Wang Jun wrote down Wang Chengwei's words, and then said: "Wang's tax department also has the surname Wang. May I ask what the county title of brother Wang is?"
The Wang clan in Taiyuan had been migrating frequently to avoid troubles since the Northern Wei Dynasty. Seeing that Wang Chengwei had an extraordinary conversational style, Wang Jun also wanted to make friends with him.
Unexpectedly, Wang Chengwei said: "County? Is it my ancestral home? My ancestral home is from Taiyuan, Shanxi."
"Shanxi?"
Wang Chengwei is actually from Taiyuan. Then he remembered that Taiyuan now belongs to Hedong, so he changed his mind and said: "Hedong Taiyuan."
Wang Jun looked at Wang Chengwei and wondered why he had never heard of such a number one figure in the Taiyuan Wang family.
Wang Chengwei added: "But our ancestors moved to Longyou to avoid disaster."
"That's it! I didn't expect that Brother Wang is also a member of the Wang family in Taiyuan!"
It makes sense that our ancestors moved here to avoid disaster. The Wang family in Taiyuan is spread all over the world, so it is normal to meet people from the same clan.
Wang Jun even wanted to make friends, and he immediately said: "Brother Wang, I am also a branch of the Wang family in Taiyuan. I didn't expect to meet my same clan in Wuwei City. I wonder which family brother Wang's ancestors are from?"
Which room is it in?
Wang Chengwei didn't expect that his casual bragging would actually lead to Wang Jun becoming a relative.
But the Wang family in Taiyuan?
Wang Chengwei is also a lively thinker. He is one of the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes with the Taiyuan Wang family. If he can establish a relationship with the Taiyuan Wang family, maybe he can discover a mission here?
Wang Chengwei made up an ancestor for himself while searching for the genealogy of the Wang family in Taiyuan on the Internet.
Wang Chengwei said: "I heard from my grandfather that my great-grandfather was the third son of Duke Rui of the Northern Wei Dynasty after Duke Fen."
Wang Jun said in surprise: "I didn't expect that Brother Wang is also a direct descendant of the Jinyang Wang family? Then we are from the same clan!"
Then Wang Jun said: "I wonder how many generations of the descendant of Ruizu Brother Wang is?"
This, I didn't expect to recognize a relative for myself in the Tang Dynasty. Wang Chengwei stammered: "This, I am already the eighth generation."
Wang Jun quickly said: "I am the ninth generation, so I have to call you uncle. Do you know the ranking of clan uncles?"
Wang Chengwei hesitated and said: "I am the only son in my family, and my family has been passed down by only one person for three generations."
Wang Jun continued: "Then I will call you uncle. I wonder if uncle is free today. My nephew wants to entertain him."
At this time, melodious bells rang in the city. It was already six o'clock in the evening. Wang Chengwei said: "It's already time to get off work. You guys should hurry up and enter the city. The city gate is about to close."
"You are the first to arrive in Wuwei, so please let me treat you as a clan uncle and wait for me to change my clothes."
After Wang Chengwei changed from the official residence and put on civilian clothes, he took Wang Jun into Wuwei City.
"The caravan can find an inn to stay in Tongqufang. The security in Wuwei City is very good. Don't commit any crime. Otherwise, if the patrol room arrests you, I won't be able to keep you out."
Wang Jun immediately told Wang Er: "Did you hear what the clan uncle said? No one is allowed to cause trouble after entering the city!"
Wang Chengwei was fine when he was offline, so he took Wang Jun to an inn. After settling down the caravan, he took Wang Jun to a restaurant next to Tongqufang.
Unexpectedly, it was already dark, but there were still many pedestrians on the streets of Wuwei City.
Wang Jun asked curiously: "Is there no curfew in Wuwei City?"
Most cities prohibit people from taking to the streets after dark. Wang Jun found it a bit incredible that a military fortress like Wuwei City still allowed people to wander on the streets at night.
Wang Chengwei said: "Except for the square where the governor's office and the military camp are located, you can come in and out of other squares at will at night. This is true in all places in Longyou."
Wang Jun still had some doubts, but when he saw the pedestrians on the road looking peaceful, it seemed that Wuwei City was really peaceful.
This gave Wang Jun a sense of peace of mind. Ever since An Lushan prepared to rebel, the atmosphere in Taiyuan City had been tense.
The Wang family in Taiyuan was closely watched by people sent by An Lushan. In the past few years, Wang Jun had been careful about his words and deeds and lived a careful life.
After escaping to Lingwu, the Wang family was a big family from outside. The local powerful people in Lingwu were very hostile to the Wang family, and Wang Jun also kept a low profile.
But I didn't expect that Wuwei City could be so peaceful, with no curfew at night.
And it seems that Wang Chengwei is right. The pedestrians on the road here are very relaxed, and they don't look like they have experienced a war at all.
Wang Chengwei took Wang Jun to a nearby restaurant that he often went to. Two red lanterns hung at the door of the restaurant, lighting up half of the street.
"Please come in, guest officer!"
The waiter welcomed the two people in very enthusiastically, but there were no seats on the first floor. The waiter said:
"There is still space on the second floor. If the two guests find it too stuffy on the second floor, why not set up a table outside?"
Now that midsummer has passed and the weather is getting cooler, Wang Chengwei said:
“Then let’s eat outside!”
"Okay! Please, sir!"
The two waiters skillfully set up a temporary table outside the door and moved out two benches.
Customers came one after another, and many of them, like Wang Chengwei, chose to enjoy the cool weather outside while eating, and the entire store entrance became lively.
