"Aunt Fang, are you still busy?"

"Yeah, there's only a little bit left before it's over."

"Aunt Fang, thank you for asking Yuan to bring me some steamed bread. It's really delicious and I like it very much."

"As long as you like it."

"We are a country family, and we don't have anything else to offer."

After saying this, Fang Shulan smiled faintly.

"Aunt Fang, does anyone in our village have extra firewood? I'd like to buy some, or even trade it for something else."

She leaned close to Fang Shulan's ear and asked softly.

In that era, private transactions were not allowed. If heard by someone with ulterior motives, it would most likely be considered speculation.

"It's okay. Generally, no one cares about buying firewood. After all, it's not expensive. Now, even if there is less firewood, a bundle is only seven cents. Even when it snows and it's inconvenient to go into the mountains to chop firewood, it's only ten cents a bundle."

"But there are very few people in the village who buy firewood. During the off-season, the whole family goes to the mountains to look for firewood. Collecting dozens or hundreds of bundles is enough to last for half a year."

"Is that so? If I want to buy it, is there anyone willing to spare some space?"

"How much do you want?"

"About a hundred bundles. If you don't have that many, seventy or eighty bundles will be fine."

She also went to the mountain today and saw that the firewood had been almost picked up.

It is obviously impossible for her and Tong Youyou to pick up enough firewood to last through the winter. It would be more convenient for them to share the money and buy some.

Although she could plant some fast-growing trees as firewood in her space, it would attract too much attention if she suddenly took out so many of them. The most direct way was to buy them from the villagers.

According to her estimation, a bundle of firewood can be used for about two or three days. Conservatively speaking, at least sixty or seventy bundles of firewood are needed for a winter. However, just in case, it is safer to buy a little more.

Aunt Fang would give A Yuan two steamed buns in return because she gave her some candies. At least in terms of her character, she is not a bad person.

"When do you want it?"

"No rush, just give it to me in half a month."

In half a month, her house was almost built and she had a place to store firewood.

Before that, unless the Youth League Institute needed it, she didn't plan to take the initiative to pick it up, in order to avoid any conflicts and entanglements.

"I'll ask in the village if anyone has extra ones. If not, you'll have to go to the mountains to pick them up temporarily. It's not so busy now, so most people will be willing to take your job."

Seeing that she agreed, Song Fuyu took out seven dollars from his pocket and put it in Fang Shulan's hand.

All in all, it only cost her and Tong Youyou three dollars each. By spending some money, they saved themselves the trouble of going up the mountain in winter.

"Aunt Fang, this is the money for one hundred bundles of firewood. Please keep it first. If it's not enough, I'll make up for it when we settle the bill."

"Okay, I'll let you know when I have everything."

Since Song Zhiqing trusts her so much, she will not let him down.

"Aunt Fang, is there a carpenter in the village? I want to make something."

"Yes, Liu Dalin from the west of the village is a carpenter. Whenever anyone in the village needs something made for a wedding, they always ask him for help. Not only is his craftsmanship good, but his prices are also reasonable."

Fang Shulan described to her the approximate location of the carpenter's house. After thanking her, Song Fuyu went directly to the west.

When you get to the carpenter's house, there's no need to ask anyone. After all, there's a lot of sawdust in the yard, and you can tell at a glance that it's the carpenter's home.

"Hello, is anyone home? I'm looking for Master Liu."

Song Fuyu shouted loudly towards the open door of the carpenter's house.

"Come on, who is it?"

I saw a thin old man coming out with a wood planer, his body covered with fresh sawdust.

"Hello, Master Liu."

"I'm a new educated youth who came here a few days ago. My name is Song Fuyu, and I want to ask you to make something for me."

"Come in."

Carpenter Liu brought a chair and asked her to sit down, and brought her a glass of boiled water.

"What do you want to do?"

"I want to make a double-door wardrobe, a single-door wardrobe, a cabinet, a table, four chairs, two kang tables, two kang cabinets, and a shelf for food and dry goods. It just needs to be horizontal, vertical, and sturdy."

This was something she and Youyou decided to buy after discussing it together. Youyou had a smaller budget, so she only wanted a single-door wardrobe.

Song Fuyu had a lot of stuff, so a single door couldn't hold it all.

When Carpenter Liu heard that she wanted so many things at once, he was a little overwhelmed.

Even the captain's family didn't ask for so much at one time when they were marrying their daughter-in-law. This was the largest order he had ever received in the village.

After completing this order, I won’t have to worry about my youngest son’s marriage.

"Comrade Xiao Song, if you can't provide the wood, it will cost a lot of money to make all these things. Are you sure you want so much?"

"You misunderstood. This is what I bought with another educated youth. I don't need so many things by myself."

"I see. Wait a moment. I'll go get some paper and pen. I'm old and my memory is not good. I can't remember what you said right away."

He went back to the room and got out a pen and paper, and Song Fuyu simply reported what was needed again.

"These things together cost thirty-nine dollars. You can just give me thirty-five dollars in the end, but you have to pay a ten-dollar deposit first."

"Okay, no problem."

Song Fuyu took out ten yuan and handed it over.

"Master Liu, when will these things be ready?"

"It will take about a month."

"How about this, you make the kang table and kang cabinet first, and the wardrobe and other things can be made last."

"Okay, once it's done, I'll have my son deliver it to you."

After the discussion was completed, Song Fuyu walked out of the carpenter's house.

"Little educated youth Song, are you here to ask Carpenter Liu to make something for you?"

Several aunts who had just returned from work saw Song Fuyu coming out of Carpenter Liu's house and hurried forward to greet her.

"Yes, auntie, I'm thinking of making a kang table so that I can eat on the kang during the winter."

"You have to make one, otherwise it will be too cold to go out to eat in the winter."

"Aunts, I won't chat with you today. I have to go back to the Youth House to cook. It's my turn today."

"Okay, then go back."

It was almost time to get off work, so she had to go back quickly.

Walking was too slow, so she just started to jog.

"This educated youth Song is incredible. It is said that she earned seven work points today."

"So many? Impossible? Hasn't she ever worked?"

"It's seven work points. I heard Xiaoshan say it with my own ears."

"Ah, I really can't tell. She looks so weak, but I didn't expect she is so capable."

"The family conditions are very good."

"When the Wu family kid went to town to bring back their luggage that day, it was said that most of it belonged to her alone, and there were several large bags."

"She is so capable, so rich, and looks like a fairy. Whoever marries her will be blessed."

"No, my mother's family has an unmarried nephew. I'll have to ask him when I go back to my mother's family one of these days."

"Tsk, stop dreaming."

"She has such good conditions and is an educated youth from the city. How could she possibly marry a country boy? I think the educated youth from Jin who built a brick house is a good choice."

"Ha Qiu~"

Jin Kai, who was squatting in the yard cleaning the rabbit, sneezed loudly.

"Could it be that my mother missed me?"