"We're here!" Ren Baqian stopped the car and opened the door for the empress. To the onlookers, he looked like a gentleman.
Snow fell on their heads. The empress looked up at the sky happily. Under the illumination of the lights, snowflakes fell like fairies in the night sky and landed on her head and body.
However, when they landed on the empress's hair, they instantly disappeared.
"Let's go in." Ren Baqian tightened the empress's coat.
The two of them were in a relatively large supermarket.
Ren Baqian felt that the empress might be more interested in this place. This was the best place to observe the daily lives of ordinary people in China.
"There are a lot of people." The empress looked at the entrance of the supermarket and said. In Dayao, there wasn't such a dense flow of people. Of course, there wasn't such a large store either.
Ren Baqian and the empress walked in side by side. It wasn't suitable to walk half a step behind. Furthermore, Ren Baqian had to help the empress fend off the surrounding people.
Whether it was because he was afraid of the empress's anger or because the empress was his future wife in name, his actions were very natural. To outsiders, there wasn't anything strange about it.
Ren Baqian didn't know what he was feeling at the moment. He just wanted to do it.
Perhaps it was more of the former, but it wasn't necessarily the latter.
However, Ren Baqian quickly realized that even though there were people coming and going here, everyone subconsciously changed their movements when they got close to the empress. No one was within half a meter of her.
The most eye-catching thing about the empress was that she was too beautiful, especially with her temperament. That kind of nobility and indifference combined together made her look like someone who shouldn't be in this place. Even though she gave off a cold feeling, she still attracted the attention of passersby.
The two of them entered the supermarket. Ren Baqian pushed a cart and walked side by side with the empress.
The empress's gaze was on the dazzling lineup of goods on both sides. There were so many goods that she was dazzled.
"These are potato chips, considered a type of snack. They aren't very healthy." Every time Ren Baqian noticed that the empress's gaze lingered on an item, he would softly explain and put the item into the cart basket.
"These are biscuits, a food that is occasionally used to satisfy one's hunger. The taste depends on one's personal preference."
"These are canned fruits that are drained and can be stored for a long time."
"This is salt."
When Ren Baqian mentioned salt, the empress picked up the bag of salt, observed it carefully, and said, "It's very white, almost the same as the salt used in the palace. How much can one tael of silver buy? "
Ren Baqian did some calculations. One tael of silver was 500 grams, which was about 2,000 yuan. "I can buy 1000 bags."
The empress looked at Ren Baqian and said, "In Dayao, one tael of silver can only buy so much."
Ren Baqian nodded. He understood this matter. In Dayao, one tael of silver could buy a catty of salt. Furthermore, the salt was coarse and had a poor color.
This kind of fine salt could only be bought with one tael of silver.
The difference between the two worlds was a thousand times.
"I want this. If we go to war with Great Xia, I'm afraid it will be very difficult to buy it from the Yun Nation and the Chen Nation." The empress turned her head and looked at Ren Baqian. Her eyes were filled with vigor as she waited for his reply. For the first time, the word "yes" was added to her words.
"I want this" and "I want this". Even though there was only a difference of one word, the feeling it gave off was very different.
Ren Baqian hesitated for a while and said, "I know a place that can produce salt. It's on Nine Peaks Mountain in the southwest of Lan City. I heard that there's a poisonous black pond there that can be filtered to produce well salt. However, I don't have much confidence in this matter, so I didn't tell you. I originally wanted to talk about this matter after the sweet potatoes are ripe. "
"If you can do what you said, I will remember your great merit. After we return and settle the matter of the iron ore mine, we will settle this first. If we can produce salt, we will have less apprehension in the future and won't have to worry about other things when we go to war with Great Xia.
After all, if the commoners don't have salt to eat, they won't be able to survive, "the empress said as she looked at Ren Baqian.
"I understand. I will do my best to settle these matters." Ren Baqian nodded.
The empress carefully looked into his eyes and nodded her head.
The two of them continued to move forward. Even though they didn't pay attention, many people nearby were looking at them.
Or rather, they were looking at the empress.
"This is a toothbrush and toothpaste for brushing teeth. There's no need to use willow twigs.
This is a shower gel and shampoo … "
Ren Baqian was putting the things into the cart as he pushed the cart. These were all things that he prepared for the empress.
At this moment, he really felt like a couple shopping in a supermarket.
If they did this often, it wouldn't be too bad.
Regardless of whether it was the daily necessities or the food, there were many different brands. The variety made the empress exclaim in admiration.
The variety of goods in Dayao was really too little and couldn't be compared at all.
Finally, the two of them picked some fruits and vegetables that the empress was interested in before paying the bill and leaving.
A few men who had been following them and looking at them from afar felt a little lost. Their hearts were filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred for Ren Baqian.
After walking one round in the supermarket, the empress had a clearer understanding of the abundance and variety of goods on Earth. At the same time, she also observed the appearance of the ordinary people in the supermarket. Indeed, just like what Ren Baqian said, they were living a rich life.
She could feel the disparity between them and this made her a little envious. No matter which emperor it was, they all hoped that their country would become like this.
When the two of them sat in the cart, Ren Baqian laughed and said, "It seems like I'm not the only one who thinks that you are a fairy. Just now, many people felt the same way. Many of them were looking at us, but in fact, they were looking at you. I don't know if I should dig their eyes out."
This was half a joke and half a truth.
The empress tilted her head and looked at him, "Do you really think so?"
Ren Baqian nodded.
"Then don't lie to me in the future." After saying this, the empress turned her face outside the window.
This wasn't the first time she said that she didn't like to be lied to and was even a little worried about being lied to. When she said such words, it always made people feel that she wasn't like what she looked like on the outside. She was actually very meticulous.
Even though she gave people the impression that she was overbearing, tyrannical, dignified, and cold.
Ren Baqian felt that there was a hidden meaning in her words this time around. He was silent for a while and didn't know if it was his misconception.
He couldn't help but think of the monk's words, "A sharp tongue is just a small trick. Only sincerity can be exchanged for sincerity."
His heart trembled slightly, but he said, "Your Majesty, there's a type of bird in this world that never lands on the ground from birth. It keeps flying in the sky and only lands on the ground when it dies.
It's the same for me. Ever since I met Your Majesty, I have been chasing after Your Majesty's brilliance. I won't stop until I die, just like that kind of bird that pursues the sky. The difference between us is that even if I die, even if I'm in the netherworld, I will still raise my head and look up at Your Majesty. "
"No one has ever said such words to me before. I will believe it." The empress was silent for a while and sighed softly.
At this moment, her mind was in a mess. She wanted to slap this fellow who was disturbing her state of mind to death. It seemed like a very simple thing, but she couldn't lift her palm no matter how hard she tried. This wasn't the first time. It was the same for her the last time. However, she couldn't lift her palm both times.
She didn't know why she said such weak words. She only felt that her heart was trembling.
Ren Baqian tilted his head and looked at the empress who had turned her head to look outside. At this moment, the empress gave Ren Baqian the feeling of a fairy that had descended to the mortal world. It gave him an indescribable impulse.
It was even more intense than when he was in that room in the afternoon.
"This is arranged by Heaven. Heaven is the greatest." Ren Baqian finally said this sentence.
He was saying this to the empress as well as himself.
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