Shen Xi called a guard, who was about the same size as Ye Feng. Shen Xi asked him to get a set of guard clothes. At the same time, he arranged for someone to make some food. Generally speaking, people would not cook for lunch. Even though The upper class people do not eat lunch three times a day, but have dinner at night (about 7 to 9 p.m.).
During this period, most people had two meals a day, and only the middle and upper classes had three meals a day. As early as the Shang Dynasty, it had become a custom to consume food regularly and ration it. This custom was followed by the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, especially by the lower classes.
According to "The Bamboo Slips of the Qin Tomb in Suihudi. The Rishu" records "eating time (seven to nine o'clock in the morning)" and "Xia Shi Shen (three to five o'clock in the afternoon)" "The Rishu" of the Qin Slips of Fangmatan, Tianshui, Gansu Record "Sushi" (7 a.m. to 9 a.m.) and "Twilight Shit" (around 7 p.m.). The time difference is due to slight differences in local sunshine duration.
After a while, a servant brought a bowl of rice porridge with some local bracken in it. It was called rice because the husks were not removed cleanly.
Common cereals during the two-week period include millet, broomcorn millet, wheat, bean sprouts, and rice. The main staple food is bean sprouts. Bean sprouts are the most abundant and can be grown in most countries. Beans are the general name for beans. Common people mostly eat beans boiled with garlic. .
Patchouli is one of the earliest vegetables eaten by the ancient Wa people. It is the young leaves of legumes. In the "Book of Songs", wild peas are called Wei, also called "chaocai" and "big chaocai". The so-called "picking Weicai" Wei, Wei also stop, say return, say return, and the years will not stop."
And the hyacinth is the young leaves growing on the grass. "Bright and white, eat the hyacinth in my field" refers to this hyacinth. It can also be called hyacinth.
Millet is obtained after the millet is peeled off. Millet has high nutritional value and is easy to preserve. It is the food crop with the longest shelf life. During the Sui Dynasty, a large amount of millet was accumulated, and the Shi Dynasty consumed it for twelve years. These millets allowed the Shi Dynasty to survive. The disaster years of Li Er's period.
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, millet was mainly grown in the Jin and Wei Dynasties, where the land was fertile and the climate was suitable, and some of the powerful military soldiers of the Wei Dynasty also benefited from this.
Rice was not the main food during this period. On the one hand, the Han people had not yet moved in in large numbers to the southern region, which was suitable for growing rice. On the other hand, the rice yield was not as high as that of later generations.
Ye Feng hadn't eaten for almost a day and a night. So now he was so hungry that he didn't care about eating habits and etiquette. He drank it all while holding the bowl, and he was sweating profusely because of the heat.
At this time, the guard sent by Shen Xi to get the clothes came back with the clothes. Shen Xi said apologetically: "Brother Ye Xian, this is a guard clothes. I feel sorry for you to wear it first. We will wear it for you when we get to other larger cities." Purchase."
Ye Feng naturally did not dislike it and said: "This is very good, thank you Brother Shen."
Ye Feng went to a tent to change his clothes, straightened his hair with his fingers and walked out.
Only then did Ye Feng feel that his life was real. The two days in prison had made him nervous, and now he felt safe and relaxed.
Ye Feng thought for a while and took out all the dried fish and dried morels from his backpack and gave them to Shen Xi as a thank you. Shen Xi refused to accept them.
But upon seeing this, Mrs. Shen stretched out her hand to take the dried fish and morels from Ye Feng's hand, and angrily said to Shen Xi: "You helped him and gave him clothes to wear. Isn't it right to collect some things?"
Shen Xi shook his head when he saw this, and said to Ye Feng apologetically: "I don't know the etiquette, please don't take offense."
Ye Feng smiled and said: "It's okay, it's okay. My sister-in-law has a straightforward temperament, which is very valuable. You and I should stay together. If you hadn't helped me today, I might have had my neck wiped." As he spoke, Ye Feng couldn't help but touch his neck again. .
