Chapter 87 Three People Traveling

Fang originally just wanted to try it, but she didn't expect that after eating a whole piece, her eyes widened. This red bean cake seemed to be better than the ones bought in town. She ate another piece before stopping.

Her eyes were filled with reluctance: "Mingzhu, you can take this red bean cake to town and sell it. It tastes better than the ones in the pastry shop."

Ye Mingzhu nodded in agreement, then shook her head: "There's a lot of sugar and oil in this. It's not worth selling it, so it's only good for eating at home."

Fang originally wanted to ask for some more, but when she heard how expensive it was, she gave up the idea. She packed the red bean cake, got up and went back. She also asked Ye Mingzhu to tell her before leaving so that she could prepare some dry food.

Ye Mingzhu thanked Fang with a smile, sent her away, and then went back to the house to continue packing her things.

Soon, the day to go to town arrived. As Ye Mingzhu opened the door, she was almost tripped by Ye Yun'an at the door.

"Yun'an, what are you doing at the door so early?"

Ye Yun'an smiled, his eyes shining: "Sister, I have packed everything, we can set off after breakfast."

Ye Mingzhu looked at the sky which was just beginning to turn white, and was somewhat speechless. She had to get up very early, as the allure of traveling was too great.

Jiang Hongyu came out of the house with a smile: "Then let's go wash up and go out to the town to rent a carriage early so that we can arrive earlier."

This time when they go to the village, they plan to rent a horse carriage, which is much faster and more comfortable than an ox cart.

Ye Yun'an chuckled: "Sister, brother-in-law, I boiled some water, now is the perfect time to wash your face."

Ye Mingzhu watched him skipping to the kitchen to fetch water and couldn't help but remind him from behind: "Slow down, don't bring too much hot water."

"I'll go help." Jiang Hongyu said and went to the kitchen.

Ye Mingzhu was also looking forward to this trip. She stretched and quickly went to the kitchen to wash up.

When she sat down at the table and saw freshly steamed buns for breakfast, she couldn't help but ask Ye Yun'an: "Yun'an, what time did you get up?"

Ye Yun'an swallowed the steamed bun in his mouth and thought for a moment: "Yin hour, right? I finished steaming the buns and dozed off for a while, and you guys woke up."

Ye Mingzhu calculated it in her mind, which meant that he got up at three or four o'clock to steam buns.

Ye Yun'an's face was full of pride: "The meat patties I made last night, plus the steamed buns this morning, are enough for us to eat out for the next two days."

"Have you ever thought about eating at a restaurant?" Ye Mingzhu didn't want to eat only dry food for two days. They were not short of money, so there was no need to put themselves in a difficult position.

Ye Yun'an was stunned for a moment: "Is there a restaurant on the road?"

Jiang Hongyu smiled and said, "It's better to be prepared than not. It's always better to prepare more. Come and eat quickly, or the food will get cold soon."

Ye Yun'an no longer dwelled on this issue. He quickly finished the steamed bun in his hand, checked everything again, and finally sat at the door waiting for Ye Mingzhu and the others.

Under his expectant gaze, Ye Mingzhu sped up her pace, quickly finished half of the steamed bun in her hand, and could not eat any more.

I had no appetite after getting up early, and Ye Mingzhu knew that the road conditions were bad, so it was better to eat less to avoid vomiting.

Jiang Hongyu did not persuade her, but only reminded her to take the remaining candied fruits and dried fruits at home.

By the time they had loaded all their belongings onto the oxcart, there was only room left for three people.

Ye Mingzhu smacked her lips, thinking they had brought too many things. Jiang Hongyu was quite satisfied, however. Even if there was no place to stop for lunch on the way, they could still reach the village.

They had agreed last night that they had to get up early today, so Aunt Jiang didn't have breakfast with them.

They opened the door, and Jiang Hongyu drove the ox cart out. A man behind the door jumped on the cart and said, "Let me drive it."

