Gu Heng was not a man skilled in managing household affairs. The crux of the matter was that among the family of three, he owned the most belongings; aside from a few sets of clothes, Gu Muling and Madame Liu had almost nothing to pack.
They had given away most of the usable items in the kitchen to their neighbors. After living there for so many years, while they weren't exactly close, there had been no conflicts to speak of, and they were mostly on nodding terms.
However, the Capital was a thousand miles away, and they couldn't possibly drag these worthless trinkets along. The journey ahead would be grueling enough; they would struggle to take care of themselves, let alone these items that would only add to their burden. Having previously traveled from the Capital to Xishui Town in such a wretched state, Gu Muling and the others had suffered enough to learn their lesson—this time, they were determined to travel light.
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