"Welcome to Israel, honorable Mr. Hou." The old man was not the one who received him, what Hou Dasheng saw now was a man dressed in a white robe, a small black round hat on his head, and a small black square tied to his forehead. Wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, he is a little rickety, and his face is kind, and he looks at least an old man over seventy years old.

The old man's eyes were a little cloudy, which were the traces left to him by the years. But behind those muddy things, there is calm and kindness. This is also the wisdom accumulated over the years and left to the elderly. But the old man walked up to Hou Dasheng and took his hand: "May the Lord be with you, friend of the Hebrews." ”

"I'm Cohen Sr., your friend. Although it was the first time we had met in person, we had actually been dating for a long time. Old Cohen held Hou Dasheng's hand and said with a smile: "Zion, there is also a seat on the board of directors of the service provider." I'm basically in charge. ”

Hou Dasheng couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart when he heard this, although he seemed to have heard this voice at the meeting of the service provider. But Hou Dasheng was not sure, the old man in front of him was the owner of the voice. As if seeing Hou Dasheng's doubts, Old Cohen smiled and said, "Oh~ Actually, it wasn't me who attended the meeting. I'm just going to make some directional suggestions, and it's up to the participants to decide. ”

"After all, I'm old, and people have to know what they can do and what they no longer fit to do. So I'm just an old admin now, managing some trivial things. Then host some old friends. Old Cohen led Hou Dasheng with a smile and walked through a door.

This is a station, but it was built in a cave. There weren't many people on the platform, except for a few men in their fifties in black robes and small black caps. But Hou Dasheng can clearly feel that there are all kinds of dangers lurking everywhere in the seemingly calm station here.

The moment he got out of the car, at least twenty or more eyes silently locked on him. This feeling made Hou Dasheng's muscles tense a little, which was a knee-jerk reaction. And when the old man shook hands with Hou Dasheng, it was the time when this feeling was the strongest.

Hou Dasheng didn't speak because he was getting himself used to this feeling. Otherwise, he was afraid that he would break out and hurt others. When the old man spoke, those gazes were no longer so aggressive. They seemed to have restrained their hostility, which made Hou Dasheng relax.

The station is not large, and as soon as the train comes in, people start to rush the train out. At the same time, the sinking of those rails "clicked ......". The station was soon restored to a masonry floor. The masonry-ground station was restored and now looks more like a warehouse.

"It's only used when you're hosting VIPs." Old Cohen took Hou Dasheng's hand and chattered: "Oh~ It also has a purpose: to evacuate us and everything here when we encounter irresistible danger." ”

As he spoke, two men in black robes had silently pushed open the wooden door on the side. But I heard the sound of "click......click" sounded, and the wooden door opened. Hou Dasheng saw the wide hall behind the door. It seems to be a casual hall.

But there aren't many of them. The décor is not too ornate, but rather medieval simplicity. Simple log table, simple log chairs. Candle lamps hung from the roof. The hall was very bright, and Old Cohen gave a false look at Hou Dasheng.

Then he took Hou Dasheng to the spiral staircase next to the front desk on the side of the door. This setting is also clearly in the style of the Middle Ages. Even today, this design can be seen in old office buildings in many European countries.

A long ramp-style staircase leads directly to the second floor. But Hou Dasheng and the others did not go up the spiral staircase, but walked slowly towards another door under the leadership of old Cohen. Then the men in black stepped forward, and when they reached the spiral staircase, they opened the door on the opposite side and stood in front of it.

Behind that door was a large dining room. It is now filled with a variety of Hebrew specialties. Hummus, shawarma, falafel balls...... Wait a minute. Hou Dasheng exhaled, fortunately, he had been very interested in this nation a long time ago.

So I also specifically understood it, otherwise it would be rude this time. Etiquette, it is shameless to go to someone's house and ask others to obey you. But going to someone else's house and following other people's rules of etiquette is the most basic respect.

The Hebrews, there is a dietary precept called the Kashrut Law. This principle is partly in common with the benevolence and compassion advocated by Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism in China. This law originally required the Hebrews to have compassion for animals and not to be indifferent to the pain of slaughter, so they prescribed slaughter, bloodletting, and the eating of meat and milk separately.

The law divides food into two categories, "kosher" and "non-kosher", with only "kosher" being allowed and "unclean" being forbidden. According to Jewish law, grains, vegetables, and fruits are "kosher," but not meat, poultry, and aquatic products such as livestock.

Among the meat such as livestock, the meat of live cloven-hoofed ruminants, that is, fresh beef, mutton and venison, is "kosher" and edible; The meat of pigs, horses, camels, beavers, rabbits and other animals is "non-kosher" and is forbidden to eat. Among poultry foods, chickens, ducks, geese and other poultry are "kosher" and edible.

Carnivorous and scavenging birds of prey, birds such as ostriches, crows, and nightjars, as well as waterfowl other than ducks and geese, are considered "non-kosher" and are not edible. Aquatic products, all fish with wings and scales, can be eaten. However, finless, scaleless, boneless and shellfishy aquatic animals, such as eels, catfish, shellfish and other aquatic products, are not edible.

In addition, they have "Tanakh", "Sicht", ...... and other classical or ceremonial rules that regulate slaughter, storage, and table manners. After inviting Hou Dasheng to sit down, Old Cohen smiled and said, "I heard that you like wine, so we prepared some." But I can't drink with you, so I'll have to ask some of my other colleagues to drink with you. ”

Speaking of which, it is important to mention the Hebrew view of wine. They are not saying that alcohol should be forbidden, but leaders or members of the denomination are not drinking. They consider this to be indecent, firstly, and secondly, to be a member of the denomination who also drinks alcohol, which is to encourage believers to drink and indulge. This is not desirable.

So, most of them don't drink alcohol. But they didn't ban other people from drinking. In ancient times, there were two basic Hebrew drinks: wine and water. Wine, for them, is another drink. But they will distinguish between them, and generally speaking, they are adults before they can drink alcohol. Children are not allowed to drink alcohol.

Even for adults, it's just light alcohol on weekdays. When the guests are full, or on the celebration day, you will drink some strong wine. But also follow the appropriate amount advocated in the denomination. Thou shalt not drink sin.

"I'm not a heavy drinker, and my body doesn't allow me to drink too much right now." Hou Dasheng smiled and said, "What's more, we still have to talk about something in a while." It's not good to drink if you want to. ”