Everyone pays to travel.
Those with horses and carts are happy to let them hitch a ride, making some convenient extra money.
Fifty coins for one person, a hundred for two, and the cart, apart from goods and driver, can carry up to five people.
It's the same fare when returning from the county.
The money is easily collected, facilitating those going to town, making both sides happy.
Aunt Liu's husband works as a long-term laborer for a wealthy household in the county town, a business involved in trading goods between the north and south.
The shop often needs people to move things; Aunt Liu's husband is strong and has done short-term work before. The owner was satisfied with his strength and kept him on as a permanent laborer.
Although short-term work pays more daily than long-term work, it often involves working a day and being idle for three to five days, sometimes seven or eight days, or even half a month.
