Chapter 638: Abu the Merchant
As soon as he got off the boat, he was surrounded by a group of big foods, and the guards around Li Ke immediately reacted, lined up in a tight formation to block Li Ke, Cen Changqian and others behind him, and at the same time pressed the horizontal knife on his waist, as long as the other party had any misdeeds, he would be immediately slashed and killed by them.
"Distinguished guests from the Tang Dynasty, businessman Abu greets everyone!" I saw that the big cannibals surrounding them suddenly separated, and a middle-aged man wearing a big food robe walked out, this person was not tall, but he was very fat, with a kind smile on his face, and he could speak fluent Chinese, obviously a person who could call the shots.
As the captain of the ship, Lu Wan naturally came forward to deal with outsiders, so I saw him come out of the guard and said with a smile: "In Xia Lu Wan, he is the captain of this fleet, I don't know what is the important matter for Mr. Abu to stop us?" ”
"Lu Wan?" The businessman who called himself Abu was stunned for a moment when he heard this name, and his face showed a thoughtful expression, and then his eyes lit up, and he asked very urgently, "Dare to ask Captain Lu, but the one who discovered Australia and America Captain Lu Wanlu?" ”
Lu Wan didn't expect that in this big food thousands of miles away, someone would know his name, and he was stunned at the moment, and replied casually: "Yes, it's Lu!" ”
Hearing Lu Wan admit his identity, the merchant Abu immediately showed a surprised expression, trotted forward very enthusiastically, and then grabbed Lu Wan's hand and said: "It turns out that it is really Captain Lu, the villain Abu is really a great honor, and today is a day of great joy for children, and it is even more joyful, Captain Lu quickly follow me into the city, and a banquet has been set up in the city......
Abu's enthusiasm also startled Lu Wan. Especially when the guard next to him saw the other party rushing over, he almost pulled out his waist knife. But then I saw Abu's appearance, and I felt that the other party should have no malicious intent. This is the moment of relaxation.
Lu Wan was not an ordinary person after all, and quickly calmed down from Abu's enthusiasm, and then began to ask the other party's purpose and how he knew his name? Abu, who was very eloquent, was quick to explain these questions.
It turned out that this merchant named Abu was not simple, and in this port city called Hana Port, his wealth was unparalleled in the local area, and he could be said to be the richest man here. And the main reason why Abu has accumulated such a large family business is because. Under his command, he has several ocean-going fleets, which often travel between the ports between Datang, Taiwan and Dashi.
By selling goods from all over the world, he can become the richest man in Hana Port, and even for the entire Great Food, he is one of the top ten big merchants. And he has personally traveled to Datang and Taiwan by boat, and even has his own plantation in Taiwan, and occasionally goes there to live for a while, so he can speak Chinese so fluently.
In addition, because Abtong was a maritime merchant. Therefore, he also paid special attention to the situation at sea, so when he was in Taiwan, he saw a report about Lu Wan from the newspaper, and he was very impressed. I didn't expect to meet it here in my hometown.
As for the reason why Abu led people to surround Lu Wan, it was actually very simple, because one of Abu's favorite sons wanted to get married. And according to the rules of the Great Cannibal, marriage is a very luxurious thing. And it takes a lot of days or even longer, and this time is usually determined according to each person's financial resources. But it will definitely not be less than three days, and the richer the person, the longer the wedding celebration will be.
As the richest man in Hanagang, Abu's son's wedding was naturally more extravagant and grand, not only did the whole wedding be celebrated for a month, but he also sent people to Ceylon to buy a lot of Tang wine and high-grade tea, and even he invited a few Han chefs at a high price, ready to entertain guests with Han delicacies at the wedding. Speaking of which, he is also a person who has seen the world, but no matter which country's cuisine, it cannot be compared with the cuisine of the Han people, I believe that the food at this wedding will definitely open the eyes of many people, and he will have more face at that time.
Speaking of which, with the expansion of Li Su and Li Zhen and Li Yun, coupled with the strength of the Tang Dynasty, the Central Plains cuisine has also gone out of the borders, especially in Tianzhu and Dashi, it is a very high-end cuisine, and the nobles around the country are proud of eating the Central Plains cuisine, so the status of the chef is also rising, especially some skilled chefs, who are very sought-after, Abu also invited a Han friend to help, and finally invited a few chefs from the Han restaurant on Ceylon Island to cook for three days.
Originally, those chefs had already agreed, but unfortunately, some time ago, Tianzhu's Zhongjing was completed, and Li Zhen and Li Yun held a celebration for this, because most of their subordinates were Han Chinese, so they naturally had to prepare a large number of Central Plains delicacies at the celebration, but there were not many chefs in their hands, so they went to Ceylon to invite a batch, and as a result, those chefs were naturally invited away, and when the news spread from Ceylon to Hana Harbor, Abu's son's wedding was about to begin, There's no time for him to hire other cooks who can cook Chinese food.
