Capital Datang

When describing the luxury of a house in the Central Plains, people like to describe it as the splendor of the golden walls. Of course, this idiom cannot be understood literally. After all, in the Central Plains, no matter how rich they are, no one really uses gold to make walls.At least in the thinking of Li Ke, Lu Wan and others, I am afraid that no one will do this kind of thing.

But when they entered Abu's other courtyard, everything they saw suddenly overturned their thinking.When they first came in, this courtyard with a large area was nothing to Li Ke and the others. Even in their view, the big cannibal's architectural techniques were a bit rough, and the design of some places was unreasonable.

Then Abu led them into the main hall. This is a typical Dashi building with a tall and pointed roof, and the decoration on the outside is also very luxurious. But after entering the main hall, Li Ke and others felt a burst of pain Dazzling, because both the walls and the pillars are all golden, Li Ke and the others can see at a glance that they are all real gold, and on these golden walls and pillars, there are countless Counting the colorful gems, under the illumination of the lights, they flashed charming brilliance.

"This... this..." Even with Lu Wan's determination, he was speechless by the room full of gold. As for the important members of the fleet who came with him, they were all dumbfounded. It is estimated that the scene in front of them has only appeared in their dreams.

On the other hand, Li Ke and Cen Changqian had strange looks on their faces, and at the same time they thought to themselves, these big cannibals really have special tastes, no matter how rich the Han people are, they would not stick gold all over the room It's all, even bluntly, among the Han Chinese, Abu's behavior is no different from that of a nouveau riche.Capital Datang 639

Although Abu has been to the Tang Dynasty and Taiwan, he is obviously not at the level of the Han people in terms of thinking. Especially when he saw the shocked expression on Lu Wan's face, he said very proudly at the moment: "Captain Lu, please take a look. This I ordered people to build the hall carefully. The outside is all made of solid bluestone, and a lot of cement was shipped from Taiwan. It can be said to be very strong. As for the interior decoration, several thousand catties of gold were used. It is sliced ​​and pasted on the wall, and there are also priceless gems. Whenever I am in a bad mood, I like to stay here. Looking at these "charming" gold and gems, the whole person's mood will slowly get better."

"Well, if I stay in such a luxurious hall for a while, I will definitely feel better!" Lu Wan said half-jokingly.Although he likes to read, he is actually a pirate at heart, and he has no prejudice against Abu's way of decorating the house with gold and gemstones. As for some people behind him, their saliva is almost drooling.Too bad it's Dashi here.It's not a native tribe that can rob at will, otherwise they would really dare to kill and decide.After all, for these guys from the slave hunting team, this kind of thing is like drinking cold water.

Abu was obviously very satisfied with Lu Wan's reaction, which greatly satisfied his vanity, and the next step was to entertain everyone very enthusiastically, presenting desert-style barbecue and wine.And accompanied by beautiful female slaves.

"There is not only a golden house here, but also Yan Ruyu. I really enjoy seeing this businessman, Abu!" Cen Changqian said with a smile as he tasted a sip of the blood-red wine.

"It's just a different concept. I have always despised merchants in the Central Plains. The status of merchants is low, so no matter how rich they are, they dare not show it. However, the status of merchants in Dashi is very high. It is even recognized religiously. Because of the status of merchants, they have a strong influence on the government. Every merchant has a deep background, so they dare to reveal their wealth so unscrupulously!" Li Ke said with a light smile, and the influence of Li Min these years Influenced, his views on some things are also somewhat different, and sometimes more profound.

When Cen Changqian heard Li Ke's words, she became thoughtful, and smiled after a while: "Your Highness really makes sense, just like His Royal Highness King Qi emphasizes business, so the status of businessmen in all parts of Taiwan is much higher than that in the Central Plains, and these In the middle of the year, many businessmen from the Tang Dynasty chose to settle in Taiwan and other places, and the luxury houses they built were also very luxurious, so it can be seen that the behavior of these businessmen is indeed influenced by their own country’s policies.”

After a sumptuous dinner, Li Ke and Lu Wan rested in this other courtyard, and the next morning, businessman Abu even rushed here in person, and then invited them to the city. Today is the bride's formal entry On the days of her husband’s house, not only Abu’s house was decorated with lights and festoons, but even bands and dancers were arranged on the street, which attracted many people to watch, making it extremely lively.

Since you are going to a wedding, of course you have to give congratulatory gifts. This is the same no matter whether you are in Datang or Dashi. Li Ke and the others can't be empty-handed, but they have all kinds of goods in their fleet, including porcelain and silk. This kind of high-end product, it is also very face-saving to take some out as gifts.Among them, Lu Wan, as the captain, prepared a set of five flavors of perfume, and Li Ke also prepared a mirror the size of a washbasin, both of which were very expensive gifts.

