Quick Wear: Men Farming and Women Weaving

The escort agency transports goods along the way, and there are other merchants traveling together.

Li Changgui's carriage was in the middle of the escorts, and there were two trucks behind it to hold his luggage.

Sanbao placed two quilts on the carriage for the young master to rest on, boiled a pot of tea, and took out a three-layer food box, which contained Ruyi cake, mung bean cake, and plum blossom cake that the young master liked, which he asked the pastry chef in the kitchen to make. He also bought candied ginkgo, candied longan, candied grapes, and candied golden dates from the candied fruit store in South City. There were many fruits in the cabinet beside, such as oranges and apples.

"Sanbao, you should take a rest too. The escort agency has already asked the driver to drive the carriage outside."

"Come, have a cup of tea." Li Changgui poured a cup of tea from the teapot on the low table and handed it to him.

"Master, let me do it... let me do it..." Sanbao saw the master pouring water and hurried forward to take it.

"I asked the escort leader, and he said we'll have to travel for seven or eight days."

"I brought all the pots and pans from the small kitchen, as well as food and other things."

After hearing what Sanbao said, he nodded, approving of his approach.

"It's okay now, rest here for a while." Let Sanbao sleep and rest in the carriage.

Li Changgui took out a book from the drawer next to him and slowly flipped through it.

At noon, the team had walked 20 kilometers outside the outskirts of Beijing. The team leader, Master Li, asked the team to pause and rest and eat in the woods nearby.

Sanbao helped Li Changgui get off the carriage and observed the surroundings. He felt uncomfortable after staying in the carriage for a long time, so he stretched his arms and legs outside.

At this time, Master Li who was not far away brought steamed buns, steamed buns and a bowl of porridge.

"Mr. Li, take these foods and eat them first. The journey ahead may be difficult, and we may have to set up camp in the wilderness."

"Master Li, you're too polite." Li Changgui did not refuse. The escort agency was doing it for the sake of the eldest brother of the Li family in the capital.

He drank a bowl of porridge and left the rest of the food for Sanbao.

Sanbao took the food and ate it all after a while.

"Sir, if you feel hungry later, there are snacks in the carriage," Sanbao reminded him with some concern.

In the next few days, we passed through the wilderness several times and occasionally came across abandoned temples where we could stay the night.

As we entered the vicinity of Suzhou, there were many fewer merchants in the escort team.

The carriage entered the city gate of Suzhou, and the people from the escort agency generously sent him to the inn.

The next things will depend on Li Changgui to handle by himself.

He rented a courtyard in the inn to store his boxes and belongings.

I asked the waiter to bring me food and bath water, and then I rested for a night.

As soon as it was light in the morning, I got up and dressed. Sanbao knocked on the door and came in to bring me hot water.

I asked the waiter for breakfast, drank a bowl of porridge and ate a few steamed dumplings.

He went to the lobby of the inn and asked the innkeeper about the courtyard he could rent. The innkeeper skillfully recommended him to a merchant not far from the west city of Suzhou who could introduce him to the place.

He asked Sanbao to stay in the inn to look after the luggage, and he went alone to ask the nearby human traffickers.

"I'd like to ask where I can rent a yard in Suzhou?"

When the human trafficker saw a young man walking in at the door, he knew that he was a man with plenty of money and was thinking of making a fortune.

"Sir, do you want to rent a big one or a small one?" He walked up to him politely and led him in to sit down.

“It’s best to have a separate house with a slightly larger place.”

"There are houses in the east, south, west and north of Suzhou City. The houses in the east are occupied by officials, while those in the south are occupied by ordinary merchants or ordinary people."

"To the west is the vegetable market, and there are many shops."

"The north is home to many talented scholars and scholars, and it's a peaceful place."

Li Changgui wanted to find a secluded place and decided to rent one in Beichen.

The human trafficker recommended him a place where a wealthy man and his family were moving to in Jieyuan Alley, but the place was only for sale and not for rent.

"That house has two courtyards, and the neighbors on both sides are scholars. It only costs 500 taels, and all the furniture is free."

Li Changgui thought that since he was going to live in Suzhou permanently and the old house was far away from the city, he could buy a house here to settle down.

“You can go and have a look first.”

When the human trafficker saw that the young man agreed to go and take a look first, he concluded that he was not short of money and enthusiastically took him to Jieyuan Alley in the north city.

It took a quarter of an hour to walk there. The house was just behind the alley. The heavy door was locked. After unlocking it, he was led to the front to introduce that each courtyard had a main house, wing rooms, servant rooms, and even a rain porch, etc. The front yard was the lobby where the male owner met guests, the main house was where the male owner rested, there was a study next to it, and there were two wing rooms, and another row of servant rooms. The second courtyard at the back was of similar specifications, only the last courtyard was where the female family lived, and there was also a small garden inside.

Li Changgui was very satisfied with the furniture and the intact structure of the house, and was ready to move in directly.

Ask someone to contact the owner of the house and buy it directly for five hundred taels of silver.

The human trafficker notified the homeowner, completed the transaction on the spot, and went to the government office together to exchange the property deed.

After everything was done, he returned to the inn to inform Sanbao and asked the waiter to arrange for someone to move all the luggage to the newly purchased house in Jieyuan Alley.

Sanbao drove the carriage, and the strong workers hired by the waiter drove two trucks to the gate of the house together.

Li Changgui helped carry the boxes into the main room, and finally settled the bill and let the people leave.

Sanbao did not let Li Changgui do anything, and asked him to rest nearby. He put all the young master's clothes into the closet in the master bedroom. He carried all the boxes of books and study treasures into the study, and the rest were sundries and kitchen utensils, and all the food was placed in the kitchen.

"Sir, my cooking is rather unpalatable. Should we hire a chef to come and cook?"

Li Changgui thought about it and realized that such a large house must be maintained by someone, and the money he got from his own inheritance was enough, so there was no need to put himself in a difficult position.

"Sanbao, go to the West City human traffickers and ask if there are any suitable slaves. Choose a few honest and loyal ones."

"Let's find a cook too." He took out a silver note of 1,000 taels and gave it to Sanbao, asking him to choose the servants.

Sanbao excitedly took out the 1,000 tael silver note and told the young master not to worry, he would definitely make the right choice.

He thought that he would be the chief steward in the future, and was very happy that the young master trusted him.

The family that was chosen by the human trafficker with a silver note of 1,000 taels was a servant in a wealthy family who offended the maid serving the mistress of the household and was driven out to be sold.

He also hired a chef through the introduction of an acquaintance of the human trafficker, and brought two apprentices to cook at the house.