The Lucky Farmgirl Chapter 1689 - 1664: Meeting

He thought he would need to engage in more small talk before taking the people out, but upon hearing that Zhou Man is an author and also a student of the Imperial Academy, they imdiately agreed.

So the two of them led the three out of the inn, and even Bai Shan couldn’t help but ask them, "Aren’t you afraid that we might be scamrs?"

From the three, the leader, Gao You, humbly smiled after bowing and said, "Young master’s attire is splendid, noble, and elegant, clearly a nobleman, naturally he would not deceive us."

Bai Shan looked down at his attire. Because today was Zhou Liulang’s special day, he did put so effort into his appearance, but his clothes were just ordinary silk, not exactly very splendid, right?

Gao You had already asked, "Where does Young Master Bai plan to take us to talk?"

Bai Shan pointed to the teahouse across the street and said, "I have a few friends above, why don’t we go sit in the teahouse?"

The three handso n breathed a sigh of relief. Although Bai Shan and Zhou Man appeared young, their attire and temperant were decent and didn’t suggest they were bad people, they still preferred not to go too far from familiar places, so being in a familiar place is best.

So the three agreed happily and followed the two into the teahouse across the street.

The teahouse only had two floors. At this mont, Mingda and Changyu were leaning over the second-floor window looking down, and they imdiately recognized the five people as they ca out.

The two got excited, then after comparison, they felt a bit disappointed, "Seed not as good-looking like this, looks similar to Bai Shan."

Mingda said, "Not as good-looking as Manbao."

Beside them, Bai Erlang couldn’t help but say, "Manbao is a girl."

Mingda and Changyu ignored him for the mont and pointed to the person on the side and said, "But that person is so fair."

Mingda nodded, "He looks the best and seems quite gentle."

Bai Erlang couldn’t resist leaning over to take a look. As the space was small, he pushed them a bit to get a view, but Mingda didn’t mind and made way for him.

After Bai Erlang looked, he nodded, "Indeed fair, but I think Yang Heshu was just as fair before."

Changyu quickly asked, "When?"

"Six years ago, seven years ago? At that ti, Yang Heshu had just arrived in our Luojiang County. I rember the first ti I saw him he was very fair, I had never seen anyone fairer."

Now Yang Heshu had been through the trials of the officialdom and the sun’s exposure, not as fair as before, but still strikingly handso.

Seeing the five people coming upstairs, the three girls imdiately returned to their seats, dignified, showing no trace of their previous window-looking beauty appraising behavior.

Manbao pushed open the door, brightening Mingda and Changyu as they raised their heads and nodded reservedly to the three n.

Bai Shan introduced, "These three are our classmates, this is Bai Cheng, this is Miss Ming, and this is Miss Yu."

Bai Shan then introduced Mingda to the three n, "These are envoy Gao You from Goguryeo, envoy Lou Mian, and envoy Xingxuan."

Bai Erlang clasped his hands in return salute, Mingda and Changyu slightly nodded, not saluting, glancing over Lou Mian, then they raised a hand, "Please have a seat, everyone."

The three n realized from this exchange that these two ladies must be won of high status.

The eight people sat down, and naturally couldn’t just sit in silence. Bai Shan, having led them out, took responsibility for starting the conversation, reaching out to get a nu from the shop assistant, asking the three, "What would you like to eat?"

The three were a bit reserved. Seeing this, Bai Shan smiled and said to the assistant, "Let’s have your shop’s signature snacks and so tea."

The assistant agreed and then smiled and said, "Guests, we also have grapes from the Western Regions. Would you like so?"

Manbao imdiately asked, "You have grapes from the Western Regions, do you also have those grown in the suburbs of the capital or in Yongzhou?"

Assistant: "...Yes, we do."

Manbao said, "Then let us have one serving of those grown in the suburbs and another from Yongzhou."

Assistant: "...Honored guests, the prices for grapes from both these places are the sa."

"But I want to see if the taste is the sa, so just bring us one serving of each."

Bai Shan nodded to the assistant, "And bring two fruit platters too."

Then he handed back the wooden planks, only looking at Manbao after the assistant left, "Are you planning to plant grapes at the manor?"

Manbao nodded, "It’s too far from ho, and I can’t eat the grapes my Third Brother grows, so it’s better to plant them here."

"But there isn’t much of a difference between the suburbs and Yongzhou, is there a need to be so detailed?"

Manbao, unconcerned, said, "Who knows, anyway we can eat it, so let’s taste if there’s a difference."

The two bickered a bit back and forth, then casually asked Gao You, "Do you grow grapes in your country?"

Gao You awkwardly said, "No."

Manbao imdiately said, "But your country has Goryeo ginseng, which I have long admired. I wonder if you brought any seeds this ti?"

Gao You beca even more awkward, shaking his head, "Goryeo ginseng is wild, found by going into forests, and does not have seeds, but this ti we brought so Goryeo ginseng as a tribute to the Emperor."

Manbao regretfully said, "Even if they’re wild, it’s worth considering collecting seeds. I still want to see if they can be cultivated artificially."

The main thing is, seeds are living, and Keke could record them.

The Goryeo ginseng they sent, and the ones at the pharmacy, were all dried or processed, which was quite a pity.

After hearing Zhou Man’s words, Gao You couldn’t help but scoff internally. That is a gift from the mountain god, can re mortals plant it?

The people of Great Jin are truly arrogant.

Seeing Manbao chattering on, not getting to what they wanted to know, Changyu couldn’t help but ask, "I heard that you ca this ti to enroll in the Imperial Academy?"

Gao You’s spirit lifted, and he eagerly looked at Changyu and said, "Yes, our monarch heard that Silla had sent students over here to study, and wishes for us to learn the true teachings of Great Jin to educate our people, hence we were specially sent here to study."

Changyu looked at Lou Mian and asked, "Are you entering the academy too?"

Gao You couldn’t help but glance at Lou Mian, seeing his fair face, he couldn’t help but hesitate. Lou Mian was a bit nervous but still gracefully bent slightly and answered, "Yes."

Gao You then explained with a smile, "Miss Yu, Lou Mian is my study companion."

Bai Shan explained on the side, "Envoy Gao You is the Fifth Prince of Goguryeo."

The son of a vassal king, nothing that prominent, neither Mingda nor Changyu, who were even higher in status, thought much of it. Mingda glanced at Lou Mian and said, "I rember Silla had previously sent students who have graduated, there hasn’t been one in the past two years."

Gao You curled his lips into a smile, "Perhaps because the Silla King secured the throne and felt it wasn’t crucial anymore?"

Manbao suddenly interjected, "Is it true that Silla has a queen?"

Bai Erlang imdiately showed interest, nodding, "Indeed, I heard soone ntion it at the Highest Institute. It’s said the previous Silla king had no sons, so he passed the throne to his daughter. The Silla queen has been doing quite well, quite loved, from what I’ve heard."