The young man who had just taken the kefir took a felt blanket from the white camel and spread it on the ground. The old man was not polite and sat down in the middle. The other young man took out another blanket and spread it opposite the old man. Jiang Shuo, Dugu Xiang and Caobang were invited to sit down. After everyone was seated, the two young men took out two more silver plates, a silver pot and eight silver cups. The pieces of silverware were not big but all were exquisitely made. First put the cakes on a silver plate, and put some dried meat and preserved fruits on the other plate. Then divide the eight silver cups into two parts, put three cups on the old man's side, and put five cups on the other side. On Jiang Shuo's side, after the arrangements were completed, the two of them sat next to the old man.
These two felt blankets are very large. The three people sitting on the old man's side are quite spacious, and the five people sitting on Jiang Shuo's side are not crowded. Duguxiang said: "The Uighur people are still very particular... they also bring felt blankets with them when they go out. This blanket is soft and much more comfortable than sitting on the floor."
Xiao Dayou said jokingly, "Yes, it cost ten guan, why don't we arrange it a little bit?" Seeing Xiang'er reaching out to grab the dried fruits on the silver plate, he hurriedly said, "Sister Xiang'er, please be careful. I don’t know how much these fruits cost, but I don’t know if we can afford them.”
The three Uighurs ignored Xiao Dayou's cynicism. The young man on the left side of the old man crossed his hands and said, "The three of us are Uighur merchants, and I am famous." Then he pointed to the young man on the right and said, "This is my brother. Yi Di Jian." Finally, he made a gesture towards the middle and said, "This is our master Sa He Man, known as Mr. White Camel."
Jiang Shuo looked at these three people under the campfire. They all had eagle noses and deep eyes, curly hair and beards. They were wearing leather boots, green clothes and felt hats. They were indeed dressed like Uighurs. Mr. White Camel Saheman, whose beard and hair are white, looks like he is old, but his face is smooth and rosy without a trace of wrinkles. Although he looks like a Mobei person, his face is kind, and he looks like an immortal in the murals of Luoyang temple. The two young men were both in their twenties and thirties. In their prime, they were both tall, tall, and radiant. Dunmohe is older, with deep eyes, and looks quite dignified; Yidi is young, with very different eyes, but he looks a bit aggressive. The treasure belt wrapped around his waist is quite gorgeous, and there is a golden sheath dagger hanging on it. It is obviously not a common thing, and the status is probably respected by Dun Mohe, who is older than him.
Xiao Dayou said: "Do you need to worship a master when doing business?"
Dun Mohe said: "This elder brother is joking. There are masters in all walks of life. You military masters have masters when practicing martial arts. Naturally, we, the merchants, also have masters."
Jiang Shuo crossed his hands and said, "We are not military households, we just happened to be traveling together with Shuo Fang's army."
Dunmo congratulated: "I see, I wonder what you call them and what they do for a living?"
Here, Lu Yuxuan introduced everyone one by one, and suddenly said: "It turns out that these are the heroes of the martial arts in the Central Plains. It's a pleasure to meet you. It's a pleasure to meet you."
However, Lu Yuxuan knew that these three people were definitely not Uighur merchants. The Uighur people were good at doing business. There were many Uighur merchants in the Central Plains. They purchased silk, cloth, tea and other items produced in the Tang Dynasty and transported them to the Western Regions. They also sold horses, furs, and jewelry from the Western Regions to the Central Plains. Soil, profit from both ends. Uighur merchants would inevitably have to deal with the Cao Gang when transporting goods in the Central Plains, and they would definitely not know the names of several leaders of the Cao Gang. This person heard him tell them their names, but he only thought that they were ordinary people in the world. His words of "please meet him" were quite perfunctory, which showed that they were not people in the business world.
However, Lu Yuxuan did not point it out. He only whispered to Jiang Shuo and said softly: "Let's wait and see what happens and see what they say."
Jiang Shuo nodded, but Dugu Xiang pointed to the silver plate and asked Dun Mohe: "Master Dun, how much does this fruit cost? Can you eat it?"
Dun Mohe smiled and said: "My name is 'Dun Mohe', but my surname is not Dun. Both of my brothers are named Yaoluoge."
Dugu Xiang stuck out his tongue and said, "The last name is 'Yao', which is even weirder. I think it's better to have the last name 'Dun'."
