The Wu family finally breathed a sigh of relief after arriving in the capital.

Although Miss Wu and her husband were happy for the Wu family to stay at their home for an extended period, Mr. Wu felt a bit awkward having the whole family living in his son-in-law's house, so he mentioned to his daughter that he wanted to move out.

When Wu Wanyi heard her father say he wanted to move out, she immediately became anxious: "Father, you, Mother, and my younger brother should just stay at home and not mention moving out again. It's like you're being distant with your daughter."

Mr. Wu was deeply moved by his daughter's heartfelt words, but he still insisted on moving out.

“Wanyi, I know your and your son-in-law’s feelings, but it’s not proper for the father-in-law and mother-in-law to live with the younger brother-in-law at the son-in-law’s house. If we don’t say it, people will laugh at our Wu family for having no manners.”

Times have changed. Back then, the son-in-law Zhang Heng was a poor scholar, while his daughter was a wealthy heiress. In many people's eyes, Zhang Heng was marrying above his station by marrying Wu Wanyi.

Now that Zhang Heng has become a sixth-rank official, his daughter's status as a wealthy heiress is no longer enough.

For the past few years, Mr. Wu had been worried that his daughter would suffer mistreatment in the capital with her husband. Now that he saw with his own eyes that his daughter was doing well, he was relieved.

Unable to persuade her father, Wu Wanyi could only compromise, saying, "I have a courtyard on Ping'an Street. You, Mother, and my younger brother can stay there for now."

"Don't be polite with me this time. This courtyard was bought with the dowry you gave me. If you don't agree, I'll really get angry."

Master Wu did not take any concubines. He only had one son and one daughter in his life. He doted on his daughter from a young age. When Wu Wanyi got married, Master Wu emptied half of his family's savings.

This time, Master Wu did not refuse. He had sent people to inquire at real estate agencies over the past two days, but they had not found a suitable courtyard.

That's normal. Things are really chaotic outside right now, and people with money and connections are all rushing to Beijing. There aren't that many courtyards to sell.

Two days later, the Wu family of three moved to Ping'an Street with a group of servants and bought a new batch of servants to serve them.

Wu Li was kept at home by his father to study, and he would occasionally go out for some fresh air. Whenever he went out, he would definitely buy delicious food for Gu Yunshu.

Gu Yunshu never refuses any food offered to her, but she is not a stingy person; she never forgets to reciprocate when she receives gifts.

Any little trinket in Gu Yunshu's hand is a treasure to Wu Li, and with these treasures, Wu Li buys food even more enthusiastically.

Gu Yunshu couldn't possibly finish all this ancient delicacies herself. Xia Qingqing used to share her favorite foods with her, so now that she had something delicious to eat, she naturally wanted to share it with Xia Qingqing.

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While resting in her dormitory, Xia Qingqing once again received a message from Gu Yunshu about ancient delicacies. Without even guessing, she knew it must have been sent to Gu Yunshu by that ancient person named Wu Li.

Before this, Gu Yunshu had sent her three boxes of jewelry, gold ingots and silver ingots.

Xia Qingqing examined all the jewelry in the box. There were exquisite hairpins, beautiful gemstone earrings, jade bracelets, gold wire bracelets, jade pendants, necklaces, and so on. Each piece was extremely exquisite, and even someone who didn't know much about jewelry could tell that they were high-quality items.

What woman could resist such beautiful jewelry? Xia Qingqing couldn't refuse.

Although she had many pieces of jewelry given to her by Gu Yunshu, they were all modern pieces, and ancient jewelry paired with modern clothing still looked somewhat out of place.

Therefore, Xia Qingqing specifically asked Gu Yunshu to help her and Wu Li change into a few ancient-style dresses that would suit her.

Considering the limited medical care in ancient times, Xia Qingqing took a few boxes of cold medicine and fever reducers and traded them with Wu Li.

Wu Li was overjoyed. These seemingly ordinary pills were actually miraculous medicines that could treat high fever. All he needed were a few sets of women's dresses. This deal was incredibly worthwhile.

Wu Li felt that this was a fairy taking special care of him. How much was a woman's dress worth? But the pills that could cure high fever were worth a fortune.

He felt he had gotten a great deal, so he ordered more than a dozen different colors and styles of dresses from a clothing store and sent them to Gu Yunshu.

After receiving these beautiful dresses, Xia Qingqing would occasionally wear them in the courtyard, where she was all alone and not afraid of being discovered.

These dresses were exquisitely made, far surpassing the ancient costumes sold for hundreds of yuan on shopping apps in later generations. Each dress fit perfectly, and Xia Qingqing loved them dearly.

There's a saying that women dress up for those who appreciate them. "Those who appreciate them" can refer to anyone who likes and admires them, including themselves. Wearing beautiful clothes and jewelry makes Xia Qingqing happy.

In a few years, when it's fully open, she can confidently wear these beautiful dresses and jewelry when she goes out, without having to let those beautiful pieces gather dust in the system's warehouse.

Xia Qingqing took out a plate of mung bean cakes from the system's inventory. The plate that held the mung bean cakes would probably be considered an antique by today's standards. However, she didn't know much about antiques and wondered how different the culture was in Wu Li's world. She could have it appraised later if she had the chance.

Xia Qingqing wrapped the mung bean cake in a piece of kraft paper, put the plate back into the system warehouse, and gave each of her roommates two pieces before she began to savor it.

To be fair, the ancient mung bean cakes were indeed more delicious than the modern ones. They had a soft and delicate texture and weren't too sweet, which suited her taste perfectly.

Liu Huimin took the mung bean cake that Xia Qingqing handed her and felt that the cake was made with particularly fine craftsmanship, completely different from the ones she bought at the supply and marketing cooperative.

She finished the two small pieces of mung bean cake in no time.

Liu Huimin wiped her hands with a handkerchief and looked at Xia Qingqing, asking, "Qingqing, where did you buy this mung bean cake? It looks especially good and tastes even better than any I've ever had before."

Chen Xiu, sitting next to her, swallowed the last bite of mung bean cake in her mouth: "It's really delicious, I want to buy some too."

Xia Qingqing placed the remaining mung bean cakes on the table: "If you like them, have a couple more. These mung bean cakes were a gift from Song Ze. I don't know where he bought them. I'll ask him next time we meet."

In fact, Gu Yunshu had sent her several plates of various pastries, but she didn't plan to sell them. A box of mung bean cakes wouldn't earn her much money; the supply and marketing cooperative's mung bean cakes only cost a few cents each.

This plate of mung bean cakes only costs 10 yuan. Selling it won't earn you much profit, so it's better to keep it for yourself.

Liu Huimin looked slightly disappointed: "Okay, then I'll have another piece. I'll get you some chicken cake later."

Chen Xiu and Xiang Qiu weren't satisfied either, so they each took another piece. After they finished eating, they also gave Xia Qingqing some of the snacks they had bought.