After traveling through time, I thrived in ancient times

Chapter 254 Strange People

The two of them did not take a carriage, but rode two war horses into the city. Looking at the vast scenery around them, Yu Tingwan couldn't help but sigh.

She has never left the military camp since she arrived at the border. She has been either doing this or studying that. This is the first time she has been so relaxed and leisurely enjoying the scenery at the border!

Shen Chenli followed her and took her to appreciate the scenery of the border.

The two of them walked and stopped from time to time, and in just one hour they arrived at the small border town that Shen Chenli had mentioned.

The city walls of the small town here also have border characteristics.

The surroundings are all covered with khaki walls, and the interior of the city is mostly khaki as well. Even the people walking around are covered with a layer of khaki, as if all the people and things here have blended into the 'earth' color of this border.

But people always have some rebellious mentality. It may be because this place is too close to Beidi, or it may be that everyone doesn’t like these earthy colors, so the clothes worn by people here are simpler, more like Beidi’s riding clothes, and the patterns on the clothes are also more colorful.

Especially the women's clothing here, which is more colorful and has brighter colors.

What Yu Tingwan was wearing today was the riding suit that Shen Chenli had specially prepared for her, and it didn't look out of place.

However, the two of them were too eye-catching, and they were leading two tall horses, so they naturally attracted a lot of people's attention.

"Let's take the horses to the house first, and then go out for a walk."

Yu Tingwan did not refuse. She was also very curious about what the place where they lived looked like.

Shen Chenli took Yu Tingwan to a wider road, which had fewer people and looked cleaner.

More importantly, the buildings in the area they were walking through were obviously more exquisite than those in other places.

Even the walls have turned into gray bricks.

“This street is mostly where the city’s wealthy merchants and officials live.”

Yu Tingwan understood that rich people all want to live better.

The two of them came to a three-story house. Yu Tingwan looked up at the plaque on it. There were only two words "Shen Mansion" written on it. There was no tall plaque like the one in the capital with the words "Prince Chen Mansion" written on it.

"The border is too far from the capital. They often don't care about the emperor and the royal family. They only care about whether they can have a good year and spend the winter safely."

Therefore, the identity of Prince Chen is of no use here, and may even be rejected by the people living in the border areas.

After all, they had been invaded by the Northern Di people at the border for many years. Apart from the soldiers who protected them, the people were not very welcoming to other officials.

"Then we must fight the Northern Di this year so that they will never dare to invade us again!"

It would be best to conquer them directly, so that there will be no more wars here in the future.

Shen Chenli smiled and nodded, yes, it would be best if there was no more war here.

"Oh, my Lord, you are finally back."

An old man came running in from the door, watching the two of them rush forward, then looked up at Yu Tingwan and said in surprise:

"This is the princess, right? I am here to see you!"

"This is Uncle Chen's brother, also surnamed Chen."

Shen Chenli reached out and took Yu Tingwan's hand and introduced her.

"Uncle Chen, you don't have to be so polite."

It turns out there are two Uncle Chens, one in the capital and one at the border. How can we tell the two apart when Uncle Chen comes?

Yu Tingwan's mind was running wild at an inappropriate time.

"We will be staying in the house recently and will not go back for a few days. Also, you should clean up the house next door. The Jiang family will be here in a few days, so you must take good care of it then."

"Yes, yes. I will send someone to clean next door right away."

The two of them rested in the house for a while and then ran to the place where the livestock were sold.

"I think we should buy some pigs, cattle, sheep, chickens, ducks, geese, and freshwater fish. Then we can dig a big pit at the border and raise the fish in it."

These are related to future food rations, so they must be prepared in full. After all, she has space, so it would be better if she can live a better life.

Shen Chenli didn't think there was anything wrong with it, so he bought everything he could buy here. He arranged for people to take some away, and put some directly into Yu Tingwan's space.

After buying all these things, the sky gradually darkened. Shen Chenli glanced at the sky:

"Come on, I'll take you to eat. Although there aren't as many exquisite foods as in Beijing, they are still quite tasty. You can try it."

Shen Chenli took Yu Tingwan to a busier street. Unlike the capital, the border had no so-called curfew, so at night the entire city was even more lively than during the day.

The two of them first came to the end of a bridge. Shen Chenli walked up to an old man and shouted at him:

"Uncle, give me two sesame cakes."

The old man looked up at him, as if he was shocked by the extraordinary demeanor of the two people in front of him, but he didn't say anything. Then he lowered his head and said slowly:

"Would you like some spicy food?"

Shen Chenli turned to look at Yu Tingwan, and when she nodded, he said to the old man, "Yes, I want both!"

"Okay, wait a minute!"

After a while, the old man took out two baked sesame cakes from the stove, cut them open while they were still hot, and then cut out a few large pieces of beef and put them in.

"Here, this is a cow that died of old age a while ago. You came just in time. If you were a few days later, you wouldn't be able to eat this!"

"Thank you, uncle."

Only then did Yu Tingwan remember that in this era, cattle could not be slaughtered casually.

It is indeed as the old man said, it is not easy to have a bite of this beef-filled sesame seed bun!

Shen Chenli placed a piece of silver next to the old man's stove and left with Yu Tingwan.

The old man looked at the piece of silver, then looked at the two people who were leaving, and thought of the recent rumors in the city.

I heard that the prince is back and he brought the princess with him!

The people who have such a magnanimous demeanor and such stunning looks must be those two, right?

The old man put the change away and laughed happily.

They all knew that the prince had always been generous at the border. Although he was not the kind of person who spent money lavishly, whenever he bought something from ordinary people like them, he would always give at least a piece of silver.

It was not worth mentioning at all to the prince, but to them it allowed them to have a prosperous year, which was already a very good thing for them.

“The food made by this old man is really delicious.”

"In your place, you should be able to eat cattle freely, right?"

When he watched those documentaries, he found that they used more advanced technology to replace cows, so cows became livestock like pigs and sheep.

Yu Tingwan nodded, "Yeah, we already have it... huh?"

Looking at the figure walking past him, Yu Tingwan narrowed his eyes slightly.

What's going on? Why does she smell like this?

"what happened?"

Shen Chenli also looked at the figure, but did not find anything strange.