Chapter 2128 Flower Struggle (Thirty-six)

Nick bought clothes worn by Chinese scholars on the street, put them on, and put on a hat to cover his blond hair. As long as he didn't speak, he looked very much like a Manchu with Sogdian descent.

people.

No matter how poor the old man was, he still wore a long robe, and did not wear a "short brown" dress like the common people. The latter kind of clothing is very convenient for movement. The length of the top is above and below the knees, while the long robe is close to the ankles.

Many people who are not "scholars" will also wear robes, and do not have to worry about patrolling soldiers stopping them for questioning. Many sailors from Europe will gather in the Pig Alley near the Thirteenth Street Square, and in the "Good Tom" and "Good Jimmy" shacks

They would not only drink and make trouble, but also sometimes encounter liars. The imperial court issued an edict prohibiting civilians from carrying weapons, but these sailors basically carried guns and gunpowder, especially British sailors, who wore

The shoes are padded with very thick soles, about a finger high, with blades hidden inside. Miao women in Guizhou also do this as a self-defense tool.

Port cities tend to have chaotic security, but Guangzhou is much better than other port cities in Southeast Asia. At least there is no sign of any disturbance two blocks away.

There are no street lights in Guangzhou, only lanterns placed in front of rich people's houses provide illumination. The surname of the owner of the house is written on a red piece of paper. The places where the lanterns cannot shine are dark, and the streets are silent.

When passing by a house, there was a noise from the open door. Nick couldn't help but stop and look around, and found that a banquet was being held inside.

Just like the admiral held a family ceremony and farewell banquet at his own home, this family also held a memorial ceremony for Mazu's birthday and organized a birthday party for the child. There were more than a dozen tables set up in the front yard, and the men drank and danced.

Nick was about to leave when someone suddenly stopped him. That person was Hao Guan from Yihe Bank.

He had been observing Nick for a while, but because it was dark and Nick was in disguise, he was not sure. Later, when he saw Nick's boots, he realized that he had not mistaken him.

Just like the owners of those taverns, he took the initiative and enthusiastically pulled Nick into the banquet. Moreover, it was not the front yard, but the banquet hall of the host's house. After passing through a moon door, there was a very luxurious rectangular banquet hall.

There is a porcelain vase on each side of the Moon Gate. There are gorgeous flowers in the vase, and fan-shaped feathers are inserted behind the flowers. There are two Surat Eight Immortals tables on each side of the aisle. The fifth Eight Immortals table is at the innermost, entrance

There is a small stage where a young woman holding a pipa and an elderly man are performing.

He looks like her father, and he plays the three-string accompaniment when young women play. This is a Pingtan often heard on the Grand Canal, and it is relatively rare in Guangzhou, mainly because the owner's wife is specially invited from Suzhou.

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The master sat in the farthest position from the door. Behind him was a table with a marble top, and a clock imported from Europe was placed on it. Next to it was filled with silver ingots and silver coins wrapped in red cloth, so much so that the two silver candlesticks could not stand.

Instead of placing them in the corner, there are other floor lamps placed in the banquet hall, so the whole place is brightly lit.

The host was puzzled. He did not entertain Nick. At this time, Hao Guan made an introduction. Then the host raised his hand to Nick and said "Quality is good," which translated into English is "I have heard your fragrant name for a long time", and then

Nick was sitting at the birthday party of a child he had never met.

After a while, the servant brought out plates of cold dishes. They were all placed on gilt plates with delicate figures carved on them. Most of them Nick had never seen before.

Hao Guan was so polite that he introduced several dishes to him, including flying fish, which was dried and cut into shreds and dipped in vinegar to eat; there was a cold dish called Shi Er, which is said to be a must-eat vegetarian dish for monks; there was fish with rice,

The color is very white and the taste is very delicious, much like fried Greenwich whitebait; there are also deer tendons made into meat sauce; a dish cut into round slices that resembles meat skin is called Japanese skin and needs to be soaked in water

It takes a long time to chew it; there is also a kind of sugar cane worm that is fried and sprinkled with smoke. Yes, it is the long worm in sugar cane. The farther south you go, the more worms you eat. There are also people in Guangxi who eat bamboo worms and bee worms, which are also fried.

