone enough, won't you say sorry?"

"It's a little pepper again." Subconsciously thinking of his favorite sister-in-law, Xiang Kang couldn't help but smile slightly, and then he arched his hand to the girl and said: "Yushu forgive me, I was so excited just now, I accidentally bumped into you, I didn't mean to, please forgive Yushu." ”

"A handful of garlic, what's there to be excited about"

The girl snorted coldly, very unwilling to accept Xiang Kang's insincere apology, but a seventeen or eighteen-year-old young man stood next to her, and pulled the girl and said, "Little sister, don't say it, this son has already made amends, forget it." ”

glared at Xiang Kang very unwillingly, the girl was about to stop, but unexpectedly, a man who looked like an errand man squeezed in from the crowd of onlookers, and asked loudly: "What's wrong, I'm the sergeant chief (market manager) here, what's wrong?"

"It's okay, it's okay." The young man who had stopped the girl and Xiang Kang just now hurriedly spoke, pointed at Xiang Kang and said, "This son accidentally bumped into my cousin just now, and he has already made it clear that there is nothing wrong." ”

During the Qin and Han dynasties, the public security situation in the bazaar was the most complicated, all kinds of lawbreakers entered and exited it, or stole money, or sold stolen goods, and occasionally there would be public robbery, and it was not uncommon to molest people's women, and various cases often appeared, and the management was relatively strict. So after asking what happened, out of duty, the captain looked at Xiang Kang, who was oily-haired and powdery, and then looked at the girl with outstanding appearance, and immediately shouted to Xiang Kang: "Take out your inspection (ID card), I want to check it." ”

"Inspection" Xiang Kang was a little dumbfounded, and he really couldn't remember when the inspection pass sent to him by the Prime Minister's Mansion was thrown there, and Xu Ji, the captain of the pro-soldier next to him, saw that it was not good, and hurriedly stood up and shouted: "Bold, do you know who this son is?"

"It's because I don't know that I want to see it." The captain replied very harshly, and said to Xu Ji: "You and he are in a group, take out your test, and I will check it together!" ”

It was Xu Ji's turn to be dumbfounded, and quickly turned his head to see Xiang Kang's decision, Xiang Kang was a little embarrassed for a while, not knowing whether he should show his identity, the conscientious lieutenant commander was even more suspicious when he saw it, and he did not hesitate to pick up the gong hanging on his waist and ring it, beckoning his companions to come and help, but when he heard the sound of the gong, not only the other lieutenant captains scattered all over the city rushed quickly, but also rushed out of the pavilion under the city's banner, striding over with weapons.

Seeing this scene, and not knowing why, after the young man and his sister exchanged glances with each other, they quietly wanted to slip away, but unfortunately the captain did not let them go either, and immediately shouted: "Stop, don't go!" Take out your tests, and I will examine them. ”

Before the words fell, the other sergeant commanders who rushed to hear the gong immediately stopped the pair of brothers and sisters, the pair of brothers and sisters secretly complained in their hearts, and the younger sister couldn't help but glare at Xiang Kang again, and scolded secretly: "Dengzi, I was miserable by you." ”

At this time, the pavilion chief in charge of the security of the city had already arrived at the scene with the pavilion guards, and after listening to the report of the police chief, he learned that Xiang Kang and the others and the pair of brothers and sisters refused to show their ID cards, and the pavilion chief was also immediately suspicious and shouted: "Take out all your tests, or take them all!" ”

The faces of the brother and sister turned a little pale, and Xiang Kang had no choice but to whisper in Xu Ji's ear: "Go and tell the pavilion chief our identity alone, and tell him to never make a noise and bring his people back." ”

Xu Ji nodded, and then stepped forward to ask the pavilion chief to speak to the side, and showed him his Han Palace guard waist card alone, the pavilion chief was shocked when he saw it, and hurriedly talked to Xu Ji next to him alone according to Xu Ji's request. Then naturally, when the pavilion chief returned to Xiang Kang's face, of course, he changed his groveling appearance and said: "Big ......, the prince forgives the sins, the little official doesn't know that you are here, please forgive the son, forgive the sins." ”

"It's okay, you didn't do anything wrong." Xiang Kang casually ordered: "Take your people away, and I will have someone reward you for your devotion to duty another day." ”

The pavilion chief was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly saluted and thanked Xiang Kang, and then ordered the pavilion guards and the captain of the levue present to leave the scene immediately, but the captain of the levy who called the police before was still very loyal to his duties, and pointed to the pair of brothers and sisters who refused to show the test pass and asked: "Pavilion chief, what should they do?"

