Chapter 112: Drinking Flower Wine
Global Universe Development Co., Ltd.! Luo Youde's store is not big, but this signboard is very conspicuous, because the words and sentences are so different that you can see them from afar. However, Luo Dacai did not take Hong Tao to enter through the main entrance, but went around from a small alley to the back, and got in through an inconspicuous small black wooden door.
"Oh, Brother Luo, it's a good place, it's quiet...... Is this a sister-in-law? "Don't look at the front storefront, there is a lot of space in the back, a small courtyard of dozens of square meters, there are houses in the north, south and west, only the east is the courtyard gate, and there are two bamboos planted in the corner, which is a little elegant. When Hong Tao entered the courtyard, Luo Youde was playing Go with a young woman wearing a pale green gauze skirt on the table under the eaves of the porch. This etiquette is the only formal Song Dynasty etiquette that Hong Tao currently masters, but how to use it, who to use it, and who can't use it, he hasn't figured it out yet, and many people are not to blame!
“…… Uncle, Wan Fu. When the woman saw Hong Tao saluting her, she quickly stood up, and made a similar action to Zuo, but the amplitude was slightly smaller.
"Uncle! I'm not that big, I'm just 30, let's be about the same! Hong Tao is not happy, although it doesn't matter how old a man is, but this name is a generational difference, it is not appropriate, Hong Tao must point it out.
"Brother Hong doesn't have to be polite, this is Sister Wang from the spice shop next door, come over and talk about it when she has nothing to do. Eldest sister, this is another owner in the store, surnamed Hong Mingtao, no words, but a southern Australian, very knowledgeable, sesame oil, candles, soap are all from him. Luo Youde sat cross-legged at the chess table, saw Hong Tao suddenly come in, wanted to get up but didn't get up at once, was hit back by his beer belly, had to roll over and get up, and introduced the two of them to each other.
"Hong Guanren is talented, ten thousand blessings!" After listening to Luo Youde's formal introduction, this woman gave Hong Tao another salute, this time not calling uncle.
"Xiaocai! Xiaocai! It's enough to make a little money...... "This is the first time Hong Tao has spoken to Song people other than Luo Youde and Luo Dacai, Rao is mouth is neat, and he doesn't know how to chat, he is afraid that he will offend people by saying any inappropriate words. If someone you don't know is offended, you will be offended, this is obviously Luo Youde's acquaintance, if you don't have an ambiguous relationship, don't talk nonsense.
"Eldest sister, now I'm going to bother you to help me go to Minglou to book a table of banquets, Brother Hong is not familiar with our Da Song, I want to treat you well, how about calling a few acquaintances to Minglou to help me support me at night?" Luo Youde saw that Hong Tao was a little uncomfortable, and just found an excuse to take the eldest sister away.
"If you dare not obey your fate, the little woman will retire first, ten thousand blessings!" The woman smiled and saluted again, then turned around and walked out, the three pursed buns on her head that looked like aliens.
"Brother Luo, have you heard of a person named Zhu Xi?" Hong Tao was a little confused, this eldest sister Wang is actually a proprietor, she can still come to Luo Youde to play chess if she has nothing to do, and she has to go to the restaurant to order food and organize a banquet at night, which is not very scientific! Isn't Comrade Zhu Xi a native of the Song Dynasty, it is said that the women of the Song Dynasty should not go out of the door, and the remote multi-ethnic mixed place in Zhenzhou can be more relaxed, but Guangzhou should not be so open, right? It's also a big port in the south, the economy is prosperous, and there are naturally indispensable people who read, so how can women show up and run around?
"Zhu Xi? What is his word? Luo Youde touched his beard and thought about it for a long time, but he still didn't come up with it.
"I just asked casually, no matter who he is, this eldest sister just now, ...... with you" Hong Tao understood a little, Zhu Xi is probably not very famous in the Song Dynasty, so his theory is estimated to have not been popularized. It's a bit like a lot of writers, poets, and painters, whose works were not cared for during their lifetime, and suddenly became popular after their deaths, and if they weren't used by some people, they would be hell.
"Brother Hong, don't misunderstand, we are just talking with our hands, don't tarnish people's innocence!" Luo Youde looked at the treacherous smile on Hong Tao's face, and understood what Hong Tao was referring to, so he immediately became nervous, shaking his head and waving his hand in denial.
"Hehehe, the explanation is to cover up, let's not talk about this matter, I came this time to ask Brother Luo to help me a little, I need to buy some goods, I don't know if Brother Luo can help." Hong Tao doesn't have to figure out the relationship between Luo Youde and this eldest sister Wang, what relationship they love, what is their own business, it's just a joke. After laughing, he took out a piece of whale skin from his pocket, on which was written the list of goods he wanted to purchase.
