Chapter 149 Purchasing Winter Clothes
The weather is getting colder and winter is coming. The Shuiyuewan Logistics Department finally started selling charcoal and honeycomb coal.
Those who have participated in the production of charcoal or honeycomb coal can exchange these two materials with their working hours. Those who have not participated in the production process but have provided materials can bring their bills for exchange.
People like Xia Xiaoman, who neither participated in the production process nor provided materials, need to use materials to purchase charcoal and honeycomb coal.
She could make honeycomb coal by herself, but she really didn't know how to burn charcoal. So after learning that the logistics department was selling charcoal, Xia Xiaoman exchanged the extra blankets in the space for 500 kilograms of charcoal.
Xia Xiaoman plans to use the charcoal for cooking, such as barbecue. 500 kilograms of charcoal is enough. For daily fire, honeycomb coal is still used.
In her spare time, she built a kang and fireplace in the basement, and asked Wang Shijin to help with the smoke exhaust pipe and vents.
Because she was worried that the snow would be two or three meters deep in the cold winter like in the extremely cold places, she also asked Wang Shijin to help her extend the exhaust pipe and vents along the wall to the roof to ensure that the exhaust pipe and vents would not be blocked by snow.
After two days of hard work, the extended smoke exhaust pipe and ventilation holes were finally completed.
Xia Xiaoman handed him more than 20 pairs of men's cotton socks and said, "Here, this is your salary for the past two days' work."
She has a lot of this kind of socks in her space, all of which are supermarket models. The quality is not very good, but it is not bad either. Wearing two more pairs in winter can also help keep warm.
Wang Shijin looked at the brand new socks and accepted them shamelessly. "Thank you. If you have such good things in the future, please call me anytime. As long as I am free, I will definitely come."
As soon as he finished speaking, Fu Baiwei appeared with a flashlight, "What good news? Why didn't you call me?"
Wang Shijin turned around and saw that it was her. He said, "We are building a smoke exhaust pipe. Can you move bricks or build pipes? Will it be helpful if you are called?"
"Who are you looking down on? It's just a smoke exhaust pipe. What's so difficult about that? The charcoal kiln in the square was built by Aunt Xing and I together."
Fu Baiwei and Wang Shijin would always quarrel whenever they met. After she scolded Wang Shijin, she looked at Xia Xiaoman and said, "Xiaoman, you can exchange your work points for warm clothes at the trading point. I saw that the clothes that someone exchanged for are of good quality. Do you want to go and exchange for two pieces?"
Xia Xiaoman thought about it and realized that she still needed a few hats to keep out the wind and cold, so she closed the doors and windows and went to the trading point with Fu Baiwei. Wang Shijin also wanted to exchange for a few cotton coats, so he followed.
There were many people who came to the trading point to change into warm clothes. Xia Xiaoman and the other two waited in line for almost twenty minutes before it was their turn.
The exchange price of warm clothing is clearly marked on the window of the transaction point. Cotton coats and cotton pants are 10 work points each, thermal underwear is 10 work points a set, and thin autumn clothes are 8 work points a set.
Sweaters are divided into ordinary sweaters and wool sweaters. Ordinary sweaters are 5 work points each, and they are all thick sweaters. Wool sweaters are 8 work points each.
A thin sweater costs 4 work points, but not many people buy it because the sweater is not warm enough. Most people would rather spend 1 work point more to buy an ordinary sweater.
Wool coats, down jackets, mink coats and other warm clothing are expensive, and one piece costs 20 work points. And one person can only buy two sets of all warm clothing, and the trading point will not sell more than two sets.
Fu Baiwei hesitated for a long time, then gritted her teeth and bought two down jackets. She also bought two sets of cotton coats and trousers, thermal underwear, autumn clothes, sweaters, scarves, gloves, and thick shoes and socks.
After buying them all, her work points were reduced by more than half.
Wang Shijin was in a similar situation as her. After buying all the necessary warm clothes, his work points were reduced by half.
When it was Xia Xiaoman's turn, she picked and chose and bought two hats: one was a stormtrooper hat that could cover the ears, and the other was a bandit hat with a thick layer of fur inside.
Both hats are extremely ugly, but they are very warm, and Xia Xiaoman is very satisfied with them.
When paying for work points, you need to provide proof of identity. The person at the transaction point will use your identity to confirm that you are who you say you are, and then find the corresponding information in the work point record book to deduct the corresponding work points.
Seeing that she only bought two hats, Fu Baiwei asked, "Are you only buying these and not two coats?"
Xia Xiaoman shook her head. "I've already bought other warm clothes. I just need two hats."
Upon hearing this, Wang Shijin asked, "Where did you buy the clothes? Are they cheap?"
"It's not cheap. It's much more expensive than the ones at the trading point. You can only exchange them for supplies. But the quality is better than the ones at the trading point."
Xia Xiaoman was not bragging. The down jacket that Fu Baiwei spent a huge amount of money to buy was not as thick as the one she bought, and the fabric of the jacket was not as good as the one she bought.
However, you get what you pay for, and buying down jackets at trading points will be more cost-effective.
As they walked back, they chatted. Suddenly, a figure rushed in front of them. Fu Baiwei and Wang Shijin held their warm clothes tightly to prevent them from being robbed. Xia Xiaoman reached behind his waist, ready to pull out the axe.
Before Xia Xiaoman could make the next move, the person who stopped them said, "Xia Xiaoman, Fu Baiwei! What a coincidence, are you here to change into winter clothes too?"
Hearing the other party calling her name, Xia Xiaoman frowned, "You are..."
The person wiped his face and pushed back his messy hair. "I'm Wang Dandan. Don't you recognize me?"
The name sounded familiar, but Xia Xiaoman still couldn't remember who the person in front of him was. Fu Baiwei remembered and said in shock: "Are you Wang Dandan? Why have you lost so much weight?"
Wang Dandan smiled and said, "I lost weight because I was starved. I used to eat fried chicken, hamburgers, and roasted potato skins, whatever I wanted, but I couldn't lose weight. Later, I stopped eating junk food, and I lost weight because I was starving myself."
When Xia Xiaoman heard this, he finally remembered who Wang Dandan was.
Wang Dandan was her classmate in college. Before the natural disaster, Wang Dandan often talked about losing weight in class and recommended to her classmates the delicious snacks at the snack street outside the school.
Before the disaster, Wang Dandan was a fat man weighing nearly 160 kilograms. She couldn't imagine that the skinny man in front of her was actually Wang Dandan.
Wang Dandan said, "Have you bought enough winter clothes? If not, I have some winter clothes at a low price and in unlimited quantities. Are you interested in buying two more sets?"
Hearing this, Wang Shijin interrupted and asked, "Are there men's and women's models? How low are the prices?"
"We have both men's and women's styles. A cotton-padded jacket like the one you have in your hand can be exchanged for only 5 kilograms of grain."
"So cheap?!" Wang Shijin couldn't believe it and felt it might be a trap.
Wang Dandan hummed, "But they are all second-hand, and the clothes may be a little dirty. If you don't mind, I can take you to pick out two pieces."
Wang Shijin said nothing, and looked at Xia Xiaoman and Fu Baiwei. Fu Baiwei said, "Why don't we go and take a look?"
Xia Xiaoman thought about it and nodded, "Let's go take a look! If the quality is okay, we can buy two more sets of winter clothes."
Buy two pieces of worn-out clothes to wear outside, one to keep warm, the other to serve as camouflage.
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