Chapter 230 Why are so many people going to Shuzhou?
Half an hour later.
Just as Lu Jingyao and Qiu Yun appeared in Qingyu Lane under the cover of night and nervously rushed to an escort agency in the city, Wei Changtian and his group had already secretly left Shuzhou.
Shuzhou is not too far from Jizhou, but it is not close either. There are three states in between, a distance of almost four or five thousand miles.
However, this time they were not out for sightseeing, so they had to go faster. If nothing unexpected happened, they would reach Jizhou City in about three days.
".Sir, after Xu Shixing's death, the person in charge of the Xu family is now his widow, Wei Yanyu."
“This is a portrait.”
In the carriage, Chu Xianping handed over a piece of paper with a picture of a beautiful woman, and continued to introduce:
"Like the Xu family, the Wei family is also a well-known wealthy merchant in Jizhou. The family mainly deals in weapons. One of their members was once appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of War and the Secretary of the Military Affairs Office."
Like most dynasties in ancient times, Daning implemented a "differentiated weapons management system."
Civilians can forge and possess some types of weapons, but some powerful weapons such as crossbows are strictly controlled and can only be equipped by government violence agencies and the military.
"Um."
Taking the portrait, Wei Changtian glanced at it casually and memorized the appearance of the woman in the painting.
"Have we informed the Xu family about our trip to Jizhou?"
“It’s natural.”
Chu Xianping nodded: "The Wei family already knows about this and has sent people to wait at the border of Jizhou."
"good."
Wei Changtian paused for a moment, pulled open the curtain and looked back at the other carriage following closely behind.
The black carriage almost blended into the night, with only a hint of white on the head of the horse pulling the carriage.
"Brother Chu, Grandpa, I have something to tell you."
He averted his gaze and lowered his voice.
"Youjia, in fact, originally belonged to Ning Yongnian."
Beijing, Wantong Escort Agency.
Unlike other shops, escort agencies and brothels should be the only two "service industries" in ancient times that were open 24 hours a day.
After all, many people's consignment of goods involves some confidential matters, and they don't want others to know, so they often deliver the goods in the middle of the night.
And the more turbulent the times are, the more such situations occur.
"Don't worry, your goods will be shipped out of the city tomorrow and will be delivered to Peizhou within ten days."
Behind a tall cabinet with flickering candlelight, a white-haired old man smiled as he saw off a man who looked like an official. Just as he was about to take a break, he saw two tightly wrapped women walking in from outside the door.
Although both of them were wearing thick cloaks and veils on their faces, the old man, who knew countless people, guessed their identities in an instant.
One should be a young lady from a wealthy family, and the other is probably a maid or something like that.
"Girls, do you have any goods to deliver somewhere else?"
“.”
Lu Jingyao tightened her cloak and answered in a low voice, "We are going to Shuzhou. I wonder if your escort agency can take us there."
“It’s natural.”
The old man smiled, he was not surprised by this request.
The escort agency can deliver both goods and people. As long as the money is enough, they can deliver not only two women, but even a dog.
"It takes about ten days to travel from the capital to Shuzhou. When will the two girls plan to leave?"
"Let's go tonight, the sooner the better!"
Lu Jingyao said hurriedly: "Money is not a problem!"
“.”
With his eyes slightly narrowed, the old man looked at Lu Jingyao deeply.
Obviously, his guess was correct.
They don't even understand the principle of "keeping wealth within reach". These two women are definitely a master and servant pair from one of those wealthy business families.
Although he didn't know who he was from, he did business to make money, so he didn't care about that.
"Haha, in that case, I will make arrangements for the two girls. If nothing goes wrong, we can still leave the city before curfew."
"But the current situation is turbulent, and you two are in a hurry to leave, so the escort fee will naturally be higher than usual."
Lu Jingyao asked, "How much do you want?"
"Fifty taels."
The old man gave a fake smile and reported a number that was several times higher than usual: "As long as the young lady can pay, I can guarantee that the two of you can set off tonight."
Fifty taels is at least two or three years' income for an ordinary person, but to Lu Jingyao it is just like fifty cents.
“Snap!”
A bag of silver change was thrown on the counter, exactly fifty taels.
Using small change instead of silver ingots showed that Lu Jingyao was not too stupid.
But actually it doesn't matter even if she doesn't do that.
In the escort business, reputation is the most important thing, especially for a large escort agency like "Wan Tong", which would not do anything like "killing and robbing".
"Okay, ladies, please go to the side room to have some tea and rest for a while. I will go and arrange for a carriage and escorts."
The old man shook his purse and a smile appeared on his face.
He was just about to order someone to take Lu Jingyao and Qiu Yun to the quiet room to rest when a woman suddenly walked in from outside the door.
Compared to Lu Jingyao and the other person who were wearing mink cloaks, this woman was dressed very thinly and ordinary.
She was wearing a green linen shirt and skirt and a pair of worn cloth shoes, with her fair ankles exposed.
It would be fine to wear such clothes in the hot summer, but it would be a bit strange to wear them in early March when the river ice has not melted yet.
“This girl.”
The old man used his eyes to order the waiter to take Lu Jingyao and the other two away first, and asked, "Are you going to transport goods or go on a long journey?"
"Excuse me, how much silver does it cost to take a carriage to Shuzhou?"
The woman said weakly: "I want to go find my husband."
Why are so many women going to Shuzhou today?
"Girl, the current situation is turbulent"
The old man had a strange expression on his face. He glanced at Lu Jingyao who had stopped walking and repeated what he had just said.
"If you leave tonight, it will cost you twenty-five taels of silver. If you are willing to wait a few days, ten taels of silver will be enough."
"Ten taels."
The woman looked a little embarrassed, and it was obvious that she didn't have that much money.
She hesitated for a long time, wanting to say something, but in the end she said nothing. She just nodded slightly to the old man and prepared to leave.
At this moment, Lu Jingyao, who had been standing not far away, suddenly called her.
"Girl, please stay!"
"Hmm?"
The woman turned around blankly and asked timidly: "Sister, what's wrong?"
"You just said you were going to Shuzhou to look for your husband?"
“Yes, yes.”
"Okay then."
Lu Jingyao looked at Qiuyun, who immediately walked to the tall cabinet and took out another twenty-five taels of silver from his purse.
"I'll pay for the girl's escort fee. Just let her go with us."
"Of course no problem!"
Having earned another twenty-five taels, the old man quickly put away the silver and complimented her with great joy: "Young lady, you really have a kind heart. I believe you will be blessed in the future."
"Please prepare the carriage quickly."
Lu Jingyao replied indifferently, then walked up to the stunned woman and asked softly, "Girl, what's your name?"
"ah?"
The woman came back to her senses and quickly replied with gratitude:
"This, this sister, my name is Yunlian."
(End of this chapter)
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