In September, the house, which had been airing and drying for a month, was finally ready to be lived in. Half a month earlier, Lin Ying had already finished sealing the windows and installed the new doors.

There are six doors in total: two outer doors and four inner doors. The outer doors are double doors with a middle layer, while the inner doors are ordinary wooden doors.

The two specially chose a day when Zhao Qinghuai was resting at home so that he could invite his teammates. Lin Ying also invited the military dependents who had helped at her home. A total of three large tables were filled.

For this meal, Zhao Qinghuai and Lin Ying specially went up the mountain to hunt two rabbits and three chickens, along with four pounds of pork. They cooked a huge feast. Because the food was oily and flavorful, everyone ate with great relish.

The news that Commander Zhao's wife is a great cook has spread once again.

After everyone left, Lin Ying and Zhao Qinghuai moved the bed from the kitchen into their new home. They officially moved into their new house.

The bed was still the same simple bed, but Lin Ying was especially excited.

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When Zhao Qinghuai left again, there was already a lot of firewood piled up at home.

In Li Yue'e's words, "You guys don't even have enough firewood to last a whole year, let alone hibernate."

In September, Lin Ying applied to Zhang Shanlin and went to the city.

The cotton coupons had already been issued. According to regulations, Lin Ying's monthly allowance for accompanying her husband to the military included half a jin of oil, 25 jin of grain, and 3 liang of meat, and she would receive one jin of cotton coupons per year.

Zhao Qinghuai didn't even have cotton ration coupons because the army was issuing winter clothes.

Lin Ying knew that families like Li Yue'e's, who came from rural areas, grew their own cotton and only needed to buy quilts from the People's Commune.

Therefore, the cotton coupons issued to their family were useless.

So Lin Ying asked Li Yue'e for help and exchanged 20 jin of cotton coupons. It could be said that she exchanged the cotton coupons of people who didn't dislike Lin Ying.

According to the calculation that one person needs one pound of cotton for a cotton-padded coat, one pound for cotton-padded trousers and cotton-padded shoes, and six pounds for a cotton quilt, she would need to make at least three quilts, which would be far from enough.

However, Lin Ying has collected some plush and rabbit skins, which can be used later.

Because cotton was unavailable in town and fabric was in short supply, and with winter approaching, she needed to make clothes and shoes for herself and her grandfather.

She didn't need to worry about Zhao Qinghuai's clothes; his country took care of that.

She didn't have many clothes when she came here, and she didn't have any winter clothes at all.

After receiving the application, Lin Ying took the money, the red book, and her military dependent certificate, and set off early in the morning on the canteen's grocery delivery cart.

Upon arriving in town, Lin Ying used her permit to buy a bus ticket to the city. Her purpose was clear: cotton, and if there was any waterproof fabric, she could also buy some.

Other routes are inconvenient, so she plans to buy whatever is available in town, and if not, she'll just leave it at that.