The Record of Swordsmen in the Late Sui and Early Tang Dynasties

Chapter 867 850 Six:
In the morning of the next day, Duan Wuji and the others had just had breakfast when the prefect Huang walked in.

"You two virtuous brothers, I brought you the tropical fruits you want. These things are not worth much in our place. However, it may not be easy for you to eat these things in the north."

Prefect Huang waved his hand.

"What are you still doing in a daze! Why don't you hurry up and bring the fruit in for me?"

Immediately, more than a dozen servants came in carrying eight large baskets of tropical fruits.

Ho!There are really many varieties of these fruits. Duan Wuji and the others have never seen most of these fruits, let alone eaten them.

Huang Zhifu said with a smile: "You two virtuous brothers, most of these melons and fruits are our special products in Fujian, and most of these things can't be stored. Therefore, if you want to transport them to the north, then It's almost impossible!
It would be a pity if you didn't taste our local melons and fruits when you arrived in Fujian.

I have been an official for so many years, how could I forget this matter.

well!It seems that I, the magistrate, are really in vain!

Brother, among these melons and fruits, which fruit have you ever eaten? "

Duan Wuji and Tie Niu looked at it and said: "Among these fruits, we only know these two, and this basket is filled with pineapple fruit.!
The red and yellow fruit in that basket should be called dense orange! "

Huang Zhifu was stunned when he heard this.

"You two virtuous brothers, it seems that you really have some knowledge!

You two are not the ones who ask three questions!

Well, it looks like you guys are somewhat knowledgeable.

Two virtuous brothers, brother, let me tell you, most of these things can't be put away, so you should eat them quickly.

If you don't hurry up and eat them, all these things will go bad in a few days.

If you finish eating, brother, I will go out and buy it for you. "

Duan Wuji laughed when he heard this.

"Brother Huang, this is costing you again.

Don't worry, we'll have all of these fruits dry in a matter of days.

We will never leave without eating them all. "

"Well! That's fine, two virtuous brothers, to be honest, brother, I don't have any other good things to entertain you!

However, there are plenty of southern fruits here!

As long as you want to eat, you can eat as much as you want! "

Duan Wuji said with a smile: "Brother Tieniu, go and call Brother Cao, doesn't he also want to eat some southern fruits? Didn't they all come here? Just the two of us, how long will it take?" Only then can we finish eating!"

Prefect Huang grinned.

"Brother, do you still need to ask for such a trivial matter? Is it okay if I send someone to call him over?
The three of you live here with me, so I can afford to take care of you! "

Huang Zhifu said to a yamen servant: "You go to the barracks and invite the chief named Cao Qiubao over here, just say that the imperial envoy invited him, let him come over quickly!

You tell him, just say that the southern fruits have been brought over, and the imperial envoy asked them to come and eat the fruits! "

The yamen servant agreed and ran out.

Huang Fuzhi said with a smile: "Two virtuous brothers, you should rest, Cao Qiubao will come over in a while, and then you brothers should be together, I won't delay your good deeds here.

I'd better go back to the front office! "

After hearing this, Tieniu stopped Huang Fuzhi.

"Brother, why are you leaving? Stay a little longer.

Brother, tell me, what are the names of these fruits?If you don't tell us, we won't even know the name for a long time!

Wouldn't it be embarrassing to say this out! "

Huang Zhifu laughed when he heard this.

"Then let me tell you, this kind of fruit is called pomelo, and the skin of this thing is relatively thick, so you can peel it off with a knife and eat it!

There are also petals in this thing. This thing is more delicious. You will know after peeling it off after a while.

The one with the yellow horn over there is called a banana. When you eat it, you peel off the skin and eat the yellow-white flesh inside.

The thing that looks like an orange over there, the thing that is bigger than an orange is called a mandarin!
This thing is similar to that orange, it is also petal by petal, but the petals are tightly connected, so you can just cut it with a knife and eat it.

That thing over there is called snake spirit fruit, and this thing is called plum.

In this season, you can get these fruits in exchange, so you can eat fresh ones. "

After speaking, the prefect Huang walked out knowingly.

Duan Wuji said with a smile: "We opened our mouths to ask for the fruit of Huizi, but we didn't expect them to get us so many!

Then why are we still being polite now!Let's just start eating. "

Tie Niu grinned.

