Transmigrating To The Ancient Times With Lu's Convenience

Chapter 133

Chen Xiao Cai always felt like he was a nobody in the capital city, even though the book business was a hit.

"I brought you delicious food."

Shen Chi smiled, "Why bother? The food must have gone bad already, it's such a great distance from home to the capital city."

Although Shen Chi said so, he felt so warm at heart.

Chen Xiao Cai smiled and said, "I didn't get them from the capital city. I bought you some lotus root powder from the neighboring county."

Shen Chi nodded and said, "Lotus root powder sounds great."

"Mai is the one who has bought all the specialties before we let the capital city, a box for Big Brother, a box for Lin Ge, a box for you, a box for Uncle Qin... Where is your box, you may ask. Mai ate every single box before we arrived home."

Shen Chi couldn't help but give a soft smile.

"Mai is such a cute kid, Ji Yun An decided to stay in the capital city?" asked Shen Chi.

Chen Xiao Cai nodded and said, "Yes."

Shen Chi sighed and said, "He is a young master after all, of course it makes more sense that he stays in the capital city!"

Chen Xiao Cai nodded, "Yeah! However, he seems to be in a lot of trouble."

Although Ji Cheng Kang was a legitimate son, he didn't spend his childhood with his grandparents, so he wasn't favored by the elders.

Although Ji Yun An changed his surname and his name was in the pedigree of the Ji clan, after all, he was the son of a married daughter after all. He was underappreciated in the Ji family.

Ji Yun An's father was a hypocrite, and he had no intention to make up for what he had done when Ji Yun An was a boy.

Chen Xiao Cai pondered the situation his friend was in, then he shook his head in silence. Ji Yun An seemed to have to face a lot of difficulties if he aspired to pursue an official career.

"I haven't been away for long. The town is much more lively!" Chen Xiao Cai changed the subject.

Shen Chi nodded and said, "Lin Ge hired several teams to build roads, and he pays really well, 30 cents per day. The workers then decided to settle down in Sha County."

"This is a good thing," Chen Xiao Cai said.

Population was also an important criterion for evaluating the prosperity of a county. If the population in the county has increased significantly, it would be very beneficial for the assessment of the County Magistrate.

Shen Chi nodded and said, "Many people settle down here because of Lin Ge."

Chen Xiao Cai smiled and said, "I didn't expect Lin Ge to be this influential. I have underestimated him..."

Shen Chi looked at Chen Xiao Cai helplessly and said, "Lin Ge is not just a business genius!"

Chen Xiao Cai thought to himself, 'Chi, you've only seen the heroic side of Lin Ge, trust me, he wasn't like this when Mai and I were younger. He used to play all kinds of silly tricks on us... but I'm not going to tell you that and ruin his image in your heart.'

......

Qin Ming sat on a high stone pillar, sharing what he had seen and done in the trip with the workers.

The workers were stunned by Qin Ming's stories.

Qin Ming enjoyed all the attention.

"Bro Ming, did the young master Cai really make a fortune from selling books?"

Qin Ming nodded, "Yes! There were too many rich people in the capital, and they are very stupid. You know what, young master Cai sold the books for 8 tales, but they scrambled to buy them!"

"How much money for one set of books did you just say?" A carpenter asked.

"Eight taels," Qin Ming gesticulated wildly with his hands.

The workers instantly cried out in shock, "Eight taels! You can buy at least 5 piglets with that money!"

" Eight taels! That's my annual income!"

"Were there really people willing to pay that amount of money?"

"Of course! It was mind-blowing how many people were in line, scrambling for a set!" Qin Ming said with a proud tone.

"What kind of book is it!"

"This story, ah, it's about a monkey! The title is Journey to the West."

"The story of a monkey can be sold for so much money? People in the capital city are indeed wealthy and stupid!"

Qin Ming said, "Those people also like to vie with each other, your outfit is 10 tales of silver, then I'm going to spend 15 taels on mine, you know, just very silly! Our young master Cai is nothing like that, he is very down-to-earth, he doesn't care other silly people laughing at him for what he is wearing."

"How much did Young Master Chen earn?" A blacksmith couldn't help but ask.

Qin Ming shook his head and said conservatively, "I don't know the exact number, but I do know he has split the money fifty-fifty with young master Ji. I think they each had got about 1000 tales, at least."

Qin Ming's words had provoked an uproar from the workers, 1000 taels was an amount they could only dreamed for.

"Young master Cai is amazing!"

"No wonder he has bought a commercial street! He is so capable!"

Qin Lang looked at Qin Ming who was sitting at the center and enjoying all the attention with a doting smile on his face, he was glad that his little brother had so much fun in the trip. He wished he were on that trip as well, but he genuinely felt happy for his little brother.

"Father, Second Brother seems to be very happy recently."

Qin Yi smiled and said, "Let him be, of course he feels proud that he has been to the capital city at such a young age. In the entire Sha County, the people who have been to the capital city are numbered."

Qin Lang nodded, "That is true!"

Qin Yi was very satisfied with his current life. A few years ago, he was a struggling mountain people, and now he and his sons were leading a comfortable life.

Due to the inconvenient transportation in this time and space, few people could afford to go on a long journey. A trip made for great conversations.

......

"Father, Second Uncle is amazing!" Yuan Bao nibbled on a bun and said that.

Lu Lin nodded, "Yeah! Your Second Uncle is amazing."

Yuan Bao raised his head and said, "I want to be like Second Uncle when I grow up."

Lu Lin tilted his head and thought to himself, 'Why Yuan Bao doesn't say he wants to become someone like me, his own father! I'm just as amazing as Cai, aren't I?'

Lu Lin said with a sour tone, "Yuan Bao, don't you want to become someone like Father?"

Yuan Bao cast a sidelong glance at Lu Lin and said in disdain, "But father, you are afraid of snakes and worms."

Lu Lin, "..."

Chen Xiao Mi walked in and happened to hear the conversation between the father and son.

Seeing that Lu Lin's expression was bad, Yuan Bao made a face and took to his heels.

Lu Lin said with a sour tone, "Cai becomes a hero in the county now, everyone is talking about him."

Chen Xiao Mi smiled and comforted Lu Lin, "You are the one who contributed the most!" Without you, he doesn't have a book to sell."

Lu Lin touched his chin and thought to himself, 'That is true, I guess I'm the unsung hero.'