"Rest celery?"
Hearing this name, Ren Hong's heart moved slightly.He knew that the rest was in the area of Iran, thousands of miles, the largest country in the Western Regions, and later called it "Parthia", regarded as the second Persian empire.It is bordered by the Great Moon clan that occupies Central Asia in the east, the Tiaozhi in the west, the Amcai in the north, and the Mediterranean Sea in the west, as well as the Roman Republic, which is called "Plough Qián".Ren Hong calculated the time, on the Roman side, the three people in the first three heads, Crassus, Pompey, and Caesar, are now in the prime of life, and they are about to emerge and usher in their own era In the east, the envoys of the Han Dynasty have already reached rest.Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty during the period of Taishi and Yanhe, he sent envoys to visit Anxi, and the King of Anxi heard that the Han Dynasty was rich and powerful, and sent 20,000 horsemen to meet the Han envoys in the eastern border, and sent an envoy delegation to visit the Han Dynasty, carrying ostrich eggs and acrobatic troupes from Rome, and fire-breathing as gifts to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.This was the beginning of friendly relations between China and Iran.It's a pity that after Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty dismissed the Luntai Army, the Han soldiers did not go west for 11 years, before Fu Jiezi set off, there was no Han envoy to cross the green ridge, but to rest the thirst for the silk that the Han Dynasty had, often sent envoys to enter the Han Dynasty, and bought Qin with heavy money, Ren Hong also knew that water cress was a native species in China, and there was feeding in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and it was also written into the Book of Poetry.Dunhuang is arid, watercress is rare, and only in the fields near the lake is occasionally planted.But when these two words are combined, Ren Hong can't figure out what "Anxiqin" is.And over there, Lu Jiuyu was already boastful, talking about when he was in Dawan Kingdom, the cooking meat there would add some seeds of "benzoin celery", which had a strange fragrance and peculiar smell, and after sprinkling, the original ordinary meat would immediately become high-grade, which made people's stomachs open.The cook Zoro puppy, who had roasted the mutton with his own hands, was annoyed and asked dissatisfiedly: "If you want us to believe you, take it out and take a look!"
”"I really have."
Lu Jiuyu took out a small silk bag from his arms very proudly, and said with a smile: "I brought a bag back from Dawan." ”Inside the silk bag was a small packet of seeds.Ren Hong seemed to smell a familiar smell, and stopped Luo Xiaopu, who was about to get angry: "Can you show me." ”Lu Jiuyu bull was blown out, and it was not easy to refuse, but he was a little reluctant, hesitated, only picked out a dozen or so from the silk bag, put them in the palm of Ren Hong's hand, and did not forget to ask: "You can only smell it, you can't taste it, these seeds of Anxiqin are expensive!"
”Ren Hong saw that the dozen or so seeds in the palm of his hand were long and narrow, yellow-green, and there were obvious light-colored longitudinal ridges in the center of the ventral surface.When he put it in front of his nose and smelled it, a slightly pungent fragrance rushed to his heart!
Ren Hong's eyes widened suddenly, and he felt a big groove in his heart!
What a respoiler.This familiar taste is cumin!"
Hand it over!"
A moment later, Sun Shiwan chased Lu Jiuyu and ran all over the ground."
Don't give it!"
Lu Jiuyu shrank back, holding the small bag of seeds in his arms, and hurriedly dodged Sun Shiwan's big hand.Just now, Ren Hong also wanted to order more "rest celery", and after mashing it, he confirmed whether it was cumin, but Lu Jiuyu categorically refused."
It's okay to smell it, not to taste it!"
Not only did he not give it, but Lu Jiuyu also wanted to get the dozen or so in Ren Hong's hand back.Sun Shiwan had a good face, and felt that he was a little embarrassed by the face of the envoys, so he competed with him, and scolded while grabbing: "You erector, Ren Hong is willing to spend money to buy sheep and eat with us, but you are reluctant to have a little spice?"
Bring!
”Lu Jiuyu shouted wrongedly: "This sheep is only two or three hundred yuan, and it is not as expensive as my bag of spices!"
You can know that this celery is as expensive as gold in Dawan, and a small bag can be exchanged for a silk horse!
”But even though he was hiding in Tibet, he was still robbed by Sun 100,000.Sun Shiwan proudly handed the silk bag to Ren Hong: "Ren Hong, take it!"
Use as much as you want!
”It's just a pity that Lu Jiuyu squatted on the ground, hanging his head and picking up a few seeds that fell in the scramble, while scolding with a crying voice: "Okay, you grandson 100,000, when you were in the Western Regions, you spent all the money given by Fu Gong on wine, food and Hu women."
