Qin Liu opened the window of the east room, and the smoke gradually dispersed from the window.

When Ma Ang went out, Qin Liu had already prepared well water and asked him to wash his hands and face.

Ma Ang rubbed the mud on his hands and said, "Burning the kang is the most afraid of thick smoke." You have to put dry firewood into the kang. Besides, now that everyone has changed the kang mouth outside the house, why is your house still in the house? ”

Qin Liu looked stunned, and the old man Li on the side did not speak.

Ma Ang saw that the family was old and small, and the only one who could work was a confused little widow, who looked a few years older than his sister, and felt a sense of compassion in his heart.

"I'll help you change it!"

Qin Liu's eyes immediately lit up, and then he was a little embarrassed: "This, will it delay your kung fu?" ”

Maang replied, "It doesn't take much." ”

He went to the north wall of the earthen house on the west side, and made a hole with a hammer, and then smoothed the hole around it with a knife.

Then he went to the house and sealed the mouth of the pit with stones and mud.

It took a stick of incense before and after.

"The kang in the east is burning, it is not appropriate to smash the pit mouth at this time, wait for a few days when the kang is not hot, I will smash it again."

He went out and saw Qin Liu walking to the back of the house with firewood, thinking about simply sending the Buddha to the west, and burned the kang for her in a few clicks, and the pit mouth was tightly sealed.

Qin Liu had to sigh, there is a specialization in the art industry, this kind of thing, he can't do it himself!

She took five cents and gave them to Maang, two of which were to pay him for firewood, and the other three were to express her gratitude to Maang.

Ma Ang was stunned, but still accepted the money and left.

Li Laohan frowned in pain.

This girl really can't live! Spend more money! It's normal for neighbors to help each other, so why use money to thank each other?

Qin Liu didn't bother to look at Li Laohan's face, and hurriedly went out.

Winter is coming, and she has to hurry up and prepare thick clothes for adults and children for the winter.

Li Laohan and Li Dalang each have a cotton jacket and cotton pants, but they are hard and heavy, and there is a strange smell, and I don't know how many years they have passed.

She remembers that there were shops in the town that sold cloth and cotton.

A piece of cotton cloth is 300 wen, and a pound of cotton is 80 wen.

She bought three pieces of cotton cloth, ten pounds of cotton, and needles and threads, and prepared to go home and sew clothes herself.

She had to sigh that the cost of dressing is really high!

Qin Liu's female worker was very good, and she sewed two thick futons on the same day. also sewed a padded jacket for Li Laohan.

She was a little surprised: although this original body was a young lady from a large family, her needlework was not bad.

Think about it, the ancient boudoir lady paid attention to piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, female red needles, presided over the feed, and took care of the shop. Although she has no memory of her original body, she has inherited this female red skill.

I don't know what other skills the original body has?

After falling asleep at night, Qin Liu had to secretly scold himself for being stupid - it was too hot!

It's a freshly burned kang again, and a newly sewn warm quilt, so hot that she can't sleep at all! Jiro also hummed irritably for a night.

Early the next morning, she saw that Li Laohan and Da Lang in the East House were also wilting, and she felt even more guilty.

Qin Liu is a person who knows mistakes and can change them, and has strong action, she smiled embarrassedly: "It seems that the quilt is too thick, I will make it thinner today." ”

Li Laohan's eyes flashed with kindness: "This matter is not in a hurry, don't be tired."

Although this girl can't live, she is a good-hearted person, knowing that she respects and loves the old, so she made him a new padded jacket first.

To say that he is not moved, that is false.

is more filial than his two dead sons!

In addition to cooking during the day, she quickly changed out two thin quilts, and made a pair of cotton jackets and pants for Da Lang and Erlang.

As soon as Dalang's new clothes were ready, he put them on, and he was so excited that he sang and danced in the yard, and he wanted to go out and go around the street twice to show off his new clothes.

"Mother, you're so amazing!" Da Lang's address to Qin Liu has also become much more sincere and warm.

After all, when his mother was alive, he rarely drank white rice porridge and new clothes, and he only had one impression in his memory.

When Maang came to deliver firewood today, he said that he would not accept the money for anything: "I have already paid yesterday, but I can't accept it today!" ”

Qin Liu couldn't refuse, so he had to give up. She even sighed: The ancients were simple, and they were honest and not deceived by me.

After breakfast on the third day, Li Laohan's eyes flashed and said, "Erlang and his mother, you should buy some wheat seeds and plant the family's land." ”

Qin Liu was stunned: "Do you still have land at home?" ”

"There are five acres of land in the mountains, which is far away, but if you plant it this year, you will have food to eat next year, so you won't go hungry. Da Lang was killed just to prevent the Tartar soldiers from snatching the wheat seeds! ”

Qin Liu nodded: "I'll figure it out." ”

Qin Liu went to the grain shop in the town and inquired about the price of wheat seeds.

The owner of the grain shop looked at the young and cleanly dressed little daughter-in-law, and smiled shrewdly: "How many catties do you need for a pound of wheat seeds?" I had to buy and sow the seeds quickly, and after the season, the planting would not be able to live. ”

Generally, the purchase of wheat seeds is a major event, and the men in the family are in charge. This little daughter-in-law came to ask herself, I'm afraid that the man is gone.

Qin Liu hesitated for a moment and asked, "How many catties of wheat seeds do you need for one acre of land?" ”

The owner of the grain shop looked at her thin little body and kindly reminded: "An acre of land needs thirty to thirty-five catties of wheat seeds." It's just that farming also requires strength, and you little lady may not be able to do it, so let's call your man! ”

Shabaozi Town was hit by a military disaster, and although the government gave a meal of porridge every morning, it was able to barely maintain everyone's lives. Recently, the people who came to buy food were shy in their pockets, so they bought one or two catties.

This little daughter-in-law has already come to buy grain twice, each time she buys five catties, and it is easy to be targeted.

If she bought dozens of catties of wheat seeds at once, and there was no man to support her, he was worried that she would be robbed.

Qin Liu was stunned for a moment, but turned around and went home. She told Li Laohan what the grain shop owner said.

Li Laohan also looked solemn and was silent. There's nothing he can do.

There is no man in the family to support them, and if they show their wealth again, they will be targeted and suffer disasters again, they will really not be able to live.

When Ma Ang brought firewood over, he saw Li Laohan and Qin Liu in the courtyard sighing and frowning.

Qin Liu handed two pennies to Ma Ang, but Ma Ang only took one penny: "I gave it last time, just accept one penny this time." ”

Qin Liu was very embarrassed, so he went to the house and poured a bowl of hot water for Ma Ang, and asked him to drink it before leaving.

Maang was not polite, drank the hot water, put the bowl by the well and left.

Li Laohan looked at Qin Liu approvingly, and saw Ma Ang's back disappearing outside the courtyard, so he still shouted to him: "Big nephew!" ”

Ma Ang turned around and came back, showing a sincere smile: "Hey, Uncle Li, what's the matter?" ”

Li Laohan looked at Ma Ang, then at Qin Liu, and finally said: "There is something, I want to ask you to help, I don't know if the eldest nephew is idle?" ”

"Uncle, you say. I've been idle lately. ”

Li Laohan said slowly: "You have also seen the situation of my family. Only Da Lang and his mother can do the work. We still have a few acres of land in the mountains, and we haven't planted them yet. ”