"What kind of help is this? I, your Aunt Qian, have grown so many vegetables, and you, a little girl, can't eat them all. For people in our village, collecting firewood is just a waste of time. It's really cold now, but we can still collect firewood. Your uncle Jinping and I will go and help you collect firewood today."
"Thank you, Aunt Qian. But you can tell us about buying vegetables, but you can't tell us about collecting firewood. Only you two know about it. Even if Xiaohua comes back from school, you two can't tell her. There is no such thing as a wall that can't be penetrated. If others find out, it will be hard for us to explain it. The law enforcement is so strict now!"
"Don't worry. Your uncle Jinping and I won't tell anyone. How much firewood do you need? We'll send it to you after it's dark. There aren't many people here, so you don't have to worry about being seen. I know you want your Aunt Qian to make some money, after all, your sister Xiaohua's tuition is due. I'll save it. Four cents for a bundle of firewood. How about it?"
Aunt Qian and Aunt Tian both quoted the same price, and it seems they both have honest intentions.
Song Jinxi held Aunt Qian's hand and said happily, "No problem. Uncle Jinping and Aunt have been to my yard. The four rooms on the side of the main house are considered side rooms! I will pile them all with firewood! And in the small shed outside."
"Why do you need to store so much firewood? Firewood is very resistant to burning. And your four side rooms are not small. I think it's enough to fill three of them! That small shed is also a coincidence. I heard that it was reserved for storage when the house was built, but there was a mistake in the calculation, so it was too narrow and there was no door. It was made like a canopy!"
"I'm afraid that's not enough! I'm afraid of the cold. I rely on the kang to keep warm in winter, otherwise I'll catch a cold easily. And I think the cold wind came too early this year. It's a bit cold tonight! Okay, let's stop talking, aunt. We can chat anytime in the future. Let's prepare the firewood for the winter first. And I can't take advantage of you with the vegetables. I have three feet of red cloth and a pound of brown sugar. You can exchange as much as you can."
"Okay! I won't be polite with you. The main thing is to prepare a nice set of clothes for your sister Xiaohua. Red cloth is good. Red cloth is fresh. I will bring you more vegetables and other things. You go back and wait!"
"Okay, OK! I'll go back then. There's a fire in the stove, so I really need to go back quickly!"
After solving the firewood problem, Song Jinxi went home.
Surprisingly, that night, Aunt Qian and Uncle Jinping came to the door, and there was a lot of firewood at the door.
“This...this..." Song Jinxi was stunned. How could they chop wood so fast?
"Look at you, girl, you're talking nonsense! How can you pick up so much firewood so quickly!" Aunt Qian joked.
Uncle Jinping also tried to hold back his laughter: "It's your aunt who thinks you need to take care of your business first, otherwise you won't be able to sleep well at night. So, she brought all the firewood from home here. One cart can't carry it all, so I'll go get some more later. Your aunt put it in the ear room for you. Fortunately, she chopped some more for you in the afternoon, otherwise it wouldn't be enough. Oh, and here are the vegetables and dried goods. These dried goods were picked by your aunt in the summer, they are delicious!"
Song Jinxi really felt that Aunt Qian was too harsh on her. Why was this guy so impetuous?
"Come in quickly! Just put the dried goods and vegetables in the kitchen. I've opened the doors of the four side rooms! I'll go find some red cloth and brown sugar for Auntie first."
Fortunately, Song Jinxi had collected all the firewood in the ear room early. Otherwise, Aunt Qian would have caught me off guard.
When Song Jinxi came out, he not only took three feet of red cloth and a pound of brown sugar, but also three feet of flowered cloth.
Aunt Qian looked at the big red flowers and the three-foot-long floral cloth and smiled with such joy that her teeth were exposed.
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