Jinyi Night Walk

Xia Xun turned around when he heard the words, and there was only one sixty-year-old man in a large leather robe with braided golden balls coming forward with a smile on his face. This old man was extremely tall and mighty like a lion, with loose hair. Braids, the huge gold rings under the ears, exuding an extremely wild smell. Behind him are five or six big men, including the girl who is easy to get hairpins.

The old man crossed his hands to Xia Xun and said, "Gu'er Mahun has seen Mr. Butang!"

Xia Xun put down the fox fur in his hand, turned around and said with a smile, "You're welcome, please get up quickly, is the Hada City Lord under your feet?"

In front of Xia Xun, this old man was not as arrogant as the girl in men's clothing. Although he was tall and imposing, like a lion, in front of Xia Xun, he was as docile as a cat. He bowed again, and said with a smile: "Don't dare to do it, don't dare to do it, it's just the court's grace. I have entrusted me with some errands to manage some barbarians here for the court. I can't be the city lord." Good mouth..."

As he spoke, he turned his body sideways, made an invitation gesture, and said: "I didn't know that my lord was coming. If I missed you, please forgive my sin. If my lord doesn't think my residence is humble, please come to my house." Sit down and let me serve you tea."

Xia Xun said: "You are welcome, the city lord. This time, the governor is here to visit your c."

Maguerhun also seemed to know that he worked so hard, and he must have come to find him, and now he heard his confirmation, his face tightened suddenly, and he thought to himself: "Oh no, any official who takes office will come to me. After a search, it's just...these Han officials are all self-confident, waiting for me to send gifts to the door. The governor is impatient, and even took the initiative to come to the door, and I don't know how much money I have to send to satisfy him..."

Feeling apprehensive in my heart, I had to force a smile on my face, and said: "The department hall is here, and it is full of brilliance. That is my face. Welcome, welcome, sir, please, my lords." Please, ah, Lord Bingbei is here too, please please..."

After speaking, he turned his head and shouted at the man who sold fur goods: "Puladu, don't hurry up and copy all the best fox furs in Hada City, and ask the minister to choose them? What are you doing there!"

Pu La hurriedly responded, ignored the stall, and ran away in no time.

Xia Xun rubbed his nose back and didn't say a word. He only thought in his heart: "The money that should be paid is still to be paid, but I only have treasure bills on me, and the peddler won't accept it. The lord of Maguerhun, The business may not be limited to this city of Hada, it must be accepted."

Chu Bingbei wanted to buy fox furs on his behalf, and he wanted to flatter him. He wanted to buy four fox furs, but in fact, he wanted to flatter the queen's aunt.Although my mother-in-law is gone, the queen's sister-in-law is even more powerful than her mother-in-law. Now that I want to buy fox fur for Ming'er, I have to bring one to my sister-in-law. Why don't I bring it to others when I go out? Order a gift back?

Although the empress once objected to her marriage with Ming'er, but since Ming'er... After marrying herself, this sister-in-law has taken good care of the Yang family. In Ming'er's generous dowry, there is a Most of them were bought by the empress.Courtesy is reciprocal, even though she is a queen, she doesn't lack anything, it can be regarded as a little bit of her own kindness.

Xia Xun and the others followed Ma Gu Erhun to his residence. Ma Gu Erhun's residence was a huge courtyard in Hada city. The master's residence is just a little more spacious and orderly than other people's houses, and there are many fur goods piled up in the yard, and some cattle and sheep are tied to the two sides.

Maguerhun invited Xia Xun and others into the upper room. The big kang was covered with mats, big cushions, a big kang table, a window, and paper-cut window grilles pasted on the white paper, which is typical. Customs of the Northland, Magu Erhun invited the guests to the kang, and hurriedly ordered the family to prepare food and drink, and then said to the girl in men's clothes: "Okay, go quickly, and bring me my good ball cake and bud tea."

The girl stood there unwillingly and said: "Amoji (uncle), how do people know where your tea cakes are kept!"

Maguer stared blankly and said: "If you don't know, who knows? Yesterday, someone stole a piece of cake from me to make tea. Do you think I don't know? Go!"

The girl pouted and walked out angrily.

After a while, the girl's voice sounded in the main room: "Amu (aunt), here are the tea cakes for you, I'll go around the city!" After speaking, footsteps sounded, and the girl went out.

Ding Dusi said with a half-smile: "Maguerhun, your niece seems to be quite hostile to us." Maguerhun said with some embarrassment: "The adults don't know. The elder sister was married to Duji Sizhong, who was guarding the Eight Tigers. She didn't want the Tartars to invade. Shen Yong, the capital of Liaodong, refused to send troops. Dujisi died in a fierce battle. Alas, it's a pity that she is pregnant..."

