The group came out late, and was delayed by Shi Yusheng who met on the road.

The original plan to take a boat back to Chong'an was delayed in transferring to Chongyang.

In the end, Qian Junbao decided that the group would simply take a carriage directly to Xinjian City, which was more than 100 miles away from Jianzhou, and then take a boat from Xinjian City to Chongyang.

It's just that when they arrived at the new city, it was almost dusk.

This is a mountain city, leaning on the southeast side of the northern section of the Danxia Mountains, located at the junction of the three major state capitals of Yuezhou, Ganzhou and Jianzhou.

Why is it said to be a mountain city, because it has the characteristics of eight mountains, one water and one field.

There are many mountains and few fields, and the land is vast and sparsely populated.

There are Danxia Mountain, Jiufeng Mountain, Zhanlu Mountain, Mangdang Mountain, Xiyuan Mountain, Guizong Rock, 3,800 Kan, Xichun Mountain, Mengbi Mountain and so on near this city.

In addition, the birthplace of the famous Daewoo kiln is also here, and even the history of this city is two hundred years earlier than the capital city of Jianzhou.

Originally, this place was called "Jianzhou", and the state governed Jianpu City, and later the Jianzhou Mansion was established, and it was renamed as a new city.

Daewoo's only Han prince with a different surname, the fief of the king of Nanping, is here.

When Daewoo founded the country, Li Jianchen, the first king of Nanping, was originally the general guarding the Yongguan Pass in eastern Liaodong.

Because the founding emperor's own younger brother, Prince Duo, used the world's first beauty to use beauty tricks and discord tricks against him and the previous emperor.

Li Jianchen was furious at the crown and opened the city gate, and Hu Xia's army entered Guanzhong.

The previous dynasty collapsed, and Daewoo was founded.

And Li Jianchen was also crowned king, although he was only the king of a small place in the south.

But they are already lucky that the Li family can live a stable and prosperous life for a hundred years.

You must know how many loyal ministers of the former dynasty were killed in order to make the people surrender and shock the people.

When the carriage drove outside the city, Ye Qing looked at the huge mountain city built by the mountains and rivers in front of him with his eyes wide in disbelief, and asked suspiciously:

"Xianggong, it's getting dark, why are there so many people entering the city, and there are actually bright lights early in the morning, and it seems to be very lively?"

Qian Junbao looked out and said with a smile: "Because the most lively time in this mountain city is after dark." ”

"The city that never sleeps?" Ye Qing's eyes lit up, and he always thought that in ancient times, after 8 o'clock in the evening, everyone would go back to their respective homes to sleep, and there was no entertainment.

There is even a curfew in some major cities, and those who wander the streets after 8 p.m. are imprisoned as vagrants.

Qian Junbao nodded, "There is a stone called moonstone that is unique to the whole world, so many jade merchants rush here.

Moonstone has to be traded after dark, so it is one of the few lively and rich mountain towns in Daewoo. ”

Hearing him say this, Ye Qing's eyes suddenly widened, "You mean that there is a moonstone that is unique to the whole world?" Doesn't that mean it's a treasure city? ”

He nodded, telling the coachman to slow down the carriage, "However, the moonstone was only discovered in the past few years, and it won't be long before the new city becomes like this. ”

After a while, their carriage entered the mountain town along a straight and wide bluestone road, but soon the road became a little winding and difficult, and it tended to go uphill.

Qian Junbao held Ye Qing's hand and said: "The road here is a little difficult to walk, and the richer the people live higher, and there are some places where you can't drive a carriage, you can only take the stairs."

At dawn, the whole city can be seen miners mining in the mountains, and in the evening, there is a lively moonstone auction house, and people come out to move. ”

"Auction?"

"Yes, the veins of moonstone only belong to the king of Nanping, and even if the emperor wants more, he has to buy it.

Merchants who want to buy it can only get it through the evening bidding, and the more top-quality the moonstone, the more it will appear in the final finale. When the auction is over, it's time to party until midnight.

Some people have a night party even until the rooster crows, and then go back to sleep. ”

Ye Qing blinked, looked at Qian Junbao and said, "Is moonstone expensive?" ”

"The top-of-the-line moonstone is equivalent to the Night Pearl, what, you want to go to the auction house?"

"Naturally, I want to go." Ye Qing nodded, coming here, there are few entertainment activities in itself, so it is rare to have such an opportunity to experience it.

"Well, but there are also a lot of snacks in the night market, and there are some things that are unique here.

Let's find a place to stay tonight, and then I'll take you out to the night market, and then I'll go to the auction. ”

"What are the requirements to participate in the auction?"

