Miss Matty paid a little money every week for her room and her food. She then sold all her furniture and got some more money that way. Some of her friends bought some of her favorite pieces of furniture and then gave them back to her , much to her surprise. But the best idea of all was to make the front room of the house into a little shop . Here Miss Matty sold tea to the people of Cranford . Miss Matty was unsure about this idea at first but in fact she was quite goo at it.