"This cotton jacket is padded and long, requiring two layers of cloth, so it's quite wasteful. However, since we're not making cotton trousers, just jackets, four sets should be enough. Your sister-in-law is about the same size as you, both thin. I've cut off the sleeves, as you see it's too little. One bolt of cloth is just right for your father, your eldest brother, and the three of them, plus two boys. Half a bolt of red cloth is enough for three girls, so you don't have too much, and you don't have too little."
"So, we need to buy about one and a half bolts of cloth and cotton to make cotton pants. We need them on snowy days."
"No need. This already cost a fortune. In previous years, I never made so many new clothes. They were all altered to smaller sizes after being worn out. These are enough for your family. Don't waste that money."
Chunxiao knew that if she told Zhou, she would stop her, so she simply stopped talking.
Chunxiao didn't let her stay up late today. When she went to sleep, she pulled Zhou to sleep with her. The next morning, she got up early to wash up and found that the rain had stopped outside and a light snow had begun to fall. The snow was not heavy and had not accumulated on the ground. It must have been snowing for a long time.
"Mom, it's snowing outside." Chunxiao ran back to the house and told Zhou the news.
"It's snowing? Is it heavy? Doesn't that mean you can't go today?" Zhou sat up from the quilt.
"You can go. The snow isn't heavy. I think it's better than rain. Lie down under the quilt. I'll open the window for you and you can see." He opened the window and propped it up with a wooden pole. "Look, it's a little snow."
"Your dad said it would probably snow today, since it's already November."
There was a knock on the door in the yard. Chunxiao ran to open it. It was the two brothers of the Yan family.
"It's snowing today, which is more convenient than raining."
"Just now, my mother asked me. I thought so too." Chunxiao looked at the two of them. They were not wearing new cotton-padded clothes today. They were only wearing their old jackets. Chunxiao was also wearing an old jacket. She led them into the house to load charcoal.
"Chunxiao, it's cold out here. You shouldn't go. Dahe and I can carry these."
"Let's go together. We have a lot of things to buy."
"It's just cotton, we'll just bring it back to you."
"I need to buy double the cotton today. I forgot about making pants, so I also need to buy some cloth for them. Anyway, there are things I need to buy."
"Okay, let's go together. We don't understand the money either."
The three of them went out as usual. The snow had not been falling for long, but the ground was more slippery than yesterday. They were more careful while walking. They originally thought that there would be few pedestrians on the road on such a day, but there were actually quite a few people on the road. Maybe it had rained for too long, and some people were in a hurry to go to the town to buy things.
"Chunxiao, what should we do tomorrow?"
"We're out of charcoal at home. I struggled to burn eight kilns yesterday, so we can't use the kiln in the main hall anymore. From now on, we can only burn five kilns at a time. After we deliver the charcoal, we'll go to other places in the alley to ask if other families have any to send." Chun Xiao didn't want to accept the charcoal in advance, but if she did, she would have to deliver it in the heavy rain like yesterday. She looked at Yan Dashan and said, "Brother, did you feel unwell after being caught in the rain yesterday?"
Yan Dashan smiled and said, "It was indeed cold when we came back. If you and mother hadn't taken good care of me, I would have caught a cold. Now I'm fine."
"That's good. I don't want to pick it up in advance. I'll just bring it with me to sell later. I won't go if it rains."
"I think it's better to sell in advance. When we get there, we can just deliver it and collect the money. If it rains, it rains. Just cover yourself with a straw raincoat like my big brother did. It won't be a big deal to take a shower when you come back. My big brother went yesterday, so I'll go next time."
“I also think it’s better to sell it in advance.”
Since both elder brothers said so, Chunxiao couldn't refute anything.
"We still have about 400 to 500 kilograms of dry wood piles at home. Even if they are burned into charcoal, they will only weigh less than 400 kilograms. It has been raining all the time, and even if the weather is clear, the wood on the mountain will be very wet. After buying this batch, I will have to rest for a long time."
"If I had known you had this plan, I would have filled up your utility room no matter what. It's all your fault for not telling me earlier." Daha sighed.
"I don't know what the market is like for coal. I regret it too."
"Just be content. With the money we've made this year, this year will definitely be better than any other year. Especially since Chunxiao is home this year, my parents are happy."
"That's what Big Brother said."
There are obviously more people in the town today than in the previous two days. It seems that many people still come out even in the snow. When passing by the market, there are quite a few people selling things. The villagers are all hardworking and come out to do business so early.
Chunxiao and his companions arrived at Fuqiu Lane and went directly to the customer's house. When the family saw them, they took the remaining charcoal without saying anything and paid them 10 taels and 260 coins for 117 kilograms of charcoal on the spot.
After selling the charcoal, the few people started walking around in the alley. When they saw someone opening their door, they would go up and ask. It turned out that quite a few families wanted charcoal. Although the quantity was not as much as before, they all wanted 30 or 50 kilograms of charcoal. Chunxiao accepted orders for 100 kilograms of charcoal from three families and left. She couldn't handle more orders. As a result, she bumped into the Cao brothers when she was leaving the alley. They were pulling a cart and were obviously delivering charcoal. They were stunned when they saw her, then glared at her and walked away.
"Are these two people sick? They are glaring at us for no reason." Daha turned around and took another look.
"It's just a disease." Chun Xiao hummed in her heart, let them suffer a loss and see if they dare to bully her again.
"When our colleagues meet, they are particularly jealous of each other. Look at their carts, they weigh at least 400 kilograms. Their business is bigger than ours."
"We have nothing. How do they know we are selling charcoal? We have already given away our backpacks."
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