Gu Fei, still unaware that someone had their eye on her gun, enjoyed a wonderful night's sleep.
Early the next morning, as they were eating breakfast, Mrs. Chen discussed their plans with Gu Zhang. "How about everyone goes into town today? We need to buy quite a few things for the house."
"Down here in the south, we can't use heated kangs, so we'll need to buy more charcoal and braziers. And the beds are completely bare—it just won't do. We have to buy some mosquito nets and curtains to hang."
"And with so many rooms, we'll need more oil lamps and candles. We even need to buy several more teapots. Sigh, this house is so big, we need multiples of everything. It's so expensive!"
Gu Zhang nodded. "We do need to buy some things. The New Year is almost here, so we'll have to buy festival goods too."
Lan Zhi looked up and said timidly, "Auntie, can I go into town with you?"
