"Is the charcoal gone? I'll go buy some!" Li Jinfeng said hurriedly.

"No need. It's cold outside. Just take a good rest when you get here. It's okay to not use charcoal for a day or two! Besides, many people have carried it this way, haven't they?" Old Master Lu didn't let Li Jinfeng go.

"Grandpa, they are young people full of vigor and vitality. You are an old man, and I am a female comrade. It is better to start warming yourself by the fire to get rid of the cold air, so as to avoid the cold wind entering the body and catching a cold!" Li Jinfeng patiently explained to Grandpa Lu.

Then he added, "I'm going out for a walk to familiarize myself with the environment. Otherwise, I won't even be able to figure out the direction when I come back here next time."

Of course, Li Jinfeng was not so confused that she couldn't figure out the direction. She said that because she didn't want to put pressure on the old man.

Sure enough, after she said this, Mr. Lu relented.

"Then you should wear something thicker, put on two more sweaters inside, wear thicker socks, a scarf, and a hat..." Mr. Lu instructed Li Jinfeng.

Li Jinfeng nodded repeatedly.

He went upstairs, changed his clothes, wrapped himself tightly, took a sack of charcoal, and went out.

There are still some charcoals in Li Jinfeng's space, some good and some bad.

As long as you find a place where no one is around, you can take out the charcoal and then tell the old man that you bought it from someone else's house.

Li Jinfeng was already familiar with this generation. In addition, the weather was cold, so there were few people walking on the street. Even if there were, everyone was in a hurry and did not stop for a moment.

Li Jinfeng packed a batch of charcoal and dragged it towards Mr. Lu's small building.

Less than half an hour after she left, Mr. Lu asked her where the charcoal came from. Li Jinfeng followed her previous plan and asked every household for some, paid for it, and if they didn't want money, she would exchange it for coal tickets.

The charcoal she brought back was not all neatly arranged; some was still in small pieces.

As Sister E dug the charcoal out, she said, "No wonder they're willing to sell it to you in such a cold day. Most of it is broken!"

Broken charcoal is difficult to burn and produces smoke. Generally, this kind of charcoal is left over and is only used as a last resort.

"Then Aunt Da'e will pick out some good ones. Let's get through these few days. When my aunt comes, we'll go buy some good charcoal."

Charcoal and briquettes are different.

There are special people who deliver coal briquettes to your door, but you have to buy charcoal, or you can make an agreement with the production team members in the nearby countryside, and they will provide the charcoal and those who need it will pay for it.

"Alright!"

With charcoal, the brazier was quickly ready.

Put it in front of Mr. Lu and let him warm his hands and feet.

Li Jinfeng was close to the brazier, and her face was red from the firelight.

"It's still warmer by the fire." Li Jinfeng said with a smile.

Li Jinfeng prepared dinner. She made stir-fried kidney and cabbage stewed with vermicelli.

The remaining one is roasted pork belly.

She used half a pound of pork belly out of a pound and a half, cut it into slices of even thickness, put an iron plate on the coal stove, sprinkled it with cumin and chili powder, and the aroma of the roasted meat was enough to make people cry with hunger.

Fortunately, Mr. Lu lives in a detached house, and Li Jinfeng had made preparations in advance and sealed the doors and windows tightly, so there was no need to worry about the smell drifting out and being smelled by others.

The barbecue had just been grilling for a while when there was a knock on the door.

What a coincidence, it was Lu Mingfang.

As soon as she entered the house, Lu Mingfang started sniffing and smelling the food.

"What is this? It smells so good!" Lu Mingfang asked as she prepared to go to the kitchen.

"Sister E, you're outside, the kitchen..."