When Qiao Qinglu woke up, she found that it was already bright and 10 o'clock in the morning.
She dug into the cradle and found that Tangyuan was no longer in this room.
When she looked down, she found that she had changed into a high-necked, long-sleeved, peach-colored blouse. She didn't feel sticky underneath. It seemed that Xiao Qinyun had already cleaned it for her.
Humph, don't think she will let him go if you do this. He won't succeed again this week.
Qiao Qinglu put on a beige cardigan, tied her hair into a ponytail, and left the bedroom.
By this time, it was already late autumn in the capital of Yanjing, with the weather clear and crisp. The leaves on the grape vines in the inner courtyard had all withered, leaving only the strong and vigorous vine trunks. However, the osmanthus tree was still lush and green, standing proudly in the wind, beautiful all by itself.
The three babies were all staying in Aunt Qiu's room. Qiao Qinglu went over and saw that they were all asleep. There were still a few tears on Tangyuan's little face.
Aunt Qiu smiled and said, "Tangyuan kept asking for mommy this morning. I coaxed him for a long time, but he finally drank the milk powder reluctantly and just fell asleep. I've warmed your breakfast in the kitchen, so come and eat it."
Qiao Qinglu's face felt slightly hot, and she didn't know how Xiao Qinyun would say that to Aunt Qiu. She smiled embarrassedly and left the room.
While the kids were asleep, she had to quickly wash up and eat something.
After breakfast, Qiao Qinglu wrapped her clothes tightly. The weather was getting colder, so she had to put the matter of buying charcoal and coal stoves on the agenda during this period.
Coal is currently in limited supply, and it is estimated that it will not be enough for winter. We have to think of ways to buy some. It is also time to stock up on winter vegetables.
You have to ask on the black market for coal briquette stoves, as they are in short supply and hard to buy now.
She remembered that at the entrance to the cellar, in the corner of the west wing against the wall, there was a wooden door down the slope. It was about ten square meters in size, enough to store a lot of vegetables.
Winter comes as soon as it's said in the north, so she has to hurry up and prepare some vegetables such as Chinese cabbage, red radish, potatoes, old squash, green onions, and also dry some beans, eggplants, radishes and the like. There are no greenhouses for growing vegetables now, and she can't use the products of the space blatantly. Instead, she can put a coal stove in a warm room, leave a hole for ventilation, and do some indoor planting.
At first, she was an expert at growing things on the balcony. She had to prepare a few large ceramic pots, leave the empty room in the west wing, light a few coal stoves, and plant some vegetables such as leeks, garland chrysanthemums, tomatoes, garlic sprouts, green onions, coriander, pea sprouts, and even some bean sprouts. Otherwise, it would be too sad to eat only cabbage and dried vegetables this winter.
Well, let’s discuss these things together when Xiao Qinyun comes back in the evening.
That day, Tangyuan was particularly clingy after waking up and refused to let Aunt Qiu take him. Qiao Qinglu could only study while taking care of Tangyuan.
In the evening, Xiao Qinyun came back and brought four young people with him.
Xiao Qinyun pulled Qiao Qinglu into the house and said to her, "Qinglu, these four people were assigned to me by Guo Jia to protect us. I want them to live in the courtyard. What do you think?"
Qiao Qinglu was a little confused. "Really? I wanted to ask you last night. They can live in the back room, but we don't have any extra beds. Besides, we only have one bathroom. Isn't that a bit inconvenient?"
Xiao Qinyun smiled and said, "I went to Master Wang's place today. He just happened to have some new beds made there, so I asked him to send them over soon. I'm not going to wait until next year. I'm going to have Master Wang build two bathrooms tomorrow."
Qiao Qinglu: "Ah, isn't that too noisy? Can the three kids stand it?"
Xiao Qinyun: "The noise will only be a little loud tomorrow morning. Just lock the door to your room and bring the three kids into the space. It should be fine."
Qiao Qinglu: "Come on, let's go out first and get to know each other."
Xiao Qinyun and Qiao Qinglu called out Aunt Qiu, Wang Xiaoying and Miao Jinfeng and introduced these four young soldiers to everyone.
These people are Feng Yuan, Ke Bin, He Linqing and Zhou Xiaohai. They will live in the back house from now on, working in groups of two to guard Xiao Qinyun, Qiao Qinglu and others.
Because she didn't expect anyone to come to her house suddenly, Aunt Qiu quickly ordered a few more bowls of noodles, and everyone had dinner together.
After dinner, Xiao Qinyun and Qiao Qinglu took steamed buns, bean buns and glutinous rice balls for a walk in the yard to help digest the food. Qiao Qinglu told him about the preparations for the winter.
Xiao Qinyun smiled and said, "What a coincidence! I was just thinking about this. It just so happens that I have a day off tomorrow, so let's get these things done. This morning, when I left the alley, I saw several carts of cabbage at the entrance, and I immediately thought I needed to stock up on some vegetables for the winter. When I came back tonight, I saw another notice at the entrance saying coal sales will start tomorrow. Tonight, I'll take Feng Yuan and Ke Bin to line up to buy coal. Tomorrow morning, I'll have Aunt Qiu take He Linqing and Zhou Xiaohai to buy cabbage. Your family will look after the children, and let Wang Xiaoying and the others clean the cellar."
Once we get some coal, we'll get some yellow mud to make honeycomb briquettes. After we get the cabbages, let them air out in the yard for a few days before moving them to the cellar and covering them with a quilt. That way, they'll keep them safe. I'll go to the black market again this weekend and buy a briquettes stove, coal, and some vegetables. I think we'll be almost there. I'll ask Master Wang about the large ceramic basins later. Hey, craftsmen like him, if he knows where to find suitable ones. I'll buy some back."
After listening to Xiao Qinyun's arrangements, Qiao Qinglu was completely relieved and no longer had to worry about the winter.
After a while, Master Wang and his apprentice came to deliver the bed and set it up in the back room.
After Master Wang finished speaking, everyone went back to their rooms. Xiao Qinyun and Qiao Qinglu also returned with the dumplings.
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