Dragon cubs are the group pet of the Qing Palace

It was a coffee shop, and what the little guy smelled was coffee.

A few decades ago, the local people's favorite drink was alcohol, and there were a bunch of hangover people in the tavern every day.

Until the arrival of coffee, this drink, which is declared to be "good" for the body, quickly attracted everyone's attention.

Alcohol can make people hangover, but coffee can make people sober. Many people who used to gather in pubs to get drunk began to gather in cafes to talk.

As more and more cafes open, the locals are more and more fond of this place. They talk about the dramas and novels they have read recently, debate about something, and even conduct business transactions here in the aroma of coffee.

It can be said that since there are cafes, many people who like this feeling are often either in the cafe or on the way to the cafe.

Probably because it was still early, the little guy discovered that there were not many people in this cafe.

While Yin'er was looking at the layout of the shop curiously, Yinzhen was already talking to the shop owner in Latin.

Latin is the official language of the Catholic Church, so it is easy to find people who can communicate in Latin.

The owner of the cafe is an enthusiastic middle-aged man. When he saw Yinzhen and the others coming in, he felt very curious. When he found out that he could communicate with Yinzhen, he immediately led them to an empty table.

"I mean, where are you guys from?"

"Great Qing Dynasty."

The Qing Dynasty is now a veritable kingdom of Heaven/Chaoshang. Even though he is in a strange country, Yinzhen is still full of confidence when talking about his own country.

"Oh, isn't it the Qing Dynasty that is rich in silk and porcelain?" The boss asked excitedly.

As a businessman, the owner of the coffee shop still has some understanding of that mysterious ancient oriental country. After all, the commodities traded from there are all sought-after in London.

Yinzhen nodded slightly, seeing that he seemed to have a lot to say, and looked at the little guy in his arms who had unconsciously bit his fingers from the corner of his eye, and before he spoke again, he asked what food was in the shop.

The shop owner seemed to be very interested in these guests from the ancient oriental country, not only immediately called someone to come over with coffee and food, but also generously expressed that he would treat them to eat.

As Yinzhen and the others, there is no way for a group of people in Daqing to invite them to dinner, so there is nothing wrong with the boss's enthusiasm.

Of course, this is not the Qing Dynasty after all, and Yinzhen didn't take it for granted, but accepted it after a few polite sentences.

The little guy was already hungry, and when Yinzhen asked for water to wash his hands, he immediately reached out for coffee.

"Be careful it's hot." Yin'e saw that the cup was still steaming, so she quickly helped him pick it up.

The smell of coffee smells delicious to the little guy, but when he sees the color of the coffee clearly, he immediately thinks of medicine.

For this reason, he hesitated for two seconds before trying to take a sip, his small brows furrowed in an instant, and he stuck out his tongue and said, "An'an doesn't drink medicine..."

The expression of the little guy is too rich, from the anticipation when he simply smells the aroma of coffee, to the suspicion when he sees the color of the coffee, to the careful exploration when he is curious about the taste, and finally sticks out his tongue when he finds it tastes bitter. Just wanted to laugh.

The boss standing next to him was amused by this cute little guy, and asked someone to bring a glass of milk and then delivered it to the table himself: "I think he is more suitable for drinking milk."

At this moment, coffee has been equated with traditional Chinese medicine in Chengan's heart, no matter how delicious it is, he doesn't want to try it.

Smelling the familiar scent of milk, the little guy immediately reached out to pick it up, and said, "Thank you~"

"What is he talking about?" The boss couldn't help asking Yinzhen when he heard his childish tone.

After Yinzhen translated, the smile on the boss's face suddenly became stronger: "Oh, he is such a cute little guy!"

The little guy couldn't understand what he said, so he was already drinking the milk.

"Eat some of this." Yin'e picked up a piece of bread from the table and handed it over.

At this time, the bread in the West was far less soft and sweet than later generations. The little guy took a bite of it, and felt that it was not as good as the usual cakes, but he was hungry, so he was not picky, so he ate the milk on hand seriously. .

Compared to him, Yinzhen and Yin'e don't have such a good appetite, not because they simply think the food is crude, but because they think that Changchun Garden has probably fallen apart because of their disappearance, so there is no appetite left.

The owner of the coffee shop originally wanted to have a chat with these rare people from the Qing Dynasty, but he was called away by an acquaintance who had just entered the shop.

"Ninth brother, what should we do now?"

Yin'e glanced at the foreigners in the store from the corner of her eye, and couldn't help sighing.

Yinzhen did not answer, but began to listen to the conversations of the surrounding guests while taking care of the little guy in his arms to eat.

The only thing he can speak, read, write and read is Latin, and he can even transcribe Latin into Manchu, but he is not so proficient in other foreign languages, but fortunately he can understand some.

