Once they decided to do it, the next day Xiaoxiao and Yang Ming went to the blacksmith shop in town.
It happened to be Yang Ming's day off.
It was the same shop where they made the lock last time. Since the locks were well made, it showed that the craftsmanship was good, so Xiaoxiao was at ease and explained the requirements to the owner, who said it could be done.
But this place could only make iron pots; they couldn't make stainless steel non-stick pans or anything modern like that, so this was the best they could do.
In this place, charcoal was expensive, and it was all wood charcoal. Most families used firewood for heating, and even in town, people used heated kang beds for warmth in winter, let alone in the countryside.
Such wood charcoal was something only city people would use to warm their houses, like putting a stove inside, but for the countryside, it was a luxury.
