The raised whip spurred the fast horse, carrying the two people away from the place quickly.
Due to the effect of inertia, Qian Jinzi bumped into the smelly mute's chest. His eyes were red with pain and he covered his head and screamed.
"You stinking mute! It hurts me so much! Next time you do things so irritably, I will deduct your wages!"
Zheng Yuan glanced at him.
Okay, he will threaten himself, it seems he is back to normal.
He urged his horse, and the two of them galloped away in the direction of Lin Mengya and his party.
... ...
After half a day of turbulence, Lin Mengya and the others finally arrived at their destination—Yuehu City—before sunset.
Probably to commemorate the sudden disappearance of the holy lake, if you look at the entire Moon Lake City from a high altitude, you will find that the city is actually in the shape of a crescent moon.
Moreover, the material of the city wall is also different from that of ordinary cities.
Seen from a distance, the entire city wall becomes sparkling under the reflection of sunlight, like a meandering lake surrounding the small city.
"so beautiful!"
Baby Mo Yan held his chin with his two little hands and kept praising.
Lin Mengya touched his little head and was a little curious about the material of the city wall.
Until they got closer and closer.
When she got to the bottom of the city wall, she saw that the material that gave the entire city wall an extraordinary texture was actually pieces of stone mixed with countless moon shadow sand!
Moon Shadow Sand is an extremely precious building material.
According to legend, the Milky Way in the sky is made of these moon shadow sands.
Therefore, Yueying Sand has the reputation of "Star on Earth" because it can refract light and emit a brilliance as bright as a galaxy.
Before, she had only seen him in more important occasions such as the Gong family's tomb, the royal palace, and the temple.
Outside, a bucket of moon shadow sand can be worth a hundred gold! It is a well-deserved precious material, but unfortunately the production is rare and it is a good thing that is hard to find at a price.
Suddenly, she felt the long-lost feeling of "poverty".
Of course, this is just a random thought.
But she still couldn't hold it back and knocked lightly on the carriage, attracting the attention of Uncle Huo who was walking aside.
"Uncle Huo, do you know who funded the establishment of Yuehu City?"
Uncle Huo looked around and said in a low voice: "It was built by various families and the Presbyterian Church sent people to build it. What's wrong?"
She pointed at the sparkling moon-shadowed sand and stones, and said enviously: "Then you really spent a lot of money back then. If this thing was placed outside, I'm afraid even our family wouldn't be able to afford it."
Of course, that doesn't include the mountains of gold and silver under her house.
Otherwise, even if he buys the entire land of Weiguo, it is probably more than enough.
But Uncle Huo said with a smile: "It's not that powerful. I heard that when Yuehu City was built, it was during a disaster year. Those families were not enough to blame each other, so how could it be so easy to give generously."
"Huh?" Lin Mengya was a little surprised, "That's not right! The moon shadow sand and stones on the wall alone are worth a fortune. Uncle Huo, do you think I'm ignorant?"
At this time, Uncle Huo was a little confused. Then he asked sincerely: "This thing is very common in the ancient tribe. Girl, are you mistaken?"
Lin Mengya concentrated and looked carefully again.
There should be no mistake.
Previously, Long Tianyu bought it next door to the Gong family’s old house.
In the courtyard, there is a fake lake landscape made of moon shadow sand.
After it was completed, she and her children went over to enjoy it carefully for a long time.
At that time, Long Tianyu specially asked someone to bring the remaining Yueying Sand over and let them play with it. She would never make a mistake.
"No." She said decisively: "I can confirm that this is the Yueying Sand that is priced but not available outside!"
Uncle Huo was also stunned. He looked at the city wall and then at her. Finally, his face darkened little by little.
"It seems that there are quite a lot of things that have been hidden."
Obviously, there was something in Uncle Huo's words.
Lin Mengya's mind also turned around, and then she slowly came to her senses.
Moon Shadow Sand is real, but unfortunately, some people deliberately conceal the value of Moon Shadow Sand in order to make huge profits.
Even if she were to engage in more conspiracy theories, judging from the closed and exclusive situation of the ancient tribe, even if there was really something good inside, it would probably just be a group of people who would line their own pockets and embezzle it privately.
Lin Mengya knocked on the window happily, her lips curved, and she smiled as cunningly as a little fox.
She thought, if she really wanted to cause chaos to the ancient tribe, there seemed to be another useful reason!
After passing through the city wall made of Yueying sandstone, the group of people truly entered Yuehu City.
Compared to the shock outside, the situation inside seemed relatively deserted.
Although the houses here are not shabby, they are probably because they are not used much in daily life, so they lack some smoke and smoke.