Wang Jun was secretly surprised that such a lively scene could only be found in Xijing before.
Moreover, Xijing also has a curfew. Only during holidays and when there is no curfew in Xijing, there are such lively scenes.
There are too many people eating late night snacks in Wuwei City, right?
Wang Chengwei called the waiter and said, "Twenty skewers of meat, add spices, and then two portions of fermented glutinous rice and one portion of rice wine."
"Okay, guest officer will be fine soon!"
These are all foods that Wang Jun has never heard of, but he comes from the Wang family in Taiyuan and has eaten a lot of delicious food. He originally had no expectations for the food in this small restaurant.
Unexpectedly, Wang Jun praised the two bowls of glutinous rice that were served.
"Uncle Clan, what is this?"
Wang Chengwei said: "The fermented glutinous rice is unfermented sweet wine topped with eggs. This is the way to eat it in Longyou, and now it has also spread to Wuwei."
It turns out that the white ones are egg droplets, which are sweet and glutinous when eaten, and very smooth. Wang Jun has never tasted such a delicious dessert.
Then twenty skewers of mutton were delivered.
Wang Jun couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva as he smelled the mutton skewers.
Seeing the cumin powder on the mutton, Wang Jun felt even more luxurious. A restaurant in Wuwei actually used spices like this?
Wang Jun really couldn't imagine it. He took the meat skewers handed over by Wang Chengwei and bit into the meat skewers that had been grilled with sesame oil and the fat meat was roasted into crispy oily residue. A feeling of happiness went straight to Tianling Gai.
It’s so delicious too!
Then the waiter brought another wine jar. Wang Chengwei poured out two glasses of wine and said:
"Although this Wuwei rice wine is not as strong as Guazhou's, it is soft in the mouth and has great staying power. My nephew should not drink too much."
Wang Jun picked up the wine bowl and smelled the strong aroma of wine.
This is much stronger than the "Walking in the Snow" secretly brewed by Taiyuan Wang.
But the alluring aroma of the wine made Wang Jun, who didn't like drinking, take a sip of saliva.
I took a shallow sip, and it was indeed soft in the mouth, and the aroma of the wine hit my nose.
What a wine!
Wang Jun looked at the barbecue, wine, and mash as dessert, and couldn't help but ask:
"My clan uncle spent a lot of money today, how much does today's meal cost?"
Wang Jun had originally wanted to make friends with Wang Chengwei, thinking that he would rush to pay the money no matter what today, and he was already prepared to bleed.
Unexpectedly, Wang Chengwei said: "It's not expensive, it's only 800 yuan."
Eight hundred dollars?
This time, Wang Jun was stunned.
Although he was a member of a wealthy family, because he was from a side branch, he had to worry about daily necessities.
During the Tianbao period, the price of rice was 500 qian per dou. Nowadays, rice is expensive and cheap. In the north, the price has risen to 1,000 qian per dou.
An ordinary household spends almost 5,000 yuan a month.
Eight hundred yuan for a meal is a lot for ordinary people.
But it's nothing to a rich man like Wang Jun.
What surprised Wang Jun was that this meal was so cheap?
Not to mention this fine wine, just these spices are quite expensive, right?
Wang Jun asked: "Isn't this merchant's profit very thin?"
Wang Chengwei shook his head and said: "Smaller profit? This business makes at least 50% profit!"
Wang Jun was shocked. Could it be that prices in Wuwei City were so low?
Or is Wuwei City short of money?
Wang Chengwei said: "My monthly salary is eight thousand yuan, plus I still have some property in Gaochang, so I can still afford it."
Wang Jun was surprised. When he was in Taiyuan City, tax collectors like Wang Chengwei were said to be officials, but in fact they had no salary.
Unexpectedly, Wang Chengwei still has a monthly salary of 8,000 yuan in Wuwei. This income is not low.
Wang Jun asked again: "May I ask my uncle, what is the price of rice in Wuwei City?"
Wang Chengwei said: "Now the price of rice in Wuwei City is 500 yuan a dou."
Now Wang Jun was even more surprised. This was the price of rice that only existed in the Kaiyuan year. Now the price of rice in Taiyuan has already reached 1,000 yuan per dou.
The price of food in Wuwei is so cheap?
Wang Chengwei continued: "The meat in Wuwei City is also cheaper than that in Longyou. This is all thanks to the Tibetan people who sent cattle and sheep."
Wang Jun also laughed and said to Wang Chengwei:
"To be honest, Uncle Clan, we escaped from Hedong in this house. The clan sent us here to see if Longyou is suitable for long-term living."
Wang Chengwei's eyes lit up.
Although he, the Taiyuan Wang family, was made up, now is the time for Wang Jun to establish a relationship with Wang Chengwei.
As long as Wang Jun recognizes this clan uncle, they will become a family.
The game "Feng Yun of the Tang Dynasty" has a follower system. The Taiyuan Wang family has five surnames and seven looks. Even the side branch has talents.
This Wang Jun behaves well and is a good talent.
Wouldn't it be great if you could increase the "favorability" of this Wang clan member enough and recruit one or two followers?
Wang Chengwei immediately said:
"Wuwei is of course a great place to live! Uncle Clan just heard the news from the governor's office that the three counties in Hexi want to recruit more officials. You move to Wuwei City quickly. I can guarantee you and let them take the exam."
Upon hearing this, Wang Jun immediately said with great joy: "Then I will sell my things and return to Lingwu immediately, and move my family to Wuwei!"