Three Kingdoms

Beimang Mountain is also known as Pingfeng Mountain, Taiping Mountain and Jia Mountain. The height of Beimang Mountain is not too high, only about 300 meters above sea level, but it is relatively long, spanning hundreds of miles from east to west. It is majestic, has deep water and thick soil, and dense forests. It is located in the north of Luoyang City, on the south bank of the Yellow River, and is the remnant of the Qinling Mountains. Vein, branch of Weishan Mountain.

Beimang Mountain has mountains and rivers, and the Yi and Luo waters run through Luoyang City from west to east. Therefore, this area has always been the main activity place for the descendants of the Yan and Huang Dynasties. Since ancient times, the Yan and Huang people have settled here, thriving and developing. .

The Cui family built a manor at the foot of Beimang Mountain.

The noble families of the Han Dynasty liked to build manors, and often regarded a manor as an important base for family inheritance. The Cui family is no exception. Construction had already begun when Cui Lieguan of the previous dynasty was a disciple. Up to now, Cui Yi and Cui Hou are still adding and repairing, and the scale is quite large.

Fei Qian estimated that the entire land was at least the size of twenty basketball courts, and there were craftsmen coming and going from behind the manor. In ancient times, you could really build up as much land as you wanted. In modern times, if there are at least tens of billions, it is estimated that such a large piece of land cannot be built.

Cui Hou also had a good look on his face and introduced the layout of his entire manor to Fei Qian.

It's said to be a manor, but it's actually more like a fortress.

Cuijiazhai, well, it can be considered that Cuijiazhai was built on a cliff in Mang Mountain in the north. Many cave dwellings were dug out on the cliff. They were all closed with wooden fences and guarded by some guards. They should be used to store some supplies. At the foot of the mountain, a thick stockade wall was built to encircle a large area of ​​land, allowing mountain streams to flow through the stockade. A deep ravine was dug outside the stockade wall, which was used not only to defend against enemies, but also to provide protection against enemies. Water storage function.

The whole village is divided into more than ten parts including the main residential area, ordinary residential area, ancestral hall area, workshop area, vegetable garden, garden, hotel area, market, etc. Each has its own duties, complete planning and complete functions.

After the suspension bridge is the narrow village gate. The gate entrance of the entire manor is comparable to the city gate. It is thick and solid, with main walls on both sides of the entrance. There is also a shooting platform modeled on the lookout tower on the city wall built inside the gate. At this time, there are several guards with bows and arrows on their backs patrolling the top of the platform.

In order to protect against foreign enemies, the streets in the village were deliberately built to be twisted and twisted, with many forks. Without Cui Hou leading the way, an unfamiliar outsider would never be able to find where the main courtyard is. .

Fei Qian was amazed and did not hesitate to give him a lot of praise.

Cui Hou was very humble while waving his hands, and at the same time introduced with more interest what it was like at the beginning of the construction, how much manpower was used, and so on...

It is indeed well built. The walls on both sides of the street are half made of stone and half made of yellow mud, which combines convenience and sturdiness. In addition to the mountain streams in Chuanliu Village, there are also many large water tanks to prevent fires. After all, houses in the Han Dynasty still had wooden structures such as wooden beams and doors.

The main living area of ​​the Cui family is almost a mixture of gardens and military fortress buildings. The exterior walls are all made of blue bricks, which is obviously different from the civilian houses on both sides of the street. There are brick, stone and wood carvings everywhere. Among them, the craftsmanship is exquisite and the styles are different. There are also three-story turrets at the four corners of the courtyard with sloping eaves.

It is not easy to build such a village, which shows the Cui family's strong financial resources.

The farming structure of the Han Dynasty was basically like the Cui family's manor. Normally, the manor serves as a trade fair and a place for exchanging goods. Most of the people living in the manor are the property owners, while the farmers or servants usually live in thatched huts built outside the manor. If there is an enemy invasion, they will all gather together. Go to the manor and guard against the wall.

