Chapter 224 Brother Jiandong, You Are Too Spendthrift
Shen Shuyu: She didn’t say that. What she said was that she didn’t allow him to cut ice or play on the river.
Shen Jinbao didn't believe it. Sister Shu Yu usually loved Brother Jiandong very much. Whatever Brother Jiandong wanted to do, Sister Shu Yu would let him do it. He ran in,
"Sister Shuyu, Brother Jiandong said you don't let him go out to play."
Shen Shuyu: "It feels like it's going to snow heavily. It's cold. You guys should go home first. We'll go play with Gu Jiandong tomorrow."
Shen Jinbao and the others refused to go back, and since Brother Jiandong couldn't go out to play, they came home to play with him.
"Brother Jiandong, then we will play with you at home."
Gu Jiandong: “…” He didn’t want to play with the baby at all.
Being pulled out of the yard by Shen Jinbao and others, at this moment, Gu Jiandong wanted to say that he was fine, his brain had recovered, and he was no longer the Gu San Sui of the past.
Shen Shuyu saw that they all had runny noses, and some of them were wearing shoes with big holes in them.
The shoes couldn't keep me warm, and my feet were covered with cuts from frostbite. It was heartbreaking just to look at them.
Shen Shuyu called them over, "Come here for a moment."
The little kids entered Shen Shuyu's room, "Sister Shuyu, is there anything going on? Or is there any work for us to do at home?"
Shen Shuyu opened the drawer and took out two tubes of ointment. "This is for frostbite. After you apply it, your feet won't hurt or itch anymore. Help each other apply it."
None of the children took the medicine. They shook their heads like rattles and said, "Sister Shu Yu, this medicine is expensive. You should keep it for yourself. We are all used to it. Just bear with it."
Shen Shuyu said with a stern face, "Here, wipe it. If you don't wipe it, I will be angry."
Luobotou looked at me, and I looked at you. It was Shen Jinbao who took the ointment and said, "Apply it. We used Sister Shu Yu's medicine. When summer comes, we will find some more sweet fruits for Sister Shu Yu to eat."
Shen Shuyu asked them to sit on the kang to apply the medicine, but none of them wanted to sit, saying that their clothes and feet were dirty and would make her kang dirty.
Gu Jiandong brought in a few benches and felt bad when he saw the cracks on their feet and hands.
Only when Shen Shuyu came here did she truly feel what difficult times were like.
For example, in winter, many people wear stiff cotton coats.
After wearing a cotton coat for several years, the cotton has become lumps and it no longer keeps me warm. When I go out, I can only put on as many clothes as I can.
Adults are fine, at least they have clothes to wear outside. If kids want to go out in winter, they have to take turns going out. Family planning has not been implemented yet.
Basically every family has three or four children, and some have seven or eight.
If you don’t have enough to eat, you won’t have any extra money to buy cotton clothes for your children. Even if you have money,
They didn't have cotton tickets, so if they wanted to make cotton-padded clothes, they could only wait for the team to distribute cotton. They would save it year after year, and only when they had enough to make a cotton-padded coat would they start making it for their children.
In most of the rural areas, basically every family only has one set of cotton-padded clothes and trousers for little kids. There are many children, so only the eldest brother can wear it today, the second brother can wear it tomorrow, and the third sister can wear it the day after tomorrow...
The clothes are all made to be big, and the smallest ones are so loose when worn that you have to pull up the waistband and hems when walking.
The same goes for shoes. Even if they are homemade, they have to be made one size larger. It is very difficult for children to wear clothes and shoes that fit them.
Unless you are a favored child in the family, if you ask your family members for help, they may make suitable clothes and shoes for you.
For example, Heidan had never worn clothes or shoes that fit him well. When he saw Shen Jinbao wearing a cotton coat and cloth shoes that fit him perfectly, his face was full of envy.
"Jinbao, why are your clothes and shoes so small? My mother said that children grow fast, so clothes and shoes need to be made bigger."
Shen Jinbao took off his cloth shoes and applied medicine. His cloth shoes were considered thick, but he also got frostbite.
"My mother said that clothes and shoes should be fitted. If I grow taller, I can just change them next year. It's just a lot of work."
"My mother doesn't have that kind of time."
Shen Shuyu comforted Heidan, "He is the only child in Jinbao's family. Even if she needs to alter his clothes or shoes, she only needs to alter his clothes.
You have six children in your family. If every set of clothes and shoes were to be made to fit their feet, your mother would have to make clothes for six children, and if she had to make alterations for six children, she would probably never have a rest. "
Heidan grinned, "Sister Shuyu, I know." His mother was busy like a top, spinning non-stop every day.
The medicine was a bit irritating when applied to the wound, and the little kids all grinned.
"Apply it gently and don't press the wound. If you don't press the wound, it won't hurt so much."
After applying the medicine, Goudan said, "Sister Shuyu, this medicine is really good. As soon as I applied it, I felt no itching or pain.
This medicine is much better than what my mother would cook for me, my brother, and my sister to soak their feet in every day."
"Goudan, you are talking nonsense. Medicine is bought with money. Of course it is better than boiling radish leaves for foot soaking."
When children and adults at home have frostbite, no one is willing to spend money to buy medicine, so they basically boil radish leaves in water to soak their feet and hands, which is effective, but the effect is slow.
Some people also use rice straw to boil water and soak their feet to relieve the pain of frostbite. It is also effective, but the effect is slow.
These are free, and as long as they are effective, they are more cost-effective than buying medicine.
When her grandmother got frostbite last year, she was reluctant to use any medicine and instead boiled radish leaves in water to soak the affected area.
When they applied the medicine, they squeezed out only a tiny bit. This tiny bit was not enough at all. Shen Shuyu said, "Apply more, so that your hands and feet won't feel uncomfortable.
Don’t feel bad about the ointment, it’s for application when you buy it.”
Shen Jinbao was originally stingy, but after listening to his sister Shu Yu's words, he reluctantly squeezed out a little bit and slowly rubbed it on his feet.
It was really just a tiny bit. If Shen Shuyu tried to squeeze it out, she couldn't because she didn't have the skill.
The ointment was handed to Goudan, and Goudan only squeezed out a little bit. Even with this tiny bit, Goudan showed a painful expression.
Shen Shuyu: "..."
One by one, they will live their lives.
Why did he save her ointment?
Gu Jiandong couldn't bear it any longer, so he took the ointment, squeezed out a large amount, and applied it to the children.
His action really hit the little kid's lungs, and he looked at their brother Jiandong with the eyes of a prodigal son.
He slapped his thigh and yelled at the top of his voice, "Brother Jiandong, please squeeze less. This medicine is expensive. If you squeeze so much, you will not be able to live. This ointment can only be used for two to three years."
Gu Jiandong, "Don't make any noise, hurry up and apply it, then we'll go out and have a snowball fight."
After the ointment was applied, half of the two tubes were left. The little kids were so distressed that they kept saying, "Brother Jiandong, you are such a spendthrift. You don't know how to live at all."
Gu Jiandong: “…”
Shen Shuyu held back her laughter. The children put on their shoes and went out to the yard to make snowmen.