By the end of December, all the accounting had concluded, and each household had received their share of food and money, many families beginning to discuss marriage arrangements amidst the lively atmosphere.
Li Xianglu and his brothers, Qin Xi and Qin Zhen, also received quite a bit of food and money this year. As there was no one at home, Mr. Li directly entrusted Li Dafu to store Qin Xi's and Qin Zhen's food at his house, only then did he start preparing the items needed for the journey with peace of mind.
The most important were the food tickets. Mr. Li had borrowed some from Mr. Lan, and including what had been saved over the past two or three months, amassed over sixty jin in food tickets. Mr. Li still had two hundred yuan on him. Fortify the journey even if the home is poor, thus Mr. Li took out another four hundred yuan to carry with him.
