Everyone remembered the improved meals, and naturally, they were more embarrassed to ask for more. Haitang valued eating these things and didn't hide anything from others when teaching them. However, she wasn't afraid to share her culinary skills with others.

After the room was built, which took a month, Haitang went in to take a look. The room was very nice. The floor was made of bamboo, and because it had been polished, there was no need to worry about thorns. The walls were covered with thick mats woven by Haitang and Xiaohe, and there was also a window.

There were two beds available. Haitang and Xiaohe shared one bed, while Shihu shared the other with Dongfanglong. Since the two younger brothers were still small, Haitang let them sleep with her.

As for other things, we'll talk about them later, because right now, these things have almost emptied our savings, and we don't have any more food to exchange for more things.

Haitang did want to make a heated kang (traditional Chinese bed), but she didn't know how, and besides... she didn't like the connection to the ground, so under these circumstances, Haitang didn't persist.

Haitang has installed ladders on both sides of her house so she can get down to the ground. She plans to use this wood to fence off the area around her house.

Meanwhile, Shi Ming also started working on firing the kiln nearby. Although progress was slow, it was effective, and it would be ready for trial use in a few days.

The house built by Shi Ming was a small house, and the construction speed was even faster. It was almost entirely built by Shi Ming himself. Haitang had to admit that the beastmen and other races in this world were truly amazing.

Once the house is built, it's time to prepare for the winter.

Last year it was so cold, I don't want it to get any colder this year. As for chicken feathers, crabapple trees can collect them, especially the fine hairs.

The family didn't know what this thing was for; they just had to collect it since Haitang said she wanted it.

Haitang, having collected the necessary items, planned to go to the trade fair with everyone. Originally intending to go alone, she decided to send Dongfang Long instead, as she had many things to prepare.

"You're sending me to the trade fair with these people? Aren't you afraid I'll run away?" Dongfang Long asked, looking at Haitang.

"Don't worry, Xiaolong can't run away. I've had too many things to do these days, so Xiaolong, you have to work hard." Haitang has a lot of things to make, even though a whole winter has passed.

The problem is that there are a second and a third, and in such cases, we should keep things warm as much as possible.

Haitang remembers how she and her younger siblings huddled together, shivering in the freezing cold.

Upon hearing this, Dongfang Long nodded and said, "Okay, what do you want?"

"Cloth, get me some more cloth." Hearing this, Dongfang Long nodded, as he didn't want anything else but cloth.

This time, Shi Hu accompanied her, so Haitang wasn't worried. Haitang started collecting chicken feathers and fine hairs.

Once collected, the process begins with cleaning and washing. In this world, furs and other animal feathers must be cleaned before they can be used.

Once everything was cleaned up, the crabapple trees were hung out to dry. They were then wrapped in some fabric, pieced together to resemble a quilt.

Haitang stuffed the wool into it, and in this way, a quilt quickly appeared. It was a warm quilt, although it was a bit poor, but it was still usable.

Of course, the quilt cover is made of fur. After the fur is sewn together, it can be used directly. However, this is a big project, so Xiao He does it all by herself.

Under these circumstances, Haitang carried a basket on her back and went out to find food. She also used a stone tool to make a hoe and started weeding in the backyard.

This kind of work couldn't be done by Begonia alone, so the two brothers, Star and Moon, helped out by turning over the soil and scattering the leaves, which had rotted in the winter and could be used as fertilizer.

"Sister, what are you doing?" Xingxing asked, looking at Haitang.

"We'll plant vegetables, and then we can eat them in winter," Haitang said with a smile. "By the way, Yueyue... why don't you go out with your sister today?"

"Mmm." Yueyue nodded, and Xingxing reached out and grabbed Haitang's clothes.

"What about me, sister? I want to come too!" Xingxing said, looking at Haitang. He didn't want to be left behind.

"Star, Star, you need to wash the vegetables for your sister, and you need to wash these sweet potatoes thoroughly." Haitang handed a sweet potato to Star, "Tonight, when we get back, we'll cook pork stew with sweet potatoes."

"Okay, I'll be good." Xingxing nodded immediately and started washing and chopping the sweet potatoes.

Haitang made sauces at this trade fair, and the sauces also taught Dongfanglong how to lure others to trade, so there wasn't much of a rush.

When Haitang and Yueyue arrived at the bamboo forest, Haitang began cutting bamboo with Yueyue.

"Why does Sister want such tiny ones?" Bamboo only wanted the tiny little ones, which puzzled Yueyue.

"It's for making a fence, so it doesn't need to be too big." The fence is used to prevent wild animals from entering the vegetable garden.

"Is it like the ones we used to keep?" she asked, looking at the crabapple tree. She recalled how the crabapple tree had been enclosed in a fence when she kept other plants.

"Hmm." Haitang nodded. Haitang knew that it wasn't that people didn't know how to raise them, but rather that some people found it troublesome, and others just couldn't raise them well, not knowing what to feed them.

Haitang knew how to grow bamboo because she had seen it done. After Haitang and Yueyue got some bamboo, they dragged it back home. Once they got back, they started to pierce the ground with bamboo and then tied it with vines, making circles around the vegetable garden.

The vegetable garden for the crabapple tree is unusable yet. At least it was just turned over recently, and if we use it now, it's impossible to grow anything well.

There's no chicken at home at Haitang's house today, so we'll have to postpone making spicy chicken for a while.

Haitang not only needs to make spicy chicken, but also needs to find food. Last winter, the whole family ate vegetarian food. Although there was meat, it wasn't much.

Haitang had thought about having more people, but the problem was... her house was too small for more people to come. Shiming walked over to Haitang.

Originally, I was looking at Haitang and thought she was busy these days, thinking that something big had happened. I didn't expect that she was building a fence to raise something. How long can you raise something like that? At most, you can put it in for a few days. It will die after a few days. It's better to just tie it with a rope. You can kill it when you want to eat it. Of course, it's best to do it as soon as possible. So I looked at Haitang and said.

"What are you doing? You can't do this..." she said, looking at the crabapple tree. "You know... this thing is not easy to raise. People who have tried to raise it have all died."