Liu Jinhai had only been to the county town a few times, but he still knew the way. As he drove the horse-drawn carriage, he introduced the villages they passed along the way to Han Yixian and the others.
The villages here are quite close together, so each village has less land per person, resulting in less grain harvest. Fortunately, they can grow two crops a year, and being close to the sea means they can go beachcombing from time to time; otherwise, life would be even harder.
Han Yixian and his group left quite late, arriving in the county town in the evening.
Han Yixian was worried that it would be unsafe for Liu Jinhai to walk home at night, so he bought him some food and quickly sent Liu Jinhai back.
Although they spent very little time together, Han Yixian felt that Liu Jinhai was a good young man.
Throughout the journey, He Yuhan admired the scenery of the south. Upon arriving in the county town, she observed her surroundings and felt that it clearly possessed the characteristics of a small southern town, with particularly lush green vegetation.
The South is a place where greenery lasts all year round. The place they live in is almost at the southernmost part of the country. The winters are very warm, but the summers are very hot and humid. People from the North will find it very difficult to adapt here.
However, nothing grows in the north during winter, but things can still be grown here, so at least there's no shortage of vegetables.
If you live in the southwest region where the climate is spring-like all year round, then life there would be quite comfortable.
Fortunately, the winters in City C, where they live, are bearable.
Upon arriving in the county town, Han Yixian wanted to inquire about Qingshui Village.
He said, "Yuhan, I want to go see an old friend of mine."
He Yuhan said, "Is it the one you mentioned from Qingshui Village in this county?"
Han Yixian nodded and said, "We haven't seen each other since we parted ways. This is a rare opportunity, and I want to go see him."
He Yuhan said, "I think you have a lot of friends like this in the past, right? We can take this opportunity to visit them. Everyone is having a hard time right now, and we have plenty of supplies. We can help those who are close to you. For those who are having a particularly tough time, write down their addresses so we can send them things from time to time. Offering help in times of need is much more valuable than adding to someone's good fortune."
What He Yuhan didn't say was that offering help in times of need builds stronger relationships. Perhaps it will come in handy sometime in the future.
Han Yixian was deeply moved by his wife's kindness and generosity; at this time, anyone who could bring him some food could save his life.
Han Yixian said, "I think we should go to the bus station and ask about Qingshui Village. There should be buses to the towns below from there. If we can't find out, we can go to the place in charge of household registration and ask."
"But it's getting late, let's find a place to stay first, and we'll talk again tomorrow."
The two of them found a guesthouse and checked in.
The couple was exhausted that day, and the extremely hot weather made it even more difficult for them.
Upon entering the space, He Yuhan first checked on her son. After tidying him up and feeding him some milk, the couple quickly went into the bathroom to take a shower.
The weather in the south is hot and humid, and the couple felt like they were almost dehydrated from sweating so much today.
The temperature inside was constant, warm as spring, much better than the sweltering weather outside.
The couple felt much better after taking a shower, changed into clean clothes, and then prepared to cook.
He Yuhan put her son in the stroller downstairs. The child could see them while they were busy, and they would play with the child.
These days, the child is often alone. He Yuhan feels that it's only because the child is young and unable to act on his own; otherwise, an older child definitely wouldn't be able to handle it. So, whenever He Yuhan has the chance, she goes into her online space to be with her son.
Han Yi first asked his wife to play with their son while he cooked dinner in the kitchen.
Nothing much was going on that night, and with the door closed, no one would disturb them, so they decided to spend the night in the space.
Han Yixian cooked a lot of delicious food, and even steamed egg custard for his son. The little guy is very interested in new foods now, and he was especially happy to finally be able to eat something different.
When He Yuhan fed her son steamed egg custard, the little guy's eyes lit up, and he kept looking at the bowl in his mother's hand. After eating one spoonful of egg custard, he would look for the next spoonful. He looked so cute.
Han Yixian laughed and said, "This kid is obviously possessive of his food. He must have found something delicious to eat."
He Yuhan smiled and said, "He used to only drink milk, and we only recently started adding rice cereal and egg yolks. This is the first time he's ever eaten steamed egg custard. It seems the little guy really likes it."
Han Yixian laughed and said, "Our son has grown a lot recently. Look how much he has grown. He will definitely be tall in the future."
He Yuhan fed her son a spoonful of egg custard and said with a smile, "Just based on our heights, our son won't be short either."
Han Yixian said, "Yuhan, we need to have more children, otherwise we won't be able to manage the family business in the future."
He Yuhan rolled her eyes at Han Yixian and said reproachfully, "Have you been brainwashed by Uncle Guang?"
Han Yixian shook his head and said, "It's too inconvenient for us to contact Uncle Guang, and we can't always go to G City. So it's very important to have someone from the Han family's direct line in G City. That's why Uncle Guang wants us to send a child to him."
He Yuhan said, "But I don't want my child to leave my side."
Han Yixian understood He Yuhan's feelings and said, "We'll talk about this later. We need to give birth to the baby first."
He Yuhan rolled her eyes at Han Yixian after hearing this; she knew this guy was up to no good.
The couple had a hearty meal after feeding their son. They planned to rest in the space for the night.
Han Yixian was planning to have a baby with his wife that night, so he put his son to sleep early.
The next morning, after having breakfast and settling their son in, the two of them left the space. He Yuhan rearranged the bedding on the bed in the guesthouse room, making it look like someone had slept there.
The two checked out of their room and left the guesthouse.
They needed to prepare gifts to visit their friends, so they decided to go to the department store.
In those days, county towns weren't very big, so department stores were easy to find. He Yuhan and her group first went to the department store to see what was sold locally. They could take some items from their spatial storage or buy some from the department store.
Han Yixian and his group mainly wanted to buy some food and fabric, which are necessities for every household.
The couple looked around the department store. In this era, department stores sold pretty much the same things, except for some regional specialties.
He Yuhan thought that Han Yixian said his friend was about the same age as him, so he must have children and elderly people, so she bought two cans of malted milk powder and a few pounds of pastries.
He Yuhan saw similar fabrics in her online space but didn't buy them.
She bought a lot of fabric in G City. She also had Du Zhuoyuan acquire a textile factory and sent him some fabric from that era so he could produce according to the designs.
Soon Du Zhuoyuan will be able to supply her with fabrics, and she will have as much fabric as she needs.
The remaining gift was food. Food was the most practical thing at this time, and it was the one thing that was most abundant in the space.
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