As soon as he heard the two of them, Shen Dezhang immediately fell silent.

Although Governor Shen is also a new appointee like Bai Shengwen, as soon as he takes office, he already understands who is the boss in this land outside the Guan.

General Ningguta is better, after all, he is far away, and he doesn't see him a few times a year. General Guo Jia is simply a mountain pressing on the head of Shen Zhifu.

Since the Qing Dynasty is different from the previous dynasty, they have no preferential treatment for these civil ministers, not to mention that the two generals are Manchurian, even if the civil official of Shen Zhifu is higher than the two generals in terms of official position, he can't overwhelm it, not to mention that his position is far lower than that of General Ningguta, but he is on the same level as General Guo Jia.

Because of this, as soon as Shen Zhifu arrived outside the Guan, he went to visit General Ningguta first, and when he arrived in Fucheng, he repeatedly befriended General Guo Jia. Even with Shen Dezhang, he knew that these two generals could not be provoked, and naturally, Gege, who the general held in the palm of his hand, could not be offended.

Shen Dezhang shut up, the social interaction in the back is much easier, Bai Shengwen only talks about articles, and before the meal is finished, Shen Dezhang already regards Bai Shengwen as a confidant.

But later, he sighed: "I have always loved to read, there is Yan Ruyu in the book, there is a golden house in the book, the world in the book is far better than others, others say that I read it in a roundabout way, I am not convinced." But a few days ago, I met a person, and it really made me feel that I really have a lot of things I haven't seen, and just reading is not enough......"

Bai Shengwen was curious about what could make Shen Dezhang sigh like this.

Although he didn't ask, Bai Shengwen's eyes brought it out.

Shen Dezhang smiled: "What should I say?" White Brother ...... Have you ever seen anyone from the Rakshasa Kingdom? ”

At first hearing this, Bai Shengwen was overjoyed: "This is not true, but I have heard that the people of the Rakshasa Kingdom have blonde hair, snow-white skin, and their eyes are either green or blue, like glass beads." ”

"Not really!" Shen Dezhang clapped his hands and said with a smile: "A few days ago, I saw a merchant from the Rakshasa Country, and then I knew that the Rakshasa Country originally had such a large land. Although I knew that the Rakshasa Kingdom had been at war with my country before, there were also foreign masters in the palace, and even Kangxi Ye had worshiped Mr. Yang, but in the end I just heard about it. This time I really met a real person, and I realized how big the world is outside......"

Hearing Shen Dezhang's emotion, Bai Shengwen thought of Xu Wenlan.

At the beginning, she said that she would avoid overseas together, but although the woman was trapped outside the gate, her heart was free, and she longed for such a vast world.

Seeing Bai Shengwen bowing his head and smiling lightly, Shen Dezhang couldn't help but ask, "Brother Bai thinks I'm ridiculous?" ”

"No, I'm just thinking of someone who yearns for the outside world just as much as you do. If the two of you talk about the world of foreigners together, there must be a lot to say. ”

"I don't know which good brother it is?"

"Not a good brother...... I'm talking about a woman, my future lady. ”

"Miss Xu?" Shen Dezhang's face changed slightly, shook his head, and didn't speak again.

Bai Shengwen didn't say anything more, picked up his wine glass and changed the topic.

Shen Dezhang couldn't help but said: "I want to go to the Rakshasa country, but unfortunately my father refuses, I just hope that he will nod as soon as possible, so that I can enjoy the exotic scenery." ”

When parting, Shen Dezhang said intentionally or unintentionally: "Brother Bai, people sometimes have to give up. ”

Bai Shengwen lowered his head slightly, and only after a moment did he smile faintly: "Brother Shen is right......"

I ate for more than an hour, but it was all for this last sentence.

Although Shen Zhifu reprimanded him in person, he still asked Shen Dezhang to mention him behind his back, in the final analysis, he still had to use him, or even more, the people behind Shen Zhifu didn't want to move him at this time.

Governor Shen's mansion came too coincidentally, so he couldn't help but be suspicious.

After eating, he went back to see Xu Wenlan, Bai Shengwen didn't mention what Shen Dezhang said later, only about the Rakshasa Kingdom. Xu Wenlan was really interested, and asked samsarily: "If only I could meet the people of the Rakshasa Kingdom...... Honestly, I still want to go to the Rakshasa Country! It would be great if there were trade routes. ”

"You're going to Rakshasa Country?" Bai Shengwen asked in surprise, and was looked at by Xu Wenlan, but he couldn't say anything about it. Nodding, he smiled and said, "I'll go and beg Brother Shen tomorrow to see if I can let him introduce me." ”

The next day, Bai Shengwen really went to ask Shen Dezhang, although Shen Dezhang was not very happy, but he still agreed to it.

When I took Xu Wenlan there, I also reminded: "Miss Xu, don't be scared, Rakshasa is a little scary in life......"

Xu Wenlan laughed, thanked Shen Dezhang, and said with a smile that if she was scared, Shen Gongzi would not spread it out, it would be embarrassing.

Shen Dezhang pursed his lips and didn't say a word, thinking in his heart that after all, he was a woman, although he showed his face outside, he was still afraid when he saw the tall and tall Rakshasa people, and he still had to protect her as a big man.

How do you know that when she really saw the Rakshasa merchant Ivan, Xu Wenlan was not frightened at all, seeing that the blonde Rakshasa man who was one and a half tall as Shen Dezhang looked like a pedestrian on the street.

The corners of Shen Dezhang's mouth twitched slightly, and he looked at Xu Wenlan's eyes with a little unhappiness.

Xu Wenlan didn't pay attention to him, and when she saw Ivan, she was really excited.

In modern times, foreign friends have seen a lot, but in the Qing Dynasty, she still saw it for the first time.

Although she had to tilt her head to see people clearly, she was not stunned at all, and asked in Chinese, "Mr. Ivan, right?" You, can you speak the Qing language? ”

Ivan's tongue was curled, and his words were stiff and hard, Xu Wenlan listened to it for a long time, and then he knew that he was talking about a little bit, but this would be a little bit, as long as Xu Wenlan spoke faster, he blinked his eyes and couldn't understand anything.

At this moment, Shen Dezhang was generous: "Miss Xu, do you want me to call the Rakshasa to translate?" ”

"That's good, but it's going to take a long time, right?" Xu Wenlan was a little anxious, her eyes rolled, and a sentence of English suddenly popped up.

She just wanted to get through quickly, but she didn't see Shen Dezhang's eyes widen behind her.

Fortunately, Ivan really knows English, and when he heard that Xu Wenlan was not too proficient in English, he could still understand it, and the two of them were half English and half Chinese, and they really understood it.

"Mr. Ivan, I wonder how long you have been in the Qing Dynasty? If so, can you teach me to speak Rakshasa? ”

Xu Wenlan thought well, since she wanted to go to the Rakshasa country to break through, she had to pass the language barrier first, not only her, but also Chen Yingdong.

Xu Yiqian was not afraid that Ivan would not agree, and the two sides set the time and place for teaching, and Xu Wenlan gave his leave.

When he got out of the inn door, Shen Dezhang couldn't help it: "Miss Xu actually knows foreign language?" ”

"Oh, it's a little bit ......" Xu Wenlan smiled, since she said it, she didn't think about hiding it from others anymore that she knew foreign languages.

Seeing her calmness, Shen Dezhang was even more annoyed: "You've seen the Rakshasa people before, haven't you?" Are you afraid of what you lied to me just now? Miss Xu, aren't you kidding me? ”