"Eat it, eat it, whoever doesn't eat it will save it! I'll do this first!"

With that said, Tieniu grabbed a handful of bananas first, peeled off the skins and started eating!

Duan Wuji was not polite, he also took a handful of bananas and ate them.

When the two were eating vigorously, Cao Qiubao broke in.

"You two virtuous brothers, what's the matter? You're going to eat it now! Don't you say wait for me!
You two brothers are too embarrassing! "

After hearing this, Tieniu said quickly: "Brother Cao, look at so many fruits, how can the two of us eat them all!

Come, come, sit down and eat quickly! "

"Hey! My dear brothers, what is the name of this thing you eat?"

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "We eat bananas, we have never tasted this before, to be honest, this is really delicious!

How about you come and eat it too? "

"Of course, you two haven't eaten it, and I haven't eaten it. I'll try it today, otherwise, wouldn't I go out with you this trip for nothing?"

This Cao Qiubao didn't like to eat, he took a handful of bananas and started eating too.

"Well, this thing is delicious, let's see how many I ate today!"

Three people can eat this tropical fruit endlessly!It wasn't until the magistrate Huang came in that the three of them stopped talking.

The prefect Huang took a look, ho!There are a lot of these fruits!

"Three virtuous brothers, you can eat too much! In such a short time, you actually ate so much!

But it doesn't matter, I'll buy you some more after eating! "

Duan Wuji grinned when he heard this.

"Brother, why, do you feel distressed when we eat such a few fruits from you?"

Huang Zhifu grinned when he heard this.

"My heart hurts? My lungs still hurt! Just a few baskets of fruit, it's not worth a lot of money. If you just eat this, you can eat it for a year, and it will be fine!"

Huang Zhifu looked at Duan Wuji and said: "Brother, let me tell you some news, several prefects in Fujian have rushed over, when do you think you can meet them?"

"Oh? Where are they now? I'll meet them now!"

Tie Niu laughed and said, "Brother, you should go alone. I won't go today. I'll eat fruit with Brother Cao. There are guests here, so I can't leave him here!"

Duan Wuji nodded helplessly.

"Well, if you don't want to go, then don't go, I can go alone!

I'll tell you what's going on in a while!

Brother Huang, let's go!Let's go there, both of us! "

After hearing what Duan Wuji said, the prefect Huang had no choice but to bring Duan Wuji out.

After coming to the lobby, Huang Zhifu said with a smile: "Everyone, this is our imperial envoy, everyone, come and meet!"

Duan Wuji walked up to the front seat and made a decision, those magistrates hurried over, and these people lifted their clothes and knelt down and kowtowed.

"Your Excellency, I am waiting to see you."

Duan Wuji hurriedly waved his hand when he saw it.

"My lords, don't be too polite, get up quickly, you and I are officials in the same dynasty, why do you have to do such a big ceremony?
If outsiders know about this, then they should laugh at us.

Ladies and gentlemen, return to your seats quickly, let's talk when you are seated! "

"Yes Yes!"

As soon as these magistrates heard what the imperial envoy had said, they immediately returned to their seats.

Duan Wuji glanced at these people and said: "My lords, we are here to inspect the world on behalf of the emperor, and we have come to your place. Are there any practical difficulties in the place you govern? Tell us all about it!

Let me tell you, if you have any difficulties, just bring them up, and see if we can solve them for you on the spot!

If we really can't solve it, we can still report it to the emperor and let him make a decision himself. "

After hearing this, the prefects looked at each other and shook their heads.

"Master Imperial Envoy, in the mansion we manage, there are no difficult cases, and there is nothing that can't be solved. Everything in the place we manage is fine!
How can there be such miscellaneous things! "

Duan Wuji was very happy when he heard it.

"Since none of you have any practical difficulties, then you all go back!
As long as you're telling the truth, that's fine!

If any of you panic, then you can take care of the matter yourself, and we have no other way to deal with this matter!
Well, let's stop here for today, let's adjourn the meeting. "

Duan Wuji is also a decisive person in handling affairs, and when the prefects said that there was nothing wrong, they immediately broke up the meeting.

After all the prefects left, the prefect Huang came over.

