The Sixteen Kingdoms of the Eastern Jin Dynasty: The Competition in the Central Plains

It didn't matter this time, it made the two women blush, and everyone else was happy too. Xiaohua stood up, mustered up the courage to put the remaining roast lamb in front of Murong Shan, including the pottery plate, and said,"Here you go, eat it! I ate the rest anyway!"

Xiaohua put down the rest of her roasted lamb and put it in front of Murong Shan. Roast the lamb, return to your seat and sit down.

Murong Shan finished Xiaohua's remaining roast mutton without saying a word. Seeing her brother eating Xiaohua's, Murong Shui asked with a smile:"Sister Xiaocao, I also want to finish the rest of your roast mutton. I wonder if you are willing?""

"Whatever, it’s what I have left anyway and I can’t eat it."Xiaocao said, and lowered his head with a smile. Murong Shui came to Xiaocao in three or two steps, picked up Xiaocao's remaining roast mutton and returned to his seat. Like his brother, Murong Shui was also in trouble. Xiaohua and Xiaocao ate up all the remaining roast mutton left by Xiaocao, and everyone present laughed. The men continued to talk, some about Shi Le and some about Jiangnan. Xiaohua and Xiaocao watched the Murong brothers clearing away the pottery dishes. They helped clean it up together. In less than a moment of burning the incense, Murong Shui brought over a large bronze pot, which was still steaming. Then Murong Shan brought in a stack of black pottery bowls. There were nine in total, but they were not enough, so Murong Shui went and brought eight more. A pottery bowl was placed in front of everyone, and Murong Shan said,"I wonder, Mr. Tao, are you used to drinking the mare's milk from us Xianbei people?"!"

"Well, it’s not like we Han people have never drank mare’s milk and milk, but we just don’t drink it as often as you prairie peoples. Tao Liao said. Murong Shan said:"That's good.""

Murong Shui picked up the pony spoon and started scooping mare's milk into everyone's pottery bowl. Tao Liao was a little thirsty after eating the roast mutton, so he picked it up and took a sip first. Putting down the pottery bowl, Tao Liao said:"This is mare's milk. It tastes really good. Eat roasted lamb and drink hot mare's milk, I like it!"

The men have all finished drinking the mare's milk in front of them, but Xiaohua and Xiaocao's mare's milk has not been finished. Murong Shan started teasing again and said:"You two beauties, did you deliberately give us brothers the leftovers? ? whee. The leftover mare's milk from you two is even sweeter!"

This time Xiaohua didn't have the nerve to carry it to Murong Shan. She and Xiaocao just lowered their heads and laughed. Murong Shui came to the two people and said,"Two sisters, then I'm not welcome!"

After saying that, Murong Shui took a bowl in his left hand and a bowl in his right hand and took away the remaining mare milk from Xiao Hua and Xiao Cao. When he came to Murong Shan, Murong Shui handed the remaining mare milk from Xiao Hua to his brother. Murong Shui Without sitting down, the mare's milk in his right hand poured into his mouth. He put down the bowl and kept saying:"It smells so good, so sweet!" feel good!"

Murong Shan also drank the remaining mare's milk from Xiao Hua in several sips. The two brothers almost coincidentally agreed. Murong Shan put the pottery bowl he had used and the pottery bowl Xiao Hua used on top of each other. As for Murong Shui, He also stacked Xiaocao's pottery bowl with his own pottery bowl. Tao Liao looked at it and smiled and asked,"What does this mean?" Any precision?"

"Haha, you Han people may not understand this. Among us Xianbei people, only the husband eats what is left by his wife. Only the husband drinks the leftover milk from his wife and puts the bowl and plate together after eating."Murong Shan explained. Seeing Murong Shan say this, Xiaohua and Xiaocao sat down. The two of them blushed, covered their mouths, held hands and ran out of the tent. Tao Liao ordered the two cooks:"You two Go out and see if anything happens again"

"We also went out for a walk."A sailor said, Tao Liao nodded, and eight sailors also came out of the tent. Only the Murong brothers, Tao Liao and two attendants were left in the tent. Tao Liao said worriedly:"I know you guys The brothers don't mean any harm, but if something happens, it will be bad. As an envoy, I can't bear the responsibility!"

"No, no."Murong Shan said with a smile:"We brothers, our fate is somewhat similar to that of Xiao Hua and Xiao Cao. Our wives were killed or raped by soldiers from the Xianbei Yuwen Department. Their husbands were killed by the Huns who went south."

After hearing this, everyone's face became serious and they fell into deep thought. After a while, Murong Shui said:"We brothers, seeing that the flowers and grass are growing well, and we are kind-hearted, we are willing to work with them. Happy marriage, I hope Mr. Tao can make it happen"

"This...is this okay? Our group has an important mission. Tao Liao hesitated, and then said:"Xianbei men and Han women, okay?""

"It seems that Mr. Tao is still a little conservative."Murong Shan said with a smile:"I usually like to read some bamboo slip history books. I know that for thousands of years, there has never been a truly pure nation or tribe. Where did we Xianbei people come from? Isn't it just a branch of Donghu? The Wuhuan people are also a branch of the Donghu people. Where did the Donghu people come from?"

"I never expected that Brother Murong was so knowledgeable about the past and present, which impressed me with admiration. Tao Liao was not to be outdone, and continued what Murong Shan said:"Actually, we Han people were not called Han people before the Han Dynasty emerged. Due to wars or other reasons, foreign races intermarry with each other too much. The Huns have a tribe called Tiefu, whose father is a Huns and whose mother is a Xianbei."

"Interracial marriage, at best, can bring about a happy life for everyone. On a grander scale, if we can turn conflicts into friendship and allow different ethnic groups, races, and tribes to coexist in harmony, why not? Murong Shan pleaded:"Master Tao must be from the imperial court, but Xiaohua and Xiaocao are definitely not!" They can have a home of their own on the prairie, and it can also allow them to forget the pain of the past and start a new life. Therefore, please grant it to Master Tao!"

"They are indeed not from the imperial court. Tao Liao said:"Although these two miserable women married their respective husbands more than ten years ago, due to the Huns' invasion from the south, the days they spent together in the ten years they were married could not exceed a few dozen days." It is conceivable that when they finally saw their husbands, they were already two bloody corpses!"

"So after all these years, have they not considered remarrying?"Murong Shui asked

"I didn't ask about this on the way, and I was too embarrassed to ask. In recent years, there has been war and chaos everywhere in the north. Coupled with other reasons, many soldiers died on the battlefield. It’s so hard to be an orphan and a widower, and single women are not much better off either. Tao Liao said

"you do not say."Murong Shan felt that something was going on, so he quickly struck while the iron was hot and said,"To be honest with Mr. Tao, we feel that Xiao Hua and Xiao Cao are also interested in us brothers. It's just that I'm a woman after all, so I'm embarrassed to speak, so I hope you can help us match up."

"So what do you two brothers mean?! Tao Liao asked tentatively.