Gu Kaiyuan noticed that many people around him were listening intently, and he shook his head with a wry smile, "Thank you, Lord Ma. I don’t have much hope now; I just wish to arrive safely in Lingnan, and watch our child be born safely.

There are things that shouldn’t be imagined recklessly, and I dare not imagine them; this is already quite good."

Guo Baoshu said, "It’s great that you can think that way. Have you eaten yet? Why not join us for a bite?"

He was about to change shifts to eat and casually suggested it, but he genuinely felt sympathy for Gu Kaiyuan.

Having seen many biased parents, he knew that survival was difficult for such a child in a family.

"No need, we can’t eat anything now. We’re just thinking of buying more supplies, not knowing when we’ll reach the next post station."

Guo Baoshu scratched his head, "I’m really not sure about that; this is my first time with everyone too. However, the road ahead will become more remote, and post stations will be fewer, so it’s better to stock up while we can."

Thinking about how they almost ran out of food previously, Guo Baoshu was also considering if he should buy some things for himself.

He has spent quite a bit of silver along the way, buying some things might make life a bit more comfortable.

With this thought, he was eager and quickly greeted everyone before heading to the dining hall.

The two arrived at the post station’s counter, where many people were queued up to buy things.

After some discussion, they bought 50 pounds of flour, 50 pounds of millet, and also 10 pounds of dark flour.

In the seasoning section, they bought two pounds of coarse salt. They wanted to buy more, but there was a limit of one pound per person.

They bought some dried vegetables and some pre-rendered lard.

"This post station is really thoughtful, they have everything prepared," Bai Suihe said, seeing the white lard in the clay pot, feeling that these ancients were quite considerate, but the price was shocking.

But despite this, there were plenty of buyers since everyone needed strength for the journey, and oil and fat were essential.

"Let’s buy more cured meat," Gu Kaiyuan saw many people there picking, and joined in the crowd, "You don’t like fatty meats, let’s choose some lean ones."

Bai Suihe liked bacon but didn’t prefer cured meat. Yet, given the circumstances, there was no choice but to pick some along with everyone else, "It’s better to eat fresh meat more often."

Moreover, being pregnant now, it was best to eat less pickled foods.

"That’s fine, I’ll find ways to hunt more," Gu Kaiyuan then shifted his focus to an adjacent stall selling medicinal herbs.

"Are you two here to buy medicine?" Madam Huang cheerfully solicited them as she saw them at her stand, "I have everything here: fever reducers, cold remedies, mosquito repellents, golden sore medicine, diarrhea relievers."

Upon noticing Bai Suihe’s bulging belly, sympathy crossed her mind, and she quickly introduced, "Young lady, I have the best fetus-preserving medicine too. I don’t mean to sound negative, it’s just that it’s better to have these medicines prepared for peace of mind."

Gu Kaiyuan had previously bought plenty of fetus-preserving medicine to store in the space. However, the baby was thriving quietly these days, so he definitely didn’t want Bai Suihe to take random medicine.

But traveling without some medicine seemed unreasonable, so he asked for mosquito repellents, and cold remedies, and fever reducers.

Seeing they didn’t buy fetus-preserving medicine, Madam Huang wasn’t disappointed and urged Doctor Huang to quickly prepare the medicine.

After sending them off from the stand, Madam Huang shook her head regretfully, "Carrying a large belly and being exiled so is truly pitiful."

"Madam, I feel we’re the ones who deserve sympathy here; looking at how generously they spent even amidst their plight, they’re still better off than ordinary folks like us.

I’ve been here all day, can I take a break?"

"Don’t you see there’s still a crowd buying things? We haven’t had an open trade for a month; if we don’t earn more silver, our whole family will be left in poverty."

Doctor Huang sighed, not daring to speak further as there were few patients seeking help halfway, except for these exiled people.

Gu Kaiyuan carried a bunch of supplies, which Zhuang Datou and others soon came over to take.

As the Gu Family came down, they saw the two of them empty-handed and pretended they didn’t see them.

Just reaching their room, dad opened that small box, revealing it was full of silver notes; dad was generous this time, directly giving each of them 100 taels of silver. Now, they could buy anything and wouldn’t have to care about the looks of those two Bai Family girls.

Gu Kaiyuan knew many around were waiting to see a joke, and having done what he needed to do, he directly supported Bai Suihe back to the room.

Letting Dongmei and others rest, the two then returned to their space.

Because they had just heard, the baby, who hadn’t woken up for several days, was greeting them.

"Mommy, it’s been days, haven’t you missed hearing from me?"

"Miss you," Bai Suihe gently stroked her belly, "I feel my belly has grown a bit bigger these past few days, the baby must have grown too."

"Certainly, in a few months, I’ll be able to come out and meet mom face to face."

...

Gu Kaiyuan, hearing them chatting so happily, felt a bit envious; didn’t the baby want him, the dad?

"Daddy, have you been feeling aggrieved these days?" The baby’s voice brightened Gu Kaiyuan’s mood.

"How could dad feel aggrieved?

Dad will protect you and your mom; stay well-behaved in mom’s belly, and don’t be naughty."

"No worries, daddy, knowing you’ll protect us, I can grow peacefully.

I heard mom’s belly rumbling, haven’t you eaten yet?"

Bai Suihe touched her belly, "We’re just about to have a meal, dad and mom have prepared lots of goodies for you once you’re out."

"Great, great," the baby laughed joyously inside, though she forgot she’d be toothless at birth, only able to cry for milk and water.

Hearing his wife hungry, Gu Kaiyuan quickly brought out a spread from the warehouse, setting utensils, "Have a meal first, then continue chatting; you shouldn’t go hungry."

Bai Suihe said, "It’s not that exaggerated, I did have a snack in between."

But saying this, seeing so many delicious dishes, Bai Suihe couldn’t help but indulge.

After eating and resting in the space for a while, they prepared to head back out.

Before leaving, Bai Suihe grabbed Gu Kaiyuan, "There’s something I need to tell you."

Seeing her so serious, Gu Kaiyuan immediately took on a solemn look, "Is there something wrong or uncomfortable?"

"No need to be so tense, I know myself; if there’s any discomfort, I won’t hold back," Bai Suihe hesitated briefly and then spoke, "Earlier, when I went into your dad’s room, I saw a wooden box on the bed. Where do you think it came from?"