Chapter 138: Tobacco and Alcohol Are Not Separated
Guo Xun was very satisfied with Li Feibai's reaction.
He is a general, and he admires people who have made contributions to the country. Not to mention Wang Shouren's exploits in suppressing bandits, it is not an exaggeration to be crowned as a prince of the country just by quelling the rebellion of King Ning. It's a pity that he was born at the wrong time, now is not the beginning of the founding of the country, and the court is full of jealous and jealous people, Wang Shouren made great achievements but only got the title of earl, which really made him cry for him.
He knew very well in his heart that it was not enough to lift Wang Shouren's shoes with his ability, so he lowered his posture as much as possible in front of an earl with the dignity of a marquis. He also hoped that other people would be like him, but now he has a lot of power, and he always feels that an earl is inferior to a marquis, and his respect for Wang Shouren is far inferior to him.
Now, seeing that Li Feibai can still answer fluently after knowing his identity, but after knowing Wang Shouren's identity, he is incoherent, and suddenly feels that Li Feibai is a character like him who can recognize heroes with his eyes, and he is unconsciously close to three points. Seeing that there was a little coldness, he said: "Brother Li, didn't you spend a lot of money to buy two things, and now that we have seen the corn, what is the other thing, is it also eaten?" ”
Li Feibai smiled: "It's not for eating, but for sucking!" ”
Guo Xun was surprised. Is that sesame-like thing used to make tea, otherwise why is it said that it is not eaten but sucked? Even if it is used to make tea, it is not accurate to use the word "suck", and the word "drink" should be used. Li Feibai doesn't look like a foolish person, he shouldn't make such a low-level mistake, could it be that he has another deep meaning?
They couldn't help but turn their eyes to Li Feibai, only to see Li Feibai take out a delicate wooden box from his coat, and when he opened it, he saw that there were more than a dozen cylindrical objects lying inside, black and round and half a foot long with a thumb thick.
Guo Xun asked, "Brother Li, what is this?" ”
Li Feibai smiled but did not answer. Since he discovered that Nav had tobacco leaves, he had it soft and hard to brew, and then he made it slightly and roasted it with a fire until it was browned. Since there was no suitable paper to roll the tobacco leaves into cigarette rolls, he directly rolled the tobacco leaves into the shape of cigars, making a total of twenty cigarettes. I usually don't want to smoke, so when I get addicted to smoking, I take out one and put it under my nose to smell it, and only light one as a last resort, and take a sip of it.
Rao is like this, in a few days, he has already smoked two, and there are only eighteen left in the box. He originally planned to rely on these eighteen to last until the first batch of tobacco leaves were harvested, but at this time, in order to explain the use of tobacco seeds, he had to take out one of them.
Li Feibai put the cigarette to his mouth, stood up and leaned into the air lamp to light the cigarette, and then sat back on the bench and took a puff. The puff of cigarette sat in his lungs for a long time before it was spit out, and then he reveled in the smoke.
Guo Xun asked, "What you have in your hand is grown from the things in the small bag?" ”
Li Feibai nodded and said, "That's right! She took another beautiful sip.
Only then did everyone understand why the sesame-like seeds were not eaten but sucked. I just wondered how the fruit of the seed was so strange, long and round and regular, lit with fire, and the smoke from the burning could be sucked into the mouth.
Guo Xun said: "Can we also take a suck?" ”
Li Feibai said: "Why not? With that, he took out three of them and handed them to the three of them.
The three of them took it in their hands and looked at it carefully, only to realize that the thing in their hands was not a fruit, but was rolled with some kind of large leaf. They are a little strange, the smoke from the leaves of the trees is very unpleasant, and often chokes people with tears and snot. Why, the smoke emitted by this thing is not only not unpleasant, but also seems to have a strange fragrance.
They brought the cigarette to their noses and smelled it, and it did have a different scent, and it was very mellow.
Guo Xun got up and took down a qi death wind lamp, placed it on the stone table, and said, "Dao Chief? Brother, let's give it a try too? ”
Daoist Yunlong and Wang Shouren nodded.
