Chapter 51 Returning Home
Gancao helped Zhang Juexia settle Ye Beixiu into the carriage, then she drove the carriage, said goodbye to everyone, and prepared to go home.
Ye Beixiu's heart was in his throat, "Madam, you..."
Zhang Juexia smiled and turned back, "As long as you sit in the carriage peacefully, I'll be fine."
After traveling all the way, Zhang Juexia stopped at the door of Fulai Inn. Li Dong and Zhao Long greeted her and got on the carriage.
Li Dong wanted to replace Zhang Juexia as the coachman, but was declined by Zhang Juexia.
She didn't want to miss this opportunity to grow. If this trip went well, it would be much easier for her to go out in the future.
"Manager Li and Manager Zhao, please sit down and chat with my husband."
Zhang Juexia waved the whip and shouted "Gee", and the carriage started galloping away.
Passersby on the street stopped and looked at her.
After all, female rickshaw drivers are still rare.
Zhang Juexia heard the sound of wind blowing in her ears, but she was not afraid at all. She looked straight ahead and moved forward. After an hour, she arrived at Jinshui Town.
Li Dong and Zhao Long wanted to escort them to the village, but Ye Beixiu said he didn't want to trouble anyone else.
Zhang Juexia had no choice but to let them get busy.
Li Dong took out a hundred coins and insisted on giving it to Zhang Juexia as travel expenses.
Zhang Juexia couldn't refuse, so he accepted it.
"It's fate that we met. I wonder what business the two shopkeepers are in?"
"We brothers do whatever business that makes money. Brother Ye, if you need our help in the future, just come to us. We brothers usually stay at the Fulai Inn in the county town. If you are not there, please ask the waiter to leave a message for us."
After the couple said goodbye to Li Dong and Zhao Long, Zhang Juexia suggested, "We're running low on food. I'll go buy some and we'll go home."
"Buy more. My leg still needs some time to heal, so it's not convenient for me to go out."
"Um."
With money in hand, Zhang Juexia felt confident enough to buy food.
She bought 100 kilograms of flour, 50 kilograms of rice, 30 kilograms of millet, 50 kilograms of cornmeal, and 50 kilograms of soybeans.
Now that there is a new mule at home, we have to buy some food for it.
Passing by Yaoji Cloth Shop, Zhang Juexia took some colored threads from the shopkeeper Yao and selected some high-quality silk threads.
Shopkeeper Yao asked her curiously, "What are you planning to embroider?"
"I haven't decided yet, let's buy some first, in case when I need it, there's nothing at home."
"Mrs. Liu asked about you again, and where you live?"
"Manager Yao, please don't tell her where I live. My husband is not feeling well and has a bad temper, and I don't want to cause any trouble."
"Okay then! It's just a pity..."
Zhang Juexia didn't feel any pity. She was very satisfied with her current life and didn't want to have anything to do with the Liu family anymore.
When she saw the cotton piled up behind the counter, she remembered that winter was approaching and she might not have enough quilts at home.
The mattress under my body was also a bit thin.
"Shopkeeper Yao, how much is the cotton?"
"Thirty cents a pound."
"Can I get a discount if I buy more?"
"Then I'll give you twenty-nine-one cents."
Zhang Juexia imitated Li Yingyue's tone, "Shopkeeper Yao, I want 20 kilograms of cotton. Is 500 coins okay? If so, we'll make a deal. If not, I'll look elsewhere."
"No, we're old acquaintances. How about this? You add another fifty cents. I'm also a small businessman and it's not easy!"
"Just five hundred wen."
Manager Yao gritted his teeth and agreed.
Zhang Juexia originally wanted to choose a piece of cotton cloth. She remembered that there seemed to be cotton cloth in the gift Li Yingyue gave her.
Whether she has it or not, she will go home and take a look first. If it doesn’t suit her, it’s not too late for her to buy it later.
The shop assistant helped her put the cotton into the carriage. Ye Beixiu reminded her, "My dear, our carriage is full. If you want to buy anything, come back when you have time."
Zhang Juexia lifted the curtain and took a look. It was indeed too full.
"Let's buy a few more pounds of meat up front. I'll ask the boss for some big bones to make you some soup."
"We're out of soap at home. Buy another one."
"That thing is so expensive, don't buy it!"
"You have to buy it if you use it, otherwise what will you use to wash your hands?"
"Don't we have some soapberries picked up from the mountains at home? Why not just use them to wash?"
Ye Beixiu insisted on buying it, which meant that he couldn't let Zhang Juexia down.
Seeing him like that, Zhang Juexia stopped his carriage and bought a piece of fragrant soap from a peddler.
She took the scented soap and looked at it carefully, and recalled some of the novels she had read where a time-traveling woman used soap beans to make scented soap. She seemed to know some of the recipes.
Zhang Juexia was as excited as if he had been injected with chicken blood, and he finally felt that he had a skill.
In the pork shop, Zhang Juexia not only bought some meat to eat, but also bought a large piece of ribs. She also asked the boss for some large bones. This was not enough, so she also bought a large piece of fat.
I plan to try making fragrant soap when I have free time one day.
Zhang Juexia helped Ye Beixiu move out, and she rearranged the things in the carriage before she could put them down with ease.
"I just thought that your legs and feet are not in good condition and I don't want to come to town anymore, so I bought some extra things."
"Let's get on the road quickly. The roads are all mountainous and difficult to walk on."
Zhang Juexia patted the mule gently and whispered in its ear, "Little one, we're going home. The road might get rough soon, so you better take it easy."
The mule seemed to hear her words, barked twice loudly, and tilted its head towards Zhang Juexia.
"You're so good. I bought you something delicious. Let's have a snack when we get home."
The mule quickened its pace and ran a long way away.
Zhang Juexia was very careful along the way, and reminded the mule from time to time, "This mountain road is really difficult to walk on, you have to be careful! My friend, I really trouble you, you have to bear the trouble."
Zhang Juexia muttered to himself, and Ye Beixiu in the car couldn't help laughing.
"My lady, it's just a mule, how can it understand what you are saying?"
"Don't underestimate them. They are all spiritual. If you are kind to them, they will know it."
Seeing that Zhang Juexia was arguing convincingly, Ye Beixiu shut up.
They arrived at the big slope in front of their home very smoothly. Zhang Juexia got off the carriage and led the mule by the hand. "Little one, we are home. Don't be afraid. I will lead you up slowly. There is a sick person in the carriage. We must be careful."
The mule climbed up the hillside carefully. Zhang Juexia patted its head happily and said, "I really bought you some delicious food. I'll fill you up in a while."
The front door opened and Wang Guilan came out to greet them. "Xia'er, you're really back. Great! Grandpa, please come out soon! Bei Xiu and Xia'er are back."
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