Time flies, and it is autumn now. The weather has become a little cold.

Chu Yao has hung out the cotton-padded clothes for the babies to dry, and it’s time to start preparing some things for the winter. She also needs to go to Mrs. Chen for advice on what else she needs to prepare besides pickled vegetables.

It’s better to act early, because the weather in the north will be extremely cold later, the kind that chills you to the bone.

Chu Yao took the three babies to Mrs. Chen's house. Of course, she did not go empty-handed. She brought some biscuits that the children liked. She made them at home, and the three little babies loved them very much.

Mrs. Chen lives in a five-story building. Last time, Mrs. Chen told Chu Yao that she lives on the third floor, which is the house on the far left when you go up the stairs.

Chu Yao didn't see anyone else on the street, not even the children playing outside. When she reached the family quarters, Chu Yao remembered that there were several factories nearby, and she probably thought the adults in the family were working outside.

As for the children, they were probably gathered together by their parents.

Soon Chu Yao arrived at the door of Mrs. Chen's house. Climbing the stairs with two children in her arms made Chu Yao very tired.

She felt like she was King Kong now.

Chu Yao stopped and waited until she had caught her breath before knocking on the door.

Soon, there were sounds coming from inside the door. I only heard the sound of footsteps, and then the door opened from the inside.

It was Mrs. Chen who opened the door. At first, Mrs. Chen was a little surprised to see Chu Yao coming over, but she quickly came to her senses.

"Good afternoon, Aunt Chen. I came here today to ask about what we usually prepare for winter here, as the weather is about to turn cold. I'm not inexperienced, so I came here to ask Aunt Chen for some advice."

Mrs. Chen picked up Dabao and invited Chu Yao in.

When Xiao Sanzi saw the aunt who had prepared delicious food coming home, he was very happy. He also noticed what the aunt was holding in her hand, but he was very well-behaved and did not make any noise.

"Mrs. Chen, these are some cookies I made myself. I brought them over for my little Sanzi."

Mrs. Chen looked at Chu Yao reproachfully. She felt a little embarrassed, but when she saw Xiao Sanzi's eager eyes, her heart softened and she said, "Why don't you thank Aunt Chu Yao?"

The third child raised his cute little face and said to Chu Yao, "Thank you, Aunt Chu Yao." Then he took the three little babies to play aside.

Seeing that there were no children to disturb them, Mrs. Chen told Chu Yao everything she knew.

"Sister Yao, you've found the right person. I, your sister-in-law, have been here for more than ten years. I've been here since your brother Chen started working here. Don't mention it, there's a lot to prepare. For example, I need to buy at least a hundred kilograms of cabbage."

"And there's firewood. Coal is hard to come by right now, so we need to chop more firewood. That way, we'll have a better winter. Oh, and we need a charcoal stove. The supply and marketing cooperatives may not have it, so you can usually buy one there. And have you finished the pit? We need to do that as soon as possible. Once it's done, it needs to dry for a while. It doesn't look like much, but it takes time to prepare."

Chu Yao listened carefully to Mrs. Chen's life experience, but when she heard Mrs. Chen say that she needed to buy hundreds of kilograms of cabbage, she exclaimed, "Mrs. Chen, do you need so much? Can we finish it all?"

"That's right, I was confused. Your children are still young and probably won't eat much. I'm making it based on what I have at home, so you can buy less. However, we still need to make pickles, and I think they'll be almost done soon, so you can buy some other things. Oh, and we need a few large pickle jars, which are convenient and don't take up too much space. Also, stock up on potatoes, which don't spoil easily, and remember to buy big bundles of green onions and garlic, so that the food won't be boring."

"Mrs. Chen, if we need hundreds of kilograms of vegetables like this, do we have to go to town to buy them ourselves? Isn't that right?" Before Chu Yao finished speaking, Mrs. Chen slapped her leg and said, "Look at me, my memory is so bad that I actually forgot to tell Sister Yao about this important matter. Don't worry about it. We are in the family quarters, and there will be logistics personnel to purchase it. But we have to run fast when the time comes, otherwise they will definitely be snatched up by the time you get there. How about this, I will ask Xiao Sanzi to go home and call you, and you remember to run fast."

"Then I'll trouble you, Mrs. Chen, and our Xiao Sanzi has worked hard. Auntie would like to thank Xiao Sanzi here." When Xiao Sanzi heard the aunt who could cook delicious food talking about him, he smiled shyly and nodded, meaning that he understood.

"Mrs. Chen, can we get the firewood when we have time? My husband asked him to get the pit and charcoal stove at home." Chu Yao was still a little embarrassed, but married people here all call their other half "that husband", so Chu Yao was just adapting to the local customs.

Chu Yao took all of Chen Dasao's instructions to heart.

Finally, I asked how to make these pickles.

Chu Yao listened to Mrs. Chen talk for half an hour and remembered most of it, so she said goodbye and went home.

After returning home, I immediately wrote down what I needed so that I wouldn’t forget, and I also had to let Yang Hang check to see if there was anything missing.

Last time, Yang Hang took a seven-day leave, so he was a bit busy during this period and didn't get home from get off work until after eight o'clock every day.

But I will not forget to interact with the babies every night. After the interaction, I will go to the main room to rest obediently.

Chu Yao thought this was normal.

But what Chu Yao didn't know was that someone was boiling a frog in warm water, slowly infiltrating the relationship between her and the babies.

Therefore, the two of them often chat about family matters, interesting things that happened to the babies, or other things at home, things to buy or supplies to prepare for the winter.

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