Chapter 306 Traveling together
Mother Song looked at the departing carriage, her eyes filled with reluctance.
She turned to look at Song Jin and asked with concern: "Old Third, did you give Xia Xia the banknote?"
Song Jin smiled and comforted his mother, "Mom, don't worry! I have already given Xia Xia 100,000 taels of silver, which is enough for her to use. Don't worry, Mom!"
"One hundred thousand taels, is that enough?" Song's mother was still worried.
The corner of Song Jin's mouth twitched, and he thought, Mom, do you have no idea what one hundred thousand taels means?
The monthly salary of a lady from a noble family in the capital is only a few dozen or a hundred taels, and that’s only if she’s a high-ranking official.
The average minor official only gets twenty or thirty taels of salary for a month’s work!
There are also family expenses.
In recent years, all financial affairs of the family have been handled by Song Jin.
The big accounts in the courtyard were managed by Fan Zifu.
On the factory side, each industry was equipped with an accountant and a cashier, and they handled the accounts according to the method taught by Shen Xia.
Over the years, the factory's management has been in good order, which is naturally inseparable from Song Jin's ability.
Although he still had many things he didn't understand, he would always ask Shen Xia for advice, and Shen Xia only needed to be responsible for teaching him methods.
As for management and business negotiations, that is Song Jin's job.
That's why Song's mother asked Song Jin whether he gave Shen Xia a lot of money.
Otherwise, what if you go out and don’t have any money?
The family is not short of money now, and Xia Xia has been at home for these years, so there has not been much opportunity to spend money.
It’s so hard to get away from home, so I must make sure she has enough money to spend!
Song's mother then asked worriedly, "Will she not have enough clothes?"
"Mom, that big bag of clothes you just showed me probably contains summer clothes!"
"It's a long journey, half a month's journey, will there be robbers on the road? Will there be too few people?"
"Mom, you forgot that Li and Yi are together." Song Jin was almost speechless because of his mother.
I wasn't worried at first, but now that you said that, I feel a little worried.
After hearing what her son said, Song's mother felt a little relieved, but she couldn't help but continue nagging: "Even if Li Yi is with you, you have to be careful! After all, the journey is long, who knows what will happen?"
Song Jin sighed helplessly and comforted her, "Mom, don't worry too much. I believe they will take good care of themselves. And I don't need to tell you about Li Yi's martial arts! Plus, with Fourth Brother here, he will take good care of Xia Xia."
Song's mother nodded. Although she was still a little worried, she had no choice but to trust her son's judgment.
Then he turned around and went into the yard.
As she entered the yard, she grumbled, "Where are these kids! They didn't even say goodbye to their mother when she left. I'm going to criticize them now."
Song Jin smiled and said, "I'm afraid he went to Xiaotian's yard again! Wait for them, otherwise they will probably make a fuss if they see their mother leave."
"Okay! Then just leave them alone." Song's mother also felt relieved.
Shen Xia followed Song Yun in a carriage and headed for Wuyang County.
Shen Xia didn't know the way, but since she was with Song Yun, she didn't have to worry about the distance at all.
There were two carriages, one for Shen Xia and one for Jixiang Ruyi.
Song Yun rode alone in a carriage, while the others rode on horseback.
Arrived at the gate of Wuyang County.
The carriage stopped.
Shen Xia was curious about what happened and why it stopped.
Jixiang opened the car curtain.
"Young Madam, it's Master Qiu and the others." Jixiang replied after taking a look at the situation outside.
"Well, they are probably going to take the exam, so they plan to travel together!" Shen Xia said.
After a while, Song Yun arrived next to Shen Xia's carriage: "Xia Xia."
Shen Xia lifted the car curtain and looked at Song Yun: "Fourth brother, what's the matter?"
"It's like this. Brother Qiu and Brother Han have decided to go to Beijing together to take the imperial examination. But Brother Han's sister also wants to go with us, and my carriage is not convenient, so I thought of letting her ride in the same carriage with you." Song Yun explained the situation.
Originally, everyone said it together.
Song Yun had no objection.
As a result, there was suddenly a younger sister together.
I just found out about this myself.
She could only ride in the same carriage with Xia Xia.
When Shen Xia heard this, it was just such a trivial matter!
"That's great! Having more people means having someone to keep you company. It's fine. Fourth brother, just ask Sister Han to come over."
Song Yun called out to the back, "Miss Han."
Han Ji and Han Shuang came over together.
"Sister-in-law, I'm sorry to trouble you." Han Ji said politely.
"It's okay. I've never been to the capital, so it's normal for me to want to go and have some fun. I've also never been there, so I thought of going with my fourth brother. One more person means one more companion on the road."
"Thank you very much, sister-in-law." Han Shuang said with a polite smile.
Shen Xia greeted enthusiastically: "Sister Han, please come up quickly!"
"Ah."
In this way, four more people joined the group.
Qiu Ziyang's family conditions were average, so he didn't have a little servant.
But Han Ji's family was better off, so he brought a servant with him.
Sitting outside the carriage with the driver.
Because the time spent in Wuyang County was quite long, we did not make any further stops except to pick up people.
By noon, there was no village or shop nearby.
Everyone had to stop the carriage on the way to eat something.
Because only by traveling in this way can we reach another county at night.
After getting in the car.
Han Ji smiled at Song Yun and said, "Xingjun, I'm sorry! I didn't know my sister would be with me. I only found out when I left home this morning."
Qiu Ziyang glanced at Han Ji and then at Song Yun.
I thought to myself, this Han Donggua, can't he see things clearly?
Even a blind man can see that Song Yun likes Shen Xia.
Why did he let her sister get involved?
Song Yun said calmly: "It's okay, just keep an eye on the person and don't cause any trouble for Xia Xia."
Han Ji smiled and said, "Don't worry, my sister is very obedient and will definitely not cause any trouble."
Stop for lunch at noon.
Shen Xia already had a canopy, a portable storage table and a small stool at home.
I brought it with me when I came out.
But there is no need to set up a canopy in this kind of weather.
Jixiang and Ruyi took the things out.
Because there are only eight stools.
There were only Song Yun and the other two plus that younger sister.
Add Shen Xia, the master and his servant.
There is some food on the table.
Han Ji looked at the table and exclaimed, "Sister-in-law, where did you buy this set of tables and chairs? It's so convenient for going out or going for an outing!"
Shen Xia smiled and said, "My third brother brought it back to me when he went out."
Song Yun didn't say anything, because he could tell at a glance that this thing was Shen Xia's own.
Han Ji smiled and said, "Brother Song, if you meet me next time, please bring some for me! This is so useful."
Shen Xia smiled and said, "Sure!"
Everyone ate quietly together.
Suddenly, a noise was heard in the carriage.
Everyone looked at the carriage in confusion.
There is no one in the car, so how could there be any sound?
Shen Xia looked at Li Yi.
The question is: What's going on?
Li Yi looked at a loss.
There is no way, even if you know, you have to pretend you don’t know.
Shake his head.
Song Yun got up to look.
Shen Xia followed beside him.