Part 1 Gorgeous Prelude Chapter 1054 - Mouthwatering Beauty and Deliciousness

The three fast boats slowly leaned on the shore in the spotlight, the ropes on the pulleys were thrown to the boat, and when the ropes were directly stretched into the cabin, after a while, a three-meter-long, eighty-centimeter-wide long wooden box was hoisted onto the deck, and it was hoisted to the shore without stopping. When it landed on the shore, all the onlookers let out a shout of joy, and then six stout men stepped forward and lifted the crate with a pole.

The song and dance sounded, Dong Xiaoliang hurriedly said hello, and ran downstairs to meet his goods at a trot. After everyone's attention was directed to the three ships laden with seafood, the two loach boats quietly and unobtrusively approached the dock. A literati in a cloak led a horse and walked off the boat, looked around, saw Zhao Xing standing at the window of the teahouse, and greeted each other.

The loach boat is a kind of wheeled boat in the Song Dynasty, and it is recorded in the "Water Margin" that Gao Yu used this kind of boat to fight with the Liangshan Bo Naval Army. However, the loach ship in the Song Dynasty was not popular, probably because the bearing technology was not up to standard, which made the oars of this kind of ship not durable, and it was troublesome to repair and replace.

It is said that there are many stone bridges in Bianliang City, which is the most suitable for this kind of boat to pass through, but there are few loach boats in the river here. However, this technology shines in Zhao Xing's hands, he has money, what he lacks is not lack of copper, and the oars of the two loach boats were replaced by him with bronze products, which allowed it to withstand long journeys and not be easy to rust. These two ships are from the Bianliang Canal, the starting point of the Jiangnan River, Hangzhou Renhe County. Brought him his belongings and brought his follow-up personnel.

The middle-aged literati Chen who led the horse knew. It was Su Shi's original staff member Ma Mengde, and he is now Zhao Xing's "capital manager".

Three years apart. The fallen literati apparently said goodbye to the shabby forever, with a pair of shiny black leather boots at his feet, a brocade robe, a large jade inlaid with a belt and a large jade wrench on his hand. The weather is a little cold, covered with plain white brocade, and the sable is a big cloak inside. The hat is made of white fox fur. It is also set with two rubies, like the eyes of a rabbit.

The wharf was still unloading, and the people transported by Zhao Xing's two ships stepped forward to salute him one by one. Not only Cheng Xia, Cheng Shuang, Cheng Wang, but also Cheng Xun, they saluted Zhao Xing one by one, and then were led by Chen Gongchuan and taken to Zhao Xing's new home. The thirty servants recommended by the tooth men were responsible for carrying their luggage.

Wait until the crowd is gone. Ma Mengde first handed Zhao Xing a wooden box and replied with relief: "Fortunately, I live up to my trust." Dong Weng, everything is done, everything is here. ”

Zhao Xing pushed open the lid of the box, and inside the box, a ruby ring was pressed against a stack of papers. The gemstones are large, but dark red in color and not very conspicuous. Zhao Xing first took out the ruby ring and put it on his finger, then looked at the ring surface, and gently unscrewed the gem, revealing the shape seal under the gem.

Zhao Xing's dealings with all industries rely on this seal. Ma Mengde took the seal and took care of the chores for him, and now the seal was back in his hands.

A few pieces of paper in the box are several notes, the first is Su Maidi's signature receipt, he has just received the settling-in fee sent by Zhao Xing, nominally this money is as a birth gift for his second son.

Zhao Xing carefully checked Su Mai's signature, and Ma Mengde added next to him: "Brother Boda (Su Mai) also asked me to make a request to you...... He was too embarrassed to mention it again, but there was really no one to ask for, so he opened it to you

"Oh?"

"As a county lieutenant, Boda hunted thieves everywhere in the county seat, and the place was full of mountain roads, and he traveled on two legs, which was really a bit tiring. But now he can't buy a horse with money, so he wants you to think of a way to help him buy a few good horses...... Na, Cheng Xun was sent by him, and he hoped that Cheng Xun could take the horse back. ”

Zhao Xing looked at the receipt signed by Su Mai, sighed, and gently tore it in half, and then folded it again into four halves...... It ends up in a pile of debris.

"In that case, bring him a pair of Michinoku horses, well, and find two horsemen for him from the Wa Kingdom, and send them together...... Don't let Su Weng know about this", Zhao Xing said slowly.

"Ha", Ma Meng laughed dryly: "Speaking of the Japanese people, I have one more thing to tell you, there are twenty Japanese girls on the boat behind us, and there are more than forty people in the Hangzhou family, all of whom were sent by that guy from Nagato Fusi, I heard that he will also send two Kwantung samurai, I heard that these two are noble, so they have to be arranged in advance." He asked me to let you know. ”

Zhao Xing frowned, he had been to Japan and knew the customs of Japan, and those women came to "cultivate seeds" - in modern times, this word is called "borrowed seeds".