The pavilion chief hurriedly looked at Xiang Kang's decision, and the young man also saw that Xiang Kang's identity was not bad, and hurriedly handed over to Xiang Kang and said: "Son, please help, it is troublesome to go out with the little sister, and I didn't bring it to the house, please help us explain." ”

Considering that he hit people first, the young man also took the initiative to help him persuade his little pepper sister, and for the sake of the girl's moving appearance, Xiang Kang casually said to the pavilion chief: "They are my friends, don't check." ”

The pavilion chief nodded quickly, and hurriedly left with his subordinates, and the pair of brothers and sisters also breathed a sigh of relief, and the young man also thanked Xiang Kang and said: "Thank you Gongzi, don't hide it from Gongzi, my little sister and I really didn't bring it for inspection today, if we have to check, we will definitely have a trouble." ”

"It's a small thing." Xiang Kang waved his hand generously, but he knew very well in his heart that what the young man said was definitely not the truth, so he asked casually: "I haven't asked the son's surname yet." ”

"I don't dare to be a big name." The young man replied, "My surname is Zhang, my bow is Changzhang, and I am a native of Xianyang." ”

Xiang Kang was more concerned about the garlic he occasionally found, and he didn't bother to bother with the brothers and sisters who went out without ID cards, nodded casually and let them leave, and then hurriedly asked the Hu merchants who sold garlic about the origin of the garlic, and only then did they know that these Hu merchants in the Western Regions were from the Kangju country in the west of Dawan, and the garlic they sold came from the Western Regions farther away than the Kangju country, and the price was quite ridiculously high, even in Xianyang City, the largest city in the world, it was very rare.

Fortunately, Xiang Kang didn't have to work hard to make money for a long time, no matter how high the price was, he could afford it, but at the sound of an order, the accompanying guards took out the pearl jade and sold all the garlic on those Hu merchants' stalls, and those Hu merchants were overjoyed, and said in stiff Chinese that no matter how much Xiang Kang wanted, they would find a way to sell garlic from the Western Regions to Xiang Kang as soon as possible. Xiang Kang laughed and said, "Okay, no matter how much you sell in the future, I will buy all of them at the market price." ”

"Wait for the loss." Xiang Kang added in his heart, and said with a dark smile: "Lao Tzu will plant all these garlic as seeds in the ground when he goes back, and then buy all the garlic in Xianyang as seeds, and when you transport the garlic over thousands of miles, you should probably fall to the price of cabbage." ”

The matter was not over, after leading the guards out of the market with a smile on his face, Xiang Kang, who was anxious to promote garlic planting, wanted to return to the palace immediately and arrange for the farmer officials to try to grow garlic in Xianyang, but he didn't go far on the street, and Xiang Kang, who was very careful, quickly found that the previous pair of brothers and sisters had quietly followed him, and kept whispering something, and there seemed to be some disputes. Xiang Kang felt strange in his heart, so he simply turned around, directly greeted the pair of brothers and sisters, and asked, "Gongzi Zhang, Miss Zhang, do you have something to do with me?"

The look of the brother and sister was obviously hesitant, and the young man who claimed to be called Zhang Zhi gritted his teeth, and then asked: "Dare to ask Childe, why did the pavilion chief in the market just now not check your inspection because he listened to your words?"

"Of course, it's because I have a good relative who is a big official in the Han court." Xiang Kang said casually, and said with a smile: "My relative's official position is very high, for the sake of my relative's face, that's why the pavilion chief listened to me." ”

"Sure enough, looking at your age and dress, you must be the son of a high-ranking official of a thief." Zhang Zhi muttered in his heart, hesitated again, and then said with a smile: "Childe, you did us a great favor just now, and there is nothing to repay you, I want to invite you to the restaurant to drink a few glasses of wine, I don't know if Childe can appreciate it."