In fact, their surname was "Yao Luo Ge", but not "Yao". Dun Mohe didn't bother to explain to her, and just continued: "These dried meats and fruits are your gifts in return for inviting me to drink. It's free of charge, little one." Madam, please do as you please.”
Dugu Xiang smiled and said: "That's right, we bought the wine you sold and treated you to a drink. You should also give us some food, otherwise you will become a rooster with nothing to lose."
After saying that, he stretched out his hand to grab the dried fruits on the plate. After the incident between Manichae and Li Zhuer, the three people in Caogang became more cautious. The three Uighur businessmen opposite did not know whether they were enemies or friends, especially the old man who had both martial arts skills. Gao, the second young man looks like he is not a common man, how dare he eat the food they provide casually? When Lu Yuxuan saw Xiang'er reaching out, he hurriedly reached out and pulled her sleeve, signaling her not to eat with his eyes.
Another young man, Yi Dijian, saw this and said angrily: "Do you think we Huihe people will poison others?" After saying this, he grabbed a handful of dried fruits and stuffed them into his mouth and chewed them. Then he picked up a piece of meat and tore off a strip and stuffed it in his mouth. He chewed it hard, deliberately making a squeaking sound, but handed the other half to Jiang Shuo.
Jiang Shuo hurriedly took the piece of dried meat with both hands and said: "Thank you." He also imitated the move and chewed it in his mouth. He picked up a piece of fruit from the plate and ate it. Dugu Xiang saw that Lu Yuxuan was no longer there. After stopping him, he also took a few dried fruits and ate them. He said happily: "These fruits are very dry and sweet. They are very different from those produced in the Central Plains. I like to eat them."
The old man Sahe said with a smile: "Since the little girl still eats, Dun Mohe, you can give her some more, lest the people in the Central Plains think that we are Uighur people's small utensils."
Dun Mohe said "yes". At this time, he had unsealed the bag of milk wine that he had just sold to Jiang Shuo at a price of ten guan, and poured it into the open silver pot. Suddenly, a burst of frankincense hit his nostrils, and Dugu Xiang praised Said: "It smells so good. Is this milk or wine?"
Dun Mohe smiled and said, "Young lady will know it once you taste it."
Then he filled eight cups with milk wine and said, "Everyone, please drink the wine."
Lu Yuxuan once drank milk wine when he was in Fanyang. The brewing of milk wine is very simple. As early as the pre-Qin Dynasty, there are records of herdsmen brewing milk wine outside the Great Wall. The milk of milk wine is not cow milk but horse milk. The herdsmen put the horse milk in horse hides. The tannery bag is kept in the tannery bag for seven or eight days, during which time the horse milk is repeatedly whipped with wooden sticks to help the emulsion separate and ferment. When the horse milk becomes sour, it becomes milk wine. Its color is turbid and white, and its taste is sour and spicy. It is not really a good wine, but Lu Yuxuan looked into the cup and saw that the wine Dun Mohe poured was clear in color and had no trace of turbidity at all. He couldn't help but feel doubtful again.
Dun Mohe first picked up a cup and drank a full cup, but his eyes were looking at Lu Yuxuan, apparently in response to the doubts of the talent Lu Yuxuan. Lu Yuxuan felt embarrassed by his sight, so he pretended not to see him and turned away. From this, we can also see that Dunmohe and Yijijian have different personalities. Yijijian is outspoken and has an impatient temper, while Dunmohe is young and mature and has a more steady personality.
Jiang Shuo didn't take it seriously. He raised the glass to his lips. He felt a whiff of milky aroma coming to his nostrils at first, but nothing else happened. He raised his neck and drank a full glass. However, he felt that the milk wine was not very strong and was sour in the mouth. It is sweet, slightly spicy, and very delicious. I feel a little sleepy in the middle of the night, but the milk wine in my stomach immediately refreshes my spirit.
Saheman twisted his beard and said, "Little friend Jiang, how does this milk wine taste?"
Jiang Shuo praised: "It is indeed a good wine, brothers, please have a drink too."
When everyone saw Jiang Shuo saying this, they all knew that there were two thousand Shuo Fang troops on the side. Unexpectedly, the three Uighurs did not dare to make any mistake, so they all raised their glasses to drink. Xiao Dayou smacked his lips and said, "Young Master, don't tell me, this wine tastes really good."
