I have lived forever since the end of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 9 Arriving at Kuaiji
After Chen Luo woke up, he washed up a bit, went downstairs, and saw the owner busy at the front door.

So he yelled out and asked, "Old man, what do you have to eat?"

In the Qin Dynasty, the functions of the inn and restaurant were not so divided, so Chen Luo was hungry, and he could conveniently solve the food problem in the hotel after going downstairs.

The shopkeeper put down his work, got up confidently and said, "What do you want to eat, little brother? My cooking skills are excellent."

After saying this, the owner grinned, obviously confident in his cooking ability.

"Is there meat in the old man's shop?" Chen Luo asked.

I have been through a lot of troubles, and I rarely get meat. After all, even if I have money, but spend most of my time in the wilderness or staying in a farmhouse, who will sell you meat?
In addition to the hunting skill, neither he nor the driver could activate it, so they could only fill their stomachs with dry food along the way, and a bird faded out of their mouths.

Now that he came to Kuaiji, Chen Luo naturally wanted to eat something good.

The shopkeeper quickly replied: "Not yet. But if my little brother wants to eat, I can buy meat in the morning, and I will deliver it to your room at noon."

Chen Luo nodded: "Of course you can."

"But you need to pay three and a half taels in advance." The shopkeeper continued to ask, "I wonder if my little brother wants to eat chicken or fish?"

Chen Luo asked curiously, "Is there no beef and mutton?"

In some of the high-end inns in Chen County, he could order mutton, but the inn he was staying in now was not too bad. The owner didn't offer him beef and mutton. Could it be that he felt that his clothes were too shabby and he couldn't afford them?

The shopkeeper showed disdain: "These are only the barbarians in the north like to eat. They are not refined at all. I only cook fish and chicken. Let's see if you like that."

It seems that the owner is still a principled owner, and he is not willing to cook dishes that he doesn't like.

Chen Luo rubbed his chin: "That's it, children make choices. Um... I want them all. I'll give you six and a half taels as a deposit later."

In later generations, netizens argued in various forums about whether tofu nao should be eaten salty or sweet.

But at this time, I was tracing the source, and the field investigation proved that the disputes caused by the differences in food culture between the North and the South began as early as before the Qin Dynasty.

Not only are there different fruits and vegetables that grow differently due to climate, but also meat.The north eats more cattle and sheep, while the southern aristocrats like to eat small poultry, and what the common people can afford is fish.

In Qu Yuan's "Da Zhao", there are records of "fresh oyster and sweet chicken, and Chu Kuzhi", "steamed oyster and steamed duck, and quail and Chenzhi", but this is the food of the king of Chu and other nobles.

It is impossible for ordinary people to afford those high-grade ingredients. "Historical Records: Huozhi Biography" records that people in Chu area "rice, rice and fish in soup", and wealthier families can use fish to eat.

As for Chen Luo's treatment of food from the north and the south, he didn't discriminate or pay special attention to food, not to mention that now he needs to replenish his physical strength, so naturally he just needs to be able to fill his stomach.

He paid seven and a half taels, six of which were the meat money he paid in advance for lunch, and the extra one was Chen Luo asked the shopkeeper for a bowl of hot soup and ate it with dry food.

After eating so-so and half full, Chen Luolin asked when he went out: "Old man, is there any big family in Kuaiji City? I want to go and visit."

The shopkeeper was not surprised, and replied with a look of anticipation: "The county guard Yin's family, and the Xiang family in the north of the city, one is a foreign dignitary, and the other is a local big family. If the little brother wants to be a guest staff, he should go to these two."

When Chen Luo heard this, she didn't explain, but just thanked her and left.

Looking at his back, the owner Nixu smiled, feeling that he had seen through everything.

Young people, that's how it is.Including that he himself was young and frivolous back then, and went to Daliang alone to be Zhang Er's doorman for a period of time.

It's just that after Wei Guo perished, Zhang Er was arrested by Qin Guo with a lot of money. He also passed the age of dreaming, so he chose to return to his hometown and opened such an inn to support his life.

But the days when fresh clothes and angry horses... I really miss it.

The owner sighed, took a rag and continued to wipe the table.

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The houses on both sides of the streets in Kuaiji City are not comparable to the modern skyscrapers in Chen Luo's eyes because of the age, but there are many pedestrians on the road, and occasionally a peddler carrying goods to the market shouts "excuse me".

Overall, it's a lot of fun.

In fact, after the unification of the Qin Dynasty, the people were very eager for stability.

After all, the Spring and Autumn and Warring States have been fought for more than 500 years, and the world has been in chaos for too long.

However, during the reign of the First Emperor, he did not promptly revise some of the policies implemented by the Qin State during the war, resulting in excessive corvee.

In addition, large-scale projects such as the conquest of Baiyue, the repair of the Great Wall, and the construction of civil engineering are all things that take several generations to complete. The First Emperor wanted to do it all in his own hands.

Chen Luo did not deny the great talent and general strategy of the first emperor, but such a hero is often too impatient, and the final result is that the people at the bottom are miserable.

If the first emperor was in power, he could still conquer the world.

But when he passed away, no one in the Great Qin Empire could steer the helm as easily as he did!
Chen Luo shook his head, feeling a little sorry for this eternal emperor.

And he walked to the north of the city, and after questioning, he came to the gate of Xiang Mansion.

This is the purpose of Chen Luo's coming to Kuaiji. If the broken world line is to be repaired as much as possible, then there must be no problems with Xiang Yu's link.

"What can you do, Your Excellency?" Seeing Chen Luo approaching, the gate guard reached out to stop him, but his tone was quite respectful.

In fact, seeing that Chen Luo's clothes were neat and tidy, and his expression was calm, he knew that he was probably here to visit the Patriarch.

It's just that I was unfamiliar with this person, so I still didn't dare to put it in rashly.

Chen Luo said with a calm expression, "I'm Chen Luo. I'm from Chen County, Huaiyang County. I'm here to visit. Please go in and inform your Patriarch."

"Huaiyang County, this is so far away..." The doorman was about to say a few words to tease, but he was suddenly taken aback.

Chen County, the county seat of Huaiyang County, isn't that the place where there has been a lot of rumors recently that someone rose up and became king?
"Okay, you mean to come to see the Patriarch? I... I'll go in right away." The doorman immediately glanced at Chen Luo in a panic, not daring to neglect, turned around and trotted in.

Chen Luo, who was waiting for news outside the door, carefully looked at the Xiang Mansion in front of him.

The solid wooden front door was tightly closed, but the side door was open, and the door that was used to report the situation just now was the side door.

However, the doors of the mansion are all painted with red paint, which is the custom of the Chu State, and the Qin Dynasty advocated the use of black for decoration.

At this time, there was a sudden sound of heavy footsteps behind him.

"What's the matter with you at my door?" A slightly youthful voice came, quite youthful, and the tone was like the voice of the male protagonist in his previous youth manga.

(End of this chapter)