"Brother eat."

The bread on the table was average, but the little guy liked the crispy biscuits. After eating two pieces, he found that he was the only one eating, so he immediately took two pieces of biscuits and fed them to his brothers.

After Yinzhen opened his mouth to eat, he felt that it was too sweet, so he picked up the coffee in front of him and drank it.

"This is bitter!" Seeing him drinking coffee, Cheng An wrinkled his face, as if he had tasted bitterness.

As a person who owns a lot of foreign goods stores under his control, Yinzhen has tried coffee before, so he naturally knows its taste, so he took a sip and put down the cup.

"Isn't it bitter?" Seeing that his face didn't change after drinking, the little guy couldn't help blinking.

After hearing the words, Yin'er picked up the coffee in front of her and took a sip, and answered him instead of Yinzhen: "Only a child like you is afraid of suffering."

"It's bitter!" After the little guy finished speaking, he picked up a biscuit and bit it down, thinking it was still delicious.

As time went by, there were more and more people in the cafe, and every time the new guests came in, they would unconsciously glance over their table first.

After the cafe became lively, some of the guests were talking about the fact that the South Sea Company had only sailed a ship so far, some were discussing Newton's "Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy", and some were talking about the novel things they had heard recently. In short, here, it seems that there are people talking about everything.

Yinzhen listened quietly, and finally got useful information from the various conversations of the customers in the store, that is, the place where they are now is indeed Great Britain, and this place seems to be the "London" he once heard from the missionaries.

Cheng An had already eaten and drank enough, the lively little guy couldn't sit still, trying to get out of Yinzhen's arms.

However, in such a completely unfamiliar environment, how could Yinzhen dare to let him go from her side, and in the end she only let him stand on the ground, holding his hand tightly.

The little guy was very curious, and when he heard the guests around him keep saying things he couldn't understand, he couldn't help lying on the table and tilting his head to look at them.

His cute appearance soon attracted an uninvited guest.

"Hello!"

It was a blond young man who came over. Although he had some accents, the little guy could understand that he was speaking Chinese, so he raised his head and learned a sentence: "Hello~"

Yin'er heard the words and couldn't help rubbing the little guy's head, thinking that he should say "Hello" even if he wanted to.

"My name is Brooke." After receiving the response, the blond youth introduced himself with some excitement.

Yinzhen did not expect to meet a foreigner who could speak Chinese here, politely asked him to sit down and asked, "Have you been to my Qing Dynasty?"

Brooke shook his head, and replied in unproficient Chinese: "I haven't been there, but I am very yearning for Da... Qingxin, and I really want to go and have a look..."

Is it yearning for it?

Yin'e slandered inwardly, but it was rare to meet a foreigner who could speak Chinese, and he didn't interrupt others because of this little detail.

Through communication, Yinzhen soon knew that this foreigner uncle named Brooke was a missionary and had been to the Qing Dynasty. He also had some businessmen and travelers who had been to the Qing Dynasty. He was very grateful when he learned about the Qing Dynasty from them. Interested, so I learned Chinese by myself, and wanted to find time to go to the Qing Dynasty in person.

That's why Brooke was so excited when he entered the cafe just now to see them.

When Yinzhen heard these words, he could understand Brooke's mood. He learned foreign language by himself because he was very interested in Western countries, but as an older brother, he never thought of visiting Western countries in person. Hit and miss.

The little guy wasn't interested in what they were talking about, it was Brooke's blonde hair that interested him.

"An'an, can I touch your hair?" After looking up for a while, he finally couldn't help reaching out and gently tugging at Brooke's clothes.

Seeing that he made such a request to others, Yinzhen reminded with a little helplessness: "Chengan, don't be rude."

"Oh, it's okay, it's nothing." Brook looked at the little guy with clear and innocent eyes, and boasted while bowing his head, "Your name is Ann? What a very good name!"

The little guy touched his hair as he wished, and immediately showed a bright smile: "Your hair is so beautiful!"

Good things have no borders, and Brook couldn't help laughing when he saw his smile.

His arrival gave Yinzhen a way to understand the environment in detail.

Brook didn't think too much about it, and introduced them enthusiastically as if they were not familiar with them when they first arrived in London.

On the other side of the world, Qing Dynasty.

After the sky darkened, the people sent out did not find any news of Cheng An and the others.

This is normal. After all, if you walk on the ground, you will still be seen by people, but when you fly in the sky, you still fly at such a fast speed. If Liu Cai and the others were not there at the time, you might think that they disappeared out of thin air.

"Continue to send people to look for it!"

"Whoo."

Kangxi waited from sunset until late at night, but he never got any news.

"The little elder brother is auspicious, not to mention there are two elder brothers accompanying him, so nothing will happen." After a few words of relief, Liang Jiugong advised him to go to rest first.

