It's really tempting to pay 20 copper coins to make a cotton-padded coat, but it's inconvenient, but I've already thought about how to arrange it at home.
Chen Miao sighed, "I know too. But it's not realistic to come here. Everyone has a lot of things to do now."
"Girl, if you are like this, I will ask a few people tonight if we can go there together."
"That's okay. I'll take care of the lunch, just find someone to do it yourself."
"That's great, daughter. We will follow you into the county town tomorrow." He took care of the meal at noon and paid for it, which saved food at home.
There isn't much work in the fields now. Besides, if one person is quick, he can buy them a pair of cotton-padded clothes in one day, which costs twenty cents.
Going out to buy meat all day long only earns thirty or forty copper coins. How good is this?
"Okay, I'll ask them to deliver cotton to me early tomorrow. Brother, you can send aunt and the others directly to my house."
If it is inconvenient, it is not convenient. There is no other way. We must do it as soon as possible when we are not busy.
Each person should wear a cotton-padded coat first, and later on a coat and cotton-padded shoes. I guess it’s not enough for these few people, and we need to find more people.
This matter should not be rushed, but also depends on their character and work.
The two drove back. The two children were hungry and had to drink milk first.
"Sister-in-law, can we really start a family?"
"Why not? I want you to live a normal life. Take your time, and you will definitely live a good life in the future.
Guoqiang, what do you think of that girl?"
"Sister-in-law, I'm not embarrassed to look at it." An Guoqiang said embarrassedly.
"Let's wait until there is news tomorrow. Don't worry, I will find someone and try my best to help you all have a family."
An Guoqiang, a grown man, almost shed tears. His sister-in-law made such arrangements for them. It could be said that she had arranged everything for them in advance. She had never thought of such a possibility.
It was already dark. She was stopped when she entered the city. Chen Miao frowned, was something going to happen?
The gatekeeper questioned them a lot. An Guoqiang answered very cleverly and let them in.
The two of them didn't say anything. He saw off their three mothers first before driving away.
Xiao Tongran came over early the next morning, and the three of them had just eaten.
"Had breakfast?"
Xiao Tongran shook his head, "I drank too much last night, and I still feel uncomfortable now."
"There is millet porridge at home, do you want to eat it?"
There was only food for the three of them. Chen Miao still gave him a bowl of porridge and an egg.
Xiao Tongran really had no appetite, but he still ate it all, mainly because he saw the two children eating deliciously.
"What did you do yesterday?"
"The butcher who sells meat at the market has someone in his family who can help make cotton clothes. I'm thinking of going to the cloth shop after eating and asking them to send cotton and cloth."
"I'll tell them to send it later. Do you want to send it here?"
"There are a few women coming to work, so it is more convenient to work at home. There is not much work in the fields now, so many people are not in good health, so it is better to prepare in advance."
"Haha, you think clearly."
"What can I do? I feel sorry for them."
"Fine."
Chen Miao struggled for a while, "Mr. Xiao, do you know the matchmaker?"
Xiao Tongran smiled, "You want to help them get married?"
"Yes. From now on, we will build more houses on the land. It will be good to start a family. If we are lucky enough to survive, we will have to live a normal life from now on."
"I don't know, I told Qiangzi to ask them to come to you.
Chen Miao, I didn’t expect you to have the potential to be a matchmaker.”
She rolled her eyes and said, "Where do I have it? I'm actually worried. I'm afraid that the woman will blame me for fooling them in the future."
Xiao Tongran smiled again, "I think too much that I will live my own life. If I want to, I can get married. If I don't want to, forget it."
"Well, that's all. By the way, the cave has been completed. Have you gone over to take a look?"
"Not yet, let's wait until you have time."
"I have been at home these days. I have to prepare cotton-padded clothes and quilts no matter what. Let them clean up first. There is also a house to be built over there. There are many people anyway, and now there is an electric mill, which can save too many people.
"
"Okay, I won't ask anyone to come over here, there are too many people talking."
Chen Miao nodded, "Let Xizi and the others arrange it. There will be more construction there in the future, so in the winter I can go there if I have nothing to do."
"You can arrange it. Fifty barrels of diesel will arrive in a few days."
"It's really timely. When all the arrangements are made, I will try to get more diesel and hide it in a cave. No, the cave is still not enough."
"Well, I'll take you there just to see if you can get it."
"Okay, actually there are more in Russia, right?"
"Indeed, but their export restrictions on diesel are particularly severe."
"There must be a way. Let's talk about it then."
The two of them said that Chen Miao had already packed up, "I'll have someone bring you cotton."
"Tell them to hurry up. Someone should be here today."
"Okay, whatever you want to do, you're in a hurry."
"How can I not be anxious? If the farming is busy, I will be embarrassed to find someone to make cotton-padded clothes. I can't do it by myself."
After Xiao Tongran left, Chen Miao pushed the two children to find the butcher.
When she arrived at the market, the butcher hadn't arrived yet, but there were several egg sellers. They had collected them all. Now that they were careful, there was a layer of hay and a layer of eggs, and they were not afraid of breaking.
When she came back, the butcher and the others also arrived, "Sister, I just wanted to pack up and go find you."
"Auntie, sisters-in-law, thank you.
If you guys have anything to say, go to my house and tell me."
Huang Mingxiu and her four sisters also came together this time, which made her even happier than having someone make cotton-padded clothes for them.
I took ten women home. There were people waiting at the door.
Xiao Tongran has always been the most reassuring in his work.
"Daughter, your home is really close to the train station."
“When I bought a house at that time, it was because it was close to the train station.”
"Sister-in-law, I will send you some of it first, and then I will send it to you in the afternoon." Qiangzi said with a smile.
Some of them are two carts, enough to last a few days.
"It doesn't matter."
Chen Miao opened the door and called a few women to come in. Qiangzi would make arrangements later.
He placed a bucket of water and took out a few bowls. "Auntie, girls, drink some water."
"My daughter, the yard is well kept."
"It's nothing. Besides, I didn't grow this vegetable. Please sit down."
Qiangzi and the others asked and had already moved all the cotton and cloth into the side room.
"Sister-in-law, I'll come back in the afternoon." The boss said that his sister-in-law was looking for him. He seemed to have no time to talk to him now. If it was an emergency, he would have told him already.
"Okay. Sorry to trouble you."
Now I feel much more comfortable without men in the yard.
"Auntie, can you all help me make cotton-padded clothes here?"
"You are welcome. If you are in a hurry, you can find a few more people."