Daoist Yunlong first leaned in front of the Qi Death Wind Lamp, lit the cigarette in his hand, and then sat on the stone bench and took a puff. He secretly said in his heart: "If you give people guidance in the future, smoking a cigarette and spitting fog to give people guidance, it will add a bit of mystery and more demeanor." But before the cigarette entered his throat, he was choked with tears, and if he hadn't forced himself to endure it, he would have to cough in public, and maybe his snot would have spewed out together, and he would have lost his face.
He was very puzzled, why Li Feibai was so intoxicated when he sucked it, but he sucked it as if he was being tortured. But he didn't dare to squeak, spit out the cigarette in his mouth, and looked at the others with a smile on his face. As for letting him suck again, he was not willing to die.
Wang Shouren lit the cigarette for the second time, and after taking a puff, he coughed heavily. After coughing, he wiped away the two old tears from the corners of his eyes with his sleeve, and said with a smile: "What is this?" Almost killed me! ”
The head of the Yunlong Dao was relieved. It turned out that it wasn't that he found it hard to suck, but that other people also found it hard to suck.
Li Feibai hurriedly said: "It's all the boy's fault, I forgot to tell Uncle Wang that this is a cigar, which is used to refresh the mind." But if you want to suck it, you have to have a step-by-step process, the first time you suck it, you feel that it is difficult to suck, and after sucking a few times, you will find that how many live immortals you have sucked every day? ”
Wang Shouren took the cigar in his hand and looked at it twice, and said, "It turns out that it is the same as bean juice, and it has to have an adaptation process." When I first arrived in the capital, I saw that the people in the capital love to drink bean juice, so I also tasted it. The first time I drank it, I almost vomited out the overnight meal, and I felt that the most unpleasant thing in the world was bean juice. But after drinking it a few times, I got used to it, and then I didn't drink it for a day and I wanted to panic. ”
He paused for a moment, then added, "Why is it called a cigar?" ”
Li Feibai said: "Because it burns out gray like snow and shaped like an eggplant, it is called a cigar." ”
Wang Shouren looked at the ashes of the cigar head, and it was as white as snow as Li Feibai said, and said: "The name is good, but I won't be blessed to enjoy it." I already have lung disease, and if I am choked by it again, I am afraid that I will return to the West with my life. ”
Guo Xun saw that the head of Yunlong Dao had a different expression, and Wang Shouren was even more choked into tears, knowing that the cigar must be uncomfortable to smoke, but he still lit the one in his hand. As a famous family in the capital, if you want to maintain your style, you must have something different, otherwise how to show your dignity.
He looked at Li Feibai's intoxication, and listened to Li Feibai explain that smoking cigars has a step-by-step process, and he has made up his mind that he must practice his cigar smoking skills, and when he returns to the capital to show his hand in front of other nobles or dignitaries, he will definitely make them envious. Moreover, when Li Feibai sucked, he unconsciously revealed a kind of demeanor, which also made him feel full of style, in line with his identity and status.
With two lessons from the past, he sucked more cautiously, not in a big gulp, but in a small gulp. At the beginning of the two or three sips, the taste was really not very good, and when I inhaled four or five sips, I only felt dizzy in my head, and I felt a feeling of being slightly drunk. He didn't know that he was drunk at this time, but he enjoyed the feeling very much, and when he smoked again, he didn't feel how difficult it was to smoke, but he could inhale the mellow and strange aroma of smoke.
He held the cigarette between his fingers, lit the dozen or so cigars in the box, and asked, "Brother Li, how much do you plan to sell these cigars?" ”
Li Feibai said happily: "If Master Hou likes it, give it to Master Hou." ”
Guo Xun said strangely: "Do you think I'm the kind of person who takes the good of people without paying money?" ”
Li Feibai said: "The ancients had clouds, and wine was not separated. You go to someone else's house as a guest, and after drinking, you think the host's wine is good, how much can you say about the wine, I buy two jars? Even if you say so, the master will not take the money, but will give you two altars. The same goes for cigarettes. Since Hou Ye likes to smoke cigars like me, I naturally give it to Hou Ye to taste, how can there be any reason to collect money. ”
Guo Xun thought about it and said, "Then thank you!" After a pause, he said, "When you go to the capital another day, you can take whatever you like from my house!" ”