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Mu Wanqing and Huang Muyan lived in the same small house. Mu Wanqing carried a small wooden basin containing clothes into the house and immediately saw a female soldier, about the same age as Huang Muyan, sitting on a wooden bench and chatting with Huang Muyan.

Judging from the female soldier's accent, she should be a local.

Mu Wanqing put down her clothes and sat on the bed that had been arranged for her, waiting for the female soldier and Huang Muyan to finish talking so she could ask Huang Muyan for the scissors.

Mu Wanqing listened to the conversation between the two and guessed that the female soldier was asking Huang Muyan some questions about her studies.

After the female soldier finished asking her questions, she left. Mu Wanqing took the opportunity to ask Huang Muyan for scissors.

"Scissors, right? Wait a minute, I'll get them for you." Huang Muyan said as she rummaged through the box and took out the scissors.

When Huang Muyan handed the scissors to Mu Wanqing, she asked, "Why did you suddenly want to use scissors?"

"I want to get rid of the mourning clothes," Mu Wanqing told Huang Muyan directly, without trying to hide anything.

“Mourning clothes…” Huang Muyan immediately understood when she heard Mu Wanqing say this—she had originally planned to pack the mourning clothes in a bag and then put the bag in her suitcase.

Now that Mu Wanqing is suggesting cutting the mourning clothes into strips, Huang Muyan thinks it's a good idea—if they're cut into strips and then tied together, they might be able to be used as rope.

So the two of them each took a pair of scissors and began cutting the mourning clothes.

After cutting up their own mourning clothes, Mu Wanqing put the scissors in her pocket and went to find her brother, Mu Baiyuan, intending to cut up his mourning clothes as well.

Halfway there, Mu Wanqing ran into Mu Baiyuan, who was looking for her.

Mu Baiyuan originally planned to talk to Mu Wanqing about what he and Huang Muyan could do after arriving at school, but he didn't expect to run into Mu Wanqing halfway there.

Mu Baiyuan and Mu Wanqing exchanged ideas about what they wanted to do.

After listening, Mu Baiyuan took Mu Wanqing back to his place, took out the mourning clothes, and together they turned the mourning clothes into strips. Mu Wanqing used scissors to cut them, while Mu Baiyuan used the strength he had developed at the mill to tear the mourning clothes into strips.

After turning the mourning clothes into strips of cloth, Mu Baiyuan collected the strips and waited for the weather to clear them up.

"Xiao Wan, what can we do after we go to school with Sister Huang?" Mu Baiyuan asked Mu Wanqing after tidying up the strips of cloth. "Given Sister Huang's current situation, the Huang family probably won't give her any money."

“We took the opportunity to pawn some jewelry before leaving the Huang residence,” Mu Wanqing replied, “so we should have enough money for the journey.”

“After we go to school with Sister Huang, we might be able to do some small jobs and earn some money. But we don’t know what kind of jobs are available at the school,” Mu Wanqing said. This was the most troublesome point. She and Mu Baiyuan were still young. Although they had worked at the Huang residence for a while, the school should not be short of people to do the work, and the two of them did not have much credibility.

"It seems like all we two can do is tidy up, but Sister Huang doesn't need to tidy up every day." Mu Baiyuan looked up and thought, "Then what else can we do?"

“There must be shops near the school that need to hire, right? Let’s give it a try. Maybe they’re short-staffed,” Mu Wanqing said. “And if we’re lucky, we might even be able to get something from the shop.”

"Hmm... that seems to work. I should be able to find one, and it will be convenient to bring you there later." Mu Baiyuan thought it was a good idea. He felt that with his strength, he would no longer have trouble finding any physically demanding work.