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After submitting the entrance fee, Chen Ping'an and Sun Jiashu passed through a tunnel that seemed to stretch on for an eternity before they finally entered the city. From there, Sun Jiashu led Chen Ping'an onto a spacious horse-drawn carriage. The carriage was a little larger than the average carriage, while the horses were also more well-trained than normal, but aside from that, there was nothing to suggest that the carriage belonged to a wealthy clan.
The coach driver was a serious-looking old man, and only after Chen Ping'an entered the carriage did he come to discover that there was more than met the eye. Inside the carriage were four white cushions, and there was a floor-to-ceiling bookshelf fully stacked with books situated against the wall across the carriage's curtain.
There was also a copper incense burner in the carriage releasing faint wisps of fragrant purple smoke. Chen Ping'an and Sun Jiashu sat down across from each other, and Chen Ping'an was feeling rather uncomfortable, fearing that his straw sandals would dirty the carriage's pristine interior.
Sun Jiashu took a glance at Chen Ping'an's straw sandals, and a faint smile appeared on his face as he said, "Back when I was a little boy, my grandfather took me to travel everywhere in accordance with a tradition that's been passed down in our clan for generations. Before I turned eighteen, I went to a new place virtually every year. I've worked as a shop employee, a fisherman, a farmer, a steward...
“All types of jobs were thrown my way. During those years, I also learned to weave straw sandals, but mine are very shoddy, they're nowhere near as sturdy as yours."
Sun Jiashu sat atop one of the cushions in the carriage with his legs crossed, and even though he was sitting...
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