The man who had allowed him to stay there, whom Adi thought was the landlord, and the other man, who had come with the police, were suing each other in court for ownership.
Adi explained his actions briefly, requesting the man who had come with the police to allow them to stay for a few days. After Adi's entreaty, the man grudgingly agreed.
The entire caravan stayed in Kai Bagh, but Baba did not permit the women to use the buildings. The companions remained outside in the maidan (open grounds), and the women slept in the caravan and during the day occupied a platform nearby. The place was dirty, so the women cleaned it thoroughly.
To reach Jaunpur, Baba and the companions had walked 38 miles in four days in the freezing cold. With no shelter, they had slept in the open in that weather, and the food, too, was not substantial. At every halting place they had to tend to the animals — to water them, bring fodder, feed them and tie them up at suitable places — attend to minor repairs to the carts, beg for food, cook, clean pots, fetch water and wash clothes — all these and other small things added to their exhaustion. But the intense cold did not allow them much rest.
It was therefore with a sigh of relief that the companions greeted these words from Baba on 16 December: "Let the camel, camel cart, two cows and calves be sold for the best price possible. Don, Eruch and Pendu should go to the railway station to make inquiries about sending the two donkeys, white horse, bullocks and bullock cart by freight train to Hardwar."
Baba decided to sell the cows, as he had gotten them at half price, and also because due to the young calves, the companions' pace had been slowed. The camel likewise walked at a plodding speed, and the camel cart would often break down. The donkeys were to be kept, as the women had discovered they would readily move forward when their backs were loaded. The white horse could not be sold as it was received in alms.
During their halt at Jaunpur, Ghani was ordered to go out begging with a different companion each day. Adi was to bring lunch from the town of vegetable and chapatis or puris and raw tomatoes and radishes (for which the area is famous). Kaka was to cook dinner of rice and dal.
On Sunday morning, 18 December 1949, Baba addressed the companions:
Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances faced up to now, I am going to finalize a plan, which once adopted must not be changed or compromised until the endless end.