Chapter 2162 Getting Acquainted
Liangzhou was different from any town they had visited before, and also different from Xiazhou.
Its walls are khaki in color, and most of the houses in the city are also khaki in color. The people walking on the streets are very different from those in the Central Plains, mainly because their clothes are very dark in color. In contrast, the few people in plain clothes stand out more among them.
But just by looking at the patterns and texture on their clothes, you can tell that they are not made of ordinary fabrics, so the waiters in the roadside restaurant treated them very warmly.
In the end, Bai Shan and his friends chose a restaurant that looked relatively large and went in. They chose a window seat on the second floor, but did not go into the private room. Instead, they sat directly in the second-floor lobby with a wide view.
Bai Shan glanced down and noticed that most of the young men passing by were carrying swords. He nodded and said, "That should be it. I'll ask Wei Xingren to find out what's going on."
After looking at the following for a while, Mr. Zhuang said to Man Bao, "Although we are just passing through and not on official business in Liangzhou, since you are here, why don't you send a letter to the Governor of Liangzhou so that we can sit down and have a chat."
He said, "If I remember correctly, Governor Duan was recommended by the Crown Prince."
Manbao whispered, "I'm not the prince's man."
Mr. Zhuang laughed and said, "It doesn't matter. As long as people outside think you are it, that's all that matters."
Among their group, Manbao is close to the prince. He is the prince's tutor, and Baishan and the other three are the prince's companions. If someone says that this group of people are not the prince's people, others may not believe it.
Bai Shan said, "I don't think this is urgent. We need two days to rest anyway. Why don't we go shopping tomorrow and buy some things, and then send the invitation later. What if someone comes to us on their own?"
Mr. Zhuang thought about it for a moment and felt that it made sense. After all, their group included not only Manbao, the imperial physician who was deeply favored by the emperor, but also Yin Huo, a county boy.
At this time, they are no longer powerless commoners. Maybe Governor Duan will really come to them first.
So Mr. Zhuang nodded.
Seeing that they had finished talking, Zhou Liru immediately said, "Then I'll ask the waiter to come and order the food."
There was no menu, but the waiter was very clever and had memorized the entire menu. Several people listened to the menu and ordered several items, then said, "Two more bowls of white rice."
The waiter was stunned for a moment and then said, "Please forgive me, gentlemen and ladies, we are out of white rice today, but we have corn rice, naan, sesame cakes, pancakes, and big steamed buns..."
Anyway, there is no white rice.
Several people who had not eaten for several days could not help but look towards the lobby downstairs. It was not time for dinner yet, but they had not eaten much for lunch and were hungry, so they came early.
There weren't many people in the lobby downstairs at the moment, and there was only one table on the second floor besides theirs, and there was no white rice on their table.
so……
If you don’t have anything to sell, then you don’t have anything to sell. Why do you say it’s sold out?
The few people who wanted to eat sighed, and then Mr. Zhuang ordered two large steamed buns, Bai Shanzhuiding, and Manbao ordered naan bread...
The waiter wrote down everything, but still couldn't help looking at them several times. This was the first time he had seen people ordering staple food separately for each person. Wouldn't it be better to just order a basket of steamed buns or a plate of pancakes?
The waiter went downstairs to arrange the dishes. After a while, he returned with a pot of boiling water and asked, "Would you like some wine, gentlemen?"
Bai Shan refused on behalf of everyone and stopped Mr. Zhuang who was about to say something.
Manbao and Mr. Zhuang said, "We are tired from the journey. It is not appropriate to drink now."
Well, the only person here who likes to drink has to compromise.
After ordering the dishes, everyone couldn't help but look left and right, front and back, and then their eyes fell on the table of people sitting on the second floor.
They sat behind them, Bai Shan was facing them, and Man Bao had to turn his head. Seeing them looking behind them, Bai Erlang and Liu Huan turned their heads to look back, and Yin Huo couldn't help but turn half of his body to look.
The three people who were drinking enthusiastically noticed their gazes and couldn't help but pause. Then they all lowered their heads and looked at themselves. After checking themselves nervously, they didn't find anything wrong. Then they looked up at Bai Shan and the others hesitantly, "Brother, what advice do you have?"
When Bai Shan heard him ask, he immediately stood up and went over to greet him happily, "My name is Bai Shan, and I'm from the capital. What are your names, brothers?"
The three of them looked at each other and nervously introduced themselves, "My name is Guo Tian."
"My name is Yue Zheng."
"My name is Quan Rui."
The three men all looked to be around twenty years old, and they were wearing soft silk hats on their heads, obviously they were also scholars.
Bai Shanxian introduced himself, "We are classmates. We came to Liangzhou for study tour, so we are not very familiar with Liangzhou. Seeing that you are locals in Liangzhou, I took the liberty to come up and disturb you."
Hearing that they were from the capital, Guo Tian and the others couldn't help but smile in a friendly manner and said, "Brother, if there's anything you don't understand, feel free to ask us. If we know anything, we'll definitely tell you."
Since they are all scholars, it is naturally better to make more friends. And judging from their clothes and appearance, their family background must be good.
He dared to come to Liangzhou to study, and his family background must be quite good. You can tell by looking at the guards standing on the other side without looking at him from a distance.
Bai Shan warmly invited the three of them to come and sit together.
Their table is big, so it's just right for three more people.
The three men hesitated for a moment before stepping forward, greeting and introducing themselves to each other. Upon hearing that Mr. Zhuang was their teacher, the three men respectfully bowed to Mr. Zhuang again before sitting down.
Bai Shan sat next to them and winked at Man Bao when he sat down. Isn't it good this way? They can have some understanding before meeting Governor Duan.
Manbao smiled slightly.
Bai Erlang asked them excitedly, "Are you still studying?"
The three nodded, and Guo Tian said proudly, "We are all students of the prefectural school."
Manbao calculated the time and said, "Today is a day off."
The days off for official schools across the country are the same, with only some differences in holidays.
Bai Erlang sighed and said, "Without going to school, I almost forgot what day it was."
The main reason was that it was so boring to cross the grassland. The sun rose and set, and I didn’t feel much throughout the day.
Yue Zheng couldn't help but ask, "Where did you go to school before?"
Bai Erlang said quickly, "We study at Chongwenguan, and we have the same days off as you do."
Guo Tian and the other two were startled and couldn't help asking, "Are you the prince's study companions?"
Everyone knows that Chongwenguan is affiliated with the Eastern Palace. The teachers there are all teaching the Crown Prince and compiling books, and the students there are all reading companions to the Crown Prince...
Bai Shan glanced at Bai Erlang and said with a smile, "He's not really a study partner. He's just studying at Chongwenguan. Now he's traveling to study. Brother Guo, have you ever been to a study abroad program? Do you know any fun places in Liangzhou?"
The atmosphere, chilled by Bai Erlang's words, reignited, and Guo Tian became even more cautious. He said, "We've traveled before, but the farthest we've been is Xiazhou. We don't have many interesting places in Liangzhou, but we could visit the Great Wall..."
See you at 6pm
(End of this chapter)
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