Xu Han said "Oh," and said gloatingly, "Then you'll probably have to stay another day before you can go back."

Upon hearing this, the three looked at Xu Han in confusion, waiting for her to continue.

Xu Han wasn't in a hurry. She took a sip of soup and continued, "Our carriage is so bumpy. I've been sitting in it all day, and I feel like it's going to fall apart."

In a few days we'll be heading to the southern part of the city. Before that, we need to buy a better carriage; otherwise, the journey is so long, we'll be shaken to pieces."

After Xu Han finished speaking, the others nodded in agreement. Lu Chuan added, "We need to buy a better carriage."

But there are a lot of people in our family, so buying one car probably won't be enough!

Yunhua also said, "That's definitely not enough. We need at least two carriages, and they need to be bigger. We can put soft cushions on the carriages so that it will be more comfortable to lie down inside."

"Yes, why don't we buy two horse-drawn carriages? That way we can carry more things."

“Okay, Yunhua and I will go buy it tomorrow. I don’t think there are any good carriages in the county town. We’ll go directly to the prefectural city to buy it and see if there are any suitable cattle there, so we can buy them at the same time.”

We'll have to buy things for the house eventually, and buying them all at once will save us some money.

“Okay, let’s buy them together then. Anyway, our stables at home are big enough to raise quite a few. We can keep them at home temporarily, and once the workshop is built over there, we can take them there to raise.”

And so, it was decided that Lu Chuan and Yun Hua would go to the prefectural city tomorrow.

This trip to the prefectural city will take at least three days, and many other trips will take two days each way.

If you're lucky, you can buy it on the same day; if you're unlucky, you'll need to stay for a couple more days.

However, Xu Han didn't care about any of that. She didn't understand anything about buying livestock, so she decided not to ask any more questions.

After lunch, Yunhua suggested that we go to the livestock market in the county town first, just in case we could find a suitable cow or horse.

Since I'm just killing time anyway, I might as well go out and wander around. If I find something suitable, I'll buy it; if not, I'll go to the prefectural city to sell it tomorrow.

However, things don't always go as planned. The two spent the whole afternoon looking around but didn't find a suitable horse, but they did buy five cows instead.

Moreover, they were all strong bulls, very suitable for pulling carts.

Xu Han looked left and right and said, "This cow is a good buy. It looks even stronger than our cow."

"The cows are quite robust, but the price is also heartbreaking. Our five cows are generally two or three taels of silver more expensive than normal cows because they are of good quality."

This price was negotiated down only because we bought a lot; if we bought a single cow, it would cost five or six taels of silver more!

Xu Han's eyes widened upon hearing this, her heart aching so much it bled, and she exclaimed in surprise, "So much more expensive?"

Yunhua walked over and said, "Yes, but we were lucky today, otherwise we really wouldn't have found such a good cow."

Look how strong these bulls are! We specifically selected just-grown bulls; each one is incredibly powerful.

Xu Han felt a little better after hearing this. "That's more like it. When you add it all up, it's not that expensive."

Zhao Yunyun stepped forward and added, "We can buy a few more cows and let them breed on their own, so we won't have to buy any more later."

"That's what I was thinking too, but we didn't see anything suitable today. Let's go to the prefectural city to take a look tomorrow."

In the evening, everyone finished dinner early and went back to their rooms to rest.

Inside the house, Lu Chuan held Xu Han in his arms and asked softly, "It will probably take us three or four days to get to the prefectural city. Will you stay in the county town or go back to the mountains during these few days?"

“Go back to the mountains. There’s nothing to do in the county town. I’ll wait for you at home.”

"Okay, I'll have Han Qi take you back tomorrow. You should stay home these next few days. Once we get back, we can start preparing for our trip to Nancheng."

"Well, let someone else take us back. Tomorrow, let Han Qi go with you to buy a carriage. Otherwise, with both oxen and horses, you won't be able to get us back."

Lu Chuan shook his head. "No need. We can just have the livestock market people send it back later. We can just pay them a little more money."

Even if we send Han Qi tomorrow, it won't make much difference. We bought a lot, so it doesn't matter whether he goes or not; we'll just have to ask someone to deliver it anyway.

Xu Han thought about it and agreed, "Okay then."

As he spoke, Lu Chuan's hands began to wander again, and the candlelight in the room flickered, causing the temperature to rise rapidly...

The next day, Lu Chuan and Yun Hua set off before dawn. Xu Han didn't even get up to see them off before they left.

The two of them were exhausted from yesterday's activities and had no energy left.

In a daze, Xu Han heard Lu Chuan calling her. She wanted to struggle to get up and see him off, but she was sleeping too soundly and turned over and fell asleep again.

When she got up again, the sun was already high in the sky.

Zhao Yunyun had gotten up long ago and was currently drinking tea and basking in the sun in the courtyard.

When Xu Han saw her, her expression became slightly awkward for a moment, and she said embarrassingly, "Good morning!"

Zhao Yunyun's eyes held a smile as she teased, "It is quite early, it's almost noon."

Xu Han smiled sheepishly, "Hehe, well, I slept in late last night."

"Haha, alright, stop explaining. When are you going to give me a little niece? Two brats are no fun at all. Daughters are so much better, soft and fragrant, just looking at them makes you want to be cute."

Now that things had come to this point, Xu Han's initial embarrassment disappeared, and she began to tease Zhao Yunyun in a generous manner.

"You're the one who's talking! If you want a daughter, it's simple, just have one yourself!"

Zhao Yunyun, who was being pressured to have a baby, was stunned and her face flushed instantly.

"Oh dear, Sister Xiaohan..."

"Haha, just kidding! But you can have children after you get married."

Anyway, the wedding isn't far off, so maybe we can have a baby together next year!

"Then we'll each have a sweet, soft daughter, okay?"

Zhao Yunyun, who was not yet married, blushed more and more as Xu Han spoke, "Oh, I'm ignoring you."

Seeing this, Xu Han laughed even more happily, but as she laughed, she suddenly realized something very serious.

My period hasn't come yet this month; it seems to be six or seven days late. I hadn't paid any attention to it before, but now that I think about it, could I be pregnant?

As she thought about it, the smile on her face gradually disappeared, and she turned into a very serious expression.

Zhao Yunyun was a little confused by Xu Han's reaction, and gently shook Xu Han's arm. "Sister Xiaohan, what's wrong? Are you alright?"

Xu Han quickly grabbed Zhao Yunyun's arm, looking at her with a pained expression, "Yunyun, my period seems to be five or six days late this month, could it be..."