Chapter 537 538【I know clearly】
"Third Master, you are hungry, you can eat." Xiang Nan handed a black nest to Qianlong and said.
Qianlong had never eaten this kind of food, and he was too hungry. After taking it, he took a bite and almost broke his tooth.
“What the **** is this? Can you eat this?” He covered his mouth and cursed loudly.
“Third Master, this is called Hei Wo Wo, and it is made of sorghum flour.” Xiang Nan explained.
"Sorghum?! Isn''t that what is used to feed livestock?" Qianlong said in surprise, "Is this what the people under my rule eat?"
"Your Majesty, if the common people can have black sorghum noodles to eat, it will be a peaceful life." Xiang Nan sighed and said, "I have been to Yunzhou, Lanzhou, and the Western Regions. Don''t call the people there black." Wotou, even bark, grass roots, and soil are eaten..."
"Eh~" Qianlong felt nauseous after hearing this, "I can''t believe that I have worked so hard to govern the country. The people just eat black pots as hard as stones and drink well water as bitter as medicinal soup... In this way, I am still holding on Isn’t it a crime to take money from people’s pockets to build a garden?”
"Third Master, I wish you could understand." Xiang Nan said with emotion, "A peony in Wanchun Garden costs thousands of taels of silver, which is enough to dig a hundred wells and allow tens of thousands of people to drink sweet water from now on. You If you use the money from building a garden to buy rice, you can feed the people in the capital for three years..."
Qianlong felt even more ashamed when he heard what he said.
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The three of them continued to walk forward.
Because of the long and strenuous journey and the lack of lunch, Qianlong and Heshen both felt their bellies rumbling. They were so hungry that their chests pressed against their backs, they were so thirsty that their mouths were burning, and they were so tired. Calf twist.
"He Er, I really regret it." Qianlong said in a hoarse voice, "But if I go on, I''m afraid I won''t be able to hold on."
"Your Majesty, don''t worry, this is where we have to suffer a little bit. If we go forward, we can eat well, drink spicy food, and have a good time." He Shen comforted.
“Oh, how do you say it?” Qianlong asked curiously.
“That’s right, don’t tell Ji Da Yandian.” Heshen said with a smile, “Shang Rong, the governor of Zhili, is quite filial. He heard that the emperor was going to travel far, so he was specially prepared to pick him up.
At first I didn’t know where you were going, so I didn’t know where to prepare. Now that I know you are going south, I will definitely make good arrangements ahead. "
"That''s okay." Qianlong nodded, "Actually, I''m not afraid of hardship. It''s just that I haven''t experienced it before, and now I have to suffer suddenly, and I really can''t stand it."
"Yes, Third Master, all servants know it." He Shen nodded.
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?The three of them walked and stopped all the way, and finally came to a town when it was dark.
?The whole town was completely silent, with almost no lights at all. It was a bit creepy to walk in it.
“Why is there no one in this town? Have we entered a ghost village?” Qianlong asked in confusion.
“Third Master, ordinary people work at sunrise and rest at sunset.” Xiang Nan explained, “In order to save gas money, we usually don’t stay up late. We go to bed as soon as it gets dark and get up as soon as it gets light.”
“People are not even willing to light oil lamps?” Qianlong sighed, thinking of the lights in the palace that stayed on all night, and he couldn’t help but feel a little guilty.
As he was talking, he saw a little light in front of him.
The three of them looked for the light and saw a small inn.
“Hey, you’re lucky, there’s an inn.” Xiang Nan smiled and said, “You don’t have to stay at a fellow villager’s house.”
Qianlong and Heshen were also happy when they heard this. They walked all day and were hungry, tired and thirsty. Now that I see this inn, I finally have a place to rest and tiptoe. It''s like the rain comes after a long drought.
Xiang Nan immediately stepped forward and knocked on the door, "Boss, open the door."
“The guests are full, go elsewhere.” Someone inside responded.
“Hey, why are you carrying it like this?” Qianlong and Heshen said in great depression when they heard this.
“Boss, that’s all right. It’s okay to have a stable to live in.” Xiang Nan shouted again.
"Lao Ji, what are you talking about? How can we live in a stable?" He Shen said angrily when he heard this. "Sir, the stable can protect you from the wind and rain, and the haystacks are soft. It''s much better than letting you sleep in the cemetery." Xiang Nan rolled his eyes at him and said.
As he spoke, the man came over and opened the door.
"Why did you open the door? Do you know who we are?" He Shen couldn''t help but get angry.
"He Er, be polite." Xiang Nan reminded, then smiled and said to the waiter, "Look, it''s just the three of us, no outsiders."
“Okay, come in.” The waiter nodded and let the three of them into the store.
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Xiang Nan walked in front with Qianlong, and He Shen walked in the back.
Suddenly a man walked out of the dark shadow and approached him, "Master He, I am Master Shang''s subordinate Xu Er."
He Shen was stunned, looked at him, and nodded, "No wonder you look familiar to me. How are you, are you ready?"
“Everything is done.” Xu Er nodded.
Heshen nodded again, and then shouted, "Hurry and prepare food, we are all hungry."
"Waiter, serve rice and tea." Qianlong also urged, "Hurry up."
?Xu Er responded, quickly entered the kitchen, and ordered the waiter to serve the meal.
“This white porcelain bowl is for the one who looks like me, this celadon bowl is for the one with a round face, and the last one is for the one with the pipe.” Xu Er explained, “Do you remember everything clearly?”
??The guy nodded and then came to the lobby carrying the tray.
Heshen was very hungry. When he saw the meal arrived, he hurriedly went to welcome it.
"Hey, don''t move, don''t move, I''ll divide it up." The waiter said and gave the white porcelain bowl to Qianlong.
“Oh, what is this?” Qianlong looked surprised, “Does this have a name?”
“Your bowl is called ‘Eat and you will understand’.” The waiter smiled.
“You’ll understand after eating it?! What a name!” Qianlong found it quite interesting.
“It’s best to eat something you understand.” He Shen also joked.
“There is also a bowl of ‘looking confused’, a bowl of ‘knowing yourself’, and this...” The waiter looked at Xiang Nan and He Shen and scratched his head.
First of all, they both have round faces; secondly, after entering the house, Xiang Nan put away his tobacco bag. Without the marker, the waiter was a little confused and quickly looked at Xu Er at the counter.
?Xu Er saw that he was confused and quickly gave him a sign.
Xiang Nan had been watching for a long time. As soon as he saw the two people making secret signals, he immediately looked at Xu Er.
Xu Er was afraid of revealing his identity, so he quickly lowered his head and did not dare to wink again.
"He Er, you choose. Do you want to look confused, or do you want to know better?" Xiang Nan then smiled.
"You pick first." Seeing that both bowls were rice cereal, He Shen couldn''t decide which bowl was better. He was worried that he would suffer a loss, so he let Xiang Nan choose.
“Well, you usually like to pretend to be confused, so I’ll give this bowl to you if you look confused.” Xiang Nan said with a smile, “After you eat this bowl, it will be mine.”
"Old Ji, you just like to pretend to be stupid. The confusion is yours. I want to know it for myself." He Shen said quickly. He guessed that Xiang Nan would definitely choose the right one for him, so he knows the bowl better than the others. It''s better to be confused.
"Okay, I''m confused and I know it myself." Xiang Nan smiled and said, "Guys, your name is good, how does it taste?"
“You can try it.” The waiter sneered and retreated to the background.
(End of this chapter)