Just as she took out the silver to pay, Chen Li pointed to a moon-white jacket and skirt in the store. The color of this dress was lighter and the patterns on it were simple, which was very suitable for A Niang.
"The shopkeeper packed that piece of clothing together."
Lin Cuicui looked at the dress and was a little confused. The size was not suitable for her younger daughter and Taohua. Why did her daughter buy it?
"Mom, I bought that for you."
Seeing A Niang's confusion, Chen Li began to explain to her, and then bought a few cotton jackets in the store, which were prepared for Bai Yao and the Lu brothers and sisters. Since they had brought people with them, there was no need to be stingy with these personal belongings.
Finally, when the mother and son paid the bill and walked out of the clothing store, the servant behind them carried a large bag of clothes and stuffed them into the carriage. Lin Cuicui also asked for some strips of cloth that the boss didn't want as a bonus.
When they returned to the inn, everyone had finished their shopping. Shen Changshan and his friends had also returned. He took a few people to sell the extra swords to the blacksmith shops or weapon shops in the city, and exchanged them for a lot of silver, which was now placed in the carriage.
After they had the money, although they felt the prices were a bit high when they bought things, they did not hesitate and bought a lot, after all, they still had a long journey to go.
After all this trouble, it was almost noon. Everyone had a simple meal in the inn, then drove out of the city in their carriages without staying in the city for too long.
At their current speed, it would take them at most twenty days to reach Suzhou.
But now the weather is cold and it rains from time to time, which may delay us for some time, but it’s good that we can arrive safely.
We have been traveling all afternoon. It rained heavily last night and it got a little colder today.
Before dark, the group successfully found an inn next to the official road to stay.
The Fulai Inn is right next to the post station, and there are two other inns opposite. The post station is provided as a temporary place for traveling dignitaries or officials appointed by the court to stay.
The inns nearby are for merchants and passers-by to rest. The prices are a little higher than those in the city, but people who can afford to stay in the inns don’t care about the price increase.
They all flocked to the Fulai Inn, and all the rooms in the Fulai Inn were filled with them.
Other families only booked two guest rooms, but Shen Changshan took his daughter and eldest daughter-in-law into consideration, so he booked two more rooms.
Lin Cuicui took Bai Yao and Lu Nian there, and then went to use the kitchen to cook. The servant of the inn was obviously already used to it and took them to the backyard skillfully.
The stove is free, but the firewood and water for cooking are charged. However, since it is in the middle of nowhere, everyone can understand that they charge.
Lin Cuicui took a bag of flour, a piece of meat and a few handfuls of vegetables, and made a simple bowl of臊子面, which was large in size and filling.
After dinner, Chen Li asked the servant to bring two buckets of hot water to the room. After taking a shower, she sat cross-legged on the bed and released her mental power to see what her elder brother and cousin were doing.
Then he nodded with satisfaction. The eldest brother and the others worked very hard. Although they had not yet cultivated their internal strength, the benefits had already been reflected. Their bodies were much stronger than before, and they were also much stronger.
In the next room, a group of people gathered around a table. In the middle of the table was a pile of silver, piled up like a mountain.
"Here's the silver I got for selling the knife. It's 506 taels in total."
"This money will be divided into several parts according to the number of people who have contributed, as we agreed before."
Shen Erhe nodded, "Okay, let's divide it this way, we will feel at ease with it."
If it were divided equally as before, Brother Changshan and the Lin family would suffer a great loss.
Everyone had no objection, so they divided the silver directly. The Shen and Lin families each sent four people, and the other families sent one person. The total was divided into 12 parts, and each person received 42 taels and 16 cents.
With so much money in hand, the breathing of several people in the room became noticeably faster.
Finally, everyone returned to their rooms with the silver in their pockets, feeling satisfied, and Shen Changshan also put away his share of the silver.
In the middle of the night, it started raining outside again, and it didn't stop until dawn. It was impossible to set off in such heavy rain.
Everyone was thankful that they found an inn to rest, otherwise they would have caught a cold outside.
Chen Li just reached out to open the door and saw Pei Yu standing at the door with many red bloodshot eyes. It was obvious that he had not rested well.
"Master Wei, do you have something to ask me?"
"Well, I have something to take care of. I'll be leaving soon."
Hearing this, Shen Li frowned slightly, but still said: "Then Mr. Wei, please be careful."
Since he had something to do first, let's put aside his previous offer to help them settle down.
He handed a jade pendant to Chen Li and said, "What I promised you before still stands. When you arrive in Suzhou, it would be best if you could show this jade pendant to the Suzhou prefect. He will arrange for you to live in a good place."
"The horse and carriage are left to you, and you can do with the contents as you please."
What he didn't say was that he would write a letter to the Suzhou prefect in advance to inform him and avoid any accidents.
To be honest, Chen Li was a little surprised that he had brought it up himself. She reached out and took the jade pendant, "Thank you."
This time the thanks were obviously much more sincere.
Pei Yu looked deeply at the girl in front of him, said "take care", then turned around and left with big strides.
Tianqing and Anliu were already waiting for him downstairs. They helped him put on his straw raincoat and hat, and then the three of them stepped into the rain.
Although it was raining outside, they still chose to ride horses, which they bought at the post station next door.
They stayed in the inn for two days before the rain outside stopped. When the others learned that Pei Yu had left, they felt a little regretful, but when they came to their senses, they realized that they were being greedy and that was not right.
When the team set out again, Pei Yu and his servants were missing, but the speed was still the same, because they had already known that they were not on the same path and naturally had to separate.
Pedestrians and vehicles can often be seen passing through the pipeline here, unlike the pipelines in front, where both sides of the road are full of refugees and corpses.
At noon, the team stopped at a place. After a while, a escort team also stopped to rest next to them, with a luxurious carriage in the middle.
Seeing that it was the flag of the escort team, all the escorts at this time had their heads tucked into their belts, so Chen Li took a few more glances.
Two people got off the carriage. The slightly familiar faces made Chen Li pause. She didn't expect to see an acquaintance in there. They couldn't be considered acquaintances, as they had only met a few times.
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