Chapter 193: Inquiring
"Big Brother Lu, hello! We’ll be troubling you on this journey! Um, how much will the cost be?" Wang Yongzhu didn’t know what fee to call it—transport fee? Incidental fee? Express carriage fee? She could only awkwardly inquire.
"Ten copper coins per person, including lunch. You can sit in the cargo carriage outside, but if we come across steep mountain roads, you’ll need to get off and help push," Steward Lu replied briskly, offering a fair price.
Wang Yongzhu and Wang Yongping both eagerly nodded their agreement.
Steward Lu then casually waved over a shop assistant nearby, "Laoliu, let these two guests ride on your carriage later."
Laoliu, the shop assistant appearing honest and simple, bounced over, looked them over, and promptly said, "Alrighty!"
With that, he led the two towards the carriage he was in charge of.
Some of the cargo was simply strapped onto donkeys or mules for transport, and there were also carts pulled by four or five mules.
These carts were piled with various loosely packed mountain goods in bags, placed haphazardly.
Only the front spot for driving was left open. Laoliu pushed the goods aside to make room, "You can sit here!"
After saying this, he took another look at Wang Yongzhu and chuckled at Wang Yongping, "Brother, your sister sure is well-fed. If we come to an uphill stretch, we might have to ask this young lady to get off and walk. But on the downhill, please have her sit in the cart to help weigh it down."
His words were tinged with teasing.