Dressed as the best old lady in the famine years, I suddenly became rich

Chapter 159 How much does it cost to buy gems?
When I opened the heavy city gate, I saw that there was no one in the city. It was really desolate, and it made me feel sad to see it.

"The city has been uninhabited for a long time. The wind and sand in Chen County are strong. The houses will deteriorate quickly if no one lives in them. Even if they are not in ruins, they should be covered with a thick layer of fine sand. If we stay here for one night, it is not worth cleaning up. , just find a house of a wealthy family and set up a tent in their yard to spend the night. "

Li Jin turned back to discuss with Ke Muqing and others, "I have been to this city twice and am quite familiar with it. I know where there is a suitable courtyard for us to stay. If you have no objections, madam, I can lead the way."

"Okay, you can lead the way." Ke Xiucai agreed.

Li Jin jumped on the horse and led Ling Feng to the front of the team.

After traveling for several days, Ke Muqing finally discovered that the prince Li Jin had a very lively personality and was particularly popular with children.

He is a dignified prince, but he has no airs. He can chat with all the members of the family, whether they are young or old.

Because he is so good at chatting, people often overlook his identity as the prince.

For example, just now, who would have thought that a prince would rush to the front, and he and Ling Feng would dismount and push the city gate to let Ke Muqing and his party enter the city.

Chen County has a vast territory, and land that cannot grow food is worthless. People here build big houses. Li Jin and a group of people walked through the city for two cups of tea and arrived at the door of a wealthy family.

"Here we are, right here." Li Jin said, "This family has moved south, and there may still be some things in the house that are difficult to move. We will borrow their front yard and kitchen instead of going to their inner house."

After speaking, Li Jin directly slashed at the rusty lock with his sword. After a few chops, the lock fell to the ground with a click.

Li Jin opened the door and was the first to go in, then greeted everyone to come in quickly.

Everyone was very happy to have a courtyard sheltered from the wind and sand. After setting up the carriages, Yang Yi and the others went to set up tents in the courtyard.

Feng Ying and others carried their things to the kitchen, while chatting and laughing with Ke Muqing, "Mom, after walking in Chen County for a few days, do you see that the children are all tanned a lot? Especially Shuangshuang. I couldn’t sit still. At night, when I touched the faces and hands of these children, they were so rough that they almost didn’t look like children’s hands anymore.”

"It's a lot darker." Ke Muqing glanced at the yard. The children could still sit in the carriage for a day or two, but in the next few days, some children had to get off the carriage to play when they rested.

A group of people gathered together to pick up stones on the roadside every day. They would carry them in their cloth bags like treasures. None of them were too heavy. They had to carry their cloth bags on their backs wherever they went. Every day they were jingling with bells. Show it to everyone you meet.

The kitchen was so empty that even a mouse would shake its head when it came in.

Feng Ying and others were cleaning up, while Ke Muqing walked around, covered her nose, and went out. When she got to the yard, she saw a few children digging holes at the base of the wall with their buttocks sticking out. Ke Muqing quickly picked them up.

"This is someone else's home. It's rude for us to stay in someone else's home without permission, but you are not allowed to destroy other people's homes anymore." Ke Muqing clicked on a few children with dirty hands and paws, "Fill the soil back in. Let’s dig on the road tomorrow.”

"Grandma, we are treasure hunting!" Yang Shuangshuang handed a small box to Ke Muqing to see, "This was dug out of the soil. There are very beautiful stones inside."

Yang Shuangshuang opened the box directly, and these words attracted Ke Xiucai and others.

"This stone is somewhat similar to the stone on the Crown Prince's sword." Mrs. Ke turned around and asked Ke Muqing, "I am old and my eyesight is not very good. My dear, come and have a look and see if it looks like it?" Li Jin also ran over after hearing this. , handed his sword forward to them for comparison, and explained, "This sword was given to me by my father when I celebrated my birthday the year before last. The one above is a gem. My father said it was given to me when I was two years old. I dug it out in the mine, and my father said it was a hand that could make money."

Li Jin glanced at the wooden box held by Yang Shuangshuang and said, "This gemstone is of good quality. It may be that the family decided not to take it with them and leave it in the yard before leaving. This is probably also a kind of expectation, thinking of coming back one day." home."

Although Chenjun does not have great scenery and the land is not as fertile as other places, for the natives of Chenjun, Chenjun is still the best hometown.

Even if I move south, I still carry with me the thought of returning to my hometown one day.

Upon hearing this, Ke Muqing hurriedly said, "Bury the things back quickly. This is someone else's house. No matter how beautiful other people's things are, we can't touch them."

Even people like Ke Muqing who don't understand gems think that the stones in this box are really beautiful, but you can pick up and dig things on the road outside the house, but you can never take away the things inside the house. .

Yang Shuangshuang and his children were very obedient. Grandma told them not to take it, so they buried the box and filled it back with soil.

After finishing their work, they asked Li Jin.

"Brother Prince, where can I dig such a beautiful stone? Where is the mine? Will we pass by?" Yang Shuangshuang asked, "Can I buy it with silver?"

Yang Chengzhi patted the dust on his hands and continued, "How much does a stone cost?"

This sentence made the adults laugh.

People like Yang Jiye who have never seen the world also know that such gems cannot be bought with just a few pennies.

But the child was innocent and innocent. Everyone just found it funny, but they didn't mean to laugh at the child for being ignorant.

Li Jin said, "You can buy them when you get to Fucheng. Our Chen County is rich in these things. In the past years, we used these gems to exchange with passing merchants. In the past, there were businessmen from other countries who came to Chen County to collect these gems. In the early years, these gems were mined Selling gems to passing merchants is also a way for people in Chen County to make money."

"But gems of good quality also depend on luck. Gems of poor quality are not valued by ordinary merchants. If the merchants don't want the stones, the children of Chen County will keep them for themselves."

Ke Muqing opened her lips, wanting to sigh.

Her poor geographical knowledge~
What is the landform of Chenjun? Why is it so magical?

Speaking of this, Li Jin added, "Although Chen County is now as empty as a ghost town, you can tell from the many houses in the city that Chen County was still very lively in the past, but later the Queen Mother issued an order and closed it down." The fortresses in various places were blocked and merchants from other countries were no longer allowed to enter, so Chen County gradually became desolate. "

Li Jin is not very old, so the bustling Chen County in his memory was a long, long time ago. It has been so long that he can hardly remember what Chen County was like in its busiest years.

"Our cities in Chen County are very large, and the official roads are very wide. Each city has its own market. In previous years, on the fifth day of every month, the market was the busiest time. In the market, the government collected rent, and outside the market, the government If we don’t collect them, both sides of the road leading to the market are lined with stalls owned by ordinary people. They sell everything. When there are the most people, even carriages can’t get in. "