I haven't seen Jinling for a long time. Seeing it more prosperous than before, and with a much larger population, Tang Tong couldn't help but sigh. In this era, many cities in Jiangnan had large populations. Yangzhou, for example, had a population of at least 800,000. Historically, the Jiannu people killed 800,000 people in Yangzhou during the Ten Days of Massacre. You can imagine how huge a city with a population of 800,000 was in an era without skyscrapers. Jinling's population was even greater than Yangzhou's, making it even more formidable. Because of the chaos in the north, many wealthy families fled to places like Jinling. Add to that the maritime merchants Tang Tong had brought to the city, and Jinling's prosperity was no less than that of a mid-sized city today.
For some, a place like Jinling is a true paradise. As long as you have money, you can buy a lot of things. With money, women can indulge their shopping desires, and men can even buy all kinds of pleasures.
For Tang Tong, there wasn't anything worth buying here. He simply wanted to experience the prosperity and relaxation of this place. However, for the women around him, it was a rare shopping opportunity. Since Tang Tong gave them plenty of pocket money, and those with positions even had a salary, they wouldn't normally have the chance to spend it, so they naturally wanted to spend it well.
Tang Tong's companions, Chen Yuxian, Liu Rushi, Dayu'er, Hai Lanzhu, and Li Xiangjun, were all incredibly charming. Furthermore, their attendants, each of them a truly stunning beauty, brought dozens of these beauties to the street. Normally, it would be hard to spot a single beauty like them. But with so many women gathered, even though Tang Tong was protected by hundreds of personal guards, they still attracted a large number of men to stop and watch. More and more people followed Tang Tong and his companions, causing a traffic jam.
If they were just one or two people, they wouldn't have dared to follow Tang Tong and his group. But with hundreds or thousands of people gathered, driven by the courage of the crowd, these people not only followed Tang Tong and his group for several blocks, but also refused to leave for a long time. Some of the braver ones even tried to break through Tang Tong's personal guards, hoping to have a personal encounter with these beauties.
Tang Tong had brought everyone here for a vacation. While he knew that gathering so many beautiful women together would cause a stir, he hadn't anticipated the magnitude of the incident. He quickly concluded his shopping trip that day. The next day, under the protection of his personal guards, the women donned veils and moved separately. With that, things had returned to normal.
Besides his daughter, Chen Xian, Tang Tong was accompanied by Li Jun and Dong Xiaowan. For so many years, Chen Yuxian and Tang Tong had been apart for so long. Tang Tong had his own many things to do, and Chen Yuxian, who was in charge of the Tang family caravan, had a lot to do. Now that Tang Tong's business was starting to get on track, Chen Yuxian had temporarily put her current affairs aside and gone out with Tang Tong to relax and have some fun. Because of her relationship with Tang, other women wouldn't dare compete with her at a time like this, even though everyone wanted to be with Tang Tong.
The three of them, Li Xiangjun and Dong Xiaowan, were all under the care of Tang Tong.
A lot, but never suffered any hardship. Usually, there are few opportunities to go out. Seeing the bustling streets at this time, it is natural to be curious and excited. Li Xiangjun saw a monkey show. She couldn't help but pull Tang Tong's hand and said, "Your Highness, is that a monkey?" Li Xiangjun and Dong Xiaowan were Tang Tong's playmates. At that time, although they were not considered ladies in the Tang family, they were not maids either. After spending a long time with Tang Tong, they all knew that Tang Tong was a person with a fierce appearance but a gentle heart. So they were no longer afraid of Tang Tong. As she grew from a little girl into a graceful young woman, Li Xiangjun and the others also understood the reason for pleasing Tang Tong. Although they would not seduce Tang Tong openly, they tried their best to get close to him.
Tang Tong saw that Li Xiangjun didn't even recognize a monkey. He couldn't help but blame himself for locking up such an elf-like girl. Li Xiangjun was petite and delicate. It was easy to attract people's affection. Tang Tong patted Li Xiangjun on the head and said, "If you like, I will build a zoo in the future. Then you can see any animals you want."
Er. Li Xiangjun and Dong Xiaowan were close to Tang. Normally, Tang's guards wouldn't let them outside easily. Er was better off. Li Xiangjun and the others' identities were unclear. They had no freedom at all. So even though Er was a monkey, Li Xiangjun had never seen one before. When she heard Tang Tong say he wanted to build a zoo, Li Xiangjun's eyes lit up. "Really? Your Highness, that's great."
