Wan Qiqi put her index finger to her lips and whispered, "Don't let anyone know! Otherwise, they'll come and snatch it, and you won't have any to eat!"
Pingping nodded immediately and imitated Wan Qiqi's actions, repeating them for An'an.
Wang was startled, "Qiqi, why did you buy so much...?"
Li Chongniang looked at it and exclaimed in surprise, "How much does this cost? Sister-in-law, did you use all the compensation the magistrate gave you to buy this?"
Although they were surprised, no one dared to utter the word "meat," for fear of being overheard and attracting thieves.
Wan Qiqi remained silent, instead asking Wang Shi to help unload the items from the mule cart and move them all inside.
After the items were moved, Li Chongniang and Wan Shi were even more shocked, because in all their years, this was the first time they had ever seen so many winter supplies.
In previous years, I would have been perfectly content with just one or two of these items!
Having lived most of her life, this was the first time Wang had seen so many wonderful things. Her joy was mixed with worry, making her feel uneasy. "Qiqi, did we buy too much? We finally have some money, so we should save some for Pingping's schooling later."
Wan Qiqi thought to herself, "This is nothing."
She had just prepared her bedding, charcoal, and food for the winter, but hadn't prepared her winter clothes yet!
However, she couldn't prepare cotton-padded clothes because ordinary families couldn't afford cotton.
She roughly understood this era. Many things were not yet widespread, and people's living standards were relatively backward. As for things like chili peppers, potatoes, and sweet potatoes, they had not yet been introduced. So, in the face of famine, many people ate wild vegetables and gnawed on tree roots.
That's why she felt that she would have more room to maneuver and more money-making opportunities!
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