The sunset glow in the sky dyed the sea red, and the earth was covered with a crimson brocade robe. The pier, which was supposed to be gradually quiet, was now full of noise. The stevedores came and went, carrying on their shoulders and backs, unloading packages of goods from ships and loading them into carriages.
Men in black clothes patrolled around the pier, with torch-like eyes watching the surroundings vigilantly. There are hundreds of ships, in addition to some rare crops that were not available in the Ming Dynasty, there are also some precious goods brought back from the West and Southeast Asia.
Rare things are more expensive. Silk porcelain, which was common in the Ming Dynasty, could cost dozens or even hundreds of times when shipped to the West. In the same way, things that look insignificant in the West are worth a lot in the Ming Dynasty. The emperor said that except for the items listed in his list, all other goods belonged to the King of Yangjun. After this trip, Prince Yang is definitely worth a hundred times as much! With so many precious things, it is natural to prevent Xiaoxiao from peeping.
King Yang Jun seemed to attach great importance to these goods, and rejected Bao Tong's proposal to escort him to the town first, sitting in front of the simple house of the wharf office, watching the bags of goods loaded into the carriage. His expression was indifferent, his mouth was habitually pursed into a line, and his starry eyes shone with a cold light, giving people a feeling that strangers should not enter.
"Gulu..." There was a slight abnormal sound, which was so clear among the four people sitting in silence, that it was hard to ignore.
Commander Bao took a peek at King Yang out of the corner of his eye, his expression was normal, as if the belly sounds had nothing to do with him.
Manager Liu noticed Commander Bao's gaze, coughed lightly, drew his attention away, covered his stomach and said softly, "Master, I'm sorry, the old slave has a bad appetite on the boat during the day, and it's not time for dinner yet. , my stomach protested."
King Yang of course knew that the chief executive was afraid of embarrassing him, so he rescued him. This Chief Manager Liu thinks he is still a child at heart, and the world eats the most, so what's so embarrassing about it
His starry eyes turned, he glanced at Manager Liu, then at Commander Bao, and said indifferently: "Commander Bao, is there anything on the pier that can fill your stomach?"
This question made Commander Bao difficult. Tanggu Wharf is primitive and crude. Most of the food sellers are farmers and women from nearby villages. Not to mention the crude food, I don’t know if it’s clean or not. King Yangjun is said to have a slight obsession with cleanliness, how can the food here get into his mouth
Seeing Commander Bao's expression of embarrassment and not responding for a long time, King Yangjun said in a low voice, "What's the matter? What's wrong with Commander Bao?"
Few people know that Zhu Junyang suffered from an illness since he was a child, and was once anemic until he passed out. Although he was diagnosed and treated by the imperial physician, his condition improved greatly as he grew older. Especially after practicing martial arts to strengthen the body, few people know about it. Perhaps because of this, Zhu Junyang couldn't be hungry, and when he was hungry, he would feel flustered and short of breath, and wanted to lose his temper. Therefore, the tone of talking to Commander Bao was a little impatient.
Commander Bao hurriedly got up, knelt down on one knee, bowed his head and cupped his hands and said, "Young King Yang, the dock conditions are too simple. The general... the general is afraid that you will not be used to it!"
"Is there anything I'm not used to? When I was on the boat, I ate raw fish and drank rainwater. This king has encountered it? No matter how simple it is, can it be as simple as this?" Zhu Junyang felt the emptiness in his stomach, and felt agitated in his heart. The last sentence was tantamount to snapped.
To say that the person who knows Xiaojun Wang best is Mr. Liu who watched him grow up. He knew that the little prince was very hungry, and if he didn't add more food, someone would suffer. Manager Liu hurriedly said to Commander Bao: "Commander Bao, you can pick up some food that you can eat on the pier and get some here. This old man is about to faint from hunger!"
Commander Bao noticed the flames in the eyes of King Yang, and he knew that although King Yang was young, he was not a soft-hearted person, so he hurriedly got up and said, "If you can barely get in, it's the noodle stall of the sisters of the Yu family. The king Please wait!"
After Prince Yang waved his hands impatiently at him with a sullen face, Commander Bao quickly walked towards Yu Xiaocao's noodle stall. At this time, the workers at the dock were busy working, and there was no one in front of the noodle stall. Han's is cooking a delicious fried sauce. In addition to the soybean paste, diced meat and dried tofu are added, and the taste is naturally extraordinary.
At this time, the sisters of the Yu family had already closed their stalls and returned. Today, due to special reasons, at the request of the sixth brother, they worked overtime with the dock workers. Yu Xiaocao was sitting on the wooden bench, playing with her fingers boredly. When she raised her eyes, she saw Commander Bao hurried over like a vicious dog chasing him.
"My lord, thank you for your hard work! Please take a seat. Would you like noodles with fried sauce or noodles with scallion oil?" I remember that at noon, this adult was full of praise for these two kinds of noodles. I don't know whether to order them as usual or to order again Fresh pasta
Commander Bao sat down at the table, and every time he recovered from his breath, he yelled loudly: "If you have any noodles, first order three bowls each, hurry up! Then come a plate of pork head meat, shredded ears with red oil, and stir-fried fatty intestines. A plate of dried kelp and tofu! Hurry up! Hurry up!!"
