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Meng Youning counted carefully and found that there were six large boxes in the area they could see.

There was only one small box on the inside.

Sang Luan and Meng Youning exchanged a glance, both beaming with joy.

Sang Luan raised her hand, "Quickly, quickly open the screen."

The two happy people didn't notice the complicated emotions of the two people beside them.

Yu Po glanced at the excited Sang Luan, then took a few steps forward and stood aside.

With a slight lift of her hand, she gently pulled on one of the ropes above.

Unexpectedly, as the rope fell, the screen blocking their view gradually moved to the sides.

Sang Luan's breath hitched, but she calmed down considerably at that moment.

Inside the screen, rows of wooden boxes were displayed.

The boxes on the inside look smaller than the ones on the outside.

But its advantage lies in its large quantity.

Sang Luan silently counted them, and found that the quantity was more than twice that outside, with some left over.

This amount of silver is more than enough, no matter what.

"Yu Po, you guys go out first. Ning Ning and I will stay here for a while." Sang Luan waved her hand.

Yu Po pursed her lips and remained silent, then walked away with Mu Xiang.

Back room.

“I reckon what’s outside is all of our dowry combined.” Sang Luan stepped forward, half-squatted down, grabbed a piece of silver from the box, and casually rubbed it in her hand.

Meng Youning bent down, picked up a string of copper coins in front of her, and weighed them lightly in her hand. "I think it's about right."

“Now that we have the money and the account books, it’s much easier to talk to the Emperor.” Sang Luan walked a little further inside. “But when we leave, we certainly can’t just take all of these with us. First, it’s easy to attract the jealousy of others, and second, if we pass through some remote and impoverished areas, we’re likely to be targeted by bandits.”

She clicked her tongue twice. "Besides, although this amount of money seems like a lot now, we can't rule out the possibility of unforeseen circumstances on our way out. If we only spend and don't earn any more, we'll eventually run out of money."

Meng Youning tossed the copper coins into the box, then turned her gaze to some loose silver coins not far away.

She grabbed a handful of loose silver coins and said, “You’re right. If we bring all of these, we’ll need to hire the right people. But that would increase our daily expenses significantly. It’s not worth it in the end.”

Sang Luan sat down directly, leaning against the box. "We can bring two boxes with us first, and carry some copper coins and silver coins on our person. As for the rest, we can distribute them to various places in advance in another form."

Sang Luan paused in her actions, then abruptly looked up, "Ningning, you mean..."

Meng Youning reached into her sleeve and took out a pencil and some paper that she had made herself.

He then placed the paper neatly on the ground, bent down, and wrote and drew on the paper with a pencil in his right hand. "Luan'er, look, if we start from the south of the city, the closest places to us are Jingu, Jinan County, Yunzhong, and Jinling. If we continue south, we will reach Nanzhao, Chaisang, and Gusu."

Sang Luan looked down and saw that the painting was centered on Shengjing, and was surrounded by place names and approximate travel times.

She couldn't help but be secretly surprised, "Ningning, how do you know so much about this place?"

Meng Youning paused in her drawing, looked up at her with a suspicious expression, "Didn't it say in the original book that the two of them wanted to leave at the beginning, and even seriously planned it, but Feng Hengzhi and Qi Ran discovered it in advance, which led to their deaths?"

"This part of the plot was described in detail. Didn't you read it back then?" Meng Youning became more and more suspicious as she spoke.

Sang Luan reached out and smoothed her hair, feeling somewhat guilty.

She was indeed reading with Meng Youning at the time, but she got so sleepy that she fell asleep.

I really don't remember this part.

Seeing her like this, Meng Youning understood everything.

She reached out and gently poked Sang Luan's forehead. "It's alright, I've memorized most of the plot and I know the important parts. With me here, it doesn't matter whether you understand it or not."

As soon as she finished speaking, she lowered her head and continued to write and draw on the paper.

Sang Luan was deeply moved. She took Meng Youning's arm with both hands and leaned against her. "Ningning, I still need you. Otherwise, if I were alone, I definitely wouldn't have thought so far ahead or so carefully. I don't know what I would do without you."

She spoke with genuine emotion.

Meng Youning reached out and supported Sang Luan's forehead, pushing her back. "Alright, alright, let's get down to business."

Sang Luan gave an "oh" and quickly sat up straight.

She curled her legs up together, hugged her knees with her hands, and analyzed earnestly, "According to what you just said, if we want to transport the money to certain places in advance, we need to find out what each place lacks and what is popular in advance."

Meng Youning: "I know all that. Look, this is Yunzhong. The women in Yunzhong are extremely skilled at tie-dyeing. Any fabric that comes from Yunzhong is of the highest quality. They also particularly aspire to have a nice makeup look."

She paused, then continued, "But because of the geographical location there, their faces are often dry and even rough, so achieving this is much more difficult than in other places."

Sang Luan tilted her head. "That woman in the clouds needs something that can improve her facial features and make her skin smoother."

Meng Youning nodded. "Yes, I've already had people inquire about the others besides Yunzhong. We can start with Qiuzhuangxie and choose an agent in each place, or send people directly from Shengjing."

Sang Luan listened attentively.

The next moment, she raised her right hand and placed her left hand under her right elbow, looking like a primary school student answering a question, "I know, I know, are we going to talk about money shops next?"

“Only Jingu and Jinling have money shops, but they are very small and can only hold a limited amount of money.” Sang Luan pointed to the papers on the ground. “Only Nanzhao has a large money shop. The owner behind this money shop is a very famous figure in the area, so there is no need to worry about not being able to withdraw the money after depositing it.”

Meng Youning glanced at her again and said, "It seems you're not completely unaware."

Sang Luan chuckled and lowered her hand.

Immediately afterwards, Sang Luan and Meng Youning discussed their departure route in detail.

After a stick of incense.

Sang Luan leaned back and said, "Now that the route and money issues are resolved, what excuse will we use to leave?"

"A drug to feign death?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Sang Luan waved her hand, "No, no, the fake death medicine is very easy to cause problems. If it doesn't go as we planned, then we'll really be useless."

Meng Youning gritted her teeth, thought for a moment, and then suddenly blurted out, "Jump into the river?"

"Which river in Shengjing is so large that it makes people shudder at first glance?" Sang Luan had barely uttered the question when she couldn't help but tremble for a moment. "Never mind, this method isn't very reliable either. What if I jump in and actually sink to the bottom?"