A tragic journey through ancient times, trying to make money

Chapter 187 Yunzhou Prefecture City

Four days later, early in the morning.

Zhang Chao, Li Da (no longer called Li the Hunter), and his son, each carried a large bag.

Their families also came to Lao Zhang's house, all wanting to see them off.

Zhang's father and Zhang Cheng had already driven the two horse-drawn carriages in the family to the door.

The four of them put their luggage in the carriage and stood waiting at the door.

Zhang Yunyue took out 30,000 taels of the silver she had saved over the past two years and sewed them into her inner garments, and also took 100 or 200 taels of loose silver notes and small change.

Because the food shop belonged to the Zhang family's business, Grandpa Zhang also gave Zhang Yunyue five thousand taels to be used for a series of expenses such as purchasing and decorating the shop and opening it.

The customers of food shops are different from those of hot pot restaurants and barbecue restaurants. They tend to be ordinary people, so the shop we buy won’t be too expensive. Five thousand taels will be enough.

Not long after, Zhang Xingyun and his two siblings also went out with their bags.

Today, Zhang Yunyue also wore men's clothes like her eldest and second brothers. It was convenient for a girl to wear men's clothes when walking outside.

Other people from the Zhang family also came out with them.

The three of them put the luggage on the carriage.

Father Zhang: "Yueyue, the chili oil I packed for you has been put under the carriage and fixed securely. It won't move when the carriage is running. You can unload it after you find a place in the city.

There are also steamed buns and boiled eggs in the carriage that your mother and her family have prepared for you. Eat some if you get hungry on the way."

"Okay, thank you, Dad."

At this moment, the three families were each giving instructions to their own children.

Zhang Dashan patted Zhang Chao on the shoulder and said, "Xiao Chao, take good care of yourself in the city. I've put some silver in my bag for you to use if you need it."

"Don't worry, Dad. I will take good care of myself, and you too at home." He then turned to Xiaohua and her sister, "Xiaohua, Xiaohe, wait for big brother to come back and bring you gifts. Take good care of Dad and Mom at home."

Zhang Xiaohe said with a smile: "Thank you, big brother. Don't worry, we will take good care of you."

Zhou: "Master, take good care of yourself in the capital, I will take good care of the family."

Li Da: "Don't worry, I will take good care of these children. I will leave you the trouble at home."

Father Zhang: "Xiaoyun, take good care of Yueyue and Xiaohao, and be careful in the city."

"Yes, Dad, I know."

Seeing that the time was almost up, Grandpa Zhang urged everyone to get on the carriage and set off.

Zhang Xingyun and his two siblings rode in a carriage, driven by Zhang Xingyun.

Zhang Chao and Li Dasan and his son rode in a horse-drawn carriage, with Li Dasan driving.

The three families watched the two carriages disappear on the path after a while. They felt melancholy for a moment, said hello to Grandpa Zhang and the others, and then went home.

The group had already found out how to get to the provincial capital two days ago.

You have to go to Wuyang County first, leave the county, pass through two towns, and then pass through Wuyun County. It takes a total of three days to reach Yunzhou Prefecture.

At this time, the two carriages had to go to the county town first. No one was in a hurry, and the carriages drove steadily on the official road.

Zhang Xinghao looked at Yueyue who was leisurely eating biscuits in the carriage and said, "Yueyue, aren't you worried about us going to the capital this time?"

"Hmm? What are you worried about, bro?"

"I'm just worried that we won't be familiar with the place and will be completely in the dark when we get there."

Zhang Yunyue laughed instantly: "Second brother, relax, two years ago, we went to the county town in the dark, we already have this experience.

I know what I should do when I go to the capital, so I'll just make the best of it. If I think too much now, I'll embarrass myself. You see, my elder brother isn't worried either."

After listening to Yueyue's words, Zhang Xinghao thought that it would be a waste of time to think too much now, so he also started to eat the biscuits leisurely.

At noon, Zhang Xingyun drove the carriage to the hot pot restaurant and asked the waiter to look after the luggage in the carriage. The group of seven then had lunch at the hot pot restaurant.

After lunch, the rest of the people stayed to rest.

Zhang Xingyun took Li Da to the blacksmith shop in Qingyang Lane, bought three knives from the blacksmith shop, and then bought a few daggers before returning to the hot pot restaurant.

Master Li Da and his two companions each carried a knife, which made them look more intimidating. Otherwise, it would be hard to guarantee that this group of young boys and girls other than Li Da would not be targeted.

Then everyone is given a dagger and kept close to their body so that they can save themselves first if there is any danger.

The few of them set off again. They discussed the route and decided to reach Wubei Town before dark.

So they only stopped once on the way. Everyone got off the bus, ate some steamed buns and drank some water, and then continued on their way.

In the evening, the two carriages finally arrived at Wubei Town.

I found a larger and cleaner inn in the town.

After handing the carriage to the waiter of the inn, several people took their bags and asked for four rooms in the inn. Except for Zhang Yunyue who had one room for each person, the others were just enough for two people to share a room.

After having dinner at the inn, we took a rest.

The next morning, after breakfast, they headed to the next county, Wuyun County.

After three days of continuous travel, at the hour of You on the third day, seven people and two carriages finally arrived at the city.

Zhang Xingyun shouted to the two people in the carriage, "Yueyue, Xiaohao, we are just ahead to the city."

The people sitting in the carriage opened the curtains on both sides and looked outside.

The city wall is dozens of feet high. From afar, we can see soldiers guarding the wall. There are also soldiers guarding the city gate below the city.

Above the city gate are written the big words "Yunzhou", and below are slightly smaller words "East City Gate".

Even though it was afternoon, there were still many pedestrians and carriages passing by the city gate, and there were many vendors setting up stalls at the city gate, and the place was bustling with people.

Zhang Xinghao: "Wow, the city wall of this prefecture is too high, much higher than that of the county town, not to mention the city wall of our town, and the prefecture is much more lively than the county town."

Li He: "Brother, Xiao Chao, did you see that? The city is so prosperous."

He pointed at the pedestrians passing by the city gate and sighed, "Look, the clothes they wear are better than those in the town. I didn't expect that we could come to the city again, hehe."

Zhang Chao: "Of course. After all, this is the capital city. How can it be compared to a town under the jurisdiction of a county town?"

Zhang Xingyun and Li Da drove the carriage to the city gate and lined up to enter the city.

Zhang Yunyue took a look and saw five or six carriages waiting in line ahead. After a while, two carriages came and lined up behind them.

After entering Yunzhou City, everyone felt the city’s prosperity even more.

The road is wide enough to accommodate four carriages traveling side by side.

There are many houses and shops on both sides of the road.

Zhang Yunyue lifted the curtain of the sedan chair, looked at the sky and said, "Brother, let's go find an inn to stay in first. It will be hard to find an inn when it gets dark."

"Okay, got it."