Chapter 1031, Acquaintance
Under the leadership of Ma Teng, Xiao Yeyang and Daohua walked into Bamu Town. As soon as they entered, they saw Western merchants pulling several carts of spices and exchanging them with Daxia merchants for large quantities of silk and porcelain.
"The trading volume is quite large." Daohua sighed.
Ma Teng explained with a smile, "Our Daxia silk and porcelain are very popular in the Western Regions. In the past, merchants could only trade privately. Under such circumstances, the goods we brought back were in short supply."
"Now that the trade is open, as time goes by, more and more merchants will surely flock in, and then the goods will no longer be so rare."
"So, taking advantage of the fact that the trade has just opened, merchants with some background want to ship more goods back to make more money."
Daohua nodded and looked at the dazzling array of Western goods on both sides of the street with interest. Xiao Yeyang walked beside her, keeping an eye on her at all times to avoid being bumped into.
“The things from the Western Regions are quite good.”
Daohua walked around and bought things as he went. After a while, Defu and the others had a lot of things in their hands.
Xiao Yeyang agreed: "From the commodities traded, we can roughly judge the strength of each country."
In addition to exchanging goods, opening up trade can also provide a way to indirectly understand the national strength of the countries in the Western Regions. This is what the emperor and the court attach the most importance to.
Of course, the countries in the Western Regions must pay certain taxes when they come to Daxia to do business.
Judging from the situation in the past few months, the amount is quite encouraging.
The town's public security is pretty good. There are patrolling yamen runners on every street, and there is also a yamen in the town center that specializes in handling administrative disputes.
Xiao Yeyang went to the government office and wanted to check the registration status of merchants in recent times. Daohua did not follow him and went into the shop next door.
The items sold in the shop were quite mixed, including specialties from the Western Regions as well as products from Daxia. As soon as Daohua entered, her attention was attracted by a tapestry hanging on the wall.
Daohua stood in front of the tapestry, carefully looking at the patterns on the tapestry that were in the style of Dunhuang murals from her previous life, her expression slightly dazed.
At this moment, a woman dressed in gorgeous silk came over, not caring about Daohua standing nearby. The maids beside her squeezed Guyu and Bishi so hard that they stepped back. "Hey, I want this tapestry. Wrap it up for me."
Daohua was startled back to her senses by the voice. She turned around to look at the person who spoke. After a few glances, she found that the person looked familiar, as if she had seen him somewhere.
"Mrs. Fang is here."
The shop manager walked up to the gorgeous woman with a smile on his face. "Madam Fang, you have a really good eye. This tapestry was used exclusively by the royal family of the Arab Empire. It's the most valuable Western Region item in my shop. I didn't expect you to recognize it so easily."
The woman was amused and said proudly, "Pack it up for me. I want to take it back to honor my parents-in-law."
The manager complimented the woman while asking the shop assistant to get the tapestry, and ignored Daohua who was standing aside.
Guyu noticed that Daohua liked the tapestry and immediately said unhappily, "Sir, there should be a first-come, first-served order when buying and selling things. My wife is looking at this tapestry right now."
The manager's expression paused. He had just been busy entertaining Mrs. Fang and hadn't paid much attention to the other guests in the store. When he heard Guyu's unhappy voice, he looked at Daohua and his servant.
When I took this look, my heart suddenly skipped a beat.
This time, because Xiao Yeyang was accompanying them, Daohua brought Guyu and Bishi with her.
There are many maids and old women in the palace. Guyu and Bishi, as the head maids of Daohua, have to take care of so many people every day. Their demeanor and majesty are no longer comparable to ordinary people.
Now Guyu looked at the steward with a stern face and displeasure, and the steward was afraid to look him in the face.
Daohua was wearing a curtain and had lifted the veil to the sides in order to see the tapestry clearly. At this moment, he was looking at Madam Fang in front of him thoughtfully.
Looks familiar, and her husband's surname is Fang.
This made Daohua think of Fang Liangji who came to Xiliang not long ago. Is there any relationship between this person and Fang Liangji?
Sun Jiayue was also looking at the rice flowers. She also felt that the rice flowers looked familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen them for a moment.
The people she could remember were either rich or noble. Seeing that Daohua and others had extraordinary identities, Sun Jiayue looked at the tapestry with some reluctance.
My father-in-law just likes this kind of exotic items. If I buy them back, I will definitely please him.
However, in the end she chose to let go.
She has been favored for many years and has been able to accompany her husband everywhere. She is not a shallow-eyed person. Sun Jiayue immediately smiled and said to the steward who didn't know what to do:
"Since this lady fell in love with me first, I'll come again next time." Her husband was nostalgic for their past relationship and was willing to pamper her, but she also knew that she must not cause trouble for the Fang family outside.
The steward immediately gave her a grateful look and said, "Don't worry, Madam Fang. Next time I see a merchant from the Arab Kingdom, I will definitely ask him to bring back a tapestry like this."
Sun Jiayue smiled and nodded, then left with her maid.
The steward then looked at Daohua and his servant with a flattering smile on his face: "Madam, would you like to wrap up this tapestry?"
Daohua nodded, then asked the manager, "From what I've seen, your shop is one of the best on Main Street. What's the background of that lady who deserves such hospitality from the manager?"
The steward smiled awkwardly, thinking of how Sun Jiayue had just rescued him, and didn't say anything.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Daohua didn't care and said directly to Bishi, "Let someone outside find out."
Bishi bowed and was about to go out when Xiao Yeyang came in with Defu.
"Why, is there anything you like?"
Daohua smiled and said, "I fell in love with a tapestry and saw someone who looked familiar."
Xiao Yeyang raised his eyebrows: "Who is it?"
Daohua shook her head: "I can't remember, I've already sent someone to inquire, and we should know soon."
Looking at Xiao Yeyang, who was intimidating and had an extraordinary aura, the steward, who instinctively felt something was wrong, said, "That lady is the wife of the owner of Fangji Silk Shop."
As he said that, he quickly glanced at Xiao Yeyang and Daohua.
"Boss Fang is said to be related to the Weiyuan Palace."
As soon as these words were spoken, Daohua frowned immediately. Who else except Fang Liangji would have the courage to claim that Boss Fang was related to the royal palace?
"When he came to see me at the palace, he acted so honest and upright. I didn't expect him to turn around and use the name of the palace to go out. Who gave him the power?"
What made Daohua most angry was the Madam Fang mentioned by the manager!
If that woman is Mrs. Fang, then who is cousin Zixuan, the one who serves her parents-in-law and takes care of the children in the Fang family?
A concubine actually dared to walk around openly wearing a bright red dress, and even blatantly called herself Madam Fang. Did Fang Liangji still take his wife seriously?
Daohua was not in the mood to go shopping, so she pulled Xiao Yeyang straight out of the store.
After everyone had left, the manager leaned against the counter with weak legs and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
He seemed to have guessed who those people were!
(End of this chapter)
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