Ling Xue took the detailed list of supplies given by Fatty Wu and looked at it carefully. She stopped joking with the Liao brothers and discussed with Uncle Liao about ordering supplies together from Fatty Wu:
"Want to order the coal as well?"
Uncle Liao blew out a smoke ring and nodded in agreement: "Yes, we need to order more coal. I don't know how long this little ice river will last."
Aunt Liao also had the same opinion: "Well, buy more insurance!"
"Order fifty tons?" Ling Xue asked.
Aunt Liao had no objection, but Uncle Liao was a little surprised by Ling Xue's question. He asked, "You want to order so much?"
Liao Er scoffed and retorted, "Not much. If this really were to happen during the Little Ice Age, there would be a coal shortage everywhere. Not only would we be unable to afford it if the price went up, I'm afraid we wouldn't even have anywhere to buy it!"
Liao Da nodded, thinking that reading Liao Er’s novel was not in vain.
"Where should we put them after we buy them? We don't have that much space at home!" Uncle Liao didn't say that fifty tons of coal was too much. Instead, he was worried that he had no place to put it.
Aunt Liao glared at Uncle Liao and said, "You bought all this stuff and you have no place to put it? There's still a space in the backyard. Why not build a simple building and use it as a warehouse?"
Uncle Liao had a good temper and was not angry when Aunt Liao criticized him. He just followed his own ideas and said, "That's fine, but the simple warehouse is not strong. When the time comes, we can only put some wood and coal, which are not afraid of pressure."
"Should we also order snowmobiles and snowmobiles?" Ling Xue immediately asked about the next necessity, as transportation was also indispensable.
Speaking of snowmobiles, Liao Er suddenly became excited. As a man, he is interested in all kinds of cars.
Although Liao Da didn't say anything, he was paying attention to Uncle Liao out of the corner of his eye.
Uncle Liao didn't directly say whether he was going to buy it or not, but instead asked, "Is it expensive?"
Ling Xue laughed: "There are expensive ones and cheap ones, it depends on your conditions."
Liao Er was afraid that Uncle Liao would not buy it, so he immediately encouraged him: "It's very cheap. Let's not buy the expensive ones. The ones that cost thousands or tens of thousands will be fine. Let's each buy one and bring it back, just like the electric bikes we usually ride."
Liao Da also said: "A ski car worth a few thousand yuan is also fine, it's not expensive at all."
Liao Er even searched online for pictures and prices of snowmobiles and ski scooters for Uncle Liao. He asked in disbelief, "This snowmobile is so cheap? Only a thousand yuan?"
They didn’t have the need for this kind of car before, so of course they didn’t care about these things and thought they were very expensive.
Liao Da patiently explained to Uncle Liao: "Of course, we also have the expensive ones if you want them."
"Could it be that it won't work after riding it a few times?" Uncle Liao was a little worried.
"Do you want to buy it online?" Ling Xue asked.
Uncle Liao shook his head and said to Ling Xue, "No need. Let your Uncle Wu buy it with you! At least the quality of what he buys should be better. Your Uncle Wu is kind and righteous, and he won't let us suffer any loss."
Finally, the few people decided to order a ski car and a snowmobile for each of them, neither of which was expensive. Fatty Wu also knew that the villagers would not spend all their money on vehicles, so the model he ordered should be very cost-effective.
Ling Xue ordered five of each type for herself, thinking that if one of these cars broke down, she could always get a replacement. This made Liao Er very envious.
Liao Er comforted himself in his heart. It was good enough that he could order one for him. Why would he need a bicycle?
After they packed up their things, it was time for dinner. None of them who were out wanted to cook, so in the end Uncle Liao went to the restaurant at the entrance of the village and ordered a few dishes to fill his stomach.
