There is no central heating in the south, and in this era, there are no air conditioners either. It is freezing, so very few people go out, and shop business is slow. Yuanchun only opens her shop for the morning, closing the doors in the afternoon to stay home by a brazier and knit sweaters.
The mother and son rely on a brazier made from a cracked porcelain basin to keep warm.
Two wrist-thick sticks are placed across the brazier. Yuanchun takes off her shoes and rests her feet on the sticks to toast them until they are nice and warm.
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