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Cabinet received a wrapped cloth and opened it to look. He saw a lump of silver tael that probably fit 50 taels. He looked at the young lady in front of him again in surprise. At first, he didn't think that she had this much money with her. She looked like a young lady who had never left the house even half a step. But she had prepared so well. He probably had to look at her again.
Du An immediately ordered his men to prepare the carriage, 9 people, and 7 horses ready for travel. Shuang Zihua asked to go out and have a look. She was quite worried about her wheelchair. Du An nodded and led her away by himself. After all, he had to take care of his daughter's mother. Now doing his duty isn't bad.
Shuang Zihua watched as they finished tying her cart to the carriage and felt relieved. It's noon now. So she handed him a silver gourd and asked him to buy food for her first. She also asked to borrow his spare room to breastfeed her son before eating lunch.
Du An nodded and accepted the money. He ordered his men to go buy food for her. along with their own provisions as well Whatever they could take, they didn't want to waste money on buying it. He also asked for space on her cart to carry things. Shuang Zihua also didn't mind them using her wheelchair. Anyway, her son didn't continue to sit.
Du An had his men take her to a nearby empty room to breastfeed as she requested. As for him, he continued to watch people prepare things before continuing their journey. His baggage was not much. It didn't take long before it was finished.
Three keels later, the train was ready. Two of Du An's men would take turns driving the carriage. He and the others would ride front and back to protect their customers.
Shuang Zihua, who had been breastfeeding and eating, came out just in time. She ascended the steps of the carriage with slight difficulty. Because the little one wouldn't let anyone else hold him. So she had to carry him up by herself. A bundle of clothes for her and the child had already been brought onto the carriage. The old part in the cart she could let them throw away. She doesn't plan on using it anymore. Blankets to be used in carriages She had sent his men to buy it for her earlier. Good thing she thought of it first. Otherwise, when sleeping, the two mothers and children would have quite a bit of trouble.
Du An rode a horse and led the carriage. There are three horses in front and four in the back. The townspeople looked at the relatively small horse carriage in surprise. Mostly if the Office of Safety is working They usually accepted work from merchants who had caravans of at least ten wagons long. This time it was a single horse-drawn carriage, but there were quite a few escorts. The villagers then wondered where they were protecting the rich man.
Shuang Zihua didn't think of opening the curtains to hear the sounds of the people outside talking. She was most afraid of becoming the focus of people's attention. She vividly remembered the expression and look in his eyes the morning she was kicked out of the Left Chancellor's Mansion. So she was already afraid of being stared at.
Shuang Zihua's convoy traveled slowly as she had said. If it was getting late, they would stop to look for a place to rest first. As for food, she just saw that they had bought quite a few dry provisions. She was considerate of them having to raise them like this. So she sent another 20 taels of silver to Du An for food during the trip. She didn't know if the money she gave was a lot or a little. She only knew that since they took good care of her She was not stingy in repaying them either.
Du An who received the additional money was still surprised. He had never met such a bold customer before. At most, they would probably add a few more taels. But this young lady only gave her twenty taels. He will consider it as a bonus for his subordinates. They had to leave their families for several months. It was appropriate for him to win the hearts of these people.
From that day on, Du An Ying took care of his big customer like she was a princess. The little prince No matter what Shuang Zihua requested Du An never refused her request. There were times when her son wanted to get out of the carriage. Their convoy would immediately stop for rest.
Du An had been living with the mother and daughter for a month while traveling. He looked at that little face familiarly. But I can't think of anyone I'm familiar with. He also wondered why he felt so familiar with an unknown person. Or will he think too much? Du An hurriedly shook off his strange thoughts. Otherwise, his curious nature when he was a bodyguard would definitely show up and cause him to embarrass himself in front of his subordinates.
Shuang Zhizhi was already over four months old. He's grown a lot now. He also doesn't drink much milk, but likes to pick up Shuang Zihua's food and chew it. When she pulled away, he cried out. Shuang Zihua had to bother the bodyguards to help her find a pumpkin on the way. She boiled the pumpkin and mashed it for her children to eat as well. He calmed down by grabbing her food and eating it. Shuang Zhizhi also drank milk much less frequently. Before, he would drink milk four or five times a day. But now he only eats two or three times.
