Chapter 374: Xu Shu asked
After Cai Yan entered the inn where Ye Mo entered, he naturally would not choose to eat on the first floor of the bustling with people. Moreover, Cai Yan came in not for dinner.
After finding a random box upstairs, I casually ordered a little food. Well, it's true that I ordered a little bit of food casually, that is, I picked the most expensive ones and served them first.
Although the business of this inn is booming, when it encounters such a big customer, the efficiency will naturally be improved. It was only less than half an hour, and all the dishes ordered by Cai Yan were ready.
First of all, very ordinary scrambled eggs with tomatoes. If this dish was placed in Ye Mo's previous life, it would indeed be an extremely ordinary dish. But at this time, apart from those inns and restaurants in Luojiakongzhì, who else in Dahan can take out tomatoes?
Moreover, at this time, the farmers of Dahan did not raise chickens and poultry. Therefore, those eggs are also extremely rare game.
What do you say "jade plate delicacies are worth 10,000 dollars", this plate of tomato scrambled eggs is worth the old nose's money.
The second dish that came up was also a very common dish in Ye Mo's previous life: pickled pepper and bamboo shoots. Although bamboo shoots are a common thing, pickled peppers are not common!
To be precise, chili pepper was not popular in the Han Dynasty. There may be people in some places who use chili peppers as a spice, but it is not mainstream after all.
The third course is a dish that was also very common in this dynasty: cabbage soup. However, don't ignore the season, when cabbage appears, it can be regarded as an out-of-season vegetable.
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After the five dishes are served, the little two will leave the box.
It's just that if Cai Yan doesn't ask some questions clearly at this time, he won't have the heart to eat. "Little Er, you wait, I'll ask you a few questions."
As soon as the shopkeeper heard Cai Yan stop him, he immediately stopped going out and turned back to the table. "This young lady, I don't know what questions I want to ask?"
"Let me ask you, how many people are staying in your inn now?" Cai Yan looked at the little er, but pretended to ask casually.
That junior didn't know why Cai Yan asked that, but as a senior junior second, he knew Cai Yan. Of course, Cai Yan didn't know him.
"During this time, there were not many people staying overnight in the inn. After all, it's time to go home for the New Year. The little two smiled as he spoke, not worrying about anything at all because of the lack of staff in the inn. Moreover, looking at the smile on Xiao Er's face, it seems that he will be able to get a big red envelope during the New Year.
Cai Yan heard Xiao Er say that there were not many people living in the inn, so he immediately nodded secretly. "There's only one staying overnight going down to eat, do you remember?"
As soon as Cai Yan asked, the smile on Xiao Er's face suddenly stopped. According to the rules of the inn, the guest's ** needs to be kept well. "This young lady, if you want to know something, you can ask our shopkeeper, so don't be difficult for us people."
As soon as the little two finished speaking, Cai Yan hadn't spoken yet, but the maid beside her stood up at this time. "You're just a little subordinate, and you dare not answer my young lady's questions about you!"
The little second looked at the maid beside Cai Yan, and he also felt overwhelmed for a while.
Cai Yan looked at Xiao Er, who was a little uneasy, but gave the maid next to him a look. "I just want to know where those two live, this question shouldn't break the rules of this store."
As soon as Cai Yan's voice fell, the maid beside her immediately took out a piece of silver from the sachet on her body and put it on the table.
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And in Ye Mo's room, Ye San was also sitting in the middle at this time. However, Ye Sanyou thought about ripping off the woman's clothes on his body, but he was severely reprimanded by Ye Mo.
"Young Master, what are we here for?" Ye San was all the way up, and he also pestered Ye Mo to ask this question many times. It's just that Ye Mo didn't give him an answer every time.
And this time, I don't know if Ye Mo was annoyed by the question, or if he felt that he had already arrived at his destination anyway, but he told the purpose of the trip.
