The junior official did not stop the chef from recommending his family members. No one knew how long the envoy would stay here, and there would definitely be more people in the kitchen.
Who is not Tim?
The family is easy to manage.
So he asked someone to take the chef back and pick up his wife and children, while he hurried to report the situation to Prince Gao Er.
However, the second-year high school prince hadn't finished the meeting yet. He stood outside for a while and saw Nasa coming out of the room with a tired and sad face. As soon as he saw this expression, he didn't dare to get close to him, for fear of attracting bad luck.
, so he lowered his head and hid aside.
Nesa left disappointed and sadly. The officer then raised his head and glanced at his hunched back. Seeing that other generals had also come out, he hurriedly went forward to ask for an audience.
Prince Gaoer was about to talk to his confidant. Hearing his request for an audience, he called people in and asked, "Has the envoys from Jin been arranged?"
"Yes." The official 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 presented it to him. He bent down and said, "Prince, this is what he gave to his ministers."
Prince Gao Er only glanced at it and waved his hand: "Since he gave it to you, just keep it."
He sneered and said: "Send someone to guard his yard and not allow them to go out at will."
He decided to let him wait for two days to see the situation and confirm the attitude of Da Jin.
The junior official agreed. Seeing that Prince Gao Er did not express any other opinions on the matter of finding a cook in the guest house, he bowed and left.
As soon as the minor official left, his confidant bowed and said, "Prince, listen, this envoy should be from a wealthy family."
Prince Gao Er sneered: "You can achieve the position of a scholar at a young age, and you can also go on missions for the emperor. How can you be of low origin?"
Being of high birth means that the opponent's knowledge and abilities are not weak. From the moment he could face him without being arrogant or arrogant, the second-year prince knew that although his opponent was 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 yard where they live, and they are not allowed to go out."
"yes."
Bai Shan stood on the steps with his hands behind his back and looked at the soldiers walking around outside the courtyard wall. He smiled slightly and turned to go in.
Xue Gui walked around the entire yard, even checking the toilets at the back. He said to Bai Shan, "Sir Bai, there are people guarding the front, back, left and right. We can't get out even at night."
"If we can't get out, then we won't get out."
"But being trapped here, there's nothing we can do?"
What is the use of bringing so much gold and silver jewelry?
Bai Shan smiled slightly and said: "I can't let the mountain come to me, so naturally I have to let the mountain come to me."
He turned to Daji and asked, "Is the cook and his family here?"
"coming."
"How many people are in their family?"
Daji said: "His wife has two sons and a daughter. When I said I wanted 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 and give orders."
Bai Shan nodded slightly, "Let me ask you clearly, are all his family members here?"
"Yes, I brought them all."
Baishan was satisfied and said to Daji: "Give them some gold, which means that I will use fresh vegetables for lunch and dinner tomorrow, and I will also eat grilled mutton. I want the tenderest piece and not the extra."
Daji understood and turned around to get the gold.
Xue Gui on the side saw Daji taking out another piece of gold and was speechless for a long time.
Even the emperor opposite was not so extravagant. Last time they ate under the same tent as His Majesty, the emperor ate the same thing as them, only two dishes and one soup.
One dish is tofu, and the other is just some minced meat.
The army is outside, and this is not our territory. The supplies cannot keep up, and the food is not enough. There is really little vegetables and meat.
He vaguely felt that Bai Shan's move was not just for food, but he couldn't figure out why, so he could only stay silent and wait and see.
The chef was very excited and surprised when he received a piece of gold. Although he was prepared for this nobleman's luxury, he was still shocked by the two days' food expenses.
Daji said: "Money is not an issue. The main thing is to make my young master happy. If you do well, the young master will reward you."
The chef and his family bowed and said: "Yes, yes, you guys will definitely do your best."
After Daji left, the chef's wife looked at the gold in his hand in a daze, swallowed her saliva and said, "Master, where can I find so many fresh vegetables at this moment?"
She said: "I originally planned to find someone to buy some stored wild cabbage."
The chef said: "Those vegetable farmers don't have it, so you can buy it from those big families. They have a village and a courtyard, and there must be a place to grow fresh vegetables. As long as you have money, can you still buy these things?"
He touched the gold in his hand and said: "See, this is real gold. Such a piece of gold can buy a small yard. Even if you can only save a small half, if you save a few more times, it will be worth it for me to become a celebrity in a restaurant."
I have been a cook for twenty years."
Hearing this, the chef's wife also swallowed her saliva, then reached out to take the gold, "Okay, I'll go out and look for it now. I used to know a lot of housekeepers when I was delivering food to restaurants. I'll ask them."
The chef nodded with satisfaction.
The soldiers at the door did not stop people from the kitchen from going in and out to buy things, they just did not allow people from the Jin State to go in or out.
Bai Shan didn't try to test their bottom line, and just stayed in the house honestly. He only found fault with the place where he lived from time to time, and sometimes said that the quilt was not soft enough, so he asked people to tell the soldiers at the door to get new quilts;
After a while, I was really bored, so I asked them to send some books, and also asked for pens, ink, paper, inkstones, etc...
Anyway, there were so many detailed requirements that the soldiers guarding the door straightened their backs when they saw the Jin people approaching.
However, they still pretended to be conquering the country, and Goguryeo was defeated. They couldn't be tough even if they wanted to, so they had to endure it.
And every time the council meeting met their demands, the soldiers guarding the gate were even less confident in facing them. Apparently they knew that although they were guarding the Jin envoys, even their superiors had to be polite to these Jin people.
, so although they were not allowed to go out, they were treated politely.
Xue Gui also saw the clue, and turned to look at Bai Shan who was flipping through a book. It was an ordinary book called "The Analects of Confucius". He didn't believe that Bai Shan, a Jinshi, had not read it, but at this time he was reading it with gusto.
He had no choice but to suppress his temper and sit aside in a daze.
The next day, the kitchen produced the fresh vegetables and very tender grilled lamb that Bai Shan requested.
Bai Shan raised the corner of his mouth slightly and continued to ask for careful food the next day.
After the chef also bought something for him the next day, Bai Shan asked the chef to come over to talk and asked him directly, "I think you speak Chinese well. Did you learn it in a restaurant?"
The chef was stunned for a moment and then bent down and said: "Yes, this is not only elegant language, but also our official language. When I was young, I worked in a restaurant and occasionally had to meet some distinguished guests, so I learned it."
Bai Shan was very satisfied and nodded: "I think your cooking skills are good, especially the dim sum. Have you ever thought about going to the Central Plains?"
He smiled slightly and said: "If you are willing, I can take you with me when I return to Chang'an. How about you become a cook for me?"