Traveling through ancient times: daily life on the run

This whole ordeal lasted another half a month.

Murong Huaijin had indeed not appeared again, and it seemed that he had truly left Tanzhou City. Qin Luosheng was completely relieved. She had contributed a lot these days, even contributing some new tea and snack recipes. She secretly told Murong Jingjing that all these were taught by a master. She had previously considered opening her own food store, but now found the cost too high and decided to give up.

Murong Jingjing was very grateful to her, and immediately doubled her salary, and also gave her a sum of money for the prescription in private, a full one hundred taels.

Luo Yu didn't expect that money would fall from the sky. It seemed that she would be able to get away with it soon.

After the restaurant's buffet officially opened, business was much better than expected. Many of the dishes were carbohydrate-rich, and the buffet was heavily served with various beverages. Most of the customers were wealthy, not those who would simply eat their fill. The profit from them was practically multiple times the price per person. Even ordinary people with large appetites would be too full to eat anything else after a few sweet soups and desserts. Only those with large appetites could make a profit, but ordinary people simply couldn't. Those with large appetites were mostly manual laborers, whose lives were already difficult and who were reluctant to spend 500 wen on a buffet.

At the end of each day, Murong Jingjing would have her servants take the uneaten food outside the city to give to the beggars. These were not considered leftovers, and the beggars were extremely grateful.

Luo Yu was very satisfied to see that everything was going on track. She touched her belly which had shrunk twice as she fell asleep. It seemed that she could buy a carriage and go away tomorrow.

The next day, she got up early and went to the broker to inquire about the price of the well-bred horse and carriage. The price was exactly the same as last time: a well-bred strong horse forty-five taels of silver, and the carriage cost two taels of silver even after giving her a discount.

Luo Yu didn't have time to bargain with him. He pointed to another dealership and said, "The carriage over there is free. I came here because I liked the beautiful hair of the horses here. Now, I'll count to three. If you don't give me a lower price, I'll go buy it over there."

She was ready to leave, but the dealer was adamant he wouldn't give her the mountain. After counting to three, she immediately rushed to another dealership. The dealer saw she was serious and quickly chased after her, shouting, "Girl, it's okay, come back."

So, Luo Yu spent forty-five taels of silver to buy a good horse and a carriage, and went to the East Market to buy some food and supplies for the journey. Weapons and other things needed to be registered with the government for open transactions, so Luo Yu privately found a weapons dealer and made the deal on the black market. She spent three taels of silver to buy a scimitar that looked quite sharp and was more than a foot long. Although she didn't look too dangerous now, she was a girl after all. If she met a group of bandits again, she would not dare to believe it. So Luo Yu bought two sets of men's clothes and changed into clothes before setting off.

It took more than an hour, and when it was almost time for her to go to work, Luo Yu drove the carriage out of the city.

The good thing about Tanzhou City is that the people are open-minded and never ask for household registration or passes. They can come and go as they please.

In February, peach blossoms bloom in Huajing, and the rosy clouds shine on the waves and the mountains are wrapped in brocade.

Luo Yu's mood was as beautiful as the scenery. Freedom and ideals seemed to bloom little by little before her eyes, and then countless mountain flowers bloomed, so similar to this spring.

Along the way, she couldn't help humming a little tune, "When life is good, you should enjoy it to the fullest, and don't let the golden cup face the moon empty!"

We stopped and walked along the way without encountering any difficulties. We drove the carriage for ten days. When we were tired, we slept in the carriage. When we were hungry, we stopped by the roadside and built a stove to cook some wild vegetable and lean meat porridge to eat with steamed buns. Life was quite comfortable.

In early March, she finally arrived in Wangzhou City.

Wangzhou City's policies were very friendly. Outsiders coming in to do business didn't have to pay entry fees, and no one checked for travel permits. The gatekeepers simply checked their household registration to see if they were good citizens and let them through. Luo Yu couldn't help but sigh, "Master Li really does want to make a difference."

As soon as he entered Wangzhou City, Qin Luosheng was dumbfounded. Why were there mourning banners hanging in front of the doors of every household in the city? Did some important person die?

She grabbed a random person and asked, "Uncle, what's going on? Did someone die in Wangzhou City?"

Seeing that she was from out of town, the uncle quickly explained, "Lord Li heard the news from the capital that Miss Luo Yu, who saved the people of Wangzhou from dire straits, has passed away. So Lord Li ordered the entire city to hang white banners for half a month to express mourning."

Luo Luo's face didn't look very good. Why did Lord Li want to use her Qin Luo's name to say that she was dead? It was really unlucky.

She laughed awkwardly and said, "It's been a while, half a month. That's a bit long."

This treatment is almost as good as the emperor's death.

Luo Yu drove the carriage to find an inn. She would be staying in Wangzhou City for some time recently, so she had to ask Lord Li for a travel permit. Logically, since she was from Qianzhou, she should be able to get a travel permit in Qianzhou. She wondered if Lord Li had any way to help her.

After checking into the inn, she took a nice bath and prepared to change into women's clothes. Unexpectedly, there was a bronze mirror and a dressing table in the superior room she stayed in. She had never paid much attention to these things before.

Luo Yu looked in the bronze mirror and saw a huge change. Su Xiaoxiao's face was much thinner, and her narrow eyes had widened. This was at least the effect of losing twenty pounds. Su Xiaoxiao was fair, and her facial features had expanded, making her look much more beautiful. Luo Yu was delighted and thought about buying some rouge and powder to dress up properly, otherwise she would not be welcomed when she met Lord Li.

Qin Luoyu was in a good mood seeing her face become more beautiful. When she changed into the skirt, she found that it was much bigger. It seemed that she had to buy a smaller skirt. The money was really not enough.

Su Xiaoxiao was chubby, but she had everything she needed and was well-proportioned. If she lost another 20 or 30 pounds, she would definitely be a chubby beauty. But 20 or 30 pounds was too much for Qin Luoyu. She had struggled for two months to lose 20 pounds. If she lost more than 120 pounds, she would probably have to wait until they reached Blackwater City.

The next day, she slept until she woke up naturally again.

He hurriedly pulled out the note he had written in the name of Qin Bingrui from Gu Zichen. It was easy to fool Gu Zichen, but it was unlikely to fool Lord Li. He could only write another note, changing Qin Bingrui's name to Qin Luohe. Lord Li had seen Qin Luohe's handwriting and would definitely recognize it. Besides, he already knew that Bai Fengchu was a name borrowed by Qin Luohe. Surely, for the sake of the late Qin Luohe, he would at least try to help Su Xiaoxiao.

But the note looked too new, so Luo Yu folded it several times and put it in his pocket again, thinking that he would go to see Lord Li in two days.

She planned to take time out in the next two days to make a backpack. When she crossed Wanjiang, she would sell the horse and carriage first, and then she could go on the journey with the backpack on her back. After crossing Wanjiang, she could go to Lezhu County to buy a new carriage.

After ensuring all his plans were foolproof, Luo Yu thought about visiting the Wangzhou library. He wondered how it was doing now. Since the death of Qin Luo Yu in his previous life, those serialized books should have been discontinued, right? Fortunately, the two comic books were almost finished.

Qin Luohong died in the previous life, but he left behind so many worries.