When the old man Hua is not far away, Xiao Qi has to find time to go to the Hua family to learn literacy and kung fu almost every day, and occasionally go to the town to sell baskets with Pear Blossom, and his life is very busy.

On this day, the family's carriage was driven by Liu Dahe to deliver goods, and Xiao Qi and Lihua went to the town to sell baskets together in the Hua family's mule cart.

When he got out of the car, the old man Xiaoqi Tonghua said: "Grandpa Hua, we may go back later today, don't wait for us after you are busy." ”

The baskets were strung together with ropes, Xiao Qi was behind him, and the whole person was submerged in the basket, which looked quite spectacular.

The two paid the tax money, occupied a place in the market and began to set up a stall, Liu Dahe made the basket very delicate, the style is very popular, Xiao Qi and Pear Blossom basket is relatively cheap, and it is sold slowly, until the sun is about to go down.

Xiao Qi shook the money bag happily, and the coins collided and made a rattling sound.

She looked up at Pear Blossom with a smile: "Sister Pear Blossom, we will make it better and better in the future, and the price will be sold at that time." ”

Pear Blossom smiled slightly: "I know, it's not early, let's hurry up and see if there is anything to pick, and go back early after being busy." "Rika is a little happy, she can make money now, although it's still very little, but it's a good start.

Since the last time the two girls picked up things near the hospital, they were like addicted, and every time they went to the town to sell something, they went to the restaurant to pick up chicken feathers and duck feathers, and then went to walk around the alleys and picked up a lot of treasures.

In addition to chicken feathers and duck feathers, there were also broken clothes, broken bowls, and broken jars, and even the little mice got a few precious little toys, and even once the two of them were very lucky to pick up a broken iron pot, and sold it for dozens of dollars in the blacksmith shop, which made the two very happy.

After picking up the chicken feathers and duck feathers, they were washed and dried in the yard of the pear blossom house.

It didn't take long to save a lot of chicken feathers and duck feathers, Xiao Qi remembered that he saw a chicken feather duster in Hua's house, so he studied it with Pear Blossom, and made a few chicken feather dusters with chicken feathers, planning to take them to the town next time to sell.

Lihua sighed with a feather duster in her hand: "There are more and more duck feathers, and my family can't put them down." ”

Xiao Qi: "I'll take some home, and let my mother make me a jacket first." ”

So Xiao Qi took a lot of clean duck feathers from Lihua's house and went home, and Niu Shi was a little disgusted when he saw it: "How do you pick these things back?" ”

Xiao Qi: "Mother, these are the softest duck feathers, which have been washed and dried, Aunt Xi said that I saw from the book that duck feathers can be sewn into cloth like cotton to make a jacket, which is very warm." Think about how expensive cotton is, if this can really replace cotton as a jacket, we can save a lot of money. ”

Niu touched the soft duck feathers: "Oh, it's the Hua family who said it, then you can try it." ”

Xiao Qi: "Mother, let's do it now, if it really works, our whole family will be able to wear new jackets." ”

Niu Shi looked embarrassed: "There is no cloth at home." ”

Ah Fu's cotton clothes are changed from Liu Dahe's old cotton clothes, and Xiao Qi's is changed from Ah Fu's old and small, and the old cotton inside has become a hard bump, not warm at all.

Niu remembered that it costs a lot of money to make a jacket and buy cloth, and he felt a little guilty: "In the past, my mother was not good, and my family owed a lot of silver to the Hua family, and this year I have no money to buy new materials, so my mother will make it for you next year." ”

Xiao Qi opened his money box and put it in front of Niu's, and Niu was taken aback: "Ah, after saving so much money, our Xiao Qi is really capable." ”

Every time Xiao Qi comes back from selling, she puts the money in her box and records it by the way, and the bookkeeping is suggested by Hua Xi'er, she said that her daughter's family should learn to take care of their own belongings since she was a child, so that she can live a good life when she grows up.

"Dad's basket is sold for a lot of money, if the money is not enough, we can also catch a few rabbits raised by my brother and sell them."

Niu sighed: "It's a pity that Ah Fu didn't inherit your father's craftsmanship, and he can't even weave a basket." Today, Ah Fu followed your father to the town to do carpentry, and I don't know how well I learned. ”

"My brother is not a stupid person, he has just started learning now, and it is normal that he is not good at editing, and he will definitely be able to catch up with his father's craft when he is proficient in the future. Mother, you take this money to rip the cloth first, I will pay back the money owed to the Hua family, and I should be able to make some money in the mountains after a while. ”

Niu's face immediately changed: "You are still young, you are not allowed to go to the mountains." You were injured last time you went to the mountains, the mountains are too dangerous, didn't your father often tell you not to go to the mountains? Listen to your father. ”

Xiao Qi felt that it was too good to be cared for by his mother, and said with a smile: "It's okay, mother, I'm not going alone, after a while, Grandpa Hua is going to hunt in the mountains, saying that he plans to take me and Aunt Xi together." ”

Niu Shi breathed a sigh of relief and said: "In this way, the old man with flowers can also feel more at ease in us, remember not to run around when you get to the mountain, pay more attention to safety, and don't relax your vigilance because of your strength." ”

Before Niu took the money and didn't have time to go to the town, Dakui's daughter-in-law came over with a large piece of material, saying that Liu Yunniang, who opened the shop, asked her to bring it back.

It was when the drowsiness came, someone sent a pillow, Niu was very grateful, and said at the dinner table during dinner: "Xiao Qi, next time you go to the town, give your aunt a **, she is very good to our family, and the previous thing was that my mother did something wrong." ”

Liu Dahe burst into tears: "Thank you, Chrysanthemum." ”

Xiao Qi: "Okay, I'll catch a big rooster with shiny coat and bring it over in a few days." I remember that my father used to say that my aunt liked to eat wild vegetables, and I would dig some wild vegetables and send them to my aunt in the spring. ”

Xiao Qi said and turned to Ah Fu again: "Brother, let's catch a rabbit for my aunt, we have eaten a lot of snacks sent by my aunt in the past few years." ”

Ah Fu looked distressed, and reluctantly responded: "Okay." In Ah Fu's heart, the sheep and rabbits he raises are all treasures, and he is reluctant to eat any of them.

Niu couldn't help but preach Ah Fu: "You said you, there are more than a dozen rabbits in our yard now, and you are reluctant to eat any of them, do you plan to raise rabbit essence all of them?" ”

Ah Fu smiled, picked up the small wooden board and concentrated on painting.

Niu sighed again and again: "Ah Fu was born with such a soft heart, I don't expect him to become a weapon, as long as I am safe, I will be content in my heart." ”

The next day, Niu and Xiao Qi worked hard all morning, and finally made a duck feather small stick, and the needle hole was sewn very densely.

Xiao Qi tried it on, and it was really warm, but the disadvantage was that some small hairs would come out of the cloth.

Niu Shi thought of a way: "If we sew an extra layer of cloth duck feathers, it shouldn't be so easy to get out, Ah Fu's old cotton jacket is torn, and your father's is not warm." In two days, I will go to the town to pull some cheap cloth to make lining, use the good materials sent by your aunt to make jacket noodles, and make one for Ah Fu and your father. ”

Xiao Qi hugged Niu's arm: "My mother is smart, and when the time comes, my mother will make one herself, and the duck feather tube is enough." ”