The blue waves were boundless and boundless.
Ships from the Persian Kingdom, Brahmin Kingdom, Lion Kingdom, Bone Tang Kingdom, White Barbarians, and Chi Barbarians were coming and going at the port of Guangzhou.
There were tens of thousands of giant flood barges, delivering goods and returning goods, bustling with activity.
Among the foreign ships, the Lion Kingdom's ship was the largest. It was several feet tall and had gangway ladders. However, the largest ship was still the Tang dynasty's' Aunt Yu's Ship '.
There is a saying, "Water cannot carry ten thousand!"
This meant that the maximum weight a ship could carry could not exceed ten thousand stone, but Aunty Yu's ship had exceeded ten thousand stone. This kind of ship was sturdy and durable, able to withstand huge winds and waves, so when you saw this kind of ship at the port, it might not necessarily belong to the Tang people, because many foreign sea merchants were also buying or renting this kind of Tang dynasty ship.
On the dock, there were mountains of fruits, vegetables, wheat, barley, sugarcane, silk, porcelain that were ready to be shipped or had just been unloaded …
A ship that was neither too large nor too small had just reached the shore when an Arab merchant went up to welcome them. He stood at the bow of the ship and warmly chatted with the captain dressed in Kunlun clothing. "Haha, long time no see, Hanubi. You didn't expect the Tang dynasty to have changed three emperors in a year, did you?"
The dark-skinned captain of Kunlun spoke to him in the popular lingua franca: the language of the Tang dynasty. The captain of Kunlun said, "That's right. I've long heard that the Emperor of the Tang dynasty is not in good health. When the Emperor dies, the Crown Prince ascends the throne. It's a matter of course. It's just that the Crown Prince has just ascended the throne, how can the Emperor be changed?"
The Arabs replied, "Speaking of which, this happened at the beginning of the year. The Sovereign Emperor passed away, the Crown Prince ascended to the throne, and the title was changed to Holy Successor. The second day after the new Emperor ascended the throne, he promoted the Empress's father, Wei Xuanzhen, from a lowly military officer to the Yu Province Governor. This was reasonable, after all, he was the Emperor's father-in-law. But who knew that just one day later, the Emperor would promote him to the position of Attendant.
Hey! It seemed that the Empress was dissatisfied with her father's low official position and was blowing pillow talk! Who was the attendant? That was the prime minister of the empire! He, Wei Xuanzhen, was originally just a bunch of idle petty officials. What virtue did he have to hold such a high position? Not only that, the Emperor also planned to promote the wet nurse's son to a fifth-rank official. When a man achieves the Dao, even his chickens and dogs rise to heaven.
The Head of the Secretariat, Pei Yan, was unwilling to agree. He persistently admonished him, but he was unwilling to comply with the edict. The Emperor flew into a rage and said to Pei Zhongshu, 'Why can't I give the world to Wei Xuanzhen? Why would I want to be an attendant? ' Pei Zhongshu was shocked and hurriedly reported to the Empress. The Empress was furious and gathered all the civil and military officials to depose the Emperor and confer Prince Yu as the new Emperor. "
While the two were talking, an eight feet tall man walked out of the cabin. He looked to be in his thirties, with two thick black eyebrows, sharp cheekbones, and a curly beard. His curly beard was long and dry, and he looked very imposing. He stretched lazily, like a tiger that had just woken up from a nap.
Looking around at the bustling scene on the dock, the big man raised his thick eyebrows and said with a smile, "Grandfather is right. The atmosphere of the Tang dynasty is indeed extraordinary, rich and prosperous, unparalleled in the world! Let me enter the city to take a look! "
After saying that, the big man jumped onto the shore. The captain saw this and hurriedly left the Arab merchants to stop him. The big man heard a few words and said impatiently, "Although this is my first time here, I am proficient in the language of the Tang dynasty. What do you mean I am unfamiliar with the people and the place! Go and do your business. I came here to take a look around and see the people of the Tang dynasty! "
He patted the sword at his waist and said in a clear voice, "I am only one man and one sword. I am free to come and go. Don't be noisy! I am leaving! "
…
Not far from the entrance of the Governor's Office of Guangzhou, Ah Ch 'ou and Niuniu were begging. It was not easy to beg in this place, but in order to escape the revenge of the Little Wolf, they had to avoid the places where the Little Wolf could easily find them.