In the Song Dynasty, the Wa people had a custom, that is, whenever the Song boat arrived in the Wa Kingdom, the Wa people would choose the most beautiful and good singing and dancing Wa girls to send on the ship, asking the Song people to be able to spring the breeze for a while. And when the Song boat returned to China, many widows also asked to follow all the way, if nothing else, just to be able to sleep for the Song people.

After they were happy with the Song people and became pregnant, these pregnant Japanese women were regarded as treasures by the Japanese people in the Great Song Dynasty and sent back to China to give birth by fast boat - this was the national policy of the Japanese at that time, with the purpose of giving birth to Song offspring to improve the human race for Japan.

When such a widow is married, her parents will proudly proclaim: "My daughter has lived with a Song person, and the child in her belly is from the Heavenly Dynasty and is a Song species", and their parents also take it as a sign that their daughter has lived with a Song person many times, and their favorite thing to show off is: "My daughter has lived with a Song person so-and-so, so-and-so, so-and-so...... Shared a bed. ”

This history was not only recorded by the Japanese people, but also recorded in the "Qingbo Magazine" of the Song people: "The Japanese country was floating on the (Song) territory in a boat, and there were three or twenty people in a line. Women were sent, met Zhongzhou (China) people, choose the beauty to recommend the bed, the name of the degree of the species "The entire history of the Great Song Dynasty is the most satisfactory history of Chinese perverts, because at that time not only the Japanese had the custom of "degree species", Southeast Asian countries did not pull, there were similar customs. Especially in Vietnam, this trend is even worse than in Japan. So. The perverts living in the Song Dynasty were happily gone to the countries of Southeast Asia in search of a one-night stand. Not only does it not cost a penny, but it can earn a lot of extra money, because the Song people are willing to favor it, which is a reward for the fannu, and there must be a gift in return......

So, what is the final fate of the children born to these "degree" women - basically. Didn't wait for the women to give birth. The local daimyo (feudal lords) would marry these pregnant women home, and they were predestined! If a boy is born, he will be the heir to the family; gave birth to a girl, and before she was weaned, she would be hired by the princes. Hired as the next daimyo main room.

It was not for nothing that the ancient Japanese called the aristocracy "Chinese".

By the time the Mongols invaded Japan, the Japanese had actually completed a major blood change, and the feudal lords in office at that time were basically the descendants of the Song people, so they had a bitter hatred for the Mongols who died in the Song Dynasty...... Oh. This hatred is cursed by FF. No more.

Zhao Xing knew the purpose of these Japanese women, but he was not worried that he would not be able to control the temptation. Instead, he was worried about Qin Guan. This guy is a merry ghost, as soon as those Japanese women threw themselves into their arms, Qin Guan's kid didn't let go of the mistake, and sprinkled his own romantic seeds all over Japan...... Wait, ah, why even the men of the Japanese country and the samurai of the Kanto region come to join in the fun, what kind of world?

Could it be glass?

Zhao Xing was still thinking there, full of doubts, Ma Mengde had obviously benefited, and he reminded complacently: "Dong Weng, they are all Kabuki, they can play and sing Tang music without training, and their waists and limbs are twisted ......."

At that time, there was also a custom that the girl's parents regarded the favor of the Song people as a supreme glory - of course, this was also a way for them to change their fate. Because once their daughter is pregnant with the flesh and blood of the Song people, they can live in the ranks of quasi-nobles without any struggle. After a few years of development, he also became a small nobleman. Therefore, the refusal of the Song people was a great insult to them, and the landed father even committed suicide to eliminate this effect.

In order to get the joy of the Song people, those parents trained their daughters from an early age...... So, these women are highly skilled kabuki, and they are free labor, and if you refuse them, it is an insult to them.

Of course Zhao Xing knew this, and he didn't need to be reminded by Ma Mengde. But what he is worried about is that these women will enter the inner house and starve at any time, which will make them bring bad atmosphere to the inner house.

"Good...... You remind me", Zhao Xing twisted his eyebrows and said, "Tell them that they will immediately come into contact with the upper class society of the Song Dynasty, and even the prime minister of the Celestial Empire." Although the servants in the courtyard are majestic, they are all ordinary people, and if they dare to throw their eyes at will, they will not blame me for being ruthless. ”

Ma Meng was a little embarrassed, he sneered: "Dong Weng had better make some rules, these widows are the most well-behaved people, as long as they tell them what to do and what not to do, but if there is a violation, notify their parents, they will not dare to mess around." ”

A horn on the dock interrupted the whispering of the two, at this time, Dong Xiaoliang's goods began to be shipped, Zhao Xing turned his face to look at Ma Mengde, and asked, "Chase and see?" ”

Ma Mengde hurriedly changed the topic: "I just want to see the style of Jingshi." ”

Ma Mengde brought four horses, all of them muchinoku stallions. Zhao Xing rode a chestnut stallion, Ma Mengde wore a white cloak, but rode a black horse, the black horse is a bit like the legendary, the Warring States fierce general the day before yesterday Qingci rode the "black cloud", Ma Mengde is so black and white riding on the horse to enjoy the attention of others, but Zhao Xing is very low-key riding a chestnut horse, Cheng Xia Cheng Shuang each rode a white horse, jujube red horse tail with the whole queue to the front of Hele Building.