"4 buffaloes! Rice planting five buckets! Plows, harrows, harrows, horses, trolls! Brother Hong, is this going to farm on Ximaozhou? I'm afraid this won't work, there is no water source on it, and the court does not allow the Tan people to farm. Luo Youde took the list and glanced at it, and immediately knew what Hong Tao was going to do, and raised objections.
"I didn't plan to make trouble for Brother Luo on Ximao Continent, as for where to use it, it's a secret, hehe." Hong Tao didn't hide or make up nonsense, he admitted it, but he didn't explain it.
"That's easy, I'll go to the front and ask the guy to find the tooth man, it will be done soon, Brother Hong will take a rest first, just try the soap, it's very useful!" Luo Youde was generous, so he didn't ask for secrets, took the piece of paper and went to the front, and by the way, let someone arrange a room for Hong Tao and Carl to rest and take a bath.
"My lord, if this soap can be brought back to the empire, you will become a guest of honor for emperors and empresses of various countries, it tastes so good, it is simply the smell of the sun!" Carl had the pleasure of squatting in a large wooden barrel with Hong Tao to take a hot bath, and while rubbing soap on Hong Tao's back, he praised the benefits of soap. Since he had this thing, he was officially accepted by the Tan family, because he didn't have the smell of shallots on his body.
"You said that if I take out this recipe and partner with your cousin to do business, will your cousin swallow my shares?" Hong Tao also had nothing to do, enjoying Carl's back rubbing service while grinding his teeth with his emperor's cousin.
"I swear by my last name that the Emperor would never do this, but my cousin may not be able to afford it, he is not rich." Karl was quite loyal to his emperor, not only guaranteeing his character, but also crying poor by the way.
"No matter how poor the emperor is, he is richer than me, right?" Hong Tao pursed his lips, this Carl's conscience was greatly broken, and his position was very problematic.
"No, in our country, the Elector is the richest man, and the Emperor's territory is not as big as theirs, and he has to feed a large group of people." In order to show that he was not talking nonsense, Karl began to tell Hong Tao about the state composition of the European Middle Ages. What are the electors, the royal line, the relationship between the king and the church, I was dizzy when I heard it, and I was about to fall asleep, most of them didn't remember it, and the impression was just one word: chaos!
Since he had to go to the banquet at night, Hong Tao simply slept for a while after taking a bath, in case Luo Youde tossed too late and couldn't bear it. There is a restaurant in the city of Pozhenzhou, it is estimated that Guangzhou has not become a city that never sleeps, and the nightlife, Hong Tao wants to see what the nightlife of the Song Dynasty people is like.
Ming Lou! In the four-storey wooden restaurant, before Hong Tao entered the door, he lay on the pillar at the door of the house and looked at the wood carvings. Tineema is exquisite! That is, there is no camera, and if there is one, it must be taken down and go back to let Wen Lao Er build a house for himself. He had seen enough, and when he turned around, the two restaurant workers were staring at him with a smile, for fear that this Nanfan person would take a bite on the pillar of someone's shop. This is also for the sake of Luo Youde standing aside, otherwise he will definitely have to be blown away.
Luo Youde's treat this time is estimated to be a little expensive, not only in the big restaurant, but also booked a large private room on the top floor, according to Hong Tao's experience in his previous life, this kind of room generally has a minimum consumption. When Hong Tao went up, there were already 6 people sitting inside, two men and four women, including which sister Wang saw in the afternoon.
She is called Sister Wang, not an honorific title, just like Bo Xiaoer and Bo Xiaosan, it is her name, and the Song people are used to using the ranking as their own name, especially the low-level people. Hong Tao regretted it very much, when Bo Xiaoer rescued himself from the sea and asked his name, he should have said that his name was Uncle Hong, and he didn't take advantage of it!
The other four Hong Tao can't see what their identities are, those two middle-aged men seem to be quite stylish, maybe they are the heads of the power department, anyway, in the future life, they are not willing to call this director and that captain to fill the façade.
Compared with men, Hong Tao preferred to look at women, especially women in the Song Dynasty. I really haven't had close contact with them, and Bo Zhu and her sisters-in-law are not Song people at all. Except for Sister Wang, the remaining three women are not too old, and they are very well dressed! Even people like Hong Tao, who have been in the aftermath of the future, have to say that the prostitutes of the Song Dynasty are very tempting!