The most sought-after furs in the fur market are complete tiger skins, fox skins, sable skins and other rare furs. Zhao Qing usually peels off the complete skins and sells them if he can hunt such furs, so most of the furs in his home now are worthless gray rabbit furs.
Although it is not worth much, in such cold weather, if you can sew a rabbit fur vest or clothes to wear inside, the whole winter will be much better.
There were furs. Sister Lin counted the furs in the house. At first glance, it seemed like a lot, but if she wanted to make a piece of clothing for Niu Niu, there wouldn't be much left. At most, she could make a small swaddle for Qingqing.
Fortunately, Sister Lin had made another finished product for Zhao Qing before, but Zhao Qing had never been willing to wear it. Now it has a good place to go.
The couple discussed and decided to give the other one to Lin Rui. Along the way, the brother from her mother's side helped them a lot as his sister and brother-in-law. Otherwise, they would not be able to survive to Baixing Town with their stored food. After passing Baituo Town, they would reach the final destination, Huangmo Pass.
Lin Rui didn't expect that he would be the first one in the crowd to wear fur clothes. By the way, it was really warm. As soon as he put it on, his body, which was so thin that he sneezed, suddenly became warm, and his back even sweated slightly.
He wanted to take it off and give it to his father or mother to wear, but was immediately stopped by the two.
Feng Zhenniang said, "Keep it on, don't take it off. We don't even know who has the better body!"
It was hard for Lin Rui to refute this point. The original owner was a loser who indulged in all kinds of eating, drinking, gambling and whoring. His body was hollowed out by alcohol and sex. He was just a coward. Seeing that his father and mother refused for his own good, he felt a lot in his heart.
It’s not that there was no cotton in the Lin Dynasty, but cotton had always been used by the upper class and nobles, and the price was ridiculously high. There was a saying that one ounce of gold was worth one ounce of cotton. How could the poor people afford it?
Every winter, the death toll of the people reaches new highs. If they can't survive, they will just wait to freeze to death. The lives of the poor are worthless, and even after they die, they will not allow those in power to have any contact with them.
The common people in the feudal era were no different from cattle and horses. They were all enslaved by the upper-level bureaucrats of the feudal era headed by the emperor. They worked day and night but still could not get enough food.
In order to dry the clothes of each family faster, two more fires were built to avoid conflicts due to lack of space.
Second Sister Lin handed Qingqing to Mu Tou to hold temporarily, while she took the needle and thread and began to sew the rabbit fur given by her eldest sister, intending to piece the rabbit fur together to make a swaddling cloth for Qingqing.
The family didn't have enough winter clothes, let alone three or two pounds. A teenager... no, it's really not appropriate to use "teenager" to describe his body shape now.
Sanliang is fourteen years old this year, but he is much taller and heavier than Lin Rui, an adult. Especially since he was not hungry on the road, even when he ate wild boar meat in the mountains, Lin Rui had to endure and endure before eating all kinds of fishy meat, but Sanliang could endure and eat a few more pieces.
For Sanliang, who was afraid of being hungry, the taste of the food was secondary. The most important thing was to fill his stomach.
He was still wearing the clothes that Feng Zhenniang had patched up for him on the road using the old clothes of Lin Rui's eldest brother Lin Zixing. The original clothes that was in the hands of the boy had been thrown away long ago.
I really can't wear it if I don't throw it away. It's not even as strong as a plastic bag and will break if I pull it a few times. If I continue to wear it, my butt will be exposed.
The thin clothes were not suitable for his tall body, just like an adult wearing children's clothes. Now the weather suddenly turned cold, even the strong Sanliang could not help shivering from the cold.
This won't do! I can still endure the scorching heat, but in this extreme cold, if I go out without warm clothes, I'll freeze into an ice stick. The temperature outside is at least below zero now, and there's no guarantee it will be frozen by the time I set out tomorrow morning.
Oh, what a mess it has been all along the way! All kinds of natural disasters have happened, and it's almost fatal.
etc!
cotton!
He has cotton! On the top shelf of his house is the quilt with 14 kilograms of cotton that his mother gave him!
The cotton quilt that can make people breathless in the cold winter represents the mother’s love and care!
An ordinary quilt weighing only about seven pounds would be enough to keep him warm, but his mother loved her son so much that she insisted on getting one that was twice as heavy. The first time he used that quilt in the middle of winter, he woke up the next morning with his back soaked in sweat. It was so warm that he almost thought he would get heatstroke in the middle of winter.
After getting up, he placed an order on his mobile phone to buy a thin and warm quilt. After using this 14-pound quilt once, he put it aside.
Now this comes in handy!
Nothing is difficult for him; he can create something out of nothing!
"Mom, I remember I bought cotton in Longting Town. I'll go check on the ox cart!" As he said this, he walked towards the small kitchen where the ox cart was placed. The two big blue oxen in the family were resting there. They had too many things at home, and it was not convenient to put them in the main hall of the teahouse, taking up half of the space. This made it inconvenient for others to move around, and even sleeping was very cramped.
"Cotton!" Not only Feng Zhenniang was surprised to hear this, but other members of the Lin family, including the Gao family and the young wife's family, looked at it enviously.
Although the Gao and Fang families also had some, they were few after all, and the whole family could not wear them. They could only put them on the children first, and the men had to rely on their own courage.
Lin Rui ignored their exclamations and walked to the teahouse's kitchen first. Lin Changxi also lit a pile of firewood where the two blue cows were resting to keep them warm.
He went to the oxcart in the corner, pretending to be searching, but actually he was taking out fourteen pounds of cotton from the house.
As soon as Sanliang followed him in, he saw his master carrying a large bag and moving towards him. He immediately stepped forward to take it and said, "Master, you're quite quick!"
Lin Rui felt a little guilty and nodded twice.
Thanks to the upgrade of the house, he was able to retrieve supplies from the space without any obstruction. Otherwise, he would have to find an empty place to complete the transfer, which was too troublesome.
Sanliang easily came out carrying a large bag of cotton that almost blocked him completely. Feng Zhenniang and Lin Susu immediately went forward to check it out. Both mother and daughter were surprised and looked at Lin Rui: "Rui'er, is this really cotton?"
Lin Rui smiled and said, "You'll know once you open it."
Feng Zhenniang opened it without hesitation and saw a fluffy thing inside. She immediately reached out and took it out. It was warm and soft. She immediately rubbed her face against it. It was so soft: "What...what is this, Rui Ge'er?"
Can he say it's a faux fur blanket? I bought it originally to use as a carpet, but it was too stain-resistant and was put on the shelf with the quilt. I just took it off when I took the quilt.
It can be of some use after getting it here. After all, this blanket is quite thick. If it is used to make clothes, it should be quite warm. At least it is much better than putting on thin clothes layer by layer.
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