As they toasted each other, Song Qingshu finally figured out what Tang Kuo Bian was thinking.
It turned out that Tang Kuo Bian looked down on a pretty boy like him, but he didn't want to embarrass his sister, so he decided to get himself drunk.
"Prairie people are so simple-minded. Do you think you can hold more liquor than me just because you're a brute?" Song Qingshu sneered inwardly. After the baptism of high-purity liquor in his previous life, drinking liquor from this world was a piece of cake.
Tang Kuo Bian's eyes flashed with admiration as he watched Song Qingshu gulp down a large bowl of liquor each time. He gradually grew fond of this pretty boy, but at the same time, his competitive spirit was aroused, so he opened his mouth and competed with Song Qingshu in drinking.
Madam Tang knew that her brother loved to drink, so she didn't want to ruin his mood. She could only grumble inwardly, "It took me so long to reunite with Young Master. If Young Master dies drunk tonight, who am I going to talk to about my feelings?"
Song Qingshu and Tang Kuo Bian drank one bowl after another. After a long time, Song Qingshu felt like he was seeing stars, but Tang Kuo Bian remained calm.
Song Qingshu was shocked. "What a heaven-defying capacity!"
With his strength, it wasn't difficult for him to secretly force the alcohol out of his body while drinking. But he was very confident in his capacity, so he didn't need to fake it. As the two of them drank, they began to appreciate each other, and Song Qingshu didn't want to lie to Tang Kuo Bian.
"Brother Tang Kuo's … uh, alcohol tolerance, I … I'm really … really inferior to you," Song Qingshu stuttered. "Cooking a lamb and slaughtering a cow for fun, and drinking three hundred cups of wine in one go … I used to think that was just a legend, but I didn't expect that … Brother Tang's alcohol tolerance is actually more than three hundred cups! I … I admire you! "
Tang Kuobian roared with laughter, causing the wine utensils on the table to tremble. Clearly, he was being sincere this time. "All these years … I've never met … never met an opponent who can drink as much … as you, Brother Song. I was right, Brother Song … you're really a man of indomitable spirit!"
Hearing that the other party was also slurring his words, Song Qingshu was greatly relieved. It seemed that I wasn't the only one who was drunk. He wasn't any better.
Suddenly, Tang Kuobian stood up and staggered towards Song Qingshu. He put his hand on Song Qingshu's shoulder and said, "It's rare to see someone so congenial. Why don't we become sworn brothers? What do you think?"
"Brothers?" Song Qingshu couldn't help but be surprised. These ancient people were really too much. They just met once and they wanted to become sworn brothers.
"What? Are you looking down on me?" Tang Kuo Bian glared at her, looking annoyed.
"Not at all. To become sworn brothers with Brother Tang Kuo, Song Mou couldn't ask for more. I'm just afraid that I'll be climbing up the social ladder." Song Qing smiled. Tang Kuo Bian held an important position. If he could become friends with him, he would have a better chance of finding Song Yuanqiao and the others.
"What do you mean climbing up the social ladder?" Tang Kuo Bian knelt down first. "I, Tang Kuo Bian, will become sworn brothers with Brother Song. We'll share prosperity and hardships for the rest of our lives … If one day I die, my property will be Brother Song's property, and my wife will be Brother Song's wife!" He was tipsy and couldn't remember Song Qingshu's name. It wasn't convenient for him to ask him, so he just let it slide. Since Tang Kuo Bian was about to swear an oath, he just had to remember it.
Song Qingshu had a solemn expression on his face when he heard the last sentence. What the hell kind of oath was that?!
"The property is one thing, but what about the wife?" Song Qingshu broke out in a cold sweat.
"That's the most solemn oath in the Jin Kingdom," Mrs. Tang said with a smile. "It means that the two parties who make the oath are willing to give up everything for each other. The most important things for us Perfected Ladies are our property and our wives. It shows how congenial my brother is with you."
"How can there be such an absurd oath in the world!" Song Qingshu exclaimed. From Mrs. Tang's tone, it seemed that the oath had to be made by both of them at the same time.
Mrs. Tang explained with a smile, "Young Master, you may not know this, but the customs of us nomads are different from those of the Han. Due to natural and man-made disasters, population is the core resource of a tribe. The more people there are in a tribe, the more prosperous the tribe is. If someone dies in battle, the tribe will never allow his wife to be widowed like the Han. Instead, she will be forced to remarry and continue to have children. Later, it gradually became a custom that when the elder brother dies, the younger brother inherits the sister-in-law, and when the father dies, the son inherits the wife and concubines. Of course, the biological mother is an exception. "
Seeing the look of disbelief on Song QingShu's face, Mrs. Tang continued, "Wang Zhaojun, one of the four great beauties in the history of the Han people, experienced something like this. She married Huhanxie Chanyu less than two years after she was married to the Xiongnu. Then she married Huhanxie Chanyu's eldest son, Fu Zhulian Chanyu. They lived together for 11 years. Fu Zhulian Chanyu also died, and at the age of 33, Wang Zhaojun married Fu Zhulian's eldest son.
Song Qingshu frowned and sighed. "I only hate that I wasn't born in that era and couldn't save this poor woman."
"Humph!" A heavy snort came from beside him. Tang Kuo argued angrily, "Song, I treat you with sincerity, but you make excuses here. Are you worried that my wife isn't beautiful enough, so you deliberately blackmail your wife? Ask my sister, in the entire Jin Kingdom, which woman is more beautiful than my wife? "
"Brother, Prince Song is a Han, so it's normal that he isn't used to our customs," Mrs. Tang explained, then said to Song Qingshu, "Prince Song, my brother is the emperor's son-in-law, and his wife, Ge Bi, is the most beautiful woman in the Jin Kingdom. There are countless people in the Jin Kingdom who want to be my brother's brother, but he has never agreed. Today, he took the initiative to make this request, so it's obvious that he is sincere."
Song QingShu felt a headache coming on. If he did not agree, he might offend these two siblings. At that time, it would be impossible to find information about Song YuanQiao and the others. However, Song QingShu was not that generous to make such a vow.
Suddenly, Song Qingshu had an idea. He pulled Mrs. Tang aside and whispered in her ear, "Did you tell your brother my real name?"
Mrs. Tang shook her head subconsciously. "You are a criminal of the Qing Kingdom, how could I dare to tell him your real identity? I told him that your name is Song Siming. I thought that since you are fighting against the Qing and restoring the Ming, you wouldn't mind giving yourself such a name." After saying this, she looked at him worriedly. She had heard that Han people cared the most about their bodies, hair, skin, names, and ancestors. She didn't know if he would be angry if she changed his name on her own.
"Song Siming?" Song Qingshu felt like ten thousand beasts were galloping through his heart. What kind of freaking name am I?
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