When leaving, she advised Gu Jiajie, "Brother Jie, try to get a couple of hours of sleep; we'll have to head to the county to catch a bus to the city once it's daylight."
"Got it, make sure to wake me up then."
Gu Jin acknowledged, took the money bag and went back inside.
She did a rough count, realizing that she had one thousand four hundred seventy-three yuan and ninety-seven cents in hand.
This money was earned over three grueling days, but sadly it was a mere drop in the bucket compared to her needs three months later.
She sighed silently, lay down on the bed, and closed her eyes to sleep.
...
The next day, at first light, Gu Jin opened her eyes.
She didn't stay in bed or linger, she got up, dressed, washed up, and took the opportunity to wake her still-sleeping cousin.
Gu Jin left a note for the little wolf cub by his pillow, then picked up the floral cloth bag and left the room.
