Upon hearing that Gu Xiaobei had agreed, Zhuang Shuxian breathed a sigh of relief. She confidently said, "Don't worry, leave it to me."
Early Sunday morning, Chen Gang came to pick them up with his donkey cart.
Gu Xiaobei took a military coat of Lu Zhanguo, and let Qin Li carry a small blanket, which could be used to cover their legs.
Early in the morning, due to frost, the temperature was still very low.
Chen Gang tethered the donkey cart to a tree outside the military base gate.
This was the first time in both her past and current life that Gu Xiaobei had ridden a donkey cart, which she found quite novel.
When Chen Gang arrived, he had laid a thick layer of straw on the donkey cart, on top of which he laid two clean sacks.
Zhuang Shuxian, holding Jiujiu, spread the small quilt over their bodies, and sat facing forward. Gu Xiaobei and Qin Li leaned against them, sat side by side facing backwards, and placed the military coat over their knees.
