Chapter 3259 Legend
Zhu Feng said, "I just remembered that I have something else to do. You guys go ahead."
Nan Yan knew that he must be planning what to do next, so she didn't say much and went out with the child.
Although Handongwei is located in the remote northwest and is also a garrison for the imperial court, it should be rather desolate. In fact, when I came here a few years ago, it was indeed rather desolate. There were only some civilians who followed the army and brought their eggs and grains to exchange for money on the street, and there were almost no other shops.
But this time, the situation is very different.
The street that Nan Yan had visited before, which was quite popular, is now extremely lively. Not only can you see some people coming and going, but you can even see many blond-haired and heterochromic-eyed Western merchants walking around the streets and hawking their wares. There are also many simple shops on the street, and the goods coming from the south and the north are even more dazzling.
Ruoshui said in surprise, "It's so lively here."
Delu said from the side: "It's far worse than our capital."
Nan Yan laughed and said, "What do you know? How far is this place from the capital? How can it be compared to the capital?"
Ruoshui also said: "Yes, you don't know, a few years ago when I accompanied the queen here, there were only a few people on the street, and the things they sold were just some eggs, rice and noodles. I didn't expect it to be so lively here now."
Delu looked around in surprise.
Zhu Chengjun was running around like a wild horse with its reins loosened. Luckily, Wen Bieyu had been following him. He ran around for a while and then ran back to Nan Yan: "Mom, there are so many things here that I have never seen before."
Nan Yan laughed and said, "How old are you? You're just bragging about what you've seen?"
Zhu Chengjun pouted and asked, "Mom, before we came here, didn't you say it was deserted and deserted? Why is it so lively?"
Ruoshui also said: "Yes, in just these few years, everything has changed."
Nan Yan led them forward for a while and saw a large locust tree in front of them. Someone had set up a tea stall under the tree. Ruoshui thought it looked familiar and said, "Hey? Isn't this the tea stall where the Empress drank tea in the past?"
Nan Yan took a look and found it was true.
When she followed Zhu Feng to Handongwei, she once took Ruoshui out for a stroll and sat at a tea stall to drink tea. She still vaguely remembered that the stall owner was a middle-aged man in his fifties. Now, the man's hair was all white. He sat under a tree to pick his feet to cool off, telling stories and joking to the young people and children sitting at the tea stall drinking tea. The person busy at the tea stall was a young man who looked like his son.
Nan Yan took Ruoshui and the others over, ordered a few bowls of tea, and sat down to drink.
I also listened to the stories the old stall owner told to the people drinking tea.
After the lecture, when everyone was laughing and chatting, the old stall owner came over to refill the water. He looked at Nan Yan and couldn't help but say, "Madam, you look kind."
Nan Yan smiled and said, "I came here to drink tea a few years ago. Old man, you have a very good eye."
The old stall owner smiled and said, "It's rare to see someone as respectable as Madam. Of course I remember her. I didn't expect that after all these years, Madam is still as charming as ever. Xiao Si, come and serve Madam a plate of dim sum as a token of our appreciation."
This man really knew how to do business, so Nan Yan smiled and started chatting with him.
As they were chatting, they heard the sound of horse hooves and wheels rolling over the ground on the road nearby. Turning around, they saw another team of water-carrying carts passing by. Nan Yan smiled and said, "Ben—I remember seeing these water-carrying carts when I was drinking tea here a few years ago. How come Handongwei has changed so much over the years, but this one hasn't changed at all?"
The old stall owner laughed and said, "Handongwei has been turned upside down. It's the people who have changed. Aren't people the easiest to change in this world?"
Nan Yan smiled and said, "That's right."
The old stall owner laughed and said, "Speaking of which, it's also our emperor's wisdom. If the emperor hadn't sent people to the Western Regions, how would merchants from the Western Regions dare to come to our Yan Kingdom? It's because there are so many merchants coming and going, and they often stop here, and some even start businesses here, that this place has become like this."
A customer drinking tea at a nearby low table interjected, "I love hearing that. You know, a few years ago, even an egg here would require a lot of calculation. Now, not only eggs, but even braised eggs are available. They're a bit pricey, but they're so delicious!"
Someone nearby laughed at him: "Old Li, you like eating braised eggs so much. When your wife gives birth, why not name your son Braised Egg?"
Everyone burst into laughter.
Nan Yan was amused by their idle chatter.
At this moment, someone beside her gently tugged at her sleeve. She looked down and saw it was Zhu Chengjun, who said softly, "Father is so amazing!"
Nan Yan laughed, stretched out her hand and pinched his face again, and said softly: "Don't call me father when you come out."
Zhu Chengjun immediately said, "Son, I understand!"
The old stall owner chatted with the others for a while, then came back to Nan Yan and said, "Madam, you said the water transporters haven't changed at all, but that's not entirely true. They're working harder now than they did in previous years."
"How do you say that?"
"Madam, don't you know about the change in the course of the Boundary River?"
"Oh, I've heard of this."
The old stall owner sighed and said, "Because the boundary river has been diverted, they now have to travel much further to get water, and the water supply in the city is also very tight."
Nan Yan couldn't help but frown after hearing this and said, "So, it seems that Handongwei chose the wrong position back then."
The old stall owner looked at her.
Nan Yan said, "If Handongwei had chosen a location upstream, or closer to the boundary river, wouldn't that have been better?"
The old stall owner smiled and shook his head: "Madam, this won't work."
Nan Yan asked, "Why doesn't it work?"
The old stall owner laughed and said, "Madam, not only will your words not work, but they may actually bring disaster upon you."
Nan Yan raised her eyebrows slightly: "What do you mean, old man?"
The old stall owner said, "We built Handongwei here. We didn't just pick a random spot. There used to be a deserted city here called Luotuo City, and the imperial court built Handongwei on the ruins of that old city. But I heard from the elders that Luotuo City wasn't originally located here, but upstream, right next to the boundary river. But that was a hundred years ago."
Nan Yan said, "There is such a city? Why have I never seen it since I came here?"
The old stall owner said, "Of course I haven't seen it. No one in this generation has seen it. I only heard that the city was washed away by the boundary river a hundred years ago, and the entire city was dissolved in the water."
Nan Yan opened her eyes wide in surprise: "Is there such a thing?"
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