However, with the addition of foreign tribesmen, this small town that had been dormant for a long time once again regained its luster and became the focus of the entire ancient tribe.
The Zhao family also has a fixed foothold in Yueying City.
According to Uncle Huo, all the families that donated money to build Yuehu City back then would allocate a part of the city according to the amount of money they contributed to build their own residences.
At that time, perhaps this was also a status symbol and a comparison of family financial resources.
However, with the rise and fall of various families, some houses have changed hands several times.
If it is a family that is expelled like the Gong family, then the house here will also be taken back and then auctioned again.
After hearing all this, Lin Mengya felt no emotional changes in her heart.
To put it bluntly, it's like public rental housing. No matter how much money you pay, you only have the right to use it, not ownership.
What's more, when Yuehu City was originally built, the Gong family had already been attacked by a group because of unfavorable factors in protecting the holy lake, so there was no residence for the Gong family in Yuehu City.
There are many people like them, so there will also be temporary residences such as inns in Yuehu City.
But Lin Mengya saw Uncle Huo parked outside a quaint and elegant private house.
Although Uncle Huo tried his best to hide it, she still vaguely noticed that Uncle Huo's mood was a little uneasy.
She stuck out half of her head and looked up.
"Pei Mansion".
Haha, this is really a bit like enemies on opposite sides of the road.
However, Uncle Huo did not let the memories erode his sanity.
In some ways, Uncle Huo's self-control is amazing.
Soon they passed by Pei Mansion and found a relatively clean and comfortable inn in Yuehu City to rest.
Although the service here is not comparable to that of outside inns, it is better than that of Yiguan.
It's much better. At least the boss here won't kick people out just because there are not enough rooms. It also provides free hot water and some reasonably delicious meals.
The group of people was also tortured by the journey.
After eating the food delivered by the store, washing up with hot water and tidying up, I finally regained my energy.
Lin Mengya and the two babies were naturally in the house.
Not long after, Bai Su came in with Aunt Fang who came to visit them.
"I have wronged you." Aunt Fang said apologetically: "When we came here, we lived with the Zhao family. Although the yard over there is smaller, it is more comfortable."
"It's just that now... Uncle Huo and I are afraid that you will be wronged after we go there. Besides, we don't want to have anything to do with the Zhao family at all."
Lin Mengya just smiled and blinked at Aunt Fang, "It's not like we came here to enjoy a happy life. Besides, no matter how good the Zhao family is, how can we still have a good family?"
Aunt Fang knew that there were actually some things she didn't need to say, and this girl also understood them.
But other people's children are very precious at home. If she treats other people's children badly, she will not be able to explain to their elders in the future.
He reached out and touched Mo Yan's little head, while chatting relaxedly with Lin Mengya.
"The Pei Mansion we passed by just now is..."
Before Lin Mengya could finish asking, Aunt Fang said with some emotion: "This is the Huo family back then."
"Huo family? But isn't the Huo family a foreign clan? How come they have their own mansion in the ancient clan's holy city?" At this time, Lin Mengya was even more confused.
Aunt Fang just sighed, "The ancient tribes back then were not what they are now. At least when I was born, both foreign races and ancient tribes could coexist."
"The Huo family back then may be considered a foreign race, but its importance in the ancient clan was no less important than any other family."
"It was only later... that many things happened that made the Huo family gradually gather their power. Who knows, they may still be plotted by others."
Aunt Fang's words contained memories, guilt, recollections and sighs.
The ancient tribes back then were so able to accommodate hundreds of rivers and how prosperous they were.
There were countless caravans coming and going from various places. At that time, many foreigners were full of yearning and admiration for the ancient tribes.
The ancient tribe has become the center of trade, and both its population and culture have developed and integrated to a considerable extent.
It can be said that the ancient tribes at that time represented the most advanced civilization development on this continent.
The ancient clan at that time was indeed glorious and magnificent.
The people of the ancient tribe are proud of their surname and origin, and others are also envious of the wealth and glory that this place brings them.
But later, for some unknown reason, the ancient tribes quickly withered away, and they firmly closed the door to the development of civilization.
What followed was decades of stagnation or even regression.
Today's ancient tribe has lost its important status in the past, but they still do not repent, and even have the dream of Yelang's arrogance.
The rise and fall of the Huo family can be said to be a microcosm of the changes in the ancient clan.
It's a pity that in the end even them, a family that had taken root in the ancient clan and even intermarryed and traded with them, and was completely integrated, was ruthlessly uprooted by those people.
So why is the Ancient Clan not the hometown of Uncle Huo and the others
Thinking of this, she and Aunt Fang both looked at each other with emotion.