"One purpose is very clear, that is, to wait for Luo Wu and let him go to Plains City to get a repeater. There is also a purpose, which is to wait for Xiliang's to come. It's just that it's hard to say whether it will wait or not. ”
When Ye San heard Ye Mo say this, he could only sit down again in discouragement. "Even the young master doesn't know if there is a result, so what do we have to wait for? Besides, how could Xiliang's envoy come over during the Chinese New Year. ”
Ye Mo heard Ye San's muttering words, but he didn't say anything, just smiled, and then shook his head gently.
To say that before, with Ma Chao's character, after taking Xiliang and Tianshui, he would directly establish himself as the king. It's just that now by Ma Chao's side, there are two talents who have passed through the heavens and latitudes.
Moreover, on the way here, Ye Mo had already heard that after avenging his father, Ma Chao actually returned the soldiers and horses to Yizhou.
If you don't know the details, you will naturally think that Ma Chao is a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty and will be reincarnated. Even in the mouths of the people, there are constantly rumors of loyalty about Ma Chao.
However, Ye Mo knows very well that this qiē is not to mention the credit of Guo Jia and Xu Shu. But at least eighty percent of them are the work of these two people.
Although Ma Chao has some strength, the reason why he can still exist is that there are no obvious traces of Ma Chao's anti-Han, and one of the important reasons is geographical factors.
In the central Shu region, there are many high mountains and steep. Among them, Li Bai, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, has a poem: The difficulty of Shu Road is difficult to go to the blue sky.
If Ma Chao included Xiliang and Tianshui in his rule, he would instead lengthen his defense line and create an empty situation everywhere. Therefore, under the advice of the two top strategists, Ma Chao simply gave up Tianshui and Xiliang to promote his reputation.
Moreover, judging from the current situation, Ma Chao or Guo Jia and Xu Shu's plan seems to be very successful.
The reason why Ye Mo felt that he would wait for Xiliang's envoy during this time was also because of Guo Jia and Xu Shu's plan.
If Xiliang sends an envoy after the beginning of spring, it will be equivalent to Ma Chao announcing his independence. Since ancient times, only subject countries will come to Luoyang to congratulate after the beginning of spring in the New Year.
Guo Jia and Xu Shu not only have to fight for Ma Chao's geographical advantages, but also win the hearts of Ma Chao. The time and place are favorable, as long as the latter two are obtained, Ma Chao can succeed when the time comes.
But Ye Mo knew that if Ma Chao really occupied the geographical advantage and added people, the time would come as scheduled.
This winter is a warm winter. A mild winter means flooding in the south and drought in the north. These two natural disasters will be followed by locust plagues. If this is not dealt with properly and too many people starve to death, the plague will surely run rampant.
If that's all there is to it, Ye Mo is not worried. After all, China has experienced thousands of years of civilization, so it naturally has the wisdom to get through this time.
What I am afraid of is that there are people who have a heart to do something in it. In that case, even if the big man carries it this time, it will be a big loss of vitality.
During this time, Ye Mo did not relax his monitoring of foreign races. And the Huns have the help of Liu Bei and Guan Yu to train their troops, and their strength has skyrocketed one by one.
"Xu Shu, you really give me a problem!" Thinking of this, Ye Mo immediately stood up and walked to the window.
"Knock knock!" At this moment, there was a knock on the door of the room where Ye Mo lived.
As soon as there was a knock on the door, Ye Mo and Ye San also glanced at each other, and then Ye Mo pretended to have a hoarse voice and asked, "Who, disturb the old man's rest!" ”
When Cai Yan outside the door heard the voice of an old man inside, there was also a look of surprise in his eyes. "Sorry, we knocked on the wrong door."
After finishing speaking, Cai Yan directly led the maid downstairs.
And Ye Mo in the house also changed a little when he heard the response outside the door. Not only is Cai Yan familiar with Ye Mo's back, but Ye Mo is also no stranger to Cai Yan's voice.
Cai Yan thought he was dazzled at this time, and immediately stopped thinking about the two backs he saw before.
After walking out of the inn, Cai Yan also glanced at the street, and found that he had indeed not been out for a long time, and it was time to relax.
It's just that when Cai Yan walked to a nearby stall selling some gadgets, out of the corner of his eye, he found Dian Wei passing by him