Chapter 42 Beef Pot

Liu Chang came out of Yongdu, not only the joy brought by passing the test, but also the fear of almost being eliminated. He didn't know what the consequences of being eliminated were, and he didn't say anything about the lack of heart, maybe it really didn't know, maybe the consequences were really serious.

"it, I've passed it anyway." Liu Chang cleaned up his mood and prepared to go back to Chang'an, Yongdu is not far from Chang'an, and there are official roads.

Liu Chang was lying reclining, a small copper tripod was placed in front of him, with the rotation of the wheel, making a rattling sound, Liu Chang seemed to be asleep, his eyes were closed, his head was shaking with the sound of rattling, two little girls, one on the left and one on the right, sitting on the left and holding a long whip in his hand. Driven by a large calf, and a gangster, and at the back of the cart, three calves.

In this Han Dynasty, where cattle are wealth and cattle are status, where did Liu Chang come from? Speaking of which, there is another story.

Liu Chang has been eating hard since he felt that he was not growing up, and the first choice for eating was beef. But although the beef is good, it is a special food, and it is too difficult to find beef among the people, and there is nowhere to buy it if you have money.

A few days before I came to Yongdu, because I remembered the test, I didn't put my mind on beef, and after passing the test, I relaxed a little and thought of beef again. It turned out that when he was in Chang'an, he could sneak into the kitchen of Sangong and Jiuqing's houses and take a few pieces of beef, but now that he is in Yong, he really can't find where there is beef.

"Let's go, there are people on the other side of Beiling, let's go and join in" On this day, when Liu Chang was wandering around the bazaar, there was a sudden commotion in the crowd, and many people abandoned their work and followed the crowd to the north.

"Helper, there are people who rebel, why are they so happy, aren't they afraid?" The two maids who followed Liu Chang were very puzzled, so they asked Liu Chang.

Liu Chang didn't answer, looked at the bazaar that was deserted almost instantly, just shook his head, and just said: "Go back" and took the lead towards their temporary rented place, with only one thought in his heart: the desire to eat beef was disappointed.

This is a fairly wealthy family, and many of the children and nephews in the family are on errands in the yamen. Liu Chang chose to stay here instead of going to the official house, mainly because he did not have an inspection, that is, an ID card, if it is very troublesome to live in the house, especially in recent years, there are too many displaced people, and the government is very strict.

"Childe, are you back" As soon as Liu Chang walked into the door, the housekeeper greeted him, and behind the housekeeper, there was a lot of commotion, big boxes and small cabinets were moved out, and the whole yard was full.

"What are you??" Although Liu Chang knew the reason, he still asked.

"Little boy, this is the deposit you paid, the master said, you won't be charged for the next few days. Hurry away, for the outcasts from the north have rebelled. We're going too. As he spoke, the housekeeper handed Liu Chang a linen bag, which contained the deposit that Liu Chang had paid in advance.

"You're going to join the gang too?" Liu Chang asked.

The steward replied, "What gang we have joined, we are about to flee." ”

A housekeeper ran in from outside the courtyard, looked around in a panic, and when he saw the housekeeper, he hurriedly ran over, and said loudly as he ran: "Butler, housekeeper, Mrs. said, kill all the cows, take the beef away, the master said that it is more troublesome to bring beef, what do you say, kill or not kill?" ”

Liu Chang, who was about to go out, stopped when he heard the 'cow', looked at the housekeeper with a look of embarrassment, and said, "Why don't you take the cow with you, you can still pull things." ”

"No, the cow walks too slowly. What can I do? The butler said eagerly.

"Why don't you sell me the cow?"

"You want to buy it? That's great, but the outcasts will come and they'll rob you. ”

"You don't care about that. Go to the Lord's house and talk about it. ”

"Okay, okay, you wait a minute" The housekeeper hurriedly said, after speaking, he turned around and left, and came back in a short time: "The master said, you can watch and give it, and if you don't have any money, it's okay to give it to you." ”

When Liu Chang heard this, he was so happy that he didn't find the beef, so he found the cow: "Then how can I do it, eat and live for nothing, and take advantage of you." ”

As for the beef in Dingli, Liu Chang laughed out loud, the family said that it was late, they had already killed one, and after killing, they didn't dare to take it away, they were all cheap Liu Chang, and gave Liu Chang an ox cart.

