Become a burden in a period novel

"Did your brother send it?" Aunt Luo asked casually when she knew that Qin Wangshu had done his job.

"He's my classmate." Qin Wangshu replied.

"Your classmate who works in a textile factory?" Aunt Luo also knew Qin Wangshu as a classmate.

"Yes." Qin Wangshu did not return to his room, but went into the kitchen.

The temperature during the day is still high, but it is very low in the morning and evening. Now that the temperature has dropped, it is still warmer in the kitchen.

After entering the kitchen, Qin Wangshu began to unpack the package.

Aunt Luo broke off the carbonized part of the firewood and put it aside, and then put the firewood to the other side.

"Aunt, what are these used for?" Qin Wangshu was a little curious when he saw that there seemed to be a lot of such charcoal in the bags there.

"Those are saved for warming fire in winter." In previous years, she was alone, so the charcoal she saved was enough. This year, with the addition of Qin Wangshu, the charcoal was not enough.

"Burning wood produces too much smoke. Although these charcoals also produce smoke, it is much less than firewood."

Save some every time you cook, and save from spring to winter, and it will be almost enough for the winter.

Moreover, it is impossible for people in rural areas to keep a fire at home all day long, so they don’t use much charcoal.

Qin Wangshu was very surprised after hearing this explanation. She really didn't expect there was such a practice.

In her memory, people used to buy charcoal to make fire at home, and later they used the electric heater called "Little Sun". She had never seen such a charcoal fire.

"Never seen it?" Looking at Qin Wangshu's expression, Aunt Luo asked with a smile.

Qin Wangshu nodded obediently.

"Then what do you use in winter?" asked Aunt Luo.

"We have a stove." Qin Wangshu recalled the little girl's memory.

As for Qin Wangshu himself, he also used charcoal when he was a child. His grandmother would put a few pieces of burning honeycomb coal in the charcoal basin. Later, he used the very bright "little sun" electric heater, and later air conditioners, and that kind of skirting boards.

She went to college in the north, where her classrooms and dormitories were heated, and she had also experienced the floor heating.

Thinking of this, Qin Wangshu finally realized that there were no heating tools where she was now, not even a "hot pack".

It was like a bolt from the blue hitting Qin Wangshu on the head. There was nothing. How could she get through this winter?

"Don't worry," Aunt Luo saw that Qin Wangshu looked a little shocked, "We'll go buy some coal then, and you won't be too cold."

"Yeah." Qin Wangshu forced a smile.

How can we not worry? The little girl just didn't survive this winter. Although her current situation is much better than the little girl in the original book, this also shows that this winter must be very cold.

Qin Wangshu couldn't express his worries, he just lowered his head and carefully opened the package in front of him.

As she expected, the package contained cloth.

"This pattern is beautiful!" Aunt Luo also came over to look at the fabric in the package, "I can make you a coat, make it bigger, and wear it over your cotton-padded jacket in the winter, so you don't have to wash the jacket."

Qin Wangshu was a little speechless when she saw the good tricks Aunt Luo said, but that was the current aesthetic, so she could only accept it.

Zhou Hongying sent a lot of cloth. Although each piece was not big, it amounted to a lot when put together.

Qin Wangshu knew that every worker in the textile factory had a quota for internal purchases, but Zhou Hongying had just started working, and these fabrics were probably all she had this year.

After Aunt Luo looked through the fabrics, she thought of something and asked Qin Wangshu for his opinion.

"The captain's daughter is getting married soon, so she should be in great need of cloth. If you have any extra cloth, Xiao Qin..."

"There must be more." Qin Wangshu said directly, "I will go ask Aunt Cao tomorrow."

Aunt Cao is the captain's family. Qin Wangshu knew that Aunt Luo brought up this matter for his own good.

Although the captain is not a very high-ranking official, he is Qin Wangshu's current supervisor. Having a better relationship with the captain will only benefit Qin Wangshu and not harm him.

"Yeah." Seeing that the porridge in the pot was almost done, Aunt Luo asked Qin Wangshu to wash his hands and eat.

Qin Wangshu first put the cloth back to his room, and then came to the kitchen to prepare for dinner.

After being busy in the space for a long time, Qin Wangshu finally came out.

Qin Wangshu also recently discovered some of the functions of his own space.

For example, she can manage and control the living things in the space, which she felt very clearly when she tried hard to catch those free-range chickens but failed.

She tried it many times, and any living creature she put into the space was under the control of her as the owner of the space.

Because of this, Qin Wangshu plans to wait until spring comes and catch a nest of bees and put them in the space. This way, they can help pollinate the fruit trees and produce some honey.

She really wanted honey, or rather, she wanted everything, as long as it was edible. From the modern times when materials were extremely abundant to the 1970s when materials were scarce, and still staying in the countryside, she always felt that she was missing out.

In modern times, she didn't feel so greedy, and she didn't really like snacks, but now she just wanted to eat all the time.

There are many fruits in the space, but the sweetness cannot fully satisfy her taste buds. Sometimes she also eats some raw vegetables, such as raw radish and raw wild rice stem.

But these still couldn't fully satisfy her, she still wanted to eat something else. How good is modern times, if you want to eat something, you can just order takeout and someone will deliver it to your door.

Live hard, there are only forty years left. If she can't wait, then she will work hard to make money and deliver the takeout in advance.

Having decided to go to the captain's house, Qin Wangshu did not delay and went there early the next morning.

"Aunt Cao, my classmate works in a textile factory and sent me some cloth. I heard from Aunt Luo that your daughter Yun Duo is getting married this year, so I came to ask you if you need these cloths." Qin Wangshu said very tactfully.

But as soon as Aunt Cao heard what Qin Wangshu said, her heart was moved.

During this period of time, she was worried that the cloth coupons at home were not enough for Yun Duo to buy new clothes. Now Qin Wangshu took the initiative to come to her house and solved her urgent problem.

"You are such a nice classmate!" Aunt Cao held Qin Wangshu's hand, as if she was afraid that she would leave. "What colors are there? Can I see them in advance?"

During this period, they saw that Qin Wangshu had several new clothes. They all knew that Aunt Luo had no cloth coupons at all, so it was impossible for her to make one piece for Qin Wangshu.

They knew that Qin Wangshu should have a lot of cloth coupons or cloth. Aunt Cao originally wanted to find Qin Wangshu and shamelessly ask for her daughter. But she didn't expect Qin Wangshu to come and ask her on his own initiative.

Qin Wangshu showed his fabrics, and Aunt Cao loved them so much that she wanted every piece.

Qin Wangshu remained silent. If these things were given in modern times, he would have given them away, but now supplies are scarce and these fabrics are very expensive.

What's more, Aunt Luo said that the two beautiful coats she gave her should be worn outside her cotton-padded jacket to protect it from getting dirty.

Nowadays, cotton-padded jackets are made of pure cotton. After washing, the cotton will clump together and become less warm. Therefore, many people will hardly wash their cotton-padded jackets in the whole winter.

When winter is over, the old cotton-padded clothes will be taken out to dry. Then some clumps of cotton will be washed out and someone will fluff them again to make them fluffy again.