This Northern Song Dynasty is a bit weird

Chapter 78 Do You Learn From Me Too?
The middle-aged man in the darkness smiled and said, "It's the second uncle's fault that you scared Xiao Meier. It's just that you didn't bring an escort tonight, and it's not good to come back so late at night."

"Meier is just walking down the street with two girlfriends who came with her." After receiving a blessing, Pang Meier said slowly: "One of them is the daughter of the Yang family. The family has a very good martial arts, and it is more than enough to protect Meier. There will be no danger."

"The second uncle of the two of them have also heard about Lu Zhenren's wife and concubine." The middle-aged man's face was gloomy in the darkness: "If they are still to be married, Xiaomei'er can play with them. However, these two women are already the wives of his family. If you interact with them too much, your reputation will not be very good. The Pang family may not be very concerned about this matter, but as your elder uncle, these things still have to be done. Just a few reminders."

Pang Meier frowned, looking a little unhappy.

In her grandmother's house, she just didn't like this second uncle, and always liked to say some big truths in front of her.

Do you really think she doesn't understand these things?

It's just that the other party said they were elders, so Pang Mei'er had to bow her head and said softly, "Thank you second uncle for reminding me, Mei'er listens carefully and will keep this matter in mind."

The middle-aged man nodded in satisfaction, hehe chuckled twice: "Meier is willing to listen to it. By the way, tomorrow, Meier, you and I will visit Lu Zhenren together, and thank him for taking care of you during this time. , Second, I want to see him and discuss with him about something."

Hearing this, Pang Mei'er was stunned, and then she said embarrassingly: "Second uncle, if I go to see Jin Hua and Bi Lian alone, it's fine. But I'm not qualified to take you to see Lu Zhenren."

No wonder Pang Mei'er was like this. It was normal for women with similar family backgrounds to go to each other's door, usually through the side door, but this did not mean that they were qualified to bring outsiders to visit other people's family heads at will.

Not to mention that Lu Sen is now a famous person with the title of 'real person', and his reputation is well-known all over the world.If it is not an acquaintance, ordinary people want to see him, they must first consider whether they have the same reputation and status.

His official status as a fifth-rank civilian is enough to block a large number of people who want to see him.

Citizens see officials?
How can it be so easy!

"It's okay, the second uncle is not looking for trouble with him, but just wants to talk to him about you."

"My business?" The more Pang Mei'er listened, the more wrong she felt: "Second uncle, what does my business have to do with Lu Zhenren?"

"Meier, you have been with Lu Zhenren all the way, and you have stayed at his place for the past two days. Now the famous hermits in Hangzhou City have started to gossip about your Pang family." The middle-aged man pretended to sigh, and then continued. Said: "I hope that Lu Zhenren can show up at our poetry meeting in these two days, and at the same time explain your affairs to others clearly."

Hearing this, Pang Meier's anger surged up from her belly, and she shouted softly: "Second uncle, outsiders say Meier's gossip, you not only don't stop it, but also co-operate with outsiders to bully irrelevant people. Is it something the elders should do?"

The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment. Pang Meier often came to live here. The old mother in her family got along very closely, and she always acted in a decent manner. This was the first time she was angry in front of her elders.

After being stunned for a few breaths, the middle-aged man immediately raised his face and said, "Mei Er, you don't know what's good or bad, what is it to bully irrelevant people, second uncle is for your own good. As a woman to be married, She is also the granddaughter of Pang Taishi, and the lintel is shining. The more this is, the more you should be proud of your identity and do things upright! Now there are rumors about you and Lu Zhenren in Hangzhou City, if you don't clarify, how can you marry well in the future? Match? Pang Taishi is a very high-ranking official, if you are implicated by this matter and insult your reputation, what will you do?"

Pang Mei'er trembled when she heard it: "Second Uncle, I came to Hangzhou with Lu Zhenren's family to visit my grandmother. Grandpa also agreed. As an important official of the court, he does not worry about these matters, so Second Uncle doesn't have to go overboard."

This is a very serious statement, and Pang Meier almost scolded: It's none of your business.

"you!"

The middle-aged man pointed at Pang Meier for a while, then snorted and turned to leave.

Pang Meier calmed down, opened the room, and went back to sleep.

She quickly forgot about it, but when she woke up the next day, when she went to the main dining room for breakfast, she saw grandma and a large family sitting in the hall, twenty or so people, divided into three tables , was talking in a low voice, and when they saw her coming, everyone stopped what they were doing and turned to look at her.

With her instinctive intuition, Pang Meier felt that something was wrong.