"Well, those who go in will have to pay a hundred taels of silver as a deposit."

"Sure enough, it's a rich man's game." One hundred taels of silver restricts ordinary people from entering to join in the fun.

After a while, the carriage stopped in front of an inn built on a hill with a small stream in front of it.

Ye Qing looked up and saw two words written on the signboard above - black shop.

She couldn't help but reach out and touch her nose, "Junbao, are you sure we want to stay in this store?" ”

Qian Junbao opened the folding fan and said with a smile: "Let's go in, I've lived here once before, it's not bad." It's just that the shopkeeper's surname is black. ”

"Such a fun surname?"

"Hmm."

Bai Lichu and his escort Lei Meng seemed to have been here before, and their faces were calm.

Before they could enter, the shopkeeper immediately greeted them warmly, "Uncle and Mrs., please come in." ”

The crowd walked in.

"Do you want to eat and drink something first?"

"We're going to stay in a hotel, let's stop eating and drinking, give us five rooms, and we'll be clean and quiet."

Qian Junbao casually threw two taels of silver to the shopkeeper, "This is a reward for you, let people prepare hot water first, and then go and settle our carriage, and the horses are also fed, and we need good forage." ”

The shopkeeper took the silver, and suddenly smiled more enthusiastically, and ordered a few guys on the side.

Then he swore solemnly: "Uncle, don't worry, I will treat your horses well, and the little one will take you upstairs to rest first." ”

Saying that, the shopkeeper led them to the second floor, "Uncle, you look familiar, have you been here before?" ”

Qian Junbao bowed his head and didn't say much, he let Ye Qing walk in front.

Going up the stairs, Ye Qing found that he could actually see most of the scenery in the newly built city here, this is the beauty of the mountain, according to later generations, it is like they are standing on the mountainside and looking at the scenery under the mountain.

The shopkeeper said with a smile while leading the way: "Uncle, madam, you have come to the right place today."

Tonight, the Shengjin Auction only needs ten taels of silver to enter, and you can go and join in the fun. ”

"Only ten taels of silver tonight?!" Qian Duoduo looked at the shopkeeper with some disbelief.

He had accompanied the young master before, and he asked for a hundred taels of silver.

"Yes, today is the full moon of the grandson of King Nanping, so the auction house has a big discount.

And I heard that there are three top purple moonstones to be auctioned tonight.

This purple moonstone is most suitable for women to wear, not only can calm the nerves but also nourish the face, of course, if you can wear jewelry made of purple moonstone, it is also a matter of preparing face.

It's a rare visit for a few people, and you can't miss this kind of event.

Even if you don't participate in the auction, you can buy a gambling stone to play with, and many people are ready to try their luck in the market. Maybe some people will be lucky and turn over. ”

"Gambling stones!" Ye Qing snorted, he didn't expect that Daewoo Dynasty would also have a way to play gambling stones.

This gambling stone has been seen by Ye Qing in later film and television dramas, but he has never really been to the scene to play.

However, gambling on stones is the same as betting on other things, both are dangerous and crazy.

People who bought the rough stone, with the knife of the calcite stone, may get rich instantly, or they may lose all their money, and some people may even go bankrupt.

Seeing Ye Qing's surprise, the shopkeeper introduced him even more energetically, "Yes, this gambling stone is to spend a small amount of silver to select a piece from a large pile of uncalced wool.

Then, the master of calcifying the stone on the scene helped to solve the stone, and if you were lucky, you could open the best moonstone from inside.

Last year, there was a sick old man who was already about to go bankrupt, and he bought a wool only the size of an egg with the only silver or two on him.

As a result, he actually opened a top-grade ice type light green moonstone and sold it for 10,000 taels!

I was so lucky that I turned over overnight! Later, he was even luckier, his youngest daughter was actually taken by the son of the housekeeper of the Nanping Royal Mansion and became the daughter-in-law of the housekeeper of the palace.

Now the old man doesn't have to do anything all day, just accompany some rich merchants to drink tea and eat snacks in the auction house. ”

The shopkeeper said enviously, "Small, if you have such good luck, you will be developed!" ”

Dongqu listened to it with boiling blood, smacking his lips, and his heart was excited.

She has two taels of silver on her, and if she spends one or two taels of silver tonight and has good luck, wouldn't it be ......

Ye Qing was much more indifferent, after all, even if he hadn't experienced it in person in later generations, he had seen and heard about the fate of many people who were addicted to gambling.

This 1 in 10,000 chance of luck is set off by 9,999 unlucky eggs.