I was frugal, and finally exchanged some respin in Dawan, and wanted to come back and sell it to make some money, and this trip was not in vain.You're good, it's easy to give it away!
”He wiped his tears and said, "I, I'm going to go in and sue Fu Gong!"
”Sun Shiwan also came up strongly, touched the ring knife on his waist and said: "If you dare to go, don't think about returning to Jiuquan alive!"
Ren Hong hurriedly stopped him and said with a smile: "Brother Sun, I'm just joking, don't take it seriously, these rest Qin, it's better to return them to Lu Jiuyu, it's really not easy to bring them back from Dawan thousands of miles away." ”He walked up to Lu Jiuyu and returned the silk bag to him, but left the more than ten seeds in his palm: "But these few, I want to buy them, dare to ask how much it costs?"
”Lu Jiuyu was overjoyed, and originally wanted to sell it for two yuan a piece, but as soon as he raised his head, he looked at Sun Shiwan who was glaring angrily, so he had to grit his teeth and say, "I've sent it to you!"
”"Just take it as a thank you gift for our officials to give Hanging Spring a fee!"
Lu Jiuyu's heart was bleeding."
Hahahaha!"
As soon as these words came out, Sun Shiwan, who was still fierce and vicious, immediately became happy, dragged Lu Jiuyu up, and laughed loudly while patting the dust on his body for him: "This is like what the Han envoy should say!"
It seems like a human saying!
”His slap was powerful, obviously it was a slap of ashes, but it was like beating someone, which made Lu Jiuyu scream, and the apprentices of the hanging spring and the officials of the mission laughed happily.Ren Hong silently looked at the dozen or so respin celery in his palm, and after tasting one, he was sure that this was the cumin of the later generations.As long as you have been skewering in the north, you can understand."
A barbecue without cumin is a barbecue without a soul!"
But it's a pity that this bit of cumin is too little, and the real cumin powder, cumin alone is not enough, but also has star anise, cinnamon, etc. mixed together to pound and grind, to be considered complete.Lu Jiuyu is right, cumin, as a special product of rest, is also very valuable in Dawan, as for other spices, such as star anise and cinnamon, although they are native to southern China, the price is not cheap, and it has always been the exclusive supply of princes and nobles, not that he can afford to use it.What Ren Hong can do now is to plant these cumin seeds in the field next to the hanging spring, hoping that they can sprout in the middle roots.Over there, Sun Shiwan tossed Lu Jiuyu, and came over to make a promise to Ren Hong: "Ren Hong, if I have another chance to go to Dawan, I will definitely bring you back ten bags and eight bags of peace celery!"
”He was serious, but Lu Jiuyu owed again, and muttered beside him: "You will exchange wine and meat for food whenever you have gold silk, and you usually have no money, how can you buy it?"
”Sun Shiwan raised his eyebrows and said loudly: "My old grandson does what he says, even if he robs it, he must snatch it back!"
When the general of the second division went west, didn't he rob thousands of horses from Dawan Kingdom!
”"If I have the opportunity, I really want to go to the west with Brother Sun, Fu Gong, and the officials of the envoy group."
Ren Hong put away his foodie heart and looked at the Silk Road stretching westward with longing eyes."
Who said that the Western Regions are barren, there are a lot of good things over there.""
The flax, garlic, pu tao, and peace of mind that have been introduced to the Central Plains, as well as Ren Hong said with a smile: "Sweat and blood horses!"
”"Sweat and blood horse" When Ren Hong mentioned these three words, Lu Jiuyu, who had been talking a lot, suddenly seemed to be dumb and kept silent.Sun Shiwan also scratched his head and began to talk about him left and right, it was obvious that he wanted to avoid something.As for the other envoys, their eyes also flashed.That strange feeling, again.Ren Hong was even more sure in his heart: "When it comes to the dead Pegasus, it becomes like this, there is really a problem, it seems that I have to trap their words!"
”Just pinning his hopes on Fu Jiezi's "appreciation" is too passive, and he must take the initiative.Only by figuring out what the envoys encountered in the Western Regions, the decisions made by Fu Jiezi, and their current situation, can Ren Hong start the next step.So, Ren Hong patted Luo Xiaopu: "Luo Chuzuo, it's not enough to have meat, you have to have wine, let the officials who have returned from the Western Regions drink enough!"
”Unexpectedly, Sun Shiwan flatly refused: "Don't drink, don't drink." ”"I'm Wu Bai, open the road in front of Fu Gong's car, when Fu Gong doesn't leave, I can drink for a long time, drunk like mud, but Fu Gong didn't say to rest, so I won't drink a drop of wine!"
He shouted at the others again: "You can't drink it, you have to be on standby at any time, Fu Gong didn't say that he would spend the night in the hanging spring!"
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