The following day, Graduate Meng stayed behind with Yang Zhumu and Yang Zhulin to be responsible for the collection of high-yield crops such as sweet potatoes, while Zhou Shuren and the others continued their journey to Lizhou Prefecture City.
Although they left people to gather the crops, there was still an urgent need for food in Lizhou Prefecture City. As they traveled, they bought inexpensive grains from passing farmers' homes, which caused the caravan to grow ever larger. To avoid delaying the journey, sometimes they would travel through the night and rest in the carts.
Having traveled for the better part of the distance, Zhulan was secretly glad that she had been willing to spend silver in the capital to buy ginseng. This time not only did her parents need to be fortified, but she and Zhou Shuren needed it too, as both had been exhausted these past days.
