As she walked, Yaoyue glanced lightly into the distance.
A few breaths later, as time came back to normal, a slight smile appeared on Yaoyue's lips.
Whether someone is obedient or not is one thing; how they are obedient is another.
Just like now, Chu Qinghe said that he wouldn't make things difficult for the shopkeeper, so wouldn't it be easier for Yaoyue to spend money?
Thinking of the beautiful poem she had just heard, Yaoyue felt inexplicably happy.
Furthermore, when she looked at Dongfang Bubai, Yaoyue felt a sense of intellectual superiority.
After exploring half of the city, Chu Qinghe said, "Let's go! Let's go for a stroll outside the city."
Hearing what Chu Qinghe said, Qu Feiyan asked curiously, "Outside the city? The lantern festival is in the city, why go outside the city?"
Chu Qinghe explained, "The lantern festival is inside the city, and the New Year's Day festival is outside the north city."
Yushui City is a relatively prosperous commercial area, with many merchants from all over the country traveling around.
Even in the Tang and Song dynasties, there were caravans of merchants passing through.
During the year, when people are bustling about, it is naturally a good time for business.
However, space within the city is limited, so on New Year's Day, the open space outside the north city becomes the gathering place for commerce and various performances.
After Chu Qinghe explained everything, the women finally understood the situation.
Qu Feiyan's interest was clearly piqued.
Before long, led by Chu Qinghe, the group arrived outside the northern city.
Just as Chu Qinghe had said before, compared to the bustling activity in the city, the area outside the north city was also bustling with activity at this time.
Everywhere you look, there are vendors setting up stalls, and people performing shows.
In high spirits, Qu Feiyan once again dragged Xiao Zhao east and west.
Not only did the novelty and smile on his face never cease, but he also seemed to have inexhaustible energy.
Chu Qinghe would occasionally check on the two girls' movements, then lead them along the way to look at the things sold by the vendors and see if there was anything they liked.
A moment later, Qu Feiyan, who had run off earlier, returned to Chu Qinghe's side with Xiao Zhao, her face full of excitement, and said, "Young Master, there are people performing iron flower stunts over there, it's so beautiful."
As she spoke, Qu Feiyan reached out and pulled Chu Qinghe along, then jogged off into the distance.
Chu Qinghe let Qu Feiyan pull him along like that.
Meanwhile, Dongfang Bubai and Yaoyue followed behind at a leisurely pace.
A moment later, as Chu Qinghe and his group moved forward several dozen meters, they came to see an open space.
On that open space, a dozen blacksmiths stood in the center, and next to one of them were eight makeshift furnaces, their flames glowing red.
As these eight blacksmiths threw out the freshly molten iron, another eight blacksmiths also used an iron rod to knock the molten iron into the air.
In an instant, the molten iron flew around, blooming in eight directions in the air like fireworks, implying the unity of the eight directions.
The bright red sparks, combined with the occasional bursts of light in the air, created a breathtakingly beautiful scene.
At first glance, it gives the impression of fireworks blooming amidst the darkness of night.
Seeing such a stunning scene, Qu Feiyan and Xiao Zhao couldn't help but exclaim "Wow!" Their voices mingled with the shouts of other onlookers, creating a cacophony in the night sky.
Even Yaoyue and Dongfang Bubai, who were without makeup at this moment, were attracted by the beautiful scenery.
Therefore, no matter when, small places always have a stronger sense of life.
If it were the capital or any of the larger towns, it would be difficult to see such programs and beautiful scenery.
A few breaths later, Chu Qinghe turned his head slightly and glanced at the two women beside him.
Using the flickering firelight in the air, Chu Qinghe gazed at the two stunningly beautiful women, his eyes darting about.
A short while later, as his gaze returned to the night sky, Chu Qinghe's smile deepened.
Fifteen minutes later, as the molten iron in the furnace ran out and before any new molten iron had melted, the blacksmiths who had been working there earlier slowly walked around, each carrying a copper plate.
However, they wanted money as a reward.
As someone walked past Chu Qinghe, Chu Qinghe tossed a piece of loose silver into his copper plate.
This prompted the blacksmith to express his gratitude repeatedly.
After watching another round of iron flower fireworks for a while, the group finally returned, satisfied.
As she walked, Qu Feiyan turned her head to look at the iron sparks that were constantly being scattered and flying in the air in the distance, and asked curiously, "Is this iron spark making made of pig iron? Isn't all this iron wasted after it's finished?"
Hearing Xiao Zhao's question, Chu Qinghe slowly explained: "Those blacksmiths all have a kind of magnet that can attract some small iron filings. These blacksmiths will wait until the show is over and use these magnets to collect the iron filings and melt them back into iron blocks. Although it takes some time, the loss is almost negligible."
After learning about the iron filings recycling method from Chu Qinghe, Qu Feiyan exclaimed in realization, "So that's how it is! I was wondering why the reward money we received wasn't enough to buy all that pig iron!"
Chu Qinghe smiled and said, "Don't think everyone else is a fool. The amount of pig iron used by the blacksmith each month needs to be reported to the government. If they use it once and then ignore it, the government will not let it go."
Following that, after wandering around for a while, the group had explored almost the entire northern part of the city.
As people outside the city began to head into the city, Chu Qinghe and his companions turned back.
"Um?"
However, as he was walking, Chu Qinghe seemed to notice something out of the corner of his eye, and his steps suddenly stopped.
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