As Zhu Biao, Han Du and others walked into the banquet hall step by step, the eyes that had been directed at them gradually began to be withdrawn, as if they were worried that staring at Han Du and others would be a bit offensive.
When Han Du and others entered the banquet hall, the gazes on them disappeared. However, Han Du could clearly feel that even though everyone in the banquet hall was chatting with each other as before, their attention was
It has never been separated from myself and others.
Hader knew that it was the first time for Zhu Biao and Han Du to attend such a banquet, and he was afraid that they might not understand something. In order to avoid making a joke, he carefully told Han Du and others from the beginning what to do.
"This is for guests to wash their hands. Let's wash them like this first, and then use this linen handkerchief to dry the water."
The long and narrow table in the banquet hall was filled with food. The most common ones were milk and various milk products, as well as dried figs, walnuts, etc. There was also something similar to mung beans, but much larger than mung beans. They were placed on the table.
In a larger metal container.
"These are appetizers. Guests can eat them or not. But everyone usually doesn't eat them before the Lord of the City comes. Everyone drinks some wine first and waits for the Lord of the City to arrive while drinking.
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Han Du just glanced at the food and frowned. To be honest, in Han Du's eyes, such things have no color, flavor or flavor at all. Although Han Du doesn't care about "you can never tire of fine food, you can never tire of fine food", but this
The food is probably too hard to swallow.
On the contrary, when he saw the wine in the barrel, Han Du's brows suddenly spread and he smiled and said: "It turns out to be wine, it's pretty much the same. Get me a glass to try."
With the last sentence, Han Du gave instructions to Hard.
Hader quickly and skillfully took an exquisite wine glass from the side and enthusiastically served Han Du a glass of wine.
This cup is made of silver. The wide mouth of the cup is like a bowl, with a row of fine patterns on the edge. The wine cup has two handles, both of which are made into the shape of an unknown animal. Han
It looks a bit like a snake, but its head looks a bit different.
The base of the wine glass is made into an eight-sided shape, thick at the bottom and thin at the top. There is a sudden raised part where the two handles are connected. The bottom base is similar to an inverted eight-sided bowl. The bottom
The parts and convex parts are all carved with exquisite patterns. The exquisiteness of this wine glass made Han Du sincerely sigh.
Seeing Hard pouring the red wine from the barrel, Han Du's eyes suddenly lit up, "It turns out to be wine."
When Han Du saw the food, his expectations for the banquet suddenly dropped.
I thought the wine would be fine, but I didn't expect it to be wine. Although it was not as satisfying as distilled spirits, it was still acceptable.
He smiled and took the wine glass from Hader's hand, raised the glass slightly, took a sip, and tasted it again. The wine was not bad, with a rich color and a mellow fruity aroma. It was a fine wine.
Harder saw Han Du's skillful wine tasting and asked in surprise: "Has Mr. Marquis drank this wine before?"
Han Du curled his lips and chuckled: "What? You don't think that this wine is only available here, do you? In the Ming Dynasty, we were able to brew wine more than a thousand years ago. The so-called: Grape wine luminous cup, desire
Drink the pipa and urge me immediately."
Seeing Hade's confused face, unable to understand the meaning of what he said, Han Du shook his head angrily and sighed: "Forget it, I can't explain it to you."
How can a foreigner who has not experienced the influence of Chinese culture understand the beauty of poetry?
It is true that Hader did not understand the poems sung by Handu, but it did not prevent him from finding these two sentences pleasant, and they made him feel an unspeakable picture. There was even an impulse in Hader's heart, and he thought
You should have the opportunity to go to the real Ming Dynasty and experience all the mysteries in the legend.
Seeing Hade in a daze, Han Du poured a glass of wine for Zhu Biao himself, "Your Highness, try this wine. The flavor is different from ours."
Zhu Biao took the wine glass with a smile, took a sip, his eyes lit up, and he nodded in agreement: "It's different, but it tastes good."
Han Du and Zhu Biao tasted it first, and soon everyone had a cup of Tang Ding.
While Han Du and the others were drinking wine and chatting, some more people walked in from outside.
Every time someone came in, Hader's face would change and his whole body would be shaken uncontrollably.
It can be seen that the status of these later people is definitely not low, and perhaps there are people among them who can shock Horumos with just a stamp of their feet.
However, Han Du didn't have the language to communicate, and the real master hadn't come out yet, so he didn't pay attention to these people.
However, when these people entered the door, they would all glance at the location where Han Du and others were.
Obviously, although Han Du and others had only been in Khrumos for a few days, they
He has already been noticed by the high-ranking people in Horumos.
