The Emperor instructed the chief eunuch to escort the village chief and Li Lao Er out. Finally, he remarked to the old ministers, "If all the people of Tianwu were like this, how could we not recover our lost territories, how could Tianwu not prosper!"
"Your Majesty, please rest assured, that day is not far off." The old ministers all rose and bowed.
Leaving aside the situation in the palace, just as the village chief had feared, the road to the riverbank was completely blocked by people buying melons.
Those who had made reservations earlier are still arriving one after another, fearing they'll be snatched up first.
Even those who didn't make a reservation were jumping up and down, shouting and trying to buy a few at a high price.
At this moment, the village chief and Li Lao Er and others returned in time.
Hearing that the Emperor personally bestowed the archway upon this auspicious feng shui site and praised the melons of Suijintan as the sweetest, everyone went even crazier.
“I’ll pay ten taels of silver for each of these ten jade melons.”
"I'll give you one hundred taels of silver, just give me five jade melons."
"Golden fruit, I want golden fruit, one tael of silver each."
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