After seeing Lu Chen off, Su Ruoli rode her bicycle back home. It was winter now, and it was difficult to buy vegetables for her.

Although there are a lot of vegetables piled up in the space, she plans to wait until next year when the vegetables are almost ready to eat before selling them.

But maybe we won't be able to wait until that time.

When she was almost home, she remembered that she had almost finished eating the food at home, so she found a forest, slipped into the space, took out a bunch of things from the space, and tied them to the bicycle.

As soon as I got home, I saw Zhang Sitong sweeping the yard. "It's so cold, why don't you stay indoors?" Su Ruoli said.

"I saw the yard was a little dirty, so I swept it." Zhang Sitong stopped what she was doing and saw that Su Ruoli's bicycle was full of things. "What did you buy? So many."

"I just bought some food and daily necessities. Come and help me move them back!" Su Ruoli said as she pushed her bicycle to the kitchen door.

Zhang Sitong put the broom against the wall and ran over to help Su Ruoli carry the things into the kitchen.

"We still have a lot of things, why are you buying so much?" Zhang Sitong asked.

"These things can be stored. Buy more so that we won't have nothing to eat when it snows." Su Ruoli said.

"That's right. I heard from the villagers that every year there is heavy snow and the roads are blocked. Villagers can't go out and people from outside can't come in." Zhang Sitong said.

"So, this is called being prepared for any eventuality." Su Ruoli said.

"It's getting cold, so we need to prepare some more cotton-padded clothes, otherwise we won't be able to change them if they get dirty." Zhang Sitong looked down at the cotton-padded clothes she was wearing. "I have some extra cotton, which should be enough for each of us to make one."

"Just make it for yourself. I have cotton here too." Su Ruoli said.

"Okay, then let's go find the lady in the village who can make clothes tomorrow and ask her to make them for us. We just need to pay her for the labor." Zhang Sitong said.

"Why do you have to find an old lady from the village to do it?" Su Ruoli asked in confusion.

"Because we don't know how to make it, of course we have to find an auntie who can make clothes. Do you think you can make it?" Zhang Sitong said as a matter of course.

"You're right, I really can make clothes. I'll help you." Su Ruoli said.

"Can you make clothes?" Zhang Sitong looked at me with disbelief.

"I really can do it." Su Ruoli said seriously.

Zhang Sitong was still a little skeptical, "But making clothes is difficult."

"It's not difficult, it's very simple. If you want to learn, I can teach you." Su Ruoli smiled. What's so difficult about making clothes?

"Okay, okay, I'll learn. After I learn it, I can make clothes by myself." Zhang Sitong said excitedly, "I'll go back and find some fabric." After saying that, she turned around and ran back to the house without caring about the pile of things in the kitchen.

Su Ruoli shook her head helplessly. Even if she wanted to make clothes, there was no need to rush. She should pack up her things first.

Zhang Sitong ran away, so she could only start to pick up the things on the ground one by one. Before she finished, Zhang Sitong came back.

Zhang Sitong returned to the room and searched through all the drawers and cabinets for a long time. Finally, she found some cloth of nice colors on the bottom shelf of the cabinet.

She ran to the kitchen holding a bag of cotton and cloth, and handed the cloth to Su Ruoli as if offering a treasure, "Ruoli, take a look at these pieces of cloth, you can make a cotton-padded jacket."

Su Ruoli took the cloth and looked at it carefully. The color and quality of the cloth were pretty good. "It looks good. It's perfect for making a cotton-padded jacket."

Zhang Sitong smiled so hard that her eyes curved into crescents. "I knew this piece of cloth could be used to make a cotton-padded jacket. I also found a piece of red cloth, which should be enough to make two scarves, one for each of us."

Su Ruoli felt warm in her heart, "Thank you, Sitong."

"Hey, why are we still so polite to each other?" Zhang Sitong took Su Ruoli's hand and said, "Come on, let's go make some clothes."

"We haven't finished packing up yet." Su Ruoli pointed to the things on the ground.

"Oh! This is easy!" After saying that, he quickly put the things in place and clapped his hands. "Done, now let's go make clothes."

The two of them came into the room and spread the cloth on the table. Su Ruoli took a pair of scissors and cut the cloth into pieces according to Zhang Sitong's size.

She explained the process to Zhang Sitong while cutting the cloth, and finally let her try it on herself. If Su Ruoli had not stopped her quickly, Zhang Sitong would have had no cotton-padded jacket to wear.

"You folded that flower very beautifully, how come it became like this after you cut the cloth?" Su Ruoli took Zhang Sitong's hand and looked at it several times.

"This is different. That flower is so simple. Cutting cloth is really not suitable for me." Zhang Sitong withdrew his hand and touched his nose.

Who knew cutting cloth was so difficult? She always managed to make a perfect mistake in cutting it.

"You should go back and rest. I'll ask you to try on the clothes when I'm done." Su Ruoli said with a smile.

"Then call me as soon as you are done." Zhang Sitong said, walked out of the room and closed the door gently.

Su Ruoli looked at the cloth in her hand, the corners of her mouth slightly raised. She slipped into the space, skillfully threaded the needle, and began to sew the cotton jacket.

Time passed quietly, and the jacket gradually took shape. Su Ruoli carefully checked every detail to ensure it was done perfectly.

Finally, Su Ruoli finished the last stitch. She gently shook off the thread on the clothes and smiled with satisfaction. However, it was already dark outside, so she could only wait until tomorrow to try again.

The next morning, Su Ruoli opened the door and called Zhang Sitong, "Sitong, come and try on the cotton-padded jacket."

Zhang Sitong ran over excitedly, "You finished it so quickly."

"Try it." Su Ruoli handed the cotton jacket to Zhang Sitong.

Zhang Sitong took the cotton-padded jacket, took off what she was wearing, put on the warm new jacket, and a happy smile appeared on her face.

"It looks so beautiful! Ruoli, your craftsmanship is really good! No! It's so good!" Zhang Sitong praised highly.

Su Ruoli smiled and helped Zhang Sitong button up. "It fits well. I can make another one with cotton. Do you have any more cloth?"

"No more. Why don't we go buy some cloth now?" Zhang Sitong suggested.

"Let's go after dinner, and see if we can buy some more cotton so we can make one for grandma and the others." Su Ruoli said.

After a quick breakfast, the two locked the door and headed to the county town together. The biting cold wind couldn't stop them.

After arriving at the supply and marketing cooperative in the county town, they selected their favorite fabrics and cotton.

Zhang Sitong took a fancy to a piece of blue cotton cloth, while Su Ruoli chose a piece of white plush cloth and handed it to Zhang Sitong.

"This piece of cloth is so soft and feels so comfortable. It will definitely be very warm if used to make a coat." Zhang Sitong said happily.

"That's right, and the white color will definitely look good with the red scarf." Su Ruoli said imaginingly.

The two of them picked out some other fabrics. Su Ruoli was lucky, as she not only bought cotton, but also a sewing machine.

The sewing ticket was given to her by Lin Chen when she bought vegetables last time, and it came in handy today.