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In the early morning, just as the sky was turning pale, the yard was already a busy scene.

The two old women and Liu Xianxue and Sun Yaqing got up before dawn. They had eaten early and gone to bed early at night, so they were the first to get up at this time and prepared to light a fire and cook together.

They skillfully made a fire, boiled water, and prepared a simple breakfast - a few bowls of warm wild vegetable porridge and a few hard steamed buns in the steamer.

I made some dough last night, and before leaving today I'm going to steam some sweet potato buns to eat on the way. I'm going to store some cooked food, which will not go bad in three to five days in this weather.

Just heat it up when you eat it on the way. You don’t have to stop to cook at noon and waste time, and you can walk a lot more every day.

Steamed buns and dry food will have problems keeping them for three to five days in this weather.

The wheat flour had been fermented long ago. The sweet potatoes were steamed, peeled and mixed with wheat flour. Then they were made into the shape of steamed buns and put back into the steamer for steaming. One pot and two-grid steamer could steam more than 20 buns. After two pots were steamed, people in the house got up one after another.

The air was filled with a faint smell of cooking smoke.

Mother Liu gently called the children in the room: "Caixia, Caiyun, wake up the children and get them ready for breakfast."

Qi Xin was also there helping Luo Junning to dress and pack, while Fang Chenxi took care of Fang Chenhao. The older children were sensible enough to pack their own luggage.

The sky has begun to brighten, and I can still feel the warmth of the sun in the gray sky. It seems that today will be a good day, suitable for traveling!

The men began to load the packed quilts and mats onto the cart, while the women took the children, washed and packed their belongings and put them on the mule cart. The previous mule cart was soon filled to the brim.

We also had to leave space for pots, pans, and other kitchen utensils. Fortunately, we bought an extra mule cart, otherwise it wouldn't be able to carry all the things, let alone seat people.

Liu Caixia tied up some bedding with ropes, packed it up and put it in the carriage of the newly bought mule cart.

At that time, if the children feel sleepy, they can lean against it to sleep. I specially left a thin quilt that was not packed for them to cover themselves with to keep warm when they fall asleep.

When they had almost finished cleaning up, all the steamed buns were ready. Everyone took a bun and ate it with corn porridge. The men who didn't have enough food were given an extra steamed sweet potato.

After eating and drinking their fill, the group set off in a mighty procession!

In the early morning, there were already a few small vendors setting up stalls on the streets, selling breakfast with poles on their shoulders.

The city gate seemed to be open, and some people were buying green vegetables and some green melons. It was impossible to grow vegetables in the city, so they must be villagers from nearby villages.

The streets gradually came back to life.

"Old man, hurry up, the city gate is open, and we should leave as soon as possible."

Father Liu was originally looking around to watch the fun, but when he heard the urging, he quickly looked away and walked away quickly.

The two women in the front, Mrs. Tan and Mrs. Zhao, were each driving a mule cart. Luo Honglin Weizhong and three young soldiers were following beside them, learning how to drive.

For those of us who have driver's licenses nowadays, learning to drive a mule cart shouldn't be a problem. Several people were thinking that they must learn to drive on the road after leaving the city this time.

If I have the chance in the future, I will learn to ride a horse. In this era, riding a horse should be the fastest means of transportation.

Unfortunately, the conditions of that era were too backward and they did not have such conditions. It would have been great if they could have developed the car.

Since they went out early, there were not many pedestrians on the street.

The mule cart had a smooth journey and arrived at the east gate smoothly. There were only two or three people in front of it, and the group soon left the city.

After leaving the city gate, Father Liu and Luo Hong walked at the back. They looked back at the city gate and said with emotion, "I have lived here for more than a month and I am used to it. I am reluctant to leave now."

"Yeah, I'm used to living a stable life, and I really don't want to keep running on the road."

Lin Weizhong comforted the two, "We are running around now for a better future. After all, we have no plans to settle down here. It is better to suffer a short pain than a long one. The longer we delay, the less we want to move."

"Wei Zhong is right. It seems that we are both old. We are not as decisive as young people."

"Yes, everything that happened over the past year seems like a dream."

"Who says it isn't?"

We chatted intermittently, and when I looked back, they had already walked a long way.

The pace of progress cannot stop.

Zhongzhou where they are located is perhaps the most peaceful place in the entire dynasty. Droughts and floods have barely had a big impact on them. Even with the arrival of refugees, they can still barely handle these issues.

As the sky cleared after the rain, people's lives became more peaceful. In the villages I passed by after leaving the city, there were more people working in the fields, and some farms were full of vitality. It was not very cold yet, and there were many vegetables, fruits and melons planted in the fields.

I also heard that we should start planting winter wheat, which will greatly alleviate the food pressure after the harvest next year.

The imperial court was also actively encouraging everyone to grow as many grains and vegetables as possible that had high survival rates and strong adaptability.

In such a prosperous environment, the two mule carts were not so conspicuous on the road. They traveled peacefully all the way. After three days and three nights, they arrived at the next county, Qushan County.

After asking the nearby villagers, Father Liu learned that they were not far from Qushan County, so he discussed with Luo Hong in advance:

"We have been traveling smoothly during this period, and we haven't encountered any problems. What do you think, should we all go into the city and stay in an inn? Or should we go directly to the next county town via the official road? The main thing is that if we all go into the city and stay in an inn, there will be too many people."

"Didn't the villager say that before? If we don't go through the county town, it will take a long detour to take the official road outside the city. Besides, we also need to go into the city to buy some things. We have a lot of people and consume a lot of food. It would be unreasonable not to replenish the food."

Liu Caixia heard the conversation between the two and also put forward her own opinion: "Dad, why don't you send two people into the city to find out the situation and book an inn. After that, our people can move in in two groups, which won't be too conspicuous. We can stay here for one night. In the afternoon, we still have time to walk around the city and buy some things. Anyway, we will leave early tomorrow morning."

The others nodded in agreement.

In fact, they didn't have any other ideas. At this moment, they just wanted to reach their destination as soon as possible and didn't want to rush anymore.

I have no objection to the arrangements made by Liu's father and others, and I know that their arrangements are the most appropriate at the moment.