Chapter 3515: Extra Chapter 47
There were even people who came directly to him with boats in their hands. With just one word from him, those boats could belong to the Zhou family. The other party was even generous enough to not take any of the money and just give them away for free.
Zhou Silang was very tempted, but he also knew that there is no free lunch in this world. The benefits are really good, but if you take benefits from others, you must give back something equally important, or even more important.
At that time, Bai Shan was the left prime minister of the Jin Dynasty, and Zhou Man was the director of the Imperial Medical Bureau and the principal of the Imperial Hospital. Both of them were second only to the emperor and above everyone else. Even if Zhou Silang was moved, he didn't dare to reach out.
So he simply gave up his idea and would rather work harder every year, renting ships from other people to go out to sea and spending money to buy space, than to mention shipbuilding again.
Those who were interested in this gradually stopped and no longer thought about starting with Zhou Silang to take over Bai Shan and Zhou Man.
The Lu's Company naturally had this idea in mind, but seeing so many people fail, they gave up and handled it with caution.
Another confidant said, "It's understandable that Zhou Siye is cautious, but this time it's Mr. Bai himself who's coming to board our ship. If we could cooperate directly with him..."
"But now Mr. Bai is no longer the Left Prime Minister."
Zongzi lowered his head and twirled the wine glass in his hand. After a while, he drank it all in one gulp and put the glass down on the table with a thud. "Even if he is no longer the Left Prime Minister, a word from him is more effective than a month of running around. Let's give it a try. If it works, it will be much cheaper for the fleet to go out to sea in the future."
"Should we mention Zhou Mianzhou Mu?"
"Forget it. My father once sold himself into slavery, which is not a good thing. I don't know if Master Zhou would mind. I don't want to show favor but make enemies instead."
"Master Zhou doesn't look like that kind of person."
Zongzi said, "Regardless of whether it's true or not, we shouldn't mention it again. Bringing it up would be like demanding repayment for a favor."
The confidants around him finally agreed, "Yes."
The fleet set sail. This was the first time that Zhou Man and his crew had been sailing on the sea for such a long time. Sometimes it would take ten days or half a month to see land.
No matter whether there were people on land or not, as long as the boat could dock, they all rushed to the land.
Only when their feet touched solid ground did they feel comfortable, but they still felt dizzy.
Zhou Man carried his small backpack, took Xi Bing and a few guards and headed deeper into the island. Zongzi was just one step behind him and hurried to find Bai Shan and said, "Mr. Bai, there are wild people on this island. If you rush into the depths, you might get into danger."
Bai Shan knew that if someone was nearby, Zhou Man would not be able to hide it, and she was also accompanied by Xibing and guards, so she smiled and said, "It doesn't matter, she won't go deep into the depths, she just wants to pick some herbs and wild vegetables."
The medicinal herbs were fine, as they had prepared a lot when they got on board, but they had already consumed all the vegetables along the way. Although the crew would grow bean sprouts themselves on the ship, they were already tired of them.
Not to mention them, even the crew members now see green leaves as if they are nothing.
but……
Bai Shan still took a few guards with him to find Zhou Man.
Bai Erlang wanted to go too after seeing this. Mingda had also recovered and followed suit. Yin Huo took a look and slowly followed with Changshou and Xu An...
Zongzi:......
He wanted to stop Zhou Man from taking risks, not to let them take risks with him.
Zhou Man didn't walk very far, because just a little further in, she came across a clump of nightshade. Each plant was very large, and it grew in large patches, all green and tender.
Zhou Man was delighted to see this, and hurried forward with the cake. He waved his hand and said to the guards, "Pick the young leaves and cook them with eggs to clear away heat and detoxify."
So when Bai Shan and the others came, they were each surrounding a nightshade plant, and each of them had a handful in their hands.
Bai Shan walked forward to take a look, then looked around and recognized several kinds of wild vegetables nearby. He was happy and said, "There are quite a lot of wild vegetables on this island. It's much better than the island we approached last time."
The island they landed on last time was mostly rocky, and they only found some fresh water on it before leaving.
Zhou Man said: "This island is not small, there should be a lot of things on it."
Yin Huo and the others also knew a lot about wild vegetables and medicinal herbs from Zhou Man, so they also looked for them everywhere. However, as they were looking, they couldn't help but look up at the sky - the trees under the trees.
Bai Erlang's neck was about to ache. "The fruit up there is so big, won't it kill someone if it falls?"
Zhou Man pushed the tree, but it didn't move. He became even more greedy. "I heard the juice of the fruit is sweet."
Bai Erlang: "Who told you that he has eaten it?"
Zhou Man didn't answer her, he was already looking for a place to climb.
Bai Shan had already felt around and felt that he couldn't climb up, so he asked the guards, "Who among you can climb up?"
Guards: ...
Although the master's request was not very reliable, the guards still selected two guards who were good at climbing trees. After taking off their shoes, they climbed up one by one with daggers.
The tree was huge, and they carefully cut only a small hole to make the footing less slippery...
When they reached the top, they cut a fruit and threw it down, which landed not far from Yinhu.
Zhou Man and Bai Erlang ran forward to hold it, but Yin Huo stepped on it. He squatted down to take a look and knocked on it, very curious, "How do you eat this?"
When the group returned, they not only carried a lot of wild vegetables, but also a lot of big fruits. Facing Lu Zongzi's curious eyes, Zhou Man said: "This is called Xu Yu, it's edible."
As the eldest son of the family, Lu Zongzi was responsible for planning and strategizing, and he rarely went out to sea. He knew there were wild people on the island because his family had sent an experienced steward to follow them, but this fruit...
He laughed and said, "This is the first time I've heard of such a fruit. Is it... really edible?"
Bai Shan said: "The Xuyu in 'Liuluo Xuyu, Renpin Binglu' in the Shanglin Fu is referring to it."
Lu Zongzi: ...Although he also reads books, he can't recite "Shanglin Fu". Since the big guys all say so, it must be true.
As the best doctor in the world, Zhou Man should not make a mistake.
Zhou Man excitedly chopped off a lot of fruit shells, dug a small hole, and poured out the juice inside...
Smelling a delicate fragrance, she carefully extended her tongue to take a sip. Bai Shan was amused. Seeing how confident she was in her words, she thought she was very confident.
Zhou Man retracted his tongue and tasted it carefully. His eyes lit up and he said to the others, "It tastes good!"
Upon hearing this, they quickly asked the guards to help them split the fruit and pour out the juice for them to taste.
After drinking the water, Bai Shan squinted his eyes curiously and looked inside. Seeing that it was white, he couldn't help but pick up a piece with his fingers and put it in his mouth to taste it.
He raised his eyebrows slightly, "Is this... pulp?"
Although Xu Yu was mentioned in Shanglin Fu, it did not describe how to eat Xu Yu, and Bai Shan also rarely saw any books that described it in detail.
It seems that they are too shallow and haven't read enough books. He turned to Bai Erlang and said, "Write more about this, so that people who have never been to sea can have some experience."
Mingda was thinking, "Should I bring some for my brother on the way back?"
(End of this chapter)
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