Suddenly he remembered something, took out another piece of rosin soap from the backpack, handed it to Mrs. Shen and said: "Sister-in-law, there is no gift for the first time we meet. I will give you a piece of rosin soap to wash your clothes and face."
Ye Feng thought that he might follow Shen Xi to the Zhou Dynasty in the future. It seemed that Mrs. Shen had the final say in the Shen family. If he bribed this tigress, life would be easier in the future.
Mrs. Shen had never heard of rosin soap, so she took it and took a look. She smelled a faint fragrance. She took it closer and smelled it again and asked hesitantly: "Is this for washing clothes?"
Ye Feng replied: "You will know after you try it." After hearing Ye Feng's words, Mrs. Shen took away the rosin soap with some doubts.
Shen Xi arranged for Ye Feng to live in an animal skin tent, and his captain of the guard lived in the tent. This man used to be a low-level military general in the Qin State, named Lu Chong. He was ostracized because he offended his superior generals, so he resigned and went home in anger.
The Qin State has a very heavy taxation. If no one in the family joins the army and is exempted from tax, life will be very difficult. Three years ago, Lu Chong's wife was seriously ill and had no money for medical treatment, so he sold his family's ring-handled sword on the street.
This happened to be seen by Shen Xi who was passing by. Seeing how popular this person was, Shen Xi chatted with him. After understanding Lu Chong's difficulties, he gave Lu Chong some money and silk and hired a doctor to cure Lu Chong's wife.
In order to repay Shen Xi, Lu Chong followed Shen Xi and became the captain of the guard for Shen Xi. In the past three years, thanks to Lu Chong's protection along the way, the caravan has never had its goods robbed.
In view of Lu Chong's loyalty, Shen Xi did not treat Lu Chong badly. Shen Xi purchased land for Lu Chong in Chu State and took Lu Chong's family to settle down in Chu State.
Ye Feng walked into the tent, and Lu Chong happened to be there too. Lu Chong was tall and carried a bronze sword on his waist. This bronze sword was large and heavy, with a long handle and a long handle. It had a thick spine and a sharp blade, and the first end of the handle was in the shape of Flat circular ring shape.
The difference between his knife and the ordinary ring-handled knife is that the handle is long, which seems to be held by both hands. In addition, although it is said to be a bronze knife, Ye Feng can see that this knife should be made of copper alloy with other metals involved. The strength of this copper alloy is even close to that of steel knives.
In fact, the use of knives was not popular during this period. The main reason was that bronze knives were easy to break when cutting. The Lu Chong family’s heirloom sword was probably made by a previous master who used alloy technology to solve this problem.
In fact, during the Zhou Dynasty, most people wore swords. Especially in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, when martial arts became fashionable, men of the scholar class and above all wore swords.
There are two types of swords, one is used as a weapon, and the other is used as a decoration. For example, the jade sword is purely for decoration. At that time, it was the beginning of the "separation of civil and military paths", and many scholars were both civil and military.
According to "Zhonglao Er Jiayu", Zilu believed that a gentleman should defend himself with a sword, so he often wore military uniforms and practiced swordsmanship.
At that time, there were not only a large number of swordsmen, but also martial artists who taught swordsmanship. There were even books on swordsmanship such as "Sword Theory".
She was the daughter of Nan Lin, a famous female swordsman from the Yue Kingdom during the Spring and Autumn Period. She had a penetrating discussion on swordsmanship: "The way to fight with your hands is to have spirit inside and show peace of mind on the outside. When you see it, you will be like a good woman, and when you seize it, you will be like a fearful tiger."
Regardless of technology or custom, people who used knives during this period were relatively rare.
Shen Xi said to Lu Chong: "Brother Xian, this is Brother Ye Feng. He is going to return to Dazhou with us. For the time being, I will arrange for him to live with you."
When Ye Feng saw Lu Chong, he bowed first and said, "Brother Lu, you're sorry to bother me."
