Once they were familiar with each other, the five of them took turns keeping watch at night. The night watch was the most arduous, with each person keeping watch for two hours and each person keeping watch for three hours during the day.
With Shiliu absent, Chunyao, being the most senior among them, arranged the shifts and handed them over to Shanhu.
After the discussion, they went back to their rooms to rest.
According to Chunyao's arrangement, Ye Yunniang can rest for a day tomorrow.
Back inside, instead of resting, I tidied up the items I had moved in.
Two sets of clothes, shoes, and socks; a few pearl hairpins, hair ornaments, and earrings. Also included were some everyday items such as tooth powder, toothbrush, cloth towels, fabric, and needles and thread.
After carefully tidying everything up, Ye Yunniang washed up and lay down.
Lying in bed, Ye Yunniang couldn't sleep, worried that Pan'er would cry and come looking for her.
Ye Yunniang was worried about Pan'er, who was crying loudly in Cai Damei's arms. He was too young to speak, so he could only express himself by crying.
He wants his mother, he longs for his mother, but where is his mother...?
Cai Damei held Pan'er in her arms and gently comforted her, "Don't cry, don't cry, Pan'er, don't cry, Mother will be back soon..."
Finally, Pan'er cried herself to sleep.
Cai Damei finally lay down, exhausted, and had time to think.
Yunniang did not return, which means she was selected, which is a good thing, but it will be hard for her and her son to be separated.
The next day, when Cai Damei woke up, she asked Cai Xiaomei to help her find a house.
Cai Xiaomei was initially unwilling. But she couldn't persuade Cai Damei, who was determined to leave, so she had no choice but to agree.
Cai Xiaomei had lived in Jiangcheng for decades, and soon rented a small, detached courtyard for Cai Damei.
The courtyard was located in Wanxia Lane, across the street from the Zhou family's house. Cai Xiaomei had inquired about the families living in the lane and found them to be honest and law-abiding.
The courtyard has two main rooms, one side room, a kitchen, and a storage room.
There is a well next to the kitchen, so it's very convenient to get water.
Cai Xiaomei considered Cai Damei's needs in every way.
The monthly rent for the courtyard was 560 coins. The landlord gave them a cheaper price because they were a widow and her child, and they were willing to sign a five-year lease with rent payable every six months.
The landlord had previously quoted a monthly rent of 650 cents.
Cai Xiaomei accompanied her to buy a bed, cabinets, pots, pans, chopsticks, and other household items. It took three days to tidy up the house and furnish it with all the necessities for daily life.
Despite Cai Damei's objections, he took out his money and bought a string of firecrackers to celebrate his elder sister's birthday.
More than half a month after Cai Damei moved, Ye Yunniang learned that her mother-in-law and son had moved out of the Zhou family and found a stable and permanent place to live.
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