Chapter 147: There must be Yu Qing in the family of good deeds
"Junior brother, don't worry about Jianmu for now. Sooner or later, we will see that Wutun City is one of the largest cities in the entire Taihua Secret Realm. There are many people coming and going, and it is a rare lively place. It is not as good as a good life.
Chen Cuo put aside his thoughts for the time being and asked with a smile: "Senior Brother, do you think there are many cities like this in the secret world?"
"Originally, there were ten buildings, but three of them have been abandoned due to the sparse population."
Chui Yunzi nodded and took the initiative to introduce: "In the earliest days, due to frequent wars in the outside world, and the evil monks using evil methods to sacrifice blood to the common people, the ancestors of the sect felt that the world was full of worries, so they attracted a large number of ordinary people into the secret realm.
Ten grain-gathering areas were designated, and due to the concentration of population, they gradually developed into ten cities. However, the secret realm was later closed and the population became increasingly scarce. Now, the entire secret realm may not have 200,000 people in total, so there are many cities in each city.
Declining trend…”
At this point, he pointed to the surroundings, changed the subject, and said: "Don't look at the sparse crowds in Wutun City, but in the secret realm, it is already a lively place, and the other six are even worse.
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Chen Cuo was not surprised when he listened. Although the Taihua secret land is vast, since it is isolated from the world, the population must not be as good as outside. Since the population is insufficient, various problems will inevitably follow. The most direct manifestation is naturally
The land is barren and the cities are in ruins.
Chui Yunzi was talking when his expression suddenly changed.
The poor man and Xi Ran next to him also looked the same.
Then Xi Ran stuck out his tongue and said to Chen Cuo: "Junior brother, you can go shopping by yourself. The old man called us and said that we have been leading the way for too long. I'm afraid it won't be delayed any longer. Remember to bring me some fragrant orchards."
The fruit will go back."
Chui Yunzi smiled bitterly and said: "We will leave first. If anything happens, we will send a letter to let you know at any time."
"With my little junior brother's skills, what can happen in the secret realm? Instead, you have to control yourself and don't mess up the order of the world." After finishing speaking, the poor man patted his head, "I'm a bit straight-talking, junior brother.
Please bear with me."
Chen Cuo smiled and said: "The simpler the structure, the harder it is to withstand the destruction of external forces. Senior brother is right to remind you."
"That's good, then you can stay here for a while and I'll leave first." The poor man grinned and left with the other two people.
After bidding farewell to the three of them, Chen Cuo walked for a while and observed secretly.
Wutun City is said to be a lively place, but it is not much different from the villages and towns outside Jiankang City. The so-called bustling city is just like the vegetable market in Jiankang Street.
There were scattered vendors sitting on both sides, selling melons, fruits and simple handicrafts. The buyers were carrying bamboo baskets with bags of rice and noodles inside.
"When bartering, I usually use the staple food of rice and noodles. I didn't see anything similar to currency." Withdrawing his gaze, Chen Cuo looked into the distance again. It was a shed with many tables placed underneath.
People were sitting inside, some eating, some drinking tea, and some chatting casually.
After pondering for a moment, Chen Cuo walked over.
"When we descended from the Xuan Peak before, Senior Brother Chui Yunzi mentioned that in the Secret Realm, every household in the world has men farming and women weaving, and very few people have left their hometowns. But judging from Wutun City, at least the commodity economy has developed, and there are also some people traveling around.
Merchant, there is something different from what he said..."
After thinking about it, he walked into a shed and sat down. Looking around, he saw several tables of people drinking tea. It must be a tea shop.
However, as he sat here, no one greeted him. After a while, a middle-aged man with a weathered face came over.
He did not greet Chen Cuo, but said straightly: "The fifteen pots of tea in the shop today have been replaced. You can only wait until tomorrow."
"It doesn't matter," Chen Cuo smiled, "Since there is no more tea, let's sit down and rest for a while."
When the man saw it, he didn't say much and turned around to get busy.
Chen Cuo looked at the man and saw that he was mainly busy packing things. The teapot, teacups, and other small things on the table were all carefully put into the basket on his back.
There were layers of linen cloth in the frame, and every time a few were placed, they were covered with cloth.
