Traveling through ancient times: daily life on the run

Chapter 152 Selling Jewelry

Qin Bingrui had never been so majestic. Following the carriage he was driving were dozens of royal guards riding horses. This was simply a blessing from heaven!

Now let’s see who dares to hunt them down. That’s good, at least they can reach Lezhu County safely.

Murong refused to ride in the carriage and bought a horse in town to follow them.

Doctor Liu escorted them to the official road, waving and shouting, "Come again next time!"

Yan Xuan waved his hand: "The clinic still shouldn't welcome us back."

Doctor Liu's apprentice curled his lips and said, "We only welcome Miss Bai and her group."

Doctor Liu's eyes sparkled. The cousin who made wine in the village had a formal wine-making certificate, so it shouldn't be a problem for him to secretly make some medical ethanol for treatment. But wouldn't the charging standard have to be slightly increased?

Yan Xuan pretended not to hear his disciple's words and asked Ye Yucheng cheerfully, "Envoy Ye, are you sure we can find the White Tiger by following Miss Bai and the others?"

Ye Yucheng remained silent.

He recognized Miss Bai from Xinghua Village, or rather, the so-called Miss Jiang. Miss Jiang and Baihu had met in Xinghua Village outside the palace, and Miss Bai was the identity she had adopted after escaping. Therefore, the person Baihu had rescued was Miss Jiang disguised as a man. Now, Miss Bai was being hunted by the Bai family, while Miss Jiang was being pursued by the same group of men in black from before. As for the origins of the men in black, Ye Yucheng deduced that they were assassins employed by a major family in the capital.

Yan Xuan looks smart, but he probably hasn't figured out his ideas yet.

He was too lazy to say more to the boy and just asked him to follow him.

Although Miss Bai cannot summon the white tiger, there will definitely be a day when the white tiger will come to her on its own initiative.

The main task now is to send someone to keep an eye on these two girls for 12 hours a day, including Master Murong.

Yan Xuan suggested that he keep an eye on them by himself, but Ye Yucheng was the first to object.

He Yuan thought that if Yan Xuan was not allowed to watch, then he would definitely have nothing to do with it. As a result, Ye Yucheng sent him and another honest guard, Da Chen, to watch at night. During the day, Ye Yucheng decided to watch personally with several subordinates.

When they arrived in Lezhu County, Luo Yu and Qin Bingrui were again amazed.

This county town is really big and very lively. Walking on the streets, it is shoulder to shoulder and packed with people.

It was almost August, and the Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching, so the weather was getting a little cooler. Luo Yu thought that since the temperature would drop sharply at night, he should buy more quilts and blankets to keep warm, and he also bought a few more sets of clothes.

Of course, food is essential. Even if there is an inn to stay at along the way, it is safer to have food on hand. So the two of them went to buy a hundred pounds of rice and flour, dozens of pieces of pickled meat, as well as various seasonings, cakes and preserved fruits, and they wanted to fill up the carriage.

The guards following behind secretly complained: "These two girls are really good eaters. We didn't bring anything with us, but we're not afraid of starving to death on the road!"

"You've eaten so much of my food, and you still have the nerve to laugh at me? I'm doing this to prevent any problems, don't you understand?"

"It's really not safe for the two girls on the road, so we should just protect them."

Thinking about how far they were from the capital, Luo Yu thought he could exchange the jewelry he had for banknotes. He then took Qin Bingrui to a jewelry store. Pawning it at a pawnshop was naturally not as cost-effective as selling it at a jewelry store.

The jewelry store was mostly frequented by women, so the guards found it difficult to enter and waited at the door.

Qin Bingrui sneaked out through the back door.

The owner of the jewelry store took a look at the beautiful woman in front of him. Although she looked good, she was dressed very simply, so he naturally didn't like her very much.

Fortunately, the waiter in the shop was very enthusiastic. He could earn a commission for every item sold, and he didn't care whether the woman was rich or not.

"Miss, what kind of jewelry do you want? We have gold, silver, jade, and all kinds of new jewelry inlaid with pearls."

