She stayed in Qingyun Town for another two days, and with her devout prayers, her menstruation finally ended. Early in the morning, she took a bath, changed into clean clothes and came to bid farewell to Aunt Zhou's family.
Upon hearing that she was leaving for the Capital, Aunt Zhou naturally felt very sad. Holding her hand, Aunt Zhou told her many things like taking care of her safety and health; Uncle Zhou didn't say much, but silently took out twenty taels of silver from his purse, asking her to keep it as traveling expense.
Twenty taels was no small sum to the Zhou family. Cai Wei had plenty of silver thanks to her ability, but the good intentions of an elder, if declined, could cause Uncle Zhou and Auntie Zhou upset, so she happily accepted the silver, put it into her purse. Only when she did so did Uncle Zhou and Auntie Zhou smile contentedly. Jiujin proposed accompanying her back to the Capital, to protect her from being bullied by bad guys when a girl was traveling alone!