But she still walked over graciously, first greeted the two grandparents in the hall, and then asked the other elders one by one.

Say a few more words of your own.

With this effort alone, there is almost half a stick of incense.

There is no way, there are so many clan people, it is so troublesome.

After Pang Meier said good morning, the silver-haired old woman beckoned and said softly, "Meier, come here."

Pang Meier smiled lightly, walked over obediently, and sat beside the old woman.

"Don't mind what the second uncle said last night, he is also for your own good." The old woman took Pang Mei'er's hand and said earnestly: "So no matter what, you still have to take the second uncle to find that person. Lu Zhenren. If you don't like the second uncle following, let the uncle follow you."

A middle-aged man with a sallow complexion next to him said with a smile, "Meier, these uncles don't need to go out to work. Anyone you want can take you there."

At this moment, when Pang Meier saw her grandmother, the joy she felt in her heart was gone.

She scanned the people around her, then looked at the old woman and asked, "Grandma, do you think you have to invite Lu Zhenren over too?"

"Second uncle is also for your own good. The name of the daughter's family is very important." The old woman said with great care.

The four aunts next to her made a slight laugh, and then there were some young cousins ​​watching the fun.

Hearing this, her heart suddenly became colder.

She suddenly discovered that in the grandmother's house, in fact, except for the grandmother who was more familiar with herself, other people... they didn't get along very much.

After all, she likes to be quiet, and she usually chats with her grandmother a lot. At other times, she likes to stay in the room, leaning against the window with a book, listening to the swaying sound of Fenglin, and watching the misty smoke in the south of the Yangtze River.

"Grandma, this is really difficult to handle." Pang Meier held the old woman's hand with both hands: "I'm just with Jinhua and Bilian..."

Before she could finish her sentence, a beautiful woman next to her interjected: "There are so many excuses, it seems that I really don't want my own name."

"Shut up for me!" Pang Mei'er turned her head and stared angrily at the woman who was talking just now: "A person who doesn't even know a single word is ignorant, and what he says will only make people laugh."

The woman was startled, then felt wronged, and stammered: "You, you... we are just for your own good, don't know..."

"It's good for me! What's good for me? If you really clarify this matter, it will help me make things real. Do you understand." Besides, Zhenren Lu, are you able to see it when you say it?"

"What's wrong, you can go in and out of Lu Zhenren's house." The second uncle stood up and shouted loudly: "I'm a dignified man, a gentleman and a celebrity, can't I see him?"

The woman who was scolded by Pang Meier just now was the second aunt.As her husband, the second uncle naturally had to stand up and speak.

"I can see it because I'm a woman. I went to see Jinhua and Bilian, not Lu Zhenren." Pang Meier's eyes widened, as if there was anger in her: "Second uncle broke the ancestral hall? Do you want to learn from me as a girl and go through the side door?"

Generally speaking, only unofficial visitors, or lowly people, will leave the side door.

"You you you..." The second uncle was so angry that he was speechless.

There was an uproar in the crowd.

The young people, on the other hand, looked at this sudden cousin with admiration.

"What are you!" Pang Mei'er has been feeling gloomy in her heart these days, and she couldn't let it out. At this time, she was forced to come out. She slapped the table with her left hand and shouted: "Second uncle thought he was a gentleman and a celebrity. Do you really have an identity? It's just that someone gave you a reward based on the identity of your grandfather and grandma. What is the identity of Zhenren Lu, a true immortal who has been rejected by the official family for more than ten times in a row, and is also a fifth-rank official body, sharing the hall with my grandfather. And Li, when I see my grandfather, I just bow my hands and don’t need to salute. My grandfather wants to be a guest at his house, and he has to find a good reason. My father, who is a fourth-rank official, is not even qualified to visit. Second uncle, what are you doing? Identity, want to follow me and a female stream to meet people? Is it worthy?"

Roaring this sentence out, Pang Meier felt at ease both physically and mentally.

The others were all terrified.

In the end, the grandfather, who had not spoken, took the initiative to put down the chopsticks in his hand and said, "Mei'er don't get angry. Your second uncle doesn't think carefully, don't blame him."

Pang Mei'er looked at her grandfather's eyes with seriousness, and then a disappointed expression gradually appeared on her face.

Then she said to her grandmother: "Grandma, since your condition has recovered, I plan to go back to the capital of Bian. It is estimated that Zhenren Lu will be there in the next two days. Let's talk about it when it's done."

Grandpa's expression froze, and after a while, he said, "Meier, there's no need for this!"

"I don't have anything." At this time, Pang Mei'er also calmed down, but when she spoke, there was a strange smell of yin and yang in it: "Grandpa, you think too much."

