Mingxiu curiously pulled Kangxi over. This was something she was very curious about. Although these foreigners came to do business, they were not from the same country after all, so there was a gap between the people of the Qing Dynasty and these foreigners.

Aside from a few individuals, there are very few occasions where these two sides can sit together and appear to be discussing something.

Mingxiu looked at the overly curious Mingxiu with some helplessness, and could only protect her while looking for a place to let the person in.

The people protecting the two gradually surrounded them, eventually forming a circle around Mingxiu and Kangxi.

As Mingxiu walked over, she saw a vendor arguing with a foreigner, with someone who could understand the language translating back and forth.

Ming and his companion listened in a daze, and it took them quite a while to understand what they were talking about.

Mingxiu and Kangxi exchanged a glance, speechless.

"How can you be so unreasonable? Just because your country has it, we can't have it too? Why do you say that our country's things are stolen from you? Why didn't you steal ours?" someone who couldn't stand it anymore chimed in.

"Exactly, why can only you have it and not us? This was developed by our Qing Dynasty's research institute. We studied it to observe medicinal materials. Do you have any medicinal materials there? With your treatment methods of bloodletting and drinking urine, do you really need this?"

This taunt was really too direct and over the top.

Mingxiu and Kangxi couldn't help but look at the person who had just spoken. It was a young-looking child with rosy lips and white teeth, who seemed well-behaved. They never expected him to be such a fiery person.

Mingxiu was amazed!

Little Chili's words were indeed met with everyone's agreement, and everyone burst into laughter.

"Exactly. I used to think your medical skills were amazing, and I was even reluctant to see a doctor because I thought our doctors were unprofessional and wouldn't let me get treatment. I was quite angry at that, but after having the chance to see you once, I really felt inferior. Anyway, we don't drink children's urine here," the person next to Little Chili said with a smile.

This immediately caused a burst of laughter.

Mingxiu and Kangxi couldn't help but chuckle; this guy was truly a master of sarcasm.

The foreigners who had been arguing nearby, upon hearing the translator's words, became furious, pointing their fingers at him, their faces turning red with anger.

The translator was brought by the foreigner himself, and he was quite skilled, so the translation was flawless. In the end, the two even took the matter to the authorities.

Mingxiu, watching from the side, was incredibly curious and wanted to follow along to see how it would end. Kangxi was also very curious about the problems arising between the people of these two countries and wanted to know how the government would handle it. So, he and Mingxiu followed the crowd of onlookers toward the government office.

The seventh and eighth sons, who had agreed to wait for the two to arrive at the appointed time, waited and waited but no one came. Fortunately, Kangxi was quite reliable. Halfway there, he suddenly remembered that his two eldest sons were waiting not far away, so he sent someone to inform them.

Seventh and Eighth Princes: Thank goodness, Father Emperor still remembers us. We were almost worried to death just now. We were about to order someone to go and look for us.

The two elders were unreliable; they went to watch the commotion. After learning what had happened, the person who came exchanged a glance and could only helplessly follow them.

Although I know the people here won't get into trouble, I still have to be careful. Otherwise, if anything happens to them while I'm at it, I might get assassinated when I return to the capital, and not just by one person.

Mingxiu and Kangxi followed the main group to the entrance of the government office.

Governor Zhang came out when he heard someone beating a drum, and when he saw the two people in the middle, he was utterly speechless.

Since the lifting of the maritime ban, foreigners have frequently entered the country. At first, both sides were somewhat cautious, so there were no major conflicts. However, now that time has passed, both sides are less cautious, so strange problems often occur. This is already the twelfth such incident this month.

Governor Zhang looked helplessly at the crowd of onlookers outside; he had already become accustomed to it.

"Who are you here? Speak, and what caused the dispute?"

As soon as Governor Zhang finished speaking, the peddler, Little Chili, and the foreigner's translator finished explaining everything.

Mingxiu overheard the entire argument from the side. It was actually quite simple. There was a microscope on the vendor's stall. He himself was in the business of selling medicinal herbs, so when he learned that the research institute had developed a microscope, he put a lot of effort into it and saved up for several months to buy one.

He usually treasured it so much that he wouldn't let anyone touch it. Today, he was examining the medicinal herbs under a microscope when someone suddenly came to his door. It was this foreigner. The foreigner was very interested in what it was, and the vendor thought it would be good to let them take a look. So he explained what it was and then warmly invited him to take a closer look.

As it turned out, this foreigner insisted that the item belonged to their country, accusing the vendor of stealing their goods, and even demanded that the vendor return the microscope.

This question completely baffled the vendor. When he realized what was happening, he was furious. This product was manufactured by the Qing Dynasty's research institute, and he had saved up for several months to buy it. How could it be considered stealing from their country?

So the two started arguing. Later, everyone who heard the noise came over to watch the commotion. They were all furious when they heard what happened. Then Little Chili spoke up, explaining what Mingxiu and Kangxi had just witnessed upon their arrival.

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