Speaking of this, Maguer pulled himself together, and said with a smile: "This time, Lord Butang beheaded Shen Yong and sent troops out of the customs. After the girl heard about it, she praised you in front of me more than once. , Even if there was some resentment in my heart, it has long since dissipated, hehe, she is just a cold-faced and cold-mouthed person, but she is actually a very good person, please don't blame the minister."

Xia Xun smiled and said: "Hehe, the governor will naturally not be as knowledgeable as a little girl..." You said her brother-in-law is the guard of the Eight Tigers?As far as I know, the guard of the Eight Tigers is the daughter of Thirty Thousand Witt Murdus..."

Maguer smiled and said, "That girl is Pei Yishi's youngest daughter. I told Temuer..."

It was only then that Xia Xun figured out that Magu Erhun and Pei Shitmoor of the Thirty Thousand Guards were brothers. After their family belonged to Ming Dynasty, Pei Yiste Moore became the capital of the Thirty Thousand Guards and held a military position. His cousin Maguerhun took advantage of his status and prestige in the tribe to become the lord of Hada City. There were no civil servants in Liaodong, so he was actually responsible for the civil servants in Hada City. While carrying out economic functions such as expropriation, they are also responsible for local judicial functions.

In a big family with deep roots, it is not uncommon for someone to become a local leader in the fields of politics, economy, and military. Even in the Central Plains, after the family's intentional training and support, outstanding figures in various fields will appear in the family. It is also a common phenomenon, and it is even more common in minority Hui areas. If you want to change it to an ordinary person, he will not be able to fulfill the corresponding obligations, either without the ability, or without the full support of the local rich.

Xia Xun, who learned of this relationship, was secretly delighted. He came here for Hada City. The greater the potential power of Hada City, the better for his plan.

The water boiled, and the tea was brewed. The fine bud tea ball cake, the tea soup was fragrant and fragrant, and the blue and white porcelain bowls were used, but the blue and white porcelain dishes were relatively rough, so they should not be fired from several famous porcelains in the Central Plains. origin.

Several people were drinking tea and chatting, and Maguerhun took the time to leave again, and whispered to the woman to prepare gifts for the Han officials. The woman couldn't help feeling a little bit pained when her husband finished talking about the gifts to be prepared, and asked in a low voice : "Do you have to prepare so much?"

Maguier stared and said: "It's not that you married that girl. I said earlier that Liaodong has changed masters. We have to visit and present gifts earlier. You are refusing to send troops to rescue Shen Yong because of Shen Yong, who killed him." I lost our son-in-law and didn't let me go. Now it's good. He took the initiative to come to the door. If he doesn't take more property than usual, can he be satisfied?

I heard that the governor is still a relative of the emperor's family, so it's even more serious. If the gift is missing, he will definitely be unhappy. On this ground, the Temuer family is not the only one who is powerful. If someone else is the governor If you want someone else to manage Hada City, how dare you rebel?Only then will it really be a chicken-and-egg fight, and there will be nothing left.Go and prepare your mouth as I told you..."

His mother-in-law was very reluctant to give up, but the husband said it cautiously. If he really wanted to anger the relative of the Ming Emperor and stop letting his man be the lord of Hada City, the loss would be great, so the mother-in-law could only murmur Goo ran to the back house and got ready

Here, Maguerhun cheered up again, and ran back to the house to talk with Xia Xun. After a while, the dishes under the crumbs were cooked one after another, and they were served like flowing water. The lord of the city is actually equivalent to the head of a relatively large tribe. He also has things like silk and satin and fine porcelain tea that are enjoyed by the upper class in the Central Plains, but limited by the living environment and living atmosphere, the whole life The grade can't go up c

You are on the Mochou Lake, painting boats and waves, wearing a lake silk bijia, Shu embroidered tube skirt, bright eyes and white teeth, spring breeze in the south, stretching out a pair of soft catkin hands, orchids and jade fingers are all coated with cardamom, then What kind of mood is it?You are wrapped in silk and satin here, and when you step out of the room, horses are neighing and cows are lowing, and sheep manure is everywhere. Even if you wear the same clothes, it is out of season.

The dishes are the same. The dishes here are quite rough, which is quite different from the delicate and delicate ones of Mengmen in the Central Plains. The plates, dishes and pots are all the largest. Mutton, casserole chicken, braised pork cubes, but the dishes outside the village have a unique flavor, and the examples are quite appetizing.

Accompanied by the strong wine that burns in the belly, both the host and the guest can eat happily.After three rounds of wine and five tastes of food, the chopsticks were all piled up, Magu Erhun greeted, and the juniors in the family brought in many things in boxes and cages, including mink skins in boxes, ginseng in catties, and northern pearls in boxes. There is also the hard-to-find Costinus, which stands on the arm in a majestic and heroic manner.

Seeing such a rich gift, the young imperial envoy, Chu Bingbei and others stared straight... Xia Xun turned his eyes and asked with a smile: "What does this mean?"