A blessed wife leads her husband to wealth and prosperity!

With Wen Yuyu's matter resolved, the family business also reached the delivery date. The family busied themselves preparing the goods, and after the goods were picked up, the Wen family returned to their peaceful life as before.

That morning, Lin He'er and Wen Yuning said goodbye to their family on the oxcart, "Mother, Second Sister, we're setting off now."

A few days earlier, the family had arranged to hire an oxcart from the village, with Wen Dazhuang driving it, to take their son and daughter-in-law to the county town.

Sanlang, He'er, there's nothing for you two to worry about at home. Take good care of yourselves when you get there, and if anything happens, send someone to send a message back. Looking at her son and daughter-in-law who were about to leave home, Liu felt an indescribable sense of loss.

"Don't worry, Mother. Once we're settled, we'll have time to take you to stay in the county town for a while." Lin He'er waved to Liu and her mother from the car.

"We're leaving, Mother. Second Sister, take good care of Father and Mother," Wen Yuning said, nodding to her mother and sister across the way. Wen Dazhuang cracked his whip, and the old ox carried the people away from home.

Since it was the first time for all three of them to visit the county town, and the Wen family lived quite far from the town, they decided to stay in the town first and ask the carriage shop for directions to the county town.

This matter should be handled by Wen Yuning. Lin He'er and Wen Dazhuang were responsible for finding an inn to stay in first.

There weren't many large inns in the town, only two in total. After running back and forth, Lin He'er decided to stay at the Cheng Family Inn, which was closer to the carriage and horse station.

As soon as the oxcart arrived at the inn, a young waiter came running over quickly: "Uncle, young lady, looking for a place to stay? Please come in!"

"Shopkeeper, there are two customers!" the young waiter called out into the shop, leading Lin He'er and her companion to the counter.

Is this young lady here again? Is she going to stay at our place? The innkeeper just saw Lin He'er; this young lady came in to ask about prices.

Shopkeeper, your place is really nice, and your staff are very welcoming. We'll stay here for one night. Could you please give us two rooms for the three of us? The third person will be coming over in a bit.

Okay, okay, young lady, would you like the upper room or the middle room?

The innkeeper didn't mention the lower-class rooms, since judging from the girl's clothes and appearance, although she wasn't from a wealthy family, she didn't look shabby either, so he figured she wouldn't be staying in a dormitory.

Lin He'er; book two mid-priced rooms for us.

Alright, a medium-sized room costs twenty coins per night, and two rooms will cost you forty coins.

Wen Dazhuang overheard this and thought that a room cost twenty coins. He felt that the price was really expensive. Forty coins! His family would have to pickle almost a hundred eggs to afford a place to stay for one night.

Lin He'er paid the bill, and the two of them went to the guest rooms in the backyard, led by the waiter.

After settling into the room, Wen Dazhuang went to the carriage shop to find his son. Sanlang didn't know we were staying at this inn, so I went outside to look for him.

Wen Yuning arrived at the carriage shop and inquired about the route to the county town. The journey from the town to the county town without stopping would take a day and a half. If time was limited, an overnight stay at an inn would be possible, making the journey two days. Traveling along the official road was quite safe.

Although the town is quite far from the county seat, the journey is flat and there are no mountains or forests to obstruct it.

Having found out the way to the county town, Wen Yuning went out and saw her father waiting at the entrance of the carriage shop.

Saburo, have you found out the route yet?

"Well, let's talk about it when we get back." Wen Yuning followed her father back to the inn, which was very close to the carriage shop.

Upon arriving at the inn, the group ordered three bowls of noodles in the lobby and chatted as they ate.

Wen Yuning took a sip of noodle soup and told them what she had found out. Lin He'er and the other woman, after hearing about the travel time, both felt that it would be better to stay overnight in between. They were unfamiliar with the roads and traveling at night was not safe.

Okay, let's get some rest today and set off early tomorrow morning. After finishing their noodles, they all went back to their rooms to rest.

