I just helped the empress to conquer the world, but she wants to kill me

She patted her chest lightly, and exclaimed to Li Huai'an in Su Lianxin's slightly annoyed eyes:

"Mister is really amazing!"

"Unexpectedly, Mr. is so loved by the people in the city that never sleeps!"

Li Huaian smiled and said modestly:

"I am over-flattered."

The three walk together,

Two stunning beauties are holding a bunch of dolls in their arms, they are so beautiful and cute,

Wherever he went, a bunch of eyes gathered.

When passing by an iron shop, Su Lianxin was attracted.

Gu Shewan watched her walk in with great interest, quite puzzled,

I thought to myself what's so good about ironware, this girl's hobbies are really different.

There are two shelves on the ironware shop against the wall, and a row of civilian utensils, such as kitchen knives, sickles, hoes, shovels, and coulters, are placed on the shelves on one side.

On the other side of the shelf are weapons such as swords, guns, swords and sticks.

Now that martial arts is prosperous, the weapons used by these warriors are quite common, and the governments of various countries are not strictly controlling them.

Su Lianxin picked up a kitchen knife and observed it carefully, her expression slightly condensed,

She came here before, and it seems that such high-quality steel has never been seen in civilian appliances.

After thinking about it, she went to the opposite shelf, picked up a knife and examined it carefully.

She flicked her finger on the blade,

"Zheng!"

The knife made a clear sound.

Gu Shewanyan also realized the strangeness, this knife seems to be of excellent quality.

They walked into an iron shop at random, and they could come across such high-quality weapons?

It is also sold together with a bunch of civilian ironware, so casual?

Is the background of the city that never sleeps so profound?

Su Lianxin called over to the owner of the iron shop and asked:

"Are the weapons here and the civilian ironware on the opposite side made of the same steel?"

The iron shop owner nodded indifferently:

"Yes, the same material is used."

Su Lianxin's eyes were shocked:

"Such high-quality steel is actually used to make civilian ironware..."

The owner of the iron shop looked at her suspiciously, and a flash of surprise flashed in his eyes:

"The girl hasn't been to our city that never sleeps, has she?"

"This kind of steel is very convenient to refine. It is not unusual at all in the city that never sleeps."

Su Lianxin remained silent,

She wanted to say that she often came to the city that never sleeps,

But the last time I came here, this kind of steel was still used to forge the weapons of the defenders in the city.

She really hadn't seen civilian utensils made of such high-quality steel.

She didn't explain anything, thanked the boss, turned and went out, with an inexplicable expression on her beautiful face.

Gu She Wan glanced at her suspiciously, and pulled Li Huai'an to follow.

Passing by a bookstore, Gu She Wanjing enthusiastically dragged Su Lianxin in.

Both of them are talented women who like to study, so they naturally want to go in for a stroll.

The two who were fighting openly and secretly before suddenly had a common topic,

The two chattered in front of the bookshelf,

Gu Shewan said in surprise:

"The books here are so complete! Some books that are not widely circulated can be found!"

Su Lianxin took several books and held them in her arms, contentedly:

"Yes, yes, there are so many books to read!"

When the two went to check out with a pile of books, Gu Shewanyan was shocked by the price quoted by the bookstore owner:

"so cheap?!"

Both of them chose some rare books,

The rarer the book, the more expensive it is, because fewer people read it, and the printing volume is not much, so the cost goes up.

According to past experience, these books cost more than 50 taels of silver.

In the end, the price quoted by the bookstore owner was less than nine taels of silver!

Even less than [-]% of their estimated price!

Su Lianxin was not surprised at all, obviously she already knew the prices of the books here.

Seeing Gu She Wanyan's shocked expression, the bookstore owner also understood that this ridiculously beautiful girl had just arrived in the city that never sleeps.

He patiently explained:

"Our Everbright City has relatively unique papermaking and printing technologies. The cost of printing books is very low, so the price is much cheaper than other places."

Gu She Wanyan still hadn't recovered from the shock, she nodded blankly:

"Oh I got it."

The three of them left the bookstore,

Of course the book was thrown to Li Huaian to carry.

