Chapter 1678 Meeting
He thought that they would need to exchange pleasantries for a while before they could take the person out, but after hearing that Zhou Man was an editor and a student of the Imperial College, they actually agreed.
So the two of them led the three people out of the inn. Bai Shan couldn't help but ask them, "Aren't you afraid that we are scammers?"
Gao You, the leader of the three, bowed and smiled modestly, saying, "Young Master, your attire is gorgeous and elegant. You can tell at a glance that you are an aristocrat. You certainly wouldn't lie to us."
Bai Shan lowered his head to look at his clothes. Today was Zhou Liulang's good day, so he did dress up. But the clothes he was wearing were just ordinary silk. Not very gorgeous, right?
Gao You had already asked, "Where does Mr. Bai want to take us to talk?"
Bai Shan pointed to the teahouse across the street and said, "I have a few friends up there. How about we go sit in the teahouse?"
The three handsome men breathed a sigh of relief. Although they could see that Bai Shan and Zhou Man were young, well-dressed and had good temperament, and did not look like bad people, they still did not want to go too far. It would be best to stay in a place they were familiar with.
So the three of them readily agreed and followed the two of them to the teahouse across the street.
The teahouse only had two floors. Mingda and Changyu were leaning against the window on the second floor looking down. They recognized the five people as soon as they came out.
The two of them became excited, and then compared them back and forth. After a while, they were a little disappointed. "It doesn't seem to be particularly good looking like this. It looks about the same as Bai Shan."
Mingda said: "It's not as good-looking as Manbao."
Bai Erlang on the side couldn't help but say: "Manbao is a girl."
Mingda and Changyu ignored him for a moment and pointed at the person walking to the side and said, "But that person is so white."
Mingda also nodded, "He is the best looking and seems quite gentle."
Bai Erlang couldn't help but lean over to take a look. Because the space was small, he squeezed them over there. Mingda didn't mind and gave him some space.
Bai Erlang looked at it and nodded, "It is quite white, but I think Yang Xuexiong was also this white before."
Chang Yu asked quickly, "When?"
"Six years ago, seven years ago? Back then, Brother Yang had just arrived in Luojiang County. I remember he was so white when I first met him. I'd never seen anyone whiter than him before."
By now, Yang Heshu had experienced the beatings of officialdom and the sun, and his complexion was not as fair as before, but he was still handsome and dazzling.
Seeing the five people coming upstairs, the three of them immediately returned to sit at the table, looking extremely dignified, and there was no sign of the look of them just leaning against the window to comment on the beauty.
Manbao pushed open the door, Mingda and Changyu raised their heads and nodded slightly to the three of them with dignity.
Bai Shan introduced them: "These three are our classmates. This is Bai Cheng, this is Miss Ming, and this is Miss Yu."
Bai Shan and Ming Da introduced the three people, "These are the envoys from Goguryeo, Gao You, Lou Mian, and Xing Xuan."
Bai Erlang bowed in return. Mingda and Changyu nodded slightly without greeting. After glancing at Lou Mian, he raised his hand and said, "Everyone, please take a seat."
When Gao You and the other two saw them, they knew what was going on. They thought these two were probably noble ladies with very high status.
The eight of them sat down, but of course they couldn't just sit there and do nothing. Bai Shan had brought them out and was responsible for starting a conversation, so he reached out and asked the waiter for the menu and asked the three of them, "What would you like to eat?"
Gao You and the other two were a little reserved. Bai Shan saw this and said to the waiter with a smile, "Then let's have some of your signature dim sum, and some tea."
The waiter agreed and said with a smile, "Sir, we still have grapes from the Western Regions in our store. Would you like some?"
Manbao immediately asked, "There are grapes from the Western Regions, but are there also grapes grown in the suburbs of Beijing or Yongzhou?"
Guy: “…Yes.”
Manbao said, "Then give us one portion grown in the suburbs of Beijing, and another portion grown in Yongzhou."
Waiter: "...My dear sir, the price of grapes from these two estates is the same."
"But I want to try them to see if they taste the same. Anyway, I'll just have one of each."
Bai Shan nodded to the waiter and said, "Give me two of the other fruit plates as well."
Then he returned the wooden signs to him, and after he left, he turned to look at Manbao, "Are you planning to plant grapes in the farm?"
Manbao nodded and said, "Home is too far away. I can't even eat the grapes that my third brother and his family grow, so I'd better grow them here."
"But the suburbs of Beijing and Yongzhou aren't that far apart. Is it really necessary to divide them so meticulously?"
Manbao said nonchalantly, "Who knows? Anyway, I can eat it, so why not try it and see if there's any difference?"
The two of them exchanged a few words, and then Gao You asked casually, "Do you grow grapes in your country?"
Gao You said somewhat embarrassedly: "No."
Manbao immediately said, "But your country has Korean ginseng. I've heard of it for a long time. I wonder if you brought any seeds with you this time?"
Gao You was even more embarrassed and shook his head, saying, "Korean ginseng is wild and needs to be found in the forest. There are no seeds, but this time we are offering Korean ginseng to His Majesty."
Manbao said regretfully, "Even if it's wild, you can consider collecting the seeds. I still want to see if I can grow it artificially."
The most important thing is that the seeds are always alive and can be collected.
The Korean ginseng they sent and the ginseng from the pharmacy had all been dried or processed, which was quite a pity.
After hearing what Zhou Man said, Gao You couldn't help but sneer in his heart. That was a gift from the mountain god, how could a mortal plant it?
The people of Dajin are really arrogant.
Seeing that Manbao had been talking for a long time without getting to the point they wanted to know, Changyu couldn't help but ask, "Ben... I heard that you came here this time to enroll in the Imperial College?"
Gao You's spirits brightened, and he immediately looked at Chang Yu with a sharp gaze and said, "Yes, our king heard that Silla sent students here to study, and he also wanted us to learn the truth in Dajin and then teach the people. So he sent us here to study."
Chang Yu looked at Lou Mian and asked, "Are you going to school too?"
Gao You couldn't help but turn his head to look at Lou Mian. Seeing this pretty boy, his expression froze. Lou Mian was a little nervous, but he still bowed slightly and said "yes" politely.
Gao You then explained with a smile, "Miss Yu, Lou Mian is my study partner."
Bai Shan explained, "The envoy Gao You is the fifth prince of Goguryeo."
He was just the son of a vassal prince. Mingda and Changyu, who were more noble than the vassal prince, did not take him seriously. Mingda glanced at Lou Mian and said, "I remember that the students sent by Silla have completed their studies and returned home. They haven't sent any students here in the past two years."
Gao You raised his lip and smiled, "Perhaps it's because the King of Silla has secured the throne and feels that it doesn't matter whether he comes or not?"
Manbao suddenly interrupted, “I heard that Silla is the queen, right?”
Bai Erlang immediately became interested and nodded, "Yes, I heard about it at the Imperial Academy. I heard that the previous King of Silla had no sons, so he passed the throne to his daughter. The Queen of Silla did a good job and was said to be very beloved."
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