Chapter 269: The Night Banquet

Taking advantage of the opportunity to go to the backyard to "change clothes", Lin Xiao turned over and jumped onto the fence of the backyard, roughly observed the terrain of this Zhuangzi, and looked for a suitable guard post.

Looking around at night, the whole village is well situated, with a few wooded mounds in the back, and a swarthy hill looming to the west, which is the absolute vantage point of the neighborhood.

Sure enough, the three holes of the cunning rabbit!

A wealthy businessman like Jack Lee naturally can't live in a city shop all day long, and this should be his lair.

If a secret post and a firepower point were set up on that mountain, Zhuangzi's safety would be raised to a higher level, and it would be unlikely that he would be surrounded.

When he returned to the garden, he found that the soldiers he had brought were sitting around the fountain quietly drinking water and eating dry food.

Fortunately, everyone has a water bottle and dry food in their tactical backpacks, and the well-trained soldiers have memorized the essentials of wartime work and rest, and consciously seize the time to replenish energy whenever they have time.

Lin Xiao stepped forward, patted the soldiers on the shoulders one by one, said a few words of encouragement, and took advantage of this effort to point them out a few suitable light and dark posts.

Back in the back hall, Jack Lee warmly invited the adults to the pavilion, and the night banquet was set up in the pavilion in the garden.

Lin Xiao was also hungry, but he didn't have any intention of eating, but if he refused, it was estimated that Master Qu would definitely not eat.

There was just something to talk about with Jack Lee, so Lin Xiao didn't refute Jack Lee's face in person, and walked to the pavilion with Master Qu.

Although it was night, it was not cold at all in the pavilion, the walls around the garden were towering, the cold wind did not enter, and a few Persian carpets were hung around the pavilion, weaving colorful patterns.

There are also two braziers on the ground, and the best charcoal is added with exotic spices, and the whole pavilion is rich and fragrant, full of spring.

The tables and chairs are all made of rattan, small and beautiful, because the spring has just begun, and the back of the chair is covered with thick cushions, which is very comfortable.

Qu Shiyun saw that there was no high-level decoration on the table, so he was a little relieved, this was a family banquet, if it was a banquet like three cuts and five offerings, he was really not in the mood to accept it.

Situ Zheng, who accompanied him, looked around curiously, especially at those beautiful tapestries, and even looked up and down, this young dart master was also the first time to see so many foreign goods.

The family banquet of the wealthy merchants has always been known for its exquisiteness, looking at the scene put forward by the Li family, this meal has many extraordinary features, and the young Situ Zheng can't help but look forward to it.

Sure enough, the dishes are different from ordinary Cantonese cuisine, the flavor is quite peculiar, the taste is fragrant, and there is a little greasy sweetness.

Whether it is Qu Shiyun or Situ Zheng, it is the first time to try such a flavor, according to Jack Lee, this is a dish of Franco, which was cooked by his wife herself.

"This crab is called a rusty crab, the meat is removed, and the outside is seasoned with cheese......"

Jack Lieberthal spoke eloquently, and his enthusiasm inevitably showed the style of an upstart.

However, in Lin Xiao's eyes, these dishes are still very ordinary.

In later generations when material civilization was highly developed, although he was a soldier, he had seen a lot of Chinese and Western meals with different patterns.

The wine is the most fashionable bottled wine, although he hasn't drunk wine for a long time, Lin Xiao thought about something, and still politely shirked it, only Lord Qu was a little interested, and accompanied Jack Li to drink a little.

"Shopkeeper Li's business is doing well, there must be a cargo ship, right?" Symbolically eating a few chopstick dishes, Lin Xiao asked casually.

"Yes, there are more than a dozen cargo ships in the trumpet,"

Seeing Lin Xiao ask about this, Jack Li cautiously responded, "However, several foreign gunboats with more than 1,000 materials have gone out for a long distance, and there are only a few river boats with less than 200 materials at home......"

"Oh, it turns out that Shopkeeper Li still has a gunboat? The strength is really not ordinary. ”

For the ship, Lin Xiao also understands a little now, the displacement of a large ship of 1000 materials should exceed 500 tons, this Jack Li, sure enough, still has some strength.