At first, she thought she was a little worried about him. But the bodyguard who already had a family told her that he was probably close to weaning. She had just learned that children could wean themselves. Even when Anukang's child was weaned, it was very difficult. They had to apply bitter medicine to Anukang's chest. Until her child is weaned But Shuang Zhizhi was so aware that he seemed to wean himself. How could I not let her be surprised?
one month later Shuang Zihua's traveling convoy arrived at the border town as she had requested. Shuang Zihua pestered Du An to help her find a house in the city for her. She didn't dare to contact her herself. For fear that others would know that she had money. After all, she still had to stay here for many more years. If there's anything she can prevent She wanted to protect it first.
Du An looked at Shuang Zihua like a younger sister while traveling together for two months. He already knew that the girl in front of him was quite talented. She could cook, do laundry, and take care of children by herself without fail. She also said that she had no relatives anywhere. Plus, her husband didn't know where he had gone. Therefore, she wanted to bring her child to raise here, which was far from the capital. She said that she had been attacked by a boss in the area before escaping. It's a good thing she doesn't have a slave contract. Since she escaped, no one could do anything to her.
Shuang Zihua had to lie to them about her origins. For fear that someone would find out that she was here. But most of the stories about how she was attacked were all true. This made Du An and the others feel a little sorry for her and her child. They often helped her care for her child, who had begun to crawl.
Du An promised Shuang Zihua that he would go and inquire. It was good that he had already thought that she would not have a place to stay. So they spent the night outside the city before taking her into the city early in the morning like this. Du An had Shuang Zihua and the others wait at a nearby inn. He left money with his men for some snacks and tea.
Shuang Zihua shook his head not to let him pay again. She will handle it herself. As for the price of the house, wait for him to inquire first. She slowly took out the money, but it wasn't too late. She had secretly taken out a bill of exchange from the box when the others went to take a shower last month. Claiming that they should go take a bath together so they could hurry back. Because every time they take turns This gave her no chance to take out the money. She took the opportunity to tell them half the truth and half the truth and then asked them to leave without worrying about her and the child.
Shuang Zihua didn't know how much a house cost. So she took out a bill of exchange to reserve three thousand taels at once. Because she was afraid that she would not have the opportunity to bring it out again, she brought out so much like this.
Shuang Zihua's group sat and drank tea and ate less than two snacks. Du An was also accompanied by a middle-aged man. He said he was the official in charge of selling houses in the city. Before Du An talked to him He could see that Shuang Zihua probably didn't need a big house. As far as he had inquired, there were three or four houses where she and her child could safely live.
The official went and sat at the same table as Shuang Zihua. She poured tea for him and Brother Du, who had let her call him that for almost a month now. The officer explained the house for sale to her in detail. Shuang Zihua after listening for a while She asked the officer to take her to see three houses that she was interested in first.
Du An told his men to wait here. He will take her away himself. Tonight, he and his men would stay here before returning to You City tomorrow. Shuang Zihua also entrusted his men to take care of her wheelchair. She still wanted to use the little car she built herself. Du An knew that she really loved this old cart. Luckily the car didn't break down during the long trip. It was considered that she had done quite well. Even though the shape is a bit twisted and distorted.
After looking at all three houses Shuang Zihua chose a house near the City Lord's Mansion that was more expensive than the other two. She lived with only two mothers and children. Therefore, he wanted to be close to the governor's residence where there were many officials working. Du An also agreed with her. He would not have to worry too much about her and the child. He had also promised her before that if there was work that required him to come here, he would stop by to visit her and the child.
Shuang Zihua handed Du An a bill of exchange to help arrange the transfer of the house into her name. The house has three bedrooms, a kitchen, a bathroom and a separate storage room at the back of the house. Within the brick fence was a clean well. This saved her the trouble of finding water for use in the house. All the things in the house are still there. Officials say the original owner consigned it to the seller without taking anything with him. They add the cost of the items to the cost of the house. So the price is a bit expensive. What he said was expensive was one thousand two hundred taels.
Shuang Zihua didn't care whether the house was expensive or not. She was glad that she no longer had to go out to buy necessary supplies. She gave Brother Du two thousand taels of bill of exchange. Because she only had bills of exchange like this. As for the change, she waited for him to bring it back to her later. She also planned to give Du An another hundred taels of silver before he returned.
They really took care of her and the child well. This money was not a lot for her. Whatever she could give him, she wanted to give in return.
It took Du An less than three kilos to bring the change back to Shuang Zihua at the inn. She had told him earlier that she would be waiting there. Shuang Zihua then gave him a bill of exchange worth 100 taels and invited him and the others to have dinner at her new home. She said that she wanted to pay respects to them who had sent her here.