Of course, not everyone among the four households' servants could follow Susu to the Northwest. The Capital side still needed people to manage the estates, and most importantly, to relay messages.
Susu left behind Bai Fu and his wife as stewards and took Linglong and her younger brother with her. Qi Qiao's grandfather and second uncle's family were also left behind by Susu, besides, because that "Hong Xiu" needed a maid, Susu figured that since there was a lot of silver in her hands, and it couldn't grow interest just sitting there, it would be better to invest in some business.
In the end, after some consideration, Susu, together with Yang Liu, Ning Cui, and Bisi, opened a furniture shop. Susu provided the manpower and designs, Yang Liu asked her husband to procure the lumber, Ning Cui's husband had various connections who could keep an eye on things, and Bisi's husband took charge of the accounts.
