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

Li Mo offered a clean outer garment.

There was nothing he could do; among the four, his height was the closest to Su Ran's.

Wenbin was somewhat gloating; he was no longer jealous that Li Mo was half a head taller than him.

After washing up, Su Ran ate two bowls of beef noodles, fumbled around for a long time without success, and then took off the jade bracelet.

"Alright, take it back! It's just two bowls of noodles, it's not worth that much!" Lin Feng stopped him.

"Who said I used it to pay for my noodles! I'm not out of my mind!"

Su Ran handed the jade bracelet to Jiang Xiaoqi: "Young Master Jiang, shall we make a deal?"

"Please speak," Jiang Xiaoqi said, not responding directly, but waiting for Su Ran to continue.

"Why don't you sell me one of your horses?"

The horses that Jiang Xiaoqi and his companions rode this time were all carefully selected, each worth around a hundred taels of silver.

Su Ran's bracelet is a vibrant emerald green, without a single impurity.

This bracelet is enough to buy a fine horse and still have some left over.

"Where are you going?" Jiang Xiaoqi didn't answer whether she was selling or not, but just kept asking.

"Go find the caravan! All my luggage is there. If I don't take it, what will I eat and use along the way?"

"Aunt Su... does Aunt know martial arts?" After hesitating for a moment, feeling that calling her "Miss" was a bit inappropriate, she quickly changed it to "Aunt Su."

"No way, does it matter to me whether I can fight or not?" Su Ran asked, puzzled.

"It has nothing to do with selling horses, but it has to do with whether you can successfully find a caravan."

Judging from your appearance, you've been separated from the caravan for far more than a few hours.

At this point, the caravan might either turn back along the same route or continue south.

The first problem is determining the route they are currently on. If they go back, they might end up going in the opposite direction and getting further and further away from the caravan.

Continuing south along the original route, it won't be something that can be caught up in a day or two. Besides, there are forks in the road, and even if you're heading in the right direction, you're not guaranteed to find it.

What if you encounter thugs hired by your ex-husband's family during this time?

Can you guarantee you can escape as successfully as you did this time?

Jiang Xiaoqi's burst of attacks left Su Ran, who was traveling far from home for the first time, stunned.

She was well-read from a young age and was not stupid.

However, this was her first time traveling all over the country, so it's no wonder she wasn't as shrewd as a little kid.

"Sigh~ I was just being presumptuous. So, what do you think I should do now?"

Su Ran regretted her words as soon as they left her mouth, realizing that she had actually asked a six or seven-year-old child for help, and for a moment she found it funny.

"Let's go back and go with Master Lin."

"What? Go back with Brother Lin?"

"I heard that you studied with your older brother since you were a child?"

"Uh...yes."

"Have you dabbled in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting? And the Four Books and Five Classics?"

"Yes... yes, I've studied a bit too many different things."

"That's settled then. Master Lin is also heading back towards Xinghe Prefecture. If you go back with Master Lin, your safety on the road will at least be guaranteed."

Once we get back, we can contact the head of the escort agency. They will give us an explanation regarding both our luggage and money.

"That's fine, but we can't go and seek refuge with our relatives in the south."

Sigh... Oh well! My relatives might not even welcome a divorced woman like me.

"Ahem, if you have nowhere to go, you can stay in Xinghe Prefecture for now."

I have six older sisters, all of whom are studious, but I am neither capable nor fortunate enough to find them suitable female tutors.

"What does the young master mean?"

“I know you don’t need those few fees. Once you’ve decided where you want to go, you can resign from this job at any time. Our Jiang family will definitely not force you to stay.”

Lin Feng glanced at Jiang Xiaoqi and then realized why the young master had asked him about Su Ran while she was washing up. It turned out he wanted to take her home to be his female tutor.

Su Ran remained silent for a while. She did not choose to return to her parents' home after the divorce because she was afraid of causing trouble for her brother and sister-in-law.

Her elder brother and sister-in-law repeatedly wrote to her urging her to return home, but she ultimately chose to go back to her hometown and seek refuge with her clan.

After all, her brother and sister-in-law still have unmarried daughters, and she couldn't be so selfish as to go back to her parents' home and let her relatives be gossiped about.

She herself didn't care about those people's gossip, but she couldn't indirectly delay her nieces' marriages.

Originally, I thought that going back wouldn't bother anyone, and that I could just buy a piece of land, build a house, and live out the rest of my life in peace.

Unexpectedly, something went wrong on the way; it seems this was fate.

"Alright, since Mr. Jiang thinks highly of me and isn't afraid that I'll mislead the students, I'll give it a try!"

"Great! From now on, my sisters will rely on Mr. Su's guidance!"

Jiang Xiaoqi remained calm, showing no sign of pressure regarding the abduction of women. He simply instructed Wenbin to procure a carriage.

"No need for all that trouble, I'll just ride a horse!"

"Let's take the carriage. There's no need to rush on the way back, and Mr. Su can lie down and rest when he's tired."

This was the first time someone had ever addressed her as "Mr." Su Ran felt that this title sounded much better than anything like "Mrs. Zhang," "Mrs. Liu," or "Mrs. Li"!

Su Ran didn't want a carriage because she didn't want Jiang Xiaoqi to spend money, but unexpectedly, her new employer not only arranged a carriage and a coachman for her, but also had her short page buy two sets of clothes, although they were both men's clothing.

Short, bookish boy Wenbin: How could I possibly buy women's clothes?

It didn't take long. In the afternoon, Su Ran changed into new clothes, returned Li Mo's clothes, and got into the new carriage that Wen Bin had bought from the mule and horse market.

Jiang Xiaoqi decided to rest in Fuzhou for another day, since if they set off now, they wouldn't have enough time to find lodging at the next place along the way.

Wenbin secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It would be good to rest for another night; his buttocks could take a break and wouldn't be jolted to pieces.

Li Mo washed all the dirty clothes he and the young master had collected along the way and hung them to dry in the backyard of the inn. There were only four or five sets of clothes in total, and if they weren't washed soon, they really wouldn't have any to change into.

The clothes I lent to Mr. Su today were relatively clean ones that he had picked out from his many dirty clothes.

"Li Mo, could you wash mine too? My butt hurts, so it's not convenient for me."

"Your butt hurts, not your hands. The laundry detergent won't hurt your butt."

"Hey! You have absolutely no compassion!"

"Am I heartless, or are some people just being arrogant? Who dared to boast in front of the young master that they were completely unharmed?"

We'll believe whatever you say, and nothing's wrong, right? Wash it yourself!

Li Mo tossed the washboard and wooden basin to Wen Bin without looking back.

"Hmph~ You're just bullying me. It's just washing clothes, isn't it? Anyone can do that! Ouch!"

As soon as I squatted down, I felt a burning pain in my buttocks.

"Forget it! A little dirt won't kill a man!"

Wenbin grumbled as he went back to his room, applying medicated wine with a hissing sound, while Li Mo went back to the well in the backyard to fetch water and threw a pile of dirty clothes into the bucket.