Glancing at Zhang Zhi's beautiful cousin, Xiang Kang didn't think much about it, and immediately said with a smile: "It's not enough to worry about it, but since Gongzi Zhang sincerely invites him, he is also willing to make Gongzi your friend." ”

Zhang Zhi was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly invited Xiang Kang to the most famous restaurant nearby to drink, Xiang Kang smiled and thanked him, and under Zhang Zhi's careful inquiry, he said that his surname was Kang, and Zhang Zhi's brothers and sisters were obviously a little lacking in social experience, and they never found that Xiang Kang was quietly followed by more than a dozen guards, but they just invited Xiang Kang and Xu Ji and others into the restaurant to sit down, and called a lot of good wine and food to thank Xiang Kang.

Zhang Zhi's brothers and sisters are indeed too tender, and before the wine has passed the third round, Xiang Kang has already discovered that their purpose of hospitality is to inquire about who their high-ranking relatives are, and how much energy there is in the Han army Xiang Kang was curious, and wanted to find out the true intentions of Zhang Zhi's brothers and sisters, so he said that his maternal uncle was the current Xianyang Ling Young Marshal Army Old Man Wu Yi, who had a certain amount of military power in his hands, and could manage the economy and people's livelihood, and had vast power, so as to lure Zhang Zhi's brothers and sisters to confide in their own purpose.

Hearing that Xiang Kang's good relative turned out to be Xianyang Ling, Zhang Zhi's brother and sister were really fooled, and after toasting Xiang Kang with a glass of wine, Zhang Zhi said very carefully: "Gongzi Kang, I am presumptuous, I want to ask Gongzi for a small favor, and please Gongzi must agree." Of course, after the matter is completed, I will definitely thank my son for a good life. ”

"If Zhang Gongzi wants me to help, just ask, as long as I can do it." Xiang Kang replied casually.

"It's just a little thing, it's just a gesture for Childe." Zhang Zhi said with a smile: "That's the case, in the next family ancestral home is the Jin land Lishi people, because the family has a small wealth, after the tyrannical Qin dominated the world, the first emperor of the tyrannical Qin forcibly moved to Xianyang to live, originally used to living in Xianyang, and did not want to go back to his hometown, but in the next family is not good at making a living, sitting on the mountain and gradually exhausting the family wealth, the livelihood is becoming more and more difficult, in the Xianyang of the salary Gui Mizhu is really unable to live, there are other family members and hundreds of acres of thin land in the hometown, I plan to move back to my hometown, guarding the land of my hometown to eat." ”

Xiang Kang nodded casually and quietly, Zhang Zhi saw that Xiang Kang did not seem to be suspicious, so he continued: "But the current situation, you also know, the world is in turmoil, the officials of the Han State are very close to the population of Xianyang, ordinary people are usually allowed to enter the customs and are not allowed to leave, and the pavilion chief of Lizheng will not easily open a citation (letter of introduction) to let the residents of Xianyang leave the Han Kingdom, so I have the courage to ask the prince to come forward, and let the pavilion chief of Xianyang help open a few copies of the inspection and pass, so that the next family can leave Guanzhong and move back to Lishi's hometown." ”

"It's a small thing." Xiang Kang didn't think about it and said: "Zhang Gongzi, you said, I want the Li Zheng and the pavilion chief there to give you an inspection guide."

Still after agreeing, Xiang Kang said strangely: "Wait, why do you still have to test your original test?"

Zhang Zhi hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Don't hide it from Gongzi, the original inspection in the next family is still issued by the officials of the Tyranny Qin, and for some reason, I have not yet asked the officials of the Han State to replace the new inspection." ”

"Why" Xiang Kang was even more strange when he heard it, and said: "It's not difficult to change the new test, as long as you take the original test to Lizheng and change it, why don't you change it yourself, Zhang Gongzi, you have to ask me for help." ”

"Because my father was the commander of the Xianyang Lieutenant Army of the Tyrannical Qin, and he died in Lantian in battle." Zhang Zhi replied: "In the next family, I am afraid of being implicated by my father, so I don't dare to ask the officials of the Han Kingdom to change the new test." ”