Liu Chang closed his eyes, straightened his body slightly, reached out and fished out a piece of beef from the ding, took a bite hard, and then put the rest of the bite back into the ding, and then, took out a gourd from his side, pulled out the stopper, raised his head and took a sip, plugged the plug tightly, put it back in its place, and chewed while shaking.

"Helper, Wuliu has arrived." The girl with the long whip in her hand turned her head sideways and said to Liu Chang.

"Then take a rest, and give the cow some water by the way" Liu Chang opened his eyes, turned his head to look, sat up, and moved his neck:

"You two also go and eat something and fill this gourd as well. Remember, don't call me a helper outside, just call me Sanshao. ”

"Yes, Sanshao."

Stopping the ox cart, the two girls jumped off the wheel, one went straight to the gate, and the other arranged for the ox to come up and give the cow water and some forage.

In the Qin and Han dynasties, five miles and one post, ten miles and one pavilion, and thirty miles were placed, which was the later post station, which was used for people who passed palace documents and military intelligence or officials who traveled to and from the place of food and lodging and changing horses.

Liu Chang got out of the car, looked around, and walked into the gate.

This place is the closest place to Chang'an, there are a lot of people coming and going, especially more officials coming and going, entering Chang'an to report on work, going out of Chang'an on business, very lively. The single rooms are full, there is no way, Liu Chang and his party can only arrange the lobby.

"Look, look, what's that!" When the two of them put Liu Chang's tripod on a few cases, all of them were surprised, some people actually ate the tripod, and this tripod is not small, it has to be carried by two people!

"What kind of meat is this, so fragrant?" This strange behavior has aroused the curiosity of many diners, who have come around to find out. Eating with a tripod, although rare, is not impossible; Ding is a ritual vessel, not the three princes and nine kings, who dares to use it for those who are old and virtuous? But how do you look at it, these three dolls are also not related to the three princes and nine qing, and they are old and virtuous; Especially when I saw the food inside, I didn't know it, it was black, I hadn't seen it at all, so someone asked.

"I'm afraid it's beef, right?" Some people boldly put forward their own conjectures.

"Beef? How dare they eat beef? When the people around heard that it was beef, they were so frightened that they quickly took a step back and dispersed one after another, and some of them were timid, and they didn't even finish their meals and left their seats.

Eating with a tripod is already a violation of etiquette, and eating beef in public is even more illegal, and what's more, they are still three people! The imperial court clearly stated that if more than three people drink a banquet, they must have the permission of the government, although they are three children, but the government did not say that the children are excluded. And、Moreover, except for the little one who looks like a nobleman, those two girls are obviously subordinates, and subordinates actually wear silk!!

The commotion outside alarmed the husband who was still in the inner courtyard. The Takers had never seen such a way of eating, and they couldn't tell clearly, so Qiang hurried from the backyard into the front hall. When he looked closer, he couldn't help but gasp, Ding, he knew; Meat, which he also knew, was contraband. The family of these three children is either really noble or wants to rebel, whether it is the former or the latter, he can't afford to provoke it.

"Did they order a meal?"

"Ordered."

"Regardless of the rest, put their food first, let them finish it quickly, let them go." Qiang Fu lifted the cold sweat on his forehead and drove away? What kind of joke, even if you give him eight guts, you don't dare, the only prayer, don't meet the villain today, and sue yourself behind your back, it's your ancestral fairy, bless.

At this moment, there was a neighing of horses outside the door, followed by footsteps, and three big men walked in. The three of them were all dressed as soldiers, dusty, and looked like they had traveled a long way. The three of them all had knotted muscles, and they stretched out their hands, all of them with huge fingers. As soon as the three of them walked into the door, they shouted: "Bring the wine, fat chicken, the sooner the better!" ”

One of them hurriedly caught up with him and responded: "Yes!" Be! He tried the desk and asked, "Guest officer, what kind of food do you eat?" A big man said angrily: "Are you deaf? Influence the military Lao Tzu slaughtered you! Another big man suddenly reached out, grabbed Zhi Ding's collar, and slammed him over, and slapped him with a backhand, knocking the Ding around, banging, and falling to the ground. Zhiding shouted, "Ahh Oh my god! ”

After such a fuss, those who were about to eat were all hula and rushed away, and for a moment, except for a table of three people, no one dared to stay.

