Chapter 56 Why Continue to Persist
As for baby boys and baby girls, there are still certain differences in their physical constitution. Especially in such hot weather, girls still need to pay attention to eating warmer food.
Before this, Zhao Chunhua had suffered from menstrual discomfort for a long time.
It was not until I entered society and started working and had a stable source of income that I was able to find a Chinese medicine practitioner for systematic physical conditioning, and the situation gradually improved.
After taking Chinese medicine, Zhao Chunhua became extremely concerned about the physical health of herself and those around her, especially her daughter.
While not all raw and cold foods are off-limits, she believes they should be consumed in moderation.
It’s okay in the summer and you can relax the requirements a little, but in the winter, never touch cold water or drink unheated water directly.
Sometimes when Zhao Chunhua hears some people say that washing vegetables with cold water can make them taste more tender, she usually disagrees with this approach. Regardless of spring, summer, autumn or winter, she insists on using warm water to prepare and process ingredients.
After hearing this explanation, Li Weiwei fell into deep thought.
After a long while, she slowly asked, "Can't we just use cold water for bathing?"
If she had to boil hot water every time to take a bath, she would probably be severely scolded by her mother, or even physically punished.
"It's better not to do that."
Zhao Chunhua's tone was full of concern and warning, "Girls are weak and easily catch colds. If we frequently use cold water to take showers just to save wood, it will cause great harm to the body in the long run. If you want to save wood, you can heat the water in the bucket on a sunny day like today, and then take a shower while it is hot."
Although these experiences did not come from Zhao Chunhua's own practice, the original owner's memory told her that in remote rural areas, most families mainly rely on burning wood as a source of energy for daily life.
In order to save precious wood resources as much as possible, some families choose to wash their bodies directly with freezing river or well water.
Especially in the cold winter, in order to avoid wasting limited firewood, some villagers sometimes did not take a bath for ten days or half a month, and some even did not take a bath for one or two months.
A body that has not been washed for a long time will inevitably produce an unpleasant odor, especially when the temperature is low and the air humidity is high, the odor will become stronger and more obvious.
Thinking of this, Li Weiwei couldn't help but feel a little sympathy and pity in her heart, "When there is not so much busyness at home, it is horrible to think about it."
She suggested: "You might as well take some time to go to the mountains to collect some firewood for backup, which can not only meet the needs of winter, but also make your life more comfortable and convenient. As a girl, you must learn to take good care of yourself."
No matter what era the family is in, boys are always the most valued.
Especially those little girls who are not yet old enough to make much substantial contribution to the family.
Children are most likely to be neglected or even excluded.
Not wanting to continue talking about such a heavy topic, Zhao Chunhua tried to change the topic to something more lighthearted. She said, "This is my first time cooking, so it might be a little salty because I don't know how much salt to put in. Next time I will remember to taste it before seasoning."
After finishing her own meal, Zhao Chunhua began to feed her child attentively.
She carefully scooped out some rice grains from the bottom of the mung bean porridge, and carefully picked out the harder mung beans one by one.
Afterwards, she put some cooked potato cubes that she had specially saved earlier into the porridge, crushed them gently into a fine paste with a spoon, and added a little salt to season it.
After doing this, she began to feed the porridge mixed with mashed potatoes into the child's mouth in small mouthfuls.
During the meal, Zhao Chunhua had to hold the child tightly at all times to prevent him from moving around.
But this little stone behaved unusually well-behaved. He placed his two soft little hands on the back of her hands that were supporting his waist.
Whenever Zhao Chunhua brought a spoon filled with food close to his little mouth, he would instinctively open his mouth and wait to eat the warm food.
In order to make it easier to swallow, the rice in the porridge has been cooked to a very soft degree, and it almost melts on the tip of the tongue as soon as it enters the mouth.
Thanks to the good cooperation between the two, they quickly finished the half bowl of porridge with mashed potatoes.
As an experimental move, Zhao Chunhua tried to bring the empty spoon close to the little boy's lips to see if he would open his mouth again.
It turned out that the little guy had stopped eating, which made her realize that he was full.
So Zhao Chunhua stopped forcing him to eat more, and instead gently comforted this little life.
After dinner, it was Li Weiwei who took the initiative to wash the dishes again.
On the other side, Zhao Chunhua was responsible for coaxing Xiao Shitou, who seemed a little tired, to sleep first.
After the child fell asleep quietly, she dug out a piece of clothing that looked clean and tidy from the bottom of her closet and planned to transform it into a style suitable for the child.
In fact, there are some new cotton fabrics in her clothing collection that have just been purchased and have not been opened yet, but those materials feel a little rough; on the contrary, some old clothes that have been worn and washed many times have become softer and more comfortable, which are more suitable for making clothes for children.
Sewing clothes is not unfamiliar to Zhao Chunhua.
In the past, she would either make some small and cute clothes for her dolls, or make some loose and comfortable pajamas for herself by watching some instructional videos online in her spare time.
These creations are usually completed by hand stitch by stitch. Although she is dexterous, she lacks the support of professional equipment, so the clothes she makes are often not very straight and smooth in lines and details.
Therefore, when it comes to clothes that she needs to wear when going out or on formal occasions, Zhao Chunhua usually chooses to buy ready-made clothes directly.
In fact, Zhao Chunhua has tried using a more efficient tool such as a sewing machine.
She has tried several models, both cheaper and more expensive.
But every machine seems to have some minor glitches.
Some machines have deviations in the adjustment of the thread tension, which causes the thread to be too tight and easy to break; others appear to be too loose, causing the fabric to move unsteadily.
Whenever she wanted to make good use of them, she always had to spend a lot of time debugging and calibrating them according to the instructions or online tutorials before she could barely achieve the desired effect.
Such repeated struggles made her feel exhausted, and she finally decided not to continue to struggle with these troublesome sewing machines.
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