Why marry someone when you are reborn?

On the day of her departure, Xu Yun went to bid farewell to County Magistrate Zhou and thank him for taking care of her.

If it weren't for County Magistrate Zhou, they wouldn't have any documents and wouldn't even have a formal identity here.

County Magistrate Zhou also had some emotion: "If you hadn't discovered the corruption of Accountant Tan by accident, the people would have suffered so much."

This is true. Not only did they not get any of the compensation money they were supposed to get, but the amount of food they had worked so hard to buy was also falsely reported...

You have to know that these people who go to buy food are doing hard work. In addition to the food they can get each time, the higher-ups will also allocate a certain amount of money according to the amount of food so that they can get something in return.

Most of this money was also embezzled.

Because of this, many families that could still barely hold on could no longer hold on, and many died of illness or sold their children.

County Magistrate Zhou was also a little ashamed: "Speaking of which, I am also derelict in my duty. If I had discovered it earlier--"

Seeing that he was really blaming himself, Xu Yun consoled him with a few words: "There is a lot of work to be done now, and County Magistrate Zhou is already very busy. Besides, even the people who spend every day with Accountant Tan don't realize his true colors. How could he easily detect it?"

To be honest, after living here for almost two months, she felt that County Magistrate Zhou was very good.

County Magistrate Zhou smiled ashamedly, but did not continue the topic. He glanced at Xu Yun, his expression much softer: "Although the journey is not far, I don't know if I will have the chance to see you again in the future. Since Beiping has been designated as the capital, it will surely be prosperous in the future."

“But in such a prosperous society, it is inevitable… Miss Xu’s family should be more careful.”

Xu Yun thanked County Magistrate Zhou, and understood that he was reminding her that three women outside would always be easy targets, and she should not let her guard down just because she was in the capital.

County Magistrate Zhou was still smiling. He was not young anymore. His youngest daughter was married and his grandchildren were beginning to speak. He looked at Xu Yun with a look of pity from an elder for a younger person. "Ms. Xu is smart. I don't need to tell her much. However, I am older and have seen more people and things. I still want to say a few words."

The fact that she could say this showed that County Magistrate Zhou really regarded her as a junior. Xu Yun pretended to listen respectfully: "Please go ahead. Ah Yun will definitely keep it in mind."

County Magistrate Zhou looked at Xu Yun and sighed softly, "You must know that a tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind. Miss Xu is smart and agile, and she will definitely understand what I mean."

He smiled again: "But it's not that I just hide my incompetence. It's just that when my foundation is shallow, I always have to take root and stand firm first. There's no rush for anything."

Xu Yun understood.

She thanked County Magistrate Zhou again before saying goodbye and leaving.

On the second day, Xu Yun's family and Aunt Deng's family, escorted by Luo Zhan's personal soldier, a man named Wang Ji, slowly left the county town with three donkey carts and headed for Peking along the official road.

The three donkey carts were all the belongings of the two families.

Even so, there are still some things that have to be discarded, either given away or sold.

Wang Ji was a man of few words, but he acted prudently and knew how to avoid suspicion. He was almost solely responsible for riding and arranging the journey, and did not get close to the women.

Xu Yun and four other people squeezed onto the donkey cart, with bags under their buttocks, and rushed all the way to the city of Beiping.

Once they were on the main road, Xu Yun and her companions often saw carriages of more than a dozen vehicles, and among these people, even the servants driving the carriages, they all wore fine cloth.

Of course, when Xu Yun and the others looked at others, it was impossible for others to even look at them.

Now Xu Yun and Xie Wanqing were also wearing the most ordinary linen clothes, the style of which was also what ordinary people wore. It was completely different from the wide robes with big sleeves worn by the gentry.

Anyway, there is only one thing: Xu Yun and the others look extremely ordinary and common, so ordinary that no one would even give them a second glance.

Wang Ji, on the other hand, would get a second look.

Most of these caravans were wealthy businessmen and nobles.

At the very least, he is a commoner.

These people all went to Pingcheng. Just by looking at them, Xu Yun felt that he could almost imagine the bustling and prosperous Beiping City in the future.

They traveled during the day and stayed in a hotel if possible at night. If not, they would just wrap themselves in quilts and lie on their bags to make do. Even so, it took Xu Yun and her companions eight days to reach Peking.

When she saw the city tower vaguely visible at the end of the official road, Hua Niang almost stood up from the donkey cart in excitement: "Are we there yet?"

Everyone's spirits were lifted, and they stretched their necks to look over there.

Wang Ji also smiled: "Yes, this is Beiping City."

Once he arrived in Beiping City and helped the old lady and the others settle down, his mission would be accomplished!

Only God knows how nervous Wang Ji was along the way! He was afraid that something unexpected would happen and he would not be able to explain it to the general!

However, even if everyone was anxious to get into the city, they couldn't get in for a while - the city gate was full of people, cars, and goods who wanted to enter the city. The queue stretched for more than a mile.

Hongyu thought it was quite spectacular. She looked at the carriages outside the city, her eyes widened and she murmured, "Why are so many people coming into the city——"

Xie Wanqing smiled and said, "Now that we are just about to build a capital, we have to conduct a thorough inspection to prevent spies from sneaking in. So we will definitely conduct a thorough inspection."

Just wait until later.

Moreover, everyone coming from the south takes this official road, so I'm afraid this city gate has the most people.

Auntie Deng was not thinking about this. She said with emotion: "If someone sets up a tea stall here, he can make a lot of money."

Xu Yun felt that this made sense: "We can sell some snacks and the like."

With so many people who are not short of money, there will always be someone to buy it.

Hua Niang pointed and said, "There are quite a few of them!"

Xu Yun looked carefully and saw that it was true. There were people selling steamed cakes, pancakes, sweet drinks, and even fruit!

Aunt Deng said with some regret: "If only we had known we would have come earlier."

Xu Yun nodded deeply again - even if it was only for a period of time, he could still make a lot of money!

The two men looked at each other, and besides regret, there was also a sense of mutual respect between heroes.

Xie Wanqing thought for a moment and said, "How about we sell tofu pudding?"

The recipes for things like tofu pudding are all in the hands of the aristocratic families. Ordinary people don't know how to make them. And the aristocratic families don't sell these things.

When Xie Wanqing was at her mother's house, she learned how to make tofu pudding. But when she got married, she swore that she would never sell the recipe or pass it on to others, otherwise, if the Xie family found out, she would be expelled from the family.

Therefore, Xie Wanqing could do it herself, but she must not tell anyone else.

The only person who can inherit this secret recipe in this life is Xu Yun.

As soon as Xu Yun heard Xie Wanqing's words, he knew that Xie Wanqing wanted to share the pressure of supporting the family.

She even went so far as to give up her noble character.