Chapter 101 It's Better to Feed the Hogs If You Don't Gain Meat
Jiang Chuan muttered: "There are still six buckets left."
Zhao Kuangyin was a little dissatisfied when he heard this and said: "What? What? Are you going to be a middleman to make money from me?"
Jiang Chuan said with some grievance: "No, cousin, I have a conscience. I still bear the pain of paying eight buckets of food. You don't know how much this brother Ye can eat. He has to eat at least four buckets of grain every day."
"I think he is too embarrassed to eat more. If he were allowed to eat freely, he should be able to eat five dou a day. What he eats in one meal is what our family can eat in a day."
Zhao Kuangyin opened his eyes wide and asked: "What? Eat four dou a day? Who can eat four dou a day? I'm not educated, so don't lie to me."
Jiang Chuan said anxiously: "Really, cousin, when have I ever lied to you?"
Zhao Kuangyin couldn't help but look at Ye Feng. He saw that Ye Feng had already eaten up all the bean soup in the Tao Ke. A Tao Ke usually cooks one bucket, and can cook up to one and a half buckets.
Because there were guests coming, Tao Ge packed more than a bucketful of food, while Zhao Kuangyin and Jiang Chuan were discussing matters and had not yet eaten a bite.
In other words, Ye Feng ate more than a bucket alone. The key is that he didn't seem to be full.
Ye Feng saw the two of them looking at him and asked sheepishly: "Hey, is there anything else? You Tao Ge is a little pretentious."
After hearing this, Zhao Kuangyin had a dark look on his face and said secretly: "You obviously eat a lot, right? You can't even eat any of my pigs."
Pigs are the pigs of later generations.
"Zuo Zhuan. The Eighth Year of Duke Zhuang" says: "The Marquis of Qi traveled to Gufen, followed fields in shell hills, and saw big hogs."
That is to say, Qi Jinggong was visiting Gufen and while hunting in the shell hills, he saw a big pig.
Landrace pigs, which are common in later generations, are exotic species.
The local pigs in Guwa are all black, so they are nicknamed "black-faced pigs" because of their black faces.
In addition, Sun Yi's "Shierbian" of the Song Dynasty said: "Pigs say they have long beaks and join the army, and they are black gold."
"Join the Army" is an ancient official name. Pigs have long beaks, so they are nicknamed "Join the Army with Long Beaks".
The name "Wujin" began in the Tang Dynasty. It was named after some people raised pigs to get rich, just like coal was called black gold in later generations.
Also, because pigs feed on chaff, they are nicknamed "Zha bran" and so on.
Zhao Kuangyin helplessly called his servant and asked him to bring another pot of Tao Ge's bean soup.
The servant was also surprised to see Tao Ge empty, but he immediately turned and left without saying anything.
Zhao Kuangyin didn't realize that he had wrongly blamed his cousin until he saw Ye Feng finishing three Tao Ge's bean soups in a row.
Zhao Kuangyin pushed his chin so that he could close it.
Then he patted Jiang Chuan and gave him an understanding look.
Jiang Chuan looked at Zhao Kuangyin with tears in his eyes, as if to say, "Now you know I didn't lie to you, but I am so wronged."
Zhao Kuangyin said to Jiang Chuan at this time: "You kid lied to me."
Jiang Chuan suddenly became stupid again and asked, "Why did I lie to you again? Aren't you here watching him eat?"
Zhao Kuangyin said: "Didn't you say that he eats four bushels a day? In this meal, he ate more than three bushels of me."
Because these words were spoken a bit loudly, Ye Feng heard the conversation between the two.
Ye Feng patted his belly awkwardly and said: "The pickles at Brother Zhao's house are so delicious. I accidentally overperformed and ate a little more. Overeating is not good. You must maintain good health. Eat seven to eight cents full every day, and four buckets will be enough."
Can."
Zhao Kuangyin and Jiang Chuan almost fell down when they heard Ye Feng's fullness.
I'm still seven or eight full after four buckets. Is this a human saying? I still ate a little more. Is this just a little bit?
Our whole family doesn't eat as much as you. But what makes Zhao Kuangyin even more strange is that this kid eats so much and is still so thin.