At this time, it was a few days before the imperial examination, and the exams were all being prepared, so there were not many "fresh candidates" on the street, and they were basically idlers from Bianliang City, Tokyo.

The high-rollers who have the ability to book a banquet in the Hele Building do not happen to be those poor people, and those rich bosses have set this table of banquets without their own plans.

When the imperial examination was issued, "catching a son-in-law under the list", or "pulling a lang match", was a unique custom in the Song Dynasty. Whenever the list is issued, under the list, there are more housekeepers than the master of the house, they ask around which one is unmarried, and then follow behind the lifter, observe the reaction of the other party after the list, once the move is in the jinshi, the housekeepers will quickly take out the rope from their arms like a trick, tie up the new branch jinshi, trot into the house, and marry their own young lady.

In the Song Dynasty, several prime ministers in the Zhongjin Shi Hou caused a street brawl, and the housekeepers and servants of several mansions fought for them, which also became a scene in Bianliang City, Tokyo...... After many years, the people of Bianliang City still talked about it and said that their vision was not bad at all, and look, didn't that person become the prime minister later?!

In other words, the rich men who booked the wine table in Hele Lou were actually booking a "wedding banquet". Dong Xiaoliang knows this very well, so he deliberately postponed the official opening date to the night of the announcement...... As a result, his restaurant became more and more difficult to find.

Zhao Xing was fast, and when he arrived in front of the Hele Building, just right, six strong men landed the wooden box, and the two "roadshow" teams began to perform in front of the restaurant.

The crowd was in a roar, and suddenly, there was a crowd of people, and several Japanese merchants, accompanied by local merchants, came to the front of the building, shouting loudly to reserve seats. Dong Xiaoliang smiled hypocritically and rejected the reservations of several widows. The local merchants, like "Tuo", translated the Japanese people's speeches to the surrounding audience, nothing more than to praise the Japanese people's experience of eating seal meat, the deliciousness of the seal meat, and the use of seal fur.

"It's over, it's over", Zhao Xing muttered on the side: "It's too late!" ”

The seals were carried into the restaurant, and then the dishes were on display. This time, there were also several boxes of cucumbers (native to India, brought into China when Zhang Qian returned from the Western Regions in the Western Han Dynasty) and eggplants (native to Southeast Asia, introduced to China in the Jin Dynasty) and other vegetables brought from the south by fast boat. Other fresh foods are carrots and onions, which are known as the Three Treasures of Sailor.

Carrots originated in western Asia, introduced to the European continent from Iran in the 10th century, at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, with the defeat of the Mongol Western Expedition, carrots were introduced into our country, Zhao Xing went to sea this time, and brought carrots back from Arabia by the way.

After the introduction of "carrots", onions (cultivated in Iran for 5,000 years and introduced to China in the late Qing Dynasty) and pumpkins (native to Africa) were displayed...... These vegetables are carried into the restaurant like a stream, which makes people look forward to this feast.

Then there were a few sealed boxes, and the guys didn't open these boxes, and walked inside with their heads covered, and the idlers in Tokyo City were reluctant to see it, and shouted at the top of their voices: "Outside Dong Xiaoyuan, don't you say it's a feast of dragons, tigers and leopards in the sea?" We've seen seals, what about tigers? What about Jiao? ”

Another helper fanned the flames: "Open the box, Dong Xiaoyuan, why don't you open these boxes, open this box, let's see what rare things are inside?" ”

Dong Xiaoliang's face was dripping with sweat, covering left and right, but several helpers held down the man who was carrying the box, and couldn't help but pry open the box and remove the ice covering the surface of the box.

There was a sound of cold air in the field.

In the middle of the box, under the ice, an extra-long moray eel coiled in the box, and under its body, several layers of long and short moray eels were densely covered.

A voice whispered to himself: "Eight feet is Jiao...... Nine feet for ......!? This should be a little dragon! ”

The voice was soft, but in the absolute silence, it was as loud as a thunderbolt on a sunny day.

After a long silence, someone added softly: "Can dragons eat it...... Folded longevity...... It's thundering! ”

There was a buzz in the field, and the words "extermination" came out, Dong Xiaoliang's face turned pale, and he looked at Zhao Xing hiding behind the crowd as if asking for help.