Luo Tian's expression betrayed his thoughts, and Gang Yang laughed: "Brother Luo, it seems that he is unable to drink, right?"
"To be honest, I don't smoke this tobacco or drink. I have two bottles of beer and three taels of white wine. It doesn't work at all, so I immediately showed up." Luo Tian said: "So I'm afraid I can't have fun with Gang Yang today.
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"It's okay." Gangmaster Yang led the way in front and led the two to the dining room: "Today we are casual, we can talk more. I have been here in Tokyo for so many years, and I've been back occasionally, but I almost didn't know my hometown anymore.
,There has been too great a change. People in a foreign land are not their own nest after all, so we have to stick this and that, which is really a helpless move."
When we arrived at the dining room, a mahogany round table was built there, which was filled with food, mainly Northeastern cuisine, and several Jiangsu and Zhejiang flavors. At first glance, it really made people feel drooling. Hong Luo said awkwardly:
"Wow, it makes people drool."
Hu Bo looked at Hong Luo and shook his head: "Hong Luo, you are very different from when you were a child. You were very bored when you were a child. After studying abroad for a few years, you have even become extroverted."
Hong Luo touched his head embarrassedly: "Hey, Bo Hu, people say that women change every time they grow up, so don't we boys change? If I were still the slap of my childhood, how could I be able to eat in society?"
Hong Luo's impoverished personality when he was a child was probably related to his mother. Luo Tian had known the reason for this a long time ago. At this time, he also said: "That's right, it's more effective in this society to take the initiative. The chances of waiting for the rabbits in this society
It's really too low."
Gangmaster Yang's eyes lit up when he heard Luo Tian's words, and then asked everyone to sit down. Luo Tian was a guest and felt that he was the youngest and consciously sat down at the lower seat. Gangmaster Yang was not happy and insisted on letting Luo Tian sit down.
Going to the table, the top and bottom seats are so generous. Seniors can only sit at the table when they are old. Luo Tian grew up in the countryside. He has been influenced by this table since he was a child. How could he sit at the table? In the end, he still let the Yang Gangzhu
Sitting there, Hu Bozhi, and Hong Luo sat on the other two sides.
After a few drinks, Gang Yang looked at him, Hu Hai took out a black paint box and stood up: "Luo Tian, we have a chance to form an alliance with the Yamaguchi Group this time. Thanks to you, this gift is
We all help my brothers, you must accept it.”
Brothers all gangs, this gift was so heavy, Luo Tian also stood up: "Since that's the case, I will accept it with a smile."
This gift is also a science. Whether this gift is received depends on the timing and the object of the gift. Today, Luo Tian has to accept this gift. What people in the world care about the most is face. If you don’t accept it, then it is not
Giving face and refuting others' face, my kindness has changed and I will become a sinner.
Luo Tian took it away, and Hong Luo leaned over curiously: "Hey, what is this? Open it and take a look, Luo Tian."
Luo Tian looked embarrassed, but Gangmaster Yang said confidently: "Okay, just open it and let Hong Luo take a look."
Hearing the tone of Gang Yang, he was very confident in this gift. Since that was the case, Luo Tian nodded: "Okay, then I will open it." As soon as he opened the black paint box, he said "Oh": "It's a hookah.
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Hong Luo didn't stay in China for a long time. He knew cigars very well and had no idea about this hookah. He grabbed his head: "What is this?"
"Hookah pipes, also known as hookah bottles and hookah pipes, are a very traditional way of smoking in China. Compared with Manila cigars, smoking hookahs is also very particular. Empress Dowager Cixi is very good at smoking hookahs." Luo Tian said:
"Smoking with a hookah, the smoke passes through the water, and the smoke smells sour. Lu Yao's "Smoke Score" published in the middle of Qianlong mentioned the situation of smoking with water: 'There is water in the mouth first, so although the smoke is strong, it is not poisoned by it...
Or use a tin bowl to hold water, and another tube is inserted into the bowl, and a tube is like a crane's head to make the smoke pass through the water, just like the Fujian people first have the intention of cold water."
"It sounds good, but women also smoke hookahs?" Hong Luo said. Isn't this Empress Dowager Cixi a woman?
"The shisha can remove most toxic substances by filtering clean water, which has a sterilization and disinfection effect, and it smells neither fumigation nor choking, so women can adapt. In the past, children could take a few puffs."
Luo Tian also told Hong Luo that Cixi was not only good at smoking hookahs, but also very particular about this hookah. According to the archives of the Qing Dynasty's Office of Internal Affairs, there were copper hookahs, silver hookahs, and silver tide hookahs among Cixi's funeral objects. Smoking hookahs was also
An elegant hobby. Most people who have seen hookahs know that hookahs are unique and interesting in shape. They are mostly made of brass and white copper, and are also made of tin and silver. It is mainly made of smoke pipes, straws, water buckets, and smoke.
Consisting of warehouses, needles, hand support, etc.
One end of the cigarette pipe is a tobacco bowl, and a thin tube is connected to the bottom and extends into the water of the water bucket. This part is often placed in the front. The straw is generally about 30 cm long and there are also longer ones. It is located behind the cigarette pipe, or parallel, or
There is a slight spacing, the upper end bends backwards to facilitate smoking, and the lower end is inserted into the water bucket, but it is on the water surface of the water bucket. The pipes, straws, and water buckets are generally a whole. The cigarette holder is mostly barrel-shaped and has a cover on the top.
, to prevent the tobacco from drying. The hand holder mainly plays a connecting role, and the water bucket and the tobacco warehouse are inserted in it.
Generally, it is made of a whole, exquisite hookah, carved, inlaid with gems, ink silver, or burnt enamel. The patterns include flowers, birds, grass, insects, fish, as well as auspicious patterns, poems, and couplets.
With the interesting shape, it becomes a playful thing for smokers to play with and a precious craft.
The cigarette holder enters air at one end and sucks the other end, and both ends are raised upwards. In the middle, it stores water and holds cigarettes. When smoking, the smoke passes through the water storage place, which can not only filter out some impurities and impurities in the smoke, but also emits them.
The sound of "gululu" is like a bird singing and a phoenix singing, which sounds very pleasant. The elegance and value of cigarettes lies in both the material and the identity and status of the user. As the Queen Mother
Cixi's tobacco utensils are naturally among the best.
During the Qing Dynasty, four types of shisha, drought tobacco, tide smoke and snuff were popular in the palace. This snuff was consumed with a snuff bottle, and it was also a very elegant way of smoking. Just sniff it just sniff it gently, and even the princess in the palace.
The concubines all have snuff bottles. The artistic appreciation of the snuff bottles is also very good, and the materials are also diverse, which is very suitable for women's choices.
But this Cixi is just like a hookah. Otherwise, how could we see Empress Dowager Cixi treating political affairs while sucking in various Qing Dynasty dramas? There are many unequal treaties, which is that Cixi is smoking.