families don’t need to buy firewood.
Only ordinary families might buy it, but the prices won’t be very high.
Moreover, most people have already agreed on a deal long ago.
If you had come a month earlier, you might have had some business.
But now… it’s difficult.”

Su Sanlang’s heart sank, but he smiled and thanked Butler Sun.
“Thank you for telling me so much, Butler Sun.”

The firewood business would not work.
Butler Sun’s kind words had saved him a lot of detours.

Butler Sun waved his hand indifferently.
“I see that your hunting skills are not bad.
Why don’t you work harder on this? The Sun residence will definitely not mistreat you if you send us good products.”

With that, Butler Sun went back in.

Su Sanlang could not tell Butler Sun that he was not a real hunter and that it was all luck.
He could only smile and agree.

After leaving the Sun residence, Su Sanlang wanted to touch his chest several times, before he remembered Butler Sun’s reminder and lowered his raised hand.

He would act as an ordinary person with no money.

Thinking of the thin sheets at home, Su Sanlang asked for directions to the cloth shop.
An ordinary bolt of cotton cloth would cost 300 copper coins.
A slightly inferior bolt of sackcloth would cost 200 copper coins.
Cotton was calculated by catties.
A catty of ordinary cotton cost 20 copper coins, and good cotton quality cost 30 copper coins a catty.

Su Sanlang calculated the money in his hands and gritted his teeth.
He bought a bolt of cotton cloth, a bolt of sackcloth, and ten catties of ordinary cotton.
This cost him 700 coins at once.

Although his heart ached, when he thought that his family would not suffer from the cold this winter, a smile appeared on his face again.
In previous winters, their family’s winter clothes were modified from the old clothes of his eldest brother and second brother.
The cotton was thin and not warm.
Every winter, Madam Zhao would always cough.

This year, their family could wear new clothes and be warm through the winter.

After packing everything in the basket on his back, Su Sanlang went to the grocery store and bought some salt.
Salt was very expensive.
He only got half a catty for 50 coins.
He had 56 coins left.
He didn’t plan to use them.
He looked at the sky.
It was already evening.
He had to go home.

On the way out of the city, Su Sanlang paid the entrance fee he owed.

After the soldiers let him through, Su Sanlang eagerly carried his basket and rushed home.

Two hours later, Su Sanlang was back in the familiar village.

It was barely five in the afternoon and most of the villagers were busy in the fields.
He did not encounter many people on the way, but there were still people who saw Su Sanlang carrying a full basket back.

Su Sanlang didn’t care.
He just wanted to get home.

Even before he reached home, in the distance, he could see Su Sanmei with her two older brothers, catching insects.
He could hear their sons cheering happily, and Su Sanlang’s gaze was tinged with joy.

Su Sanmei was washing diapers when she saw Su Sanlang return.
She shouted happily, “Daddy is back.”

Su Chong and Su Hua also looked down the road and saw Su Sanlang.
They shouted happily, “Father, there’s another egg.”

Su Sanmei had already gotten up and ran to him.
She looked up and said to him, “Father, there’s another egg today.
I picked it up and put it at home.”

Su Chong and Su Hua also ran over and surrounded Su Sanlang.
“Father, Hua and I touched the egg.
It’s not broken.”

Su Hua licked the corner of his mouth and looked at Su Sanlang hopefully.
“Father, the egg smells so good.”

Su Sanlang was in a good mood.
He smiled and patted the heads of the three children.
“You’re all good children.
I’ll make egg soup for you tonight.”

“Yay!”

Su Chong and Su Hua clapped in unison.

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