"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.