After finishing speaking, Zhang Zhi hurriedly added: "Gongzi Kang, although I inquired clearly in the next family later, the current Han King is magnanimous and has not issued an order to investigate the families of the soldiers of the Xianyang Lieutenant Army, but in the next family, he has this relationship, and plans to move back to his hometown to leave the Han Kingdom, the officials of the Han State will definitely not agree anyway, and report to the Xianyang County Temple, and it will cause trouble if it is not done well in the next family." So I had no choice but to ask my son to help with this. ”

Not to mention, Zhang Zhi's explanation is really reasonable - the families of the soldiers of the Qin army are preparing to move abroad to escape the forced labor and taxes of the Han State, whether they run to the Lizheng Pavilion Chief to ask for an inspection certificate, they will never get consent, and they are likely to cause trouble. So even Xiang Kang couldn't help but believe three points when he heard it, thinking that this might be the case.

Of course, as the biggest boss of the Han Kingdom, Xiang Kang would of course never help his people escape from taxation and servitude, and he did not accept Zhang Zhi's explanation like this, but deliberately continued to probe and pretended to be embarrassed and said: "Zhang Gongzi, this is not easy to do, your family has a special identity, and you are preparing to leave the Han Kingdom, I have helped you like this, if my maternal uncle knows, it will be difficult for me to explain."

To Xiang Kang's surprise, although Zhang Zhi's brothers and sisters looked disappointed, Zhang Zhi still said: "Gongzi Kang, if you feel embarrassed, you will never force it, and you can find another way, Gongzi just don't say these words in Xia." ”

"The answer was so refreshing, it seems that they just wanted to try their luck, and they didn't expect me to help them." Xiang Kang came to a conclusion in his heart, and couldn't help but believe Zhang Zhi a little more, so he said kindly: "Thank you Gongzi Kang for understanding the hardships below, but I also advise you below, your family should replace the original test as soon as possible, otherwise you will only be more troublesome if you are found out in the future." ”

"Thank you for your advice, I'll go for a change as soon as I go back next time."

Zhang Zhi's expression was both disappointed and helpless, and his sister was even more so, and he couldn't help but quietly glared at Xiang Kang again, and said in his heart: "I thought you would be a good person, but I didn't expect it to be a good thing." ”

Xiang Kang noticed the expression of the girl surnamed Zhang, and knew that she was dissatisfied with her refusal to agree to help, so he smiled bitterly in his heart, and said secretly: "It's not that I don't help you, it's that I can't make this bad start." Otherwise, you can sleep with me for a few nights, and when I take down the Lishi in the future, I will send someone to send your family back to my hometown as soon as possible. ”

Disappointment is disappointment, Zhang Zhi is very free and easy, when the banquet is over, he still insists on paying the money to settle the account, seeing this scene, Xiang Kang also suddenly found that the situation seems to be a little wrong, and said secretly: "No, it seems that there is a problem there." ”

Xiang Kang's fortune has always been extremely fast, as Zhang Zhi's brothers and sisters walked out of the restaurant, Xiang Kang quickly found out what was wrong, and said in his heart: "The surname Zhang didn't tell the truth, he just said that his family is empty, and his livelihood is becoming more and more difficult, but he calls for good wine and good food, and he pays for the bill and is so refreshing, it definitely doesn't seem like a difficult livelihood." Even if it's to pat me on the back and beg me to help them, but just now I met them in front of Hu Shang's stall, and the Western Regions specialties sold there are not cheap, how can a family that is about to be unable to sustain itself buy such expensive and inconsequential Western Regions specialties."

After analyzing this, Xiang Kang didn't think much about it, and immediately smiled at Zhang Zhi, who was already saying goodbye to him, and said: "Zhang Gongzi, you and I hit it off at first sight, why don't you invite me to your house to sit down."

As Xiang Kang expected, Zhang Zhi's brother and sister's faces immediately changed, and then Zhang Zhi hurriedly said: "Kang Gongzi, I'm really sorry, I still have some things to do with my little sister in Xia, and I can't go home for the time being, let's go another day, and invite Kang Gongzi to the cold house to drink another day." ”

After that, Zhang Zhi confessed his guilt, pulled up his sister and turned around and left, Xiang Kang didn't force them to stay, but immediately instructed Xu Ji next to him: "Send two people to follow them quietly, see where they live, but don't startle the snake." ”