Chapter 2 New Candidates (Part 2)
After a few minutes of observation, Li Bida became very interested in the fat man. The conversation between the other party and the slave did not speak standard Latin words, but was mixed with a deep Sicilian accent, which showed that he could not be from a prominent family in the Roman state. However, since he came to participate in this gathering, it proved that his official rank would not be very low, at least as good as himself. His fat body pointed out that he was a gluttonous and vulgar guy with poor restraint. He must have been greedy and cheated, because politicians who were slightly clean in the city of Rome would burn fat in the arena and the gymnasium to achieve a well-proportioned figure.
In the end, he was always buying cheap water scooped from the diversion channel instead of drinks mixed with honey or grape juice in high-end taverns, which meant that the fat man was very tight at the moment.
The officials at the rally were about to retreat one after another. The fat man was drinking the seventh cup of water in the sea and complaining in his dialect about the sometimes dry and sometimes wet boring weather in Rome. At this moment, a slave in high-end silk clothes that he didn't recognize brought him a glass of iced pineapple wine through the fence. There were some refreshing and delicious beans inside. The fat man hesitated for a moment and drank the water all over his body, and then felt that the pores in his body were singing, which was extremely refreshing and indescribable.
Then he looked at the water cup in his hand. The surface was silver, and there were fine reliefs on it. The edge of the cup was inlaid with gold, which was very consistent with his temperament. At this moment, he turned his head and saw Li Bida, who was slender, smiling and walking towards him. "If you want to say that I drank the wrong drink, I have to admit it, but this drink is so delicious." The fat man replied with a smacking mouth.
"No. No. Don't worry. You didn't drink it wrong. This is what I invited you. I feel honored to be able to enjoy the treasure." Li Bida then snapped his fingers at the slave. The guy ran away immediately. He would not stand opposite the fence with a silver plate. The fat man looked closely and saw the exquisite silver plate, a silver kettle, and three silver cups. He happened to be pieced together with the one in his hand. The plate was made of beautiful pleasing mussels. "Do you like it? Can you give it to you? If you want, there is a wine glass made of fluorescent stone in my mansion for you to appreciate."
The fat man swallowed a big mouthful of spitting. You must know that this set of silver tableware inlaid with gold would be worth three thousand dracmas. He was a little incoherent in his speech, and hurriedly pulled up his huge body and shook hands with Li Bida. "The knight of Syracuse, the current Dushi official, Helsioth."
"Li Bida of Sardinia, Duzhi official." The other party's answer was concise, but he did not lose his enthusiasm.
"Collegemen like us who have joined forces should have met each other long ago. I recognize your wife's grandfather. I was just a hawker who accompanied the army back then." Haiercius hurriedly made Li Bida think that this fat man was not stupid. From his appearance characteristics, he could tell at a glance that he was definitely not from the old Li Bida, but he could only be the adopted son-in-law.
On the way out of the university, the more they talked, the more they became more and more speculative. Although Li Bida had a headache about Haiercius's dialect, he could still listen with a smile. Heercius, who had previously relied on the power of the ancient Fabian family, paid taxes for their family in various provinces, and accumulated millions of wealth from Seth's withdrawal. Then he was ambitious and entered the Roman politics, but found that politics was too different from the business world, and everyone had no contract spirit.
God, he went back on his word. Three years ago, he relied on bribery to seek financial officers from Macedonia Province. As a result, after his term of office expired, he was actually furious and wanted to run for the consul. In the end, not only did his dreams shatter, but he was also regarded as a blocking guy by the second-CEO Surpisius. He became a defendant in court, and his family was reimbursed for most of his family property. Finally, the Fabian family took care of him and gave him the identity of a vain official. In short, after a few years, he was ready to enter the Senate and wait for death.
Well, this kind of person is Li Bida's favorite. His career is at a low point and he has unrealistic fantasies. Even if he throws it to him a straight hook without bait, he will rush up and bite the corner of his mouth until he bleeds.
"Go to my villa at Forner Manor!" At the fork in the road, Li Bida suddenly suggested enthusiastically, "It's at the intersection of the Avenue near Collinimen."
Since he had collected this expensive silver tableware before, Helsius could not refuse, so he took his servants and walked towards the manor villa that the other party said.
There is a Roman saying, "Once the guest comes to the door, the host will take the opportunity to show off his most precious silver tableware." This is both a hospitality attitude and a kind of self-show and satisfaction. But what Libida showed is not just silver tableware. After Helsios entered the gate, he was stunned by the composite overlapping vestibule colonnade of the villa. It was half Dorian and half Ionian. The marble ditch surrounded the entire courtyard. The gardener was watering the neatly built flowers. In the center of the front yard, there was a pure gold dance statue, surrounded by stone chairs for rest.
"I'll take you to the living room for a walk." A group of beautiful dancers and dancers, under the instruction of their master, took Helssius's hand and led him into the hall with sixteen luxurious rooms, full of dazzling murals, myths, various animals, and festive customs. Thanks to someone's guidance, Helssius entered the restaurant opposite the left and right from the maze-like hall, one is the winter restaurant and the other is the summer restaurant. The former has a luxurious fireplace, the latter has lush plants, and the end is a semi-circular dormitory, everything inside is made of gold and silver - closets, wardrobes, couches and bed frames, and the dormitory is connected to the hidden bathroom. When Helssius walked into the bathroom made of Numidia's mirrored marble, two huge murals were displayed before him.
They are all painted by famous artists and are both "** themes", which is common in the Roman art world, but it also makes the local bun, Helscius, a rustic bun, thrilling blood. One is a golden base, and the picture is probably a young couple with a flower crown, with the man holding the woman's plump breasts in his hand; the other is an obsidian base, which is intended to be made into a Greek pot painting style. It is a scene of a group of men who molested another group of men at the banquet (obviously young male servants).
Helsios stood in the middle of two paintings, looking around, and finally stood in front of the golden painting for a long time, and occasionally spoke some nonsense language of appreciation, all of which he heard from the market or the low-end tavern, with artful insights, but this move easily allowed Li Bida to capture this person's weakness:
Chapter completed!