Lu Chong returned the greeting and said, "Brother Ye, we are both citizens of the Zhou Dynasty. We are brothers when we are away from home." After that, he invited Ye Feng to take a seat.
During this period, the east is the most respected, followed by the north, then the south, and then the west. You cannot sit in the southwest position in the living room. The southwest position is the ao position, which is the place where sacrifices are made to the gods of Hu, Liu, Men, and Zheng.
Ye Feng took the initiative to sit on the south side. Both Shen Xi and Lu Chong stepped forward to pull Ye Feng up and let Ye Feng sit on the east side. Ye Feng refused. In the end, Shen Xi sat on the east side and Lu Chong sat on the west side.
Ye Feng saw that Lu Chong was willing to sit in the last seat to accompany him. He felt that this man was not only brave but also humble. Ye Feng had a good impression of Lu Chong. He thought to himself: "This guy can get along."
After Shen Xi sat down, he first told Lu Chong about Ejun's celebration of the festival.
After hearing this, Lu Chong thought for a while and said to Shen Xi: "My boss, don't worry, the matter has not been decided yet. Let's find the body first and see if it is one of ours. If it doesn't work, I will go to Loulan Kingdom." Investigate this matter."
Shen Xi had two caravans to transport goods, and his younger brother was in charge of the other one. Usually Shen Xi would bring some goods to the destination first, and then based on local demand and prices, he would notify his brother by letter to bring the best-selling goods.
This is for the purpose of maximizing profits. Generally, the caravan he leads is not large in scale, and he mainly focuses on inquiring about market conditions. His brother's caravan is larger.
During this period, there were several famous merchants in the Zhou Dynasty. These large merchants had their own caravans and were capable of transporting goods alone. Other small and medium-sized merchants were in several caravans. Because ordinary merchants did not have enough protection for their merchants. The strength of the caravan makes it safer for several caravans to trade together.
Of course, they will only go with caravans they are familiar with to avoid bandits getting in. Moreover, merchant families generally have some political background, which can make it easier for them to pass the checkpoints.
Shen Xi was a big merchant in Chu State, so he had his own caravan.
This time Shen Xi originally wanted to do business in the further and larger Khotan Kingdom. But when he arrived in the Qiemo Kingdom, he suddenly fell ill. So he bulked up here. Seeing the lack of pottery and wooden utensils here, he notified his brother to ship a shipment. Bring over the pottery and wooden utensils.
The country of Qiemo produces horses, cattle and sheep, and Shen Xi plans to exchange some for them. His brother should arrive two days ago, but there has been no news so far.
The time when Ye Feng saw the caravan with Ejun Qijie arriving in Loulan was about the same time as he estimated that his brother's caravan would pass by Loulan, so Shen Xi was very nervous about this matter.
Lu Chong comforted him again: "It may not be the second owner's caravan. I will go to Loulan Kingdom to inquire about it today and take care of the second owner's family. I will ask Zhuan Zhi to take two people and Brother Ye Feng to the mountain tomorrow to confirm whether the deceased is He is one of ours. No matter who he is, we should give him a good burial. After all, he is one of our own people."
Shen Xi nodded and saluted Lu Chong and Ye Feng and said, "Then I can thank you two worthy brothers for this matter."
Ye Feng and Lu Chong hurriedly returned the gift. Lu Chong stood up and packed his luggage briefly. Shen Xi took out some money and silk from his arms for Lu Chong to use as travel expenses. Lu Chong packed up, gave a gift and left.
Shen Xi and Ye Feng were sent out of the door. Shen Xi saw Lu Chong riding his horse and turned to a place where he could not see, and then turned back to the courtyard.
Ye Feng comforted him: "As long as Brother Lu comes over, everything will be fine."
Shen Xi sighed and said, "I hope so." He then said, "Brother, please do as you please. Just treat this place as your own home. I have some things to deal with, so I'll excuse you for now."
Ye Feng said: "Thank you, Brother Shen, for your invitation." Both parties bowed, and Shen Xi returned to the earthen house.