Chapter 16 Two banquets

Su Fei and I rode our horses for two days and two nights and arrived at Dongyuan City, the capital of Changshan County.

Changshan County is a small county located in the middle of the North China Plain. The landform here is very different from that in our Youzhou.

Jicheng in Youzhou is rich in clay, so the earthy city walls are all red, while the city walls here are yellow and seem to be a little low, but they are thicker and more solid.

The costumes of the officers and soldiers in the two places are very different. Although they are both Han soldiers, they belong to different sequences, so they are completely different from color to style.

The Han army here are lined with yellow single clothes, while the Han army here often has to fight with various Xiongnu troops. In order to distinguish the color from the Hun Khan's personal soldiers, they are all black armored and red clothes, and they wear cold-proof leather hats like the Hu people.

The officers here wore forehead smears on their heads (similar to the white belts worn by Japanese people, with hard armor on the front to protect their foreheads, which is also called forehead protection). The soldiers wore helmets

Although this is not a big city in the Central Plains, it is also a county capital, nearly ten times denser than Jicheng, the desolate capital of Youzhou.

I don't know how many people and vendors have seen in many years

I grew up excitedly and looked at the crowded crowds of people excitedly and said to Su Fei: There are so many people here Ah

Su Fei nodded and said: This is just Dongyuan, a small county. Our Youzhou is also a big province with five counties. If you go to Jingji Road (also known as Sili in the Luoyang area), it will be a beautiful country.

I nodded and hugged Su Fei's shoulder and asked softly: Second brother, when will I take me to Ah

Su Fei smiled and said: The horse is almost exhausted. Let's take a break for two days and then set off.

I smiled and said: But we left the Su family, that is, ordinary people, if they have no money, will you sell me?

Su Fei smiled and said: If there are so many people, just grab one and sell it. You think it is Youzhou Ah, and there is only one person for hundreds of miles, so you can only spend money to sell you.

When I heard this, I slammed his shoulder viciously and said: I hate returning to Youzhou and I will sell you, a ignorant pig head.

Su Fei: Good Ah, can you sell it to you?

Me: Go, who wants you

That's how I am. The sadness comes quickly and the journey is fast. Now I and Su Fei are like a happy couple.

Su Fei said: Ning'er, I'll buy you what you want

Me: Second brother, how can we have money

Su Fei smiled and said in my ear: When you said you were going to escape from your marriage, I would take it out of your dowry with peace of mind, you won't be short of money within ten years

I looked at him in amazement, my eyes filled with surprise and sudden surprise

You know, I never had to worry about money before this, but now I am worried about money and he told me how good news can not surprise me

I whispered: Take it out

Su Fei: I took this out

Me: That's my dowry. If a man has money, he will learn bad things and take them out to save you from raising a wife.

Su Fei touched my ear again and said: Just in the crotch of my breeches, you dare to give me if you dare to take it.

Me: Hey, you're so dirty

Su Fei: Then do you want it?

I blushed and said: Yes, I'll take it out for you later when you go to the inn.

Su Fei: Expiration is not waiting

Me: If you do this, I will let you sleep on the floor tonight

Su Fei: Just like last night?

(He pressed it on the ground several times last night) Me: Su Fei, Su Deyi...you...a pervert...shameless

Su Fei: You catch me, bite me

I said viciously: This is what you said

As he said that, he grabbed his arm and bit it down

I bit his arm hard, but he didn't seem to feel any pain, but instead looked at me in surprise

I looked down my arm and said intoxicatedly: Girl, don't be polite, continue to bite Ah, continue to bite Ah,

My God, the people in the Central Plains can really catch the wrong arm. Seeing this, I quickly apologized and said, "I was so excited that I was in vain and left."

Today in Jicheng, there was also a street market. Zhang Fei took the strange area and wandered around the street market.

