"It's okay, sister-in-law. We live and eat here for free. You see, this cloth is not a good one. It's all reserved for spare parts. It's suitable for you to use. So, let's make two sets for each of your sister-in-law's family. It's our way of repaying you."
"Miss Chunxiao, I've already said that helping out with a small favor doesn't entail any reward, but now we're the ones taking advantage. Well, then I won't refuse. I'll go call my sister-in-law over right away." It's cold out there, so naturally we should make clothes quickly and use them.
Chunxiao looked outside and said, "The snow is so deep here, how can we get through?"
"It's okay. I'll just yell in the yard and she'll come over in a straw basket. It's not far. My sister-in-law is a capable person." The woman walked out, opened the door to the main room, stuck her head out from the side of the kitchen, and shouted sister-in-law several times in one direction.
Sure enough, there was a response from the other end.
The woman went back into the house and said, "I'll be here in a moment." She smiled at Chunxiao and Xiaohua.
The children saw the main room door open and were about to close it, but the woman stopped them, saying, "Auntie is coming over, keep it open first."
Sure enough, not long after, I heard a voice from the yard, "Sister-in-law, it's snowing so hard, are you calling me because there's no rice at home? I brought you a few pounds."
Soon someone came in and shook the snow at the door, "It's snowing really hard!"
The woman went out and brushed the snow off her body, then signaled the two children to close the door. "Sister-in-law, I have a guest in my room. Please come in with me."
"Oh, where did the guests come from in such a snowy day?" She followed the woman into the house and saw two people sitting on the bed making clothes.
"Sister-in-law, this is Miss Xiaohua, and the one next to her is Miss Chunxiao. They came from Mocang Pass and were going to Hejian. It snowed when they passed by, so I let them stay at my place. There was also an older brother with them."
The newly arrived woman rubbed her hands awkwardly and handed her the bag of food. "Then, the food I brought here is not enough. How about I go back and get some more?"
The woman held her back and said, "Sister-in-law, we have food at home. Have you seen the new coat the child is wearing? I asked you to come here to give you cloth and cotton to make a coat."
The woman was stunned. "Make us coats?"
"Yes, Miss Chunxiao is kind-hearted. Seeing that we were poorly dressed, she happened to have some cloth and cotton, and asked us to make two coats for each of our family members."
"Really?" The woman looked at Chunxiao and Xiaohua happily. "Young ladies, this is so embarrassing. With so many people, we need a lot of cloth and cotton. It will cost a lot of silver."
"It's okay. I just told my sister-in-law that we have some, and it's just right for you. You're welcome."
"Then, I'll go get the child to kowtow to you."
"No, no." Seeing her about to leave, Chun Xiao quickly stood up and stopped her, "Sister-in-law, I asked you to come here to help make clothes. Look how cold it is now snowing. Let's make the clothes as soon as possible."
"Yes, yes, good, good." The woman was so happy that she was a little incoherent. "Then I'll go call my mother-in-law and daughter over, and bring the scissors and needle and thread. More people will make the job go faster."
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