After losing the vest at the beginning, the female general was forced to marry the scheming prince

Chapter 82 The Prosperous Jingcheng

Qu Chu resisted the desire to beat someone up, took a deep breath and said to Ning Youbei: "Whether you look good or not, don't you know by looking in the mirror yourself?"

Ning Youbei really lifted the hood and looked in the mirror.

"Ah Chu, I am really good-looking. You see, my eyes still look good against this mask."

is not that right?

No matter how ordinary a mask is, it can't stop Ning Youbei's natural beauty.

"Let's go".

The two went downstairs, Yan Hong had already led three horses and was waiting by the roadside.The two horses she brought are good horses for thousands of miles, suitable for long-distance running.

Ning You Bei got on one of the horses, Yan Hong got on the other.

"Set off".

……

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Jingcheng
Jingcheng is not far from Yudu, and it is the necessary place for Yudu to go to the border of Nanyi. It took three days for Qu and Chu to get here.

It was dusk when the three of them arrived at the gate of Jingcheng, but it was still very lively in front of the gate, and it was not much more lively than the gate of Yudu City. Many ordinary people lined up in an orderly manner to enter the city.

The three of Qu Chu also led their horses and lined up in the queue.

Qu Chu asked an old man in his fifties in front of the queue: "Old man, why are there so many people at this time? Where did you come from?"

The old man looked at Qu Chu, "Are you a foreigner?"

"Yes, this is my first time in Jingcheng."

"Hearing your accent, you don't look like a person from Jingcheng."

There are still many people queuing in front, and the old man started talking:

"Most of us are locals in Jingcheng. The mountains near the city are full of mulberry and fruit trees. We all come back from hard work."

After what the old man said, Qu Chu looked towards the crowd, and saw that most of the people were carrying farm tools, baskets, baskets and other things.

Qu Chu looked away, "How did you come up with the idea of ​​using the nearby mountains?"

The old man laughed "hehe" and said:
"We ordinary people don't have such a great ability. There are many mountains near Jingcheng, which were abandoned before. It was after King Jing came that he led everyone to use these mountains."

"Looking at you, you seem to respect King Jing very much?"

"That's not it!"

Speaking of Jing Wanglai, the old man's mood also increased by two points.

"We in Jingcheng have been very poor since ancient times, and we have no other livelihood except rice cultivation.

Even if it is a good year, the common people can barely survive the day. If the year is bad or a disaster year, many people will die of starvation or disease.

But since King Jing came, he led us to dig ditches, improve farm tools, raise fish and shrimps, plant mulberry trees and fruit trees on the hills near the city, and raise silkworms.

Now we not only have our own spinning workshops, but also weaving workshops, dyeing workshops, etc. Almost every family has people working in these workshops to earn wages.

After all these years, don't the lives of our common people get better?Even if it is a disaster year, I am not afraid.

Anyway, in recent years, I have never heard of anyone starving to death.Even if you are sick and have no money to treat, you can still report to the government office, and the government office will distribute some basic medicinal materials. "

If it is true as the old man said, then Jingcheng is really a good place, and King Jing can be regarded as a good feudal lord.

Qu Chu looked at the people around him again.

Although these people looked a little tired and dressed simply, their faces were filled with expressions of happiness, yearning and hope for life.

Ning Youbei was also thoughtful.

……

Soon it was Qu Chu's turn.

Before Qu Chu came out, he had already prepared fake identities and guides, and the soldiers guarding the gate let them in after only a few questions.

The false identities used by the three were:

Ning Youbei is a businessman in Jiangcheng, who went to Nanshu to buy medicinal materials such as Chuanbei, Mixiang, and Cordyceps; Yanhong is his maid; Qu Chu is the guard he invited.

What Qu Chu and the others don't know is:
When they entered the city, someone was staring at them, comparing the appearance of the three of them while flipping through an album.

And this album also has portraits of Qu Chu and Ning Youbei.

It's just that Qu Chu and Ning Youbei have completely changed into people with different looks. Although Ning Youbei's beautiful peach eyes can't be concealed, they can't see clearly because of the distance.

Although Yanhong was beautiful, she was an unfamiliar face.

Therefore, the people staring at the three of them shifted their attention after comparing the atlas.

……

After the three entered the city, they found a big inn to live in.

While eating, Qu Chu asked the clerk in the store about the situation in Jingcheng again, which was similar to what the old man said before, but this clerk explained in more detail.

such as:

Merchants in the Southern Shu area seldom go to the Jianghuai area to buy silk nowadays, and they all buy in Jingcheng.Because although the quality of silk in Jingcheng is slightly worse than that in Jianghuai, the price is much cheaper.

After eating, Ning Youbei took Qu Chu to the nearby streets for a stroll.

It was getting late, Qu Chu originally wanted to rest, but seeing that Ning Youbei was in high spirits, he followed him out.

Ning Youbei dragged Qu Chu into a silk shop, and a clerk greeted him.

"Guest officer, what do you need?"

Following Qu Chu's example, Ning Youbei handed a piece of silver to the clerk, "I'm a businessman from Jiangcheng, and I want to ask you something."

The man looked at Ning Youbei warily.

Ning Youbei didn't react, and Yanhong behind her quickly said, "I don't want to inquire about the situation of your store, but I want to ask about Jingcheng."

Although Yanhong didn't understand what Ning Youbei wanted to ask, it was definitely not a confidential matter of this shop, but obviously this guy misunderstood.

Sure enough, after hearing Yan Hong's explanation, the clerk took the money, but he still said: "If you want to know about our shop, I can't tell you."

Only then did Ning Youbei realize that there was almost an oolong.He coughed a little embarrassedly:

"It's like this. My family has opened many silk and satin shops in the Jianghuai area. In the past, all the silk and satin were purchased in the Jianghuai area. Now that the silk in Jingcheng is much cheaper than that in the Jianghuai area, I wonder if I can buy from Jingcheng in the future.

I wonder if you can recommend some silk workshops?If the business is negotiated, you will inevitably benefit, right? "

Seeing what Ning Youbei said, the man felt relieved to put the money in his pocket.

"Guest officer, you are asking the right person."

The clerk looked around and saw that there was no one else, so he leaned over to Ning Youbei and whispered:

"The largest weaving workshop in Jingcheng is the brocade workshop. The silk in our store is imported from the brocade workshop."

Ning Youbei asked:
"Besides the brocade workshop, can you recommend some other ones? I'd like to have a comparison."

"If you want a lot of goods, you can only buy them from the brocade workshop."

"why?"

This time the guy didn't answer.

Yan Hong saw her at the side, and took out another piece of silver and handed it to the clerk, "I hope my brother will tell you."

The man looked around again and saw that there was no one else, so he just took the money.

"For the sake of you being foreigners, I will say a few more words, but don't say that you left this shop. I said it. Even if I said it, I would not admit it."

Yan Hong repeatedly agreed.

(End of this chapter)