Madam Luo was a tea merchant in Jinxiu City. When she was young, her husband died, leaving her to raise their son alone and manage their extensive family business. She grew the Luo Family's tea business even larger.
Unfortunately, when her son grew up, he was frail and sickly. With no other choice and despite her age, she continued to travel to conduct business.
The journeys were incredibly tiring but for the sake of her large household, she endured.
Miss Du greatly admired Madam Luo and during a break, she had Cuiya, the maid, deliver some snacks to Madam Luo.
Madam Luo was very generous in return, having her own maid send back some fruit to Miss Du.
Their group consisted of five or six firms. Xining was vast and sparsely populated so by the time they reached a suitable inn for a mid-journey rest around lunchtime, everyone started to eat something quickly before preparing to set off again.
On the low hills, dust filled the air, causing Miss Du to slightly frown as she ate.
