All the wontons were placed on the table. So many bowls were served at once that there was no room for them on the table in their room.

Liu's mother asked the people in their room to eat first, and she went to another room to call others to come and eat wontons.

After they finished eating, the waiter brought three basins of hot water and took away the bowls and chopsticks.

"I'm so sleepy after eating. I hope I can finally have a good sleep today."

Everyone exclaimed!

After they had packed up, Mrs. Tan, who drove the mule cart, came back. Liu's mother took her back to the room and asked her to eat the wontons first. The extra bowl of wontons was just right at this time and it was the right time to eat it now.

"Madam, the mule cart is parked at the barn. We need to pay for fodder and overnight care. I have to come back first. Please wait until I arrange the mule cart before eating."

"It's okay. I just want to see the mule cart. I'll go with Mrs. Zhao. She can drive a cart too. Just eat and wash up. There's a small basin of water left for you."

After saying this, Liu's mother took Mrs. Zhao out.

When Mrs. Tan heard what Liu's mother said, she was very touched. It seemed that she had found the right master.

In addition, Liu Caixia and her roommates were still discussing the next trip.

"Dad, do you know where we will end up?"

“I don’t know the details. The county magistrate gave me a destination, which is said to be a good place surrounded by mountains and rivers. I gave the county magistrate a bracelet that was heavy and finely crafted.

It's not like they would take the money and not do the job. Besides, we also inquired when we were buying grain, and we were told that Shanqing County is still very wealthy, and the county magistrate in charge can be considered a relatively honest official.

As for the specific situation of Qingbai Village, no one has ever been there. The county magistrates near Zhongzhou seem to be arranged by Zhongzhou Prefecture. They all have some connection with the capital. Zhongzhou is generally not bad. "

"Well, I also asked the matchmaker about the situation from Quguan to Shanqing County. She only knew that there were about six counties in between, which is still quite far.

She doesn't know the rest of the situation either. She's currently dealing more with the human traffickers in Xizhou and Northwest Province. The human traffickers there transfer people here, and there are many wealthy families here."

“It would be nice to have a map.”

"Don't even think about the map. At that time, the maps were all manual. They only gave a rough location. You still had to walk and explore the specific route yourself."

Liu's mother came back from checking the mule cart and saw that the people in their room were still talking, so she came to the door and reminded them: "Go to bed quickly, you have to get up early tomorrow."

When the people inside heard what Liu's mother said, they all replied, "I understand."

It’s indeed not too late. Let’s discuss a rough itinerary and then act accordingly.

Fang Chenxi went out and took Liu's mother's arm. "Grandma, let's go back to bed. Haozi, you sleep with grandpa. Be obedient."

"I know, sister. Good night."

"..."

Everyone was speechless. Lin Keyu whispered to Fang Chenhao, "You know they don't say good night here, so let's try to use less modern words in the future."

"Okay. I forgot all of a sudden."

Fang Chenhao was very sensible and knew their current situation, so he nodded quickly.

As night fell, the inn gradually became quiet.

Have a good night's sleep!

At five o'clock in the morning, the alarm clock rang. Liu Caixia immediately turned over to turn off the alarm clock, got up in a daze and called everyone around her to wake up.

They followed the people from Hujia Village along the way and were able to get up without an alarm clock.

Now that I'm away from them, it's really difficult to get up at five o'clock without an alarm clock.

This biological clock has not been able to form a habit after more than three months!

All I can say is that modern life of going to bed late and getting up late has a huge impact.

"Caiyun, go check on your parents. It's time to wake them up."

"it is good."

Liu Caiyun put on her clothes, opened the door and went out. Liu Caixia was packing her things. Liu Xiaolu and Xiaomei also quickly put on their clothes, sat on the edge of the bed and yawned with a confused look on their faces.

Liu's mother and father were fine. Maybe because they are elderly people and tend to sleep less, when Liu Caiyun went there, they were already up and had asked everyone else to get up.

"Mom, let's eat some of the steamed buns we bought yesterday. Go get a kettle of boiling water from the waiter and fill the kettle with water so we can drink it on the way."

Mother Liu had already packed up and went out directly: "Okay, I'll go out and see if there's any hot water and bring it back, you take the steamed buns out of the bag."

Liu Xiaolu took out a cloth bag under the cover of her bag. It was full of corn steamed buns and black rice steamed buns. She put them aside and put her own belongings into the bag and put it on her back.

This bag is modified from a modern backpack. It is wrapped entirely with coarse cloth and made to look old and patched. It looks very torn, but the inside is actually in good condition.

Liu Xiaolu never lets anyone touch her bag. She carries it with her and uses it as a pillow when she sleeps.

When Xiaomei saw her take out a cloth bag of steamed buns, she said indifferently, "Sister, we can't eat them all. We need more to eat later."

"Got it. I'll pack up the rest later. Where's your bag? I'll give you two steamed buns. Put them away and eat some when you're hungry."

"Thank you sister!"

Yes, Xiaomei also had a bag, which was sewn directly by Liu Caiyun with coarse cloth. Inside it were some of her old clothes and a new set of clothes made by Liu Caiyun for her.

She didn't wear new clothes along the way, but her old clothes. She would mend them when they were torn. She was a child who had suffered a lot, so it was better this way. It was safer to wear some torn clothes on the road.

Xiaomei hugged the hand-sewn bag tightly. Although it was not gorgeous, it carried Aunt Liu Caiyun's love and care.

So much so that many years later, whenever it was late at night or when the wind was cold, Xiaomei would always gently stroke every inch of fabric of the bag.

She seemed to be able to feel Liu Caiyun's warm and rough hands gently stroking her head, giving her the strength to move forward.

After packing up, Liu Xiaolu took Xiaomei to meet the adults.

Father and Mother Liu brought everyone to their room. Mother Liu came back with two teapots of boiling water and filled everyone's kettles with water first.

Then, we took out the bowls at home, each of us had a bowl of boiled water, and ate the steamed bread until we were 80% full. We didn’t dare to take out more.

He cooked his own meal, gave the two old women an extra black rice bun, packed up and prepared to leave.

"Mrs. Tan, please go and pull out the mule cart and wait for us at the entrance of the inn."

When Mrs. Tan heard the order, she went out immediately. The animal shed was in the backyard, and she had to go around it in a circle, so she didn't let anyone go in.

They went out directly from the lobby and passed by the lobby of the inn. A waiter was on duty and saw them coming out and about to leave.

"Sir, are you leaving now?"

Father Liu gave the waiter a few more copper coins and replied, "Yes, we still have to keep going! Brother, I want to ask you something. Is there any bookstore open in the city? We didn't see any open yesterday."

The waiter took the copper coin and enthusiastically introduced it to Liu's father: "Generally, they close between Chenshi and Sishi. Anyway, there is no business at other times, so you might as well rest at home. Many shops here are open for two hours. In the afternoon, it's hot and everyone stays at home to cool off and saves some water. You can go there first. It should be open by now."

"Okay, thank you."

"Sir, please walk slowly."

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