After the dinner, I returned to Xiwan Villa. Chunlan and Qiuju two maids were still sitting in the hut waiting for Hou Dayong. Qiuju took out a made belt, and the belt was fine and tightly stitched. It was done according to Hou Dayong's request, and he could just place his treasures. Chunlan hurriedly went out to bring hot water, preparing to wash Hou Dayong's face and feet. Hou Dayong looked at the belt carefully and praised: "The belt is really well made." He put it under his waist and compared it, and said: "Chunlan, Qiuju, I will come back in the future

It's too late, don't wait for me. You guys go and rest. I'm not a three-year-old child and can take care of myself." Chunlan and Qiuju looked at each other. Seeing that Hou Dayong was not angry, Qiuju said boldly: "Does Alang feel that his family (Note: 1) are not doing well?" Hou Dayong saw that Chunlan Qiuju's identity consciousness as a maid had penetrated into the bone marrow, and he was polite to both of them. They couldn't adapt yet, so he said: "It's not that he did not do well, but that he just let you wait for a long time and was sorry."

Chunlan thought Hou Dayong was really strange to speak, so she smiled and said, "The housekeeper sent some clothes and money and put them in Alang's room." Hou Dayong thought, "Chunlan, Qiuju was given by Liu San. Now he is actually penniless and is economically restricted, so people are not independent. It seems that we must solve the source of economic resources first. However, I am not good enough now, and I still have tens of thousands of yuan on my credit card. Unfortunately, I cannot use it. Only wild ginseng may be worth a little money." So she asked Chunlan, Qiuju: "Is the ginseng in the northern part valuable here?" Chunlan rushed to answer: "Of course it is valuable. The northern part is occupied by the Liao people, and on the way

There were also horse thieves, and there were fewer and fewer merchants to go to Baitou Mountain, and fewer and fewer ginseng, which could be said to be hard to find." Hou Dayong thought of the danger of Liu San's caravan, and knew what he said was not false, and asked again: "What is the price of rice now." Chunlan said: "A bucket of rice is about twelve cents." Hou Dayong saw that it was too late, and said: "Everyone should rest. You and me will go for a walk in the city tomorrow. I have not been to Cangzhou yet." Chunlan clapped happily and said: "We haven't been to the market for a long time." Hou Dayong said: "I came back from the north and I am not familiar with the name of Cangzhou. Don't call people randomly when you go out. Tell me."

The question raised by Alang is that Chunlan and Qiuju can be considered an expert. In this era, it is not a trivial matter to call the maid the wrong person. So the two of them introduced the title one by one. After listening to the introduction of the two, Hou Dayong finally had some understanding of the title of this era. It was not like before that he always used to be a parrot. He was really unscrupulous in his heart, for fear of using the wrong one to become a joke.

In this era, there was no such thing as "master". The slave called the male master "Alang", and the young master "Langjun", and both the mistress and the young lady were "Miss". However, "Miss", "Langjun" was not only used for slaves to call the master. Others also called the woman "Miss" when they saw a woman. When they saw a young woman, they also called her "Little Lady", and the elderly also called the young man "Lang" or "Langjun". Men who are familiar with each other often called her "Lang" by their surnames or finally called her "Lang" and women call her husband's younger brother "Xiaolang", and son-in-law is also called "Langzi". Most men call themselves "Secret", and there are also more names. In addition to being "Su", women call themselves "Secret", and at the same time, some women call themselves "Secret".

After talking about the title, Chunlan and Qiuju were already sleepy, but Hou Dayong was not sleeping, so he forced himself to give in and talk to Hou Dayong. Hou Dayong smiled and said, "Chunlan and Qiuju, go and rest." Chunlan replied, "Alang, call us if you have something to do." The two of them slept in Hou Dayong's outer room. The inner room and outer room were not separated, but were just separated by a curtain. Thinking of the two young girls sleeping outside, the breathing sounds were heard, Hou Dayong ate a little too much and wanted to fart, but thinking of two little girls outside, they could only hold it in. This feeling was strange. Hou Dayong really felt that he was Baoyu in Dream of Red Mansions.

The next day, Hou Dayong took Chunlan and Qiuju to Cangzhou City for a trip.

The city area is larger than expected. The city is about five square kilometers, and it looks like a squat kilometers. It is also known as the Wonniu City. The wall base is about 30 to 40 meters wide. At that time, Cangzhou was on the border between the Later Zhou and the Liao Kingdom. Cangzhou was often a battlefield. Such a wide city wall seemed to deal with wars. Cangzhou was not big but famous. This is the place where Lin Chong, the coach in "Water Margin", was exiled. From here, Teacher Lin was forced to walk on the Liangshan Road. In modern times, a large number of heroes such as Huo Yuanjia and Tong Zhongyi were also produced.