But what Li Ke and the others didn't expect was that when they entered Abu's house, they were told that they didn't need to send gifts for the time being, but had to wait until evening, before a ceremony called 'Sabahiye' was held. Only then can the congratulatory gift be given to the host.

As distinguished guests, Li Ke and Lu Wan were welcomed into the main hall of Abu's house. This main hall was almost the same as that of the other courtyard. Although the walls were not pasted with gold, they were all hung with Sichuan brocade worth tens of thousands of gold. The output of this kind of Shu brocade in the Tang Dynasty was extremely low. It used to be used only by the royal family and nobles. Later, due to the stimulation of industry and commerce, the output increased to a certain extent, but it was also quite limited. Brocade is an inch of gold, although the Shu brocade here in Abu is not the best, but in a place like Dashi, it is definitely more precious than gold.

In addition to these precious Shu brocades, there are also many gemstones inlaid on the walls and pillars. Most of Abu and the guests who come and go also wear a lot of gemstone ornaments. It seems that these big cannibals really have a special liking for gemstones.

The big cannibal's wedding was very luxurious, especially in terms of the banquet, he exhausted his thoughts. Among them, the Central Plains delicacies prepared by Abu were naturally very popular, and the guests who came to congratulate him were also full of praise.

But Li Ke and the others are very interested in some delicacies of Dashi. For example, there is a roasted camel, which is a must-have delicacy at Dashi's wedding banquet.When making this delicacy, first put a hard-boiled egg into the stomach of a fish, then roast the money, then put it into the stomach of a chicken or duck, then roast it and put it into the stomach of a sheep, and finally put it into the belly of a sheep. Only then will the roasted sheep be put into the belly of the camel, and the camel will be boiled directly at the banquet, and then the host will take out the eggs from the stomach and give them to the most distinguished guests at the banquet.

Although Li Ke was the most honorable guest at the banquet, it was a pity that he could not be exposed, so in the end this egg was given to Lu Wan by Abu, and everyone shared the roasted camel.Li Ke tasted it curiously, and found that the camel meat was actually not delicious, but the mutton and chicken in the camel's stomach had a special flavor.

After the wedding banquet, the ceremony of 'Sabahiye' began, but before that, it was the guests who presented gifts to the newlyweds. Among them, the gifts from Lu Wan and Li Ke caused a wave of excitement. It was a sensation, because both perfume and mirrors were luxuries used by the nobles of the Tang Dynasty, and few of them were circulated outside. Now these two Han people sent such expensive gifts at once, and they were also guests of the groom, which made Abu and his son both I feel very honorable.

But what made Li Ke very interesting was the final Sabahiya ceremony. Simply put, this ceremony is for the bride to show her dowry and jewelry to the guests. The richer the dowry and jewelry, the more honorable the bride’s family will be. .Speaking of which, the bride's family is a local "government" official, so the wealth is naturally not comparable to that of Abu, but the dowry prepared is also very generous.

The wedding ceremony was very lively and luxurious, but to Li Ke's regret, they were unable to see the bride's true face from the beginning to the end, because during the wedding process, the male guests and the female guests were separated until the final wedding ceremony. At that time, the bride only showed up, but she was wrapped very tightly, and she couldn't see beauty, ugliness, fat or thinness at all.

After watching the bride and groom enter the bridal chamber, the guests outside continued to celebrate. After all, this was the first day of the wedding, and this kind of celebration would last for a month.Of course, Li Ke and the others will not stop here for a month. The chefs of those fleets will only help here for three days, and then they will leave. This is also discussed with Abu before.

"Your Highness, there is a saying in Central China that a moment of marriage is worth a thousand gold, but the custom of Dashi is very strange. Today the groom has to stay alone in the vacant room, and he can't see the bride until the next morning. It is a waste of this thousand taels of gold! "Cen Changqian pulled Li Ke and said quietly, with a dirty smile on his face.Capital Datang 639

And Li Ke also joked after hearing this: "That Mr. Abu can spend tens of thousands of taels of gold to decorate the house, so what is a mere few thousand taels?"

During the following celebrations, Abu ordered people to set up a huge bonfire in the yard, and then many beautiful female slaves danced around the fire. Wearing a light gauze, showing a graceful curve, with the swing of the waist, it attracted the attention of many young men in the field.

When Li Ke and Lu Wan went back in the evening, Abu gave them another surprise, that is, they arranged for each of them a female slave to attend the bed. The reason why there was no arrangement last night was because Lu Wan and the others had just arrived yesterday. I'm tired and need a night's rest.

Naturally, people like Lu Wan would not refuse Abu's kindness, and even Li Ke and Cen Changqian have always considered themselves romantic figures, and it would be a pity if they didn't taste this exotic style in this foreign country ?

It's just that Li Ke and the others are romantic. Poor Abu's son is the protagonist of this wedding, but tonight he has to stay alone in the empty room until dawn.

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