After dark, the rain subsided even further, to the point where people could move around the outside world at will. Of course, you need to wear an umbrella or a coat.

All the people on the ship felt that the opportunity was rare, even if the lights were dark and the shops on the dock were still open for business, and they all sent many servants ashore to buy as many ingredients and supplies as possible, and prepare to set off again tomorrow.

The Xie family's side is no exception. Xie Mulin got the pasta given by Aunt Li and was inspired, and when he sent people out to buy ingredients, he no longer only bought fish, meat, melons, vegetables, rice noodles and other things, but also bought a lot of semi-finished noodles, the kind that can be eaten with a little cooking. In this way, even if it is difficult to get off the ship to replenish supplies in the next stormy day, you will not worry about starving.

The next morning, the rain finally stopped. The fleet of Yanwangfu took the lead, took all the ships, re-sailed to the northbound river, and set off for Beiping again. At noon on this day, the ship's kitchenette was finally ready for use. Xie Mulin's family once again ate fresh and hot Jiangnan-style meals.

The sky gradually cleared, and although there were still dark clouds from time to time, it was much better than the previous stormy weather, but the temperature was getting worse and worse. As the fleet farther north, the people on board felt the breath of winter.

Xie Mulin had already changed into a cotton silk jacket, tied a thick velvet skirt, and held a small charcoal stove in his hand. Of course, the heating equipment on the ship cannot be compared with that in the land house, and can only be protected from the cold by scattered equipment such as hand stoves and foot stoves, and you have to be careful not to cause fire, but the cold wind from the river constantly blows into the cabin through the cracks in the thin windows, and it is not very pleasant. Xie Mulin could only dress himself as thickly as possible, and if he went out of the cabin, he would have to put on a thick hooded cloak again, otherwise he would only need to stand on the deck for a short while, and his whole body would be blown frozen by the wind.

Even if she didn't want to go out, she had to take advantage of the overnight break to make a trip to her other ships. The second room's grandmother Song is not very tough, although she is from Beiping, she has been in Jiangnan for decades, and may not be able to adapt to the change of climate. As for the brothers, their bodies are not very strong, and the boys are relatively careless, and there are people like Xie Huizhi who have a big personality, God knows if they will be infected with the wind and cold because of carelessness?

Xie Mulin felt that he had lived in the north for many years—although he couldn't tell anyone—that he was better than this large group of thorough Jiangnan people, so he had to run around against the cold wind, staring at everyone in thick winter clothes, lighting the stove for heating, and making sure that there were people on guard to never make a small fire, and even the buckets and basins necessary for fire extinguishing were taken out and put in the place where they were handy, and they were first filled with a basin or bucket of water, ready to take water to extinguish the fire once it caught fire.

She also had a large pot of ginger soup boiled out every day, and everyone had to drink it to keep warm, and if anyone showed the slightest sign of wind chill, no matter how important the work at hand, he had to go back to his room to rest, and try not to come into contact with others—in case it was an illness like influenza, it must not be allowed to spread on the ship.

With such strict guards, the Xie family's ship was peaceful. Except for Mrs. Xie, who yelled that she was sick and sick, and Mama Jiang sneezed a few times, and was ordered to be recuperated in a separate cabin for two days, everyone else was fine. Even the little brother Xie Hanzhi, who was originally dizzy and unwell, also regained his vitality after adapting to the change of climate, and under the feeding of five or six bowls of ginger tea and medicinal soup every day by his brothers, he was able to walk and run, and he was able to speak without hindrance.

However, there are rumors that there are several cold patients on other ships, and some people privately wonder if someone has contracted the epidemic. One night, King Yan sent his entourage to go to each boat, prescribed a few prescriptions, and now asked someone to go to the pharmacy near the dock to grab the medicine and boil it and eat it, and within two days, he heard that those patients had improved greatly.

After crossing the Yellow River, the weather became colder and colder, and the wind gradually became stronger. Although it didn't snow, the temperature outside was unbearable. The officials and relatives of the various families, who had been familiar with each other, were still a little cautious, and wanted to walk around on the boats and start socializing when they were resting on the shore. Several family members of officials who plan to go to Peking to reunite with their husbands or sons, or who are about to take up new posts in the prefectures and counties under the jurisdiction of the Beiping Political Envoy Division, want to go to the Xie family boat to visit Xie's mother. After all, in the future, all the men in charge will work under Xie Shenzheng, and it is good to form a good relationship in advance.

But because the cold wind outside is really unbearable, everyone originally wanted to hand over the post to the door, but they all canceled the plan, and only sent the post to ask for peace, and attached one or two meeting gifts, so that the newly dressed Mrs. Xie was disappointed.

She has been living in a warm cabin and not going out, and her food, clothing, housing and transportation are all of the best quality, and she can't quite understand what it's like for others to walk outside, and she thinks that the days on the ship are boring and make people crazy. As soon as he heard that someone was going to visit him, he immediately sent Pearl to tell Xie Mulin, who was in charge, that he was going to accept the visit, and then he began to pick up his clothes and jewelry with great interest, and he must appear in front of the officials and relatives of other families with the most decent and majestic image of the old feudal monarch. Now that everything is ready, and the guests can't come, why don't you spoil her?

She has been living in a warm cabin and not going out, and her food, clothing, housing and transportation are all of the best quality, and she can't quite understand what it's like for others to walk outside, and she thinks that the days on the ship are boring and make people crazy. As soon as he heard that someone was going to visit him, he immediately sent Pearl to tell Xie Mulin, who was in charge, that he was going to accept the visit, and then he began to pick up his clothes and jewelry with great interest, and he must appear in front of the officials and relatives of other families with the most decent and majestic image of the old feudal monarch. Now that everything is ready, and the guests can't come, why don't you spoil her?

Xie Mulin looked at the way she complained, and ordered Pearl to open the window in the cabin a small crack, and Mrs. Xie felt the cold of the winter wind, and immediately empathized with the guests, and didn't say anything more.