Lanzhi nodded vigorously: “I can, I’m good at sewing clothes.”

“Then you go, I’ll do things here.” Mrs. Chen waved her hand.

Lanzhi arrived at the house, discussed with Gu Fei and Li Chunhua, took a pair of scissors, and started cutting the leather. It had to be neatly cut before it could be sewn.

Mrs. Chen came over after washing the dishes, and the women worked together in full swing.

While sewing the leather, Mrs. Chen asked Gu Fei, “Xiao Fei, tell your father, can’t we leave in the spring? It’s getting cold now. If we travel in winter, we might freeze to death.”

Gu Fei shook her head, “Mom, we can’t wait any longer.”

“When we go to the south, we have to pass through several counties, which cover thousands of miles. It will take 2 or 3 months to get there.”

“Plague is easy to occur in spring, and we don’t know how many people will starve to death this winter. If we are late, if we catch the plague on the road, it will be over for us.”

“I would rather be cold than leave later.”

Mrs. Chen was worried when Gu Qing came in and said: “Sister, what did you just say you want to buy?”

Gu Fei nodded, “We need to buy ginger, charcoal, a hand stove, a foot stove, ointment, and all kinds of commonly used medicinal materials. I’m afraid we also need to buy more fodder for the mules. Also, we need to buy a lot of water sacs. It’s best to buy a leather one. I’m afraid it’s hard to find clean water along the way.”

“If we need anything else, we can buy on the road.”

Gu Qing rubbed his hands, “Aren’t we going to buy food?”

“The price of food will continue to rise.”

Gu Fei glanced at the people in the room and felt relieved: “I still have food here, enough for our family to eat in the south.”

Everyone in this family was well aware of her miraculous abilities, so she won’t hide it anymore. After all, she was afraid that she wouldn’t be able to hide it to the south.

She took out one hundred taels of silver: “Let’s pay back brother-in-law’s money in a while, then go to the village chief to pay back the money, and get back the mortgaged land deed.”

“Then you and Dad can use the remaining silver as you see fit.”

Gu Qing took the money and was about to leave when Mrs. Chen suddenly stopped him: “I’m afraid I still have to buy some coarse grains. If you don’t put some grains in the carriage, we won’t be able to explain our food.”

Gu Fei looked at her mother, then at Gu Qing, and nodded. Mrs. Chen was thoughtful and wanted to cover up others’ ears.

The next day, everyone in the family who should report the news went out to report the news, and those who should buy things went out to go shopping.

The two brothers and Gu Zhang went into the city again.

The few remaining women in the family were mixing dough, steaming buns, and making pancakes at home.

It was more convenient to carry steamed buns and pancakes than flour on this road.

Mrs. Chen planned to steam as much as she could in the past few days. Then she quietly asked Gu Fei to put them away. If she put it in hot, it would still be hot when she took it out.

The only thing Mrs. Chen was dissatisfied about was that there were only fine grains and no coarse grains. This was too painful to eat.

In the evening, the father and son who had gone out came back.

Gu Sanlang still stayed in the city.

Gu Zhang looked very excited.

The family sat at the table and prepared to eat. Gu Zhang smiled and said to Gu Fei: “I bought a map today.”

Gu Fei’s eyes lit up, and Gu Zhang added: “That’s not all. When I went to the carriage and horse station, I happened to meet an old man surnamed Ma. He heard that I was going to the south and said he was willing to be my guide.”

“When he was young, he went to the south many times and was familiar with the roads.”

“Now that he is old and can’t work as a bodyguard, he just drives in the carriage dealership, takes care of animals, and so on. He will be a good help.”

Gu Fei nodded and smiled: “That’s great, this is just giving you a pillow when you feel sleepy.”