People in this era also built zoos, but they were only wealthy families, and they wouldn't have many animals. As for the emperor's children, they generally kept rare and exotic animals, rarely ordinary animals. When Tang Tong mentioned zoos, he thought to himself, "If rare animals were protected and kept in zoos starting in this era, we could probably preserve many extinct species in the future."
"Xiaojun, what's so good about this monkey? I'd rather have a puppy. Let's go to those silk shops. Jinling is so prosperous. They must have the best silk." Er then put in a quilt. As the Tang family's favored little prince, Er naturally disdained the dirty monkey. He preferred the puppies and kittens.
To be honest, Tang Tong is so rich now. Silk and other things are not rare at all. But buying things is a woman's nature. No matter how many such things there are at home, once a woman goes out, she will continue to buy these things back home. Dong Xiaowan is the most timid person here. Although she is not afraid of Tang Tong at all now, she usually says very little. She just nodded to her son's opinion.
Li Xiangjun glanced at Tang Tong. Seeing that Tang Tong did not express any opinion, she said, "Sister, we already have so much silk at home. No matter how good the things here are, I'm afraid they can't match the silk we have at home, right?"
Li Jun's nature was more lively. Despite her petite appearance, she was a bold and decisive girl. She was also quite opinionated. She didn't always go along with her wishes just because she was the daughter of the Tang family. This was due to her good nature. She never used her power to bully others. Therefore, even if they had minor disagreements, she wouldn't bully them. She also had a good relationship with Li Xiangjun, Dong Xiaowan, and Kou Baimen.
"Then let's go to the incense shop and have a look." Seeing Li Jun's objection, Er made another suggestion. Without waiting for Li Xiangjun to say anything, he pulled her away. Dong Xiaowan followed them as usual.
Tang Tong and Chen Yuxian hadn't come here to buy anything. They just wanted to stroll through the streets of Jinling. Seeing them walking forward, Tang Tong took Chen Yuxian's hand and said, "Let's take a look. What do you want to buy?"
Chen Yu shook her head and let Tang Tong hold her hand. A faint blush crept into her face. It had been ages since Tang Tong had held her hand. This reminded her of when they first met. Back then, who could have imagined this moment? Who could have imagined that Tang Tong and the Tang family would develop such a path? A path that an ordinary person wouldn't dare to imagine.
Now, Tang Tong and the Tang family were incredibly successful and wealthy. Their fortunes were unimaginably vast. Although Chen Yu held the helm of the Tang family caravan, he had no idea how much money the family had. Back then, even a single ounce of silver would have caused him immense worry. Now, even a million silver coins wouldn't have moved him. Back then, he never imagined he'd have such a glorious future.
But behind this splendor, she seemed to have lost something. For one thing, she and Tang Tong were always apart. Despite their wealth and wealth, they still lacked a stable home. Chen Yu squeezed Tang Tong's hand with a slight firmness, her mind racing. Past events flashed through her mind, leaving Chen Yuxian feeling a wave of warmth flowing through her body through Tang Tong's hand. Tang Tong held Chen Yuxian's hand, not anticipating that his small gesture would cause Chen Yu such a flood of emotion. He had been in this world for so long that his heart had become one with it. Chen Yuxian, these people, had become his family. This place was his entire world.
They quickly found a rouge and powder shop. It looked large. Li Xiangjun and Li Xiangjun walked in. Several guards quickly followed. Dong Xiaowan glanced back at Tang Tong and the others, giving them a gentle smile. Then she too walked in. Tang Tong didn't know why Dong Xiaowan was smiling. She had only been checking to see if Tang Tong and the others had followed. She hadn't expected to find Tang Tong holding Chen Yuxian's hand. This was something you'd rarely see on the streets of Taipei. It was a miracle no one jumped out to scold Tang Tong.
Tang Tong himself was unaware of this. Even if Chen Yuxian had realized it, she wouldn't have let go of Tang Tong's hand. The two of them confidently followed Dong Xiaowan and the others into the rouge and powder shop, Xin Fang Zhai. There were quite a few customers inside, mostly women. Aside from Tang Tong's personal guards, only a grown man like Tang Tong entered.
The women looked at Tang and Chen Yuxian walking in with strange eyes.
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