They walked through the crowded streets to a butcher shop run by slaves at home

At this time, the butcher shop was crowded with people, and Lan'er shouted: What's wrong with me? It's so lively. Is this jerky from our house?

Zhang Fei also nodded curiously and said: It's Ah, but I don't know why I left so lively. Let's take a look.

So when the crowd saw the main owner coming, they consciously gave way. Zhang Fei walked over to the butcher shop with a fierce mask and was naturally aware that the man was Zhang Fei, so he came over from afar.

Zhang Fei: Why did so many people gather?

Before the slave could speak, a man with a red face and long beard flashed out from the side and grabbed the servant and said: Is your butcher shop the old lady who sells meat so poor that she buys little? He just gave him hundreds of kilograms of meat. Why don't he sell it? He even drove people away.

Zhang Fei stared at the man who came out of nowhere in front of him, and couldn't help but get angry.

Who runs a butcher shop to see people don’t have money to give them hundreds of kilograms?

But Zhang Fei still held back his anger and asked the slave: How much did the old lady give him?

The slave took out a small amount of money from his arms tremblingly (the amount smaller than the copper plate can be understood as one cent). Zhang Fei said angrily: Just give her some scraps, and you can't sell them. What money do you want?

In ancient times, the rich didn't eat scraps, but they didn't feed them to the poor.

It is worth mentioning that before Su Shi invented Dongpo pork in the Song Dynasty, Su Shi said that pork was something that poor people could not cook, and rich people were disdainful to eat.

Eating cattle is illegal because in ancient times, plowing cattle is protected

Therefore, the Han Dynasty people ate mutton bought from the grassland and their own chickens raised

Therefore, it is indeed very unfair to call Zhang Fei the pig slaughterer Zhang Fei as his ancestor

The mutton with scraps is also something that the poor cannot afford, but Zhang Fei sometimes eats it.

The big man grabbed Zhang Fei and shouted: Are scraps for people to eat?

Zhang Fei was furious: I'll eat anyone you scold

The red-faced man picked up a ball of scraps of meat and smeared it on Zhang Fei's face, and drank it: I think you'll eat it or not.

Zhang Fei was furious and didn't care about Lan'er's dissuasion and kicked the man in the lower abdomen.

The man in pain twitched

Zhang Fei grabbed the man's face

But the man suddenly recovered his energy and stomped on Zhang Fei's feet.

Zhang Fei let go in a daze, and the man turned around and twisted Zhang Fei's arm to restrain him and asked: Do you give him good meat?

Zhang Fei's arm was twisted so hard that he felt distressed, but he still refused to admit defeat, so he saw the man's flaw and kicked his vaginal leg.

The man didn't kick the man's crotch, but he kicked the man hard on the knee. The man's body tilted and his grasping posture was pinched by Zhang Fei's neck.

Zhang Fei said furiously: Where did you come from? I will kill you now.

When the man heard this, he hit Zhang Fei's stomach with an elbow and then folded his hands behind Zhang Fei's head and turned around and threw Zhang Fei high like a sack.

After a bang, Zhang Fei stood up barely and at this moment, his eyes flashed with murderous gaze.

He rushed over quickly to hug the man's waist, picked up the man in the waist, and then arched his waist and threw the man over with a sudden bow.

This man is not an ordinary person. If the fall is confirmed, he will either die or be injured. He will protect his waist and raise his head, but he will only get a tooth and get lost. The rest will be fine.

The man stood up and wiped the blood from his mouth and said: I thought you were an ordinary evil man. I wanted to spare your life, but you have good skills. You may harm your neighbors, but I can't help but keep you. Remember my grandfather's name. I am a native of Yuncheng, Shanxi. Guan Yu and Guan Yun grew up to the King of Hell. Don't be a fool.

Suddenly someone in the crowd shouted: Su Tong, Mr. Su is here

So everyone pulled Su Tong over to watch the fun. Brother Su Tong was usually humble and didn't like to get angry, so he let people pull him in.

