Chapter 2309: Unaccustomed to the Local Climate
Manbao picked out a bracelet that was all pink tourmaline and put it on for Bai Shan to see. "Does it look good?"
Bai Shan glanced at her white and tender hands and nodded, "It looks good."
He turned to the shopkeeper and asked, "Do you have crimson?"
The shopkeeper smiled and said, "If you want it, young master, even if our shop doesn't have it, we will find a way to get it from somewhere else. Coincidentally, we do have some red tourmaline here, already polished, but not enough to make a bracelet."
After saying that, he went to the back hall and brought up a box. He opened it and showed it to them. Inside were seven bright red tourmalines, which were of similar color.
Bai Shan picked one up and placed it on Man Bao's wrist. After comparing them, he smiled and said, "The red one looks better."
Manbao was stunned for a moment and then said, "Not enough for one string."
Bai Shan said, "It's okay, we can look for it in other houses. We can always find enough."
Manbao looked at the pink bracelet on her wrist.
Bai Shan said, "You can buy this one yourself. Girls should have more jewelry so that they can match their clothes."
Manbao thought it made sense and asked the shopkeeper for the price.
It just so happened that Bai Erlang and Yin Huo also picked up some things and came over, and they all bargained together.
Bai Shan asked, "Since you have red ones, do you have blue bracelets?"
Bai Erlang couldn't help but turn his head, with an expression that said, "You're so rich!" "You're going to give Manbao so many things?"
Bai Shan glanced at him and said, "It's for my mother."
Bai Erlang began to think, "Should I choose one for my mother as well?"
Bai Shan said: "Then you have to buy some gifts for your cousin as well."
Manbao thought of Master Bai and nodded repeatedly, "That's right."
Bai Erlang was distressed, "But my father doesn't wear a bracelet either."
Manbao patted his shoulder and said, "Why are you so silly? Your father can't wear bracelets, but he can wear jade. The jade from the Western Regions is also very good. I plan to pick a few pieces later and give them to my father and my brothers."
Bai Shan also planned to give jade to his grandmother.
When the shopkeeper heard this, he immediately said enthusiastically, "Dear guests, our shop also has jade. What kind of jade do you like?"
Bai Shan looked around at the things in his shop, and the shopkeeper turned around and walked out of the counter and said, "Dear guests, please go to the next room."
Next door is a shop full of jade, gold and silver jewelry, which is also the shopkeeper's business.
Bai Shan and others were surprised and followed him to the side. Just as they went out, two horses ran past them at a high speed. Fortunately, they were standing on the side and were just startled and moved aside. After the horses passed, they were about to follow the shopkeeper into the next store, but the horses ran for a distance and turned around and ran back, stopping directly in front of them.
Manbao and the others looked up at the two of them.
The man on horseback saw Zhou Man's face clearly, confirmed it, and immediately jumped off his horse and saluted, "Master Zhou!"
Manbao took a look at their military uniforms and was shocked, "You are looking for me..." Did something happen to General Ashina?
Bai Shan pulled her and she swallowed the words she hadn't said yet. Yes, she is still outside. This is the Western Regions, not the Central Plains. For the sake of people's stability, this kind of thing cannot be said outside or spread.
The soldier also knew this, so he said with a serious face: "Master Zhou, our master has something to tell you."
Manbao hurried back to the courtyard with them. As they left, Bai Erlang turned back and said to the shopkeeper, "If you have any good jade, please keep it for us. Don't sell it too soon."
The shopkeeper agreed with a smile, and after they left, he stroked his beard and began to think, "Oh no! If something happens to General Ashina, will the Turkic army come to attack the city again?"
What a sin! The shopkeeper has decided not to open the shop for the next two days.
Back in the yard, the soldier took out an urgent document and handed it to Manbao, saying, "Sir, our General Han wants you to go to the front line."
Bai Shan then whispered in Man Bao's ear: "General Han is General Ashina's vanguard and his confidant."
The soldier said, "The chief steward is feeling unwell, but he refuses to listen to advice. General Han has no choice but to come back and ask Lord Zhou to come over."
Manbao asked, "What's wrong with General Ashina?"
"The military doctor said it was due to acclimatization. He had been feeling weak and had diarrhea since two days before I set out. It took me two days to get back from Kucha."
That's four days.
Manbao pondered. Ashina was the commander-in-chief of the army. If something happened to him, even if this expedition was a failure, it would definitely not be able to continue.
This war is extremely costly. If we cannot achieve our goal, then this westward expedition of the army will be considered a complete failure. Your Majesty will surely be angry when he knows this.
Manbao did not refuse and nodded in agreement.
Thinking that there were still many wounded soldiers in the army, she thought she could let Zhou Liru go with her to practice, so she said, "I'll take a few people with me and we can leave tomorrow."
The soldier asked her who she wanted to take with her.
Manbao pointed at Bai Shan and Zhou Liru and said, "Besides them, there are several guards."
Lieutenant General Nie came over from nowhere and said, "Sir, I am willing to go with you."
Manbao said, "That's not good. Mr. Zhuang and the others are still in the city and need your protection."
Mr. Zhuang said, "We're not going out of the city, so the danger isn't that great. But you guys are at the front line, where weapons are ruthless. It's better to let Lieutenant Nie accompany you."
Manbao agreed.
The soldier immediately said, "Sir, we must return quickly. If we can't get there in two days, we must get there in three. Miss Zhou..."
Some were worried that Zhou Liru couldn't ride a horse.
Manbao looked at Zhou Liru.
Zhou Liru immediately said, "Auntie, I can ride a horse."
Manbao didn't want her to lose this opportunity to practice, so he said to the soldiers: "It's okay, she can run. We also need to bring a carriage, some tools, and medicinal herbs. Since she is not acclimatized..."
She thought for a moment and then said to Zhou Liru, "Bring the pills we made earlier. I'll write you a prescription and you can go to the pharmacy to get the medicine now."
Zhou Liru quickly agreed, and the soldier swallowed his words when he saw how useful she was.
The next day, Daji drove out in a car. Zhou Liru sat in the car, while Manbao and the others rode horses.
Bai Erlang and Liu Huan also stood by, leading their horses. They both turned their heads and told Yin Huo, "Take good care of the master."
Yin Huo waved his hand weakly, "You guys go quickly."
Bai Erlang and Liu Huan were able to go by trying hard, but he knew that no one would agree even if he tried harder, and he didn't want to go ahead and cause trouble, so he didn't even mention the topic of going together.
Bai Shan got on the horse and said to him, "You can help us go out and look around more often. If you see any beautiful jade or gemstones, please buy them."
Yin Huo agreed and waved again, "You guys go quickly."
Then a few people set out to leave the city. After leaving the city gate, they followed the two soldiers and ran wildly towards the south.
They want to arrive within three days. I hope General Ashina's diarrhea is not too severe.
See you at 6pm
(End of this chapter)
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