The Humble Family's Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket! novel Chapter 1209

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Chapter 1209: Chapter 1031: Acquaintance

Under Ma Teng’s guidance, Xiao Yeyang and Daohua stepped into Bamu Town. As soon as they entered, they saw merchants from the Western Regions trading a few carts of spices for a large quantity of silk and porcelain from Daxia merchants.

"The volume of this trade is quite significant," Daohua remarked.

Ma Teng explained with a smile, "Our Daxia’s silk and porcelain are very popular in the countries of the Western Regions. Previously, merchants could only trade privately. In such cases, the goods they brought back were in short supply."

"Now that Hu City is open, as time goes by, there will definitely be more and more merchants joining in, and the goods will not be as rare."

"So while the Hu City has just opened, merchants with some capital all want to transport more goods back to earn more."

Daohua nodded, watching with great interest the dazzling array of Western Regions’ goods on both sides of the street. Xiao Yeyang walked beside her, constantly keeping an eye on her to avoid her being bumped into.

"The items from the countries of the Western Regions are quite good."

Daohua strolled and shopped along the way, and before long, she had acquired quite a few things in her hands.

Xiao Yeyang showed agreement: "Judging from the traded goods, one can also roughly estimate the strength of each country."

Opening Hu City is not only about exchanging goods but also subtly probing the national strength of the countries of the Western Regions. This aspect is what the Emperor and the Imperial Court value the most.

Of course, when merchants from the countries of the Western Regions come to Daxia to do business, they surely have to pay a certain amount of tax.

Looking at the situation over the past few months, the amount is quite gratifying.

The town’s security is not bad, with government officials patrolling every street and a Governor’s Office dedicated to dealing with disputes in the town center.

Xiao Yeyang went to the Governor’s Office to see the recent merchant registration situation. Daohua didn’t follow him and instead entered a nearby shop.

The goods sold in the shop were somewhat mixed, featuring both Western Regions specialties and Daxia products. As soon as Daohua walked in, she was attracted to a tapestry hanging on the wall.

Daohua stood in front of the tapestry, carefully examining the pattern reminiscent of the past life’s Dunhuang fresco style, looking slightly dazed.

Just then, a lavishly dressed lady came over, not minding Daohua standing on one side. The lady’s maid even pushed Guyu and Bi Shi back a bit: "Shopkeeper, I’ll take this tapestry. Wrap it up for me."

Daohua was jolted back to reality by this voice and turned to see who was speaking, only to find the person somehow familiar, as if she had seen them somewhere before.

"Madam Feng is here."

The shop’s butler approached the lavishly dressed lady with a beaming smile: "Madam Feng has a remarkable eye. This tapestry is exclusively used by the Imperial Family of Dashi Country and is the most valuable Western Regions product in my shop. I didn’t expect you to recognize it at a glance."

The lady laughed generously and said, "Wrap it up for me. I want to take it back as a gift for my in-laws."

The butler kept complimenting the lady while instructing the shop workers to fetch the tapestry, not paying attention to Daohua standing aside.

Seeing Daohua fond of the tapestry, Guyu immediately expressed displeasure: "Shopkeeper, there should be an order to the sale of goods. My madam was looking at this tapestry."

The butler’s expression paused, as he had been preoccupied with attending to Madam Feng and had not paid much attention to the other customers in the shop. Hearing Guyu’s displeased voice, he finally took a good look at Daohua and her servants.

Upon this closer inspection, his heart skipped a beat.

This time, because Xiao Yeyang was accompanying her, Daohua brought only Guyu and Bi Shi with her.

With so many maids and matrons in the Prince Residence, and Guyu and Bi Shi being Daohua’s senior maids managing them, their manner and authority had long surpassed that of ordinary people.

Now, with Guyu looking sternly displeased at the butler, the butler found it difficult to meet her gaze.

Daohua wore a veil, and to get a clear view of the tapestry, she had lifted the thin fabric to the sides. At this moment, she was thoughtfully sizing up Madam Feng in front of her.