After Chi Kang returned and the mule cart resumed its journey, he asked with a hint of doubt:

"Kang, don't you think my dad seems a little strange today?"

As he spoke, he examined the figurine carefully, finally focusing his gaze on the hat his father was wearing.

Why is his father wearing a hat just like his mother?

Could it be that you cut it too?

As he thought this, he unconsciously reached out and touched his hair, and suddenly lost his appetite.

If Mom cuts Dad's hair too, will his hair still be able to stay?

No wonder the elderly couple and their aunt stayed in the carriage for so long without coming out.

It turns out that his poor father was suppressed by his mother and aunt, who forcibly shaved his head...

Thinking this way, Chi Ye looked at his father's back and felt sorry for him no matter how he looked at him.

At the same time, he was also relieved that he was the one driving the train the whole time and didn't have to ask his father for help.

Otherwise, he'd be the one with his hair cut short and looking completely out of place!

Unaware of what Chi Ye was thinking, Chi Kang, seeing that Chi Ye had put down the pancake before even finishing a bite, immediately said:

"Brother, are you sleepy? If you are, go take a nap in the carriage, I'll wake you up later."

Chi Kang said that, but he knew that with his aunt and younger sister inside, his older brother wouldn't go in.

But when Chino thought of his own guess, how could he dare to enter the carriage?

Upon hearing this, he shook his head with a spirited expression.

"I'm not sleepy at all. I don't need to go into the carriage to rest; I can just lean against here for a while!"

Chi Kang found his reaction a bit strange, but didn't think much of it. Instead, he leaned against the door of the carriage, just like him.

However, he was dozing off, while Ikeno stared intently ahead.

Although it was pitch black all around, their mule cart had two lanterns hanging at the front and back.

I don't know if it's because the lamp wick is well made, but it can still faintly illuminate the road five meters ahead.

Just when Chino thought he would be home before midnight, he suddenly heard his father say:

"Ah Ye, this section of the road is a bit narrow and not easy to walk on. Stand up and shout back to tell everyone to keep up."

"I'll slow down now. Let's rest in that cave up ahead for the night and head back tomorrow morning!"

Upon hearing this, Chi Ye blurted out, "Dad, we finally have a strong wind to propel us forward, without anyone having to get off and push us. Shouldn't we take this opportunity to go back?"

Chi Dahu refused outright: "I'm not going back! When we're out and about, our safety comes first. One more night won't make a difference."

Since his own father had spoken, Chi Ye dared not object. He immediately stood on the carriage shaft and shouted to the back:

"The road here is difficult to walk, everyone stay close. We can rest after walking another mile."

Because the mule cart in front had to consider the oxcarts and donkey carts behind it, its speed was not very fast.

Therefore, the car with two lanterns hanging on it looked particularly bright.

This made the mule cart feel like the morning star in the dark, guiding the drivers behind it.

However, the mountain road is difficult to travel. Even with a tailwind, how can each vehicle make progress in the pitch black night with only one light?

Sure enough, just as they were getting close to the cave where everyone was resting, the second-to-last donkey cart broke down.

For some reason, the donkey suddenly became stubborn and refused to move.

This donkey belongs to the carpenter He, and the driver is his youngest son, He Ran.

Seeing that the donkey wouldn't move, there was nothing I could do but get down and lead it.

But to my surprise, I didn't see the stones on the ground when I came down, so I stepped directly on one of them.

The road surface was covered with ice after the freezing rain, and this stone was no exception.

This caused him to slip and lean forward the moment his foot touched the ground.