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In the days that followed, Ziyan and her group stayed in Hot Spring Valley from the beginning of the month until the end. Then, they continued to stay from the end of one month to the beginning of another and then to the end of that month.
During this time, Ziyan took her Demonically Charming Man, Prince Xuan, along with their tamed spirit beasts, to pay respects at General Heng Yuxiang's grave. Afterwards, the two of them casually inspected the mountain forest again.
They noticed that many new mechanisms had been added to the entrances and exits leading into this mountain and forest. They knew that these were likely the handiwork of their master, Qin Ming, who regularly came to redesign them.
After finishing these tasks, Ziyan led her original team to sweep through the vast forest, clearing out numerous swallow nests...
In the end, they captured a variety of clever and exotic wild beasts and placed them on a cliff at the top of the waterfall in Hot Spring Valley for taming, in preparation for future needs.
They had already tried it before; in this cold weapon era, these exotic fierce beasts could sometimes intimidate people even more than so-called martial arts experts.
Thus, Ziyan was determined to tame more wild beasts to guard her mountain forest. Although all of Chu County now belonged to them, there were inevitably greedy individuals eyeing or intending to come and cause trouble.
Regardless of whether the treasures in the forest were valuable or not, they were all precious to her.
Since she wanted to successfully build her own business empire, she naturally had to take more necessary precautions against potential threats.
Next came the moment to create her true dream.
With capital secured and power established, it was time to truly expand and make bold moves!
So, on a certain day two months later.
Ziyan bid farewell to her master Qin Ming with her Demonically Charming Man, and they returned to County Town. Ziyan's next step was to relocate her entire family along with Mo Divine Doctor and others to Provincial Capital.
Of course, she had already informed everyone about this plan half a month ago. Except for her mother Zhou, who was unwilling to move, no one else opposed it.
Returning to the county, Ziyan was determined to persuade her mother, Zhou, as she naturally hoped that her mother would accompany her to Chu County Capital.
However, before Ziyan could speak, her mother Zhou had already begun: "Yan'er, you can go ahead with your sister and the others. Mother will stay here to take care of this shop. Besides, there are still a few of them here to look after things, right? Mother has to observe mourning for your father for three years. Moreover, there are no other relatives left in Zijia Village. I need to stay behind so I can regularly visit his grave and tend to it."
At this point, Zhou pointed to the Zhang Family Servants, a family of four that Old Man Mo had recently sent over to help.
"Oh!" Ziyan already knew that women in this era were expected to mourn for their deceased husbands. She understood that no matter what she said next, it would be futile to persuade her mother to leave Hengfeng County. She would have to wait until the three years were over to find another opportunity for persuasion.
She then shifted her gaze to the Zhang family of four: a middle-aged couple and their two daughters. It was said that their hometown had been flooded, destroying their home, so they sold themselves to the kind-hearted Mo Divine Doctor, also known as Old Man Mo.
Perhaps due to the large number of women in this family, Old Man Mo soon transferred them to the Zi Family. After observing them for a while, Ziyan noticed that they seemed like honest and simple people. Having such individuals around her mother would certainly ease her worries.
For this reason, Ziyan did not attempt further persuasion but instead turned her attention to the Zhang Family Servants and said, "I hope you will take good care of our mother."
"Yes! Rest assured, Misses. We will definitely take good care of Madam. If we fail in our duties, you may punish us when you return."
"Well—Zhang Chen's Family, you are being too modest. As long as you take good care of our mother, rest assured! Our Zi Family will not treat your family poorly."
"Yes! Thank you very much, Second Miss."
"Good! In that case— we can rest easy knowing our mother is in your capable hands," Ziyan finally nodded with satisfaction.
Thus, the arrangements were made.
Ziyan and Ziying lazily snuggled with Zhou just like in their childhood, and the three of them squeezed onto one bed for a restless sleep that night.
The next day.
As they were about to embark on their journey once again, the three members of the Ziyan family were filled with a bittersweet feeling in their hearts.
This time, Zhou was different from before; she forced a calm smile despite her inner turmoil. Only Ziying was in tears, her sobs flowing like a small spring. In an instant, she had turned into a weeping child.
“Foolish girl, you’re already grown up, yet you still act like a child. By the way, once you’re out there, make sure to learn from your sister and follow her lead in everything. What worries me the most is you, do you understand?”
