Chapter 41: Jian Yong's current situation
Several people greeted each other on the street, Zhang Fei's matter was just an episode, and with Jian Yong's cleverness, he guessed a little from the expressions of several people in a blink of an eye.
No longer asking about Zhang Fei, Jian Yong pulled the three of them, bypassed the main street, found a remote restaurant, and wanted to entertain the three of them.
The so-called restaurant is a place to eat in the market, and there are already wine shops in the Eastern Han Dynasty, but the entertainers here will not go to the wine shop at every turn.
It's not that the liquor store is expensive or anything like that, but the liquor store of this era, a bit like the bars of later generations, basically has nothing to eat, don't say anything, just drink.
The Eastern Han Dynasty wine shop is described as selling wine in the street, that is, selling wine on the street, including restaurants, restaurants, etc., mainly to make wine and sell wine.
People who want to drink and gluttony will look for a wine shop, and the wine shop will not prepare food, just drink it and it's over.
Obviously, that kind of place is not suitable for entertaining guests.
A huge pottery pot Ding, a pot of boiled fragrant all kinds of meat, mutton, pork, rabbit meat, dog meat, well, not to say that there are mice and voles, a pot of stew, what you want to eat, then cut a plate and a half pot.
There are few venison and beef in folk restaurants, and most of the cooked chickens and geese sold are air-dried, and occasionally the store will collect some wolf meat and wild boars, and badgers are also occasionally put into the pot.
A low table with several people seated. It is served with rice noodles in pots, rice, corn, and noodles, which is simple and rude, and then accompanied by turbid wine and fruit wine.
After a meal, all kinds of nourishment, all kinds of comfort.
This is the wine culture of the Han Dynasty, whether it is the market or the mansion of the king's grandson, everyone is so entertaining.
Wine shops are purely a place for drunkards to satisfy their cravings.
As for when the wine culture of the Chinese people in later generations became an uneaten dish, an endless egg, and the enthusiasm for stomach bleeding, it is unknown.
Liu Cang's drinking method in Dongcun earlier seemed to be joyful, but it was a clear way to tell you that it was only to do your business like that. That's a conspiracy, and a conspiracy is also a conspiracy, that is, calculating you. What's up?
Eat well, eat well, pout, and then it's time to drink and brag at the same time.
Liu Bei originally went to Jixian County to find Jian Yong, and several of them were not well-behaved masters, Jian Yong was very good at getting closer to people, laughing, and even Zhang Fei became familiar with Jian Yong.
Through the exchange, Liu Cang also learned about Jian Yong's current situation, and now Jian Yong is doing a book assistant job in the Taishou Mansion, and he belongs to the kind of supernumerary personnel who basically can't see the boss.
Jian Yong's situation is a bit similar to Zhang Fei's father, but Jian Yong applied for jobs by himself in the early years, and they were all doing garbage work that others didn't do, and they all lived a chaotic life after finding that there was no hope of promotion.
"Haoxuan's evaluation of Liu Yu is interesting, I heard that in the early years, because Liu Bo'an asked to build the Barbarian Mansion, Liu Wei, who was too guarded, almost didn't fight with Guo Xun of the Assassin's Mansion, and finally Liu Bo'an came forward to mediate, but the cost of building the Barbarian Mansion was shared equally between the county and Guo Xun."
"Hehe, if that's the case, Xuande said that his means are not bad." A few people were full, sat at a table and chatted, mentioning Liu Cang's words earlier, Jian Yong lazily broke the news.
"Barbarian Mansion, shouldn't that be built in the capital? There are many counties before and after Jixian County, and the Lao Shizi Barbarian Mansion built here? Zhang Fei muttered.
"Hehe, he Liu Bo'an has a great reputation among foreign clans, how can he not have a place to receive friends." Jian Yong chuckled, unable to tell the difference between joy and anger, but when he called Liu Yu by his name, he didn't think much of Liu Yu would not be treated very well.
The Barbarian Mansion, the building where the Han Dynasty let them stay when they received foreigners.
The name of the building is interesting, not privately pejorative, it is the name of the sign. The Han people call the Xiongnu Huqiang barbarians, which is really just a very normal pronoun.
At least the barbarian didn't think there was a problem with this, but when did the word become derogatory, and Liu Cang didn't have a concept.
"Is it okay for Xianhe to stay here?" Jian Yong smiled carefree, but Liu Bei asked worriedly at this time.