Although Guan Yu has not lived in Jicheng for a long time, Su Tong has heard of her being a kind person on weekdays.

So he bowed and said: Hero Su, this Hes is so arrogant and wants to give the meat from the dog to others and not give it to others. Why do you have to humiliate the old woman so much and say that you can eat it yourself.

Su Tong couldn't help laughing and said: I guess this brother is from Central Plains.

Guan Yu: Guan Yu, Yunchang, Guan Yu, Yuncheng, Shanxi

Su Tong said: Oh, no wonder my brother may not know him. He is my little sister’s old friend. This is not a bad guy. As for the scraps, you can ask who is here who doesn’t use scraps to drink?

Everyone nodded and said yes

Guan Yu couldn't help feeling ashamed when he heard this, and quickly apologized to Zhang Fei and the blind dates on the side.

Guan Yu: This brother, Su Daxia, fellow villagers, Guan is a newcomer, I really don’t know the customs of the land, so please forgive me.

Su Tong smiled and said: It's okay, it's okay, we actually don't lack mutton, but the people here are sent to a large group of sheep every year. When they eat it, they feel that the lamb legs are not tasty, so they grab some scattered meat and fry it. It's a different flavor. But I see that the old lady has a dish, and it's obviously lacking meat tonic. The Zhang brothers gave me a face and cut half a fan for the old woman, let her pick and cut the remaining half a fan, let's drink

When Zhang Fei heard this, he nodded and said so he cut half a fan and handed it to the old woman. The remaining half of the mutton was ordered to cook and drink.

This scene was seen in the eyes of Liu Bei, who was dressed up as a merchant selling wine, who was mixed into the city, so Liu Bei said to himself: If these three people can get one, they will definitely help me fight the world.

Thinking of this, Liu Bei said: Haha, how can three righteous men donate generously without wine? I have a hundred jars of fine wine for all the villagers and the three righteous men to taste it.

When everyone heard this, they applauded, and even Su Tong, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei couldn't help but look at him with admiration.

At this moment, Su Xin, among the twelve generals of the Su family, shouted: Where is the eldest brother! Where is the eldest brother Su Tong? The head of the family is looking for you to go back quickly.

Su Tong heard this and clasped her fists and apologized: Three, I think there is something wrong at home, I must be looking for me to leave soon, we will forgive you later.

Su Tong left, but Zhang Fei was still indifferent and said happily: Brother Su Tong has something to do, we can drink first, fellow villagers, let's go to my Taoyuan to drink and enjoy the flowers.

Everyone applauded and surrounded them and headed towards Taoyuan.

In ancient times, the weather in Youzhou was cold and peach blossoms were blooming only in summer. When everyone arrived in Taoyuan, the peach blossoms were brilliant. It was a sea of ​​pink flowers. The rich fragrance of peach blossoms came to the nose, but it was not pungent and made people smell very enjoyable.

Everyone sat on the ground, holding drinking utensils to cheer up.

Liu, Guan and Zhang held a single meal, and the meal was naturally a more abundant delicacy than the villagers.

Seeing that Liu Bei is good-looking, Zhang Fei asked: I don’t know what this gentleman calls him Liu Bei’s name is Xuande.

Zhang Fei widened his eyes and asked: Zhang Fei, how dare you ask, Liu Xuande, the great-grandson of Emperor Xiaojing, a descendant of King Jing of Zhongshan?

Liu Bei looked at Zhang Fei in surprise. He was incredible, he was incredible.

For many years, he was wandering around, sometimes hiding in the noisy market, sometimes hiding in the desert, sometimes being debt-raising due to poverty, sometimes being forced to compete with wild dogs for food, and even in order to cling to the powerful, he did not hesitate to surrender to the general Zhang Liang, a man who prefers male style. All of this came to his heart just because of the words of the black guy.