Of course, Luo Yu couldn't start selling jewelry right away. She had to ask the price of each style so that she could know the appropriate price.

"How much are these gold earrings with pearls? And how much is this pure gold hollow phoenix hairpin?"

As soon as she asked, the salesperson's eyes suddenly lit up and said, "Oh, a big customer!"

"Young lady, you have a good eye! This pair of gold earrings is the latest style, imported from the capital. They are the best sellers in the capital. I heard that the young ladies of the wealthy families in the capital like to wear them. They are not particularly expensive, only fifty-eight taels.

Although the phoenix hairpin is an old style, it is especially popular among ladies. This model has been popular for many years and has been increasing in value without fear of depreciation. If the girl likes it, I will give you eighty-eight taels of silver.

Oh, by the way, if you want both, I'll give you a total of one hundred and forty taels, after rounding off the difference."

Luo Yu's eyes darkened. He never thought that these few gold jewellery items would be enough for a poor family to live on for more than ten years.

The gap between humans and ordinary people is even greater than that between humans and animals.

Although her jewelry wasn't as beautiful as these, it was still quite exquisite and was from the imperial court, so it definitely wasn't too low-end. Qin Bingrui's jewelry was even more impressive; it was all the latest and most fashionable. If all of it were exchanged for silver notes, it would be worth tens of thousands of taels.

She smiled gently and said she would take a look first and asked the waiter to help introduce everything.

Since there were no other customers, the waiter just introduced everything to her out of boredom.

The guards outside said something extra: "How can these two girls be so profligate?"

"Women are all like this. My mother and my sister went in for a stroll and couldn't come out in less than three hours."

Luo Yu secretly estimated that if Qin Bingrui rode a horse, it would take about a quarter of an hour to reach Wanjiang Wharf. After arranging a suitable departure ship, the return journey would probably take more than half an hour.

She didn't spend that much time just looking at the jewelry, so she pointed upstairs and asked the waiter, "What's going on up there? I see quite a few ladies going up there!"

The waiter immediately said, "The upstairs section sells rouge and powder. There are makeup artists trying out makeup on women, and the women love it when they pair it with their new jewelry."

"Then I'll go up and take a look, and buy some rouge and powder."

"Okay, the girl is so pretty, she will definitely be more beautiful and charming with makeup on."

It turns out that salespeople from ancient times to the present have always been very sweet-talkers.

Luo Yu asked the waiter to explain the situation to the guards outside, saying that the two girls had gone upstairs to buy rouge and powder and that they would need some time. While secretly explaining this, he slipped the waiter a tael of silver.

Ye Yucheng from the inn asked Murong to have a drink. The two women liked to go shopping, but the man didn't, but they couldn't give him the chance to sneak out to book a boat.

The two of them only drank, didn't eat any food, and didn't talk.

After an hour, no one came back.

Ye Yucheng stood up and prepared to go check on them. Master Murong asked him with a smile, "Master Ye, are you afraid that the two women will escape?"

"Humph, they are not ordinary women."

Ye Yucheng walked out of the inn, and Master Murong had to follow him out.

Qin Bingrui spent half an hour to finish the work, and sneaked into the jewelry store through the back door, just in time to see Luo Yu putting on heavy makeup.

Her cheeks hurt from laughing.

"Sister, this makeup is too exaggerated. Look at you. Your pretty face has been turned into a monkey's butt."

Luo Yu looked left and right in the bronze mirror. She was obviously extremely beautiful. It turned out that the aesthetic taste of a straight man like Qin Bingrui was not very trustworthy.

"I'll just go out like this. Anyway, the people who should be looking for me have found me now, so there's no need for me to act too simple."

Qin Bingrui was unforgiving: "But the makeup is too exaggerated. Can you put on makeup every day when you wake up?"

"Tsk, this is such a simple thing."

The two bought some rouge and powder, and after going downstairs, they secretly asked the waiter if he would accept jewelry, offering a 10% discount on the price he had previously quoted. As a result, the two were kicked out of the shop...

As soon as he went out, he ran into Master Murong and Ye Yucheng coming towards him.