After a while, the music sounded, and everyone was attracted by the sound. Their eyes were fixed behind the long table in front of them. A well-dressed man stood there, bending down to salute everyone.
"Who is he?" Han Du gestured towards the man with the wine glass in his hand and asked Hader.
Hader said quickly: "He should be the steward of the City Lord's Mansion, Abu."
When mentioning Abu, Hader's voice couldn't help but become softer, "Master Marquis, don't think he is just a housekeeper. He has been a housekeeper in the city lord's mansion for more than 20 years. Even some administrators of Hurumos have seen him."
Anyone who sees him will show respect to him."
Han Du nodded and expressed his understanding. "As a seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister, although this Abu is just a housekeeper, since he has been the housekeeper in the city lord's mansion for more than 20 years, he must be the city lord's confidant.
.It is reasonable for ordinary administrators to be one step lower than him."
Abu first kept praising him, and then the city lord Han Du had met officially appeared in the banquet hall. Different from the city lord he met at the beginning, today he was dressed in gorgeous and unusual decorations, with all kinds of gold ornaments all over his body.
, looks gleaming with gold, and has the image of a wealthy and nouveau riche.
A city lord looked like this, okay, as long as you are happy. Han Du and Zhu Biao looked at each other, both wanting to laugh. .??.
As soon as the city lord appeared, the housekeeper Abu immediately retreated behind him, and then the city lord sighed again.
Han Du automatically blocked the city lord's voice and lowered his head to taste the wine.
Suddenly, someone pulled at the front of his clothes. He looked up and saw Harder looking at him anxiously.
"What's wrong?" Han Du asked confused.
Hader explained in a hurried tone: "The Lord of the City is asking Mr. Marquis, a merchant from the East, what goods he brought to Khrumos for us? Mr. Marquis, you'd better say a few words, and Hade will convey your meaning.
Complain to them."
Han Du immediately raised his head and saw that everyone in the banquet hall was looking at him. He raised his glass, smiled and said, "I brought silk for everyone!"
Oh~
After hearing what Harder relayed, the people in the banquet hall instantly burst into excitement.
Since silk first appeared on this land, it has caused a sensation among everyone. Some people even regard silk as a gift given to everyone by the gods. Its exquisite luster fascinates everyone who sees silk.
Although many merchants bring back silk from the Old Port every year, this amount cannot satisfy their huge demand for silk. Therefore, every time there is news of the emergence of silk, it can arouse the excitement of the merchants.
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"Tea~"
"Porcelain~"
"Spice~"
Every time Hard told Han Du, it caused a commotion in the banquet hall. Some people even began to calculate in their hearts, wanting to know how many of these goods this businessman from the East brought with him. If it was less, then
I'm afraid I have to start immediately to get these goods.
Just when Han Du wanted to continue talking, there was a commotion at the door of the banquet hall, and a group of people walked in.
Han Du was a little surprised when he saw it. He lowered his head and smiled with Zhu Biao and said: "These people are so courageous. They are obviously late, but they deliberately rush in. They don't take the city lord seriously at all. There is a good show to watch."
Already."
Zhu Biao looked at Han Du's expression of fear that the world would be in chaos, and sighed helplessly: "Didn't you find that the clothes of these people look familiar?"
"Does it look familiar? Let me take a look." Han Du glanced at Zhu Biao strangely, then quickly looked at those people and said in surprise: "Not to mention, it does look familiar. But where did I see it?
I just can’t remember it.”
After saying that, Han Du lowered his head and shook his head indifferently.
Hard heard on the side and asked in surprise: "Master Hou, these are people from the Timur Empire. Have you seen them before?"
"Timur's Empire?" Han Du was a little confused. He should have never seen this person before, but why was he familiar with it?
Zhu Biao had been staring at the people of Timur's empire. After a moment, he seemed to have thought of something, and said to Handu: "Have you forgotten what happened to the Western Chagatai Khanate in the Fengtian Palace?"
Western Chagatai Khanate!
Zhu Biao's words were like a thunderbolt, instantly reminding Han Du. "Yes, that's right, the clothes of these people are exactly the same as those of the Western Chagatai Khanate."
"But" Han Du was puzzled, "They are not the Western Chagatai Khanate, so why are they the Timur Empire again?"
Suddenly, Han Du thought of something, grabbed Hader, and asked hurriedly: "Let me ask you, what is the name of the king of the Timur Empire?"
Hader shook his head and explained: "The Timur Empire does not have a king. Their king is called the Great Khan, so he is called Timur Khan."