Traveling to an ancient peasant family: I got rich by doing business

Li Yu had two purposes, one was to say goodbye to Mr. Su, and the other was to see the roses.

The roses she brought from home are still planted in Mr. Su's private residence.

She has been busy these past few months and hasn't taken care of me too much. She just takes a look every time she comes over.

Fortunately, roses are not delicate plants, so they grew normally no matter what.

It will bloom by early June at the latest.

She was probably on her way back to Beijing at that time, and by the time she got back, most of the flowers would have wilted.

Rather than letting them wilt, it would be better to have Madam Su and the two Madam Sus hold a flower party and invite the ladies and nobles in the capital to admire them, or pick them and give them away.

There are no roses in the capital, so they can take advantage of it.

*

Li Yu told Mr. Su his thoughts.

Mr. Su felt a little regretful, "I remember you said roses can be used as desserts and sauces." He would rather use them as food than for viewing.

Li Yu didn't expect that he was thinking about eating, so she smiled and said, "If you want to eat, I'll write down the recipes for rose jam and rose desserts later, and ask the cook to make them for you after they bloom."

"Forget it. If she fails to do it well, then the flower will be wasted." Mr. Su said, "Besides, your prescription is precious. You can't just give it to others."

Li Yu wanted to say that just two prescriptions would be fine. Mr. Su had helped them so much, so she would be willing to give him not only two prescriptions, but even ten.

In the end, Mr. Su didn't give her a chance and waved his hand, saying, "Let them handle it."

At this point, he paused and continued, "But this time you have a long way to go, so you still have to bring someone with you. I have a dozen guards here, so you can take them with you when you leave, so you don't have to find a escort team, which is too troublesome."

Li Yu knew that he was doing this sincerely, and since she also needed it, she did not refuse.

*

Before I knew it, six days had passed.

In the barbecue restaurant, Li Yu asked Madam Yan to take charge and taught the shop assistants how to barbecue. She also prepared enough dry dipping sauce to last for a long time. Just in case, she gave the recipe of the dry dipping sauce to Zhu.

Zhu was particularly touched by Li Yu's trust and said that she would never reveal the recipe under any circumstances.

Li Yu believed in her and told her to focus on her work without having to think too much.

At the hot pot restaurant, Li Yu taught his two apprentices how to make spicy hot pot.

On the last day, she completely handed over the barbecue restaurant to Mrs. Yan, and took Han Xiaomei and Si'er to the street to buy things.

The journey was long, and apart from dry goods, I couldn’t bring any food home, so I could only buy some daily necessities.

There were more than a dozen items in total, including cloth, hairpins, handkerchiefs, silk threads, rouge and powder, in addition to several jars of good wine, which were for Uncle Wu and the village chief and others.

Li Yu went out in the morning and didn't get home until the afternoon.

There was enough stuff to fill a whole carriage.

*

The next day, Li Yu, Han Zheng, Han Xiaomei, Lu Xuan, Si'er and five others, Cheng and Han Rong, and a dozen guards set out from the capital and headed for Jiangyang County.

Li Yu decided not to bring Afu this time. Although the dog was obedient, it was inconvenient to bring a dog with him. Li Yu handed the dog over to Pei Mingzhu to take care of.

Before leaving, Lu Sheng and Qi Wangnian came to see him off.

Neither of them will be going home for the time being, so I asked them to help bring some things this time.

Li Yu agreed without hesitation. Anyway, they were passing by the capital of Nanzhou Prefecture, so it wouldn't be a big deal to take a detour to deliver something.

*

The group set out early and arrived at a small town in Beizhou Prefecture in the evening.

As it was inconvenient to travel at night, Li Yu found the best inn in town and requested twelve guest rooms.

Including the guards provided by Mr. Su, there were exactly twenty-four of them, and there was an even number of men and women, so two people could live in one room.

The innkeeper hadn't received such a large order for a long time, so he called the innkeeper's staff to help move things.

Seeing that he was not needed, Li Yu paid the money and took Han Xiaomei upstairs to see the room.

Coincidentally, as soon as she reached the second floor, she saw a familiar face - Miss Xiao Er from the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion.

I have to say, she and Miss Xiao Er are really destined to be together.

When she went to the capital last year, she met Miss Xiao Er in a small town south of Beizhou Prefecture. When she returned home this year, she met her again in a small town north of Beizhou Prefecture.

*

Miss Xiao Er must like red very much. This time she wore a red riding suit, looking heroic.

Recognizing Li Yu, she asked in surprise, "Don't you run a hot pot restaurant in Beijing?"

Li Yu said: "My family is not in the capital, I am going home to visit my relatives now."

Miss Xiao Er said, "I'm going to Beizhou Prefecture."

The two had only met a few times before today and had never said much, so it was almost time to end the conversation. Li Yu was about to say goodbye and leave when he heard Miss Xiao Er say, "When you were in the capital, did you hear anyone say I was stupid?"

Li Yu: “…”

Miss Xiao curled her lips and said angrily, "I used to think Xiao Yun was just a crybaby, but I didn't expect that every time she cried, she was plotting against me."

She never took what her sister Xiao Yun did to heart before. She just felt that she was annoying because she always did the wrong things and always cried.

It was not until the palace that Xiao Yun's affair with the third prince was discovered.

Her mother was furious and investigated Xiao Yun.

It was only then that she realized that Xiao Yun had been plotting against her and destroying her reputation.

Her mother was full of remorse and had recently taught her many ways to spy on people's minds and deal with bad people.

*

Li Yu could tell that Xiao Yun was referring to the Miss Xiao who spoke in a teasing tone.

It is really not easy for the second Miss Xiao to realize that "the eldest Miss Xiao is not a good person".

Li Yu coughed and said, "The reputation of the Zhenbei Marquis's Mansion is great, who dares to talk about Miss Xiao casually?"

Miss Xiao Er said, "They don't dare to discuss it openly, but they dare to do so in private. But I will never be so stupid again."

Li Yu: "Miss Xiao Er is joking."

The second girl Xiao just complained a few words. Today was the first time she did not travel far away with Xiao Yun. Because Xiao Yun was not causing trouble, other people looked at her in a particularly normal way, without the fear she was familiar with before.

She felt Xiao Yun's shamelessness more deeply, and also realized more profoundly how stupid she had been before.

After saying this, Xiao Er Xiao's depression was mostly gone, and she said to Li Yu: "I have something else to do, so I won't bother you anymore."

Li Yu nodded and walked away from Miss Xiao Er.

*

What happened that night was just a small episode on the way back.

When Li Yu woke up the next day, he found that Miss Xiao Er had already left with her people.

After all, they were not traveling the same way, so Li Yu didn't care much about it. After breakfast, he packed up and continued on his way.

Traveling in spring is more comfortable than in winter. The wind temperature is just right and they don't have to suffer from the cold.

The only downside is that the forests are lush in spring, making it difficult to detect potential dangers.

Especially in the southern part of Beizhou Prefecture, there are many mountains, and even if there is an official road, it is not easy to walk on. Moreover, there are forests all beside the official road, so you have to be extra careful.

Fortunately, there were many guards, so Li Yu was not too worried.

*

The caravan set out every morning and stopped in counties or small towns to rest at night. After traveling for more than ten days, they finally left the territory of Beizhou Prefecture.

Seeing the flat land of Nanzhou Prefecture, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

After another two days of walking, they arrived at the capital of Nanzhou Prefecture.