Seeing Eldest Daughter in such a state, Zhou could only smile wryly.
“Mm-mm-mm, daughter understands. I will definitely listen to my sister in everything,” Ziying replied immediately, nodding vigorously.
Ziyan looked at her mother and sister and couldn’t help but laugh at Ziying’s appearance.
At the same time, the previously tense and slightly sorrowful atmosphere of parting was eased. Zhou let out a gentle sigh of relief; she knew that with her younger daughter watching over her elder daughter, both would be safe.
The intelligence and strength of her younger daughter were what she had been most proud of in recent years. Moreover, with Prince Xuan now by their side, how could she worry too much about her two daughters?
As the moment of parting approached, Ziyan tightly embraced her mother one last time. Looking at her lonely mother, Ziyan thought to herself how wonderful it would be if their father were still around! The long road ahead seemed daunting; how could her mother not feel lonely alone?
After a heartfelt farewell among family members, they finally had to part ways.
Ziyan pulled Ziying into the carriage and then gazed affectionately at her mother as she waved goodbye.
Throughout it all, Zhou stubbornly held back her tears in front of her daughters. However, once the carriage started moving and grew distant, she could no longer contain herself and nearly broke down in sorrow.
After a long time, she was finally helped back to her room in the courtyard by Zhang Chen's Family and her Eldest Daughter, one on each side.
This was the first time she took her sister out, and to take care of her, Ziyan chose to leave her Demonically Charming Man behind and share a carriage with her sister.
As expected, during the first two or three hours, Ziying felt fine. However, as time went on, she began to feel dizzy and unwell.
In the end, she ended up vomiting messily. Fortunately, Ziyan was quick; she shouted for the driver to stop while swiftly picking up her sister and leaping off the carriage like a dragonfly skimming the water. This allowed Ziying to release everything from her stomach into the bushes by the roadside.
At that moment, Ziyan let out a big sigh of relief!
She thought about how if she had been even a moment slower, the entire carriage would have been in trouble. Just as Ziyan was preparing to go back for a clean handkerchief, someone suddenly reached out from behind and deftly handed her a small square cloth.
Ziyan took the handkerchief from that person's hand and then turned to pass it to Ziying. Only then did she turn back to look at the person, who turned out to be Wu San.
"Wow—" Ziyan thought to herself in surprise.
Wu San had clearly been at the back of several carriages; how did he manage to reach them so quickly?
There was only one answer: he had been keeping an eye on their situation and was prepared to rush in at any moment to assist them.
Ziyan's heart was filled with suspicion: what was his intention?
Speaking of today's convoy, it was definitely not small; there were ten carriages originally meant for passengers, all filled with edible spices.
Ziyan was worried about rain on the way. If they were only packed in burlap sacks and it rained, not only would the quality of these spices deteriorate significantly, but they could also become moldy. All her hard work would be ruined!
In this era, there is hardly any waterproof fabric or waterproof bags!
Therefore, to ensure the quality of the spices, Ziyan had no choice but to require that all goods be transported using horse-drawn carriages with compartments for passengers. Naturally, this increased the cost somewhat, but it seemed trivial compared to the potential risks.
Along with her were ten cargo-drawn carriages. The ordinary cargo carriages were open flatbed carts without compartments or roofs. The burlap sacks on top were filled with local specialties brought back by the Zihengfeng Team, including dried wild vegetables, jerky, and other food items.
Thus, this Caravan was quite large!
As time passed unnoticed, by the evening of the next day, the long convoy finally arrived at Chu County Capital.
The journey had been smooth and uneventful; why was it so successful?
This was largely due to Ziyan's careful preparations. Before setting out on her Caravan, she did not inform anyone outside her circle. Even the drivers were arranged under different names, and preparations were made separately under various aliases.
Additionally, the departure date was initially stated as the fifteenth, but they actually set off early on the morning of the seventh, with everyone notified only that morning.
This way, even if someone wanted to inform any ill-intentioned individuals, given the lack of advanced technology in this era, those people would definitely not have enough time and would be completely overwhelmed!
These strategies stemmed from Ziyan's previous life as an undercover narcotics officer, where she learned tactics from drug dealers. Little did she know that these methods would be one hundred percent effective in this era.
Because of this, they managed to transport such a large quantity of precious spices without encountering any robbers!
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