Kapok fluff is also available in the mall, costing only five coins per pound.
In the cloth shop, a pound of cotton wool costs more than eighty coins!
Yue Jiuyue guessed that the price would definitely rise again after a while, so she thought she would go to town to buy ten or eight jin of cotton-padded clothes in the next day or two, and then buy some more from the mall, trying to make a set of cotton-padded clothes for each member of the whole family this year.
As for the old cotton wadding in the old cotton-padded clothes, wash and dry it, and then see whether to take apart the cotton quilt to make it thicker, or to make a new cotton quilt and sew the old cotton wadding into the mattress.
Upon hearing Yue Jiuyue's words, Lin Chaonan once again felt the sudden pressure he had felt that morning.
However, after doing some mental calculations, he felt that the pressure was still bearable. Although cotton was expensive, it wasn't as expensive as iron. He could earn about ten taels of silver by selling sweet potatoes for two days. One day's money was enough for his family to buy cotton to make cotton clothes. Another day's sales of sweet potatoes would be enough for them to buy cotton to make three or four quilts.
Two days later, the money earned will be used to repair the house!
He was hoping his house would be repaired soon, because the previous situation where it would drizzle inside when it rained heavily outside made him feel very insecure. Even though it hadn't rained or snowed in the past two years, he still hoped the house would be repaired as soon as possible so he could sleep soundly until dawn and no longer have to worry about being suddenly woken up by rain or snow while sleeping at night.
"I'll do whatever Mother says."
The four of them said in unison.
"Sigh! I wonder how the third brother is doing."
Lin Chaodong sighed.
Lin Chaoxi?
In the original owner's memory, Lin Chaoxi was a child with little presence, even more honest and dull than the eldest.
Honest people often suffer losses when they go out into the world.
On the battlefield, swords and spears have no eyes; what if you get injured?
The weather is getting colder and colder; it must be even colder on the frontier. I've been gone for four years and haven't written home once. Could it be…?
Lin Chaoxi is only twenty years old, and his life has just begun. Yue Jiuyue hopes that he can be safe and sound, and even if he is disabled, she hopes that he can come back alive.
"I hope my second brother will be safe and sound."
Lin Chaobei said softly.
"Second brother will definitely be alright. He might even be a general by now!"
Lin Chaonan said this, but in his heart he hoped that his second brother could return safely, just like Lin Chaobei. He didn't want his second brother to become a great general, but he was afraid that his second brother had not been heard from for four years!
The atmosphere suddenly became gloomy, and even the sweet potato in my mouth didn't taste good or sweet anymore.
“If you’re not eating well, you’re out of your mind! The food’s getting cold, hurry up and eat! Are you two going to plant the corn stalks you carried back? Wait until the eldest brother goes to help out, and hurry up and finish planting the corn stalks, or it’ll be dark by the time you finish.”
Yue Jiuyue called them back to their senses, then quickly finished her own meal and watched them eat.
The group forgot about their second brother and quickly finished their sweet potato rice in a few bites. They then dashed out and hurriedly planted the corn along the east wall before it got dark.
Looking at the lush green cornfield, Lin Chaobei winked at Lin Chaodong and suggested:
"Brother, actually, my third brother and I haven't finished digging up all the corn stalks in the mountains. Brother, how about we sell the sweet potatoes tomorrow and come back to dig up the rest to plant at home?"
If this corn can really be grown, then won't our family never lack corn to eat? We could even sell corn like we sell sweet potatoes?
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