The next morning, everyone got up and ate something. The innkeeper had also fed the old ox. The three of them checked out of their rooms, got into the oxcart, and headed towards the county town early in the morning.

Once outside the town, Lin He'er kept looking around, because they were on the main road and could see other people walking in the same direction as her family.

This was also Lin He'er's first time traveling far from home, from the town to the county seat. The oxcart swayed and rattled along the way, and time passed very slowly. After looking at the scenery for a while, she felt her eyelids starting to droop.

I got up early today to make the journey, and now that the old ox is pulling me along, I'm feeling sleepy. I've crossed my arms and leaned against the frame, wanting to take a nap.

Wen Yuning was passing the time with a book when she saw the little girl beside her with her eyes closed, as if she was about to fall asleep. She gently pulled the girl closer to her and took out an outer garment from her bag and draped it over the girl's shoulders.

Lin He'er didn't know how long she had slept. When she woke up, the oxcart was still on the road. She saw that she was leaning against Wen Yuning, with an outer garment draped over her. She realized that he had covered her with it while she was asleep.

Brother Wen, where are we now?

We met a group of people on the road just now, and they said we're almost at the town ahead.

Oh, it's called Lianshui Town, right?

"Hmm, you've had a good sleep, haven't you? You slept almost the whole way." Wen Yuning noticed that the little girl's face was flushed from sleeping.

Hehe, I'm a little sleepy from getting up so early. Lin He'er looked ahead awkwardly.

Dad, let me drive the carriage. Let's switch.

He'er can drive a carriage too, Wen Dazhuang handed the whip to his daughter-in-law and moved back a bit to rest.

Yes, I did. I went to town with my mother before, and she taught me. You forgot, but there was a time when I had to catch the bus myself!

Right, right, Dad has forgotten that He'er went out alone before!

Lin He'er sat on the carriage frame, looking at the road ahead.

After about fifteen minutes, I looked up and saw that the official road ahead was much wider and there were more people on the road. It seemed that we had arrived at Lianshui Town.

The town is called Lianshui Town because it is close to a large river called Lianshui River, hence the name.

Lin He'er drove the oxcart directly into the town, inquired about the reputation of the inns from passersby, and then chose one called Tongfu Inn.

After traveling for a while, the oxcart arrived at Tongfu Inn. It was past lunchtime, around 2 p.m.

At the entrance of the inn, the waiter leaned against the door, looking towards the road. Seeing an oxcart approaching in the distance, he hurriedly and enthusiastically went forward to lead the old ox.

Are you here to stay? Our rooms are clean and spacious, please take a look inside!

Everyone got off the oxcart and followed the waiter into the inn.

"Shopkeeper, there are three guests!" the waiter called out towards the door.

Having already gained experience with staying at ancient inns from her previous experience, Lin He'er said directly before the innkeeper could speak, "Two medium-sized rooms for one night, and three bowls of noodles, brought to the room."

Alright, the innkeeper saw that the guest was straightforward and smiled, telling the waiter to go to the kitchen to deliver the message and then come back to take the guest to his room.

Miss, that's fifty-five coins in total.

Okay. Lin He'er paid the money, and the three of them followed the waiter to their guest room.

After finishing the noodles brought by the waiter, no one went out; everyone rested in their rooms. Although they had been riding in an oxcart the whole way, it wasn't comfortable, and everyone was quite tired.

Wen Yuning stopped reading and, after eating and doing some light exercise, lay down on the bed for a short rest.

Seeing that everyone was asleep, Lin He'er quietly left the room, asked the waiter for water, and prepared to take a bath.

The guest room was indeed as large as the waiter had described, and there was even a separate area for taking a shower.

Lin He'er tested the water temperature, took off her clothes, and washed herself thoroughly. After showering, she went to get her clothes to wear, only to realize that she had forgotten that she wasn't at home, and her clothes were in the closet, all wrapped up and stored away.

What should she do? Should she call someone? Or should she sneak to the bedside and get it herself? Lin He'er stood there, conflicted for a long time.