Xie Mulin made up his mind, but Xie Xianzhi and Xie Jinzhi couldn't persuade him anymore, so they had to acquiesce. Xie Huizhi wanted to go with him, but he was blocked by his second sister's sentence "You still have to take the county test", and secretly complained in his heart.

He didn't really want to take the county exam, really......

Xie Mulin didn't have time to pay attention to the third brother's thoughts, so she went straight to report to the Wen, Song and other elders. Song didn't say anything, only said: "You are a stable and capable child, grandmother believes that you can take care of yourself, and you can also take care of your brothers and sisters." Just be cautious along the way, you don't have to rush, it's okay to go slower, and everything is safe. Xie Mulin obediently responded.

Wen was worried, not worried that she and Xie Xianzhi's two and a half children would go to Beijing, and said, "I'll just accompany you on a trip." ”

Xie Mulin persuaded her: "Mother, don't mess around, the old and the young in the family, which one can leave you?" The second brother and the third brother are going to take the exam, can you not sit at home and take care of their diet and daily life? The eldest brother is planning to set off after the Lantern Festival, and there are still many things to be busy in the clan at that time, can you really leave? Relatives are not gone either? Besides, you were originally preparing to go north to Beiping after the spring flowers bloomed and reunite with your father, there are still many things to prepare, where is there still time to accompany your eldest brother to Beijing? It's good for me to accompany my eldest brother, do you still think that I can't take care of my eldest brother and third sister? ”

Wen is not worried about this, after the experience of the past half a year, she has become more and more dependent on her daughter, and sometimes she has to let her daughter make decisions for her, she does not doubt her daughter's ability. It's just that her daughter is still young after all, and Xie Xianzhi is only a half-grown teenager, and now the two children are going to drive hundreds of miles to the capital with a few subordinates, so how can she not worry?

Xie Mulin comforted: "Mother, trust us more." There are few people in the family and even fewer adults, and the eldest brother wants to go to Beijing to pick up the eldest sister, and by the way, he goes to worship the Duchess of Chengen, so as not to make people find fault with him and not know the etiquette. He has such a biological mother, which is already very difficult, for the sake of his future reputation, it is human nature to insist on this trip, and we should be more considerate.

"The second brother is going to take the exam, and the third brother is ...... I also know that he went to take the county exam, just to test the water, no one expected him to really win, but he is a younger brother, and he is still young, can I, who is an older sister, still be lazy, but let my younger brother suffer from running around? Not to mention the four brothers and four sisters. As for Aunt Qin, she is suspicious, so don't let her have a chance to meet with the Cao family. In this way, I am the only one who is the most suitable person to accompany my eldest brother to Beijing. Don't worry, I will definitely be careful and will not let the big brother make any mistakes! ”

Wen listened silently, and couldn't help but look at his daughter a few more times: "Don't always treat Huizhi as a child, you are the same age as him, only a few months older than him." ”

Xie Mulin laughed dryly, she was in her twenties...... Well, she can't say this kind of thing, she can only defend herself: "I will turn thirteen years old in February next year, that is, I will be fourteen years old, and I am already half an adult!" Of course, he is much older than the third brother, and he is still a child! Twelve-year-olds! ”

Wen Shi smiled dumbly and shook his head: "Okay, it's okay if you want to go, but you have to go with Shopkeeper Mao." They also plan to return to Beijing after the Lantern Festival, and they are people who are used to taking this road, and I can feel at ease with them taking care of them. ”

Xie Mulin no longer objected, and readily agreed.

Then she asked Wen for a sum of money to prepare for the trip: "Shopkeeper Mao, they can't take the waterway, and the eldest brother also said that they want to take the carriage by land, and our carriage can't do it, so we have to find a way to modify it to sit more comfortably." I want some silver for my menstrual expenses, but my pocket money is not enough. ”

Wen then calculated the account, this year because of the lake Yin flood, there is a certain loss at home, fortunately, the summer harvest and autumn harvest have been preserved, and there is cement that can be used to build walls and dams, the cost is not high, Mao shopkeeper also brought the seven or eight hundred taels of silver earned by renting Guiyuan in the past six months, and the income is good.

In fact, if it weren't for the fact that Shopkeeper Mao intercepted another sum of money to rebuild part of the courtyard of the Pearl Bridge Mansion so that it could be rented out to outsiders for temporary residence, the money she could get here would be enough for 1,000 taels.

The business of Guiyuan rental was not good at first, but after autumn, the osmanthus flowers in the garden were fragrant, and the whole city was famous, and the number of guests who came to visit suddenly increased greatly, and the income quadrupled and the reputation was also started. After the winter, there is no Qiugui as a signboard, and it is still like a cloud, presumably next year's business will only be better. When the Xie Yinghui sisters returned to Huyin, there were only people left in the mansion in Beijing to watch the house, and the expenditure was greatly reduced, and the old man Xie Pu gained a firm foothold in Beiping again, and the business developed smoothly.

Since I have so much income and a small family, I can live a very rich year. Even if she takes her daughter's family north next year, after removing the travel expenses, it will still be more than enough. Setting aside 180 taels from the remaining money for the children to go to Beijing is nothing.

Wen generously allocated fifty taels of silver to her daughter, asking her to use it first, and if it was not enough, she would come back to find herself.

Xie Mulin felt that fifty taels was still enough, and after receiving the money, he first went back to his yard, took out a pen and paper and a homemade wooden ruler, and first drew a sketch of a carriage according to his own ideas.

She didn't have a spring on hand, but that didn't mean there was no other way to improve the shock absorption of the carriage, and if it was too late, she could spread a few more layers of thick mattresses. But other functions such as heating, boiling water, storage, and living, the original carriage at home is almost gone. In order for Xie Xianzhi to have a better time on the way to Beijing, and for her journey not to be too hard, she had to find a reliable carpenter to modify the family's carriage.

It just so happened that Xie Jiawan's old house had just taken in a group of new tenants, including carpenters who originally specialized in vehicle manufacturing. It should be easier to do, right?

Xie Mulin pondered the drawings for a night, wrote down several possible plans, rested for a night, went to the housekeeper early the next morning, and then found Xie Huizhi again, and asked him to send the drawings to the old mansion, and asked the carpenter to see if he could help transform a carriage.

Xie Huizhi could understand the drawings of the carriage a little more clearly, and said, "Second sister, these ideas are okay, but I don't know if it's too late." Although the carpenter uncle is not idle, and he is very fast, the carriage is ...... It's not something that can be done in ten days and a half, right? ”

Xie Mulin said: "It's not for him to start from scratch, it's just to modify our family's old carriage." I have already said hello to the butler, vacated an old carriage of the family, and sent it to the old house, and then asked the craftsman what materials he needs, and I can have people buy them, and the shops in the county town are not yet closed. I hope that when I enter Beijing, the carriage will allow my eldest brother to sit more comfortably, and there will be no problems or windy cold. ”

Xie Huizhi muttered: "Second sister is really thoughtful...... and if he really accompanies Xie Xianzhi into Beijing, I am afraid that he will never take these things into account, anyway, when the time comes, he will just bury his head and hurry."

He glanced at Xie Mulin with some shame, and put the drawings on his sleeve with a red face: "I'll send it to the second sister." Second sister, rest assured, that carpenter uncle is very capable. He didn't build a loom, he could understand your ideas clearly, and he started to work on it in less than a day. This carriage is his old business, and he will definitely be able to build what the second sister wants! ”