Wow, that's amazing! Qin San Niang was truly shocked.

The wisdom of the ancients!

Since the hand warmer is so effective, she plans to buy several more.

The foot warmer was made of the same material, only larger than the hand warmer. It was made entirely of pure copper, with a flat top, allowing it to be placed in the middle of the carriage for warmth. Surprisingly, different models of foot warmers were available; Qin San Niang chose a larger one for the horse-drawn carriage and a smaller one for the mule cart.

As for stoves for starting a fire, they have them in the shop. However, the shopkeeper suggested that since there is a foot warmer, there is no need to buy a separate stove. Firstly, it is not very safe, and secondly, the lid of the foot warmer can be opened to reveal a simple stove, which can be used to heat food.

With a wave of her hand, Qin San Niang bought five hand warmers and two foot warmers.

A hand warmer costs five taels of silver, and two foot warmers cost fourteen taels in total, for a total of thirty-nine taels of silver.

Upon seeing this number, the shopkeeper's eyes nearly squinted with joy! He never expected to close such a large deal so quickly!

“Madam, we also have charcoal specially made for our stoves. It produces less smoke and is easy to use. The original price is twenty-five coins per pound, but since you are so generous, I'll give you a discount of twenty coins per pound. Consider it a good deed.”

Qin San Niang almost forgot to buy charcoal! What to do?! She'd better just buy it anyway!

The shopkeeper quickly called his assistant for help. What are you doing shouting outside at a time like this?! Serving the big customer first.

He lit a thin charcoal, and as he said, it was indeed easy to light and produced little smoke. Although it couldn't compare to the later silver wire charcoal, it was enough for Qin San Niang and her group.

We finally decided to buy 300 jin (150 kg). We now have two livestock at home, so carrying this amount of stuff is no problem.

Is 300 jin enough? If we use it sparingly, it should be about right. After all, we can't really rely on this little bit of charcoal to start a fire for cooking. It's just for heating or occasionally reheating food.

The journey was arduous, and even the livestock had to carry heavy loads. Fortunately, Qin San Niang often fed them black beans to boost their energy. Although their mules were not exactly fat and strong, they looked much more energetic than the other mules and horses.

After buying the items, leaving an address, and paying the deposit, I asked the shop assistant to deliver them.

The shopkeeper readily agreed, patting his chest to assure him that he would deliver it on time, since it was only a street away! Besides, with so many things, he would find a way to deliver them even if they were ten streets away.

The streets were still bustling, and perhaps because it was approaching evening, there were more and more food stalls.

Yesterday, Ms. Wu bought some toys for the children, enough for them to pass the time on the way.

Thinking that her eldest child was already eleven years old and even her youngest child was already eight, but they hadn't started learning yet, Qin San Niang went to the bookstore and bought two more primers.

When the shopkeeper heard that she wanted to buy children's primers, he was surprised that the woman's attire didn't seem like someone who could afford to support a schoolboy, but he still recommended two books to her: "Exhortation to Learning" and "Love and Experience".

It's not the Thousand Character Classic or the Book of Poetry? The Book of Poetry probably wasn't even fully completed by this time.

Well, these two are not bad either. Qin San Niang flipped through them, relieved that at least she could recognize the characters. Otherwise, if even Cangjie (the legendary inventor of Chinese characters) couldn't recognize her, it would be a real problem!

However, these books were really expensive; the two books cost four taels of silver! He silently prayed, "There is a golden house in the books!"

The shopkeeper said these were genuine books, and there were also some copied copies, which were slightly cheaper.

Since this is intended for early childhood education, I feel more at ease using a certified, original book. Otherwise, if I teach something wrong now, it will be more troublesome to correct it later.

Seemingly surprised by her knowledge, the waiter said no more and gave her a calligraphy brush as a gift. The brush wasn't particularly good, but it was enough to write and draw on the stone slab with water. Qin San Niang quickly thanked him.

As for buying another one? Forget it! It's not that she can't afford it, it's just not the right time. She'll send her kids to school eventually. She's waiting for one of her kids to succeed so she can finally enjoy life!

It was quite late when they left the bookstore. The two hurried back to their lodgings.

I had arranged to deliver the goods to the heater shop owner after dinner, so I need to hurry back now.

The children are still watching their family's carriage in the backyard. Liu and the other adults are also there, so they're not worried about the children falling or getting hurt.

Even now, Liu is still beaming with joy. You see, her father worked as a clerk in a carriage shop his whole life, and in the end, the family didn't even own a carriage! She never expected that she would be able to enjoy a comfortable old age, receiving filial piety from her daughter and being able to ride in a carriage.

Those adorned in silk robes are not the ones who raise silkworms!

Compared to the major event of buying a carriage, the fact that Qin San Niang bought a hand warmer and a heater seemed insignificant. It's just that Liu Shi and the others didn't know the price of the heater yet. If they did, they would definitely be shocked. It was even more expensive than the carriage!

Of course, that's a story for another time, so let's leave it at that.

At this moment, Qin San Niang and her group had improved their means of transportation and bought warm clothing. They were well-prepared and just needed to set off.

As for kapok, she didn't plan to buy any; she simply took some silk floss from the supermarket for Wu to use. Socks and blankets wouldn't require much cotton either.

As for animal hides, I had asked Gu Qingshan to sell all the wolf pelts before I learned he was going to do so. I also asked him to buy some more pelts to keep for winter use; they would be nice to use as a seat or to lie down in the carriage.

At the beginning of Hai hour, Qin San Niang received a note from the shop assistant. After reading it, she breathed a sigh of relief, knowing she could finally get a good night's sleep.

The note was delivered by Lin Changfeng. It said that the case had been solved, the murderer had been captured, and the assassination attempt last night had been confirmed by the interrogation, proving that it was the murderer's doing.

He thanked Qin Sanniang again and suggested that her family consider moving to Lin'an City, which might become the new capital of the dynasty, and where residents from the north who had migrated south would be treated very well in terms of policy...

Qin San Niang wasn't particularly interested in the details of the matter, but she was very curious about the person who wanted to kill her. However, considering her current skills, it would be difficult for her to sneak into the yamen, so she had to give up. Fortunately, Lin Changfeng had already captured the murderer. Given his upright and incorruptible character, he should handle the case impartially. Both murder and attempted murder would be punished, which would be enough to give the murderer a hard time!

Even so, Qin San Niang cursed that bastard eight hundred times in her heart! She believed that the curse of the transmigrated woman might still have some effect!

The next morning, the group got into a car and headed out of the city. It was unknown whether the people from Lujia Village had packed up properly.

Regardless, it wouldn't do to keep Qin San Niang and her group waiting. According to Gu Qingshan, there was still a long way to go south, and if they didn't hurry, they might get stuck in the snow. Being stranded in the middle of nowhere was a real headache.

To their surprise, Lu Lizheng's family also bought a donkey cart. Although it was not as big as Qin Sanniang's horse-drawn cart, or even as big as a mule cart, Old Mrs. Chen was still overjoyed, her face beaming with happiness.

These two donkey carts only cost seven taels of silver in total, which is a great bargain for them!

When Liu heard the price, she was so surprised she couldn't close her mouth, and the joy of buying the carriage at a low price was somewhat dampened. Fortunately, Qin San Niang kept saying that our carriage was very high-class, which made her feel a little better.