As long as He Lingchuan moved his eyes without saying a word, a golden jujube would be brought to his mouth.
He stretched out and sighed to himself, "It feels good."
After taking the place of the original person for more than a month, except for the serious crime he suffered when he first woke up with blood holes all over his body, the days in Blackwater City can only be described as comfortable.
Jinzhou is located in the northwest corner of the territory of the Yuan Kingdom, and Blackwater City is only ten miles away from the border. It guards the country's gate for Yuan. It sounds nice in name, but this geographical location is destined to not get the loving gaze of the monarch's father, not to mention that it has been in recent years.
The year was calm and there was no war.
But the advantage is that the mountains are high and the emperor is far away.
The He family is a standard earth emperor in their one-third acre of land, and as the eldest son of the prefect, He Lingchuan can get everything he wants in Heishui City and even the entire Qiansong County.
The standard for food, clothing, housing and transportation is just three words:
the best.
The delicacies on the table, the playthings in hand, and the daily income are all rare treasures from all over the world, but many mainland rich people may not be able to enjoy them.
He Lingchuan grew up in such a carefree environment until he was sixteen years old.
How should I put it? He Lingchuan's evaluation of the original person was that he had a bad temper and was somewhat arrogant by nature.
This guy is usually high-spirited and likes to hunt with eagles and dogs, otherwise he would not have encountered any major accidents on Hulu Mountain.
Although the skin has now healed, the new owner has no plans to resume the original hobby.
Over the past few months, He Lingchuan often thought of what happened on the cliff. The leopard demon that attacked him seemed to have been seriously injured before. Will the person who injured it chase him to Blackwater City? But time passed little by little, and outside the city,
Calm and calm.
Under the surface of a good life, there always seems to be an undercurrent surging. This makes him, a hard-working wage earner who originally only deserved blessings, feel uneasy while enjoying the fragrance of privilege.
He Lingchuan took two sips of the warm wine and suddenly felt a little stuffy, so he motioned to Uncle Hao to open the window.
As soon as the window opened, a rush of cool air rushed in. People on the second floor couldn't help but shiver. All the papers on the table in the box next door were rolled downstairs. There were two small banknotes, which immediately caused a stir in the audience.
snatch.
No one paid attention to the commotion downstairs, so Liu Baobao tightened her clothes.
He Lingchuan took a deep breath and drove away all his emotions. Just as the play was finished, he took the lead in applauding and said happily: "Okay! Reward!" After that, he casually untied the jade bracelet from his waist and asked others to take it and reward him.
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With the big brother on the list taking the lead, the atmosphere at the scene reached a high point, and the audience downstairs also gave their money.
Outside the window was the main street of Blackwater City. When the window was opened, the sound of bustle came in with the wind. He Lingchuan took a glance and saw that the market was bustling with traffic. The main street, which had been widened three times, could accommodate eight standard carriages traveling side by side, but
Now there is not even a two-foot-square gap.
"Is it so lively?"
Uncle Hao stood next to He Lingchuan and heard the voice: "It's August now, and merchants must rush through the Hongya Trade Road as soon as possible before it closes, and transport the last batch of goods before winter."
This was the personal expert arranged by the head of the He family for Ai Zi after the Hulu Mountain accident to prevent him from suffering another accident.
He Lingchuan nodded.
Blackwater City is located on the edge of the Panlong Desert. It looks desolate, but it is an important route connecting the western countries to the outside and the Great Kite in the inside, because it is a must-stop check-in point for the famous Hongya Road.
Trading in the desert has always been dangerous, with changeable weather and frequent bandits, and the Panlong Desert is the best among its kind. Countless predecessors spent their blood and sweat to find a relatively safe passage through the Panlong Desert, namely the Hongya Trade Road.
However, the Panlong Desert Center will change its face in September. Even the Hongya Trade Road will no longer be safe at that time, so experienced merchants must seize the opportunity to pass as early as possible so that they can still survive during the months when the Hongya Trade Road is closed.
Raise the price and make a huge profit.
The busiest time is New Year's Eve elsewhere, but Blackwater City is right now.
All wealthy merchants are here, all businesses are prosperous, hawking sounds are coming one after another along the street, and there are no empty seats in the watering troughs at the inn. The taxes collected by Blackwater City in the past two months should be considerable, right?
He Lingchuan came back to his senses after thinking about this, and found that he was actually worrying about his father's work, which was funny.
At this moment, someone downstairs asked to see the eldest young master of the He family.
This person was sent by a local gang known as the Red and White Road to report the news. After coming up, he saluted without saying a word and just looked around.
He Lingchuan waved his hand, and the servant immediately stepped back three feet away; Liu Baobao was also very obedient and found an excuse to walk to other boxes.
Only Uncle Hao stood still.
"Tell me, what's the matter?"
This guy was summoned by his altar master, saying that two well-traveled outsiders had just walked into Zhuzhi Tavern and wanted to inquire about something.
For a transportation fortress like Heishui City, there are as many travelers traveling from north to south as crucian carp crossing the river, so of course the best places to get information are local restaurants, teahouses and Hong Kong Square. These two outsiders do not do the same thing.
Miscalculated.
But they obviously don't know the special local ecology.
Although organizations like Red and White Road talk about "it's not easy for brothers to make money" all day long, they actually occupy one of the most profitable local businesses: drinks.
Those two people were unlucky and happened to walk into the tavern of Chang Qi, a member of the Red and White Road.
"Tracing the injured sand leopard?" Hearing what he said, He Lingchuan felt his heart being pinched, "And you also specified it to be near Blackwater City?"
Trouble finally came.
"Exactly." This member of the congregation glanced at him and quickly lowered his head. The veins on the young man's forehead were popping out, and he looked furious. "Those two both spoke with foreign accents. They said they sounded like Yuan Dong.
The wine sellers said that sand leopards live in Xishan, far away from here. They didn't refute, they just asked people with clues to find them. No matter whether the target lives or dies, he will be rewarded heavily."