As Ah Chou begged for his life, he was trying hard to find a way to make a living. He didn't want to be a beggar anymore, he wanted to be a person who could earn his own living, but even this humble dream was hard to achieve. Who would hire a ten year old child, this child was still a little beggar, and this little beggar even brought along an even smaller burden.
Suddenly, the doors of the Guangzhou Governor's Office opened wide. A tall and straight middle-aged man in a loose robe with large sleeves and a handsome middle-aged scholar slowly walked out. There were many attendants and guards beside the two of them. It was a grand show of extravagance.
A passerby said, "Look, that man with the crooked beard is our Governor of Guangzhou, Lu Yuanrui. Oh! The person he personally escorted out of the mansion must be a very important person. "
Ah Ch 'ou looked up and saw the middle-aged man with thick eyebrows like swords and a crooked beard. His movements were graceful, and when he occasionally looked disdainfully, there was a kind of high and mighty aura. But when he turned to look at the handsome Scribes, he was immediately full of smiles.
The Governor of Guangzhou was in charge of the Six Prefectures, one prefecture and one army. He was like a feudal lord of the imperial court, the local emperor of Guangzhou. A guest who could be escorted by him with a smile on his face must be someone of high status.
This guest was a Scribes in his thirties. He wore a turban on his head and wore a round collar and narrow sleeves robe. There was a belt around his waist, and a small sword about a foot long hung from the belt. The cuffs of Scribes's robe were printed with plum blossoms, making him look very handsome. But if you looked closely, you would find that she was a woman with a hairpin and a hairpin.
There was no need to check if she had an Adam's apple or wonder why she did not have a beard on her chin. Her facial features, her eyebrows and temples, and even her powdered cheeks, it was clear that she was a woman. In the Tang dynasty, it was fashionable for women to dress as men when they went out. But although they wore men's clothing, their facial features were still that of a woman.
Next to this Madam stood a little girl, about six or seven years old. At the Madam's waist hung a small sword about a foot long, but this little girl carried a long sword on her back. The long sword was slung diagonally behind her back, and was even taller than her body. The scabbard barely touched the ground, but the hilt was a lot higher than her shoulder. The apricot yellow tassel of the sword hung on her thin shoulder, reflecting her pretty and delicate face.
This strange combination could not help but attract the attention of Ah Ch 'ou and Niuniu.
"Let's go, Niuniu."
Ah Ch 'ou saw that the bodyguards had started to drive away the surrounding crowd. He knew that with his status, he would also be driven away, so he wanted to pull Niuniu away. But Niuniu's small hand that was holding his suddenly tightened. Niuniu stared closely at the little girl with the long sword and excitedly said, "Elder Brother, look, look quickly, look at the hairpin on her head!"
"Hairpin?"
Ah Ch 'ou looked carefully and noticed that the little girl with the sword on her back had a hairpin in her hair. It was a hairpin in the shape of a butterfly, colorful and lifelike.
Ah Ch 'ou looked at Niuniu's messy yellow and dry hair, and his heart couldn't help but ache. He habitually rubbed Niuniu's hair and muttered, "Silly girl! Really a silly girl … be good, let's go! "
"Oh!"
Niuniu agreed and reluctantly left with him. She still turned back every three steps to look at the butterfly hairpin on the head of the little girl who was almost the same age as her. But she also knew that she was not worthy of such a hairpin. She just wanted to take a look, to take one more look, but even this wish was extravagant. The officials of the Governor's Office had already begun to chase away the idlers.
