I trade in both worlds

Chapter 254 Returning with a Full Load

Xu Ziqing was so shocked by the scene that she was speechless. She just stared at the jade, as if the whole world had stopped.

"This..." Xu Ziqing finally found her voice, but her tone was still a little unbelievable, "This kind of jade is too valuable. We really shouldn't accept this gift."

Xu Ziqi glanced at her and felt the same concern in his heart.

Their relationship with the Liu Mansion was established only because of the sale of a few prescriptions, and they had only met Liu Fu, the chief steward of the Liu Mansion, two or three times.

Now, Liu Fu sent such an expensive gift, which made them feel pressured.

"Yeah, alas." Xu Ziqi sighed, his eyes lingering on the two pieces of jade.

After pondering for a while, he opened the other two boxes, only to see two sets of golden head masks inside, each set shining with dazzling light.

The gold ornaments are carved with delicate patterns, including lotus, butterfly, peony, etc., which symbolize auspiciousness, happiness and wealth.

"This... this gold jewelry is so gorgeous." Xu Ziqing said in a low voice, her fingers gently touching the exquisite carvings, a hint of amazement flashing in her eyes.

Xu Ziqi glanced at Xu Ziqing without answering, but silently opened the box containing the writing brush, ink and inkstone.

Two sets of brushes, inkstones and inkstones are placed in exquisite wooden boxes. One set is a blue and white porcelain inkstone with a landscape pattern painted on the edge of the inkstone.

The other set is black stone inkstone, the stone is hard, the surface is as smooth as a mirror, and the ink pool is deep.

"Brother, these pens, inkstones, must be worth a lot of money." Xu Ziqing said in a low voice, her eyes moving back and forth between the two sets of pens, inkstones.

Xu Ziqi nodded, said nothing more, and continued to open the last two boxes.

The box contains donkey-hide gelatin, and a faint fishy smell wafts to the face, which is the unique smell of high-quality donkey-hide gelatin.

The texture of donkey-hide gelatin is fine and its color is shiny black, which shows that it has been carefully selected.

Looking at these valuable gifts, Xu Ziqi and Xu Ziqing looked at each other, not knowing what to do with them. The room fell into a brief silence, broken only by the occasional bird song outside the window.

"Brother, should we go back?" Xu Ziqing asked in a low voice.

Xu Ziqi shook his head, thought for a moment and said, "We have already received them. It is not appropriate to return them. Let's go back and find some rare things to send to the Liu Mansion as our return gift."

Xu Ziqing frowned and nodded. This was the only way to solve it.

The third day of November is a good day to travel. The dawn is just beginning to appear in the sky, and the streets of Bianjing are still immersed in tranquility.

The two walked out of the inn, passed through the bustling market, and came to Hongbang Escort Agency.

Inside the escort agency, there was a bustle of activity, with horses neighing and people talking. Six carriages were ready to go, three times more than when they came, loaded with their gains and memories from the capital.

"Mr. Xu, Miss Xu, everything is ready, we can set off." The owner of the escort agency came up with a smile, followed by Li Wan'er.

Li Wan'er was dressed in a tight outfit, holding a spear, and her brows revealed a heroic spirit that was no less than that of a man. When she saw Xu Ziqi and Xu Ziqing, a warm smile appeared on her face: "Mr. Xu, Xiaoqing."

Xu Ziqing stepped forward and held Li Wan'er's hand tightly. "Sister Li, over the past half month, thanks to you accompanying me to visit the capital, I have seen so many interesting places and tasted so many delicious foods. Next time you have time to go to Guoyue County, I will be your tour guide and I will definitely treat you well."

Li Wan'er smiled and patted the back of Xu Ziqing's hand. "Xiaoqing, you are too polite. I will definitely visit you in Guoyue County if I have the chance."

Xu Ziqi also stepped forward and expressed his gratitude to Li Wan'er, "Master Li, thank you so much for this time. Let's go to Guoyue County when we have time."

Li Wan'er nodded, "Of course, Master Xu, Xiaoqing, I wish you a safe journey and a safe return home soon."

As the carriage was gradually loaded, the moment of departure quietly arrived.

Xu Ziqi and Xu Ziqing stood beside the carriage and said goodbye to Li Wan'er and the guys from the escort agency one by one.

"Sister Li, goodbye!" Xu Ziqing waved and said goodbye to Li Wan'er.

"Goodbye, Xiaoqing, Xu Gongsheng, see you later." Li Wan'er also waved the whip in her hand and responded to them.

With a loud whip sound, six carriages slowly drove out of Hongbang Escort Agency and started their journey home. Outside the carriage windows, the scenery of the capital gradually faded away.

Inside the carriage, Xu Ziqi couldn't help but sigh, "This time we've finally returned with a full load."

This time in the capital, they spent more than 20,000 taels, and the things they bought were enough to fill five horse carts.

Xu Ziqing nodded gently: "Yes, but the money has been spent. Although we bought a lot of things this time, it also cost a lot. We have to think carefully about how to make money next time."

Xu Ziqi lazily leaned against the carriage and said, "If we sell some pepper, glass and the like, we'll make money. If we bring modern things here, which one is not in great demand?"

Xu Ziqing rolled his eyes at him: "If we sell it again, we won't be able to get the same price as this time. Besides, the cost of these furniture is too high. No matter how many we sell, we can't buy more than a few dressing tables."

Xu Ziqi shrugged and soothed him, "Don't worry, you can think about how much money you can make this time. We can make back our money just by selling one or two pieces of the good wood we bought."

Speaking of money, Xu Ziqing's mood instantly improved: "I hope so."

The cold wind of late autumn brings biting chill. When it blows across the earth, it rolls up waves of withered yellow leaves.

Brother and sister Xu Ziqi and Xu Ziqing sat in the carriage, wrapped tightly in thick fur coats, looking through the slightly opened curtains at the scenery passing by outside.

The carriage traveled for a few days, and when passing Youzhou, Xu Ziqi asked, "Xiaoqing, should we stay in Youzhou for one more day? Let's go to the pawnshop and see if we can find a bargain."

Hearing this, Xu Ziqing looked at him expressionlessly: "Do you have money?"

Hearing this, Xu Ziqi sighed helplessly: "Alas, it's not that we don't have money, it's just that the form of money is different. Forget it, let's continue on our way."

The carriage continued to move forward and arrived at Guoyue County on the cold night of the third day.

The brother and sister found an inn with the escort and stayed there. Their tired bodies got a moment of relaxation in the warm bed.

On November 11, a winter morning, the sky seemed to be dyed with ink.

At the beginning of the morning hour, just as the sky was beginning to show a hint of paleness, Xu Ziqi was already standing in front of the gate of the inn, with six horse-drawn carriages fully loaded with goods behind him.

The horses' breath condensed into white mist in the cold air, and the escorts were all in high spirits, ready to set off.