At the fourth watch of the night, rustling sounds came from Qin Yao's house.
Liu Ji, yawning and bleary-eyed, groped his way to the kitchen in the dark, found the flint, lit the oil lamp on the stove, started the fire, and heated up the ten mixed grain steamed buns he had intentionally made extra last night, which would be today's breakfast.
Qin Yao, having packed her belongings, came out of the room and knocked on the door next to hers.
"Da Lang, Second Lang! Get your younger siblings to put on their clothes and get up. It's cool in the morning, so put on all your clothes."
A set of new cotton innerwear, a newly made thick cotton jacket in the middle, and a layer of second-hand old clothes on the outside. When the temperature rises, they can take off the outer layer.
This also serves to protect the new clothes, as there are no spare clothes to change into in the dead of winter if they get dirty.