"Hehe, do some writing and miscellaneous things, do more things, and the adults are kind to me. There is nothing unpleasant~" Jian Yong leaned back, supporting the ground with his arms, as if stretching his body.
"Hehe, but it doesn't go very well~~" Liu Cang answered with a chuckle, and his voice was long.
"Hahaha, yes!" Jian Yong laughed.
"If you want to talk crazy here, if you want to let go of it, don't blame the old man for picking up people." The laughter of a few people attracted the attention of the shopkeeper, and when the old man who opened the shop was lame and scolded a few people, he brought a jar of wine to a few people.
"Haha, the cat is old, and he dares to call it old. You are so shameless, okay, I'll conspire quietly, haha. ”
Liu Cang didn't know the specifics, Zhang Fei stared, Liu Cang frowned, Liu Zhu looked at the old man, Jian Yong seemed to be familiar with the shopkeeper, and there was a burst of laughter and ridicule.
"Hmph, rude offspring, there are six out of forty this year, how can you not be called old." The shopkeeper snorted lightly, didn't pay attention to Jian Yong, and was busy cleaning the restaurant again.
The business of the restaurant is not hot, under the shed, there can be four or five tables of guests, occasionally someone comes together, and generally leaves after eating something in a hurry, and there are few people like Liu Cang who sit idle.
"Hehe, there is a lot of work to do, and people who need to work on behalf of others are naturally not allowed to be entertained, but this place is more in line with Yongzhi's identity, and I am familiar with this store." Seeing that several people were curious about Jian Yong's relationship with the store, Jian Yong explained with a smile.
"This deceives people too... Alas~~, the talent of Xianhe, where in the world can not be obtained. Alas~~~! Jian Yong was laughing, Liu Cang was also laughing, Zhang Fei frowned, and when Liu Bei sighed, there seemed to be tears in his eyes.
“。。。” Liu Cang looked at Liu Bei with some astonishment, this is coming? Where is this?
"Where to go is not the same? Don't incite here, one day Xian and Zhen pick a son to find you, but you can't support him. Seeing that Jian Yong and Liu Bei had some affectionate tendencies looking at each other, Liu Cang shuddered and interjected.
Temporary worker, it's normal to do some garbage work, it's good to see you work and reward your face, in his previous life, he saw more than this miserable Liu Cang, and he himself was not allowed to let himself go.
In this day and age, if you are a private friend, it doesn't matter how you get along, it all depends on the interests and moods of both parties.
But if there is not enough personal friendship, it is really not popular to entertain people to run into this bazaar.
During the Han Dynasty, the bazaars were very open, and the official management of the bazaars was generally very lax, except when it came to commercial taxes.
Eating, drinking, buying and selling everything, the so-called three religions and nine streams coexist in one city, and there are still some people who are in exile for various reasons from time to time, beggars, thieves, and fugitives are not lacking, and they are inclusive, and they can also be described as chaotic.
In some large households, the hostess will call people to their homes, eat and drink, sing and dance, and show their closeness.
The family will build some of their own 'luxury clubs' in the 'city', not for profit, but for the usual gathering of friends to talk and look up at the world.
Jian Yong is doing the work of a book, and the people who can let him work behind the scenes are obviously some official figures.
Even if these people have poor people, they either don't entertain them, the so-called gentlemen's friends. When everyone has more personal friends, the two parties have similar interests, and they will become friends who get along casually.
If you want to entertain, you will also invite people to your home, according to the degree of intimacy you want to show, you can't afford to support the singer and dancer, and you will even use your own concubine to entertain people, of course, if you want to attack someone else's wife, it is basically equivalent to looking for death.
If there are concubines, the concubines will go up, and if there are no concubines, if necessary, the concubines can also go to the concubine room. But the wife is not dripping. (Here should be the question, why is this era not taken seriously?) )
Well, a bit of a stretch. In fact, it doesn't matter whether you have hospitality or not, and the quality of food and drink is not important, the key is attitude.
People don't want to have a deep friendship with you, and they don't want to be said to owe you, so invite you to the restaurant for a meal, and you can repay the love for helping him do things, be wise, don't bother others with your own affairs in the future.
What Jian Yong said before was entertained, and what he said was in line with his identity, was purely self-deprecating.
Because they have been together for many years, not to mention that there are no 'colleagues' who invite him to the court, which also has Liu Bei's various sensibilities.
It's just that the romantic interaction between the two has not yet begun, and Liu Cang has stirred up the atmosphere.