Chapter 557: The Small Town Turned into Kuaihuo City

Nan Qinghuan, half asleep, was woken up by Axi; she snapped open her eyes, and the first thought was that Ying had come back!

She immediately jumped out of bed, put on her Shoes and hurried outside; when she opened the door, Axi walked in smiling brightly.

"Qinghuan, quickly tidy up; Ying is back, and brought many new tribespeople."

"Back?"

New tribespeople? Nan Qinghuan didn't have time to ask more, hurried back to change, and today she deliberately wore a silk floral outfit, which was very beautiful.

She wanted Ying to see her attractive side.

After fixing her hair and clothes, the outside was already bustling.

The people of Small Town saw many incoming tribespeople flock to Ying; they also realized that the population here would keep growing, making jobs increasingly hard to find.

That was not good news for them.

But fortunately, the townsfolk still welcomed them gladly, because Ying was happy, and everyone was happy as a result!

When Nan Qinghuan went out, she saw Ying riding a high-headed horse rushing toward her at the Town Gate, and immediately a crowd of people filled the entrance.

"Ying"

Ying, upon seeing Nan Qinghuan, quickly dismounted and rushed toward her; today Nan Qinghuan was dressed very lightly, and of course looked beautiful.

It's summer now, the weather is hot, and silk clothing feels especially cool on the body, and looks good too.

The married couple held each other tightly, reluctant to part.

Those tribespeople were slowly ushered into Small Town by Rongdi; after they entered, Nan Qinghuan gently let go of Ying and said, "Ying, what's going on, who are these tribespeople..."

"They are members of the Giant Tribe; I have already agreed to let them all live in Small Town."

"What?"

Nan Qinghuan was a little confused, wondering why they were suddenly being brought here, and whether Jiguang had approved. Ying seemed to know what she was thinking, nodded, and said, "It was Jiguang's request; when we were suppressing the rebellion we encountered an earthquake—though not severe, Jiguang said that the land could experience another quake at any time, making it unsafe, so she wanted us to shelter her tribespeople here to live."

Hearing Ying's words, Nan Qinghuan finally understood, no wonder the Giant Tribe people had all arrived.

"I understand. Welcome home. As for them..."

"Let Rongdi and Yao handle them first. Qinghuan, I've heard about everything concerning Duofa; thank you for your effort."

Ying didn't blame her, which surprised Nan Qinghuan; she gently pushed him aside, her expression complicated, and asked, "You don't blame me for taking it upon myself to kill Duofa?"

Ying merely smiled, reached out and gently stroked her cheek, "Silly, how could I blame you? You managed to find Duofa and kill him. Qinghuan, I admire you, but I'm also worried about your safety, so I returned with people through the night."

"Is everything alright over there?"

"It's fine now, everything's over. Come, let's go home. Where are the children?"

Ying now wanted to see the children most of all; Nan Qinghuan hurriedly took him to A Mu's house, where the children were being held and played by A Mu, who saw Ying return.

A Mu was overjoyed, stepped forward and hugged him tightly, "Ying, you're finally back; A Mu was worried sick."

Seeing A Mu's worried expression, Ying smiled, "A Mu, I'm fine. Come, let me hold Mengmeng."

Mengmeng is Ying's favorite daughter; Nan Qinghuan held her son Beibei, and the younger son, seeing his mother, blinked his big eyes and reached out to tug at her hair playfully.

Inside the tiny house, cheerful sounds of playing with the children echoed from time to time; it was a feeling of happiness.

Ying was too busy to have time for the children; after playing with them for a while, Yao showed up at the door, wanting to discuss how to arrange these people.

With so many people, they naturally needed to prepare housing; Ying planned to discuss with Nan Qinghuan, inviting Jiguang, Rongdi, Youchao Xuan and others.

They discussed together how the Giant Tribe people could survive on Small Town.

For them, bringing them here wasn't an achievement; they must be able to survive and live here.

Thus, the group began a heated discussion.

Now Small Town's population was large, various agriculture was gradually taking off, and the town even had a dye workshop for fabric, which was the earliest kind of factory.

Therefore, Nan Qinghuan suggested that the newly arrived Giant Tribe people: the women should learn weaving and dyeing, while the men could work in the ironworks, produce Salt, or farm.

In short, they couldn't be idle.

Children from families could attend school for free, so their Small Town would begin expanding again.

Summer days, scorching sun, in the blink of an eye summer arrived.

And Small Town was expanding rapidly; the sounds of infrastructure work echoed across the land, symbolizing new hope.

Three months passed quickly, new Tulou sprang up from the ground, Small Town grew even larger, its population rising from ten thousand to thirty thousand.

More and more tribal people yearned to live here.

They called this place Kuaihuo City.

Kuaihuo City.

Ying Town was gradually forgotten, and a brand-new Kuaihuo City emerged on Jiuzhou Dadi.

Inside the city, towering wooden buildings constructed by the Youchao Clan rose up, resembling the inner courtyards of ancient imperial palaces.

Because the population increased, various peoples gathered here, and cultures collided and merged.

Kuaihuo City became a happy city in everyone's hearts.

Everyone took pride in living here, having houses and land.

Pride.

Summer gave way to autumn; Nan Qinghuan and Ying's children were nearly six months old. Mengmeng was becoming increasingly cute, already babbling with Ying, and Beibei was about to learn to walk.

A normal child wouldn't develop so quickly, but they are Ying's offspring; their genes are so strong that even Nan Qinghuan and Jiguang were astonished.

In the splendid courtyard, Nan Qinghuan was teaching Beibei to walk; since this place became a city, they no longer lived in Tulou, having moved into the City Lord's residence.

It was a mansion that the Youchao Clan had given them.

It had a garden, pavilions, a true mansion.

"Qinghuan, I never expected Ying's son to walk so fast; I think in a few more days that little fellow will be walking."

When Jiguang came to see her, she saw Beibei learning to walk; the tiny child already possessed Ying's vigor, with confidence evident in his brows.

Only half a year old, yet his stature and build looked over a year old.

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