"Fuck, didn't you hear that? Give it to us first! Seeing Zhi Ding walking down Liu Chang with a plate, one of the three shouted.

"This ......" that one is a little embarrassed, those three military men are not easy to mess with, he doesn't dare to mess with this young master, not to mention wearing ribbons, daring to eat beef in public, he is definitely not an ordinary person.

"Give them first." Liu Chang didn't embarrass him, waved his hand to Ding, motioned to him, and sent the poon choi over.

Seeing that Liu Chang was so reasonable, Zhi Ding hurriedly bowed his head and thanked him, and sent the pot of boiled chicken that Liu Chang and they originally wanted to their desk.

Just as Zhiding put down the dishes and was about to retreat, one of them grabbed his sleeve, pointed at Liu Chang's side, and said, "Give us a copy of that." ”

"Jun, Junye, that's what they brought, no, it's not ours." Zhi Ding hurriedly covered his face, the slap just now was still hot.

"Bring?" The man let go of his hand and pushed it against his chest. He pushed him, kicked and kicked, took a few steps back, and almost kicked the desk behind him over.

"Who are they?" Zhi Ding trembled, and was about to slip away, when he passed by Liu Chang's side. Grabbing his sleeve, he tilted his head towards the three and asked.

"Master, don't ask, leave quickly after eating." After Ding finished speaking, he left Liu Chang and left in a hurry.

"Yo, these two girls are very smart." Among the three, one of them stood up, came to Liu Chang's side, and saw the two girls sitting a few miles away from Liu Chang, and couldn't help but praise, and Liu Chang didn't even raise his eyelids, he took out a piece of beef from the ding, sprinkled one slowly, put it in his mouth, and chewed it slowly.

"Beef?! Are you eating beef? Seeing the meat in his hand, the man was also startled, and the greedy gaze in his eyes flashed, and he didn't say anything, but quietly retreated.

Returning to their seats, the three of them whispered something, quickly finished their meal, walked out of the door, and then there was a sound of horses' hooves, and gradually faded away.

"This young master, you have to be careful." Just when Liu Chang and the others finished eating, and the two Zhiding carried his Ding to him on the ox cart again, the Zhiding who ran the hall chased him out of it, saw that there was no one left and right, and whispered to Liu Chang.

Liu Chang smiled slightly and said, "Thank you." He gave a look to one of the maids, and climbed into the ox-cart, half leaning on it as before.

The maid who received the look took out a string of copper coins from a leather pocket on the cart, handed it to the Ding, and then sat on the chariot, and with a wave of the long whip, the ox cart slowly started and left.

And the one who put Ding, looking at the whole copper coin hanging in his hand, didn't come back to his senses for a while: "The noble man actually said, 'Thank you', and he actually thanked me?" I, what can I do, I won't lose my life, oh mom, it's too scary. ”

"Little master! Little master, I found you. After walking for about an hour, when Liu Chang and the others walked into the Shanglin Garden, the sound of horses' hooves came from behind, and the anxious shouts accompanied by the sound of horses' hooves.

The pedestrians around felt strange when they saw Liu Chang and his entourage, three children and five cows, said to be children of peasant families, but they were all gorgeously dressed, saying that they were rich families, who had ever seen a cow herder?

When I heard the shout, it seemed that I suddenly realized that it was a fool of myself, so I didn't care anymore.

"Little master, the master scolded you a few words, why did you run away from home. As soon as the old lady heard that you had run away, she was anxious to hang herself. Come home with us, sir, and I won't force you to read anymore. The three soldiers shouted while chasing, as if they were afraid that others would not hear them. Soon, he blocked in front of Liu Chang's ox cart and stopped the ox cart. Three people, one in front and two people on the left and right, surrounded Liu Chang and them. There are also a lot of people who like to watch the excitement, and they have gathered around.

Liu Chang didn't even earn his eyelids, he was still lying so lazily. What's going on? He's dead? The three of them looked at Liu Chang, who was motionless, and glanced at each other, and the three of them jumped off the horse at the same time and controlled the two driving oxen.

