The next day, Lin Lan went to the post office to mail the mushrooms. When she returned, she bought some food and supplies, then found Li Wu to help Wu Shufang and her family buy grain.
The following day, the family set off for Shilian. This included Wu Shufen and her husband with their grandchildren, as well as Wu Shufang and her son.
Upon arriving in Dashiqiao Town, Zhou Shitou went to a family that boarded mules, paid the fee, and retrieved their mule, which was laden with grain. The group then headed toward the ferry crossing by the river.
Old Li looked at the old houses lining the street. As they passed a bamboo grove, he smiled at Lin Changyou and said, "My dear in-law, I haven't been to Dashiqiao since I was a young man. It looks to me like besides the area around the station, not much has changed all these years."