"Hehe, Hou Ye made fun of it, as the leader of the local business, the villain can't help it,"

Jack Lee said with a haha, revealing a pride that could not be concealed in his words, "If you don't run far, you won't be able to compete with those Franc machine people, and you won't be able to make money." ”

"Also, to be able to grow big in the gap between foreigners, it is not easy for Shopkeeper Li,"

Lin Xiao cocked his thumb and said with a slight smile, "I don't know what routes Shopkeeper Li runs?" ”

"Not far away, the trumpet mainly runs Temasek, Champam, and ...... The big man is the main one,"

Jack Lee's eyes were gloomy, and he couldn't guess the meaning of Lin Xiao's words, but he didn't dare to say nonsense, "If you go farther, you won't dare to run, there are too many black hands, and you can't kill them." ”

"Oh, still running big guys? In the future, can you ...... Also ask Shopkeeper Li to go to Qinzhou a few times? ”

Lin Xiao stared at Jack Li and said with a smile, "We are there, and there are some in-demand goods that can be handed over to Shopkeeper Li to do." ”

"Really?"

Jack Lee pretended to be happy and said, "Since it is Hou Ye's business, how can the villain not do it...... I don't know what kind of in-demand goods Hou Ye is referring to? ”

"You'll know when the time comes," Lin Xiao smiled faintly, "It shouldn't be a loss to you." ”

This man is indeed an old fox! Verbally agreed, but with a slippery head, the words said left room everywhere.

Lin Xiao doesn't like this kind of person, so Lin Xiao is not willing to give the bottom too early, he will do it if he is willing, and he is not willing to pull it down.

"Okay, good, the villain will definitely go when the time comes, eat vegetables and eat vegetables, hehe." Seeing this, Jack Lee slipped over with a hehe, and persuaded everyone to eat the vegetables.

"However, Shopkeeper Li will have to borrow two boats tomorrow,"

How could Lin Xiao let him slide over easily, the purpose had not yet been achieved, "Our big ship can't enter the port, and some supplies have to be transported ashore." ”

"It's easy to say,"

Jack Lee continued to play haha, suddenly stunned, stunned, "Master Hou, you mean...... The army is going ashore? ”

Supplies ashore? This sentence is a bit informative!

"Hmm,"

Lin Xiao snorted lightly and said coldly, "You just need to borrow a boat, you don't need to ask about anything else." ”

Although Lin Xiao is young, he is very measured, never forgetful and leaky.

Some people, sometimes they just owe it to clean up, and when they have a few bad money, they burn themselves, often fantasizing about omnipotence, not knowing how high the sky is and how thick the earth is.

There are some things that involve military aircraft, and even Qu Shiyun has not communicated with them, so how can you, a private businessman, inquire about it?

"Uh...... Yes, yes, yes,"

Jack Lee reacted quickly, nodded again and again, and his embarrassed face flashed, "Two river boats, the villain will be transferred tomorrow morning......"

At this moment, a servant happened to bring a large casserole, and when he opened it, the pot was oily and full of red and clear.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please try this dish with a face......"

Jack Lee greeted him repeatedly, his attitude a lot more humble.

Although Jack Lee is crazy, he is actually self-aware, and as soon as he touches Lin Xiao's soft nail, his brain clears up a lot.

If it weren't for the current court like a flower child, in the Taiping Era, how could there be a seat for him, a cloth vendor.

Lin Xiao looked over carefully, and there were snow-white fish fillets and yellow eel backs floating in the pot, but the bottom was soybean sprouts.

In the oil soup, there are also some red, eggplant-like fruits, and a rich and strange fragrance floats in the air......

"This dish is an overseas flavor, and it is unique, so please try it."

Jack Lee smiled and flattered, "It's just that the taste is a little ......."

"This dish looks like a lot of peppercorns are used......"

Lin Xiao saw that he was still an acquaintance, so he stopped holding it and said in a humble voice.

In fact, what he muttered in his heart was: "Isn't this just a pot...... Boiled fish fillet. ”

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