"It's unexpectedly delicious, fragrant, spicy, fresh and salty. It's a combination of these four flavors. Not bad." Shangguan Ziqi agreed, although his expression was still awkward.
"But this way of eating is really unacceptable. Next time we have to carry chopsticks with us."
Rajiv seemed to understand their difficulties and signaled the servant to bring a thin flatbread.
"Use this." He explained with simple words and gestures, "You can wrap it and eat it."
Yu Yuzheng suddenly realized what was going on and immediately wrapped some rice and curry in flatbread and demonstrated it to her companions.
Now everyone breathed a sigh of relief and followed suit.
Rajiv's son seemed particularly fond of these clumsy foreign guests and took the initiative to teach them how to use their fingers correctly.
The little boy came over and grabbed Shangguanziqi's hand, carefully adjusting his finger position, causing the adults to burst into laughter.
Shangguan Ziqi blushed for a rare moment, but did not reject the child's kindness.
The atmosphere in the restaurant suddenly became much more relaxed.
As the meal progressed, the initial awkwardness was gradually replaced by novelty.
Even the most resistant Shangguan Ziqi gave up his embarrassment and ate directly with his hands, although his movements were still clumsy.
Yu Zheng looked at the curry sauce that accidentally stained the tip of his nose and couldn't help laughing out loud.
"What's so funny?" Shangguan Ziqi said with a straight face.
"Nothing." Yu Zheng handed over the wet wipes, "I just think you are particularly approachable at the moment, especially in front of so many subordinates."
Mrs. Rajiv duly served a dessert of small balls soaked in rose syrup.
Indicate that everyone must try it.
This time, even Qingfeng and Mingyue boldly picked one up and put it into their mouths. The sweet taste immediately made them forget their previous embarrassment.
After the meal, servants brought copper trays with lemonade and spices for everyone to clean their hands.
Yu Zheng noticed that the official chess pieces were washed very carefully, as if he was almost rubbing off a layer of the skin, and she couldn't help but smile.
"It seems that our business partnership," Shangguan Ziqi whispered as he wiped his hands, "will be built on no small sacrifice."
Yu Zheng smiled and responded: "Cultural differences are the fun of trade. Just treat it as a new experience and don't take it too seriously.
Think about it, aren’t our silk and porcelain also novelties to them?
Fortunately, I didn’t let the three children come with me today. Otherwise, there would be more jokes.”
At this time, the servant poured each person a glass of water and placed it in front of them.
Rajiv seemed to sense the guests' gradually relaxing mood. He raised his glass and said a few words of blessing in the local language.
Although she didn't understand, Yu Zheng could feel the kindness in the conversation. She also raised her glass and motioned for everyone to do the same.
“It’s a pleasure to work with you!”
These words seemed to turn on a switch, and the restaurant was suddenly filled with laughter.
Rajiv's son even ran over and hugged Yu Zheng, then shyly hid behind his mother.
The language barrier seemed to disappear at this moment, leaving only the simplest communication between people.
When lunch was over, they returned to the living room before dinner.
They still have something to discuss.
We've been chatting for so long, but we still don't know each other's names.
Yu Zheng took the initiative to stand up, pulled Shangguan Ziqi to look at Rajiv and Ajay, and introduced his name word by word: "Shangguan Ziqi."
The two of them also understood and pronounced the four words in Yu Yuzheng's accent.
"Qingfeng, the rest of you, come, kneel before your husband and pay him respect."
Several people didn't know what the princess meant, but they didn't ask anything and just did as she said.
Then Yu Zheng looked at Rajiv and the other man again and pointed to the sky.
"He is the prince whose status in our Great Wei is second only to the emperor."
She didn't care whether they understood or not.
This was telling the two of them Shangguan Ziqi's identity.
The four Chunyi sisters were very tactful and knelt in front of Yu Zheng.
After getting up, he also pointed to the sky like Yu Yuzheng.
"This is our Princess Rong."
Rajiv and Ajay both understood, at least they knew that the identities of the two people were not simple.
The two of them stepped forward at the same time and bowed sincerely.
Bend your waist more.
Next, Rajiv and the other man also told Yu Zheng and the others their names.
This way both parties can communicate better.
When speaking, you can call the other person's name first, and then use gestures and language.
It should be easier to understand so that we can communicate further.
At the same time, Yu Yuzheng also said the name of the country they came from.
Pointing to the distant horizon, Shangguan Ziqi repeated "Da Wei" several times. He then drew a few strokes on the paper and sketched out a simple map.
Rajiv understood.
They came from the distant country of Da Wei.
He also said the name of his country three times.
Shangguan Ziqi and his companions then realized that the country they came to was very diverse.
But Yu Zheng felt it was very similar to the India she knew before.
Shangguan Ziqi and his party were preparing to leave.
Rajiv asked to go with them to see the cargo on their ship.
Shangguan Ziqi readily agreed.
At the same time, the two sides conducted a transaction, exchanging the few things they brought out for silver.
Rajiv asked the servants to drive out two carriages.
On the way back, Shangguan Ziqi was still struggling with the lunch, but in the end he took the initiative to comment: "That curry seasoning, although the way to eat it is weird, the taste is indeed unique."
"Princess, the people here are so weird." Chunshui dared to speak only then.
Since the four sisters followed the princess ashore, it has been truly an eye-opener.
This was the first time they came out and went ashore.
But the four of them just followed the princess silently, and did not make a sound unless the princess ordered them to do so.
Just look around with your eyes and keep it in mind.
But she had been holding back her curiosity for so long that she only dared to speak out now.
"You've learned a lot, right? The world is so vast, there are all kinds of things. You couldn't even imagine what it was like when you were on Haiyue Island before, right?"
"Yeah. We wouldn't even dream of it. And their speech is so strange, why can't we understand a word of it?" Chunshui had only lived on that small island.
I had no idea there were multiple languages in the world.
“Every place has its own language. You will understand it as you see more.
If we cannot sell all the goods on our ship, we will have to continue sailing and go to the next country to trade, and you will hear a different language.
The world we live in is so big that you can’t even imagine it.”
The four sisters are now very glad to have followed the princess out.
No one was willing to come out before. If they knew that they would see so many things they had never seen before, they would definitely regret it.
Shangguan Ziqi led everyone back to the shore along the same route.
As a result, I saw a lot of people on the shore, and they were all pointing at the ships at sea.
Those were their ten large ships.
What they didn't know was that their actions of exchanging silver for things on the street today and then displaying a vase attracted a lot of people's attention.
Although Ajay warned the onlookers at the time, the news still spread.
Then many people came here to see their boats.
This was the first time that the locals had seen such a large ship.
Although there are foreign ships coming in normally, they are not this big.
Ajay and Rajiv got off the carriage and saw so many people, and shouted to drive them away.
When the onlookers saw that it was these two people, they didn't dare to stay any longer and slowly dispersed.
But there were a few people with ulterior motives among the crowd.
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