The weather is getting a little cooler, and it's time to prepare to store food for the winter.
Song Yuehua counted the silver savings at home and found that there were still 45 taels left.
I'm going to buy some cotton tomorrow to make some cotton-padded clothes for the teacher, and also two more quilts.
The clothes of her four siblings from last year had become too small, so her clothes and those of the two Baos had to be redone. Xiaoyu said that she could just wear her clothes from last year, but Song Yuehua thought that was not a good idea. It would be wrong for the three siblings to all wear new clothes while Xiaoyu was the only one wearing old clothes.
The old cotton in the clothes can be taken out to make quilts, and then some new cotton can be bought to make clothes, two sets per person.
Cotton needs to be bought, grain needs to be bought, and food for the three people in the school also needs to be prepared.
Song Yuehua can eat half a pot of rice by herself, and there is also Xie Wenwu who eats as much as her.
Not counting Dabao and Xiaobao for now, there are also Granny Wang, Xiaoyu and Xiaoyu.
If you stock up on supplies for five months or more, 700 kilograms is enough.
In addition to cotton, cloth, grain, cured meat and cured fish for the winter, salt, sugar and oil also need to be prepared.
Fortunately, this winter I have a lot of dried vegetables, including radishes, cabbages, and peppers, all of which I grew myself, so I didn’t have to spend any money.
Thinking about this, Song Yuehua couldn't help but sigh that it would be better to grow crops on her own. By next winter, she wouldn't have to spend money on buying food.
If you raise some poultry, you can save a lot of money on bacon.
You still have to farm to make a living.
In the early morning of the next day, Song Yuehua took Ma Ye's ox cart to the county town.
First, I bought 4 pieces of cotton cloth at the cloth shop, which was 35 kilograms of cotton. After deducting the remainder, the total cost was 8 taels of silver.
I carried the things to the grocery store and asked for 300 kilograms of rice, 400 kilograms of corn, 100 kilograms of flour, two jars of rapeseed oil, two jars of salt, 20 kilograms of brown sugar, two cans of soy sauce, and two cans of vinegar.
The grocery store owner was delighted to have met a big customer and gave her two cans of maltose.
After returning home in the ox cart from the grocery store, he distributed 100 kilograms of rice, 200 kilograms of corn, 50 kilograms of flour, 1 jar of rapeseed oil, 1 jar of salt, 5 kilograms of brown sugar, 1 can of soy sauce, 1 can of vinegar, 22 kilograms of cotton and 2 rolls of cotton cloth to the school.
Madam Xia looked at all these things and asked carefully, "Miss, what is this?"
"The winter supplies should be enough to last for five or six months. While the weather is warm now, the three of you should each make a cotton-padded jacket and sew two winter quilts."
After letting Duan Yidao carry the things into the cellar under the bedroom, Song Yuehua said, "When we have time next year, we'll dig a cellar outside. This way, we don't have to go into your bedroom every time."
Lady Xia smiled and said, "Miss, don't worry. I can take care of it in the bedroom. As long as you don't mind it, it's fine."
The couple doesn't mind the trouble, so what can she have any objection to?
After delivering the things, Song Yuehua went home.
It was not until dinner time that she heard Xiaoyu say that Bai Shu did not come to school today. Granny Wang also mentioned that she did not see Liu Xue today.
Neither the sister nor the brother came. Could something have happened?
After dinner, Song Yuehua planned to go to Liu Xue's house to see what was going on. As soon as she went out, she met Tang who was coming towards her.
As soon as they met, Tang said, "I came this morning and you happened to be out. I want to tell you that something bad happened to the Liu girl who stayed here!"
Song Yuehua's heart tightened and she asked, "What happened?"
Tang deliberately leaned closer and whispered, "Widow Liu and Gu Tongsheng were caught having a secret meeting. When Huang Fengjuan caught them, they were both naked... Alas..."
Suddenly realizing that Song Yuehua was only 11 years old, Tang cleared her throat and skipped this part. "I heard that Huang Fengjuan was so angry that she smashed the widow Liu's house. I guess Liu girl and Bai boy were scared."
"The villagers called the village head, who pulled out Gu Qing and asked him what was going on. The boy was quite responsible and swore on the spot that he would marry Liu Meiniang. The two of them made a solemn vow to each other, and Huang Fengjuan fainted on the spot."
"Then what?" Song Yuehua asked.
Tang shook her head. "What else can happen? It's hard for an honest official to judge family affairs. The village head can only let them negotiate privately. He can't just throw Widow Liu into a pig cage."
Song Yuehua didn't say anything.
Liu Xue and Bai Shu were originally disliked by the villagers, but the attitude towards them eased a lot after they went to school. Now that this incident has been exposed, they will probably be completely isolated.
The door of the Bai family was ajar.
Song Yuehua knocked for a long time, and seeing no one came, she pushed the door open and walked in.
As soon as I entered the yard, I met Liu Meiniang, who was dressed up and about to go out.
"What are you doing here?" Liu Meiniang asked in a bad tone.
Now that the matter is known to everyone and Song Yuehua has no evidence in her hands, Liu Meiniang is naturally not afraid to speak.
"Liu Xue and Bai Shu didn't go to school today. I came to see what happened." Song Yuehua said.
"It's not at your place?" Liu Meiniang said nonchalantly, "It's better not to go. There's no point in studying. My family doesn't have the spare money."
"Oh, why waste my time talking to you? Someone will come to pick them up in a couple of days to live a good life. Don't look for them anymore."
Good days? This is what Mrs. Song said when Song Yuehua thought about how she was almost sold.
Song Yuehua said coldly, "You are going to sell them out!"
"Bah!" Liu Meiniang spat and said with a gloomy face.
"I don't have to sell my children to make a living. I'm not afraid to tell you that it was their grandfather who wanted to take the two kids over to raise them, and it just so happens that I'm getting married..."
Seeing Liu Meiniang's indifferent look, maybe she really didn't know where the siblings had gone.
Where did Liu Xue go with Bai Shu?
After returning home, Xiaoyu told Song Yuehua that Liu Xue had just come over. She heard that she had gone to the mountain and looked quite miserable. Xiaoyu even heated up two steamed buns for her.
What is Liu Xue doing in the mountains at this time?
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