After a break, drink some wine.

There are several fruit plates on the table, all placed on silver plates. Some of them are what Nick has seen, such as peaches, pears and tangerines. There are also lychees, longans, loquats, etc. Lychees that ripen in March are called three

The moon is red, the lychee shell is not hard, and the ripe lychees look like a big bunch of strawberries.

All the fruits and cold dishes were placed on the entire table, but the central position was vacated to place hot dishes, but they were quickly removed, just like Don Quixote's servant Sancho when he was the governor of the island.

What I saw was shocking.

Haoguan kept picking up food for Nick. This was mainly an expression of friendship and enthusiasm. It was not like Wan Ning picking up food for her father in the admiral's family. The admiral stood still and everyone could stand up and pick up food.

Nick wanted to reject Haoguan's enthusiasm several times. Things like rich shark's fin balls, roasted duck feet, stewed sparrows, roasted porcupines, and roasted frogs were all within Nick's acceptable range. But earthworms, really earthworms, Nick almost

The job was thrown away.

It was treated like a fan, and Nick almost ate it. The owner reminded Nick in Cantonese English, "Does your country also eat earthworms?"

Nick asked what an earth dragon was, and the host explained it. After trying his best to stay calm, Nick talked about the Burgundy snail, and the guests here equated it with a snail.

Next, twelve to fifteen bowls of soup were served, including mandarin duck meat, pheasant meat, sea cucumbers from Malaysia, and pigeon eggs. Nick drank the soup with a spoon after carefully identifying that there were no food ingredients he didn't recognize.

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If you don't think that bird's nest is the secretion of the swiftlet's mouth, and forget its slippery and sticky texture, its taste is actually tasteless, and the same is true for shark's fin. The reason why these two dishes are cooked is

Reasons: First, because these two ingredients are extremely expensive and can make the hosts of these two dishes look wealthy, just like the roasted peacock at the palace banquet that no one will touch. Second, because these ingredients are said to have special effects.

For example, in the West, those Don Juans who are not romantic are allowed to eat truffles.

Bonaparte laughed again.

"What's so funny?" Georgiana asked.

"Do you know what he means?" asked Bonaparte.

Georgiana made no answer.

He deliberately came close to her ear, and she tried her best to control herself from hitting the gangster.

Everyone focused on the dishes. No one listened to the female artist's playing and singing, but she was still performing.

After all the "sugar water" is finished, desserts and jams are served next, and those uneaten dishes are eventually thrown away.

This is the same in France, where there is a lot of food waste, but in China food is used to feed livestock such as pigs.

Nick once again thought of Zhang Si who got into a fight with another beggar because he robbed half a steamed bun. The fu hexagram represents "knowing how to return at the end of the road", which means don't go too far on the wrong road and return to the right path in time, but where?

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The fifty-fourth hexagram is the Guimei hexagram, which means that if you move forward, you must have a destination. Marriage is the righteousness of heaven and earth. It is the foundation of human reproduction and reproduction. Men and women are happy with each other, which is the reason for girls to get married.

When a young man travels far away, no matter where he goes, he always has a destination in his heart. This is the difference between farming and settled life and nomadic life.

Nomadic people will live in yurts. Wherever the yurt is, their home will be. They live after water and grass.

Regardless of whether you are going forward or returning, if you get lost, it is a bad omen, and it is a serious disaster.

Nick couldn't help but take out the mirror he just bought and looked at his face with it to see if there was anything dark.

"Oh, come on. What gifts do you want to bring?"

Then the peach pattern bronze mirror he just bought was placed in the pile of silver ingots next to the clock by Hao Guan.
Chapter completed!