Hua Shi also packed up the ones that failed at the beginning separately and put them back into the basket.

I looked down and saw the black cat staring at me, so I fed it two failed products.

Although it is a failure, it is not inedible. It is just not formed into shape and the taste has a bit of charcoal smell. If it is sold, it may not be good, but it is still edible.

"Meow……"

After staring for a long time, the black cat finally got to eat what he had been longing for the whole day. He licked his tongue and was immediately satisfied.

Hua Shi touched its head, then stood up and began to clean up the kitchen which she had made a little messy.

Estimating the time, the hazy sky outside the window made her realize that it should be around three or four in the afternoon...

She occupied Grandma He's kitchen all day and burned a lot of her firewood, which she had to make up to Grandma He.

Before it got dark, Hua Shi restored the kitchen to its original state. When he walked out of the kitchen, he noticed Grandma He sitting under the eaves, holding needle and thread in her hands, as if she was making clothes.

“…are you done with your work?”

The old man heard the sound, raised his head, and looked at Hua Shi with smiling eyes.

Hua Shi nodded, and her voice couldn't help but slow down. "I'm done. Thank you, Grandma He. I'll fill the water tank for you, and I'll pick up some firewood from the kitchen for you later."

Listening to what Hua Shi said, Grandma He didn't say anything, nor did she nod. She just stared at her quietly with her cloudy and somewhat dark yellow pupils.

Hua Shi felt a little nervous when she was stared at him, and without waiting for Grandma He to say anything, he turned around and walked towards the well.

The water tank at the kitchen door is not far from the well, only about one meter away.

The capacity of the water tank was not large. Hua Shi stared at the snow falling continuously, and ran back and forth with a bucket of water. After more than ten trips, the water tank was soon filled.

She was so tired that she was out of breath, and her back and forehead were sweating a lot.

When the cold wind blows, it feels both cold and hot.

Hua Shi tightened her clothes and walked towards the backyard.

There is a back door in the huge yard. Facing the back door is a large woods. Because it has snowed for a while, the woods are full of snow.

Many green leaves on the tree trunks have fallen off, and the remaining leaves are all covered with white snow.

During the flowering period, he walked back and forth in the grove, picking up a lot of branches soaked in snow water. He only returned to the yard when his arms were full.

After working for a while, the sky gradually darkened. She also picked up two bundles of firewood to replenish the firewood she had burned today.

Grandma He was still sitting under the eaves. While she was busy, she didn't say anything to stop her, but just stared at her inexplicably.

At first, Hua Shi was a little scared when she was stared at, but after she got used to it, she vaguely felt that Grandma He seemed to be staring at her in a daze, as if she was lost in thought.

"Grandma He, I've packed everything. I've also heated up the two tortillas in the pot for you. If you're hungry, go ahead and eat them."

Hua Shi came out of the small kitchen, looked at the old man who was still sitting under the eaves, and said in a neither loud nor soft voice.

"Oh...Okay."

Grandma He looked at her, seemed a little dazed, and responded in a slow voice.

Hua Shi noticed that the cloth in her hand was a roll of dark blue coarse cloth, which was rolled up randomly. It could be seen that a large piece of the cloth had been trimmed off, and a large piece was left.

She pondered in her mind, and after a while, she finally asked, "Grandma He, do you have any more cloth like this?"

The old man seemed to have guessed what she was going to say next. He smiled and nodded, his voice sounding a little slowly, "There are a lot. If you want, I will go into the house and get one for you."

As she spoke, she stood up and walked into the house.

Hua Shi hurried over and stopped him, "No need, can you sell me the remaining fabric in your hand?"

All she had now was a mere 130 coins. She remembered that a whole piece of coarse linen was very expensive and beyond her means.

Grandma He seemed to look down at the cloth in her hand, and after a noticeable pause, she said, "Sure, this remaining half is just enough to make a set of clothes. I'll give you some cotton too, so you can stuff it inside and it will be warmer."

She seemed to know clearly what she was doing and didn't care much about these material things. Just like the last time Hua Yu mentioned it casually, she could sell a quilt to Hua Yu at a low price and also gave him a lot of cotton.

Hua Shi swallowed his dry throat and asked, "How much does this cost?"

She heard Grandma He smile kindly and said, "Just give me eighty coins. It's not worth anything."

…

After coming out of Grandma He's yard and on the way back, Hua Shi's thoughts were in a semi-confused state.

She held a bamboo basket in one hand and half a piece of cloth in the other, with a bulging bag of cotton underneath.

These things are only a hundred bucks...

But this was definitely more than a hundred coins. She remembered Hua Xiao had told her that a complete piece of coarse linen, the cheapest one, would cost four hundred coins, and the half piece she had in her hand would cost at least two hundred coins...

And the one hundred coins were forced upon Grandma He by Hua Shi. She originally only wanted eighty coins, but Hua Shi took advantage of her and felt bad about it, so he stuffed a hundred coins into her pocket.

Grandma He was not very willing to accept it, but she didn't insist on refusing it, so she accepted it.

During this time together, Grandma He would indeed sometimes inexplicably become lost in thought, and once she got lost in her own thoughts, she would often be unable to come out.

Apart from that, there was nothing else wrong. Hua Shi also deliberately avoided the topic and did not mention Grandma He's relatives.

Grandma He seemed emotionally stable, her thinking was clear, and her speech, demeanor, and behavior showed no signs of confusion...

No matter what, she was also a beneficiary, and she was extremely poor. She could not give money to Grandma He, so she could only make up for it from other places.

She silently took note of this. As the sky darkened, she walked under the moonlight, treading on the falling snow, and hurried to the Hua family courtyard with Xiao Hei...

After another busy day, she was hungry again and her stomach started to growl...

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