Mom takes her baby to travel through ancient times? Farming and business are both important

Chapter 183 About Charcoal

When Qian heard about buying charcoal, she immediately stopped what she was doing. "Why buy that? We already have so much firewood piled up at home. It will definitely last a long time."

The firewood was bought with pork, so it cost money. We can't just waste it like this.

This third daughter-in-law is really something. Just a few days have passed and she is already thinking about all kinds of trivial things.

Only those who don't manage the household know how expensive firewood, rice, oil and salt are. Charcoal is such a valuable thing, how could a family like them afford it?

Although Qian disagreed in her heart, she did not say it directly. After all, the family's better life was all thanks to her third daughter-in-law. She decided to refuse in a tactful way and did not want to disappoint her daughter-in-law because of this matter.

Bai Zhizhi had anticipated that her cheap mother-in-law would disagree, so she wasn't surprised. Instead, she smiled and shook her mother-in-law's arm. "Mom, don't you think this room is too cold? Look, your hands are frozen red."

Qian looked at her hands uncomfortably. They were indeed a little red, but she was used to working and did not feel any discomfort.

"You'll get used to it. It's not a big deal. It's just that charcoal is really expensive, and we don't have much money to buy it. If you're cold, just stay in the kitchen. If anyone says you're not, come find me."

She wouldn't agree to buy charcoal anyway.

"I know you care about your family, but there are so many people at home, and the kitchen is so small that it can't accommodate everyone. If this causes unpleasantness among us sisters-in-law, that would be bad."

Bai Zhizhi appealed to her mother-in-law's emotions and reasoned with her, speaking with deep feelings and sincerity, and sure enough, she saw hesitation on her stepmother's face.

Then he continued, "Although charcoal is more expensive, it burns longer. When the time comes, just put a charcoal basin in the main room, and the whole family can be warm. How wonderful is that."

"That's the logic," Qian nodded thoughtfully, then suddenly changed the subject, "But it still won't work. Charcoal is too expensive. The cheapest charcoal costs dozens of coins. How much does it cost to burn it in a day?"

If you have so much money to buy charcoal, you might as well go up the mountain to chop more firewood. Firewood in the mountains is free, and there is so much of it that you can't burn it all in a whole winter.

Seeing that her stepmother-in-law was determined to disagree, Bai Zhizhi could only sigh in her heart.

There is no way, the routine still failed.

The cheap mother-in-law values ​​money more than anything else. Ultimately, it’s because there is too little money at home and it’s all because of poverty.

Bai Zhizhi was thinking aimlessly, and suddenly some images flashed through her mind.

Yes, she seemed to have seen a video explaining how to burn charcoal in her previous life. Since her cheap mother-in-law was reluctant to buy it, why not let her try making it herself?

With an idea in mind, Bai Zhizhi ran out of the main room without even saying goodbye and went into her own room.

Qian looked at her back, shook her head helplessly, and then lowered her head to continue the work at hand.

I don’t know when the snow will stop falling.

The heavy snow blocked the roads, and even the delivery to the city was delayed. This delay cost a lot of money.

Bai Zhizhi went into the house and did nothing else but quickly took out Ruibao's straw paper and pen.

Although she had seen videos of burning charcoal in her previous life, she had only watched them for fun and did not remember anything specific. She could only roughly remember the steps.

She recalled the past in her mind and wrote it down on paper. When she couldn't remember something, she would think about it several times. She wrote and stopped, and even forgot that her hands were frozen.

It was unknown how long it took before she finally smiled and blew away the ink on the paper that had long since frozen dry.

"I didn't expect that I could actually write it. I'll give it a try sometime. If it works, my family won't have to suffer from the cold anymore."

Bai Zhizhi muttered happily as she carefully folded the paper with the charcoal burning steps written on it and put it into her small purse.

When I opened the door and went out, I found that it had started snowing again without me noticing, and a thin layer of snow had accumulated in the yard.

When the snow stops, she must go and try it out, and try to use the charcoal before the next snowfall. She doesn't want to shiver in the cold all winter.