Chapter 307: Whose ox cart is 307? Chapter 307: Whose ox cart is 307? Ye Jiu had just paid another thousand taels for the escort deposit, and now all the money she had amounted to no more than a thousand taels. Therefore, she still had to find a way to get more silver.

Ye Wenzheng took the pearl and replied, “Understood.”

As she walked to the side of the ox-cart, Ye Jiu spoke again, “I still have some things to take care of, so you’ll rent another ox-cart and go back later.”

“I might as well go with my little aunt.” Ye Jiu, after all, was still young and was treated like the apple of the Ye Family’s eye, so Ye Wenzheng was worried about her being on her own.

However, she was rejected without any mercy, “No need, you go back alone. We are leaving in a couple of days, so get the affairs on the estate settled as quickly as possible, then make sure your mother and sister are well accommodated.”

“Okay, then, just be careful on your own,” Ye Wenzheng insisted, still concerned.

Ye Jiu nodded and asked, “Did you bring the key to the courtyard I had you rent?”

Ye Wenzheng took out a key from his bosom, “I brought it.”

Ye Jiu took the key and drove away in the ox-cart.

Watching the ox-cart gradually disappear before his eyes, Ye Wenzheng couldn’t help but mutter to himself, wondering what his little aunt wanted with that courtyard, insisting it be in a more secluded location.

However, Ye Wenzheng didn’t think too much about it, his body carrying two pearls worth thousands of taels of silver each, which made his entire heart thump wildly.

He had never touched such precious items in his life. If he were careless and lost them, even selling himself wouldn’t be enough to make up for the loss.

Ye Jiu drove the ox-cart to the courtyard she had recently rented, which was particularly secluded because, though there were people’s homes all around, the main entrance was situated in a very out-of-the-way location.

Ye Jiu took the back door, tied the ox-cart to the large tree outside, then went in with the key to open the lock.

The house had been cleaned a few days earlier, and although some dust had settled again, it wasn’t too dirty.

Ye Jiu took out all the furs from her spatial storage and piled them up, filling an entire room.

Seeing the quantity, she felt it was too much, so she had no choice but to put some back again.

The fruits were the most abundant in the space and kept coming, but unfortunately, they didn’t last long, so despite taking them out, she couldn’t keep them, and had to give up the idea for the time being.

Well, it would be good if she could just dispose of these furs this time.

Tiger fur, fox fur–every kind was available, and the fur was smooth and shiny, each a whole piece and top quality, worth a great deal. As long as she could sell them, it would all be profit!

As for jewelry, it was small and not necessary to mix in with the goods. If there was time, she could sell some in every town they passed through without attracting too much attention.

After placing the items, Ye Jiu locked the door and left.

When Ye Jiu returned home and got off the ox-cart, Old Man Ye, who had been squatting at the door, tapped his old tobacco pipe and stood up, asking with confusion, “Xiaojiu, isn’t this Ye Wenzheng’s ox-cart? Why did you drive it back? Also, I heard from the villagers that you’ve been quite close with Ye Wenzheng recently, what’s that all about?”

Last time, when Ye Wenzheng helped them find help for their field work, Old Man Ye wanted to ask about it, but because he had been busy, he hadn’t found the time.

These days, the work in the fields was done, and with Ye Jiu going out more frequently, he remembered to ask.

The villagers said that Ye Wenzheng had struck it rich by allying with someone, and Old Man Ye had heard it too. However, Ye Wenzheng was no longer a member of the Ye clan, and their family was not short of money now. Old Man Ye thought that there was no need for them to be too involved with Ye Wenzheng.