The little official didn't stop the chef from recommending his family, no one knew how long this envoy would stay here, there must be more people in the kitchen.
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The family is well managed.
So he ordered the chef to be brought back to bring his wife and children, while he hurried to report the situation to Prince Gao Er.
But at this moment, the second high school prince hadn't finished the meeting yet. He stood outside for a long time and saw Nusa coming out of the room with a tired and sad face. When he saw this expression, he didn't dare to approach him, for fear of getting bad luck. , so he lowered his head and hid aside.
Nusa left disappointed and sad, and then the little official raised his head to look at his hunched back, and saw that other generals had also come out, so he hurried forward to ask to see him.
Prince Gao Er was about to talk to his confidant, when he heard him begging to see him, he called him in and asked, "Have the envoys of the Jin Kingdom arranged it?"
"Yes." Xiao Guan carefully described Bai Shan's various behaviors after moving in, including the long paragraph Daji said.
Then he took out the ingot of gold and offered it, bending his waist and said: "Prince, he gave it to my subordinates."
The second prince in high school waved his hand and said, "Since he gave it to you, you can keep it."
He sneered: "Send people to guard his yard, and they are not allowed to go out at will."
He decided to hang him out for two days to see the situation, and also to confirm Dajin's attitude.
The little official responded, and seeing that the Second Prince Gao didn't express any other opinion on the matter of finding a cook in the guest courtyard, he bowed and retreated.
As soon as the little official left, his confidant bowed and said, "Prince, listen to the sound, this envoy should be from a wealthy family."
The Second Prince Gao said with a sneer, "You can be a member of Zhongshushe at a young age, and you can also act as an envoy on behalf of the emperor. How can you be born so low?"
Being tall means that the opponent's knowledge and ability are not weak. From the moment he can face him without being humble or arrogant, the second prince knows that although this opponent is young, he should not be underestimated.
But with just a few words, Yuan Yi and the others had already made plans to surrender.
Prince Gao Er pursed his lips in displeasure when he thought of this, and ordered again: "Send someone to guard the courtyard where they live, and they are not allowed to go out."
"yes."
Bai Shan stood on the steps with his hands behind his back, looked at the patrolling soldiers outside the courtyard wall, smiled slightly, and turned to enter.
Xue Gui walked around the whole yard, even went through the toilets at the back, he said to Bai Shan, "Lord Bai, there are people guarding the front, back, left, and right sides, every ten steps, we can't go out even at night."
"If we can't get out, we won't get out."
"But being trapped here, wouldn't we be unable to do anything?"
What is the use of all your gold, silver and jewels
Bai Shan smiled slightly and said, "I can't just let the mountain go, so naturally I have to let the mountain come and let me go."
He turned his head and asked Daji, "Is the cook's family here?"
"coming."
"How many people are there in their family?"
Daji said: "His wife, two sons and one daughter, when he heard I said he needed a girl to boil water, he brought them all."
He said: "He told me that his wife and eldest son can buy ingredients, they are familiar with the vegetable farmers in the city, and the younger son can stay in the courtyard to give orders."
Bai Shan nodded slightly, "I asked clearly, are all his family members here?"
"Yes, I brought them all."
Bai Shan was satisfied, and said to Daji: "Give them some gold, and it means that I will use fresh vegetables for lunch and dinner every day, and I will also eat grilled mutton. I want the tenderest piece, and I don't want any extra."
Dae-gil understands, and turns to get the gold.
Xue Gui at the side saw Daji take out another piece of gold, and was speechless for a while.
It's just that the emperor on the opposite side is not so extravagant. Last time they ate with His Majesty, the emperor ate the same food as them, only two dishes and one soup.
One dish is tofu, and the other only adds some minced meat.
The army is out, and this is not his own territory. The supplies cannot keep up, and the food is not enough. There are really few vegetables and meat.
He vaguely felt that Bai Shan's actions were not purely for food, but he couldn't figure out why, so he could only keep silent and decided to see the situation.
The chef was also very excited and surprised when he received a piece of gold. Although he was prepared for the extravagance of this nobleman, he was still shocked by the food expenses for two days.
Daji said: "Money is not a problem, the main thing is to make my young master eat happily. If you do a good job, the young master will be rewarded."
The chef bowed with his family and said, "Yes, yes, the little ones must do their best."
After Daji left, the chef's wife stared at the gold in his hand in a daze, swallowed and said, "Boss, where can I find so many fresh vegetables right now?"
She said: "I was only planning to find someone to buy some womb cabbage stored in the cellar."
The chef said: "Those vegetable farmers don't have any. You can buy from those big families. They have farms and other courtyards. They must have places to grow fresh vegetables. As long as they have money, can they still buy these things?"
He touched the gold in his hand and said: "See, this is real gold. You can buy a small yard with such a piece of gold. Even if you can only save a small half, if you save a few more times, it will be worth it for me to be a pawn in a restaurant." A cook for twenty years."
The lady chef heard the same thing. She swallowed, drooled, and reached out to take the gold, "Okay, I'll go out and look for it now. When I delivered food to restaurants, I knew a lot of women in charge. I'll ask them."
The chef nodded in satisfaction.
The soldiers in the kitchen didn't stop the people from going in and out of the shopping, but the people from the state of Jin were not allowed to go in and out.
Bai Shan didn't go to test their bottom line, just stayed in the house honestly, but from time to time, he picked at the place where he lived, and said that the quilt was not soft enough, so he asked people to tell the soldiers at the door that a new quilt was brought;
After a while, it was really boring, and I asked them to send some books, and I also asked for pens, inks, papers and inkstones, etc...
Anyway, there were so many requests for details that the soldiers guarding the door straightened their backs when they saw the Jin people approaching.
But they still have the attitude of going to the country, and Goguryeo's defeat here, they can't be hardened if they want to be tough, so they can only bear it.
And every time the council will meet their demands, the soldiers guarding the gate are even less confident when facing them. Obviously, they also know that although they guard the Jin envoys, even their superiors have to be polite to these Jin people , so although they are not allowed to go out, they are polite to them.
Xue Gui also saw the way, and turned his head to look at Bai Shan who was flipping through the book. It was an ordinary "Analects of Confucius". He didn't believe that Bai Shan, a Jinshi, hadn't read it, but he read it with gusto.
He had no choice but to suppress his temper and sit aside in a daze.
The next day, the kitchen really prepared the fresh vegetables Bai Shan requested, as well as the very tender grilled mutton.
The corner of Bai Shan's mouth twitched slightly, and he continued to ask for a fine meal the next day.
The next day, after the chef also made arrangements for him, Bai Shan asked the chef to talk to him, and asked him directly, "I think you speak Chinese well, did you learn it in a restaurant?"
The chef was stunned for a moment, then bent down and said: "Yes, this is not only an elegant dialect, but also our official dialect. I work in a restaurant and occasionally meet some distinguished guests, so I learned it."
Bai Shan was very satisfied, nodded and said: "I see that your cooking skills are good, especially the dim sum. Do you want to go to the Central Plains?"
He smiled slightly and said, "If you want, I can take you with me when I return to Chang'an, how about you being my cook?"