But the chef couldn't arrive, but Abu had already spread the news, if he couldn't bring out the Central Plains food to entertain the guests, then he would lose face in front of the guests, which was more uncomfortable for the big cannibal who had always had a good face than killing him.
Fortunately, Abu was a shrewd merchant with a much more flexible mind than others, and he knew that Han Chinese merchant ships often anchored in Hana Harbor, and the larger the fleet, the more likely it was that the fleet would have a dedicated cook. So it was with this idea that he had been waiting for a day at Hana Harbor, and had met several Han fleets before, and the fleet did have cooks, which made Abu pay a rather expensive price, and finally hired a few cooks.
However, the scale of his son's wedding banquet is very large, and it is obviously not enough to rely on those few chefs, and when Abu was very anxious about this, he saw Lu Wan and their super-large Han fleet, which made him overjoyed, and when Lu Wan and they just got off the boat, they were very reckless and surrounded them, which was the misunderstanding just now.
After listening to the explanation of the businessman Abu, Lu Wan secretly glanced at Li Ke, and at the same time finally put his mind at ease, although Abu knew himself just now, but after all, he didn't know their intentions, which made Lu Wan very worried about Li Ke's safety, if there was really any accident, then he really couldn't afford it.
"Captain Lu, today is the last day of the wedding at the bride's house, and tomorrow will come to my house to hold the wedding, if I can't bring out the Chinese food that I said in advance to entertain the guests, I will be embarrassed or trivial, but my son may be ridiculed by others, and even his marriage may have problems, so please help me!" Abu finally pleaded very sincerely.
The wedding of the big cannibal is very extravagant, according to the local rules, the wedding needs to be held at the bridegroom's house first, and then at the groom's house, today is the last day, no wonder Abu is in such a hurry.
However, Lu Wan groaned after hearing this, if it was only him, then it would be nothing to stay in this Hana Port for a few days to help the other party, but now that there is Li Ke in the fleet, this is not for him to decide.
However, just after Lu Wan felt embarrassed, Li Ke in the back whispered a few words in Cen Changqian's ear, and then Cen Changqian stepped forward and conveyed Li Ke's words to Lu Wan. I saw that Lu Wan's face was relieved at that time, and he said to Abu with a smile: "Since this matter is related to the happiness of Ling Lang's life, and it just so happens that there are a few good chefs in our fleet, let's borrow it from Mr. Abu!" ”
Hearing Lu Wan's promise, Abu was also ecstatic, and immediately spoke: "Okay! Thank you Captain Lu, but I won't let the fleet suffer, so let's do it, the food, drink, accommodation and transportation of the fleet in Hana Port these days are all wrapped up in me, and I will also give a generous gift to the chefs who helped, and I also want to invite Mr. Lu and the people in the fleet to attend the children's wedding, I don't know if Mr. Lu are you interested? ”
"Haha, that's exactly what I mean!" Lu Wan had already received a message from Li Ke just now, and the other party said that he was very interested in the wedding of the big cannibal, so he naturally couldn't ask for Abu's invitation.
"Great, Captain Lu, you don't have a place to live tonight, I just have a courtyard near the port, if you don't dislike it, you can live there tonight, and you can also let me do the friendship of the landlord!"
Having solved the biggest problem, Abu immediately regained his shrewd nature as a merchant and asked to befriend Lwan. Abu, who had been to Taiwan, knew that Lu Wanke was a guest of honor in the Qi Palace, and being able to get in touch with such a person would be beneficial to his future business development. Besides, people have helped me so much, so I need to thank them.
Lu Wan is also a cheerful character, and now that it is getting late, it is also troublesome to go into the city to find a place to stay, so it is better to rest at Abu's place for a night. So he immediately spoke: "That is the case, then it will be troublesome to Mr. Abu!" ”
"Haha~, no trouble, no trouble, it is Abu's honor to invite the world-famous Captain Lu to participate in Xiao'er's wedding!" Abu was also very happy. However, if he knew that there was another prince of the Tang Dynasty who was also going to attend his son's wedding, he would probably jump for joy.
At that moment, Lu Wan sent people to invite several chefs and some assistant cooks in the fleet, and told them about the matter, and these cooks naturally agreed to come down when they heard that they had extra money to make, and then Abu sent people to send them to his own home and let them help prepare for tomorrow's wedding.
However, when Lu Wan and the others entered the courtyard, they were all startled, and even Li Ke's face showed a strange look. (To be continued......)