God, he finally remembered

When recalling that glory brings him not glory but a feeling of great humiliation and ridicule

Instead of getting angry with this guy, he burst into tears and started crying.

When Zhang Fei saw it, he cried in his heart: Oh, it's bad. I learned from Xue Ning's words, but he actually told me that he was crying. But why did he cry?

Guan Yu: I wonder why the Liu brother cried bitterly?

When Liu Bei heard Guan Yu ask, he realized that he was incompetent, so he gently wiped away the tears and said slowly: Brother Guan laughed. What the Zhang brother said just now is the great-grandson of Emperor Xiaojing, the descendant of King Jing of Zhongshan. Liu Bei's life experience has not been mentioned to others for many years. It is just because a family has been poor and chaotic for many years and is in a lowly troop, so he dared not talk about the name of his ancestors. After a long time, I almost forgot that I was mentioned by Brother Zhang today and cried bitterly.

When Guan Yu saw that Liu Bei was a person with great affection and nature, he was also moved by his filial piety, so he said: Brother Liu's royal family and nobles are still elegant in temperament and extraordinary in conversation. Even with Brother Liu's current character, they will not lose their reputation as their ancestors. Don't worry about it. If Brother Liu doesn't dislike me, I want to become sworn brothers with Brother Liu.

Zhang Fei also said: I am willing to worship you too

When Liu Bei was overjoyed, he hurriedly said: What kind of virtue can I actually get two righteous men to be my brothers here, and the flowers bloom brightly. It is in a place where there is a fortune in heaven and earth, so the three of us are sworn and share life and death.

So the three of them share their names and names. In the end, Liu Bei was the eldest, Guan Yu was the second, and Zhang Fei was the younger brother. The three of them were inspiring to support the country and the lower part of the people.

So there were three brothers who had joined the Taoyuan

Just when the Taoyuan franchise was in a shocking situation, two people were secretly preparing for something big

These two people are Zhang Bao and Zhang Jiao. Since losing their third brothers Zhang Liang and Jicheng General Hall, they have been preparing to return to their hometown Julu County.

Julu County is adjacent to Changshan County. At this time, the two brothers of the Zhang family also rode their horses to Dongyuan, the capital of Changshan County.

In the branch of the Taiping Road in Dongyuan, cigarettes were lingering, and all the believers bowed to these two immortal masters.

Outside the branch, Su Fei and I walked by

I looked at the scene of crowds of people outside the branch in surprise and asked in surprise: Second brother, look at the yellow turbans here, and there are so many people here.

Su Fei: In the Central Plains region, Taipingdao wants to provide free food to everyone. This is exactly what Taipingdao is distributing food. Should you try it?

Me: Just give those yellow turbans?

Su Fei: The yellow turban is all believers of Taipingdao. They let ordinary people eat their leftovers.

I couldn't help but say in surprise: Ah? The yellow turbans here are all good people.

Su Fei smiled bitterly when he heard this: There are no good people in Changshan County, so there is no first-class wealthy family, so it is difficult to fight against Taiping Road, so he can only deliver rice and food obediently. If he hesitates, it is also the case that the family was confiscated and exterminated. In fact, Jicheng is an example. The main reason is that our Su family is the first to oppose the various wealthy families paying money and grain to Taiping Road, so they have no money to provide relief. Before our family returns to Jicheng, they still provide relief to the people every day, and they eat the best and have the most fullness.

Me: Why don’t my father allow relief?

Su Fei: Madam, think about it, if Taipingdao did everything about the government, what else would the government do? If everyone doesn’t have to work and have food to eat, then who will still work? If the general year is okay, there will always be enough food for someone to work. If there is a major disaster, people will only starve to death.

When I heard this, I couldn't help but nodded secretly and said to myself: Oh, it turns out that the seventh year in history is a disaster year. Maybe Zhang Jiao will count the time, so I set that date. At that time, these people who don't work on weekdays will have to rebel if they don't rebel.