Xie Yanchang said: "This wine does have frankincense, but how can it be clear wine? I have seen that the milk wine sold by the Huihe people is all muddy wine."
Saheman didn't answer, but he twirled his beard and laughed quite proudly. He suddenly said, "Mr. Ordinary kefir is just whipped horse milk to make cheese, and then whipped yogurt to make wine. The Han people called our Mobei ancestors "horses chase water and grass, and people look up to Tong cheese". This "Tong cheese" refers to kefir. Since The name 'cheese' naturally refers to milky white turbid wine, but my master makes milk wine using the method of making peach wine in the Western Regions."
Xie Yanchang said: "Oh, it turns out that it is made by steaming and brewing. No wonder it has a clear color."
Dun Mohe said with a smile: "The old gentleman is knowledgeable and knowledgeable. It is indeed a steaming and brewing method. However, Pu Tao wine is only steamed and brewed three times, but my master's 'Yuqing cheese' is steamed and brewed six times. Each time it is steamed and brewed, It is also stirred in a traditional way, so that the wine is filtered and has a clear color without losing the frankincense, and the drink is sweet without losing the mellowness of the wine."
Dun Mohe saw that Jiang Shuo was young and everyone called him Young Master. He just thought that he was a young master who relied on his family's influence to travel. The real masters were the three leaders behind him. Seeing that Xie Yanchang was the oldest, he thought he was He is the leader among them all, so he is very polite to Mr. Xie.
Jiang Shuo heard this and praised: "So that's the case, no wonder we have to sell ten strings."
In fact, this milk wine is not to mention six-steamed and six-brewed, but nine-steamed and nine-brewed. Twelve-steamed and twelve-brewed milk wine cannot be sold for ten thousand dollars. It’s just that Saheman and his party are pretending to be businessmen and don’t know how much this wine should be sold for. Sa Heman casually mentioned a price, only knowing that the other party would counter-offer. Unexpectedly, the young master Jiang opposite him had never done business. When he lived in Nanling, the housewife Liu Niangzi was in charge of purchasing, and he sold wine for Li Bai. But he never spent any money. He only knew that he had to pay whatever the other party offered. Therefore, two people who don't know how to do business, one made an outrageous bid and the other paid generously, and concluded this ten-guan-one-bag-of-wine deal. Fortunately, today there is a shortage of three of the four top leaders in the Caogang. If Hun Weiming had seen it, it would be a big deal. Don't shout out that you have made a loss-making transaction.
Mr. White Camel Sa Heman had already seen that Jiang Shuo's kung fu was much higher than the others. He was not surprised at all that a group of powerful people from the world respected him, and said to Jiang Shuo: "Young Master Jiang, let us rest here." , not just to buy a bar?”
Dugu Xiang thought to himself: "This wine was obviously forced to be sold to us by you, the old man with a white beard, but you said it was Brother Shuo who came to you to buy wine. It's not shameful." She almost spat out the milk wine with a mouthful of it in her mouth, and she was busy. He covered his mouth with his hands, gnawing and chewing without daring to make a sound, and almost couldn't take a breath.
Jiang Shuo crossed his hands and said, "I just saw the old gentleman dragging the white camel with one hand and admired him for his extraordinary skills, so I asked him to sit down and talk with you."
Saheman laughed loudly and said: "I see, this old man has not been to the Central Plains for a long time, and he wants to appreciate the style of the rising stars of the Han people."
Jiang Shuo was still very humble and said, "Don't you dare ask me where the old gentleman is from?"
Sa Heman said: "I have lived in Zhulong State in the far north for a long time, but this time I came from Hanhai City with my two disciples."
When Jiang Shuo heard him talk about "Zhulong State", he couldn't help but think. The magical skill Beimingzi created in his early years was called "Zhulong Kung Fu". This old man's skill was higher than Yin Ziqi's. Could it be that he was Beimingzi? He also thought of Xiang'er's grandfather Dugu Wen who had fought against Beimingzi thirty years ago. He could tell at a glance whether this person was Beimingzi, but Jiang Shuo looked around, but there was no trace of Dugu Wen, and he didn't know how to hide. Where.
When Yi Dijian saw this, he became angry again and shouted: "You kid, you are so rude! When my master is talking to you, why are you looking around?"
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