Chapter 463: Mouthful
After the mutual compliments, everyone naturally turned their attention to the exchange hall.
After listening carefully to Li Sanniang's detailed explanation of what the exchange hall was all about, Wang Ye clapped his hands with shining eyes and said, "Li Sanniang is amazing!"
Such a brilliant idea is simply wonderful!
If all physicians could join this exchange hall, why would we be afraid that those secret recipes and skills would be lost?
My Wang family has practiced medicine for generations and has accumulated some wealth. We are willing to join this exchange hall, exchanging our family's secret formulas so that we can progress together with everyone and, as Li San Niangzi said, do so for the Tang Dynasty and for future generations!
Li San Niang nodded and smiled, appearing to agree wholeheartedly, but inwardly she was finding it hard to resist.
"Goodness, Wang Ye is even better at making grand promises and empty talk than I am!"
He's learned all my talking techniques. It's a really strange feeling—the techniques I used to use on others are now being used against me. It's a really, well, how should I put it, a strange and wonderful feeling.
Regardless of what we think in our hearts, today's gathering of everyone is very meaningful.
Therefore, at Wang Ye's insistence, he treated everyone to lunch at a restaurant. During the meal, Wang Ye said, "Doctor Li, in the future, if any of my friends want to join this Exchange Hall, may I bring them along?"
Li San Niang swallowed the tender chicken in her mouth, took a sip of tea, and then replied, "Of course it's possible."
Furthermore, if the recruitment is ultimately successful, Dr. Wang, as the intermediary, will receive an additional contribution point.
At this moment, Li Sanniang looked at Chen Yanfu and Tang Mingyue and said, "Just like this time, Doctor Wang, you were brought here by Sister Afu and Doctor Tang, so you should contribute some points to them."
If you, Dr. Wang, exchange for enough items in the future, then Sister Afu and the other two will also get more points accordingly.
Wang Ye opened his mouth as if to say something, but Li San Niang seemed to know and spoke first: "Of course, this only applies to people at the upper and lower levels. If you, Dr. Wang, bring in people, Sister Afu and Dr. Tang will not receive contribution points."
Wang Ye nodded knowingly.
After lunch, everyone drank two pots of tea before agreeing on a date for their next meeting. They then exchanged greetings and departed.
After leaving the restaurant, Li San Niang greeted her father and brother Li Er, and then she and Qiu Xiang hurriedly boarded the carriage driven by Shi Jiu to head to the West Market to attend another appointment.
When they parted ways outside the fellow villager's building, didn't Xing Yu mention that she would open a private restaurant in the West Market? (Chapter 450 plot)
Xing Yu had everything arranged, and all that was left was the food tasting. So she sent out invitations to Li San Niang and the others.
Li San Niang stepped off the carriage and stood in front of the quiet two-story building amidst the hustle and bustle, looking at the three characters written on the plaque above the door: "Full of Fragrance".
Xing Yu, his wife, and their two children were already waiting by the door. As soon as Xing Yu saw Li San Niang, he came to greet her.
Li San Niang first bowed to the group, and then Xing Yu smiled and said to Li San Niang, "Third Sister, you're a bit late. Old Chang and Grandma Bi have already arrived."
Thus, Li Sanniang and the other two followed Xing Yu and the others into the Mankouxiang Private Kitchen.
After Li San Niang met Chang Siyuan and Grandma Bi, everyone exchanged pleasantries.
"You guys chat, I'll take Da Lang and Er Lang to see how things are going in the kitchen."
Xing Yu's wife is quite perceptive, or perhaps Xing Yu had already told her that he would be discussing matters with Li San Niang and the others.
Thus, Li San Niang instructed Qiu Xiang and Shi Jiu Yi Fan to follow Chang Si Yuan's servants, including Bi Da Lang from Grandma Bi's family, to the next room.
Although she was with Xing Yu, Li San Niang still took advantage of the time while Xing Yu was pouring tea for them to stand up and walk around the room, of course, after using her X-ray vision.
Just in case, Li Sanniang also wanted to check if the group was being watched.
Fortunately, there was no one around or on the roof, so no one was watching them all the time, at least not at this moment.
"Alright, everyone, now we can talk properly."
After Xing Yu started with that, she couldn't stop talking.
"It is only in front of you that I dare to say these things."
You wouldn't believe it, but after I went home from that place last time, my heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys were all acting up. I couldn't find a single comfortable spot.
Sigh, what kind of situation is this?
In my past life, I was a law-abiding citizen. My company became a model of integrity in the local community, and I even received a plaque from the government.
In this life, all I wanted was to be an honest and law-abiding citizen. But look at some people, why do they have to go out of their way to cause trouble?
"It's one thing to cause trouble, but to drag us into it? Isn't that just setting up a scapegoat so we can all get wiped out?"
