Chapter 97 21. Yoshira's Defeat at Bamianshan

Chen San pulled the corner of Xiaopingtai's clothes and pointed back. When Xiaopingtai saw it, he followed her.

This Hei Liu is a little ignorant. Hei Tai has made it clear that she doesn't want to have a relationship with him, so why is she still following him like this?

Xiao Ping Tai was helpless. Seeing Ping Liu standing there with a confused and confused look on his face, Xiao Ping Tai had no choice but to ask him: "Homeless?"

Hei Liu nodded, "Penniless?" Hei Liu dug around and took out a few coins. How much money can a seventeen-year-old trainee have? Living in Sakai Town is not easy.

Xiaopingta is a bit of a woman, and it is definitely impossible for Heiroku to become his retainer, but Xiaopingta can still afford to have a few more followers. He can just take care of the food, even if he eats twice a day. It's not a big deal.

"Would you like to serve me? But being a follower doesn't bring much money." Xiao Pingtai asked Pingliu with a somewhat appreciative smile.

Hearing this, Ping Liuyi was overjoyed and quickly agreed: "I am willing, I am willing to serve you."

Xiaopingta opened the curtain of the dormitory and said, "Come in together." Then he walked into the house.

Aji and Chensan went in first. After all three of them entered, Pingliu put down the curtain and followed them into the dormitory.

Xiao Heita asked Hei Liu and the store clerk to take a bath in a nearby bathhouse, and then asked the clerk to buy a second-hand shorts for Hei Liu to change into. He hadn't changed into the clothes he was wearing for at least a week. I think it will take a few days to grow mushrooms.

Hey, growing mushrooms. Shiitake mushrooms are rare and precious luxuries in the world. I’ve written this down so that I can think of ways to do it when I get home. Xiao Heita looked at Heiroku who looked embarrassed after changing, "I met you by chance, and you serve me now. Unlike these two, they are all servants, and you are still free. I am free to come and go here, but you serve me wholeheartedly. I won’t treat you badly.”

"It's a great favor that you are willing to take me in. I will definitely be loyal and serve you well." Xiao Pingtai nodded. I don't know what his abilities are, but he can still say things to save face. As expected, he is a clerk who was trained in a big store. He has a good-looking face, nice words, and is very good at observing people's emotions and speaking well.

Xiao Pingtai asked him to go shopping and take Aji with him. He would lead the way, and Aji would take the money. It wasn't that he didn't trust him. After all, Aji and Xiao Pingtai had carried guns together several times. My sister and I are all in the mountains, and they are number one among my confidants.

Moreover, Aji has been eating well in the past two years and has grown quickly. Any daimyo who sees it will think that this is a good Ashigaru seedling. In other words, he is the kind of person who is very talented in fighting and causing trouble. He is stronger than the matchstick-like Heiroku, and no ordinary gangster can beat Aji.

Moreover, Koheita came to entertain Sukeemon. In this commercial city, Sukezaemon, as a tedai, obviously belongs to the middle class or even higher, and belongs to the high-income group. I always want to give people something that is affordable on the table, so Aji has a thousand or several hundred dollars in his wallet, which can buy basically any kind of civilian delicacies.

Of course, there are good things to eat in this world, such as deer tail, abalone, snapper, matsutake mushrooms, etc. Even more exaggerated are cranes, whales, dolphins, bear fat, and fish whites. As for camel cheese, orangutan lips, leopard fetuses, and phoenix marrow, I dare not even think about it.

Nowadays, if you just want to buy ingredients temporarily, there is nothing good to eat, but you can buy dried fluorescent squid, amberjack, sardines, pheasants, burdock and other ingredients if you have money. There is no need for sea bream, not to mention whether there is a port or not, it is not a happy event, it is just to entertain Sukezaemon. The dormitory itself also sells wine, but it is mixed with a lot of water, and everyone understands this tacitly.

He then asked Pingliu to buy two bottles of wine. Pingtai saw that the main course of five dishes and one soup must be enough, and there were also side dishes to go with the wine. Ask the boss to process it for you, and the extra ingredients will be given to the boss. In addition, he also gave 20 yuan for firewood, and the boss happily asked the landlady to clean up.

Sukezaemon found this place before it got dark, and Koheita took him into the house with great enthusiasm. Then, under Aji's service, the two of them found a corner to sit down. Chen San brought a small charcoal stove over, with a copper kettle on top, and hot water in it. Pingliu put the wine in a small clay pot and boiled it after the water temperature was slightly higher. Although the weather was a bit hot, drinking hot wine was better than drinking cold wine.

The two of them exchanged glasses and drank the dried squid. They drank the dried squid happily.

Then Akihi began to serve the dishes in order. Of course, they were served in separate dishes. Heita and Sukezaemon were served separately on bowls and plates. It started with seasonal vegetable kimpei mixed with burdock, then boiled amberjack in sugar, then cold tofu with ginger sauce and braised sardines with soy sauce, then steamed pheasant, and finally the seasonal vegetable miso soup.

Although Sukezaemon is a middle-to-high-income earner, he lives alone in Sakai Town without a wife or maid. He is also very busy with greetings and deliveries in shops, and he can hardly eat anything good. The situation is just like Xiaoheita eating a rice ball or chazuke rice or something. I had a great time eating this table of food today. Sukezaemon said that he hadn't eaten so happily in a long time, and his relationship with Xiao Heita was getting closer and closer over the wine glass.

Sukezaemon was drunk until he was drunk, and he put his arms around Xiaoheita's neck and yelled nonsense. During the day, the respect for customers that he felt in the Nawu store was gone. He was just talking to his buddies. He told Heita Xiao about various things he had learned about Sakai, which made Heita Xiao understand Sakai a lot better.

The meal was worth it, and Xiaoheita and Sukezaemon left each other's addresses to prepare for continued contact in the future.

When leaving, Juzaemon was staggering, and Kobayata hurriedly asked Heiroku to help him. Juzaemon was still a little sober, and the degree of this Japanese turbid wine was just so-so. He casually told Kobayata a piece of news from the sea route.

Their Naya also purchased tea and ceramics from Suruga and other places, and had many trade routes with the East. So it happened that he heard a piece of news from the East, which was probably useful to Kobayata, who was born in a samurai family. Kobayata thought that he had only been away for about a month, what big thing could happen in the East? It couldn't be that some big guy died early, so he was ready to listen casually.

But Juzaemon had just said a few words, and Kobayata's slight drunkenness was all dissipated in shock.

The Suruga Imagawa clan once again invaded Mikawa Province via the Yamanouchi clan's Ejiri. The world's top-notch family, the most important retainer of the Muromachi shogunate, was elevated by Ashikaga Yoshimasa to the Ashikaga Reneda clan. The Mikawa Kira clan, who was a lower-ranking clan, fought a great battle with the Imagawa clan at Yamianshan. The Kira clan was humiliated and defeated, and it was time for their survival.

A supporting role with a high military value was really needed.