The old man was stunned and sighed softly.

Then Pang Meier stopped eating breakfast, and she started to walk outside.

At this time, the second uncle finally recovered from the shock, took the first two steps, pointed at Pang Mei'er's back, and said angrily: "Don't go, you are so disrespectful to the elders, what are you saying, come back to me and make it clear before leaving."

"Zhou worship, Liu worship."

Ignoring the clamor behind, following Pang Mei'er's call, the two Jianghu men with knives walked out of the shadows and stared at everyone in the hall.

"The sky and the earth are huge. The children of my Pang family can leave if they want, or stay if they want."

Pang Meier snorted, then watched her grandmother for a while with nostalgia, and finally turned around and left under the escort of two Jianghu men.

At this time, the main hall was silent, and after a while, the old woman's sobbing sounded slightly.

She understands that this granddaughter, whom she loves very much, may not come often in the future.

"Oh, why is this so!" The old man sighed in frustration: "To put it bluntly, we are still greedy."

Pang Meier walked all the way to Lu Sen's current destination. She was already on the street, and the more she thought about it, the more angry she became.

She didn't understand why she suddenly got into trouble with her grandmother's house.

After thinking about it, I can only blame the second uncle for this.

It was he who wanted to see Lu Sen for some inexplicable reason. It was as if Pang Meier couldn't understand his mind.

After all, she is the granddaughter of Pang Taishi. She grew up in the big dyeing workshop of Bianjing City since she was a child, and she is very smart.

When Pang Meier came to Lu Sen's house, she saw Jinhua and Bilian who were basking in the sun in the yard. After entering, she looked at familiar friends, grievances welled up in her heart, and her eyes turned red.

It scared Yang Jinhua and Bilian enough.

Especially Yang Jinhua, who directly pulled the silver ribbon off her waist and scolded: "Meier, who bullied you, tell me, wait for the old lady to break his dog legs."

Pang Meier hugged Yang Jinhua suddenly and cried loudly.

Lu Sen is not in the yard at this time, he is on the side of the Supervision Bureau.

Last night, Pan Zhihai led Bian Ye to put the big sail on the boat, and also transported the 'equipment' such as the anchor and the oar.

Now I am waiting for the manpower of the third envoy to come, and at the same time, they will also transport the logistics materials of the ship.

And Lu Sen explained on a piece of paper with a lot of crooked circles: "The ocean currents in the Spice Islands are not complicated, but because there are so many islands, there are more dark spots below, before you figure out the safe route. , definitely can't let the big boat go to the shore of the island, let the small boat go to test the road first."

Pan Zhihai nodded again and again.

Lu Sen continued: "In addition, Spice County has a tropical marine climate, the air there is extremely hot and the epidemic is very heavy. After you disembark, you must bring clean water with you. If there is no water on the boat, you can't drink the island directly. The water you put on looks clean, but it is actually very easy to have diarrhea, and if you don’t get it right, you will die of dehydration.”

Hearing Lu Sen's terrifying speech, Pan Zhihai asked, "What should I do if there is really no water source?"

"The water source on the island must be boiled before drinking. If there is no condition for boiling water, put the water in a clean container first, and then put it in the hot sun for several hours, which should reduce the degree of epidemic."

Pan Zhihai nodded again and again.

Although he goes to sea all year round, he has never ventured on land.It's fair to say that I'm a complete novice in this area.

Lu Sen has never been there, but people in the era of information explosion are amazing in this kind of place.Miscellaneous, usually do not use the cold knowledge, know a lot.

It's a waste of brain storage space.

At this time, Zhao Zonghua was sitting beside him, the wolf in his hand was swimming, and he was recording all what Lu Sen said.

After all, good memory is not as good as bad writing.

Pan Zhihai looked at the detailed map, and he couldn't help but ask, "Zhenzhen Lu has been to this place before?"

"I haven't been there." Lu Sen thought for a while, then shook his head again: "But it counts as being there."

Such contradictory answers left Hai Zhihai puzzled.

Lu Sen is actually very familiar with the world map. He has liked to play a certain big nautical game since he was a child. From one generation to four generations, he played the online version for a long time after college and a few years after graduation.

He knew all the port and sea line maps by heart, and he could draw them with his eyes closed.

He also knew exactly what spices were produced in these ports near Manila.

Just when Lu Sen missed the old days, Ouyang Xiu walked in from outside.

When he saw Lu Sen, he walked straight over, cupped his hands and whispered, "Zhenzhen Lu, something has happened, please help me."

(End of this chapter)