"Master Imperial Envoy, since there is nothing wrong here, follow me to eat tiger meat!
Today I asked the kitchen to make some delicious food, let's hurry over and eat it! "

Duan Wuji followed Huang Zhifu out of the lobby, and walked straight to the back yamen.

While walking back, Duan Wuji said to Huang Zhifu: "Brother, since there is nothing wrong here, why don't we leave tomorrow morning!
Since there is nothing going on here, let's hurry on our way as soon as possible, how can we just stay in one place! "

"Brothers, you've only been here for a few days now! You're leaving now, it's a bit of a rush!"

Duan Wuji shook his head.

"Why are you in a hurry, summer is almost over now, we still have a lot of places to go, if we don't hurry, when winter comes, can we go back to our hometown!
Alright, let's settle this matter, we must not delay in this place any longer. "

Huang Zhifu listened and nodded.

"Okay then, I'll set up a wine shop for you tonight!

Brother, let's go, let's eat first.

Maybe my brother Tieniu and Xiao Caoer are waiting for us in the restaurant right now! "

After lunch, Duan Wuji said to Cao Qiubao: "Brother Cao, we are leaving here tomorrow morning, you can go back and make arrangements in a while!
But don't miss out on tomorrow's business. "

Cao Qiubao nodded.

"Well, okay, I'll go back in a while, but I haven't finished eating so many fruits yet!"

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "What's so rare about this, won't we take it to eat if we can't finish it!

What's the matter!Brother Cao, you can take it home and eat some, anyway, we can't eat so many fruits.

Can't we take the rest away tomorrow? "

Cao Qiubao found a big bag, wrapped his favorite fruit in a big bag, and took it away.

Duan Wuji and Tieniu have nothing to do, just wait for a while to go to the dinner party!

When the sun rose and set, the prefect Huang came looking for the two of them.

"You two virtuous brothers, I have prepared a banquet for you to practice, let's go, let's go there!

Your sister-in-law and the others are waiting for you two!Tonight, I just held a small reception, let's have a good time as a family! "

Duan Wuji and Tie Niu followed Huang Zhifu and went straight to the courtyard of the restaurant!
When I entered the yard, I saw that the three tables of banquets were under a big osmanthus tree in the yard.

Huang Zhifu said with a smile: "The room is relatively hot, I think we should go to this place for the banquet, this place is cool and the scenery is good, if we go to the banquet in this place, it will be more poetic and picturesque!"

Two virtuous brothers, today I brought some jars of sweet-scented osmanthus wine, you should have a good taste later!

When you come to Fujian, if you don’t drink sweet-scented osmanthus wine, then your trip to Fujian will be in vain! "

Duan Wuji and Tie Niu saw more than a dozen major officials chatting under the sweet-scented osmanthus tree. Seeing the arrival of the imperial envoy, these people stood up one after another to salute the three of them.

Tie Niu waved his hand.

"Okay, okay, don't salute, let's continue talking, we can't disturb your elegance when we come!"

Huang Zhifu said to everyone: "Since the imperial envoy has exempted these customary etiquette, let's all return to our seats quickly. After we are seated, we should start the feast. Today I cooked more than 100 catties of tiger meat. We will eat it later." Let's all eat and drink!"

After hearing this, the officials immediately returned to their seats.

Huang Zhifu shouted loudly into the kitchen: "Come here! Let's start the banquet now."

Following Huang Zhifu's shout, immediately two little maids came out with dishes, and Huang Tianba and Huang Tianyu also joined the team serving dishes.

These dishes are the dishes that the locals are good at!What steamed sea bass, boiled crabs, boiled prawns, braised octopus, stewed chicken with black fungus, yellow chicken, braised fish, cold bamboo shoots, tofu with shallots, there are so many kinds of dishes, and there are 30 dishes on each table. Many!

Finally, a large pot of steaming tiger meat was placed in the center of each table!

The magistrate of the Huang Fu said loudly: "Tianba, Tianyu, are you two boys still not at the table?
By the way, move out those jars of sweet-scented osmanthus wine for me! "

The two teenagers agreed, and came out carrying a few jars of sweet-scented osmanthus wine. The two put the wine jars under the table, and then said with a smile: "This wine is good wine! This is a famous good wine in Fujian. Osmanthus wine!

Whoever wants to drink can pour it himself!

You have arrived at our home today, all uncles and uncles!You must not be polite! "

(End of this chapter)