The small model of Cuijiazhuang is actually the epitome of the entire Han Dynasty, and even longer, China’s feudal farming era. Except for a few dynasties, such as the Han Dynasty, Tang Dynasty, and Ming Dynasty, which were still able to send troops to defend the country from the enemy, most of the time they were constantly on defense, allowing nomads to wreak havoc outside the wall like locusts.

After entering Cui's house, Cui Hou did not take Fei Qian to the side hall, but took Fei Qian to the small hall of his own small courtyard, where the guests and hosts sat down.

The corners of Fei Qian's mouth turned up slightly, and he exchanged his collection of books for the protection of his master, and the effect was reflected.

The Han Dynasty was an era that emphasized etiquette and equality.

What kind of place corresponds to what kind of characters and specifications. In the main hall of the Cui family, Fei Qian was not qualified enough. Even if he took Fei Qian there, Fei Qian would not dare to be so rude.

Originally, Fei Qian was worried that Cui Hou would take him to the side hall. Going to the side hall also meant that it was a serious family banquet. Cui Yi would attend, and Fei Qian would have to face Cui Yi directly. If the elders at the table asked questions, According to the etiquette, you have to leave the table and stand up to answer. This is not only uncomfortable in terms of etiquette, but more importantly, it puts you in an extremely passive position, which is very troublesome.

Now Cui Hou brings Fei Qian to his small courtyard and small hall to entertain him, which means that Cui Hou is the host today, and Cui Yi, the elder of the Cui family, will not come forward, and the standard of the banquet has dropped to that of friends. It is a more casual reciprocal banquet, rather than a formal banquet that pays attention to etiquette.

Originally, the Cui family planned for Cui Yi to come forward. Firstly, Cui Yi had the status of an elder, and secondly, he was also an official of the former dynasty. He wanted Fei to give up the secret method of carving glass, but he unexpectedly received Fei's request. Min's letter.

The Cui family previously thought that Fei Qian was just a side branch of the Fei family and did not get much attention from the main family, so a powerless side family like this could not make much of a splash.

But I didn't expect that Fei Min's letter included a special mention in addition to greetings. He thanked the Cui family for inviting and entertaining Fei Qian, and said that he would invite the Cui family as a guest if he had the opportunity.

Although it is not clearly stated what it means, such a letter from Fei Min has revealed that Fei Qian is not an insignificant person who does not receive the attention of the master family as the Cui family had previously thought. If he continues to force Fei Qian, it will be tantamount to not To give Fei Min face, this changed the matter from a single person's matter to a matter between the Cui family and the Fei family.

The position of Dr. Jianyi is not higher than that of the Third Duke, but Nai He Feimin is the current official, and the largest official of the Cui family, Situ Cui Lie, is only an official of the previous dynasty, and he is also deceased, so it is not that big in comparison. The advantages.

After weighing the pros and cons, Cui Yi did not come forward directly, but asked Cui Hou to entertain him, treating it as a pure invitation between friends.

In such a small courtyard and hall, there is no need to be as serious as a formal banquet. After Cui Hou sat down, he took off his crown and put it aside, and motioned to Fei Qian.

Interesting, maybe, is it a more casual banquet without a hat? Fei Qian smiled and took off his crown, thinking to himself that the ancients were actually quite funny. Such an action of removing the crown actually hinted that I would just eat and drink as I pleased today, not to mention anything else.

Sure enough, as dried fruit cakes, wine, juice, and various kinds of beef and mutton were served, Cui Hou never talked about serious matters, only telling anecdotes about those windy and snowy nights and street anecdotes for fun.

The Cui family is not simple, and Liuli's profits are huge. However, the Cui family has not been motivated by profit and done some desperate things. Instead, they let it go when it is time to let it go like now, without showing any awkwardness or other negative emotions. I don't know. The love really looks like a very sincere and passionate friendship.

The banquet lasted from afternoon to dusk, and everyone was full of wine and food.

