Upon hearing her say this, Lin Yinan took a closer look and discovered that no matter how carefully the shopkeeper usually took care of it, a thin layer of dust had still settled on it after a long time.

Yun Mo used a clothes pole to take down the two sets of clothes and handed them to Lin Yinan. His keen insight quickly grasped the key point in the shopkeeper's words.

"Nanman Prefecture? Is it far from Nanzhou Prefecture?"

The shopkeeper waved his hand, "It's not far, only a four or five-day journey. It's precisely because it's not far that the Japanese pirates come to cause trouble every year."

Yun Mo stopped talking and stared thoughtfully at the clothes in Lin Yinan's hands.

Lin Yinan touched the clothes in her hands. They were made of durable, coarse fabric. Wearing clothes like this would definitely keep her cool when working in the fields in the summer.

"Shopkeeper, how many of these two garments do you have?"

"Not many, only about a hundred sets in total. Young lady, if you want them, it's three hundred coins a set. I'll take it at cost price."

Lin Yinan did not make a decision immediately, and casually looked at other clothes and fabrics in the store.

The shopkeeper's big, bright eyes sized up the people in the shop. They were unfamiliar faces and probably hadn't been to Nanzhou Prefecture before. He wondered if they were a large family that had come from the south.

If it were a family moving south, it would be understandable for them to need so much fabric; the shopkeeper is someone who knows how to seize opportunities.

A bright smile spread across her face. "I have two large bags of scrap fabric in my backyard. Since you've bought so much fabric, I'll give it to you for free. Young lady, if you want those clothes, I'll also give you fifty pairs of thousand-layer soles. This is already the most affordable price in the entire Southern Prefecture. You can go and ask."

"Okay, I'll take those clothes." Lin Yinan turned around and came back, sitting down in the chair in front of the counter.

Before long, Yunmu, Yunyan, and the others had all made their selections.

The shopkeeper calculated the price, and Lin Yinan readily paid. Yun Mo provided the delivery address, and the shopkeeper promised to deliver all the goods by noon the next day.

Before leaving, Lin Yinan instructed the shopkeeper, "Shopkeeper, our family is new to this place. If anyone asks you what we bought, please keep it a secret."

"Don't worry, I understand," the shopkeeper readily agreed.

When they came out of the fabric shop, apart from Yunye and Yunming, the others sitting outside were all asleep, huddled together. The guards brought over a carriage and were carrying them into it.

With nowhere else to go, everyone decided to head back home.

Back at the Yun residence, Luo Shouxin, who had been traveling all day, also returned.

Because of what happened that morning, Wang didn't invite the eldest branch of the Yun family to come over for dinner. Instead, she had the kitchen deliver the food to their courtyard.

There were only five dishes, one soup, and rice.

After the meal, Luo Shouxin reported on the results of his busy day, "After you led the servants of the Yun family away this morning, I quickly rented a house. It's not far from the city gate. I've already sent the secret guards back to tell you the address."

Yun Mo nodded, "We ordered a batch of fabric today, and it will be delivered tomorrow morning."

"We've already bought a batch of grain today, paid the deposit, and arranged for delivery tomorrow. We've also talked to two other companies, but they won't give us a reply until tomorrow. We didn't try to negotiate a lower price, so I don't think there will be any problems," Luo Shoushou said confidently, his face beaming. For him, negotiating business was a very simple matter.

Yunye, "Have you asked about the medicinal herbs?"

"Yes, but we didn't go through any herbal medicine merchants, for fear that someone would find out about our secrets. I went to a few shops and bought them piecemeal. I should be able to buy them all in the next couple of days."

Yun Mo held the list in his hand, and he checked off each item they purchased.

"We haven't bought fodder for the horses yet. We have a lot of horses, and these horses are exhausted from the journey. Once things settle down, we'll start trying to breed them," Yun Mo added, frowning.

"I'll go and inquire about it tomorrow," Luo Shouxin said.

There was a knock on the door. "Master, Yun Er is here."

Yun Er and Yun Yi stayed at the manor to guard the troops, and would only enter the city when there was a situation.

"Come in," Yun Mo said.

Yun Er pushed open the door and entered, greeting the people inside with a smile.

"Has something happened at the estate?" Yun Mo poured him a cup of tea.

Yun Er took the cup and drank it all in one gulp. The cup was too small to quench his thirst, so he grabbed the teapot and poured it into his mouth.

Yunmu took out a bag of pastries she had bought on the street that day, saying, "Have some to tide me over."

"Thank you, Madam."

Yun Er picked up a few pieces of pastry and put them in his mouth. "These pastries aren't as good as the ones from the capital."

Yun Mo rolled his eyes. "If it's not good, don't eat it. What brings you here?"

The pastries were too dry, and Yun Er choked so hard that his eyes rolled back. He quickly grabbed the teapot and poured more into his mouth, trying to swallow the pastries.

Yun Ercai said, "I came into the city with the Yun family. After you left yesterday, some people from the manor came sneakily to investigate. Today, some people even threw a tantrum and tried to overturn our carriage, saying that the chickens were missing."

"You think we're going to overturn our carriage because the chicken is lost?" Yunmu thought the excuse was really lame.

"Yes, madam, isn't that hilarious? Do you think we're fools?"

Yunye frowned. "And then?"

Yun Er shrugged. "Later, we did as our master instructed and let them see as much as they wanted. After that person finished looking at it, he reported to the people in the Yun family from a room on the estate. I followed them in, and they should be in Master Yun Er's study now."

Yun Mo rested his chin on one hand and tapped the table unconsciously with the other, a cold smile curling at the corner of his mouth. "Very well! Grandfather and Father have raised him for so many years, it's time for him to shed some blood and contribute something to our family."

Yunye said in a deep voice, "I'll go to him tomorrow and ask for some money and food."

“Yes, force him to make a move and see what his trump card is.” Yun Er smiled slyly.

In the study of the Yun family mansion, after dealing with Yun Hao, Yun Zhenchuan locked himself in his study for a whole day.

At that moment, he was listening to reports from the two groups of people he had sent to scout.

After listening, Yun Zhenchuan remained silent for a long while before slowly speaking, "You mean the boxes on the carriage were full of clothes? There wasn't anything of value?"

The subordinate lowered his head. "Yes, everyone on the estate saw it."

He didn't believe that the eldest branch of the Yun family would have brought nothing with them.

But considering that they had gone out to stroll around Nanzhou Prefecture today but hadn't bought anything, he had no choice but to believe it.

Yun Zhenchuan suddenly felt great and burst into laughter, "Good! Good, they must have reached their dead end. I'll just wait for them to come begging for help."

"Your Excellency is wise; they will surely obey your arrangements."

The subordinates immediately showered him with compliments.

"How is the Fourth Young Master doing?"

Thinking of Yun Hao, who had been beaten bloody and mangled by Yun Mo, Yun Zhenchuan was so angry that he almost ground his back teeth to powder.

"We've already had a doctor examine him and applied medicine. They said he's injured his bones and muscles and will need to rest for a year and a half before he can get out of bed. Right now, the fourth young master is unconscious and developed a fever this evening, so Madam has called another doctor."

"Bang!" Yun Zhenchuan slammed his hand on the table, his face darkening. "Yun Mo, that traitorous scoundrel, how could he be so ruthless to his own brother!"

The study in the Fan family mansion.

"Father, you were looking for me?"

Fan Yuejia was led to the study by the servants, and when she opened the door, she saw her father practicing calligraphy intently.