But if it's really a few taels of silver that can buy luck once, she will also participate in the fun.

Also, it's really not good, she still has a golden finger, not.

Although Xiao Ye can't come out of the space, it can connect with his own spirit, and through Xiao Ya's spiritual induction, Xiao Ye knows if there are good things in the stone.

Dongqu secretly pulled Ye Qing's sleeve, "Miss, we ate at night, let's go to the auction house to have a look." ”

Ye Qing looked down at Dongqu behind him, and said with a smile: "I was originally going to go, and I will give you three taels of silver when the time comes." ”

Dongqu's eyes lit up suddenly, and he grabbed Ye Qing's hand tightly, "Really? ”

"Hmm."

After entering the guest room, Dongqu diligently gave Ye Qing a change of clothes, and when Ye cleaned the bath, she carefully dried Ye Qing's hair even more diligently.

"Miss, what do you want to put in a bun tonight?"

"My hair hasn't dried out yet, so I don't need to pull it in a bun, just comb a half-ponytail at the back of my head."

Dongqu was stunned and said, "But if you go out like this, you will be laughed at." ”

"No, as long as you don't wear a drape, no one will laugh."

"The auction house is full of rich and noble people, and there will definitely be a lot of beautiful ......"

Ye Qing thought for a moment and said helplessly: "Okay...... Then you can bring a comb and comb it for me before eating.

Listen to me for now. I'm not used to combing my hair back up before it's all dry. ”

"Okay." Dongqu took out a brand-new purple money bag that Ye Qing gave him last time, and put Ye Qing's comb and two headdresses into it.

A quarter of an hour later, except for Lin Qingqing's sisters and Shi Yusheng, everyone else left the inn and walked towards the night market near the auction house.

At this time, the sky was completely dark, and all the shops on the street were lit up and opened for business, and the entire mountain city was much more lively than the Jianzhou City that Ye Qing saw last time on the day of the Qixi Festival.

The Shengjin Auction Hall is located at the height of the mountain castle, and if you go up, I heard that you have to walk up one hundred and eight steps.

The night market is located on a 300-meter-long street near the entrance of the steps.

At this time, the night market is also very lively and prosperous, bustling with people, and most of them are well-dressed people, most of whom are businessmen.

The women around them are also dressed up very enchantingly, and even some of the clothes they wear can be compared to those open women in the Tang Dynasty.

His hair was combed in a heavy bun, but the clothes on his body were only a bandeau and knee-high soft pants except for a light gauze.

Seeing Ye Qing staring at those women, Bai Lichu said: "Most of those women are from the nearby Red Fang, and they can be brought out overnight for only ten taels of silver." ”

"Oh." Ye Qing smiled: "You have also looked for it before?" ”

Bai Lichu's complexion did not change, and he smiled lightly, "No, their fat powder smell is too heavy." ”

At this moment, I suddenly heard the sound of Luan drums, and someone shouted loudly: "The prince of Nanping Wangfu has arrived, and the idle people are waiting to avoid it!" In the midst of the noise of gongs and drums, I saw a large golden sedan chair one foot long slowly moving over.

The whole sedan chair is carved and painted outside, and there are four huge and shining gems at the four corners of the sedan chair.

Under the reflection of the nearby lights, it emits a white and faint light.

Eight strong men walked neatly and carried the sedan chair with expressionless faces.

There were also four girls carrying palace lamps on both sides, walking slowly with the sedan chair.

Even the palace lamps in their hands are beautiful, and it seems that this sedan chair is jeweled and magnificent.

"Junbao...... Are the four big stones on top of the palanquin moonstones? Ye Qing asked, looking a little like fluorite mine, but the texture is much clearer than fluorite.

"Well, that's Moonstone." Qian Junbao nodded.

Bai Lichu also said: "The jewelry worn by the palace maids is also the same. ”

Ye Qing frowned, as far as she knew, fluorite ore had a certain amount of radiation and could not be directly used on jewelry.

Fluorite is the main source of fluorine, which is widely used in aerospace, refrigeration, medicine, anticorrosion, fire extinguishing, electronics, machinery and atomic energy.

If moonstone really belongs to a kind of fluorite mine, does it mean that this moonstone also has radiation?

In fact, as the ancients often said about the pearl of the night, scientists in later generations have found that that kind of thing has some radiation.

In particular, the greater the brightness, the better the radiation.

People who often play with the pearl of the night are like drinking chronic poison again, and over the years, their bodies will become very weak.

Even many people will be sterilized and anemic.

Without the examination of scientific instruments, these diseases themselves are chronically developed, and the ancients would not have doubted the jade.