Rebirth: Living in Wilderness with My Superpower-Chapter 974: The Prosperous City

Li Wenli and Bai Junjun quickly wrapped their scarves back around themselves, their faces flushed with embarrassment and unease at being seen.

After the couple left, another junior guardsman said, "That pair is well-known for their squabbles. Fei Hua is a sharp-tongued one; could she really trust Feng Zhan with money to buy rice? She must be watching him like a hawk."

"Why doesn’t she just go buy it herself?" The young guardsman still didn’t understand.

The other couldn’t help but sigh, "You won’t understand until you’re married. Once you are, men are used like beasts of burden. It’s already not bad that Fei Hua provides the money for rice; you expect her to carry the rice back home too? Dream on."

"Alright, enough about them. We should all tighten up and patrol properly. If we let the suspect escape from Biluo, we’re all in for it," the little leader interrupted the gossiping group.

The group sheepishly stopped chattering and continued their patrol seriously.

Li Wenli and Bai Junjun managed to pass through the checkpoint unscathed, filled with a mix of relief and emotion.

Luckily, the pair’s notoriety worked to their advantage, otherwise it would not have been easy to bluff their way through.

After dodging the guards at the exit, the two were finally able to breathe a sigh of relief and take in their surroundings.

One would never know without visiting, but Biluo really lives up to its reputation as the wealthiest city in the Eastern Land, with well-organized city planning and a large population.

The area they had just been in, the Lower Left District, housed ordinary civilians, while the Lower Right District across from it housed the lower classes.

Each district has thirty alleys, each alley has two hundred households; for example, just the tiny Lower Left District alone would have a population of twenty-four thousand if we only counted one person per household, not to mention that a family often consists of more than one person.

So, the small Lower Left and Lower Right Districts together housed roughly a hundred thousand people.

Moreover, each household had a precise address and registration number.

It’s pretty much a primitive version of a household registration ID card, scientifically accurate and logical.

Moving forward are the Wealthy Households’ districts, Fourth Left and Right Fourth.

Still, there are left and right districts, each with twenty alleys and a hundred households each.

The houses here are much more spacious compared to those in the Civilian District, and they even come with courtyards.

Beyond that is the center of Biluo City, which is where the Ninth Prince works and resides.

Passing through the City Lord’s central area, next is the Merchant Quarter.

The Merchant Quarter is home to the great officials and Wealthy Households of the Eastern Land. Beside them are the South and North Markets, South and North Streets, and further ahead is the North-South Bridge.

The two went around the area with casual curiosity, managing to maintain composure in the poor and affluent residential areas. However, once they crossed the center where the City Lord was based and arrived at the actual business district, they were completely dazzled by the wealth.

They finally understood why people always say the Eastern Land is prosperous.

I won’t even talk about the mansions in the Merchant Quarter; the merchandise in the South and North Markets was quite the sight.

Many traveling merchants would follow the North-South River to this place, and many exotic items from foreign lands were also on display here.

Li Wenli and Bai Junjun, two country bumpkins, were so mesmerized that their eyes almost popped, especially by those ornate blankets and boots that absolutely screamed opulence.

Bai Junjun was itching to whip out her pouch and go on a shopping spree.

The traveling merchants felt a sense of kinship seeing their headscarves, as in their homeland, women often liked to wear headscarves too.

Especially when they saw the shoes on Bai Junjun’s feet, they were even more delighted.

"Oh, my heavens, I can’t believe I would find our ancestors’ treasures here of all places."

"?" Bai Junjun looked down in confusion.

Just as the merchant who had been praising his wares kneeled down at her feet, he practically hoisted her foot up to give it a kiss.

Li Wenli quietly moved the young lady behind him, "Brother, what are you trying to do? Is it appropriate for you to be staring so intently at the young lady’s feet?"

"..." Bai Junjun.

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