Chapter 2267: Invitation Again (April Monthly Ticket Plus 3)
General Nie actually wanted to ask them whether they left the treasure in the village, but a lot of things happened along the way, especially this time their soldiers suffered heavy casualties, most of the survivors were injured, and their medicinal materials had long been exhausted, so he never asked.
After entering the city, Bai Shan gave a gold ingot to Manager Li and asked him to go to the pharmacy to buy medicine according to the prescription. He suddenly felt that there was no need to ask.
As soon as they checked into the inn, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Man Bao said, "I'll go check on you, sir. Yin Huo, how are you feeling?"
She was so busy running around the day before that she didn't have time to show it to them.
Yin Huo smiled and said, "I don't feel any discomfort."
"That's a good thing," Bai Shan said. "I'll have someone look for houses in Gaochang City. We can rent a few courtyards to live in."
Thinking of what happened at the city gate, he frowned slightly and said, "Let General Nie stay with us. He doesn't have to live in the army."
General Guo seemed a little unfriendly to them. Although he seemed quite hospitable, they could still sense his good intentions and bad intentions.
According to the rules, after entering Xizhou, General Nie and his men would have their lodging and food provided by the Anxi Army.
But they now have quite a few wounded, and the total number is not that large, so they can be accommodated in one or two courtyards. There is really no need to go to the Anxi Army to see their faces.
After thinking about it, Bai Shan said directly: "It's settled. We will reserve two more courtyards so that everyone can live nearby."
General Nie had just arranged his men and was about to come over to ask when they would report to the Anxi Army when he heard this. He couldn't help but pause.
Wei Xingren was worried, "If the Protectorate comes to ask..."
"Just say we'll have to go out of the city to look for people and things later, and we'll need protection when we go in and out of the city, so it's more convenient to live nearby."
Man Bao said: "The Anxi Army doesn't need to worry about all the expenses, we can handle it ourselves."
General Nie: ...It sounds quite generous.
Wei Xingren agreed. This was the purpose of Mr. Zhuang and the two Xingren coming with him. It was the Honglu Temple that had to communicate with the local officials. As the chief officer, Zhou Man only needed to be responsible for finding prescriptions.
Once things were settled, everyone took action.
But before that, they had to wash up and have a good meal.
Being sleepy is the worst thing for them now, but being dirty and hungry is the worst.
So they ordered a lot of hot water and started washing up in their houses. Fortunately, the post station was once a national-level one, otherwise it would not have been possible to get so much hot water in the Western Regions in a short time.
Manbao took a shower, wrung out her hair, combed it, and went downstairs with a rosy face.
The clerk at the post station glanced and saw someone coming to meet him, but when he looked up and saw the person, he was startled.
Seeing him in a daze, Manbao asked, "Where are they?"
The guy came back to his senses and quickly pointed ahead and said, "Yes, in front."
Manbao went to the front.
The back is the living area, and the front is the place for dining and entertainment. This layout is similar to that of the post stations in the capital.
Before she even arrived, she heard the steward's voice apologizing. She walked around the door and saw Bai Shanzheng smiling and saying to the steward, "General Guo, you're worrying too much. We've been traveling so hard and are very dirty. How dare we bother you in such a dirty state? That's why we're staying at the post station first."
He said, "If the general has misunderstood, why don't you, young general, help the steward and say a few good words?"
Guo Zhao, who had been sitting at the table drinking tea and acting as if he was not involved in the matter, was stunned when he heard this. He looked up at Bai Shan, then at the steward, and simply nodded, saying frankly, "Okay."
The steward was about to kneel down, how could he dare to ask the young master to plead for him?
It would have been fine if he hadn't said it. Once he did, his life would be over.
The manager was in tears. How could he have known this errand would be so difficult? If he had known, he wouldn't have tried to take it.
Before coming, he thought that he just wanted to embarrass the young master of the Liu family. The accompanying delegation was just incidental. He had carefully asked the soldier before coming. In the delegation, apart from an old man who had some qualifications, only General Nie had something to say.
But General Nie is leading an army, and he will report to the barracks as soon as he enters the city. Aren’t the rest just a few young men and women?
Even if they were trying to make things difficult for people, it wasn't just a low-level one. They prepared good things, but they did it just to make the young master of the Liu family laugh at him so that the general would have something to say when he met the elders of the Liu family in the future. Who knew they were so difficult to deal with that he couldn't even invite anyone to his house.
Bai Shan had just finished washing up, and Bai Erlang and the others were still lingering upstairs, so he was the only one facing the steward at this moment. He turned his head and saw Manbao coming down, so he smiled and said, "Are you ready?"
Manbao nodded, walked over and nodded to Guo Zhao, then sat down opposite him. Seeing some snacks on the table, she picked up some and ate them.
The snacks on the inn's table were just to satisfy people's taste buds, so they were not only small but also few in number. Manbao finished them in no time. Bai Shan saw them and asked, "Are you hungry?"
Manbao nodded.
Bai Shan said, "I asked Manager Li to go out and find out about the restaurants nearby. We will go out to eat later."
Guo Zhao asked, "Why don't you ask me?"
The steward, who was about to answer, choked and immediately followed up, "Master Zhou, our general has set up a banquet in the mansion and is waiting for you to come."
He said, "Your Excellency has come from afar and is unwilling to stay at our General's Mansion, but we still need to welcome you. Please do not refuse again."
At this time, he was much more respectful from the bottom of his heart.
While Manbao was still pondering whether to agree or refuse, a steady voice responded, "Thank you for your concern, General."
Mr. Zhuang came out from behind with a smile on his face.
Manbao and Baishan quickly stood up and bowed, asking the gentleman to sit down.
Mr. Zhuang smiled at the two of them, then said to the steward, "We will go. When is the banquet?"
Guo Zhao looked at the steward with a half-smile.
A drop of cold sweat slid down the steward's forehead and he said, "The banquet will begin at 10:00 pm..."
Manbao and Baishan couldn't help but look at him. It was already dark at the time of Xu, and it was only around the time of Wei outside. They hadn't eaten lunch yet, so were they not going to have dinner either? Were they just waiting to have a drink at night?
The steward seemed to realize his mistake and hurried to make amends, but Mr. Zhuang smiled considerately and said, "Please rest assured, General. We will arrive on time. I wonder how many other guests are at the banquet? We encountered bandits and the Tibetan army before, and a lot of our luggage was lost. The local specialties we originally brought from the capital for you are also... Alas, this is truly rude."
The steward quickly said, "No, no, the general is already very happy that the adults are willing to come."
It was no secret that they had encountered the Tubo army. The manager had long guessed that they might have lost a lot of luggage and might not even have much gold and silver left.
(End of this chapter)
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