Chapter 929 Just out of curiosity, why would I lack playmates?
"They must be a foreign tribe from the south. Judging from their appearance, they must be on their way to Chang'an. As the weather turned cold, they didn't bring any extra clothes, so they bought our clothes to wear."
That's why it looks so incongruous.
Li San Niang said this to Lu Zhu'er, who nodded and looked at the group of foreigners with great curiosity. Qiu Xiang, who was sitting in the carriage, also chimed in, "It's not uncommon for women to join the army. The Emperor, Princess Taiping, and Princess Qingyang all have women's armies under their command."
We can't see them in Chang'an City; they're all at the military camp on the outskirts of the capital.
Those few were kept in mansions, so we naturally couldn't see them.
Judging from the formation, the woman on the outside must be the leader, and the men and women on the outer perimeter are all soldiers. Since the men are on the outside and the women on the inside, the noblewoman inside the carriage must also be a woman.
Finally, Qiu Xiang concluded with a single sentence: "It must be a small tribe in the south. There are some tribes there that respect women, and the tribal leaders are also women."
Dewdrop nodded, then turned to look at Qiuxiang with admiration: "Sister Qiuxiang knows so much, I didn't even realize it."
"Then," Dewdrop turned to look at Li San Niang again, "these people must be here for the Emperor's birthday celebration next month, right?"
Li San Niang nodded, and was about to say something when she saw the woman selling fermented vegetable soup carrying a basket walking towards her carriage.
Behind this woman were two other women from different ethnic groups, one older and one younger.
"Third Sister, I'll go down and take a look."
The tenth brother, who had been sitting on the carriage shaft holding the reins, was the first to see the three people walking towards them. After giving Li San Niang a brief instruction through the carriage curtain, he easily jumped off the carriage shaft.
Although there's been that Liu family incident lately, to be honest, anyone who dares to cause trouble in public at the city gates of Chang'an is truly fearless.
Therefore, Li Sanniang thought that the two foreign women must not have done anything bad. Just as Li Sanniang guessed, the woman selling broth stopped not far from the carriage when she got close. She bowed to Lu Zhu'er, who was looking out of the carriage window.
"My lady, are you well?"
The young lady just asked me to buy some fermented vegetable soup. She's so kind, she told me to go and deal with the other party first. I'm very grateful for that.
"If all these people want to buy them all, how can I agree? The young lady is kind-hearted, and I must consider it."
The woman glanced helplessly at the two foreign women, one tall and one short, before turning back to continue, "Young lady, would you like some more sweet syrup? I specially set aside a portion for you."
As she spoke, the woman lifted the lid of the basket, revealing the jar inside. “These two women insisted on coming along when they heard I was coming to talk to you, young lady. If you are impatient, I will send them away for you.”
The woman said this, but her eyes were signaling to Dewdrop to call the Golden Guards who patrolled the area, their swords at their waists.
Dewdrop was so clever; she understood the woman's meaning immediately.
The woman said that she had no other choice, but the Imperial Guards' swords could. She told Dewdrop that if she felt something was wrong with the foreign woman, she should call the Imperial Guards to deal with the two of them.
"Mother?" Dewdrop really didn't know what to do, so she turned around to look at Li Sanniang.
Li San Niang listened to the woman's eloquent speech from inside the carriage. She nodded to Lu Zhu'er, and Qiu Xiang got up.
Dewdrop and Qiuxiang got off the carriage one after the other. "Madam, please give me the broth. How much?"
Dewdrop came down carrying her own bamboo tube. The two foreign women watched as Dewdrop and the woman finished their transaction before they spoke up.
The two women chattered away at Dewdrop. Dewdrop looked curiously at the shorter woman, who was about the same height as her. The short, foreign girl was delighted to see Dewdrop looking at her.
She made a series of noises at the dewdrop, but when the dewdrop couldn't understand, she gestured and spoke, then stepped forward and handed the dewdrop the brightly colored rope she was holding.
Yes, Dewdrop saw it; what lay in the foreign girl's palm was a braided rope.
In fact, when the alien girl took two steps forward, Qiu Xiang and Lao Shi were both on guard, and Qiu Xiang kept a close eye on the alien girl's movements.
"This is the rope of true love that Aqilaya gave to the young lady; she wove it herself."
The strange-sounding Chang'an Mandarin rang in her ears as the taller woman who had been following the foreign girl Aqilaya explained to Dewdrop.
The woman clenched her right fist and lightly pounded her chest. After bowing to the dewdrop in the manner of her tribe, she continued to explain: "Beautiful young lady of the Tang Dynasty, we are from the Pohe tribe of Zhenla (Zhenla does exist, but the Pohe tribe is something I made up). We have come to the Tang Dynasty to pay homage to the Divine Emperor and celebrate his birthday."
Because of the long journey and the large number of us, we hadn't prepared much food and water when we arrived at the city gate, so we bought more than we should.
Aqilaya is our young mistress, and she likes the young lady very much, which is why she wants to give the young lady the rope of true love that she wove herself.
Dewdrop found it fascinating, but at the same time, she was also wary.
You should know that since Li San Niang's maternity ward became more and more famous, and later recruited female doctors and opened the Ping An Women's Medical College, Lu Zhu'er, who was studying at the Chang'an Women's College, was very popular for a while.
Even at such a young age, Dewdrop already had some understanding of fame and fortune.
So, at this moment, as Dewdrop looked at Aqilaya, whose skin was slightly dark and whose eyes were bright and hopeful, she couldn't help but think, "Could it be that she found out in advance? Did she know that Mother would be returning to the city today?"
Not knowing what to do, Dewdrop turned to look at Qiuxiang.
"If you like it, accept it. What did you bring? Just give back something of equal value."
If you don't want it, then we don't want it; they can't force you to take it.
Dewdrop couldn't bear to refuse Akiraya, who had a bright smile. She accepted the rope of true love and handed over the sachet hanging from her waist.
"This is a sachet that I made myself, and I'm giving it to you as a return gift."
After listening to the tall girl's translation, Aqilaya happily accepted the sachet given to her by Dewdrop, immediately hung it on her waist, and then talked to Dewdrop for a while.
Dewdrop had no choice but to look at the tall girl. "Aqilaya is asking if you live in Chang'an City? And if I can come to see you in the future?"
This time, Dewdrop didn't turn around to look at Qiuxiang. She only said to the tall girl, "If we are destined to meet again, we will meet again."
After hearing the tall woman's translation, Aqilaya looked somewhat disappointed, but as she left, she still waved vigorously at Dewdrop.
Back in the carriage, Li San Niang asked Lu Zhu'er, "Why didn't you answer that young lady?"
Dewdrop looked down at the braided rope in her hand, then looked up at Li Sanniang and said with great emotion, "Mother, how would I know whether these people are good or bad?"
This is at the city gate. If it weren't here, why would I have taken her rope? I would have had to return one of my sachet to her.
It's all for the sake of our Great Tang's reputation; we absolutely cannot be rude.
That foreign woman said she liked me and intended to give me this thing called the "True Love Rope." How could I know if it was true or not? Did they have some other plans?
I may be curious about people of other races, but that's all I am. I don't need any playmates.
"Not to mention those in the academy, we still have quite a few brothers in our own family."
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