Gao Zhijun started to get busy. She had to take care of the clinic, rouge workshop, and royal spring water.
Huo Jinzhou and his companions arrived in the suburbs of Beijing.
"Jinzhou, have we arrived in the capital? Will anyone come to pick us up then?"
Huo Zhicheng asked Huo Jinzhou.
It was his first time in the capital, and he felt a little nervous. This place was full of high-ranking officials and wealthy people. A simple stomp of the foot could kill someone.
These barbarians are illiterate and don't know any rules, so they easily offend others.
"Uncle, this should be the outskirts of Beijing. We'll be able to see Grandpa and Grandma soon. Grandpa and Grandma should have received a letter and know that we've arrived in Beijing in the next few days. They should send someone to pick us up."
Huo Jinzhou was also a little nervous, but he did not show it. Instead, he comforted his uncle.
It was their first time in Beijing, and they were filled with anxiety and fear about the unfamiliar and unknown things.
If it weren't for their younger brother and sister-in-law's coming-of-age ceremony, they wouldn't have left Taizhou and traveled thousands of miles to the capital.
Since his grandparents, parents and younger brothers went to Beijing, he and his second brother, uncle and third uncle stayed in Taizhou to take care of the business in Taizhou.
They had not seen each other since then, and he missed his parents terribly. Especially when his third brother won the first place in the imperial examination and was named Duke of Weiguo, he was unable to congratulate him.
This time, the third brother's wife sent someone back to Taizhou to ask them to go to the capital to attend her coming-of-age ceremony. They then rushed to the capital without stopping, traveling day and night.
When they arrived at the outskirts of Beijing, the horse team stopped to rest for a while before continuing on their journey.
"That puts me at ease."
When Huo Zhicheng heard someone coming to pick him up, he felt relieved.
"Husband, the suburbs of Beijing are also very prosperous here. Isn't the capital even more prosperous?"
Huo Jinzhou's wife, Yang Cuihua, looked at the stalls on both sides of the road. There were many goods on them, everything you could imagine. It was much more lively than Taizhou.
"Indeed! The capital, at the foot of the emperor, is naturally prosperous. How can Taizhou compare to it?"
Huo Jinzhou explained.
The prosperity of the capital city is unparalleled. Not only is it the emperor's home, but it is also filled with dignitaries and wealthy businessmen. Living in the capital is something everyone aspires to.
"Husband, can we go buy some jewelry or something for grandpa, grandma, parents, etc.?"
When Yang saw the things on the stall, she wanted to go and take a look.
"Husband, I also want to buy some jewelry for my parents, and pick out a gift for Zhijun."
Huo Zhijun's wife, Yu Jing, also wanted to buy gifts for her parents, and also for Gao Zhijun.
They bought gifts for her coming-of-age ceremony in Taizhou, but they didn't seem as nice as the ones in Beijing.
"Go ahead, you and Yang can go pick out gifts together."
Huo Zhijun did not object and agreed.
Taizhou's business had made a lot of money, and since they were all wealthy merchants, the gifts they gave couldn't be shabby. Moreover, that person was one of their own.
As a niece-in-law, you should naturally give the best gift.
"Husband, I want to go see it too!"
Huo Zhicheng's wife, Lao Qing, asked Huo Zhicheng.
She also wanted to see the difference between the jewelry in Beijing and that in Taizhou. If she found something she liked, she would buy it as a gift for her parents and Zhijun.
Ever since they met Zhijun, their family's life has been completely transformed. From being extremely poor and starving, they have now become extremely wealthy.
They are now wealthy businessmen, all of them have become wealthy wives. In Taizhou, even the wife of the Taizhou prefect has to show some courtesy.
All this is thanks to Gao Zhijun. They must not be ungrateful and should remember the source of their kindness.
She must be given the best gift for her coming-of-age ceremony.
The villagers of Huojia Village also wanted to see the differences between the jewelry in Beijing and that in Taizhou.
Thanks to Gao Zhijun, they had quite a bit of money, so they should have given her a nice gift for her coming-of-age ceremony.
They always remember the roots of good deeds.
Hearing that the villagers also wanted to go and take a look, Huo Zhicheng unanimously decided to let them all go and take a look. The team stayed to rest for a while and wait for them to finish choosing gifts before entering the capital. After all, it was still early.
"If you all want to see it, let's go and see it together!"
Huo Zhicheng was with the headman's family and villagers who came to the capital, as well as Sun Fusheng, Sun Fuhai, Gao Zhiyi's family, Gao Zhishan's family, and Gao Zhidan's family.
"Good?!" the women of Huojia Village shouted happily.
Mrs. Lao, Mrs. Yu, Mrs. Yang, and Mrs. Liang took the village women to buy gifts.
Huo Zhicheng asked the guards to protect their safety.
Lowe and the others were dazzled by the jewelry, other fabrics, handkerchiefs, etc. on the stalls.
It turns out that things in the capital are really better than those in other provincial capitals.
No wonder the prices of goods in the capital are so much higher.
You really get what you pay for.
After looking for half an hour, everyone finally picked out the gifts they liked and bought them.
The ones bought by the village women were of slightly lower quality, but much better than those in Taizhou, and cost around ten taels of silver.
In the past, they would not be able to save ten taels of silver in ten years. But now it is different. In Huojia Village, no matter old or young, woman or child, everyone can save money on their own.
Young and old people can plant sweet potatoes in the fields.
Adult men and women could work in the fields or in workshops.
Their monthly income, even those with few employees and weak labor, could still earn two taels. The most profitable families could earn five taels. So, they all had quite a bit of money saved up.
After buying the gifts, Huo Jinzhou let everyone set off for the capital.
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