I thought of this, so I smiled at Su Fei and said: My husband is still smart, but should we eat their food?

When Su Fei heard this, he said seriously: "Why don't you eat it?" Don't you smell chickens or fish? Let's have a meal first."

After he finished speaking, he was about to pull me in. I quickly shook his hand away and whispered in his ear: You are crazy. If you have killed so many people in Jicheng, aren’t you afraid that they will recognize you?

Su Fei nodded and said, "Oh, but fortunately I have a solution."

When I heard this, I couldn't help but ask: What's the solution

Su Fei grabbed a handful of incense ash from the incense burner and smeared them all on my face

I was shocked and said: What are you doing?

Su Fei said with a smile: No one can recognize you

I felt it made sense when I heard it, but when I saw Su Fei's face was clean, I urged me: Don't be stunned, you can wipe it a little too

Su Fei nodded, stretched out three fingers and gently stuck a little incense ash, but just applied a little on his face.

Su Fei: OK

Me: Oh, why do you do this? I've been like a cat? Why are you just like this

Su Fei smiled and said: I didn't say I had to wipe so much Ah

Me: No, I want to make you like this

Su Fei couldn't help but pretend to be aggrieved and said: Are you willing to give up?

When I saw him showing his face, I quietly looked at his movements and quietly grabbed a handful of incense ash, deliberately slowing down and said: Of course... I'll blame me if I can't give up...

It's strange to accompany the words. A handful of incense ash suddenly spread on Su Fei's face, which was still full of happiness and intoxication.

This is so fun

Is it fun to play with him?

It was so fun that he looked from intoxicated to surprise and incredible again.

Before Su Fei could come to chase me, I ran out quickly, but before I ran two steps, two waiters wearing yellow turbans appeared in front of me.

When I saw it at first sight, I was already too close to me. I couldn't stop and had to jump up. I gently licked my toes on the shoulders of the two people and jumped over.

We left this sumptuous Taiping Road banquet and started eating water tofu at a small rice stall on the street. It is said that tofu was invented by the King of Huainan during the Western Han Dynasty. You can eat it at your own leisure when you go to the homes of the people in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

In fact, the water tofu mentioned in the Han Dynasty is different from modern water tofu, and it is more inclined tofu brain, but there are usually a lot of diced meat sprinkled on it, and the mutton soup is also mixed at the bottom, which is basically equivalent to mutton soup plus tofu brain.

But there were no fried dough sticks invented in the Song Dynasty

Only steamed cakes can be eaten, the so-called steamed cakes are big white steamed buns

The little boss said while holding the steamed buns for us: Alas, the two guests are really interesting. I won’t go to eat the big meal on Taiping Road in the city. Come to my place to eat water tofu.

While I was eating, I laughed and said: Your water tofu is delicious too.

The little boss smiled bitterly, handed us the steamed cake and said: You are so good that the female Bodhisattva said this is the first time I sold it to eat in three days.

Me: Why is this? Are the chefs in your city better than you?

Boss: That's not. My ancestors were the chefs of the Huainan Prince's Mansion who invented tofu. I said my water tofu was the second best, who dared to say it was the first.

I smiled and said: Why is that?

Little boss: In the past, Taiping Road only provided dinner, but in recent days, in order to welcome the two leaders of Taiping Road, Taiping Road started to hold a banquet for free three days in advance for the people in the city. Almost all the people in the countryside have reached the day when their leaders came to the altar to make the method. It must be more abundant and delicious. But who knows that the money they gave to the poor was all snatched from the ground? In the long run, I will be forced to eat the meal that I got for nothing, but after eating their meal, God knows how many things that are harmful to heaven.

When I heard that I asked for a few taels of silver from Su Fei, I handed it to the boss and said: Take it to help me first

There was no sign of ending in Dongyuan's banquet and Taoyuan in Jicheng. Su Fei and I changed our horses and prepared to continue going south.