This time, when sending a message, Xu Zhi also sent some medicinal herbs that Xu Yao could use during her pregnancy and childbirth. Although Luzhou is located in a remote area, it is surrounded by high mountains and dense forests, which is where many precious medicinal herbs grow. When Xu Zhi prepares gifts for her family members, she often buys some local medicines and sends them over.
The messengers traveled by both carriage and boat. After disembarking in Linqing, they would rent a carriage near the dock, carry the goods and the letter, and head towards Gaoqing. Some carriages at the dock were specifically for long-distance transport, while others were rented to deliver goods to specific locations. So, usually, a carriage would be rented, the messenger would wait briefly at the destination, and then the messenger would return to the dock. The Cao Gang even had a dedicated carriage fleet. The gang purchased carriages and then entrusted them to professionals for operation, charging a rental fee. The Cao Gang's carriage rental business was always thriving. After all, with such a large gang as the guarantor, the sense of security was unquestionable. The carriage drivers were mostly elderly members of the Cao Gang who, due to age or injury, could no longer make a living on the boat and came ashore to earn this hard-earned money. Over the years, the Cao Gang's land transportation had also developed quite well.
The carriage traveled along the post road from Linqing to Gaoqing for three days, and finally entered Gaoqing County on the evening of this day.
The Lin family was a large clan in Gaoqing. More than half of the houses in the county town were inhabited by members of the Lin clan. Lin Zhining and Lin Zhijing lived very close to each other, near the city gate. The messenger had come several times before and knew the way well. After knocking on Lin Zhining's door and explaining his purpose, the gatekeeper sent someone to the backyard to report the message while opening the side gate to let the carriage into the mansion's designated carriage parking area.
Xu Yao was surprised that Xu Zhi would send someone to deliver something to her at this time. She had been pregnant for three months, and under Bai Mi's careful care, not only was her pregnancy stable, but her body was also in excellent health. As she dressed to meet the person who delivered the gift, she said to Bai Mi, "I wonder what our Ninth Aunt has brought me this time. She must have come from Luzhou, right? I guess it's bamboo paper and medicinal herbs. Little Ninth always brings me these two things."
Bai Mi smiled and said, "Our Ninth Aunt also sends these kinds of things to the Marquis's Mansion. Luzhou is a small place, and I heard that it is surrounded by mountains and forests. Apart from the medicinal herbs, which are quite precious, there is nothing else there, right?"
Xu Yao shook her head and said, "It's really a happy thing that they sent me all this way. You there, go and tell the manager to prepare a truckload of our Gaoqing specialties so that our Ninth Aunt can take them back with her when they leave."
Xu Yao's servants were replaced quite a few times. Besides the ones she originally brought from the Marquis's mansion, all the servants selected from Gaoqing after her marriage were replaced by Lin Zhining. This was not only for Xu Yao's safety, but also to show the Marquis's mansion. Lin Zhining knew that the Yongning Marquis's mansion did not have the concept of favoring sons over daughters. If a daughter of the family suffered grievances in her husband's family, so many brothers-in-law would come in person. If Xu Yao wanted, it was not impossible for them to take her and her child back to the capital. Lin Zhining was very fond of Xu Yao and especially liked the child Xu Yao had given birth to. If the two of them were taken away, just thinking about being left alone in Gaoqing made Lin Zhining feel that life would be worse than death.
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