Traveling through ancient times: daily life on the run

Chapter 338: The Former Aunt Zhou

Qin Luohong is always thinking about doing business.

She went to one shop after another, and Zhu Jinyou had to admire her. It turned out that women really don't get tired when shopping, and they don't feel weak at all.

"You didn't buy anything?" Zhu Jinyou held his forehead. He didn't know what a woman who didn't like shopping but only liked to stroll around liked.

Luo Yu chuckled twice: "I told you that I didn't need your company, but you insisted on accompanying me."

"But it's worth the trip. I didn't expect the Bai family to be so wealthy that they're no exaggeration. Just the few streets we walked through had ten big taverns and gold and silver shops, all owned by the Bai family."

"Zhu Jinyou, I've decided what kind of shop to open! First, we'll open a furniture store. We'll recruit all the carpenters to work under us and train apprentices. The furniture store in Wangzhou will mainly target customers in the south, while the one in Muzhou will target customers in the north. They won't affect each other."

"Yeah, that makes sense. What other shops do you want to open?"

"Money shop."

"..."

After lunch, Luo Yu took Zhu Jinyou for a walk in Qingshui Village outside the city.

Seeing the condition of Brother Liu, Sister Chunhua and Jing'er must be doing well. If the villagers of Qingshui Village can treat them well, Luo Yu wants to support the entire village.

Song Si drove the carriage slowly and unsteadily, and Luo Yu told Zhu Jinyou the story of how he had just escaped to the outskirts of Muzhou City with a little embellishment.

Zhu Jinyou was at a loss whether to laugh or cry after hearing this. He never thought that Miss Luo Yu would actually dress up as a knight one day.

Luo Yu finished speaking in one breath and sighed. Time flies and a year has passed in the blink of an eye.

"So, Miss Qin drove two carriages out of the capital at that time, and she was coming to Muzhou to pick you and Baihu up!"

"Cough cough..."

He really knows how to listen to the key points of a story.

"Well, we probably bumped into each other outside Muzhou City by accident. After all, the White Tiger made quite a commotion here."

"Oh, I was wondering how Miss Qin knew you were here."

"..."

Luo Yu was too lazy to argue anymore. Anyway, he suspected that the dragon was created by her, so he could just suspect others at will.

Seeing that she was silent, Zhu Jinyou stroked her cheek and said with a smile: "It's okay, even if you didn't tell me the truth, I would still marry you."

This sounds even more unreliable.

Luo Yu gently patted his hand and glanced at him: "Thank you!"

When they arrived at Qingshui Village, Luo Yu got off the carriage in advance.

This place is no different from a year ago. If there is any change, it is that there are fewer idle people in the village, and the group of gossiping women at the entrance of the village are gone.

A few naughty children were chasing each other, laughing and playing under the locust tree.

They saw Qin Luohong and a young man walking towards a very dilapidated earthen house. They all stopped and stared at them. It was rare for such wealthy people to come to this village. Several children looked at each other, and a brave child bravely took a few steps forward.

"Who are you, who are you looking for?"

"I want to find Miss Liu Jing. Is she at home?"

"Oh, you are Jing'er's aunt, right? She tells everyone that she has an aunt who is so powerful that she can kill a cow with one blow."

The innocent smile on Luo Yu's face suddenly stopped.

"Yes, I'm Jing'er's Aunt Zhou."

"So can you really kill a cow?"

Zhu Jinyou tried to hold back his laughter the whole time.

"I can't kill a cow, but I can blow it up into the sky!" Luo Yu couldn't help laughing after saying that. He took out a box of dragon beard candies from his bag and said to the leading child, "Whoever helps me find Jing'er, I'll give you this box of candies as a reward."

"We'll help you call her."

The group of children disappeared like a gust of wind, as if the soles of their shoes were greased.

Zhu Jinyou laughed dryly and said quietly, "I wonder how Miss Luo Yu managed to blow a bull up into the sky?"

"I'm going to take over all of the Bai family's business. Do you believe me?"

Zhu Jinyou nodded and said, "If the second branch is convicted, won't Bai Lingyi also have a share of the Bai family's business?"

"He wouldn't want such ill-gotten gains. The Bai family's current business is all based on the hard-earned money taken from the people. Look, after we walked through Muzhou City, the businesses that other families can do are all scraps. The prices in the shops monopolized by the Bai family are obviously much higher, which is different from the monopoly nature of Tanzhou City."

"Young lady, you are indeed very observant." Zhu Jinyou paused and asked curiously, "Young lady, you don't spend money, why do you like making money so much?"

"Who said I don't like money?" Luo Yu smiled with narrowed eyes, "I like a lot of money, really, really a lot of money."

"And then? What are you going to do with all that money?"

"Build a ship! Let's go to sea."

"..."

I originally thought she was just talking casually, but I didn't expect it to be true.

After a while, the children came running again. Jing'er, who was running at the end, saw Luo Yu and rushed to the front.