Hou Dayong saw that the entire city was centered on the city tower, with houses on both sides, including teahouses, wine shops, butchers, temples, public halls, etc. The shops were specially operated by silk, satin, jewelry, spices, incense, paper and horses. In addition, there were medical clinics, cart repairs, fortune-telling, face repairs, plastic surgery and other industries. The doors of the big shops were also built with "colored houses and happy doors", and the city was hung to recruit flags and attract business. There were not many pedestrians in the street market. I think it was because of years of war, but the prosperity of peacetime can also be seen.

Hou Dayong came to a medical clinic, went in, met the pharmacy staff, and asked, "I have the best Changbai Mountain Wild Mountain Ginseng, do you want it?" Wild Mountain Ginseng is very precious and has always been hard to find. The guest looked at Hou Dayong with suspicion. He had never seen Hou Dayong, but had seen Chunlan and Qiuju. He thought to himself, "These two maids are from the Liu family. I don't know why they followed this person. I heard that Liu San was robbed by horse thieves, and there were goods there." But when Hou Dayong looked very smart, he didn't dare to underestimate him, and said, "I don't know if it is an authentic wild mountain ginseng." When Hou Dayong took out the wild mountain ginseng, the guest immediately recognized it as authentic wild mountain ginseng and immediately asked the owner to come out. When the owner saw the ginseng, his eyes were lit.

, said, "I haven't seen such good wild ginseng for many years." Hou Dayong thought, "It seems that the customs of Cangzhou are simple. If the goods are in modern times, the merchants will first depreciate the goods to a price that is not worth a penny, so it's easy to reduce the price... Alas, Ajige is so nice to me." Hou Dayong asked, "How much is this mountain ginseng?" The owner hurriedly said, "The mountain ginseng is afraid of heat, drought, and sunshine. It grows slowly in the deep mountains. The roots of ginseng that have been 60 to 100 years old are very small. Your ginseng should have grown underground for more than 500 years. It's rare. I can't afford this mountain ginseng. The Guo family in Dongcheng is in a hurry to ask for ginseng, so I asked someone to invite the Guo family." Chunlan knew that Hou Dayong didn't know the Guo family, so she whispered in Hou Dayong's ear: "The Guo family is rich."

After a while, several fast horses stopped at the door of the shop. A young man in a gorgeous dress jumped off his horse. When he saw the ginseng, he bowed to Hou Dayong and said, "With the old ginseng, my mother is now saved. Sir is such a noble man. Please follow me to the humble room and I will give you a lot of rewards."

Hou Dayong and the young man from the Guo family came to Dongcheng. The Guo family is also a big family. Although the mansion is not as good as Liu Sanda, it is quite large. There are many calligraphy and paintings in the room, which are obviously scholars. Then the master Guo Xingjian came out to meet and expressed his gratitude to Hou Dayong repeatedly. Hearing that Hou Dayong came back from the north, he couldn't help but sigh: "It's a pity that Shi Jingtang abandoned the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun to the Khitan, causing the Central Plains to lose the barrier, and the gates were wide open. From then on, the Khitan occupied the high ground and jumped to the hinterland of the Central Plains. The Khitan cavalry often lingered in the Central Plains, and the people were poisoned." Hou Dayong saw Guo Xingjian's sadness and comforted him: "The Liao people occupied the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun will be taken back by the heroes of the Central Plains sooner or later. The Hu people have been able to occupy the Central Plains for a while, but the time has not come." Guo Xingjian thought Hou Dayong would not

He was an ordinary vendor, but he didn't expect Hou Dayong to have extraordinary words. He was surprised and said, "I must have heard Hou Lang's extraordinary conversation. What are the plans for him to go to Cangzhou?" Hou Dayong said, "I came from the north and met Liu Sanlang on the way. Now I live in Liu San's house. I haven't thought about what to do yet." Guo Xingjian heard Hou Dayong live in Liu San's mansion, and the smile on his face slowly solidified like an egg placed on oil. He said to the butler standing next to him: "Are you ready for Hou Lang?" The butler immediately asked someone to take a big plate, which was filled with coins. Guo Xingjian said coldly: "This is the reward for ginseng." Hou Dayong noticed the change in Guo Xingjian's attitude. Seeing that the master was not happy, he stood up to say goodbye, but Guo Xingjian did not try to keep him.

Hou Dayong had a good impression of Guo Xingjian. Although he had just chatted for a few simple words, his intuition told him that Guo Xingjian was a kind scholar. Hou Dayong took Chunlan and Qiuju to wander around the city. After having money, he felt that his back was much straighter. He bought some fabric for Chunlan and Qiuju, which made the two girls very happy. Before he knew it, the three of them came to a temple called "Kaiyuan Temple". They saw people coming and going, and the incense was very prosperous.

