"The military commander has an order. Li Jinde, you will lead the members of the royal envoy to the military commander's house tomorrow. The military commander will hold a family banquet to entertain the members of the royal envoy to discuss the matter with the members of the royal envoy." Yu Cheng, who was not sure that he was sold by Chu Yun, came to inform Li Jinde after the dragon boat race ended.

His bicycle was hit by Salina, which made him very depressed. He always had a stern face when he announced the order. The bicycle was a luxury at this time!

"Li Jinde received the order. Unexpectedly, Brother Yu was an official of the Jiuzhou Army, so he was disrespectful." Li Jinde said in surprise when he saw that the visitor was Yu Cheng who he had met in Houhai.

"Is that girl from the envoy group okay?" Although Yu Cheng was a little depressed, he still asked about Salina's injuries.

"Fortunately, I met a famous doctor that day, but I had a sprained ankle and needed a while to rest." Li Jinde thought Yu Cheng was thinking about the matter of hitting his bicycle that day, and was ready to be spoken by the lion. "I don't know what the value of the bicycle is? I still have some assets and can compensate him."

Yu Cheng was quite surprised, hesitated for a moment, and raised a finger.

"One hundred taels? Or one thousand taels of silver?" Li Jinde gritted his teeth. If Yu Cheng said 1 thousand taels of silver, he had no choice. Now the bicycle has a price but no market, so he could only make Yu Cheng offer a price all over the sky.

If he wants to pay 1,000 taels of silver for compensation, he will feel very distressed. One thousand taels of silver is a huge sum of money.

"Just one copper plate is enough." Yu Cheng said.

The bicycle is precious to him because it is an item that Chu Yun rewarded him, and it is difficult to measure how much it costs. Then he would be shameless to ask Chu Yun for another one. If he accepts Li Jinde's compensation, it will be difficult to ask Chu Yun for it again.

"Just one copper plate?" Li Jinde couldn't believe it.

"Although the girl from the envoy was injured, if she was not a big deal, I hope she could also attend the banquet of the military leader. Our military leader hopes to make some small compensation for the injury she is injured here." Yu Cheng took Li Jinde's copper plate and said to him.

"I will tell you, I wonder if I will lead them to the military master's mansion, or if I can participate in the military master's family dinner with them?" Li Jinde asked with some anticipation.

If possible, he also wanted to attend the family dinner held by Chu Yun. As a businessman, this may be the highest honor. He rarely met a ruler who valued business to such a level, let alone received by him.

"You must also attend the banquet together by calling the military leader." Yu Cheng said.

"The military commander named him personally?" Li Jinde was both surprised and happy.

"I have already passed the words, say goodbye." Yu Cheng left the Siheyuan where Li Jinde temporarily settled.

The army chief summoned him, and this trip to the West was really worth it! Li Jinde was very excited because he ventured to the West. He first participated in the banquet of the King of Britain, and then the family banquet of the leader of the army, which made him feel that he had reached the peak of his life. There are probably few people in China who can have these two honors.

Li Jinde walked around the yard. Should he be complimenting him when he saw the military leader tomorrow? Oh no, this time he didn't seem to bring any decent gifts to the military leader...

"Shopkeeper, what are you worried about?" The British sailor who had been hired by Li Jinde for a long time seemed a little worried when he saw Li Jinde, so he asked.

"I came to the capital this time and forgot the gifts I brought to the military leader. If I choose items for the military leader in the capital, it would be too perfunctory." Li Jinde said.

"The military leader has everything. I guess your gift from the shopkeeper will not make him feel novel. Instead of doing so, it is better to give the military leader some specialties from Fujian." said the British sailor.

"What you said is not without reason... After following me for two or three years, you have improved a lot of understanding of our culture." Li Jinde said.

"It's all the shopkeepers' food to enjoy, otherwise the young one would still be an ocean sailor who wouldn't have enough food." The British sailor said.

Since joining Li Jinde, he has been more a translator than he knows the language of both countries, and has earned much more than before. Li Jinde is richer and more generous than his previous British employer.

After roughly thinking about the gift to Chu Yun tomorrow, Li Jinde took the British sailors to inform Princess Sophia and Salina.

"The host of the East set up a banquet to invite us? Is it in that huge palace group?" Princess Sophia asked excitedly.

The huge palace complex she mentioned refers to the Forbidden City.

"No, it's gone. If you want to visit the princess, it's OK. This time the military leader's banquet was in his home." Li Jinde said.

"Didn't the military leader live in the palace? Isn't it big?" Princess Sophia was confused.

In her impression, the monarchs in Europe all built their palaces as tall as possible, as possible to demonstrate national strength, but the situation here is exactly the opposite?

Li Jinde shook his head: "It's just a relatively large mansion, and it's incomparable to the imperial palace."

"You orientals are really strange..." Princess Sophia couldn't understand why Chu Yun couldn't live in such a luxurious palace in the Forbidden City.

"Maybe China is too strong, but it does not need a palace to tell others about its strength again." Salina inferred.

"You may not understand that family dinners are the highest hospitality in our culture, which means that the military master attaches great importance to you, so the military master only invited you three. If you bring any gifts to the military master, you may need to bring them with you in person. Also, don't bring weapons to avoid misunderstandings." Li Jinde reminded.

"Do I need to pay attention to the etiquette?" asked Princess Sophia.

"You only need to follow the etiquette of your side. The military leader seems to have some understanding of your etiquette. Any of your behavior is not surprising to him. You don't have to be too restrained." Li Jinde said.

"He also knows some of our European etiquette?!" Princess Sophia, Sir Greenville, and Salina were all surprised.

In their opinion, how could a person who has never been to Europe understand their culture?

"This is a very magical place..." Li Jinde didn't know why Chu Yun knew about the West.

"He must be an omnipotent person, maybe he is the incarnation of God in the East!" Princess Sophia became more and more curious about Chu Yun.

I have never been to the West but can understand their culture. What else can this be if it is not a miracle?
Chapter completed!