Although the wine of the Han Dynasty is the same as the glutinous rice wine of later generations, it is slightly sweet and sour and has a lower alcohol content, but it can still be intoxicating if you drink too much. Fortunately, I don’t know whether Fei Qian’s body has a strong anti-hangover function or whether he is a good drinker who has honed his drinking skills in the office after traveling through time. Despite his red face, big tongue, and wobbly appearance, he is actually a good drinker. Most of them were faked by Fei Qian.

As the banquet came to an end, Cui Hou called the maid and prepared to let Fei sneak into the guest room to rest.

In the Han Dynasty, more decent banquets were held from noon to sunset, and then they usually rested directly at the host's house in the evening, so that the whole banquet could be considered a successful conclusion.

Only when you eat well and sleep well can you treat guests well. Basically, guests do not rush back overnight. Going back overnight and leaving the table midway are both very embarrassing for the host.

Fei Qian was helped by the maid to walk to the guest room in three steps. After walking a few steps, he staggered back. He took out a square of silk from his arms, stuffed it into Cui Hou's hand, and said with a loud tongue: "Brother, treat younger brother... ...No, no, not thin. I will leave Luoyang in the near future. I got this recipe by chance... I give it to my brother as a farewell gift..."

Before he was completely finished, Fei Qian flopped down on the ground and fell asleep.

Cui Hou suppressed his drunkenness and managed to keep his eyes open. He opened his towel and took a look. He was eighty or ninety percent drunk. He was surprised and called Fei Qian several times. Seeing that Fei Qian looked drunk and lethargic, he had no choice but to wake him up. He repeatedly emphasized that he should take good care of Fei Qian, and then he took the towel and went directly to see Cui Yi without even having time to change his clothes.

Cui Yi used to sit quietly for a while in the evening, but was disturbed by Cui Hou. He also saw Cui Hou smelling of alcohol and his clothes were mottled with wine stains. He was so angry that he immediately wanted to teach Cui Hou a lesson.

"Father, wait a minute! Please take a look at this thing first!"

Cui Yi took the scarf and swept it over briefly. He felt sleepy and frowned, "How did you get this?" Didn't your kid steal it while Fei Qian was drunk?

Cui Hou quickly recounted what happened just now.

"This son, it's not simple!" Cui Yi twirled his beard, "If this method is true, tsk tsk, it will make my Cui family feel inferior... Anyway, the Cui family will accept this!"

"After I make a copy, you can quickly call the master craftsman in your family to try this method to see how effective it is." Such a precious original must be kept properly, Cui Yi directly ordered, and started work overnight , no matter what time I sleep.

Not to mention how busy Cui Yi and Cui Hou were, Fei Qian was carried by two maids to have a rest. While walking staggeringly, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised. The same thing looked different in different situations. Effect.

If you are forced to come up with this recipe out of desperation, not only will you not get paid, but you will also be laughed at. There is nothing tender about the law of the jungle of the noble family.

Now Fei Qian has temporarily gained an equal status with Cui Hou under the care of his master Fei Min. Regardless of how long this temporary position lasts, taking it out under such circumstances means a gift of friendship. The Cui family must follow the rules of courtesy between noble families, otherwise they will lose their reputation among the noble families.

The noble family is such a contradictory yet unified group.

Since we are leaving Luoyang, of course, the cleaner the head and tail, the better. Moreover, the recipe Fei Qian gave Cui Hou is only slightly better than the formula of colored glaze in the Han Dynasty. The main reason is that the lead material is purer, and the produced colored glaze is It will be more shiny and translucent.

Fei Qian even thought that if the Cui family could continue to conduct in-depth research and discover a better formula ratio, that would be the Cui family's ability. Fei Qian, who was a little drunk, was thinking as he stumbled towards the guest room with the help of the maid. Suddenly, a line of red light from the sky came to his face. Fei Qian blinked in discomfort and looked out with half-dragged eyelids.

At this time, the setting sun was like blood, reflecting the city of Luoyang in blood red.