"Mingzhu, this is Uncle Yan." Jiang Hongyu said to Ye Mingzhu and handed the steamed bun in his hand to Yan Hao.

Yan Hao took the steamed bun, nodded to Ye Mingzhu, and slowly drove the ox cart forward.

Ye Mingzhu didn't expect that Yan Hao was a handsome middle-aged uncle, but the original owner had lived here for more than ten years and had never heard of Yan Hao's name. She didn't know how he had hidden himself for so many years.

Yan Hao didn't talk much. Along the way, he only said a few words to Jiang Hongyu, and spent the rest of the time concentrating on driving.

Ye Yun'an fell asleep soon after getting on the car. Ye Mingzhu also wanted to sleep, but the road was too bumpy and she had to jump up every minute. How could she sleep?

Jiang Hongyu let Ye Yun'an lean on their baggage and comforted Ye Mingzhu: "The road will be easier to walk from the town. You can get some sleep then."

Ye Mingzhu didn't say anything, just nodded slightly, hoping that time would pass faster.

When they arrived in the town, Yan Hao took them to a carriage dealership with familiarity. Jiang Hongyu woke Ye Yunan up and asked him and Ye Mingzhu to look after the things while he and Yan Hao went in to rent a carriage.

Soon, two men drove out in a carriage, and Yan Hao put the things on the ox cart behind the carriage.

Ye Mingzhu went around to take a look, and Jiang Hongyu followed her: "This is a place for luggage, don't worry, it won't fall out."

Jiang Hongyu is a good driver, so he only rented a horse-drawn carriage this time.

Ye Mingzhu was a little worried about getting lost. There was no navigation in those days. Jiang Hongyu took out a piece of paper from his pocket and said, "I asked someone for directions. Don't worry, you won't get lost."

Ye Mingzhu leaned over to take a look. There were simple lines on the paper. If no one told her, she wouldn't be able to tell it was a map. She knew Jiang Hongyu was not an arrogant person, so she nodded and was helped into the carriage by him.

The carriage was bigger than Ye Mingzhu had imagined.

There are seats on the side with cushions on them, and the windows on both sides are covered with screens. There are also cushions on the floor. Judging from the width, it is barely enough for two people to lie flat.

Soon Ye Yun'an also got into the carriage, his eyes full of excitement. He lifted the screen window to look outside, touched the cushion, opened the door and looked outside, and finally looked at Ye Mingzhu: "Sister, when we have money, we will buy a carriage. It is much more comfortable than an ox cart."

Ye Mingzhu nodded. The equipment in the carriage was more complete than that in the ox cart.

Jiang Hongyu asked the two to sit tight, said hello to Yan Hao, and drove the carriage slowly towards the town entrance.

It was still early at this time and there were not many pedestrians on the road. Jiang Hongyu controlled his speed and drove out of the town safely.

Jiang Hongyu stopped the carriage by the roadside and looked inside. "Yun'an, take out our bedding and spread it out. It's a long journey, you can lie down for a while."

Ye Mingzhu understood. So this is how the bedding was used. She and Ye Yun'an quickly found the bedding and spread it on the floor. When they sat on the floor, it didn't feel so hard anymore.

Ye Yun'an's face was full of excitement, and he swept away the sleepiness he had felt in the ox cart. He opened the window with interest and looked outside.

Soon, he closed the window for one reason only: there was too much dirt.

The horse-drawn carriage was faster than the ox-drawn carriage, but it also raised a lot of dust. If the windows were opened, dust would continue to come in.

Ye Mingzhu looked at Ye Yun'an who looked a little listless and said with a smile: "It's all dirt outside and there's nothing to see. Why don't you take a nap first? I'll call you when the scenery outside is better."

Ye Yun'an shook his head. He was not sleepy. He opened the window again and put the gauze curtain in place. Although the view was not as good, it was much cleaner.

Ye Mingzhu nodded, the wisdom of the ancients is infinite.

I thought that with all the preparations in place, the journey would be easy, but unexpected events always come unexpectedly. Ye Mingzhu actually got carriage sick...