"Who are you?" Liu Chang finally opened his eyes and said lazily.

"Don't speak, or I'll kill you now." A person approached Liu Chang and whispered in his ear to threaten, and after speaking, he deliberately raised his voice:

"Young master, don't make trouble, go back, ah~~. The lord and the lady were in a hurry at home. The master teaches you to read, and it is also for your good. I won't talk about you peeing in the cup of the old article (in the Western Han Dynasty, the teacher called the article). The three of them deliberately raised their voices and said loudly.

"What, this kid actually pees into the article cup? It's too much, you deserve to be scolded, you deserve to be beaten! The crowd around them was filled with indignation when they heard that this bear child had done such a immoral thing.

"Little master, go back with me, or the general will break my legs." The three of them unanimously landed on one knee, gathered in front of the ox cart and on the left and right, and gave Liu Chang a big gift. This is etiquette, they know it, not for Liu Chang, but for the onlookers.

"It's gone, it's all gone, what's there to see." After the salute, the three of them got up and began to drive away the crowd of onlookers, no way, this is the official road, they don't dare to rob openly, but let go of this fat sheep, and they are really unwilling, first do enough foreplay, that is, forcibly take the three of them away, those pedestrians will only think that they are acting according to his father's orders.

Liu Chang saw that these three people were the three people he met during the meal just now, so he didn't speak again, but closed the eyes that he had just opened again. And the two maids saw that Liu Chang didn't care, and they didn't move, just sat there quietly.

Seeing that Liu Chang didn't speak, didn't shout, or cry, he just thought he was a rich kid and hadn't seen the world, and he was stupid by his words, and he didn't care.

"Hmm~~The horse is good~" Liu Chang squinted his eyes and looked at the horses that the three of them rode on, and couldn't help but feel happy in his heart. How to Xiangma, he doesn't know, but he will look at the fat, now that spring has just begun, everything is recovering, seeing the horse's round buttocks, he can't help but compare it with the cow's buttocks, and feel that the horses are fatter.

"The horses in the General's Mansion, of course, are good, they are all one in a hundred."

Originally, this was an official road, and seeing that more and more people were gathered, the three of them were a little anxious: "Third child, don't talk so much, your hands and feet are sharp." ”

So the three of them led the horses and pulled the cows, and slowly moved away from the avenue and stopped in a secluded place.

The three men tied their horses to a tree and gathered around them, and one of them said, "Don't blame us, O doll. In the next life, you must remember that a small child, do not bring too many belongings. ”

"How about letting the three of us go and giving you everything?" Liu Chang sat up straight, glanced at the three of them, and said.

One of them, after listening to Liu Chang's words, frowned, subconsciously looked around, and then said: "No, you can go on the road with peace of mind, we will dig a pit for you and bury it, and you will not be eaten by wild beasts." ”

"If you do have the tools to dig the pit, I really don't want to embarrass you. After all, you still have a shred of conscience. Liu Chang was still calm, and his tone did not have the slightest wave.

"Y-What do you mean? Are you not afraid of death? Liu Chang's composure brought them great unease, and they looked around in some fright, feeling as if they had been led into a trap.

"Don't look, there's no one." Liu Chang finally stood up, jumped out of the car, and stood in front of the three of them: "Are you from the Li family or from the Liu family?" ”

The three of them wiped their eyes at the same time, and then looked at the boy in front of them, who was not as tall as the wheel, and felt a little incredible, why did this child not have the slightest fear or fear, but he felt a little creepy?

"Do it!" All three raised their knives at the same time, slashing or stabbing them.

This is a knife that is bound to be obtained, and when the blades of the three people fall, they find that there is nothing under their knives, and the target in their eyes is in their eyes, take a step back, it is this step, and the three of them are cut in the air.

Three times, they only shot three times, their hands were already empty, and all three knives fell at the child's feet.

The three of them knew that they had encountered a hard stubble today, and the other party seemed to be a child, and he must be possessed of witchcraft, otherwise, the three of them would attack and kill from three directions, and the other party would never escape, even if the martial arts were ten times higher than them, they would not be able to do it.