Zhao Kuangyin shook his head and thought to himself, "If you eat it, you won't grow any meat. It's a waste of food. You might as well feed it to my pigs."
At this time, someone knocked on the door of Zhao Kuangyin's house.
The person who came was the director of Taibai Pavilion, and he brought two Li Zheng with him, who were ordered to come to Yongshui Pavilion to investigate the case of the female corpse.
Ye Feng recognized these three people. They were the same people from the booth where his "body" was salvaged. They had met him last time in Yizhuang.
Ye Feng walked up behind Zhao Kuangyin, waved to the three of them and said "hi".
The three of them immediately trembled their legs and stammered: "Ghost, there is a ghost."
Zhao Kuangyin immediately looked back and found nothing except Ye Feng.
Zhao Kuangyin asked in confusion: "Where are the ghosts? What nonsense are you talking about? Only your family has ghosts, your whole family is a ghost."
The three of them pointed at Ye Feng tremblingly and said, "He is a water ghost."
Ye Feng agreed very much with what Zhao Kuangyin just said, so he repeated: "You are the water ghost, and your whole family is a water ghost."
Ye Feng thought about it and wanted to explain it to avoid a serious misunderstanding.
Ye Feng said: "I didn't die at all when I fell into the river that day. Have you ever seen ghosts running around during the day?"
The three of them nodded first, thinking: "Aren't you the one?" Then they shook their heads.
After thinking about it for a while, I realized it made sense, so I got bolder and asked, "You're soaked to death, how come you're not dead yet?"
Ye Feng's thoughts suddenly changed and he immediately said: "That's because the thing attached to my body is rotten. Didn't you notice that I looked very fat at that time? That's because it was wrapped with a layer of Tai Sui."
The three people asked in confusion: "What is Tai Sui?"
Ye Feng said disdainfully: "You are uneducated, aren't you?"
Then he pretended to be mysterious and said: ""The Book of Mountains and Seas. Haiwai Nan Jing" records: "What is recorded in the earth is between the Liuhe and the four seas. It is illuminated by the sun and the moon, passed by the stars, and recorded by the four seasons.
Tai Sui, born of the gods, has strange shapes and may die young or live long, but only the sage can understand it.”
At this time, Zhao Kuangyin was curious and asked: "What does Tai Sui look like?"
Ye Feng thought to himself: "I've never seen you join in the fun. It's true that one lie requires countless lies to cover it up."
Ye Feng rolled his eyes and had an idea and said: "The Book of Mountains and Seas. Illustrated Praise" describes: "Jurou has eyes but no stomach, which is quite similar to the puffball. It is full of strange things and eats people but has a weak taste."
Ye Feng thought to himself: "If you talk too much, you will be wrong. If I quote the scriptures, there will be no mistakes. The book says it looks like this. I am not making up nonsense."
There is another allusion to Tai Sui. It is said that Tai Sui is related to Jupiter in the sky.
Jupiter orbits the sun once every twelve years, and there is a cycle every twelve years. Each cycle also produces a Tai Sui on the earth.
Therefore, when the ancients built houses, they were taboo about matching the position of Jupiter, for fear that Tai Sui would be angry due to the direction obstruction. Later, there was a saying that "moving earth on Tai Sui's head" would be unlucky.
Although none of them had read the book or heard of the book "The Classic of Mountains and Seas", they were convinced by Ye Feng's quotations from scriptures. The three of them were even annoyed that they did not take a closer look at what Tai Sui looked like.
Ye Feng saw that he had gotten away with it, and he didn't dare to let them think too much and ask more questions. So he interrupted: "Is there any clue about the last female corpse case?"
The three of them suddenly thought of this matter. It turned out that although they were quite frightened after Ye Feng left, they had clearly recorded the reasons for the injuries to the female corpse analyzed by Ye Feng and the characteristics of the murderer.
At that time, they thought Ye Feng was a relative of the female corpse who came over to help solve the case.
So afterwards, based on Ye Feng's analysis, everyone decided to send people to Yongshui Pavilion to investigate and see if there was anyone with the same characteristics as the murderer Ye Feng had deduced.
