"Here we are!" Ren Baqian stopped the car, got out of the car and opened the door for the Empress, looking quite gentlemanly to others.
Snow fell on the heads of the two, and the Empress looked up at the sky with some joy. Under the illumination of the lights, snowflakes flew down like elves in the night, and landed on her hair and body.
It's just that it disappeared in an instant when it landed on the empress' hair.
"Let's go in." Ren Baqian tightened the coat on the Empress.
The location where the two are located is just a relatively large supermarket.
Ren Baqian felt that the empress might be more interested in this place. This is the best place to observe the daily life of ordinary people in China.
"There are a lot of people." The empress said, looking at the entrances and exits of the supermarket. You can't see such a dense flow of people in Dayao's store, and of course there is no such a big store.
Ren Baqian and the empress walked in side by side, it is not suitable to walk half a step behind here, and Ren Baqian also needs to pay attention to helping the empress to fend off the people around.
Whether it's because he's afraid of the empress' anger, or because the empress is now his future wife in name, or because he has the mentality of protecting food, his movements are very natural, and there is nothing strange in the eyes of outsiders.
Ren Baqian doesn't know what the feeling in his heart is right now, he just wants to do this.
Maybe there are more of the former, but not necessarily the latter.
However, Ren Baqian soon realized that although there were people coming and going here, everyone subconsciously changed their movements when they got close to the empress' body, and no one came within half a meter of the empress.
The two walked forward, and the most eye-catching thing was that the empress's appearance was so beautiful, especially coupled with her temperament, that kind of nobility and indifference combined, she didn't look like the person who should be in this place at all. Even if it feels a little cold, it still attracts the attention of passers-by.
The two entered the supermarket, Ren Baqian pushed a cart and walked in it side by side with the Empress.
The empress' eyes were all on the dazzling array of goods on both sides, and there were too many goods around, making her dazzled.
"This is potato chips. It's a kind of snack. It's not very healthy." Ren Baqian would explain in a low voice every time he noticed that the Empress' eyes were on an item, and put the item into the basket at the same time.
"This is a biscuit. It is an occasional food to satisfy your hunger. The taste depends on your personal preference."
"This is canned food. It contains boiled fruit and the air is drained. It can be stored for a long time."
"This is salt."
When Ren Baqian talked about salt, the Empress picked up the bag of salt, observed it carefully and said, "It's very white, almost the same as what is used in the palace. How much can one tael of silver buy?"
Ren Baqian did the math, and one tael of silver was 500 grams, or about 2,000 yuan. "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 can buy a catty of salt, and it is quite rough, and the color is not good.
This kind of relatively fine salt can only buy so much for a tael of silver.
The two worlds are 1000 times different.
"I want this. If there is a war with Daxia, I'm afraid it will be difficult to buy it from Izumo and Chen." For the first time, there is one more thought word.
I want this, and I want this, although there is only one word difference, but the feeling is much different.
Ren Baqian hesitated for a moment: "I know a place where salt may be produced. In the Jiuding Mountain in the southwest of Lancheng, I heard that there is poisonous black pool water, and the well salt may be filtered out. It's just that I don't have any thoughts about it. I was so sure, I didn’t tell you. I thought I’d talk about it after the sweet potatoes were ripe.”
"If you can do what you said, it will be a great achievement. After you go back and finish the iron ore business, let's do this first. If you can produce salt, you will have fewer scruples in the future, and you don't need to divide the war with Daxia. The heart is elsewhere.
After all, people cannot live without salt. "The empress looked at Ren Baqian and said, also explaining a lot for the first time.
"I see, I will try my best to do these things." Ren Baqian nodded and said.
The empress looked into his eyes carefully, and then nodded.
The two continued to move forward. Although the two didn't care, in fact, many people nearby were looking at them.
Or rather, on the Empress.
"This is a toothbrush, toothpaste, for brushing your teeth, no need for willow branches.
This is body wash, shampoo…”
Ren Baqian put things into the car while pushing, these were all things for the Empress.
At this time, he really felt like a couple were shopping in the supermarket together and buying things.
If it does happen often, that's fine too.
No matter the daily necessities here or the previous food, there are many brands for each of them. The rich variety made the empress quite amazed.
Dayao's material types are too small to be compared at all.
In the end, the two picked some fruits and vegetables that the Empress was interested in, and then they checked out and left.
And several men who have been following in the footsteps of the two of them and watching them from a distance felt a little lost, and their hearts were full of envy, jealousy, and hatred towards Ren Baqian.
Walking around the supermarket, the empress had a clearer understanding of the abundance and variety of the earth's materials. At the same time, I also observed the appearance of ordinary people in the supermarket. It is true that, as Ren Baqian said, life is very rich.
She could feel the gap, which made her a little envious. No matter which emperor wanted his country to become like this.
The two sat back in the car, and Ren Baqian smiled and said: "It seems that not only I think you are an elf in the world, but also many people just now, many people are looking at us, they are actually looking at you, Don't know if I should gouge their eyes out."
This is half a joke, and half true.
The empress tilted her head to look at him: "You really think so?"
Ren Baqian nodded.
"Then don't lie to me from now on." The Empress turned her face out of the window after she finished speaking.
This is not the first time she has said that she doesn't like being deceived, and she is even a little worried about being deceived. Saying such words, it always makes people feel that she is not what she seems on the outside, and her heart is actually very delicate.
Although she feels more domineering, tyrannical, majestic, and cold.
Ren Baqian felt that there was something special in what she said this time, so he was silent for a moment, wondering if this was his own illusion.
Mo Lai thought of the monk's words in his heart, "The benefit of the tongue is just a small way, and only sincerity can be exchanged for sincerity."
His heart trembled slightly, but he said in his mouth: "Your Majesty, there is a kind of bird in this world that never lands from birth, and keeps flying in the air until it falls to the ground when it dies.
The same is true for me, ever since I saw His Majesty, I have been following His Majesty's glory until I die, just like that kind of bird chasing the sky. The difference between me and it is that even if I die, even if I am in the nether world, I will still look up from below and watch Your Majesty. "
"No one has ever said such a thing to me, and I will believe it." The empress sighed slightly after a moment of silence.
She was a little confused at this moment, and wanted to slap this guy who disturbed her state of mind to death with one palm. It seemed a simple thing, but she couldn't raise her palm no matter what. This is not the first time, I did the same last time, but both times I couldn't lift my palm.
She didn't know why she said such weak words, she just felt her heart trembling.
Ren Baqian also looked sideways at the empress who turned her head to look outside. At this time, the empress felt to Ren Baqian as if a fairy had fallen into the mortal world, which made him feel an inexplicable impulse in his heart.
Stronger than when I was in that room in the afternoon.
"This is arranged by the heavens, and the heavens are the greatest." Ren Baqian said one last sentence.
He was speaking to the empress, and he was also speaking to himself.
He finally made up his mind, no matter what, for the empress at this time, for her completely different demeanor at this time, he should not be the same as before.