Sister Du looked at the mess in the Zhou family, and said to Qiao Huaping unhappily: "Sister, I'm not provoking trouble. It's so late at night, and a woman like you is taking such a big risk."
Why didn't they say anything when they went into the forest to look for someone?... If you hadn't gone down to the slope and found someone, I guess Sister Song would have had to pass under the slope tonight. The person just didn't fall out.
In the sixth year, there is no doubt that we will encounter some kind of danger - I am not cursing Sister Song by saying this, let's just say it realistically, right?... There are so many people in the Zhou family, but no one has thought of telling you.
Thank you."
Qiao Huaping thought about the clusters of Ganoderma lucidum growing very well in the space. She smiled very sincerely: "It's okay, I don't want them to remember me well. Before I was away, Sister-in-law Song helped take care of a few of my family's
Zai, I am just within my ability, and I will help if I can."
Sister Du fell in love with Qiao Huaping more and more: "Hey, our little Qiao is so kind-hearted!"
None of the children of the Mei family were asleep, so they were lying on the linoleum nearby.
This time there was no need for Qiao Huaping to say anything himself. Mei Qingyao took the initiative to cut some grass and spread it under the linoleum cloth. Then he spread the bedding. Even in the open air, the four children could lie down very comfortably.
They all looked a little complicated when they heard Aunt Du praising Qiao's paintings.
These days, this little stepmother seems to have changed.
In the past, they would beat them, but recently, the stepmother either patted their heads or hugged them.
Today, he has become even more kind-hearted and even took the initiative to go to the woods to help find people.
Thinking about it, they have been eating well and sleeping well every day these past few days. They are obviously escaping from famine, but they are more comfortable than before in the village.
In fact, probably because they eat well and rest well every day, their strength has become stronger. Today, they feel that their whole bodies are full of energy.
Or...this vicious little stepmother has really changed for the better?
The children each had their own thoughts and fell asleep.
Qiao Huaping sat aside, chatting quietly with Sister Du, while rubbing a withered vine. A lot of powder fell from the withered vine and fell on a large leaf placed by Qiao Huaping.
Sister Du didn't chat with Qiao Huaping for too long. After all, she had traveled all day and was very tired. When she was going back to her home to make bed, Qiao Huaping stopped her, took another leaf, and gave her some.
Wrap up the powder and give it to her.
"This is powder made from dried insect-avoiding vines. It's a good thing." Qiao Huaping lowered her voice for fear of disturbing the children's sleep. "Sister, please spread this near your bedding and make a circle around it.
It can repel insects and ants.”
Sister Du didn't have any doubts at all. She thanked Qiao Huaping and happily took the leaf bag and left.
Not long after, Sister Du brought back a cattail leaf fan in the dark and secretly gave it to Qiao Huaping: "Here's this for you, you can use it to fan yourself when it's hot."
Qiao Huaping said "Ouch" and happily thanked Sister Du. When Sister Du saw that the things she gave made Xiao Qiao so happy, she also went back happily.
Qiao Huaping shook the cattail leaf fan gently, and the refreshing wind slowly blew in from the swing of the cattail leaf fan.
What a good thing.
Qiao Huaping smiled and rolled his eyes.
She put the cattail leaf fan away, spread the powder she had kneaded before evenly along their linoleum cloth, then lay down, covered herself with a quilt, and fell asleep.
It was still dark the next day. When many people woke up, they found that they had red bumps on their bodies that were bitten by insects and ants.
Of course, the villagers usually dig in the loess for food, so being bitten by an insect or ant is not a big problem. It is just an itchiness and scratching. However, there are also some serious cases of allergies, redness and swelling all over the body, and they have no choice but to
I took some medicine from Dr. Zhu Xiangyi and applied it on.
After Sister Du woke up, she was surprised to find that none of her family had any traces of insect or ant bites on their bodies!
The medicinal powder Xiao Qiao gave me is really useful!
She ran to Qiao Huaping with some excitement.
Qiao Huaping also woke up and was lighting the fire to cook porridge when she saw Sister Du running over excitedly and said to her: "Xiao Qiao, do you still have the powder you gave me yesterday?
At my sister-in-law’s house, the two-year-old baby was badly bitten by bugs. We adults didn’t care, but the child was itchy and scratched his skin. He cried heartbreakingly and looked uncomfortable.”
Qiao Huaping thought for a while and took out a piece from the bag: "I happened to come across it in the woods yesterday and took some. There are not many of them. I don't know when I will encounter it again. I will take this piece first.
Go use it.”
Sister Du thanked me very much again.
Not long after, she came back with a sullen expression. She took a handful of red dates and stuffed them into Qiao Huaping's hand: "I've washed these dates. You put them in the porridge. It will taste delicious after boiling...
My sister-in-law is ignorant and doesn’t believe in the efficacy of the insect-avoiding vine. I told her that none of our family was bitten by insects last night. She still didn’t believe it, saying that there were so many people in the village who were not bitten by insects.
, Our family is just a fluke." Sister Du became angrier as she spoke, "...forget it, just leave her alone! Anyway, I gave her the things, and I've done my best, so it's up to her whether she needs it or not!"
Sister Du left angrily.
Qiao Huaping put the handful of dried red dates given by Sister Du into the pot.
Taking advantage of the situation, she added the drop of spiritual water dripping from the space yesterday due to the Ganoderma lucidum into the porridge.
The sweet and fragrant red dates quickly floated out of the pot.
Probably because of the addition of spiritual water, Qiao Huaping always felt that the red dates were extremely sweet.
Qiao Huaping was in a good mood, so she cut the pickles into shreds and placed them on a small plate made of leaves.
After doing this, the children were almost awake.
Mei Qingyao looked a little awkward when she saw that Qiao Huaping had already cooked the meal again: "...I can chop wood, make a fire, and boil water. Just call me when you get up from now on."
Qiao Huaping couldn't help but laugh: "Don't worry, I won't do the work that I can do for you. This is not the time when you kids are sleeping to grow, so it would be nice to sleep a little longer.
...Lest we all end up like this in the future, a bunch of dwarfs."
When he said "little dwarf", Mei Qingyao almost jumped up: "I'm only eight years old, I'm not short!"
Qiao Huaping nodded calmly: "Yes, he's not short, he just can hit my knees when he jumps."
Mei Qingyao's face turned red with anger and she even ate an extra bowl for breakfast!
Qiao Huaping smiled secretly.
This child was probably afraid of being hungry in the past. He was always worried that his younger siblings would not have enough to eat, so he held back his appetite every time he ate.
If this didn't excite him, Qiao Huaping was really afraid that the child would be malnourished.