Chapter 90: A Trip to Jimo
After a few more days, Ruyi finally got the exact news that Nie Zheng's sister was in Jimo. Ruyi found Nie Zheng and told him the good news.
Nie Zheng looked at Ruyi in disbelief. A pair of beautiful big eyes looked at Ruyi in amazement, "Did you really find it?" After saying that, he muttered several more times, as if to confirm something.
"We'll go to Jimo tomorrow. Go to your sister and mother. Ruyi said with a warm smile.
As soon as Nie Zheng heard that he would go tomorrow, he became nervous, kept rubbing his hands, and walked back and forth.
Ruyi really couldn't stand it, walked over and pressed Nie Zheng on the seat, and said, "Okay, I'm dizzy when you turn around." ”
"I ......" Nie Zheng raised his eyes to look at Ruyi with a pair of big watery eyes, a little confused, and his face was at a loss.
"I understand, you don't have to go to the school field to practice in the afternoon, go prepare things and buy some gifts." In fact, Ruyi can understand Nie Zheng's mood very well. If someone told her when she was still in an orphanage in modern times that her biological parents had been found, she would probably have the same reaction as Nie Zheng. Shocked, uneasy, helpless, and a little confused......
Nie Zheng is a person who values love and righteousness, and is a chivalrous man. She really likes Nie Zheng, the child, and really treats her as a younger brother. So she hoped that Nie Zheng would be happy.
Early in the morning, Ruyi took Xia He and Nie Zheng, as well as the newly recruited fifty warriors, to Jimo. After all, the newly recruited people haven't been trained for long, and Tian Yinqi is not at ease and has sent some more guards.
Ruyi originally wanted to travel lightly and exercise the new recruits by the way, but it turned out to be a team of people.
Jimo is on the coast of the East China Sea and is a seaside city.
After four days of travel, I arrived at Jimo. There was a faintly salty smell in the air.
Although the road was bumpy, Ruyi was very happy in her heart, and it was a rare opportunity to walk around this world. In modern times, she has been to Qingdao, which is a very beautiful coastal city, and I don't know what Jimo will be like at this time.
On the way to Jimo City, you can see neatly cultivated fields, and green wheat seedlings have sprouted. Entering Jimo City, although it is not as prosperous as Linzi, it is better than the clean and tidy market, and the people are leisurely. It's also a great place to live.
Ruyi was originally a private visit, and did not disturb the local officials, nor did he visit Dr. Jimo. As soon as I entered the city, I found an inn to live in.
Nie Zheng went to visit and find his sister's residence. Ruyi and Xia He dressed up in men's clothes and wandered around Jimo City.
The commerce in Jimo City is still quite developed, after all, it is also one of the five capitals of Qi and an important port city. Since ancient times, it has been known as the world with clothes and shoes, and the ink is naturally not far behind.
Ruyi walked into the largest cloth village in Jimo, called Donghai Cloth Village, which has all kinds of silk silk, plain silk, yarn spinning, Qiluo, silk, and all kinds of fabrics. The shopkeeper was entertaining the guests in front of him, and Ruyi was wandering around, just listening to the little two introducing the guests while gesturing, and the communication didn't seem to be smooth.
Ruyi raised his eyes and looked at the guest carefully, it was an ordinary-looking middle-aged man, dressed in a luxurious manner, and the language he spoke was not the common Yayan of the Seven Kingdoms, but the dialect of Qi with some accents.
Xia He whispered on the side, "How can you not speak Yayan if you are so noble?" ”
Ruyi smiled and called a newly recruited warrior, named Boxi, a native of Lu Guo, a thin and clever young man, seventeen or eighteen years old, who did not look strong and brave like other warriors. Boxi's biggest advantage is that he can speak well, and he is proficient in the dialects of the Seven Kingdoms and can be converted into Yayan well.
Yayan is the lingua franca of this era, and after the Eastern Zhou Dynasty established the capital of Luoyi, it was developed on the basis of the local dialect of Luoyi. "Poems", "Books", and ceremonies are all elegant words. The nobles, the nobles, the diplomats, and those who traveled the nations were all able to speak the language.
Ruyi only understands Yayan and does not understand dialects, and if you want to walk in various countries in the future, it is essential to have an interpreter. This young man was also found by her sending people to search for him in many ways.
After Boxi communicated with the guest, he learned that the person's name was Pu Hai, but the pronunciation was like Pi Youche, who had crossed from the west of North Korea.
Boxi helped the shopkeeper negotiate with the customer, and both the buyer and seller were very happy. That Pu Hai even asked Ruyi to drink.
In the wine shop, Pu Hai enthusiastically introduced, saying that it was the first time he came to Jimo, and he would come often in the future, and he would like to ask for more care in the future.
Ruyi thought to herself, the enthusiasm of this North Korean is really eternal.
Ruyi relied on Boxi's translation and also chatted with Park Hai a lot, and learned from Pu Haikou that when Jiang Xiaobai and Guan Zhong, the Duke of Qi Huan, had frequent business and trade with North Korea. It is only in recent years that there have been many wars and turmoil that have gradually decreased.
Ruyi's mind immediately thought, isn't that the earliest Maritime Silk Road, if the current re-establishment of trade and restart the Maritime Silk Road, Qi will not be able to get rich soon.
Ruyi also learned some about the situation in North Korea in detail and secretly remembered it in his heart.
