After being reborn as a man, the woman improved her family's fortunes through education.

After arranging everything in the house, Jiang Xiaoqi finished packing her last belongings.

He handed the eight sealed letters to Steward Wen, and specifically instructed that they be delivered to everyone one by one after he left Xinghe Prefecture.

Butler Wen naturally complied, after all, he was now the butler of the young master's mansion.

"Steward Wen, from now on you will still follow your grandfather and remain the head steward of the mansion in the prefectural city."

I'm taking Wenbin with me on this trip, and I might not be home for several years. Can you rest assured?

If you're worried, I can arrange other work for him so you can see him more often.

"Young Master, what are you saying? Wenbin is your page, so naturally, wherever you go, Wenbin will follow and serve you."

Besides, young master is a man destined for great things. Wenbin can gain more experience by following you, and will have a bright future.

A good man should have ambitions beyond his hometown; how can he broaden his horizons by staying confined to his small plot of land?

Since Butler Wen spoke sincerely, Jiang Xiaoqi promised that she would definitely bring Wen Bin back to visit relatives whenever she had the chance.

The same question was asked of the Li family members, and the answer was always the same: only a fool would give up the opportunity to follow the young scholar.

These are the only two pageboys and bodyguards by the young master's side. If the young master becomes an official in the future, they will be even more respectable people!

The next day, at the beginning of the Yin hour, Jiang Xiaoqi set off with Li Mo, Wen Bin, and Lin Feng.

This time, Jiang Xiaoqi did not have her family prepare a carriage. The group traveled on horseback, and all the heavy luggage was placed in her personal space beforehand. Each person carried a few changes of clothes.

The three people following him naturally didn't know that their young master had a spatial ability; they assumed that he simply found the luggage too cumbersome and would buy everything he needed once they arrived at their destination.

Heading south, the three traveled day and night for half a month before finally arriving at a place called Fuzhou.

After entering the city, the group found a clean inn to stay in for the night before continuing their journey.

That evening, under the oil lamp, Jiang Xiaoqi spread out a piece of paper and drew the route he had taken that day on it.

Mountains, rivers, towns, villages, and all kinds of landforms were recorded without any omission.

At that time, ordinary people were not allowed to possess maps, and it was also forbidden to draw them privately.

It was only because Jiang Xiaoqi had a foolproof place to hide his belongings that he acted so recklessly.

However, he was always very careful when drawing, and he even arranged for Wenbin and Li Mo to stand guard outside the door, one in front and one behind.

Life is short, and opportunities to travel around the world like this won't come around all the time. It would be a real shame not to do something about it and record it!

I could write travelogues documenting the local customs and culture, but I spent my days riding horses and my nights drawing maps and reading...

Sigh, I'll have to squeeze in more time.

He put the map away, then opened the door and beckoned the two pageboys in.

"How are you two doing? Can you handle traveling like this?"

"I can handle it..." Li Mo said succinctly.

"No problem, young master! If you can do it, why can't we? There's absolutely no problem!"

Wenbin secretly rubbed his slightly sore buttocks and stubbornly said...

Li Mo glanced at Wen Bin. Don't think he can't see this kid secretly applying medicinal wine at night. Even if the lights are off and he can't see it, how could he not smell such a strong medicinal wine odor?

He's pretending everything's fine during the day; let's see how long he can keep up the act!

"Really?" Even with the Marrow Cleansing Pill's blessing, Jiang Xiaoqi still felt a bit tired. What kind of superpower did Wenbin take? He can endure even more than him?

"Really! Of course it's true! If you don't believe me, young master, watch me demonstrate a set of punches!"

"Alright, alright, stop fooling around! Even though you're not tired, we still need to slow down our schedule tomorrow."

"Why, young master? Aren't we in a hurry?"

Although Wenbin breathed a sigh of relief for his buttocks, he didn't want to delay his young master's important business.

"When did I say I was in a hurry? Did I say that?"

"Uh! You said you didn't say that... but judging from the way you were riding the horse earlier, you practically wanted to grow wings and fly away!"

"Cough cough cough cough, the past is the past, the present is the present!"

Tomorrow, Master Lin will head back to Xinghe Prefecture, and from now on, it'll just be the three of us on the road.

"Why? Young Master!" Wenbin pressed. It would be so nice if Master Lin were here; he would feel incredibly safe.

"Why are you asking so many questions today? Don't ask anymore, I have my own plans!"

Master Lin has his own things to do. You two have been learning from him the longest, so you must have some real skills to protect your young master, right?

"Of course! Young Master, you can rest assured! Your safety is in the hands of me and this kid Li Mo!"

"I guarantee you'll be delivered to the great scholar unharmed, ensuring your smooth apprenticeship!"

"Alright, it's up to you guys now!"

Jiang Xiaoqi had a good plan, but who knew that things would change the next day.

Lin Feng led his horse and was about to leave the inn when he unexpectedly ran into an old friend at the inn's entrance.

"Brother Feng!" The newcomer was dressed in...white?

It's not very white anymore; it's grayish. It used to be a white shirt.

"Su Ran!? What are you doing here!"

The three people who came out to see Lin Feng off recognized him as an acquaintance and went up to greet him.

"I'm currently making a living in Xinghe Prefecture. This is my boss, Young Master Jiang," Lin Feng introduced.

The group nodded to each other as a greeting.

"You still haven't told me how you got here, and how you ended up in this state!"

"Don't even mention it, let's go inside first, I'm dying of thirst!"

Su Ran tossed her messy hair with a flourish and ran into the inn first, almost getting chased out by the waiter who mistook her for a beggar.

Li Mo stepped forward to explain to the waiter and gave him another string of copper coins before letting him in.

After drinking three cups of tea, Su Ran finally stopped pouring more.

He didn't feel uncomfortable at all, even though several pairs of eyes, big and small, were staring at him.

"Well, it's a long story..."

Lin Feng: "Make it short!"

"Okay then~╯▂╰"

Last year, my husband suddenly wanted to switch careers and go into the jade business, but little did he know that this industry was too murky.

He gambled on stones several times without any luck, hoping to get rich overnight, but ended up penniless.

They've got their eyes on my dowry, and of course I'm not having it. I never approved of them starting this business in the first place, and now they're trying to take my dowry. They've really lost their minds!

Do you think I'd let him get away with it? Of course I'd choose divorce. He wouldn't let go, insisted on writing a divorce agreement, and even tried to steal my money.

How could I tolerate him? So I wrote down all the shady dealings his family had done over the years and made several copies.

I pretended to report them to the authorities, and that scared them. They agreed to a divorce as I wished. As soon as I got the divorce papers, I hired a carriage and took all my dowry back to the estate that had been given to me by my parents.

I was originally going south to my aunt's house, but those heartless people hired江湖人士 (jianghu figures) to intercept me halfway, and I got separated from the caravan. That's how I ended up here..."

Su Ran smoothed her messy hair and pulled the straw off her head.

Jiang Xiaoqi and her two servants stared blankly at this unpretentious...woman! ? (Д?)

Jiang Xiaoqi, who herself was a woman dressed as a man, had her first direct experience of women dressing as men in ancient times.