"Aunt Zhou, you're back. Is it really you?"

She rushed over, Luo Yu squatted down and hugged Jing'er, who was running towards him, tightly in his arms.

"Jing'er, Aunt Zhou is back to see you."

"Wow, I miss Aunt Zhou so much. When Aunt Zhou left, she didn't even say goodbye to me..."

Jing'er raised her tear-stained little face, tears and snot streaming down her face. Zhu Jinyou took out a handkerchief, squatted down, and handed it to Jing'er.

"Wipe your nose, don't rub it on your aunt Zhou's clothes."

Only then did Jing'er notice that there was a tall and strong man behind Aunt Zhou.

"Who are you? Are you Aunt Zhou's husband?"

Zhu Jinyou smiled. This little girl has a really good eye.

"Yes, I am your Aunt Zhou's husband, so you have to call me Uncle."

Jing'er's face turned unhappy the moment she left.

"No, I don't want Aunt Zhou to marry you. I want Aunt Zhou to be with Jing'er forever."

Zhu Jinyou held his forehead and the smile on his face froze instantly.

"Do you think I'm unworthy of your Aunt Zhou? She'll get married sooner or later."

Luo Yu wiped Jing'er's snot and tears, then looked at Zhu Jinyou's aggrieved face. How could such a grown man still argue with a child?

Jing'er thought for a moment, sniffed, and said, "Mother said that Aunt Zhou is a deity in heaven, so Jing'er feels that you, a mortal, are certainly not worthy of her."

Zhu Jinyou was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

Recalling the expressions of Miss Qin and Miss Xia, including the little brats in that family, they all thought that he, a prince, was not worthy of their sister Luo Hong.

What kind of world is this!

"However, you are the most handsome brother I have ever seen. If you are nice to Aunt Zhou, I will forgive you for now."

"..."

Luo Yu snorted and said to Zhu Jinyou seriously: "Did you hear that? If you treat me badly, be careful that my followers will come after you when they grow up."

"Why are you the aunt and I'm the brother? We're both one generation younger."

"You're young!"

"That's pretty much it."

He smiled like a big child and followed Luo Yu. Luo Yu took Jing'er to find her mother Chunhua. Song Si looked at them from afar and muttered quietly: "Why do they look like a family of three?"

Sister Chunhua was not at her original residence. When Jing'er led Luo Ke to a relatively clean courtyard, Luo Ke's eyes lit up.

In the yard, a group of aunts and young girls were mending their work, chatting and laughing. Luo Yu hesitated for a moment and asked Zhu Jinyou to wait outside the yard.

For the first time, Zhu Jinyou was pushed outside the door and waited.

His face looked unhappy because he heard a group of women in the courtyard teasing each other.

"Chunhua, Miss Zhou has brought her husband back to see you. Look, she won't even let him into the yard. Are you afraid we women will eat him?"

"He looks like a young man from a wealthy family, and he's very handsome."

"Chunhua, you are so lucky to have such a good cousin, and in the future, you will also have a good brother-in-law."

But as I listened to it, I felt so relieved.

Luo Yu laughed awkwardly. If she had known that there were women gossiping in the yard here, she would definitely not have brought Zhu Jinyou here.

After a lot of discussions, Luo Yu finally understood that it was Sister Chunhua who was leading the people in the village to make various bag styles, especially backpacks that can be carried on the back and push-pull bags, which sold extremely well.

In the past, Luo Yu was worried that Sister Chunhua would be envied and unable to continue her business after making money, but she didn't expect that Sister Chunhua could really understand what she said. The ancients were actually very wise. They knew how to survive and knew how to live better in this turbulent world.

After looking at several improved bags, Luo Yu became more convinced of this idea.

She decided to turn Qingshui Village into a brand factory and let Sister Chunhua find a few reliable people to be the chief foremen. The men could do carpentry and the women could make various bag styles. Then they would sell them nationwide through the freight caravans set up in every city by Boss Zhao.

Chunhua originally wanted to invite Luo Yu to stay for dinner before leaving, but Luo Yu thought that Zhu Jinyou would definitely not be used to the farm meals, so he found an excuse to come back another day.

When they left, all the aunties in the yard came out of the gate, and the young girls could only stand on tiptoe and peek over the fence to look.

An old lady's eyes almost dropped to the ground.

She smacked her lips and sighed, "There really are such handsome men in the world. Wow, Chunhua, your sister is so lucky."

"Oh my, this rich dress, this excellent temperament, who is this man?"

"Miss Zhou is also very pretty. Why didn't I realize how pretty she is before? If a real person wants clothes, a Buddha wants gold."

Chunhua smiled and said, "My sister Zhou is the most beautiful woman, so it's normal for her husband to be handsome."

Humph, otherwise how could he be worthy of her sister Zhou.

Luo Yu teased Zhu Jinyou as they walked: "Look, you're really popular with the opposite sex. Wherever you go, the ladies and girls there look like crazy fans."

"But Miss Luo Yu is not moved."

"..."