Chapter 1016: American Style
Li Zhen changed his words and said, "Mr. President, please!" ”
He was not entangled in the matter with Seward, and Lincoln was relieved in his heart. After all, it is not a glorious thing for Siward to lose face, and Siward has no face, and his face as president has also been cut.
Lincoln led the way in front and took Li Zhen and the others to the city.
When you enter the city, the situation is very different.
Zuo Zongtang, Zeng Jize, Zeng Jihong and others all entered the Grand View Garden like Grandma Liu and saw another kind of world. In San Francisco, all the houses are very different from China's, the United States belongs to the European style of architecture, but the Chinese Beijing is a courtyard house and so on, San Francisco shows everything that Zeng Jihong and others are surprised.
It's like another world!
"American women are too unsophisticated, not reserved at all. In front of everyone's eyes, he actually walked holding a man's hand, and he looked like a delicate fox, losing his virtue and being embarrassed. If the old man has such a daughter, he will be slapped to death. From this point of view, the United States is also a frivolous country, and it is difficult to achieve great things. ”
Zuo Zongtang walked all the way and looked all the way, and when he saw the young men and women walking arm-in-arm on the side of the road, he shook his head again and again.
Rong Hong smiled slightly and said, "Lord Zuo, this is just a habit in the United States. The women here don't bind their feet, they don't bind their chests, they can come out and do what they like. In contrast, I am more in favor of a system like the United States, which is more respectful of women and that they can gain status through their own efforts. But Chinese women, who are merely vassals of men, can only stay at home all their lives, without the slightest freedom to speak of. ”
"Nonsense!"
Zuo Zongtang snorted, simply stopped looking at the surrounding situation, and walked straight forward.
"Ouch!"
An exclamation sounded, Li Zhen looked back, but Zeng Jihong stopped, was hit by Zuo Xiaowei who came up from behind, and almost fell to the ground.
Li Zhen asked, "Ji Hong, what's going on?" ”
Zeng Jihong swallowed his saliva, stretched out his hand and pointed to a corner on the right side of the street, blushed, and said, "That pair of men and women are doing a bad thing. ”
"Poof!"
Li Zhenxun followed the prestige and immediately smiled.
He also saw this couple just now, just kissing.
In Li Zhen's eyes, this is not an uncommon thing. Compared with later generations, there are too many such things, and they have long been accustomed to it, and it is not a big deal. But now, especially in the eyes of Zeng Jihong, a twelve-year-old child, this is something that belongs to the earth-shattering ghosts and gods, and it is a 'reluctant thing', which is nothing less than a thunderclap in the flat ground.
Zeng Jize, Zuo Xiaowei, Zuo Zongtang and others were surprised when they saw it.
Zuo Zongtang showed a look of indignation and shouted: "Dog man and woman! ”
In the team following Li Zhen, the eyes of the soldiers all looked at the men and women kissing on the side of the road, and hundreds of onlookers watched like monkeys, making the kissing pair of men and women like frightened deer, and hurriedly ran away.
After seeing this scene, Xiward came to Li Zhen's side and said with a smile: "***, it's really strange that a very ordinary team of men and women kissing has attracted everyone!" ”
He didn't say it thoroughly, and there was a hint of disdain in his eyes.
Li Zhen's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said in a cold voice: "Mr. Xiward, China is a country of etiquette, which pays attention to freedom and openness, but freedom and openness are not unlimited, they are free and open within a scope. For example, the kissing between men and women just now, in public, is indeed not good. It feels like once you enter the United States, it's a naked-naked-place where you can throw a woman on the bed. ”
"The kissing of young couples is inevitable, and I can understand it."
"However, if you want to kiss in your own house, or in a hidden place, you can kiss in front of everyone, and I can only say that this way is not appropriate. For example, what do seven or eight-year-old boys and girls think when they see it? They will be affected, and it will affect the next generation of children. In China, there are such things, but they must be in a quiet place, this is the place for dating, this is the place that belongs to the private, so your words are not appropriate. ”
Li Zhen is accustomed to the kissing of men and women, but in the face of Xiward's contempt, Li Zhen did not hesitate to refute.
Xiward stared at Li Zhen, extremely depressed in his heart.
He only said one sentence, and was refuted by Li Zhen's crackling words, and he felt uncomfortable. Lincoln stood up and said with a smile: "***, this is just a small thing, not worth taking care of. Let's go, I have already prepared the banquet and invited Mr. Li to attend. ”
"Please!"
Li Zhen waved his hand.
After a small episode, the group that followed Li Zhen did not say anything even if they encountered something they didn't understand. They look at everything in America and feel out of place and have a hard time fitting in. Looking at the clown performing on the roadside, no matter how you look at it, you feel ugly, no matter how you look at it, you feel uninterested, and no matter how you look at it, you feel vulgar.
However, the people of the United States smiled happily when they saw it, and watched the clown's performance with joy. The group came to the resting place, and Li Zhen and his men took a short rest before joining Yan Hui.
In the bright hall, a melodious faint spread.
On the stage, a man and a woman danced to the music, full of agility, which attracted the participating US officials to clapped their hands again and again. Although Zuo Zongtang and the others also clapped their hands, judging from the expressions on their faces, they couldn't see the expression that they thought dancing was good. They are accustomed to singing Peking Opera troupes, or other places singing operas, so that they have flavor.
Lincoln sat next to Li Zhen and said with a smile: "***, today I prepared half Western food and half Chinese food. Among them, Chinese food is a dish made by a chef I invited from Chinatown, I hope you can get used to it. However, I believe that Western food in the United States also has a unique flavor that can suit your taste. ”
Li Zhen smiled and said: "As soon as you say it, I really feel hungry, let's serve the food." ”
Lincoln nodded to the waiter beside him, and saw the waiter go to pass the word, and soon the waiter began to prepare.
The messenger came up and set up his knife and fork on the table.
Regarding the use of knives and forks, Rong Hong had already explained to Zuo Zongtang, Zeng Jihong, Huang Qiang and others before, so they were no strangers and there was nothing strange about them. Immediately after that, the messenger began to serve the food again, and the first round of Cai was all American food, with steaks, pizzas, hamburgers, and some vegetarian dishes, all served on the table.
Next, the waiter came out with a cup of ice cream.
The ice cream was freshly made and smoking. When the ice cream was placed in front of everyone, Zuo Zongtang, Zeng Jize, Zuo Xiaowei, and Zeng Jihong all showed a strange look on their faces, as if they didn't know how to start. Huang Qiang was fast, lowered his head slightly and blew it, afraid that the ice cream would be too hot.
In an instant, a loud laugh rang out in the hall of the banquet, which was extremely harsh.
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