The coachmen of the Qin Family Trading House have just exchanged shifts with the guards, and the guards, having kept watch all night, return to the village's empty houses to catch up on sleep, leaving only a steward with the coachmen to check the goods in the camp.
The situation was dire last night, and they had no choice but to abandon the carts to block the cliff path to prevent bandits from entering. Although the bandits eventually fled, they wreaked havoc before leaving, pushing the goods from the front five or six carts off the cliff.
Fortunately, the last few carts were loaded with personal belongings, camping gear, and cooking utensils, so at daybreak, they managed to retrieve what they could, minimizing the losses.
However, once they reach the town, they will have to spend a considerable amount of Silver Coin to replenish the lost supplies.