This adult just ate here at noon and his stomach was full. If he wanted to eat, he would definitely not be in such a hurry. Judging by his nervous and eager attitude, it must be that the little county king who returned from overseas wants to eat noodles. After all, he was born as a prince, and a casual sentence can make his subordinates lose their legs!
Yu Xiaocao secretly slandered the privileges of the rich and powerful in her heart, but she said in a serious manner: "The fastest way is the noodles with fried sauce. The fried sauce has just been boiled, just pour it on the noodles after it is cooked! Wait a moment Just a moment, soon!"
Xiaocao yelled at the eldest aunt: "Auntie, here are three bowls of noodles with fried sauce! Cook the bowls and chopsticks in boiling water!"
Commander Bao looked at the thin girl approvingly. He was such a dexterous little guy. From his few words and actions, he could guess that the food was prepared for the nobles, and he specially ordered the bowls and chopsticks to be boiled. Very careful!
Yu Xiaocao washed her hands carefully, scalded the cutting board and knives with boiling water, and then carefully cut the stewed vegetables into plates, mixed the shredded ears with red oil, put the minced garlic and green onion on the corner of the plate, so as to prevent the nobles from eating these smells Spicy seasoning. After that, I quickly made fat intestines. After these are done, Han's fried noodles are also ready.
Mrs. Han is a good cook. After Xiaocao's guidance, she has made all kinds of noodles very authentically, especially the noodles with fried sauce. The blue is better than the blue. It is better than Xiaocao's cooking. !
Three bowls full of noodles with fried sauce, plus four plates of authentic Yujia braised vegetables, it is considered a relatively luxurious meal on the pier. As for the taste, Xiaocao is not boasting, there is absolutely no food on the pier that can surpass her stewed vegetables and noodles with fried sauce!
Four plates of stewed vegetables were put into the basket layer by layer. Commander Bao grabbed the basket first, and urged Han Shi and Xiaocao: "Quick! Follow me with noodles!!"
The corner of Xiaocao's mouth twitched, and she thought to herself: You are really good at picking, the noodles just come out, and you can burn people's hands red when you hold them. You old man, with thick skin and thick flesh, let us women and children serve noodles, shabby is not shabby.
Fortunately, within a few steps, Commander Bao sent some of his men to take their noodle bowls, threw a piece of silver and sent the two of them away.
The three guards on duty had been busy all afternoon, and their stomachs were already growling. They were so enticed by the delicious Zhajiang noodles, they looked at each other, and whispered to Xiaocao: "The rest of the money is rewarded by adults... Little girl, we are patrolling over there, how much money will you give away later?" The past bowl of noodles will not be without your benefits!"
The three guards knew very well that as long as the patrol was not delayed, it was allowed to eat bowls of noodles instead. I don't know how to make this noodle, but it smells so delicious. The Phoenix Claw and Dragon Beard Noodles on the first floor of the capital do not smell as good!
The place where the three guards are on duty is the busiest place in the official pier. It was close to the sea, and tall and majestic ships could be clearly seen. The dock workers were busy tremblingly in the sight of the guards.
In order to complete this errand smoothly, Sixth Brother put all his energy into it. The firm has a lot of regular employees, and has mobilized all the networks to gather temporary workers. There are hundreds of people, and the speed of unloading is amazing. In the afternoon, most of the goods on the ship were loaded into a carriage and transported to the town where they stayed...
Yu Xiaocao used a wooden board as a tray, carrying three bowls of fried sauce noodles with a little difficulty, carefully stepped on the soft sand, and delivered the noodles to the three guards. There are ten guards in a team, including a temporary squad leader.
Smelling the thickly scented fried noodles, the guards couldn't help but forget to look over. Recognizing Yu Xiaocao, the three guards greeted the team leader with smiles on their faces, and greeted Xiaocao. As if afraid of being snatched away by someone, each of them brought a bowl of noodles, ignoring the heat, and began to eat them with a sizzle.
The team leader arranged the rotation, came over and said with a smile: "You guys are too disrespectful! You even secretly ate alone! Tell me, how should I punish you!"
One of the tall guards smiled boldly: "Okay! We accept the punishment! I'll treat you to a few noodles! Don't even mention that this small pier has hidden dragons and crouching tigers. I really can't find this side in the capital." The second one can compare with it!"
The other guards thought he was too hungry, so whatever he ate was delicious. But when you actually eat the noodles in your mouth, you will know that the taste is really good!
After Yu Xiaocao sent all the guards over, she stood quietly and waited for the bowls and chopsticks to be collected. She opened her curious eyes wide, looked at the sturdy and atmospheric ship at close range, and secretly sighed in her heart as she passed through the butterfly wings of the fellow. It is estimated that this fellow studied shipbuilding before crossing over! It is possible to manufacture ocean-going ships with sails and steam co-existing with two kinds of power! Xiaocao really doesn't know, she accidentally discovered the truth!
Xiaocao, who was watching with great interest, suddenly found that his uncle came to work at the pier today. Uncle is really hardworking! He made a lot of money by going to Fucheng to deliver food every once in a while, and he was unwilling to give up the work of carrying goods.
Wait... what's that? Something scratched a small hole in the bag on the uncle’s back, and the golden seeds that fell from it could be—corn