Dressed as a widow, raising cubs, farming and building infrastructure in Ming Dynasty

Chapter 45 Departure
The eldest aunt hurriedly ordered people to bring hot chestnut cakes and warmly treated them to snacks.

Chestnut cake was her favorite. She took two in her mouth, but she was still a step too slow.The little fat cousin had already stuffed three pieces in his mouth, his cheeks were bulging high, and he was still holding one piece in his hand.

The little boy who had just stopped crying had just finished chewing the piece of chestnut cake in his mouth. He reached for the plate and found that it was no longer in the plate. He opened his mouth wide and started crying again. There were wet light yellow chestnuts in his mouth. Before I could swallow the cake completely, part of it dripped onto my clothes with my saliva...

Everyone laughed, and her stomach hurt from laughing too. She couldn't swallow the sweet chestnut cake and choked herself.

……

Qin Liu laughed and laughed until his face cramped with laughter, and the sweet and glutinous taste of chestnut cake seemed to be in his mouth.

I'm just a little cold.

She huddled up together.He closed his eyes and turned over to grab the quilt, while groping to make sure Erlang was not pushing on the quilt.

However, my hand came up empty.The quilt and Erlang were all gone.

Qin Liu sat up suddenly, and then realized that he was not on the kang in the west room, but - sitting in the field!
The grass beneath me was wet with dew, and the sky was bright. There were two horses and a person not far away.Qin Liu recognized the person at a glance—it was the little mute.

She climbed up in panic: "Little mute, what's wrong with us?"

The little mute looked at her strangely: "Didn't you say you were going to sell horses?"

"I said I wanted to sell horses, but what kind of situation is this?" I wanted to sell horses, but I didn't want to sell myself. How could I sleep so well on the kang and end up in such a barren mountain all of a sudden?

The little mute was a little unhappy. He was busy combing the horse's mane and ignored her.

Qin Liu urged urgently: "Speak quickly! Where are you?"

"On the way to Dushikou."

Qin Liu thought for a while and said, "No, I have to go back!" She stepped forward to pull the horse's reins.

The little mute stopped her: "You're already out, what are you going back for?"

"The old man and the children are at home. I haven't arranged anything. I can't just leave, right? The inn has just opened, and there are still many things to do!"

"Old man Lou has already made arrangements. Let's just wait for him to bring his people over to meet him."

Qin Liu Chuli was angry.

This old man Lou really treats himself like a green onion!Eat my food, drink my food, treat me as my home, be my master, kidnap me to sell horses on the grassland!

However, she quickly calmed down.

This old man Lou has a lot of money.He relied on Duke Baoguo's government, and perhaps inciting her to sell horses on the grassland was the secret instruction of Duke Baoguo's government.

However, if you want to sell horses, go and do it yourself. What do you think of me, a widowed peasant woman?

Besides, although she can ride a horse, she can only develop it by spending tens of dollars on a short walk in a scenic spot. She can occasionally borrow a horse to travel short distances, but she cannot do long distances.

Qin Liu looked at the little mute with an evil look, and she finally swallowed the curse words.

After a while, she asked: "Did he threaten you? Make you have to go back to the grassland?"

The little mute was stunned and said, "No, it's time for me to go back."

Qin Liu lowered his eyebrows in thought.She couldn't understand why Old Man Lou had to send her to the grassland to sell horses.

The little mute takes the initiative to return to the grassland, which shows that he thinks the grassland is safe for him at present.There was no need to use her to threaten the little mute.

Besides, her friendship with the little mute was not enough to be a threat.

Qin Liu didn't know why, but he heard the sound of horse hooves coming from the path down the hillside.Not long after, Old Man Lou appeared on horseback with more than a dozen strong men who looked very brave.

Old Man Lou shouted happily from far away at the foot of the mountain: "Shopkeeper, you can go!"

Qin Liu and the little mute rode down the hillside, pulled Old Man Lou aside and asked: "What are you doing, old guy? Why am I, a woman, going to sell horses? You go and do it yourself!"

Old Man Lou said with a half-smile but not a smile: "Shopkeeper, don't you want to get rich? We want to sell horses but have no capital. You have it! Only by following you can we make a lot of money, right?"

Qin Liu didn't believe his nonsense at all: "If you want capital..."

Before she could finish speaking, Old Man Lou put away his playful smile and said seriously: "This matter must be done, thank you to the shopkeeper for your hard work!"

Qin Liu was stunned for a moment, no longer insisting on venting his emotions, and asked: "How are the arrangements for the elderly and children at home? And the inn?"

"I have watched Zhao Saner and the two little brothers for a long time. They are reliable. They will take care of the house for now. Ma Yue can manage the inn. Besides, Ma Ang will not leave the old man and Da Lang Erlang alone when he is back. "

Qin Liu remained silent and had no choice but to shake the reins and follow the others on the road.

She touched a bag on her horse's back, and sure enough, there was money she had saved in it.

In addition to the three gold ingots, there were more than 100 taels of silver given to him by the little mute.As for her own silver, she gave 60 taels to Old Man Li, [-] taels to Old Man Lou, and the rest was spent on daily purchases.

The main money spent to build the inn was a small amount of silver, which cost more than 40 taels.

After all calculations, she had a total of just over 700 taels of silver.According to the cost of a horse of 20 taels of silver, you can buy 35 horses and then sell them. Calculated at 40 taels of silver per horse, you can make a net profit of 700 taels of silver.

Old Man Lou introduced her to her, and it was estimated that more than a month would be enough.

This is really fast enough to make money.

Qin Liu raised his head and sighed.

For the sake of silver.

Forget it, since he is taking the lead, just treat yourself as a horse-trading tourist on the grassland!
As for Old Man Lou's other thoughts, she could only take one step at a time.

Qin Liu was riding a horse while enjoying the mountain scenery on both sides of the road.

She had a vague impression of this part of the road.

Before time travel, when she was in modern society, she often drove this road north to go camping in the direction of Chicheng, Dahaituo, and Bingshanliang.

When the temperature in Beijing is unbearably high at [-] degrees Celsius, the iceberg ridge passing Dushikou is so beautiful and chilling with the cold wind that it is a good place to cool off.

After leaving the congested city of Beijing, it takes more than two hours to drive to Dushikou.

Today is an ancient society. Naturally, there are no smooth and smooth asphalt roads to ride on. There are only steep gravel roads at the foot of the mountain that are not too wide.Qin Liu estimated the speed. Now let alone two hours to arrive, she would be able to reach Amitabha in two days.

The sun is rising, the temperature is getting higher and higher, and the sun is burning on the skin.

Qin Liu pulled off his turban, covering his face and neck tightly.Only one pair of eyes is exposed.

The little mute looked at her and sneered: "You are quite experienced."

Qin Liu replied: "That's right!"

She had suffered a lot before, losing a layer of her skin due to the sun, and she was half-dead in pain.The best way to protect yourself from the sun is physical isolation. Covering exposed skin with hats and clothing is the first priority.

(End of this chapter)