Find Aunt Yunxiang beside the sacks under the torn canvas shelter. Speak with her and Little Taobao to learn what the family needs.

Sun Ping is sitting among the bundled rushes beside the water, close to a moored small boat. Speak with him about shoes for Little Taobao. He asks you to help finish a pair.

Stand beside Sun Ping and choose Weave Straw Shoes (F on the PC layout shown). This gives you a pair of woven straw sandals. Return to Aunt Yunxiang and Little Taobao beside the cooking pot under the shelter and hand them over.

Huang Xiaomao is seated against the large rock next to Aunt Chunhua and Huang Damao, beside the wooden pier. Use Wind Sense (opens in a new tab) (V on the PC layout), target Huang Xiaomao and open the treatment interaction. Select Slight Fever, then Start Treatment (Space on the PC screen shown). Finish the healing sequence and the conversation with Aunt Chunhua.

From the pier, walk along the bank toward the stacked firewood. Brother Biao is at the story diamond near Zhang Niu and the wooden shelter. Speak with him about fuel for the crossing.

Take the firewood back to Aunt Chunhua beside the shoreline rock and finish her conversation. This supplies the clue needed for the deduction about crossing the mist.

Open View Clue (L on the PC layout), then enter the deduction. Select two clues and use Link Clues (Space) to combine them.

First link the clue about mist hiding the Haven with the clue about drifting back across the river. Link the resulting Hidden Mountain clue with the refugees' reason for crossing. For the crossing method, link the drifting-back clue with the clue about keeping the fire burning. Finally combine the new fire-and-mist clue with the small boat's limited firewood. The deduction concludes that the crossing needs more firewood.

Return to the marked small boat at the pier. Board and use the oar to start the second attempt, now carrying firewood.

Steer into the mist again. The firewood counter appears on the sailing display. Keep moving toward the story marker until the voices trigger a new objective.

Turn toward the voices in the mist and sail closer to the marker. Use Wind Sense (opens in a new tab) (V on PC) to reveal the pale swirls on the water that mark the next route.

With Wind Sense (opens in a new tab) active, steer through the pale whirlpools on the water, moving from the nearest swirl to the next. Keep following the marked current until you reach Aunt Chunhua's boat.

Pull alongside Aunt Chunhua's boat. Move close enough for the Small Boat interaction and finish the conversation with the family.

When the firewood runs out, turn back toward the shore marker and return to the camp. The next conversation leads to persuading the scholar and organizing the crossing as a group.