Kangxi was old and lacked energy, not to mention that it was useless to suffer like this, so he was persuaded by him in the end, but he left a sentence: "As soon as there is news, tell me immediately."

"Whoo."

However, after lying on the bed, Kangxi still couldn't fall asleep. He couldn't help thinking about where the little guy was, how he was doing now, and whether he had dinner...

The worried old father didn't fall asleep until the middle of the night, and the first thing he did when he woke up the next day was to ask the little guy for news.

Everyone is no longer in Daqing, so naturally there will be no news.

That is to say, thinking of Yinzhen's company, Kangxi will not be so worried that he will not do anything because the little guy has no news all day and night, and just wait.

As for Yin'er, Kangxi doesn't want to mention this son now, otherwise he is not in front of him, otherwise Kangxi can teach him a lesson by himself, so that he can understand what it means to speak out.

The youngest son disappeared, and Kangxi was already in a bad mood, basically to the point where everything was not pleasing to the eye. For this reason, all the maids and eunuchs serving in Qingxi Bookstore were trembling.

But at this time, there were officials in the court who were accused of corruption and bribery, and they were directly punished severely.

Not only Kangxi, but the other elder brothers were also very worried when they learned that the little guy hadn't heard from him all night.

"Fourth brother, where do you think Cheng An is now? Why is there no news at all..." Yin Zhi worried.

He didn't worry about anything else, but what would happen if they went to the remote mountains and old forests?At that time, Yinzhen and Yin'e can't even take care of themselves, let alone the little guy.

Yinzhen shook his head, not showing it on his face, but he was no less worried than him.

Not only them, but Yinfeng and others who were sent out by Kangxi yesterday learned that there was no news about the little guy, and they continued to search further with others while worried.

Yinfeng thought that there was no news for so long, which meant that the little guy must have flown a long way, so he decided to search for it along the direction of Tibet.

While trying to find someone here, on the other side of the world, Great Britain.

After coming out of the cafe, they will live in a hotel.

Originally, Brook warmly invited them to live in his home, but when he was away from home, it was necessary to be on guard against others. Yinzhen did not agree, but after inquiring for a while, he found a hotel by himself.

Brook felt a little regretful, but still left his home address to them, and said that he would come to this cafe every day, and hoped to have the opportunity to chat with them.

On the way to the hotel, they stopped by the street.

Considering that they will definitely not be able to go back today, Yinzhen carefully used the golden melon seeds in the little guy's purse to buy a few clothes and hats that they can wear. attention.

The rooms in the hotel are definitely not comparable to the palace, even Yinzhen's house is not comparable, but this is a special situation, and there is no way to pick too much.

call……

The environment full of foreigners outside made Yin'e a little uncomfortable. After all, he was not as proficient in foreign language as Yinzhen, and he was not as ignorant of sorrow as the little guy, so after entering the room and closing the door and sitting down, he let out a breath silently.

"Ninth brother, where is this?" Cheng An turned his head and looked at the hotel room.

"It's an inn."

From the moment he landed on the ground, Yinzhen either hugged him, or held his hand tightly all the time, until he saw the little guy's wrist was a little red, and finally let him go.

It's no wonder that Yinzhen is cautious, it's because the little guy is too young, and this is not the Qing Dynasty, he dare not think about what will happen if he doesn't take people seriously.

"Aren't we going back yet?"

After Cheng An got his freedom, he immediately looked here and there in the room, not forgetting to ask questions.

How to go back now is the question...

Yin'e sighed silently in his heart.

"I can't go back for the time being."

Hearing Yinzhen's words, the little guy didn't think much about it, he thought they would go back after a meeting.

The layout and furnishings in this room are very novel to him, even the bed is interesting.

Yinzhen and Yin'e didn't speak any more, they quietly watched the little guy touch here and there, and finally fell asleep lying on the side of the bed.

"Fell asleep."

After Yin'e was sure, she gently carried him to the bed and went to sleep.

After the little guy was settled down, the two brothers sat on the chair next to him, Yin'er couldn't help lowering his voice and asked again: "Brother Ninth, what should we do now?"

"You just heard what that Brooke said. It will take four or five months at the earliest to get from here to Qing Dynasty." And it must be under the condition that everything goes well at sea.

"Four or five months..."

Yin'e thought about this time, and felt that if she really went back in four months, she would probably be stripped off by Huang Ama.

"I'm afraid it will last more than four or five months." Hearing his worry, Yinzhen added, after all, it might not be easy to find a boat to Qing Dynasty.

"Huang Ama must already know the news of our disappearance, and she still doesn't know how to be angry." Yin'e's scalp tingled when he thought about it, "I won't talk nonsense next time..."

Yinzhen felt a little flustered when he heard his words, but the matter had already happened, so she could only focus on her eyes first.

