Li Shanchang and Tang He were also unaware, and although Ma Xiuying was very clever, she couldn't possibly know what this material underfoot, which they had never seen before, was made of.
Zhu Chongba knocked on the ground and said, "I don't know what material this gray official road is made of, but it stretches for over ten miles, this must have cost quite a bit."
Hearing this, Tang He said, "And these city walls, they really look magnificent!"
Zhu Chongba nodded and said, "Indeed, they look truly grand; this Huangzhou Prefecture City is indeed wealthy."
Thinking this, Zhu Chongba and his entourage prepared to enter the city, but were unexpectedly stopped by the gate guard.
"What goods are on the cart?"
The gate guard asked directly, and Zhu Chongba responded, "Grain."
Upon hearing this, the gate guard said, "Just one cart?"
Zhu Chongba replied, "Just one cart."
The guard said, "Then you may enter!"
Zhu Chongba asked in surprise, "No entry fee?"
