After Uncle Chen had dropped off Wang Jingyuan at the town, he pointed her in the direction of the Capital. It was still nearly a thousand miles away, according to Uncle Chen, but she would have to walk there and hopefully arrive in two months' time. She contemplated purchasing a horse, but looking down at the ten or so silver coins left in Luo Qingye's pouch, she decided she better save the money for room and board along the way.
Fortunately, the auntie had packed Wang Jingyuan a lot of food, enough to last her until she reached the next town, which was almost a week later. There, Wang Jingyuan bought more food and spent the night at a small inn. When she paid with a silver coin, she was able to get a few hundred copper coins of change. These were much more convenient to use than the silver coins.