When Hou Dayong saw the three big words "Kaiyuan Temple", he immediately remembered the past. When Hou Dayong was in modern times, he had visited Hebei with his wife and went to Nan Cangzhou City to see the Iron Lion. There is a saying in the north, "Cangzhou Lion Yingzhou Tower, Zhengding Bodhisattva Zhaozhou Bridge." Cangzhou Iron Lion is also known as Zhenhaihou, weighing about 40 tons. It is known as the "Lion King". For more than a thousand years, it has experienced vicissitudes and was worshipped as a divine object and enjoyed all the incense. In the war years where wars were full of fire and sorrow, it was also slashed by swords and swords, and was covered with scars inside and outside the lion. Hou Dayong and his wife were still taking photos in front of the Iron Lion. The Iron Lion is located in front of a temple, and the name of the temple is called "Kaiyuan Temple".

This place should be a revisiting place. Thinking of the changes in things, Hou Dayong only felt that this encounter was too bizarre and could not help but feel sad. At this time, there was no iron lion in front of Kaiyuan Temple. I thought it had not been cast yet. Hou Dayong tried hard to think about when the iron lion was built, but he couldn't remember it. Although Hou Dayong did not believe in Buddhism, he still went in and took a look. Chunlan and Qiuju were very sincere in burning incense and worshiping Buddha in the temple.

After the group came out, they walked around the temple, but saw a blacksmith shop on the south side of the temple. Hou Dayong guessed that this might be a camp where iron lions were cast. A big man was angry at the camp: "Dou Tian, ​​Guo Baoyu, tell you to go to Ximen Blacksmith Camp quickly, but you are talking here, whether to ask a family to whip you with a whip." A craftsman said: "Whether you can be graceful for a few days, the lion is the critical time, but you can't leave people, otherwise it will be all over." "I can't care about so many things, I only recognize the command of the governor."

At this time, a handsome young man came out and said to the big man: "Chen Lang calmed down, the Jiedushi had already been relieved of Dou Tian, ​​Guo Baoyu's mission, Li came back from the envoy." After that, he held the big man's hand and handed the big man a cloth bag. The big man was also a master of this. With a gentle touch, he knew that there were coins in the cloth bag. He smiled and said to the young man: "Since Li Lang spoke, it would naturally be a different matter." The big man said to the craftsman again: "Dou Tian, ​​don't blame me, I can't help it."

At this time, Hou Dayong recognized the Pianpian Young Master as a person he had met at the dinner party, with his surname and name as Yun. Li Yun also recognized Hou Dayong and knew that he was brave, so he invited him to sit down.

Hou Dayong asked, "What is Li Lang going to do in this craftshop (Note: 2)." Li Yun said, "Hou Lang doesn't know that the adult (meaning father) has been a Buddhist all his life. Cangzhou is bordered by the Bohai Sea. The terrain is low and concave, and floods often cause disasters. The adult casts iron lions to descend to the evil dragons in the Bohai Sea to keep all the safety of the land."

Hearing that the iron lion was made by Li Yun, Hou Dayong was very impressed by Li Yun. Li Yun cast a national treasure. Hou Dayong said, "This is really a great good deed. Seeing the scale of this blacksmith camp, it is very difficult to cast an iron lion, and it must be huge." Li Yun nodded and said, "Mr. Li's family has a small property. As long as it can ensure good weather and rain, the gold will come again after all. I heard that Hou Lang has a precious sword, which can cut iron like mud, I don't know if it can be seen at first." Li Yun took Hou Dayong's dagger and saw that it was dark and nothing strange. He picked up an iron piece and took it all, like cutting a wooden piece, and the iron piece was divided into two pieces. Li Yun's eyes opened wide and shouted: "Dou Tian, ​​Guo Baoyu

Come here and let you see what the real treasure sword is." The two craftsmen walked over quickly, like passing a dagger, and in an instant, as if they were being lit into a hole. After a long time, one of them grabbed Hou Dayong with trembling hands and said, "Dou Tian is so arrogant. When he saw the magic weapon today, he realized that the weapons created by Dou Tian were nothing but broken copper and iron. I don't know who was looking for it, but I would like to kowtow to him." Hou Dayong thought to himself: "This dagger is a modern high-tech product, which ordinary manufacturers cannot produce, let alone at this time." He had to shirk: "This is a treasure sword passed down by the family, and I don't know who made it. I heard that it was given by a master who travels around the world."

(End of Chapter 8)
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