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Chapter 259: Food in Hand, No Panic in Exile 2

Chu Yuan looked around and realized that he should still be at his grandparents' home in Bingzhou. The letter from the capital was right on his desk.

The original owner was very happy yesterday. Although she had occasionally communicated with her aunt's family over the years, and her cousin Haoyuan had people bring her many packages, the longing between them became stronger and stronger.

Now that they can finally meet, her joy is beyond words, and she has already planned what to bring to the capital.

If Chu Yuan remembered correctly, the carriage coming to pick her up should arrive in the next two days, and she didn't have much time to prepare.

"Chun Tao, have I packed my bag?"

"My lady, everything is packed. The boxes are filled with new clothes and jewelry that you plan to take to the capital. You also brought an extra box of bedding."

Chu Yuan looked at the three large boxes in front of him and the various colorful fabrics inside, and sighed deeply: "Chun Tao, take all these out. There's no need to bring so many clothes."

Chuntao was a little confused. The young lady had clearly said yesterday that she wanted to dress up beautifully before going to Beijing, and asked her to take all the clothes in her closet.

Chu Yuan saw her confusion and explained, "It suddenly occurred to me that the clothes in the capital must be much better looking than those in Bingzhou, so we only need to bring a few sets of clothes to change into, and we will have enough time to buy the rest when we get there."

Chuntao suddenly realized that what the young lady said was right, so she quickly packed up and took out some clothes that she couldn't wear on weekdays.

Chu Yuan also followed and gave instructions: "Put all the bedding, clothes and jewelry into one box. I will put other things in the other two boxes."

After freeing up two empty boxes, Chu Yuan went out with a maid and a servant.

The place where they lived was in the northern part of Bingzhou, close to the Inner Mongolia area in later generations, so the beef, mutton and dairy products here were the local specialties. Chu Yuan went out this time to buy more specialties to take with him.

It is normal to bring some local specialties when visiting your uncle and aunt in Beijing.

Especially now that it is winter, these things will not go bad if you carry them with you on the journey. When you are in exile, you can have an excuse to take some out to fill your stomach.

The original owner's grandfather ran an escort agency in his early years and saved up a large fortune. Later, when he got older, he opened a martial arts school in the local area, so the original owner has never lacked money.

And because her family opened a martial arts school, the original owner and her cousin also learned some kung fu, so she was not the kind of delicate lady in the eyes of the world.

Of course, the martial arts that the original owner learned were limited to strengthening the body. It was not possible to protect herself from bad guys. This was why she later died at the hands of bandits.

"Chun Tao, go ask the mutton seller on the street ahead how many sheep he killed today. It would be best to buy three that are evenly fat and lean, and also some mutton offal."

"Zhu Zi, go to the beef lady on the street and buy some beef, 20 kilograms each of raw and cooked. Also, see if there is any freshly roasted beef jerky and buy 20 kilograms of that as well."

After assigning tasks to the two servants, Chu Yuan went to the pastry shop in front. The pastries here are made with milk and goat's milk. They are rich in nutrients and are most suitable for nourishing the body for people who cannot fill their stomachs.

Chu Yuan bought twenty packs of each kind, and also bought some milk lumps and milk skins made from pure goat milk.

Then I went to the liquor shop in front and bought fifty pots of mare's milk, which I could drink to warm myself up when I got cold on the road.

Of course, not all of these need to be packed into boxes and taken away. Those two boxes alone cannot hold so many things, and a large part of them still needs to be placed in the space.

The shopping trip was over when the maid and the boy who went to sell beef and mutton came back.

Chu Yuan packed the meat products, some snacks and five pots of kumis into the box, and also found another large box to store her collection of various animal skins. These were all given to her by her grandfather, and were perfect for making warm clothes.

In this way, Chu Yuan's luggage became four large boxes, two of which were filled with food.

The two elders of the Chu family were quite amused by her behavior, especially Chu Xiaoran, Chu Yuan's grandfather: "Yuan'er, can your aunt's place really starve you to death? You don't look like you're going to visit your relatives, but rather like you're fleeing from famine."

Chu Yuan secretly gave a thumbs up to this shrewd old man in his heart. Exile and fleeing from famine are almost the same. At least those fleeing from famine have freedom, but those in exile have to be watched all the time and may even be whipped by the guarding officers and soldiers.

However, fleeing from famine is a natural disaster, while exile is a man-made disaster; the two cannot be compared.

In order to find a suitable excuse for his behavior, Chu Yuan hugged his grandfather's arm and acted like a spoiled child: "How can the food in the capital be the same as here? What I brought are all the special foods here. My aunt and her family have been away for so long, they must miss the taste of their hometown."

"There are also animal skins. The temperature in the capital is about to drop. This time, I will bring some over to make clothes for my aunt and the others. They will definitely keep them warm."

Chu Xiaoran tapped her nose lovingly and said, "Okay, Yuan'er is the most filial. The journey to the capital is long. Don't you really need to bring a few disciples from the martial arts school to accompany you for protection?"

"Don't worry, Grandfather. My uncle said he would send a capable subordinate to take over. There will be no problem."

Chu Yuan rejected his grandfather's kindness. If he brought too many people with him, it would be inconvenient to move. Besides, in the previous life, the original owner also reached the capital safely without any accidents along the way.

The next morning, he heard the gatekeeper coming to deliver a message saying that a team of carriages were heading towards the Chu Mansion, and the person leading them was wearing an official uniform.

As soon as Chu Yuan heard it, she knew that the person sent by her uncle to pick her up had arrived, and she immediately told Chuntao to change her clothes so that she could go out to meet the guest.

When she arrived at the front hall, she saw a tall young man sitting next to her grandfather, drinking tea from a cup with his head down.

Chu Yuan was stunned for a moment. According to the memory she received, the person who came to pick her up should be a middle-aged man.

In the original plot, a good friend of Lu Zhan in Beijing had to pass through Bingzhou on business, so his uncle asked him to bring the original owner to the capital.

But for some reason he has now become a young man, and according to Chu Yuan's observation, this man has an outstanding temperament and is definitely not an ordinary official.

Chu Xiaoran saw Chu Yuan appearing at the door and waved at her, "Yuan'er, come here quickly. This is Lord Shen, the Junior Official of the Dali Temple. Your uncle has asked me to take you to the capital."