The single clothes for Chen Yan are ready.

But it is winter now, and Chen Yan doesn't have any cotton clothes.

He originally had it, and the material and workmanship were good, but it was sold by the original owner.

Su Wei decided to buy some cotton to make one for him.

Because of the last incident with Constable Li, Su Wei gradually started to interact with the women in the village. For example, Zhang Erya, who was about the same age as Su Wei, was very sharp-tongued and disliked Su Wei. So when she saw Su Wei, she curled her lips and asked, "What are you doing here?"

Zhang Erya's mother scolded: "How dare you talk like that? Go back to your room."

Although he scolded her on the surface, he actually didn't want Zhang Erya and Su Wei to have any contact with each other.

After all, Su Wei had a bad reputation in the past. Now, looking at her up close, she really looks like a vixen and doesn't seem like a peaceful person.

Zhang Erya must not be led astray by her.

"Mrs. Chen, what can I do for you?" asked Zhang Erya's mother.

Su Wei said: "Auntie, I want to buy some cotton."

"Cotton?" Zhang Erya's mother shook her head: "We don't have any extra at home."

They don't produce cotton here, and few people grow it. After all, it can't be eaten or drunk. Obviously, food is more important. Everyone is only willing to grow food, even if it means exchanging food for cotton.

Those who have new cotton save it bit by bit, either to marry their sons or to make clothes for their own families, and they will never sell it.

Su Wei asked several more companies, and without exception, the result was the same.

No.

People in ancient times were not only poor, but also lacked material resources. The gap between the rich and the poor was shockingly large, and good things and resources were all in the hands of the upper class. It was the first time she realized how difficult it was to buy some cotton.

She looked at the sky. It was not the coldest time yet. Chen Yan's injury had healed quickly because of the medicine he had taken, but he couldn't stay at home, right?

Since you have to have clothes to wear when you go out, every time this person goes out to the toilet, he shivers for half a day when he comes back.

Su Wei didn't want to be a nanny, but she felt uncomfortable living under the same roof and seeing a patient without even a piece of clothing in the middle of winter.

It’s like you are eating meat, but someone is starving to death on the side of the road. Can you just watch him starve to death?

Maybe someone can, but Su Wei can't.

Su Wei returned home dejected, her face red from the wind. After entering the house, she went to warm up the stove first, and suddenly remembered that the coachman Han Yu had said last time that he could get cotton.

So Su Wei planned to go out.

She told Shen Yan about it, but Shen Yan still didn't say anything. However, Su Wei was no longer afraid of him now. She even thought he was a little funny. He was only in his teens, but he was like a child.

The town was not far away and they arrived there soon. Su Wei first went to the cloth shop to try his luck, but there was no cotton. The last bit of cotton had been sold out before winter. They were not far from the border, and the army of the imperial court did not have enough cotton, let alone the people.

Su Wei was a little disappointed. Han Yu was not here today, so he couldn't make a wasted trip. After thinking about it, Su Wei went to the blacksmith shop where he had been last time.

"What to buy?" This time it was a middle-aged man who came out and looked at Su Wei with a serious expression.

Su Wei said, "I'm looking for Tietou."

The middle-aged man asked, "Tietou is not here, what do you want to see him about?"

Su Wei: "Actually, I want to find Han Yu..."

The middle-aged man looked her up and down for a long while: "They are out and will not be back for a few days."

Su Wei had no choice but to leave. She asked the vendor and found out that the town was thirty miles away from the county seat. Thirty miles was a distance that would be tiring enough to walk to death.

Besides, the road is so long, it is not safe for her to go alone.

Su Wei sighed.

She wandered around the town. Perhaps because of the good weather today, there were a lot of people in the town, and there were also some people selling snacks. Su Wei observed for a while and found that business was not good.

These days, everyone is poor and would rather spend every penny carefully. How can we have the money to buy these things?

She pinched the two small pieces of silver in her hand and thought, if she saved them, she wouldn't have any problem spending them until next spring...

Oh right...

Su Wei suddenly remembered something.

"Do you have land?" Su Wei asked Chen Yan after returning from the town.

Chen Yan looked at her for a long time, and seemed to think she was up to something bad.

Su Wei was speechless: "I'm serious."

She took out the silver and the hairpin and said, "This is all the money I have. If I spend it all, we will starve."

It still costs money...

Chen Yan thought she had seen Su Wei clearly, and Su Wei was really convinced. She didn't want to argue with him, but she really couldn't help it.

Su Wei knocked on the table.

"What do we eat and wear now? Which one doesn't cost money?"

Su Wei looked at him speechlessly: "I have to hire someone to fetch me a bucket of water. I've given my all, so why are you still holding on to that little bit of money?"

"What for?" Chen Yan laughed angrily: "Without this little money, you would have killed me long ago."

Su Wei “…”

That's right...

The original owner could indeed do it.

"I'm not asking you for money, I'm asking if you have any land?"

Shen Dalang made a lot of money back then, so he probably owned some land...

If we have land, we'll be safe. The two of us won't starve to death...

Su Wei looked at Chen Yan expectantly.

Chen Yan coughed dryly and shook his head: "No."

Su Wei “…”

Su Wei: "Don't lie to me."

"Really not." Chen Yan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "The imperial court confiscated it."

The crime of treason and collaborating with the enemy was not followed by the execution of the entire family, which was considered a mercy by the court...

The Shen family originally had land, which was purchased by Shen's mother, but when the Shen family fell into trouble, it was indeed taken back.

Su Wei was silent.

She stared at Chen Yan for a long, long time...

so…

Original owner, why did you marry him?

Why?

What else does he have besides a face?

Just for that illusive ten taels of silver?

Chen Yan understood what she meant.

He turned away with a rare look of embarrassment, but soon turned his head back and looked at Su Wei unconvinced: "What qualifications do you have to look down on me?"

Su Weiyi thought so too.

The original owner was a refugee, but at least Chen Yan had a house to shelter him from the wind and rain...

Two people are just talking about potatoes and cabbage, so no one should blame the other.

Su Wei sighed and lay down on the bed, looking as if he had lost all desire to live.

Chen Yan was also speechless. He was sitting down, but when he saw Su Wei lying down, he lay down too.

The two of them stared at a piece of straw hanging down from the dark roof for a long time...

Someone was chattering outside again, and Su Wei stood up: "I'll go out and take a look."

Chen Yan still didn't respond.

She regretted it the moment she left the house, because the village butcher had brought back a few pigs, and since Chinese New Year was approaching, everyone was busy buying pork...

Pork, this is...

The oil that Su Wei bought from the town before was refined, and now she drinks porridge every day, and she has been craving it for a long time.

But…

As soon as Chen Yan got up from the bed, she saw Su Wei running back into the room and taking away the silver and silver hairpin that she had just placed on the table.

Shen Yan "..."

What does Su Wei mean? Is he going to steal her money?