The eldest sister was reborn and the younger sister traveled through time. I just want to survive.

Just like in North Vietnam, Yan Muxi changed her name to Qian Sanniang, and she and Dongyu pretended to be a traveling merchant couple. Minghui pretended to be Yan Muxi's mother-in-law, and Shunzi and others were still servants.

Yan Muxi claimed to be a merchant from Jincheng. He stayed in Chaoyang City for five days and ordered 30,000 dan of grain, 3,000 pieces of coarse cotton cloth, and five carts of medicinal materials. He arranged for Tianshun Carriage and Horse Company to deliver all the goods to Jincheng in batches.

Chaoyang City is located in the northeast corner of Dafeng. The group walked southwest along the road. They stopped for a few days when passing by a large provincial capital to buy food and cloth. By the time they arrived in Jinling in the south of the Yangtze River, Yan Muxi had bought 250,000 dan of grain, 20,000 pieces of cloth and dozens of carts of medicinal materials, 90% of which were medicines for wounds.

Even Dongyu, who was usually thick-skinned, noticed something was wrong. She initially thought that the young lady wanted to do the business of reselling supplies, but now it seems that is not the case.

Because it's all a hassle to make the product, the profit is still less than what a skin care product store earns in a day. If there are bandits during transportation, you will have to pay extra money, which is not cost-effective at all.

After Yan Muxi ordered another 100,000 dan of grain at one time, Dong Yu couldn't help but ask, "Miss, you bought so much grain, cloth, and medicinal herbs. Are you planning to raise a private army?"

Seeing that there was no one around, Yan Muxi lowered his voice and said, "I would like to raise them, but I need soldiers to raise them for me!"

"Then why did Miss buy so much rice and cloth? We can't eat or wear them all in several lifetimes. It's enough to feed hundreds of thousands of people." Dong Yu finished speaking, and suddenly realized, "Miss, you don't want..."

Yan Muxi smiled and nodded, "Yes, it's just as you thought. Our little Dongyu is indeed much smarter than before."

After two years of war in the northern border, the money in Dafeng's national treasury was no longer abundant, but the money in Emperor Yuanjing's private treasury was abundant. As far as Shan Yanmuxi knew, the income from the Colosseum and the silver mine handed over by Yan Yongchen were enough for Emperor Yuanjing to support hundreds of thousands more soldiers and horses.

Yu Wantai and Yan Yongchen want to deal with Emperor Yuanjing, and they will definitely launch a rebellion. What she can do is to pave the way in advance. It is always better to be prepared.

Transporting a large amount of food and medicinal materials at one time would easily attract attention, but transporting them in batches from different places to the northern border would not attract too much attention. In less than half a year, she would be able to collect enough military supplies for an army of 150,000 for one year.

The group stayed in Jinling for seven days. In order to avoid causing trouble for the Qian family, Yan Muxi did not use the Qian family's connections to buy food or medicine, and he did not even meet Qian Haochuan.

Unexpectedly, the day before leaving Jinling City, Qian Haochuan and his wife Qin came to the inn.

In the side room, Yan Muxi greeted his cousin-in-law Qin warmly, "I have heard of your great name a long time ago, and now I finally see you."

Qin had a round face and round eyes, fair skin and red lips, and a very amiable appearance. She smiled and pulled Yan Muxi over, looking her up and down carefully, "I have been very curious since I was a child, and have always wanted to meet my cousin. If I hadn't taken the initiative to ask Haochuan this time, I'm afraid I would have missed it again."

"The current situation is special. We will meet again if we have the chance in the future." Yan Muxi said this and glanced at Qian Haochuan beside him, with a hint of resentment in his eyes.

Her current identity is not open to the public, and any contact with the Qian family would be disadvantageous to both parties. Once someone discovers the clues, all previous plans will be ruined.

If she were Qian Haochuan, she would never tell anyone else the inside story. The more people know, the greater the risk.

Qian Haochuan saw through her thoughts and comforted her, "Xixi, don't worry. The inn is the property of the Qian family. Your cousin's wife and I often come here to inspect. It won't arouse suspicion."

"Cousin and cousin-in-law, you'd better be careful. This is a matter concerning your life and property, so don't joke about it." Yan Muxi smiled and scolded.

Qin spoke for her husband, "Don't blame Haochuan for what happened today. I was the one who pestered her to bring me here. If my cousin wants to blame someone, just blame me."

Qian Muxi held her hand back, "Cousin, please don't blame me. I am just worried that you will be dragged down by me. I don't blame you at all."

After seeing the couple off, Minghui frowned and said unhappily, "Haochuan was always cautious and prudent when he was young, but now that he has met a woman, he has gone backwards."

"My cousin and his wife have been friends since childhood, and then they experienced the hardships of loss and recovery. It is normal that their relationship is better than that of others." Yan Muxi sighed in her heart. She also felt that cousin Haochuan's behavior was inappropriate, but since it had already come to this, there was no point in complaining any more.

"No matter how good the relationship between husband and wife is, it depends on the situation. Telling Qin that you and your grandfather are still alive is good for her? That would harm her." Minghui said as she stood up and walked out. "No, I have to talk to Haochuan. Don't let him forget about his father after marrying a wife and blame his wife for everything."

Watching Aunt Ming running out like the wind, Yan Muxi couldn't help but smile and shake his head.

She is in her forties, but her temper is even more irritable than that of a young girl. When the two of them stand together, she looks particularly stable.

In early May, Yan Muxi and his party arrived at Qingshi Town in Dingzhou.

Dingzhou is not as prosperous as the south of the Yangtze River and the plains. It is sparsely populated and it is difficult to find a decent town within a hundred miles.

After traveling for several days, everyone was exhausted and decided to rest for two days in the only inn in the town before continuing their journey.

The inn does not provide meals, Dongyu asked Yan Muxi, "Madam, what food do you want to eat? I will ask Jingzhe to go out and buy it."

"No need, I'll go out with you guys to eat!" Yan Muxi was not used to the food in the northwest. The food right out of the pot was better, but the warm food without the aroma of the pot was even more difficult to swallow.

One person was left behind to look after the luggage and carriages, while the others walked to the restaurant diagonally opposite the inn to have dinner.

It is called a restaurant, but in fact it is just a larger restaurant. Not only does it have no private rooms, but it also has only a few kinds of dishes.

Fortunately, there were not many people eating there. Yan Muxi and Minghui chose a quiet seat near the window, while Shunzi and others sat at the table next to them.

Because the weather was hot, the windows were open and we could clearly see the people walking on the street outside.

Not long after they sat down, Minghui suddenly pointed at an old woman across the street and said, "Why does the way that old woman walks outside seem familiar to me?"

Yan Muxi looked in the direction she pointed. She was stunned. After a closer look, she thought, how could he not look familiar? She was familiar with this person, and more than just a little familiar.

Seeing that the old woman was about to walk away, she quickly told Jingzhe, "Go follow the old woman in the blue cotton clothes and find out where the person she is walking with comes from. Remember not to alert the enemy."

Half an hour later, Jingzhe told Yan Muxi the news he had heard.

The old woman and her group of seven went to a house at the west end of the town. They said they had fled from Dingzhou City and came to live with their relatives. Two of the men walked briskly, and they must have practiced martial arts.

Yan Muxi thought for a moment and told Jingzhe, "Hurry up and sit down and eat something. Later, you and Lichun will take turns to look after the old woman. If there is any unusual change, come back and tell me as soon as possible."