After taking a passenger ship for a day and traveling by sea to reach the kingdom on the other side of the sea, and then riding a carriage for two days, the troupe was finally reaching its destination.
The city wall in front of them was a little shorter in height than the imperial capital, and there were two more majestic stone lions at the entrance. The carvings of the stone lions are exquisite and artistic.
At the city gate, the flow of people coming and going adds a lot of sense of life.
Jerry looked at all this, slightly stunned.
"Sister Bai, your family turns out to be in the royal capital!"
The theater troupe came to a place familiar to Jerry, the capital of the kingdom.
Generally speaking, the economic level of a country's capital city is excellent. Even if it is not at the top, it is not much different.
The same is true for the capital of the kingdom. Anyone who can live in it must have a rich family. The trend of art and culture is prevalent here, and the residents of the capital are more or less talented - and those who have time to learn a talent will definitely not worry about eating.
...To put it simply, people living in the capital are very rich.
Bai was involved in the affairs of the theater troupe in his daily life. He was busy here and there all day long. When he had free time to chat with everyone, he mostly listened and rarely mentioned his life experience.
Although it was not surprising that she came from a wealthy family, what Jerry did not expect was that her family lived in the royal capital where he had lived for three years.
Maybe I've even met the group leader's parents...
Such a coincidence made Jerry dumbfounded.
"It's been three years since you left here, so this can be considered a revisit to your old place." Mei Ke poked her head out of the carriage, "Okay, don't be stupid, hurry up and enter the city."
"Sister Mei Ke, you didn't tell me on purpose!" Jerry shouted belatedly.
As Meiko, who started her business together with Bai, how could she not know Bai's situation!
"How could it happen? None of you have asked me. Your reaction is not as interesting as your sister's. Why should I tease you?" Mei Ke spread her hands and acted innocent.
"..." Jerry heard the sound of his sister grinding her teeth and pretended not to notice anything. "I should have discovered on the way that I was going to the capital! I was negligent and careless... let's go."
He, a weak little boy, can't defeat the Great Demon King Meiko, so he should just think about standing up for his sister.
All members of the lightly-packed troupe sat together in a large carriage and continued to move forward under Jerry's driving.
Ann looked outside through the car window.
It was close to the end of the year, and the scene in the royal capital was even more lively than what I had seen in the imperial capital at that time, which could be seen from the city gate alone.
There was an endless stream of villagers who came all the way from surrounding villages to purchase goods, businessmen who came looking for business opportunities, and artists who came to the royal capital to seek development.
The carriage therefore moved very slowly, but this was the case for everyone, so it was unavoidable and there was no need to care.
The prosperity of the imperial capital is rare, but it feels like a religious group that believes in the regent.
It’s not that it’s not good, but as long as it allows people to live a good life, the method doesn’t matter.
I just always feel like something is missing.
The Imperial Capital at this time of year is probably more lively than here...
But looking at the people here running around for life, An feels more comfortable.
……Why?
People in the Imperial Capital obviously live better?
An looked at the two stone statues at the door, slightly lost in thought.
"How's the carving?" Hairen noticed An's appearance and said with a smile on his face.
An woke up with a start and looked at it carefully: "...the details are so exquisite, it seems that a lot of effort has been put into it."
Hairen smiled proudly.
An Xin was moved: "Did you cultivate it?"
There is no doubt about Hairen's musical talent, but An did not expect that he would also make such achievements in sculpture.
Hairen was about to nod when he remembered something and shook his head again: "I serve as the supervisor, and I was the one who proposed the plan."
The influence of the Conservatory of Music is greater than imagined, and the designed works can actually be placed at the gate of the capital city.
Thinking about Hairen's ability to serve as a tutor at the conservatory at the age of more than ten years old, An admired him even more.
The flow of people slowly advanced and came to the city guard.
Because it was a year ago and there was a lot of traffic, the inspections would not be too stringent, but the most basic things would still be done. For example, the nearby villagers are fine and basically don't need to check, but if there is a large group of people carrying things, they have to get off the car.
An and his party were taken to the roadside for routine inspection. There were many businessmen nearby dressed in similar clothes and rifling through their bags.
Among the passers-by, some seemed to recognize the members of the theater troupe, or were simply attracted by their good looks, and they often looked here. However, more people were still focusing on their own affairs, and An didn't pay much attention.
Just as he was repacking the things he had checked, An saw a man dressed as a soldier walking over.
"Could it be...Jerry?" The person who came was slightly chubby and had a baby face. He looked at Jerry's back and said with some uncertainty.
When he heard someone calling his name, Jerry turned around in confusion. After seeing who the other party was, he looked surprised.
"Ryan! Long time no see!"
Jerry's enthusiastic...
Kicked him over.
Ann was startled.
Why did Jerry start fighting with the soldiers guarding the city? !
However, he saw that the person and Jerry raised their feet almost at the same time, and their feet happened to kick together.
An found out that they didn't use much strength, and suddenly understood.
It turned out to be a pair of bad friends.
However, these two people are big-hearted enough. With so many soldiers guarding the city watching, they dare to play around like this without fear of causing trouble.
Just as he was thinking about it, An noticed that although this man was dressed similarly to a soldier, the fabric was obviously better and his temperament was different.
Noble?
It was not uncommon for nobles to send their own sons to train in the army. But how did such a person meet Jerry?
"Brother Ruian!!" Yinliu obviously knew the person coming and shouted very enthusiastically.
"Otoru! We haven't seen each other for a few years, and we are getting cuter and cuter!"
Ruian tried to hug Yinliu, but Jerry pushed him back.
"Go to the side smoothly and don't touch my sister!" Jerry laughed and felt disgusted at the same time. "Didn't you say you wanted to be a pianist in the future? Why did you join the garrison after we haven't seen her in the past few years?"
"Dad arranged it. He said that men should join the army for training. He threw it in for me the year before last. NND, I have to stay for another year!" Ruian turned around and punched Jerry, "You kid, leave. The royal capital really doesn’t care about anything? I haven’t written a letter to my brother for three years, and I thought you died in a stinky ditch somewhere!”
The corner of An's mouth twitched.
This man has no airs, but his words are true...
Jerry patted Ruian on the shoulder, smiled apologetically, and introduced him to everyone in the troupe: "His name is Ruian, my classmate, and the silly son of a landlord."
"You are stupid! My family is not the landlord, but the financial manager!"
After snapping at Jerry angrily, Ryan turned to An and the others, the expression on his face instantly calmed down, as if he was a different person, polite.
"First time we meet, my name is Ryan Sal." Ryan exchanged glances with everyone in the troupe and nodded slightly, very politely.
When they looked at each other, everyone introduced themselves.
When he saw Bai, Ruian looked surprised and his face became a little more joyful: "Sister Bai!"
Jerry was not surprised by Ryan's 180-degree change in attitude. Instead, after hearing his name in the dialogue, he was surprised and said: "Do you know the leader?"
"Huh? You said Sister Bai is the leader?" Ryan was even more surprised than Jerry.
Bai looked at Ruian for a while, finally recognized him, and said with a smile on his face: "Long time no see."
"Long time no see." Ryan responded slightly flustered.
Then he saw Hairen again, and his voice was a little out of tune:
"Teacher?! Uh, this..."
