She also didn’t want everyone to perceive her as a delicate lady from the inner chambers who couldn’t endure hardship.

She said, “Since we’re not rushing to return, I’ll arrange the journey reasonably, ensuring we eat and sleep on schedule, so that everyone won’t suffer too much.”

“Additionally, there seems to be a young physician at Huichun Hall whose medical skills are decent. We can pay him generously to come along and bring some medicinal herbs. Having a physician with us provides some reassurance if anyone falls ill on the journey.”

Though traveling was difficult, young people were still willing to venture out and see the world when safety was ensured. And considering the payment, his parents would likely allow him to travel.

“Regarding safety, if you feel that the people from Chief Guan’s escort agency aren’t enough, you can ask First Uncle to hire the best escorts from the capital to join us. With more people, we won’t need to worry about bandits or other dangers—at least our lives will be safe.”

“After all, we’re spending money to make money. Once Fujian’s tea business develops, the returns will be even greater than from Lin’an and Huizhou. Spending a bit more now isn’t a problem.”

Ye Yaming’s ideas genuinely comforted Ye Chongming, quickly settling his anxious heart. With safety and health ensured, there wouldn’t be any problems.

He nodded repeatedly in approval: “This is a good idea, a very good idea. Spending more money doesn’t matter. Regardless of the returns from Fujian, even if there were none, our family can afford it. Take your time going and coming back, don’t rush on the road—safety and health are most important.”

Ye Yaming naturally agreed.

Immediately, Ye Chongming wrote a letter to Ye Hongchang, asking him to return at once to accompany Ye Yaming to Fujian, and to hire ten of the best escorts from the capital to join them.

Ten escorts from the capital, ten escorts from Guan Canghai’s agency, plus the guards, servants, and maids brought by the Ye family and Qi Ji—it would be quite a formidable group. Since they weren’t carrying gold, silver, or jewels, but were only protecting three masters, they would be very safe.

After writing the letter and sending someone to deliver it quickly to the capital, Ye Chongming instructed Ye Yaming: “It’s best to travel by land, not by water.”

Traveling by water risked capsizing in thunderstorms or gales, and no number of escorts could help in such situations. Traveling by land, with these twenty-plus escorts and guards, would ensure the safety of Ye Yaming and her two companions.

“Alright,” Ye Yaming nodded in agreement.

Ye Chongming worried about her, and she worried about the family.

She advised: “Grandfather, have someone keep watch in the capital. As soon as there’s any disturbance, have them send word immediately. You should take everyone to stay at the tea mountain villa for a while, to lay low. Although Lin’an is far from the capital and should not be affected, it’s better to be cautious.”

Ye Chongming didn’t know how serious the unrest in the capital would be. If they could avoid it by going to the mountains, that would be good.

His primary concern was the safety of his family.

He nodded, “Alright.”

Speaking of this, he felt relieved that Ye Yaming and Ye Hongchang would be leaving Lin’an.

Unless the entire Jin Dynasty fell into chaos, the military unrest wouldn’t spread to the south. If there was turmoil in Lin’an, having Ye Yaming and her uncle away would preserve a branch of the Ye family, preventing its destruction.

A few days later, Ye Hongchang returned from the capital. The uncle and niece packed their belongings and prepared to depart.

Madam Yin was naturally reluctant to part with them, and Ye Hongsheng was even more so.

After their last trip to Huizhou, they had asked Bai Rui and Lu’E about it. Even though the journey had been relatively smooth, it had been quite arduous, and they had been heartbroken to hear of it.

Other girls could stay comfortably at home, waiting to marry with large dowries. Why did their daughter have to travel all over?

If something happened to her on the journey, how could they bear to live?

Ye Yaming could only comfort them: “‘He who wishes to wear the crown must bear its weight.’ Since I am to be the head of the Ye family, how can I not endure hardship? Haven’t you seen how First Uncle has traveled around all these years? This time, he’s going with me too. First Uncle hasn’t complained, so please don’t say such things anymore.”

Madam Yin silently pouted.

Ye Hongchang might have “traveled,” but only between the capital and Lin’an. Her husband had also gone to the capital several times. How could that compare to going to Huizhou and Fujian?

But since Ye Hongchang was indeed going to Fujian this time, Madam Yin’s words were stuck in her throat, and she had nothing more to say.

Ye Yaming departed three days after the Mid-Autumn Festival and arrived in Fujian Province more than a month later.

The hardships of the journey needn’t be described in detail. Despite having strengthened her body since her transmigration, she still fell ill briefly on the road.

Fortunately, they had brought a physician, and her constitution was good, so she recovered after a few doses of medicine.

As for Ye Hongchang, after enduring the journey, he too fell ill upon reaching Fujian due to exhaustion and unfamiliarity with the local conditions. Ye Yaming invited the best local physician, who worked together with the one they had brought from Lin’an. The two deliberated on the treatment, which eventually restored Ye Hongchang’s health.

As for Qi Ji, perhaps because he had been forced to practice martial arts with Lu Guanyi under the old Master Lu since childhood, although he couldn’t endure much hardship and practiced inconsistently, his body was stronger than most people’s, and he didn’t fall ill.

Since they weren’t in a hurry to return, the group rested in the Fujian prefectural city for ten days before following a broker to view various tea mountains.

This area was also very familiar to Ye Yaming from her previous life. She knew clearly where the best high mountain tea gardens were and what types of tea trees grew there.

With the experience of buying land in Huizhou, she was even more proficient this time. She first bought maps to locate the places, went directly there, inspected the mountains, and then purchased them from the local government.

Before coming, both parties in the partnership had pooled their profits, amounting to 200,000 taels. They were quite financially comfortable.

Most of what they bought were uncultivated mountains, though some had villages or existing tea gardens. They offered high prices for relocation or promised to employ villagers to plant tea trees and pick tea leaves. Thus, they successfully purchased all the tea mountains they had set their sights on before the New Year.

After buying the tea mountains, on the broker’s recommendation, they purchased a three-story building in the prefectural city to open a teahouse. The two parties also each bought adjacent courtyards as residences.

They spent the New Year in their new homes.

In February, Ye Yaming led people up to the mountains to find good mother tea trees for division, and in March, she instructed them to perform cuttings. She used the existing tea gardens to teach the tea masters how to make Tieguanyin tea.

She had come specifically for Tieguanyin tea, so she headed directly to buy tea mountains in the direction of what would be Xipingzhen in Anxi County, Quanzhou City, in her previous life.

Tieguanyin is between green tea and black tea, with a clear, elegant flavor. After brewing, it has a natural orchid fragrance, a pure, rich taste, and an enchanting aroma, making it one of the most popular teas for newcomers to tea drinking.

While teaching her apprentices, she also produced a batch of Tieguanyin herself. As the weather warmed up, they finally set off toward Lin’an.

She wanted to return in time for Ye Yaqing’s wedding.

The climate was pleasant at this time, and no one fell ill on the journey. They arrived smoothly in Lin’an city on April 29th.