Before going to bed at night, Chen Lan moved all five solar-powered RVs, fully charged and refueled, from the system warehouse to the main road at the entrance of the alley. She then returned to her bedroom and stored all her pre-packed belongings in the system warehouse. She set her alarm for 2:30 AM the next morning and went to bed early.
At 2:30 AM the next morning, Chen Lan was woken by her alarm and quickly got up and washed. She gently carried the two sleeping babies from their beds into the strollers to continue sleeping. She stored her bed and all its bedding in the system warehouse, closed her bedroom door and window, and locked it with a fingerprint lock bought from the system.
Chen Lan pushed the stroller and quickly arrived at the Fushou Hall, where Wen Rou Niang lived in the second courtyard. Wen Rou Niang was already waiting for her. Chen Lan also stored all the bundles her mother had pre-packed, along with the antique carved bed and bedding, into the system warehouse. She then closed the doors and windows of all the rooms in Fushou Hall and locked the main gate of the second courtyard with a fingerprint lock. This was all planned in advance by Chen Lan and Wen Rou Niang.
Mother and daughter, pushing the stroller, came to the side room of the first courtyard. Her two younger brothers had moved from the second courtyard last night to stay for one night, so they could get up and pack in the morning. After waking the two younger brothers and having them quickly wash up, the mother, daughter, and siblings went to the living room. Chen Lan saw that her mother-in-law, Mama Cui, and the others were already up and waiting in the living room. At this time, Mama Liu and Hu Yuzhen had already finished preparing breakfast and brought it in. Chen Lan, fearing that there wouldn't be enough time to make breakfast in the morning, had bought steamed buns, flower rolls, and shaomai from the system the night before.
Chen Lan hurried to the kitchen, took out a whole box of bottled milk, and brought it to the living room. She urged everyone in the living room to eat breakfast quickly and repeatedly emphasized that they should not eat too much to avoid motion sickness. She also handed out the motion sickness medication she had prepared in advance for everyone to take, thinking it was better to take precautions.
Under the constant urging of her mother-in-law, everyone quickly got into the vehicles by family groups. Chen Lan watched as everyone got into the vehicles. She then locked the inner wooden gate and activated the newly installed anti-theft main gate and the solar-powered anti-theft system for the entire three-entry, three-exit courtyard.
Chen Lan got into the first RV. Since there was no internet, the vehicle's navigation system could not be used, so Chen Lan had to provide manual navigation. Today, Chen Lan decided to try out the first search function to see how well it worked.
In the first RV, the driver was Chen Xiangxi. The passengers were Chen Lan, Wen Rou Niang, Wen Kai, Wen Qi, Jiahui, and Jiayao.
In the second RV, the driver was Xu Erhu. The passengers were Mother-in-law, Ming Wei, Ming Zhe, Lin Mai, and Xiao Shan Niang.
In the third RV, the driver was Chen Xiangdong. The passengers were Uncle Fu, Mama Liu, Hu Yuzhen, and Hutou.
In the fourth RV, the driver was Xu Xiaoshuan. The passengers were Uncle De, Mama Cui, Cui Qiao, Xiao Shiteng, and Zhao Xiaoyue.
In the fifth RV, the driver was Xiao Shan. The passengers were Lin Mao, Zhou Jicheng, and his four students (Zhao Qimin, Wang Weiguo, Zhang Yujie, Chen Liangcai).
After Chen Lan got into the first RV, she opened the folding double bed behind the driver's seat and laid out the bedding and luggage she had prepared in advance. She asked Wen Rou Niang and her two younger brothers to go back to sleep. She then asked Xiangxi to tell the people in the other four RVs to do the same and get some extra sleep since they had woken up so early. Xiangxi immediately ran out. Jiahui and Jiayao, the two babies, were still sleeping in their strollers. Chen Lan took out a rope and securely fastened the strollers in the middle of the folding bed.
Chen Lan sat in the driver's seat and mentally activated the magnifying glass. She clicked on the search function to check the weather for the next few days. Thank goodness, it was sunny for seven consecutive days. Then she opened the second search function. It could only search within a radius of 500 meters. This was quite embarrassing. What should she do? Without navigation, she didn't know which way was north or east. Right, the compass, her phone had a built-in compass. Mentally activating the compass, Chen Lan determined the direction of north and then the direction of east. She decided to have Xiangxi head northeast on the main road.
Because it was too dark and the road was unfamiliar, they drove slowly for two hours, bumping along the way. The sky was slowly brightening, and they realized they had just left the city. Xiangxi decided to continue driving northeast and find a place to rest and eat lunch after leaving the next town. Chen Lan had no objections. Since she was too tired from waking up so early, she told Xiangxi to not drive while fatigued and to be careful, and then she fell asleep. She didn't know how long she slept. Chen Lan groggily heard the sound of a baby crying and suddenly woke up. She looked towards the back of the driver's cabin. Wen Rou Niang and her two younger brothers were already awake and skillfully changing the babies' diapers. The two younger brothers were also cooperating well in preparing the milk powder. Chen Lan didn't bother them about the babies.
Chen Lan habitually checked the system time. It was already past 8:30 AM. She quickly told Xiangxi to find a place to stop, so he wouldn't drive while fatigued. Xiangxi smiled and said, "Xiao Lan Zi, I'm really not tired. Don't think that just because I've been driving for a few hours, it's a big deal for me. This car is automatic. As long as the direction is set, it will keep driving forward. There are no cars on the road, and we're not driving fast, so nothing will happen."
Chen Lan said no more. She immediately opened the search function, clicked on the second option, and searched within a 500-meter radius to see if there was a suitable place to stop so everyone could relieve themselves, stretch their legs, eat something, and breathe in the fresh air of the wilderness. So, Xiangxi drove, and Chen Lan searched for scenery within a 500-meter radius along the way. She also typed "water" into the search target option. This was something Chen Lan had accidentally discovered when using this function earlier; she could choose her search target. After driving for another hour, Chen Lan actually found such a place. There was a small stream on the other side of a hillside not far ahead. They would make a short stop there this morning. After Xiangxi drove the car another 400 meters forward, Chen Lan told him to pull over and rest. The RVs behind saw the leading RV stop and all followed suit.
People gradually got out of the RVs, stretching their arms and legs, walking back and forth. Mother-in-law walked over and said, "It's quite tiring to sit in a car." Chen Lan smiled and replied, "When you sit in a car for too long, your blood circulation gets blocked, and you feel tired. Just getting out and walking around will help." After speaking, she went to the back of the RV to help Wen Rou Niang and the children out.
As soon as the two younger brothers got out of the RV, Ming Zhe came hopping over to play with them. Chen Lan watched the three boys run towards the small woods ahead and quickly reminded them not to go into the tall grass, warning them about insects and snakes. Mother-in-law said indifferently, "It's okay, Ming Zhe grew up in the countryside, he knows these things. They're probably going to relieve themselves." Haha... Mother-in-law burst into laughter as she spoke.