When the whole family was preparing to move, they left Uncle Deng behind. After all, he was too old to endure the long journey. Fortunately, his granddaughter and grandson-in-law also stayed here, so there was someone to take care of him, which relieved everyone's worries.
They've been living in our family for almost 20 years, so there's no reason to abandon them just because they're old. Even Aunt Yang stayed with us.
Yang Ma wanted to stay. She felt that she was too old to help her employers much, so she planned to spend her retirement here.
Tang Baozhu was really reluctant to let Yang Ma stay, after all, she had been with her for so many years. But since it was her wish, she did not stop her. She even had Uncle Deng's granddaughter recognize her as her godmother, hoping that she would take good care of her. Although there were maids who stayed behind, she didn't give them many instructions, just because she was a little worried.
Actually, many people stayed behind. Batch after batch of young men grew up, got married, and had children. They were still very loyal to the Li family. Moreover, the business here was so big, with 90% of the business located here. They were mostly put in charge of managing the business.
Maids and servants were usually paired up and rarely married out of the household or married outsiders. After all, the living environment in the master's house was quite good, and they didn't think about redeeming themselves. After all, that's how the world is. If you redeemed yourself, you don't know how you would survive. It's better to stay in the master's house.
On the day they left, it was a grand procession of over 200 carriages. More than 180 of them were loaded with valuables, while the rest were filled with food and supplies for the journey. Some of the carriages were specifically for the maids.
There were so many people, including maids, servants, and their offspring; in short, the whole journey was incredibly lively.
Li Jun and Xiao Qiangzi left ahead of time, along with a large group of people. They left half a month early to buy a house and renovate it so that it wouldn't be too messy when everyone arrived.
Fortunately, Xiao Ping'an is capable of handling things. The arrangements along the way were excellent. As expected, he is worthy of being able to pass the imperial examination and even compete with the top scholar. He has exceptional intelligence and emotional intelligence.
Sometimes, Tang Baozhu would look at her eldest son with envy. How could someone be so smart? Even though she had lived several lifetimes, she was still not very smart, with the intelligence of an ordinary person. She thought that no matter how long she lived, her intelligence would not increase.
Just like her wood-based superpower, it has reached its limit and cannot continue.
It took more than a month to reach the capital. There were just too many things and too many people, which is why the journey was so slow.
Tang Baozhu felt very satisfied. The journey was like sightseeing. The only problem was that she had to pay the escort agency a little extra money because she was traveling too slowly.
They seem to charge based on time and distance. If it's been more than a month, the price changes, and they might also offer some compensation because it might have delayed their ability to take on other orders.
Tang Baozhu didn't care about this small amount of money at all, since his experience along the way had been excellent.
Upon arriving in the capital, they had to go through an inspection to enter the city. Li Jun and his son were already waiting outside the city gate, as messengers would deliver messages along the way and were much faster than the rest of the family.
Tang Baozhu saw Li Jun from afar. It felt like they had been together for almost 20 years. He was just a little older, but he had a more imposing presence. He was still as handsome as ever, but seemed to have become even more charming.
Li Jun saw the convoy approaching from afar and quickly went forward.
He had been separated from his wife for almost two months, and he couldn't see anyone else; his mind was filled with thoughts of his wife.
At this moment, the long convoy attracted the attention of the crowds entering and leaving the city gate. Everyone was talking about it, wondering where this family had migrated from, as they had so many things and so many people.
Even the yamen runners guarding the city gate slowly came forward. Fortunately, Xiao Ping'an went to negotiate, so nothing went wrong.
Of course, the most important thing is that the money is paid in full. When they checked the items, they just glanced at them. Fortunately, all the valuables were packed in boxes, so they let them through as long as they were sure that no dangerous items were brought in.
After passing through the city gate and entering the streets of the capital, it was indeed a large city with a huge population, and the flow of people coming and going on both sides of the street was particularly large.
Moreover, their clothes were much better than those of the people in their small county town. Of course, Tang Baozhu and her group were dressed quite well. It just goes to show that the capital city, under the emperor's nose, was indeed much more prosperous.
After walking for almost an hour, we finally arrived at the house that Li Jun had bought. It can only be said that Beijing is a very large city, and this was not even the most prosperous area; it was still on the outskirts.
Looking at this big house in front of me, I wonder how much it cost to buy it. After all, a big and well-decorated house is not so easy to buy. It's only those officials who are transferred to other places who sell their houses. One reason is that they don't know when they will come back, and the other is to raise some money to buy a house in the local area.
This time it was probably just good luck that Li Jun and Xiao Qiangzi ran into them. The stone lions at the entrance are not something an ordinary family can put up.
Since our family's little peace is not yet in office, we cannot display large lions, so the stone lions at the entrance are covered with a large red cloth.
After all, a stone lion is quite heavy, and it's impossible to move the stone lions at the entrance every time a new owner comes along.
That's why it's said to be wrapped in red cloth. After Xiao Ping'an achieves the rank of a fourth-grade official, he can place the stone lions.
We can only wait for Xiao Ping'an to work hard, otherwise the stone lions at the entrance will have to stay covered in red cloth and never see the light of day.
It took two chaotic days to finally organize all the things I brought.
After resting for two more days, they finally recovered.
As for the people from the escort agency, they had already settled their debts and left.
Even the rented carriage was taken away by the merchant after the money was settled.
In fact, Tang Baozhu was quite interested in those horses. It was rare for her to have lived for hundreds of years and still not have learned to ride a horse. It was really unacceptable.
Tang Baozhu suddenly remembered that her son, Xiao Qiangzi, was going to be a general. What general who goes to war doesn't know how to ride a horse? She had actually forgotten such an important thing.
We need to hurry up and ask Li Jun to buy a piece of wasteland. She plans to build a horse farm, and at the very least, she needs to make sure everyone in her family can ride horses.
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