Bi Qionglan lowered her head and drank her tea without saying a word. Li Sanniang and Xing Yu looked at Chang Siyuan, who smiled and said, "Come on, we're brothers, who doesn't know who?"
I won't go into details about past lives; those are things of the past and have nothing to do with our present lives.
However, Ding Mingxuan and his group were probably brainwashed by the people behind them, or perhaps their own desires were too great.
They probably think they've traveled through time and become the chosen ones.
"Hmph," Chang Siyuan snorted after taking a sip of tea before continuing, "Where is this?"
This is the Tang Dynasty!
Even if it's not the same Tang Dynasty in the same time and space, it's still the Tang Dynasty!
Do you really think that just because you time-traveled, you'll become an overpowered protagonist?
"Don't you look around? Where are we? Is this a place where you can just run wild?"
Chang Siyuan looked up at Xing Yu, then glanced at Li Sanniang, and finally looked at Bi Qionglan and said, "We know, just like Xing Yu said, we all want to cherish this second chance at life and live this life to the fullest."
But sometimes, not wanting to get involved in Ding Mingxuan and his gang's messy affairs doesn't mean you won't be affected.
It can only be said that when the nest is overturned, no egg remains intact. We are all in the same boat, and only by uniting can we have any chance of protecting ourselves.
Grandma Bi, what do you think of what I've said?
Watching the exchange of glances between the two people in the arena, Li San Niang felt somewhat helpless. What was the point of all this probing?
What's Mr. Bu Ke's perspective?
Why don't you just come out and recruit us? We can focus on our careers with Emperor Wu in peace.
Bi Qionglan sighed: "Sigh, you young people are so impetuous, why are you in such a hurry?"
Ding Mingxuan and his group haven't really shown their true colors yet; they've only shown you a single fox hair. How can you panic like that?
Upon hearing Bi Qionglan's words, Li Sanniang thought about it carefully and realized that what Grandma Bi said made a lot of sense.
"Ding Mingxuan and his group are indeed just testing the waters, observing, and accumulating strength. They may only stir up trouble once everything is settled."
Grandma Bi is right.
Over the next hour or so, the group discussed how to protect themselves, and after listening to this discussion, Li San Niang had a better understanding of the situation.
"It seems that now, apart from Xing Yu, Grandma Bi and Chang Siyuan both have something to rely on, and that reliance should be their source of confidence."
People within the system are just different, huh?
It's like me; the Bad Guys are also my reliance and source of confidence.
"good!
Let's listen to Grandma Bi and wait and see!
If something really happens, we can just go to the authorities!
Judging from the current situation, I think that Empress Wu is not that petty, but of course, she is not one to tolerate injustice either.
As long as we act uprightly and do the right thing, I think we can all live well.
At this moment, Chang Siyuan brought up the name Jiang Yijun.
"Afterwards, I asked around and bought information, and all I knew was that this person came from Qizhou Prefecture."
He came from a wealthy family, but no one could find out his exact background.
All that is known is that Jiang Yijun is already married and has a son who works as a junior officer on the frontier.
This information was obtained from in-laws of the Jiang family.
Jiang Yiyun didn't leave that day. I figured she might be trying to get on Ding Mingxuan's side.
Li San Niang pondered to herself, "Even someone as capable as Chang Siyuan couldn't find out Jiang Yijun's background. It seems that Jiang Yijun must have something to rely on."
"It's alright, it's not time to start yet, who knows who's at this table?"
Ding Mingxuan said he only invited a few of us, but who knows if there are other people coming?
Let's wait and see how they perform in the future, then we'll talk about it later.
Then, everyone stopped talking and began exchanging information they had gathered, taking into account the customs and traditions of the Tang Dynasty at that time.
During this conversation, Xing Yu mentioned that after the war against the Turks ended, he wanted to form a caravan with several business partners and travel to the Western Regions.
"The world is bustling with activity, all for the sake of profit."
I had long been interested in this business of trading with the Western Regions, but at the time I had just arrived in Chang'an and wasn't very familiar with the place.
Over time, since opening a shop in the West Market, I've gotten to know quite a few people and learned some tricks of the trade.
As long as the war ends and the Tang Dynasty gains the upper hand, merchants from the Tang Dynasty will have a guarantee of safety.
Besides, this business is not only a way to make money, but also a source of information. If things go well in the future, you can all contribute some money.”
No one was surprised by Xing Yu's generosity, after all, given her previous personality, she was known to be a generous and decisive person.
"I do have some connections; I got vaccinated against smallpox, and I'm still not fully recovered. I estimate it will take another two or three months before I see any signs of recovery."
"If any of you are interested at that time, you may seek me out."
The three looked at Li San Niang in surprise, not expecting her to drop such a bombshell right off the bat.
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