Taibai Pavilion Chief reacted first and asked: "Ting Chief Zhao, we are here to investigate two cases of murder and corpse abandonment."
"I would like to ask if there is a man with such characteristics in your booth. He is tall and strong, missing one tooth on the upper left side, and is left-handed." After speaking, he looked at Zhao Kuangyin.
The three of them looked at Zhao Kuangyin and immediately broke out in sweat. Zhao Kuangyin was tall and thick, and one of his upper left teeth was missing.
Chief Taibai Ting first showed an awkward smile, and then stammered: "I didn't say anything about you."
After thinking about it, he added, "I would like to ask if anyone else in your booth has these characteristics."
Zhao Kuangyin was upright and not afraid of the shadow. He thought for a while and shook his head and said: "No."
The three of them immediately became embarrassed again. The three of them looked at each other, not knowing what to do for a moment.
Ye Feng showed a smirk on his face and said to himself: "This is so embarrassing."
Taibai Tingting swallowed nervously, and then said awkwardly: "I, we just want to ask you something."
As he spoke, he secretly winked at Li Zheng next to him, and his eyes swept from Li Zheng to Zhao Kuangyin, hinting at Li Zheng to take action.
And Li Zheng shook his head slightly, implying that he couldn't beat you. If he wants to fuck you, we don't dare to do it anyway.
Zhao Kuangyin is nearly 1.9 meters tall and weighs 245 pounds. Compared with the average height of less than 1.6 meters during this period, he is a very tall and powerful being.
According to the general summary of the first volume of "Kaogong Ji", it is recorded that the height of a person is one fathom or eight feet.
"Kao Gong Ji" comes from the Qi State. The small ruler used in the Qi State is equal to the current 19.7 centimeters. 19.7 centimeters multiplied by 8 equals 157.6 centimeters. This is the average height of Chinese people in the Spring and Autumn Period.
Many people believe that the average height of ancient Chinese people was more than two meters or more than 1.8 meters tall.
Those who think it is more than two meters are because they mistakenly calculate the current 33 centimeters per foot, and those who think it is more than 1.8 meters mistakenly calculate the circumference ruler, which is 23.1 centimeters per foot in the large ruler.
"Kao Gong Ji" was equivalent to the official publication at that time, which was used to standardize the craftsmanship of hundreds of workers. Therefore, eight feet in height became the standard.
Later, Qin Shihuang unified the six countries and used the Qin ruler. The Qin ruler was 22.5 centimeters long, and 22.5 centimeters times 7 equals 157.5 centimeters, so later there was the saying of a seven-foot man.
Of course, many military commanders in history were very tall and strong, because tall and strong strong men in the cold weapon era had an advantage.
Moreover, in ancient times, there was a compulsory military system, which was equivalent to selecting strong men from all adult males in the country as generals.
If this person is strong and flexible, and has accumulated many years of war experience, there is a high chance that he will become a famous general.
This is why the famous generals we see recorded in history books are basically fierce men with a height of over eight feet.
After the three of them exchanged opinions with their eyes and some small actions, Taibai Tingting didn't dare to take action when he saw the other two Li Zheng.
Feeling helpless, Taibaiting changed his mind and changed his strategy.
The expression of the director of Taibai Pavilion changed, and he smiled and said to Zhao Kuangyin: "Two murder cases occurred in our Taibai Pavilion recently, and the county magistrate ordered the case to be solved as soon as possible."
"We also ordered the County Historian and the local Youyou to jointly investigate the case. The two adults are in our booth now, and I would like to ask you to assist with some issues related to the case."
When Zhao Kuangyin heard that it was Shangguan's summons, he did not dare to neglect it. He asked the three people to lead the way and followed him.
The small actions of the three of them just now naturally fell into Ye Feng's eyes.
Ye Feng thought to himself: "These fools must have mistaken Brother Zhao as the prisoner based on the clues I mentioned."
Ye Feng thought for a while and said, "I have some findings that I want to report. Let me go with you."
Ye Feng and Zhao Kuangyin needed to go with the chief of Taibai Pavilion to meet with Bai Landi, the county historian. Jiang Chuan had other things to do, so he took the food back.