It was snowing lightly, and the days were getting shorter as winter approached. When Xia Qianqian returned home from town, it was almost dark.
Qin was cooking porridge while Xia Yunyun sat by the fire and roasted small potatoes. Xia Qianqian had been walking in the snow for two hours and her hands and feet were already frozen stiff. She sat by the fire to keep warm.
"Sister, eat some potatoes." Xia Yunyun dug out a small potato from the fire, peeled it and put it into Xia Qianqian's mouth.
"Qianqian, where did you go today?" Qin asked.
"Selling tiles." Xia Qianqian rubbed her hands and stamped her feet from time to time. She finally felt the coldness of snow! Winter without air conditioning, hot water bottles and heat packs was too uncomfortable.
Qin looked outside the door and asked worriedly, "Has it been sold?"
"It should be possible. I'll go deliver the sample tiles tomorrow." Xia Qianqian was also worried. When she thought of Gu Changsheng's face that looked like Gu Yanjing, she became flustered.
How come they look so similar
Qin thought she was worried about the business and comforted her, "Qianqian, don't worry. Even if we can't sell it, we still have money to survive this winter."
"It should be able to be sold!" Xia Qianqian's voice gradually became smaller. Gu Changsheng not only looks like Gu Yanjing, but also has the potential to be evil. Will he embarrass her when she sends the sample tiles tomorrow
The more she thought about it, the more upset she became. She drank a bowl of porridge and went to sleep. Qin sighed and groped around to clean up the house by the light of the fire.
The cold wind blew through the thatched roof and poured in, and the temperature inside the house was almost as high as outside. Qin hadn't slept all night, and sat by the fire, turning it over with tongs from time to time and adding more firewood to prevent the fire from going out and freezing her two daughters.
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The next day, Xia Qianqian got up early and rushed to the town to find Gu Changsheng to deliver sample tiles, but she met Xia Dinghai and Xia Dingfeng on the way. They were pulling a full cart of tiles.
Xia Qianqian's heart skipped a beat and she asked, "Second Uncle, Third Uncle, where are you going?"
"Go to town and deliver tiles to the Gu family." Xia Dinghai glanced at Xia Qianqian proudly.
Xia Qianqian tightly held the rag bag on her shoulder, which contained three sample tiles that she had carefully selected and prepared to show to Gu Changsheng.
"Xia Qianqian, I heard that you have accumulated a lot of tiles in your fields. Why can't you sell them? Don't you have a business card that makes you famous in the surrounding area?" Xia Dingfeng asked deliberately.
Xia Qianqian felt very disappointed and asked tentatively, "Why did the Gu family buy so many tiles?"
"The Gu family is a regular customer of the Xia family. They buy tiles for renovation every winter." Xia Dinghai said proudly, "We have been friends for many years. They are different from others, hahaha!"
Xia Qianqian felt even bleaker. This truckload of tiles probably had five or six hundred pieces, which was more than enough to renovate the house. Would Gu Changsheng still buy her tiles
"Third brother, let's continue on our way." Xia Dinghai whipped the horse, and the wheels of the cart rolled over the snow, making a squeaking sound and leaving two wheel marks.
Xia Qianqian froze in place for a few seconds, then suddenly ran forward.
Xia Dinghai and Xia Dingfeng blinked in confusion, watching Xia Qianqian's thin figure running past their carriage.
"Is she crazy?"
"have no idea… "
"crazy girl."
Xia Dinghai curled his lips and continued driving leisurely.
The horse was very thin, an old horse discarded by the landlord. It was OK for pulling people, but it was struggling for pulling horses. It was moving very slowly, not as fast as Xia Qianqian. After a while, Xia Qianqian disappeared from their sight.
(End of this chapter)