A little over ten days later, Gu'er and the others went to the Soviet Union again. This time, Sun Jiaming went along too. Li Hua's injury required quiet rest, and with Aunt Zhao looking after her, they could leave without worry.
Because the river had thawed, they took a boat this time.
Not too far from their city, there was a port with ships sailing to the Soviet Union. Of course, the fare wasn't cheap—several hundred yuan per person.
Gu'er had also heard about a type of speedboat that was incredibly fast and could go directly to the Soviet shore. But the thought of it was a bit frightening, so she stuck with the boat.
This time, Gu'er went to see the sisters, Marina and Marisa, again. She brought them pearl powder and personally mixed it to make a face mask for them.
She used the pearl powder for a mask every day now, so she had become quite skilled at mixing it.