"I have a jade pendant and a jade ring on my body, what do you have?"

The little guy's purse of gold is not particularly large, Yinzhen felt that the most urgent thing was to find out what other valuable things they had on them.

"I knew it would be like this, so I would put some gold in my purse." After Yin'e groped her whole body, there was only a jade pendant and a purse containing a few silver bills.

Silver tickets will definitely not be needed, but Yinzhen thinks that silk, porcelain and tea are the favorites of foreigners when they came to the Qing Dynasty, and thinks that maybe at critical times, this exquisitely embroidered purse can be exchanged for some money, so that Yin'er can take care of it. keep it.

"Ninth brother, I still have a few gems on my belt, do you want to buckle them?" Yin'e continued to search for a while, and finally found something valuable.

As the richest elder brother in the Qing Dynasty, when Yinzhen was short of money, he felt a little uncomfortable when he heard this, so he waved his hands and said, "Leave it alone."

Yin'e didn't touch the gems on his belt, but he couldn't help sighing after a while: "I feel like we won't be able to please us when we go back..."

"If you have time to worry about this, why don't you think about how we should go back first." Yinzhen gave him a long sigh when he heard him.

Yin'e thought about it, and said after a while: "Yes, let's go directly to the emperor of Great Britain, show our identity and ask him to send someone to take us back."

Yinzhen shook her head slightly when she heard this.

He also had this idea, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that it was not safe. After all, Great Britain and the Qing Dynasty had no friendship. After revealing their identities, he couldn't guarantee whether the other party would send them back in a friendly way, or imprison them in a disguised form. rise up for profit.

The main reason is that Great Britain is too far away from the Qing Dynasty, and no one will know they are here at all, so Yinzhen dare not gamble.

After hearing his thoughts, Yin'e said, "They shouldn't dare, right? Otherwise, if they offend our Qing Dynasty, Huang Ama will definitely send troops to attack them!"

"The naval forces of the Qing Dynasty can almost attack Taiwan, but here? How can they attack from such a long distance?" Yinzhen asked rhetorically.

"Then we can't go back?"

"Look at the situation first, and then consider this method if it really doesn't work." Yinzhen said.

After he finished speaking, he got up and went to the window of the room, and looked through the window at a scene that was completely different from Daqing outside.

After Yin'e sat alone for a while, she also walked over.

"This Xiyang is a little better than I imagined." Yin'er couldn't help but think of what he saw today.

The Qing Dynasty considered itself to be the kingdom of Heaven/Chao, and had a more or less superior attitude towards the West. Yin'er once thought that the West was probably not as good as some remote towns in the Qing Dynasty. Now that he saw it with his own eyes, he found that it was not that bad.

"It's just strange, it was already afternoon when we went to the lake, why did it take so long before the sun started to set?" Yin'er looked at the sky outside with some doubts.

You know, they had been in the cafe for several hours before, let alone strolling on the street for a while.

Regarding the time difference between the Qing Dynasty and the Western Ocean, Yinzhen had heard about it from missionaries a long time ago, and he would directly report it to Yin'e.

There is no instant communication at this time, and the problem in this regard is only discovered by Western navigators through astronomical phenomena.

Yin'e seemed to understand, but he probably understood.

When the setting sun filled the sky, Cheng An woke up, rubbed his eyes and sat up from the bed.

The little guy who hadn't woken up opened his eyes and found that the surrounding environment was very strange, and immediately called out anxiously: "Ama, brother..."

Yinzhen and Yin'e heard his voice, and immediately came to the bed in a few strides.

"Brother is here." Yin'e quickly reached out and hugged him into his arms.

The little guy shrank into his arms, leaned on his chest with peace of mind, and after waking up, raised his face and said, "An'an wants Ama."

Hearing this, Yin'e and Yinzhen looked at each other, and they were both a little silent.

Seeing that Brother Ten didn't speak, Cheng An turned to call Yinzhen again.

"Is Cheng An hungry?" Yinzhen changed the subject.

It's been several hours since they arrived here. They just ate something in the cafe before, and it's indeed time to eat at this time.

Hearing what he said, the little guy touched his stomach and nodded: "I'm hungry."

"Then Brother Nine, go get some food brought up."

After Yinzhen finished speaking, he told Yin'er to take good care of the little guy in the room, and when he picked up the hat he bought earlier and put it on his head to go out, he told Yin'er to close the door, and not to open the door for anyone else unless he came back.

Originally, Yin'er felt fine, but he suddenly became a little nervous because of his explanations one after another. After he left, he closed the door and couldn't help but hug the little guy tightly in his arms.

"Brother Ten, are we still going back?"

As the sun began to set, the light in the room began to dim, and the little guy was a little uncomfortable leaning in his arms.