After he finished his busy work, he turned around and saw Chen Cuo still sitting there, so he walked over again and said with some vigilance: "These tables and chairs belong to the good people of the Yun family, so don't worry about it."
Chen Cuo smiled and said, "I'm just thoughtful. How can I carry my body?" He still looked like a young man, and in order not to attract attention, he wore ordinary clothes, which really dispelled the man's wariness.
"Then you go ahead and sit down." As he said that, the man wiped his sweat.
Chen Cuo said, "I think you're done with your work, why don't you sit down and have a rest." In his words, a little thought came out.
The man hesitated for a moment, glanced at the sky, and finally sat down.
Chen Cuo asked familiarly: "How is the harvest today?"
"It's okay, but I need to prepare three more pots tomorrow, which will be a bit troublesome, so I have to go back for a while and make some preparations." The man was not wary, and he answered after listening to the inquiry.
The two of them chatted with each other, and when the groundwork was almost laid, Chen Cuo suddenly asked: "Brother Huang, did you grow this tea yourself? I see many people who grow rice and wheat."
The man glanced at Chen Cuo doubtfully and said, "That's a strange question for you to ask. There are too many children at home and we can't feed them by farming. Of course we have to find a way to get some food back home. As for the tea trees, they are definitely not my own."
, if you plant tea trees, how will you grow food?"
"Yes, I'm new here." Chen Cuo replied simply, then skipped the topic and asked: "Since it's not your own tea tree, whose family planted it?"
The man said: "This tea garden in the city belongs to the Yun family, but although it is his family's tea garden, the one who planted the trees is not his family, and the ones who dried and selected the trees are not their family, there is someone else."
Chen Cuo immediately became interested and asked in detail.
"The tree is planted by a family who specializes in planting trees. When the tea leaves are transported to the city, they are sent directly to another family to dry and sort. My family will then bring them over and put them here to exchange for rice and noodles."
"Huh?" As Chen Cuo listened, he felt something was wrong, "It sounds like the Yun family was not involved at all. So what did their family gain in the end?"
"Otherwise, we can say that the Yun family is a kind person! After we exchange rice and noodles every day, we can give half to their families. I will wait for the rest and share the rest equally with other families. It can barely support the family's rations. If not, we may have been hungry.
After death, being able to get help from the Yun family is really a blessing gained from previous lives..."
As he spoke, the man had a look of sadness on his face.
Chen Cuo looked strange and asked, "Since when did the Yun family become so kind?"
"Starting from his grandfather's generation!" The man showed a look of reminiscence, "His grandfather, Old Man Yun, was an outsider who entered the fairyland by mistake and escaped from the sea of misery." Fastest update on PC::/
When Chen Cuo heard this, it became clear.
The man sighed again: "I heard that the old man of the Yun family said that there is chaos outside this fairyland. There are a bunch of countries fighting back and forth, and people are dying every day. It's miserable! I heard that the old man Yun died a lot outside.
baby……"
"After he came in, how did he settle down? Distribute the land?" Chen Cuo interrupted and sighed.
"The fields were allotted before, but then they were not divided. I don't know the reason for that." The man shook his head. "As for Old Man Yun, he said that there used to be a wealthy family in the city named Wang. This family thought he was pitiful, so they just
They took him in, but for some unknown reason, the Wang family suddenly went on a long journey. Fortunately, Old Man Yun was not ungrateful and took care of the Wang family's land. He said that whenever the Wang family needed it in the future, he would provide it with both hands. He also said that he was not interested in the land.
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As he spoke, he raised his head and glanced at the sky, then jumped up and said, "It's getting late. If we don't go back quickly to bring luck, we won't be able to sleep tonight! Let's go, let's go..."
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As soon as they left, the smile on Chen Cuo's face had disappeared.
"I don't know if the sect understands the situation in this city, or if it is just a laissez-faire attitude toward the secret world..."
Suddenly, something moved in his heart, and he turned around and looked back.
"Brother, I see that you are quite interested in the Yun family." There was a person standing behind him. He looked to be in his teens, wearing coarse linen clothes that were dyed black. "I am helping their family, what do you have?"