Ruyi was very excited about his major discovery, and immediately returned to the inn to repair a letter to Brother Wang, explaining the situation and his thoughts in detail, and quickly sent it back to Linzi.
No sooner had the messenger left than there was another knock on the door of the inn.
Xia He opened the door, but this time standing at the door was the shopkeeper carrying a gift box, followed by a small attendant holding two batches of fine ice embroidery.
"My shopkeeper knows that today's big deal was negotiated with the help of Gongzi, and I must come to thank Gongzi, all blame the little one who just came to Qi from Lu State, Qi State is not good at learning the language, and almost missed the big thing, thanks to Gongzi's help. The little heart is not respectful, and I hope that the son will accept it with a smile. The shopkeeper said very modestly, and as he spoke, he took the things into the room and put them on the table.
Ruyi wants to excuse but it's not easy to excuse himself.,It's really a businessman who can do business.。
Ruyi had to ask Xia He to accept the gift.
The shopkeeper went back to Donghai Buzhuang, walked all the way inward, and stopped when he walked to the inner courtyard, only to see a person turn out from behind the screen, with a handsome face. It was Xu Gong who had not been seen for many days.
"She got a gift?" Xu Gong asked slowly, his voice lazy.
"Take it, master." The shopkeeper replied tremblingly.
"You go down to receive the punishment, if you do business in the territory of Qi and don't know the dialect of Qi country, doesn't this make others suspicious? Her mind is now on that North Korean, and she hasn't figured out the joints yet, otherwise it won't be as simple as punishment for you. The voice is still lazy, but it's chilling to listen to.
The shopkeeper didn't dare to say a word, and quickly retreated.
At dusk, Nie Zheng returned to the inn.
Ruyi looked at Nie Zheng silently and asked with concern, "What's wrong?" Did you find your sister? ”
Nie Zheng was silent before saying, "I found it, my sister is doing well now." ”
"Shouldn't you be happy about your good life? Why are you still sullen. Ruyi asked, puzzled.
Nie Zheng paused before he said in a sullen voice, "I think, since my sister is doing well, is it necessary for me to disturb her life?" ”
Ruyi didn't expect this kid to be so delicate and sensitive, and sometimes not bothering after not seeing each other for a long time is a kind of respect, but this is the person he is closest to, of course, it is a different matter, "If your sister knows that you are still alive and living well, wouldn't she be happier, and when she is happy, she will live a better life, and her life will be more complete." ”
Nie Zheng thought for a while and said, "What you said also makes sense. Then I'll see her tomorrow. ”
"You go and deliver a letter first, so that she can be mentally prepared. Save yourself from scaring her tomorrow when you suddenly appear. ”
Early in the morning, Ruyi accompanied Nie Zheng to meet his sister. Nie Zheng's sister lives in a small fishing village a few dozen miles east of Jimo City, and the villagers make a living from fishing, and their lives are not rich, but they are also self-sufficient.
Nie Zheng's sister is named Nie Rong, with a modest appearance, strong legs and feet, big braids, and a coarse cloth short shirt, facing her from a distance at the entrance of the village, and kept looking until she saw Nie Zheng, with a pair of teary eyes and red eyes, pulling Nie Zheng and asking, "Are you really my brother?" How are you doing? ”
The sad scene saw Xia Heran secretly wiping away his tears, and Ruyi thought of his life experience, and his heart was sour.
Even Nie Zheng hugged his sister with red eyes and cried for a long time. After crying, Nie Rong saw that there were still many people with her, and hurriedly went home to invite. The rustic nature of the countryman is immediately revealed.
Every house in the village has fishing nets to dry, dried fish and some kelp and other seaweed are hung on the walls, and the women are all dressed in coarse cloth and short clothes, some are weaving fishing nets, some are picking fish and shrimp, and there are few men in the village, probably all fishing at sea.
The women watched outsiders enter the village, although Ruyi had tried her best to dress low-key, but a long skirt was enough to attract the attention of the villagers, and they had to take a few looks, and some people even whispered, "Look at that girl, her skin is tender and she can pinch out the water." "Look at that little brother, he also looks smart."
A more daring woman leaned directly on the wall and shouted: "Daughter-in-law of the Mo family, is this a guest from the house?" ”
"Yes, my brother is here." Nie Rong replied happily.
"I didn't hear you had a younger brother." The woman's voice was so loud that the whole village could hear it.
"Yes, I got lost when I was a child, and I just found it." Sister Nie said that she was excited again.
Nie Zheng was afraid that his sister would be hurt again, so he hurriedly hugged his sister and asked, "Sister, do you know where your mother is now?" ”
Nie Rong sighed, and then said slowly, "When I was a child, I guess you don't remember, our family lives in Hong Village, which is ten miles away, and I have always persuaded my mother to move in with me, but my mother is afraid that you will not find a home when you come back, so she has always refused to come, so she will stay at home and wait for you, if my mother knows that you are back, she will be happy." ”
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There is something to say: after the Eastern Zhou Dynasty moved its capital to Luoyi, it was today's Luoyang, and the dialect of Luoyi became the basis of the Yayan of the entire Eastern Zhou Dynasty. The 3,000 disciples of Confucius came from all over the world, and he taught them in Yayan. The nobles and scholars of various countries, as well as the wandering and mixed official positions of various countries, all know Yayan as guests, so it is not a problem to communicate with each other.