On the road came a few blond people,

Gu She Wanyan was startled, subconsciously hid behind Li Huaian,

But he couldn't help being curious, he looked at these people without blinking, and looked up and down repeatedly with surprise on his face.

Su Lianxin was not surprised at all, obviously she had seen such a strange looking person before.

She glanced at Gu She Wan who was hiding, and there was a little complacency in her eyes.

Heh heh, I don't know you!

This girl is tired of seeing this kind of foreign people!

Li Huai'an explained for Gu Shewanyan:

"These are foreigners who come from far away places overseas."

"They come by boat to do business."

Gu Shewan asked curiously:

"what kind of business?"

Li Huaian stopped in front of a shop specializing in vegetables and rice, and said:

"They brought in a lot of their specialties by boat, except for some cheap jewelry, mainly some staple food and vegetable seeds,"

"In exchange for our silk, porcelain, tea and the like."

Gu Shewan said with puzzled eyes:

"We also have a lot of staple food and vegetables. Can they be sold after transporting them all the way?"

Li Huaian smiled and said:

"Their staple food and vegetables are different from ours, and they are very distinctive. Let's go, I'll take you to have a look."

The three of them entered the shop, Li Huai'an pointed to a pile of yellow leather, the size of a fist, with vine leaves growing on it and said:

"This is called a potato, you can understand the big beans that grow in the soil,"

"The yield is extremely high and the taste is good. Now it has become one of the staple foods in our city that never sleeps."

Gu Shewan stared at this pile of potatoes, her eyes widened in surprise.

Su Lianxin saw that Gu Shewan was so surprised by everything she saw,

His face was a little proud.

Hehe, this girl is very familiar with these things.

You can't beat it!

Li Huai'an brought the two of them to a pile of vegetable shelves, pointed to a pile of bright red, round things and said:

"This is called a tomato, you can understand it as an eggplant from Fanbang..."

"This can be cooked or eaten raw as a fruit. It tastes sweet and sour."

Gu Shewan looked at it curiously, and subconsciously said, "It's pretty pretty."

Li Huai'an paused, and praised:

"You have a good eye. Tomatoes were originally used for viewing in the land of Fanbang."

"Fanbang people thought it was poisonous at first, so they didn't dare to eat it. Later, they gradually discovered that it tastes good."

Hearing Li Huai'an's compliment, Gu Shewan smiled embarrassedly.

After thinking about it, Li Huaian added:

"Tomatoes are perishable and difficult to store. We grow them ourselves using the seeds brought by the foreigners. They are easy to grow and the yield is not low."

Later, Li Huaian introduced to her fruits and vegetables from Fanbang, such as pineapples, courgettes, and onions.

It opened Gu Shewan's eyes greatly.

When they came out of the shop, the three of them met a group of young schoolboys, who were chasing after each other, and they seemed to have just finished school.

Gu She Wanyan opened her eyes wide again in surprise.

It's not uncommon for a book boy to go to school, but Gu Shewan noticed,

These young children were plainly dressed, all alone, and were not accompanied by page boys or servants,

Obviously, these young children are children of ordinary people's families.

This is incredible.

You know, whether it is in the Great Zhou Dynasty or in other countries, even the three great dynasties of Nanhuang, Beiliang, and Daqin,

Reading is a very luxurious thing.

Ordinary people send their children to study, it is almost a matter of bankruptcy,

There is only one child in thousands of people who can read books.

In the academies all over the country, there have always been a small number of students from poor families, and the vast majority of students are from decent families.

It is really rare to see so many bookboys from poor families gather.

Gu Shewan noticed again that on the street full of pedestrians,

Plainly dressed poor students can be seen everywhere, and the proportion is obviously far higher than what she has seen elsewhere.

She even saw a few street vendors setting up stalls on the side of the road, actually holding a book to read!

The roadside vendors are all literate enough to be able to read the storybook by themselves!

Gu Shewan was keenly aware that the level of education in the city that never sleeps,

It has far surpassed any country and any place in the world!

It has reached an unimaginable height for outsiders!