Besides, the clan members didn’t even let them pay the hard-earned wages for the yamen runners, which was already quite considerate.

With this money as a foundation, Hu was full of confidence.

In the evening, I thought about the things I wanted to buy on this trip, and I felt much more at ease.

"We don't have to be particular about the quality of our clothes in this situation, but we can't be careless about our shoes! Tomorrow I'll ask the shop if they have any leather boots, and we can each get a pair!"

"We have to buy some better cotton. The old cotton we bought last time is still okay to wear now that it's not too cold. It would be terrible if you all got frozen to death in Liangzhou."

"For cloth, buy soft cotton for the lining and linen for the outside. It's both wear-resistant and durable..."

Mrs. Hu kept talking about her plans, with a relaxed smile on her face.

Although three hundred taels may seem like a lot, there are nine people in the family! Food, clothing, and transportation along the way, settling down, buying land, and building a house—which one doesn't cost money?

Although Mrs. Hu didn't say anything, she had been thinking about it over and over again in her mind.

When she got the money from selling the horse, she was so happy that she almost went crazy.

"Didn't Dad say we were going to buy an ox cart? That way we can put more stuff in it and make the journey easier for everyone. Don't worry about the money, I still have the little gold cake that Old Huang gave me!"

Ji Changying took out a gold cake and placed it in Hu's hand. She did not refuse and said with a smile: "How can this be the same? These will be your dowry if you keep them. I will give them to you before you get married."

Zhou said carelessly, "Just spend it! If it's not enough, I'll make up for it with the money I earn."

Ji Changying hugged the two of them, one on each side: "I'm still a child, I don't want to get married! I just want to follow you!"

Mrs. Hu said, "When a girl grows up, she will definitely get married!"

But her face was already smiling like a flower.

Zhou didn't care what they were saying and just smiled foolishly.

Those members of the Ji family who contributed were given some money, and the next day they couldn't help but send one person out to buy food and daily necessities.

After discussion, Ji Fengshou and Ji Fengyi decided to buy a mule cart.

Mules are more useful than cows, and they have better endurance and are faster than cows. They are also capable of pulling carts and are very suitable for their current travel needs.

After confirming it, there was no more delay. Ji Fengshou took his three nephews and youngest son out to "broaden his horizons."

Actually, it is to teach them how to "buy things" correctly.

When the four brothers saw Ji Fengshou spitting and cutting the price of a mule cart from 25 taels to 20 taels, and finally having someone send two bags of bran to feed the mules, they felt shocked.

Why did I feel like I was being taken advantage of when I bought things before?

"See? A good man who knows how to make money and spend it is a man who knows how to live! Don't be silly and just give people whatever they want. That's called being taken advantage of! Who else can they rip off if not you?"

Ji Fengshou was walking on the road proudly, pulling the mule cart, in a very good mood.

Ji Mingxuan stood in awe.

He used to think that his uncle was not doing his job properly, but he didn't expect that he would find that his uncle was very proficient in general affairs during this journey, which made them, a few scholars, seem a little ignorant of the world.

Ji Minghao's eyes had never been so bright before: "Uncle, when buying a mule, how can you be sure that the mule you choose is a good one? Why did you look around for so long and only choose this one?"

Ji Fengshou was so proud: "When I was selling the horse yesterday, I asked the horse broker about the ins and outs of this! First of all, you have to look at the appearance. Have you heard the saying? 'Long-necked mules, long-tailed horses, buy them when you see them'..."

Several people listened attentively and asked questions while listening.

After returning to the inn, Ji Minghao asked the waiter for some paper and pen, then sat in the room and wrote furiously, recording all the key points that Ji Fengshou had said.

When Ji Changying saw him writing, she was still marveling at how hard her third brother worked!

After seeing the content, she was so shocked that she couldn't help but read it out loud:

"Long waist and thin legs, useless when old..."

"Narrow-hoofed mules and broad-hoofed horses..."

"First look at the four legs, then buy a skin..."

Ji Minghao lowered his head and wrote a page of paper in a fluent manner: "Yes! This is all the life experience that my uncle has learned. I didn't expect that just buying a mule would contain so much knowledge. It's worth learning!"

He blew the ink dry on the paper, carefully folded it up and set it aside, sighing, "It's a pity that this paper and pen are inconvenient to use. I couldn't write it down at the time, and now some of it is not very clear."

Ji Changying: “…”

I didn’t expect that my third brother had this hobby.

But this is a trivial matter: "I will make a charcoal pencil later, cut the paper into the same size, string them together with a rope and hang them around my waist, and you can write whenever you want."

Ji Minghao's eyes lit up as he listened: "This plan is feasible!"

In the evening, Zhang Ziwei came back with a worried look on his face. It seemed that there was still no progress at the county government office.

"Luckily, we helped Brother Fengshou sell his horse to earn some hard work fees this time. Otherwise, we really couldn't stay here! We might even have to sleep on the official road like those refugees outside the city!"

Wang Lin couldn't help but complain.

Zhang Ziwei frowned. "More and more people are gathering outside the city. The porridge stalls we've set up won't be able to provide enough food. I heard people from outside the city started fighting over a bite to eat today. If this continues, chaos will break out sooner or later."

It’s just that the government office is currently facing some problems and has no time to take care of the refugees.

Zhang Ziwei wanted to help, but he couldn't even get into the government office gate!

They both sighed.

Before going to bed at night, Ji Changying released a trace of mental power as usual to stare at the surroundings. As a result, he saw a small black shadow moving between the roofs of the street at an extremely fast speed that looked very familiar.

When Ji Changying saw the figure, his face darkened. He put on his shoes and ran straight to the backyard of the inn.

Just as she stood firm, the black dog jumped from the roof onto her shoulders: "Chirp!"

Black Dog's tone was anxious, and Ji Changying's face was solemn: "Direction?"

The black dog pointed to the east. Ji Changying felt that there was no one around, so he let out the black horse and rode towards Xie Siheng and the others.

Before entering the city, seeing that there were so many of them, Mr. Huang didn't want to waste time at the city gate, so he told Ji Changying where they were going and left them alone.

But Mr. Huang felt that Ji Changying had little conscience, so he decided to keep the black dog in his hands, and redeem the monkey whenever Ji Changying went to find them.

Ji Changying sold the black dog without hesitation. She told Mr. Huang that if he had any problems, he could ask the black dog to find her, or let the black dog lead the way.

Coming to look for him in the middle of the night is definitely not a good thing nowadays.

——

At this moment, in a small courtyard in the east of the city.

Old Huang looked nervously at the assassins standing around on the walls, on the roof, and in the yard. "The damn girl isn't here, how are we going to fight now? If you use your internal energy again, even gods won't be able to save you! But if you don't make a move, you'll die now. You have to choose between dying in the future or now."