Chapter 33: Chapter 0033 Rich Reward 1_1 Chapter 33: Chapter 0033 Rich Reward 1_1 Feng Qingxue was keeping Aunt Xu in mind, and the next morning she went to the city to return the sled, then prepared some supplies to bring over to her.
These included the cotton, sheepskin, and rabbit fur she had promised to the elderly couple, as well as enough material to make clothes and quilts. The materials were not of high quality, but in this era they were considered top-notch. She also brought cotton, fabric, and threads for Aunt Xu to make padded jackets for herself and Qingyun.
It wasn’t that she couldn’t make clothes, it’s just that she couldn’t explain their origins while making them at home before Qingyun.
In addition, she also brought some staple and non-staple foods, including rare supplies like brown sugar and oil.
“Auntie, keep the fabric for you and Uncle to make clothes and quilts. If you have old clothes, dismantle a few pieces for Qingyun and me to make padded jackets and outerwear. Wearing old clothing won’t attract attention. After you’re finished, I’ll pick them up in a couple of days,” Feng Qingxue sincerely said.
Aunt Xu didn’t quite understand why she was doing this but agreed anyway.
“Alright, my girl. We old folks might not have much, but we do have plenty of ordinary old clothes. After all, they’re not worth much, even if some were burned, there are still plenty left. You don’t mind us, I’ll find a few suites of my old clothes, wash them, and use them to make garments and padded shoes for you and your sister. Just give me your sizes.”
Feng Qingxue felt relieved and thanked her profusely.
She had been racking her brain just to have clothes to wear.
As with food, once eaten it won’t be discovered, but clothes worn will always be seen.
“My dear, you don’t need to thank us. We should be the ones thanking you. Without your grains, we wouldn’t have survived,” Aunt Xu held her hand, repeatedly expressing her deep gratitude. “Oh yes, your Uncle has an old friend who lives not far from here. He was a capitalist, his children and grandchildren disowned him, leaving him and his wife close to starvation. We gave them a bit of food, and he gave us an old item asking us to trade with you for some grains, either coarse or fine.”
With that, Aunt Xu turned and retrieved an ordinary-looking wooden box from the head of the bed. As she handed it to Feng Qingxue, she gave her a wink. “Your Uncle is a learned man, we have limited wealth, but their family was quite prosperous before the founding of the country.”
Feng Qingxue smiled as she opened the wooden box, astounded by the dazzling jewelry inside.
Perhaps considering she was a girl, and girls naturally love jewelry, the item Uncle Xu’s friend had given them was a set of jewelry.
The box was divided into squares, lined with black velvet. Rings, earrings, and brooches were set into holes in the velvet, and necklaces, pendants and bracelets were secured with needles and thread onto the velvet.
Each square held a set of jewelry, with a total of two squares.
One set was a suite of intense-green jade jewelry, including a pair of bracelets, earrings, a ring, a string of beads, a brooch, and a pendant. The vibrant and uniform color glittered brightly, illuminating Feng Qingxue’s face with a green hue.
There were some minor imperfections, such as remnants of cotton and threads, but they were easily overlooked. The jade’s brilliance eclipsed its minor defects.
The difference in variety, color, and quality could result in a tenfold or hundredfold difference in price.
This set of jade jewelry was worth far more than the jade bracelet Aunt Xu had given her.
The other set was diamond jewelry, a necklace, earrings, and a ring, all primarily pink diamonds, surrounded by white diamonds.