Traveling to the ancient harem

There was only one coach and horse inn in this town. After lunch, a few people asked along the way and found this coach and horse inn on a relatively remote street. The coach and horse inn was located at the end of the street. The yard was very large and looked very grand. There was a tall gatehouse and the gate was also particularly spacious, which should be for the convenience of the carriages and horses inside to enter and exit.

A few people walked in and someone came out to greet them. He was a burly man. He introduced himself as the owner of the carriage and horse shop. His surname was Li. When he heard that they wanted to rent a carriage, he seemed very happy and warmly invited them in for tea. A young waiter ran over and served each of them a bowl of tea.

"Young master, what kind of carriage do you want to rent? Is the journey far? Do you want an escort?" The hostess knew how to judge people. When she saw that Huang Ye was the leader of the group, she asked Huang Ye directly.

"What kind of escort method is this?" Huang Ye didn't understand.

"The carriage will be accompanied by a guard, who will escort you on horseback all the way to the destination. However, the price of this guard is a bit high. After all, it will be a life-threatening situation if something happens. I believe you will understand." The boss said truthfully.

"We don't need guards," Wansheng said, "just rent an ordinary carriage." In fact, there is nothing dangerous along the way, so there is no need to spend that money.

Seeing that Huang Ye didn't say anything, the boss was very tactful: "Okay, here's a ready-made one. It just came back a few days ago. I'll ask someone to call the driver." He walked out the door and called the waiter who had just served tea. After giving some instructions, the waiter ran out.

Several people sat down and negotiated the price of renting a carriage. Huang Ye asked Hongdou to pay the money. Wansheng and the others could not use the money they brought with them for the time being. It is said that a poor family is rich on the road. Who knows what they will encounter on the road in the future. It will always make them feel more at ease if they carry more money.

After a long time, until they had drunk a few bowls of tea, the waiter brought in a man with an honest face. The man was carrying a small bundle in his hand. He introduced himself as Zhang, the coachman of the carriage company, and he would be the driver of the carriage they rented this time.

"What a coincidence. Your surname is also Zhang. You were a family five hundred years ago." Huang Ye said sweetly.

"Yes, yes." Zhang understood that Huang Ye wanted them to get along well. The journey to Taiyuan Prefecture was long, and since they were relatives on the road, they would take care of each other more.

"I'm going to say something arrogant. If you don't mind, you can call me elder sister. Thank you for your help." Zhang smiled. She was dressed in bright clothes and her complexion had improved over the past few days. She looked like the wife of a wealthy family.

"I don't deserve it, I don't deserve it." The driver waved his hands repeatedly. He was just a driver and no one looked down on them.

The young man brought in a big white horse from outside, and the coachman skillfully harnessed a carriage covered with green oilcloth. Wansheng and his mother said goodbye to Huang Ye reluctantly. Huang Ye comforted them and said that they would see each other again in a few years. Zhang wiped her tears and lowered the curtain. The carriage drove out of the carriage shop. When it was out of sight, Huang Ye said goodbye to his boss and walked out.

Huang Ye saw that it was still early, and thought about the gifts she had planned to buy for her two masters last time, but she didn't have time to do so because of her late father's matter. So she took Hongdou with her and bought a plain purse for each of her two masters, and a bag of vegetarian snacks for the other two.

Huang Ye actually wanted to dress up the two masters beautifully, but unfortunately they were nuns and couldn't use any nice clothes or jewelry. It was such a pity that the abbot couldn't persuade the master to defect, so she had to find a way to persuade the second master to defect and let her return to secular life. The second master was so young and should enjoy this wonderful life.

After shopping, the two found the head of the village. Huang Ye handed him a bag of snacks, saying that it was for his wife, thanking her for taking care of his son. The head of the village was very pleased. This little master was really good at handling things. She was worthy of being a lady from a wealthy family in Beijing. This bag of snacks could not be bought without dozens of coins. Even if he was the head of the village, he had never been willing to buy such expensive snacks in his life.

As there was not much delay, it was still daylight when they returned to the village. Huang Ye asked the headman to calculate the cost of Wansheng and his family's food and lodging in the past few days, as well as the two times of renting ox carts, to see how much was left of the silver she gave last time, and she would make up for it all.

The headman didn't count. He just said that he had extra silver given last time. The younger generation and his family lived in their own house for free, and the food was produced from their own fields. They just spent some money on buying some meat, and the money to rent a ox cart was not that much. Moreover, he bought them such expensive snacks, so they got a great deal.

Seeing that he repeatedly refused, Huang Ye thought that they had given him enough. Besides, he would have to rent their ox cart next time he went out to mail a letter, so he said nothing more, said goodbye to them, and went back to the nunnery with Hongdou.