"Mom, I don't want silk flowers. Besides, I don't have one. I don't like to bring those." Hua Jin said quickly.
"If you don't want silk flowers, what kind of cotton are you talking about?" Ms. Qi was really stumped by her daughter.
"Um...I don't know exactly what it is. I can't remember clearly. I vaguely remember where I saw it. It seems that it can be used to keep warm under clothes. Just now, my mother said that the catkins in my winter coat are almost gone. , and then suddenly remembered, I thought we had one here?"
"So that's it." It was normal for her daughter to be confused and unable to remember things because of her head injury. Ms. Qi didn't think much about it.
However, I am very interested in the cotton my daughter mentioned.
The lives of poor people are difficult and they cannot afford animal furs that can be used to keep out the cold. In winter, they can only use collected catkins, flowers or even straw sandwiched in their clothes to keep out the cold.
I have heard that rich people sometimes use duck down and cashmere wrapped in clothes or quilts to keep warm. However, it is extremely difficult to collect these things. I don’t know how much I need to buy a winter coat based on the little I have at home. How long does it take to collect it.
Another point is that the hair of duck down and cashmere is relatively small and soft, and requires a relatively delicate fabric to prevent it from easily coming out. They usually wear linen clothes, and the price of thick materials is too high for ordinary people like them to wear, so even if I know almost no one chooses these to keep warm.
If, as her daughter said, there really was such cotton that could keep out the cold and be very warm, then the days in winter would be much better. Mrs. Qi couldn't help but feel excited.
Hua Jin was originally just testing, but now she has confirmed that there is really no such thing as cotton to keep warm where she is.
In her few memories, the winter here was very cold. Without cotton, only reed catkins and catkins could keep her warm. Hua Jin had begun to worry about how she would spend her first winter here.
Looking at the excited expression on her mother's face, Hua Jinxiang thought, "Mom, although I don't remember it clearly, I might be able to recognize it if I meet her."
In this way, I might have a source for taking out the cotton from the space one day.
"Really?" Qi's eyes brightened.
"It should be possible" Hua Jin nodded heavily.
"Then let's go look for it now. Maybe we can run into it?"
The old lady beside her also nodded. She was not deaf to what the couple said. If there was something like cotton that could keep warm, it would be much better in the winter. I very much agreed with my wife’s suggestion. As for the stall, it was not Do you have an old man’s son?
Hua Jin looked at her mother who was in such a hot mood and couldn't laugh or cry. Only then did she realize that her mother also had a side that said that wind is like rain! The most important thing is that the milk is also very supportive.
Nothing happened anyway, maybe there is a surprise?
He nodded immediately.
So I followed my mother and grandma to stroll along the street, visiting almost every stall and shop, but unfortunately there was still no result.
Even the flower shop and seed shop were not spared.
Hua Jin also felt that the possibility was greater in these stores, and even asked the shopkeeper to take out the more novel seeds in the store and look at them, but still found nothing.
Hua Jin kept shaking her head all the way to the last shop.
Mrs. Qi and Mrs. Hua actually gave up hope after visiting a few shops. None of the well-informed shopkeepers had ever heard of cotton. Maybe they really didn't have it here.
The reason why I kept shopping was because it was good to see my daughter in a good mood. It was originally their suggestion and they couldn't ruin the child's interest.
"Mom, it's okay. Maybe the time is wrong. If you can't find it now, it doesn't mean you won't find it later. Let's come over and have a look later." Hua Jinxiangxiang said after running out of the last shop.
"Yes, our Jin'er is right, it's just hard work for our Jin'er, we have been searching for her for so long, we must be exhausted."
In fact, Qi didn't hold out much hope. After all, she had never heard of this thing, so she just wanted to try it, but it seemed to be expected that she didn't.
I'm not too disappointed, just a little regretful. It would be much better if we really found the cotton parents and the children in winter.
"No, shopping is quite interesting, but it does cost a lot of money." Hua Jin looked at the sugar paintings in her hands, as well as the new hair tie her mother bought for her at the stall, and there were several small Nai Guo in the basket.
When she first saw this Naiguo, Hua Jin almost blurted out the word "apple". Fortunately, she had good control and stopped at the last moment. Apple is a modern name. Hua Jin really has no idea how to call it apple here.
Fortunately, she didn't say it out loud, otherwise her mother would definitely ask her again.
It seemed that her eyes were too keen, and neither grandma nor mother asked her how many she bought after haggling with the stall owner.
It is said that fruits are really expensive at this time. Such a small one is more expensive than meat, let alone the big ones.
Six Naiguo, less than two kilograms, cost tens of Wen. That money was enough to buy a lot of coarse grains, enough to feed the family for many days. Who would be willing to buy these gruels?
Hua Jin once again felt the love of her family for her, and unknowingly she became closer to her family again.
"It doesn't cost much, you don't eat it often, and it's something you can eat in your stomach. Don't feel bad, Jin'er."
Mrs. Hua looked at her granddaughter's distressed expression and said quickly.
Just like what she said, she doesn't buy it often. It's rare for her children to go to town once, so she just buys it. The worst thing is that they, the adults, will have to work harder in the future. No matter how hard it is, they can't hurt the children.
He truly loved her unconditionally, "Mistress, you are so kind, Jin'er loves you so much." When Hua Jin was so excited, she couldn't help but throw herself into the arms of Mrs. Hua, and her soft words came out naturally. mouth.
In the past, she would have been too exhausted to say such words, and of course no one would let her say them.
"Oh, my dear, your little mouth is so sweet, but there are so many people here, don't act like a spoiled brat, let's go back quickly." Mrs. Hua patted her granddaughter on the back lovingly, smiling from ear to ear. .
How could such a sensible and lovable child not feel pain?
Don't think that the individual old ladies and women in the village don't know that some of them are paying attention to her behind her back.
It is said that a girl will get married sooner or later. Isn’t it wrong to be partial to someone from another family?
When they are particular about it, they don’t realize that they are also women. They look down on their status as women and regard themselves as losers. How can they stand up?
Old lady Hua really doesn't like people like this, and usually she doesn't even bother to talk to him.
Their children are good-looking, smart, sweet-tongued, and cute. Most importantly, they are also very sensible and filial. Why doesn't she spoil such a good child? She is willing to do so.
Thinking about being a girl, she could live a more comfortable life at home for more than ten years. The whole family didn't know how to feel hurt once she became someone else's family member. When she thought of this, she loved her child even more.
Listening to her grandma's doting words, Hua Jin's little daughter showed her coquettishness, "Nay, my mouth is sweet because of the candy. You and mother should try it too. It will be just as sweet." As she spoke, she painted the candy in her hand. lift it up.
The two adults were amused until they returned to their stall, the smiles on their lips still lingering.
