Lin asked anxiously, "Is it so urgent?"

Lin Feng: "Sister, this is the itinerary we agreed on before. We have to bring Yan'er with us this time, so I have to go back and prepare first!"

After hearing what Lin Feng said, Mrs. Lin didn't want to force him anymore and just kept picking food for him.

After dinner, Lin went to Li Yan's room to help her daughter pack her clothes for going out.

Li Yan looked at her busy mother and stopped her, "Mom, stop working! I need your help!"

Upon hearing this, Lin stopped what she was doing and looked at Li Yan.

Li Yan smiled and took Lin's arm. "Mom, please use Dad's old clothes to alter two coats for me! I want to dress up like a boy and go out!"

When Mrs. Lin heard her daughter say this, her eyes lit up. It was always much more convenient for men to travel outside than girls, so she quickly turned around and went back to the house to change her daughter's clothes.

Just as Lin had left, the young aunt came into Li Yan's room. Seeing Li Yan packing her clothes, she asked, "Have you really decided to go south with your uncle? Is there anything I can help you with?"

Li Yan put down the clothes in her hands, walked up to Li Xiaomei and said, "Aunt, while I'm away, please help me accompany my mother and don't let her have any wild thoughts!"

Li Xiaomei: "Don't worry about this. Take care of yourself when you go out!"

The aunt and niece chatted while packing their clothes for the trip.

Lin Feng was checking the dried forsythia in the warehouse.

In the evening, Li Erlang came back, and Lin Feng told Li Erlang that they would set off in three days.

Li Yan approached Li Erlang and asked, "Father, we didn't buy a suitable horse today. Can we borrow one from County Magistrate Zheng?"

Li Erlang pondered for a moment and said, "Perhaps it can be done. I'll discuss it with the county magistrate and then I'll tell you."

On the other side, Dr. Zhou returned home and told his wife about his grandson's thoughts.

Doctor Zhou: "Ever since the family got into trouble, this child has been staying in the pharmacy all night long! I'm afraid something might happen to him! Now he wants to go out and see the world, so let him go and gain some experience!"

Doctor Zhou's wife sighed, "It's not that I don't want him to go, but the journey south is a thousand miles long, and our family doesn't have any connections with the Li family, so why would they be willing to take Xun'er with them?"

Doctor Zhou patted his wife's shoulder soothingly and said, "Don't worry about that. I'll go to the Li family tomorrow morning and convince them."

Early the next morning, Doctor Zhou brought his grandson to the door of the Li family.

Doctor Zhou knocked on the open courtyard gate. Because Lin Feng had to rush back early in the morning, the Li family got up very early today and everyone was sitting in the main room eating breakfast.

Li Erlang saw two people standing outside the door and hurriedly invited them in: "Doctor Zhou, why are you here? Have you eaten yet?" As he spoke, he went to the kitchen to get some bowls.

Doctor Zhou hurriedly stopped him: "Don't worry, come and eat! I came here to discuss something with Miss Li!"

When Li Yan heard that she was mentioned, she quickly wiped her mouth and stood up: "Uncle Zhou, what about the child from the Zhao family? I'll have someone bring him back today!"

Doctor Zhou waved his hand. "Yesterday I heard you say you were planning to go south to sell forsythia?"

Li Yan nodded.

Doctor Zhou said embarrassedly, "I'd like to ask the young lady to take my son with her as well. Is that possible?"

Seeing everyone's puzzled expressions, Doctor Zhou continued to explain, "The child heard yesterday that you were going south with your uncle, so he told me he wanted to go out and see the world too. However, his grandmother and I are old and can't stand the hassle. I can't rest assured letting him go out alone. So, without troubling Miss Li, could you please take our boy with you?"