Ah Ch 'ou looked at Niuniu's bright eyes and gently bit his lips, saying, "Niuniu, Elder Brother will make a hairpin for you, a hairpin that is even more beautiful than that little girl's hairpin!"
Niuniu's eyes lit up and said with surprise, "Really?"
Ah Ch 'ou smiled brightly and said, "Silly girl, when has Elder Brother ever lied to you?"
At a place full of banana trees on the roadside, Ah Ch 'ou said to Niuniu, "Niuniu, you wait here. Don't run around, lest you get caught by Little Wolf."
"Well, Niuniu won't run around, wait for Elder Brother to come back."
Niuniu obediently squatted down under the banana tree, revealing her two bare knees from her tattered skirt. After a short time, Ah Ch 'ou came back with his hands behind his back and a mysterious smile on his face. Niuniu immediately jumped up and said, "Elder Brother, did you make a hairpin?"
Ah Ch 'ou proudly smiled and said, "Of course, Elder Brother promised you, how can I not do it? Guess, what kind of hairpin did Elder Brother give you?"
"I can't guess, quickly let me see."
Niuniu rushed over, Ah Ch 'ou smiled and dodged. The two played for a while, Niuniu finally grabbed Ah Ch' ou's hand.
"Wow! What … a beautiful butterfly! "
Niuniu opened her mouth and said with admiration.
Ah Ch 'ou said, "Elder Brother caught it to make a hairpin for you."
Niuniu asked him strangely, "This butterfly is alive, how can it be made into a hairpin?"
Ah Ch 'ou mysteriously smiled and said, "Who said a live butterfly can't be made into a hairpin? You do it. "
He took Niuniu's hand, ran to a secluded place and squatted down. He took out a thread from his tattered clothes and carefully tied one end to the butterfly's leg. He then said to Niuniu, "Come, lower your head."
"Oh!"
Niuniu lowered her head. Ah Ch 'ou took a strand of Niuniu's hair and tied the other end of the thread to her hair. He loosened his hand and the butterfly fluttered on Niuniu's hair.
"Elder Brother, does it look good?"
Niuniu looked at Ah Ch 'ou expectantly.
Ah Ch 'ou nodded his head vigorously, "It looks good! Very good! Niuniu's butterfly hairpin looks better than anyone else's hairpin. "
Niuniu smiled happily. She pulled Ah Chou's hand and dragged him to the side of the stream by the roadside. Looking at herself in the water, her messy bird nest-like hair suddenly stood up. A string of hair was holding onto a butterfly, fluttering on top of her head.
Niuniu looked at herself in the water and grinned. She was still the ugly girl with a dirty face and a few broken teeth in her mouth …
Ah Chou looked at the reflection in the water. Looking at her blissful smile in the reflection, he rubbed her head dotingly …
"Coo, coo …"
After being happy, she was still hungry. Niuniu protected her butterfly hairpin like it was a treasure and said to Ah Ch 'ou, "Elder Brother, Niuniu is hungry …"
Ah Ch 'ou stood up and looked around, "Niuniu, you wait by the roadside. Elder Brother, go get something to eat!"
Ah Ch 'ou walked across the small bridge and passed through the arched hole of the banana tree. Compared to the bustling market, there was a quiet and elegant courtyard. The courtyard was separated from the restaurants on the left and right by two fences. In the courtyard, there was a "flag watch".
A large ladle for scooping wine was hung on a tall wooden pole, and a long green cloth belt was tied to the bottom of the ladle. The wooden pole was very old. The paint was peeling off and the wood grain was cracked like an old face. This "old face" was showing off the long history of this old restaurant.
The wind was very weak today. The wine ladle was quietly hanging on the top of the pole. Only the long green cloth under the ladle waved weakly a few times.
The boy's hunger was weaker than the green ribbon on the flag. He pulled himself together and wiped his cheeks with his sleeves. He tidied his hair to make himself look as neat and clean as possible. Then, he walked into the tavern.
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