Eight days later, the two large ships arrived in Beichuan County, attracting a large number of onlookers.
It was only later that Jiang Huaixu found out that there was another boat behind theirs, with guards on board to protect them.
This arrangement is really perfect.
Considering that this was the first time Shen Su had left Huaizhou City in so many years, Jiang Huaixu expressed his understanding.
"Master, Miss, the carriage is ready on the shore. Master, do you plan to live in Beichuan County or..."
"Beichuan County, Beichuan County is fine." Jiang Huaixu interrupted him and said to Shen Su, "Dad, the village can't accommodate so many people, and the roads are not easy to walk on. You should live in the county, it will be more convenient."
Chen Su looked at Jiang Huaixu's big, seemingly sincere eyes, pursed his lips, and nodded in agreement.
"Then when will you take my father to meet the folks you often mention?"
"We agreed before. I'll tell them first and then take you there. You can stay in the county town for a few days to see the local customs and people of Beichuan County. I'll come to see you when I'm free. How about that?"
Chen Su hummed softly, his expression unclear behind the mask covering his face.
Jiang Huaixu looked at him several times, and when he felt that there was nothing wrong with him, he went to find Li Qiaoer.
On the shore, Jiang Wei was moving among the crowd, craning her neck to see what kind of large ship had attracted so many people to watch.
The stall was not very busy today. She heard that there was a lot of fun at the dock and wanted to go to the dock to see if her younger sister was there, so she ran over in a hurry. However, there were too many people and she couldn't squeeze in at all.
She had no choice but to stand by the roadside and wait bored.
After waiting for an unknown amount of time, she saw the crowd make way for a carriage.
The cold wind blew open the carriage curtains, revealing half of the silhouette of the person sitting in the carriage. Jiang Wei only took a glance and suddenly her whole body froze, as if she was suddenly frozen in place.
She hurriedly turned her head to look, but her view was blocked by several carriages coming from behind.
"Did I see it wrong?" she muttered.
At this moment, I heard an exclamation: "I wonder where these nobles came from? Two ships so big is bad enough, but they also brought so many guards. I would believe them if they said they were princes or princesses from somewhere!"
"Why would the prince and princess come to Beichuan County? Perhaps they are some merchants stopping here to rest?"
"The two people who got on the first carriage should be a father and daughter. Why are they wearing face coverings?"
“Who knows…”
After hearing these words, Jiang Wei patted her chest and said, "Just say you saw it wrong."
Seeing that the people on the shore were gradually dispersing, she ran over to take a look at the big ship that others were talking about. After admiring it, she waited on the shore for a long time until she could no longer bear the biting north wind and left the dock, looking back every few steps.
Lidong had arranged an inn for Chen Su to stay in advance, which happened to be the Fang family's restaurant. Jiang Huaixu was familiar with the owner of the restaurant, so he went up to him and asked him to take good care of him.
The shopkeeper looked at Shen Su for a few times, then quickly looked away and asked Jiang Huaixu, "Why didn't the young lady come back on our Fang family's ship? The letter from Huaizhou said that the young lady didn't want to, and my wife found it strange."
"There is indeed some hidden secret. I will personally explain it to Madam Fang later. Please take us to the guest rooms first, boss."
After looking at the guest room and finding it quite tidy, Jiang Huaixu talked to Chen Su for a while before walking out of the inn to look for Li Qiaoer.
"Sister Qiaoer, let's go to the tofu stall first!"
Li Qiaoer answered while sitting in the carriage holding Fu Tuan, then pulled up the curtain and said to Jiang Huaixu, "Ah Xu, I don't know how to drive a carriage."
"It's okay, I'll do it. I learned it a few days ago."
Jiang Huaixu was about to leave in his carriage when he found two people standing on both sides of him.
She looked at Xiaoman and Shuangjiang and asked, "Do you still want to follow me?"
"The master's order..."
"Now I am your master, and I command you to stay in the inn and not to follow me."
The two looked at each other in bewilderment as they watched the carriage go away.
Upstairs, Chen Su watched Jiang Huaixu's carriage disappear around the corner before closing the window again.
"Lidong, go and check on that family."
"yes."
On the way, Jiang Huaixu stopped and got into the carriage to change his clothes.
In ancient times, people of different classes wore clothes made of different materials. The clothes and jewelry that Chen Su prepared for her were not suitable for wearing now.
The inn was not far from the tofu stall. Seeing the tofu stall from afar, Jiang Huaixu slowed down. When she got closer, she jumped off the carriage and shouted, "Dad, Mom, Sister! I'm back!"
The busy crowd heard the familiar shout and looked up quickly. When they saw it was Jiang Huaixu, they immediately came forward to greet him.
Du Mei spoke quickly, "Xu girl, you're finally back. Your parents have been so worried these days that they have to go to the dock every day to see if you've returned!"
"Little sister, I just went to the dock and didn't see you. I thought you wouldn't be coming back today!"
Jiang Boliang asked, "Why are you so late? What delayed you on the way?"
Second Grandma kept muttering: "I hope you two come back safely, I hope you come back safely..."
Jiang Huaixu smiled and said, "I bought some things on the way, so I was delayed for a while. Look, Sister Qiao'er and I are fine, don't worry. How's the situation at home?"
Li Qiaoer nodded quickly, "We are all fine, Auntie. Are my parents in good health?"
Qian Xiuzhu couldn't hide the smile on her face. "Everything is fine at home, and your parents are in good health. Let's close the stall early today. Your family is worried about you, so let them rest assured."
"Okay! Pack up and go home!"
On the way back to Jiuxi Village, Jiang Huaixu and Li Qiaoer kept talking about what they saw and heard in Huaizhou City. Jiang Wei was so envious that she said she wanted to go there once in the future.
After arriving home, everyone from the tofu shop crowded into Jiang Huaixu's house. Shi Tao asked, "Xu girl, did you close the deal? So many people in our village have been working so hard lately, and our arms are swollen from exhaustion. We're worried we won't be able to produce enough five-spice powder!"
Jiang Huaixu: "It's just a coincidence. Some time before we went there, someone was already selling five-spice powder in Huaizhou City. It saved us a lot of trouble. We've done a lot of business. I'll do the math and talk to everyone about it later."
Some villagers were dumbfounded, "Someone is stealing our business?"
Jiang Huaixu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "They sell it too expensively, they can't compete with us, don't worry."
"Oh, that's fine then."
After talking for a while, Jiang Boliang started to send people away, "Alright, alright, our family hasn't even had a few words yet, you guys should go and do your work first. If there's anything to do in the evening, the village chief will call you!"
Soon, only a few families were left in the yard.
"Xu girl, tell me what's in those big boxes? Why are they so heavy?" Zheng Wang asked curiously.
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