Although the room in the Zhu family's old house is large, it cannot accommodate three beds at the same time. So, just two beds are enough.
If you want to sleep more spaciously, just push the two beds together. Of course, you can also take turns sleeping in single beds, and the three people in each room can allocate themselves.
As for Wen Xian's room, Wen Xian slept on one bed, and Jiang Jingwan and Xiao Chuyi slept on the same bed.
There are not enough quilts and cotton batting, and there is not enough change of clothes.
We are already here, and Wen Xian still wants to make everyone's life more comfortable. After all, those twelve taels of silver were all earned by everyone's hard work burning charcoal.
So Wen Xian asked Zhu Qing: "Master Qing, does he know where to buy fabrics and cotton? I want to buy some to make quilts and clothes."
She thought for a while and continued: "I also want to buy some food, about two hundred catties of polished rice and one hundred catties of flour. You know, we don't have much food."
Not only is there not much, but they are almost running out of ammunition and food.
Especially during the month when Jiang Jingwan was in confinement, she would open a small stove for Jiang Jingwan every day, cooking only refined rice and meat.
In short, if you can give Jiang Jingwan good food, you will never give her bad food. I'm afraid that if I'm not careful, I don't have a good confinement period, and I will get the root cause of the disease.
As for why you don’t buy brown rice, of course you should eat polished rice if you have it. Even Wen Xian can't swallow brown rice.
They would rather work harder and earn more money in the future than treat themselves badly and continue to eat brown rice.
Zhu Qing smiled and said: "I thought it was something, I can help with this matter. I am going to go to the town tomorrow to deal with the business in the shop, and I will be back in about three to five days. If you are in a hurry, you can go to my house and pick up a few cotton sheets first. It is used here. Food is also used. If you are in a hurry, I still have it at home."
Celebrating the New Year on Sun Island means being trapped on the island for several months. Therefore, he usually spends one year away from home and one year at Sun Island.
It just so happened that last year to now was the year he stayed on the island to celebrate the New Year.
Since he promised to go to the Island of Death years ago, he postponed his departure for a few days.
Now that he can go to sea, he has to take stock of the business outside first.
Furthermore, the person who had gone out to seek medical treatment had not returned yet. He was worried and wanted to go out and have a look.
"Don't worry, just help Mr. Qing buy it when he comes back. You can take the silver first. If it's not enough, I'll replenish it for you when I get back." Wen Xian directly handed Zhu Qing ten taels of silver.
When you ask someone to buy something, how can you let someone else advance money first?
However, Zhu Qing did not finish taking it. Instead, he picked up five taels of silver from her hand and said, "Three taels of these things you want are enough. How about I buy more food for you with the remaining silver?"
He continued to explain: “There is not much land suitable for farming on Sun Island, and there are even fewer fields suitable for growing rice. Most of them are mainly wheat, so it is difficult to be self-sufficient.
Now the wheat will be harvested in two months. After the harvest, you can buy some fields and plant rice. But it’s still early to harvest rice, so we need to prepare more food. "
He would not panic if he had food on hand, and he felt that people like Wen Xian would not do well in farming. Whether it can be harvested successfully and how much it can be harvested are all questions.
Even native villagers may not be able to grow well. Families with extra money have to buy food from outside every year. Those who don’t have money can only travel more to the sea and use seafood to match it, so that they can barely make ends meet.
Wen Xian said clearly: "Okay, then please help Mr. Qing to spend all these five taels of silver. In addition to these five taels, please help me buy a pair of silver needles. I don't know if the silver is enough."
"Silver needles?" Zhu Qing asked in surprise, "Miss Wen also knows acupuncture?"
Acupuncture is not something that ordinary people can learn. If Wen Xian really knows acupuncture, her medical skills may exceed his imagination.
Wen Xian smiled and nodded: "I understand a little bit. Speaking of which, I would like to shamelessly ask you to help bring some common herbs back, and buy some tissue paper and pens by the way."
She didn't know that Zhu Qing was leaving the island before, but now that she knew, she wanted to buy more things.
Some medicinal materials are hard to find in the mountains, so you have to buy some from medical clinics outside. Paper and pen must also be available, and they must be used when writing prescriptions.
In fact, she didn't even want to buy a pen. She just wanted to buy some cheap straw paper and make her own charcoal pens. After all, pens, ink, paper and inkstones are very expensive these days.
There are so many things, I don’t know if this little money is enough.
Wen Xian thought for a while, then handed the remaining one or two halves to Zhu Qing and said, "Add another one or two halves, as much as you can buy."
However, Zhu Qing returned the two halves to her and said: "Ten taels is enough. What medicine do you need? Can you write a list? I have paper and pen there, you can go over and write it down."
The medicine he bought was also for the sick people on the island. Of course he would find a way to get this done.
"Look at me, I've just finished talking here." Wen Xian patted her forehead and said sheepishly, "Let's go up to your house. I'll write a list of the things I want to buy."
Wen Xian didn't hesitate, put away the money, and went with Zhu Qing to his house to write a list.
Xiao Huihui also wanted to follow, but Wen Xian didn't let it go, so she just waited for it to stay at home so as not to scare people when it went out.
Now everyone in the village knows that they have raised a wolf, and they have to keep Xiao Huihui mysterious so that it can be a deterrent.
Zhu's father and mother were both at home. Wen Xian greeted them and waited in the courtyard for Zhu Qing to come out with pen and paper.
Zhu's mother dropped her work and wiped her hands. She stepped forward and pulled Wen Xian enthusiastically and said, "Doctor Wen, come in and sit down. Auntie will get you a glass of water."
I was feeling depressed this day, but seeing the Shuiling girl made me feel good. It's a pity that the brat in her family doesn't have the skills, otherwise it would be great to kidnap her and make her her daughter-in-law.
Facing Zhu's mother's enthusiasm, Wen Xian couldn't resist. She quickly stopped her and said, "Auntie, please stop working. I'm not thirsty."
She changed the subject and continued: "I just saw my aunt looking worried, but what's bothering me?"
It wasn't that she wanted to gossip, but when she just walked in, she saw Aunt Zhu rubbing Uncle Zhu's legs, while Uncle Zhu had a look of pain on his face.
She felt that she might be able to help and divert Aunt Zhu's attention.
"Hey, it's not like your Uncle Zhu has relapsed into his old habit." Aunt Zhu rubbed her brows and said, "In the early years, your Uncle Zhu also went to the sea to make a living by fishing. He soaked in the sea for a long time and got the root of the disease. Every year That knee hurts for a while. It’s an old problem, and most people in the village have this problem.”
But there is no way, their island is surrounded by the sea, what if they don't go to the sea to make a living. You can't abandon this family business that has been passed down from generation to generation and run out to survive.
Besides, how great would it be to go out? Taxes are high outside and you have to do corvee labor. The war is in turmoil, and the island has not yet settled down.
There are disadvantages on the island, but the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and few people can take care of it. It is better than going out and dying.
Thanks to "20200914092713685" for the monthly ticket and the Xiaoxiang ticket of "Early Summer Wushang", and thanks to other treasures for the ticket recommendation, thank you~ (I can't receive the notification of Xiaoxiang ticket in the background, I can only see it in the bookstore)
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