At the break of dawn the next day, Gu Jiajia took Yijun and Erya back to the county town together.
Erya is still Gu Jiajia's assistant, and although Gu Jiajia no longer acts, she continues to pay Erya a salary.
The journey from K City to An County is neither too long nor too short; if driving fast, it takes about seven hours, and if slower, about nine hours.
Gu Jiajia took Erya along so she wouldn't be lonely during the trip, and also so that Erya could take over if she got tired of driving. Otherwise, driving alone for eight to nine hours would be exhausting.
Erya drove, while Gu Jiajia and Yijun sat in the back seats. Gu Jiajia's car was the same as Tang Huai's, a Peugeot 505 with air conditioning.
To pass the time, Gu Jiajia picked up a storybook to teach Yijun how to read.
Yijun had started learning characters at the age of three, and over the span of a year, he had learned many simple characters.
