Lin Rui handed the packaged prickly heat powder to Lin Changhe: "Uncle San, put it on my cousin quickly."
"Okay, okay." Lin Changhe squatted down and was about to start. Lin Zicheng looked at the people around him and shouted, "Yingniang, quickly find a piece of cloth to cover yourself."
Zhang Dacui noticed her son's shyness and immediately turned cold. She stood with her hands on her hips and said to the crowd, "Alright, alright, go back and pack your bags. We'll be leaving soon. Look at my son having fun, you better not make a scene for me to see!"
Lin Rui turned around and was about to leave. Ever since he set out on the journey to escape famine, his third aunt had been very mean to him. She probably secretly resented him for instigating his uncles and cousins to leave their hometown and give up such a good family business to live such a hard life.
Uncle San's family is different from my family. Because of the gambling debts incurred by the original owner, my family sold all the paddy fields and had only a few acres of wasteland to make a living. But because of the hard work of his two sons, not only did Uncle San's family grow better crops in the paddy fields than other families, but they also reclaimed more wasteland than other families.
The empire that she had worked so hard to build was sold at such a low price. How could Aunt San calm down the rage in her heart?
"Rui'er, come here and see if I am using this medicine powder correctly!" The medicine powder given by Lin Rui was in Lin Changhe's palm. He kept exchanging the positions of the medicine powder with his two hands, for fear that the sweat from his hands would soak the medicine powder and make it ineffective.
"Uncle San, it's not that particular. Just apply it all over." Lin Rui said.
However, Lin Changhe insisted on not doing so and insisted on carefully applying the medicine powder to his son in front of Lin Rui.
Lin Rui inevitably saw his cousin's more private parts. It was really miserable! Compared with the anus, the buttocks seemed to be the least affected.
Have you ever seen bright red chrysanthemums?
Today, Lin Zicheng really opened his eyes. Not only was his anus red and swollen, but every fine wrinkle was flattened by the swelling. A little further forward, even his scrotum was red and swollen, hanging there heavily.
Lin Rui felt a throbbing pain just by looking at it, not to mention what Lin Zicheng was experiencing personally.
It takes a lot of courage and perseverance to not break down and cry loudly. He is really a tough guy.
He was extremely curious about what kind of insect could have bitten Lin Zicheng into this state!
"A-choo!" Lin Changhe carefully opened the brown paper wrapped around the powder. The light powder floated in the air, causing him to sneeze several times in succession. He also kept his hands far away when sneezing, for fear that the powder would spread if he moved too much.
Zhang Dacui and Tan Ying were both extremely anxious: "Dad, be careful with the powder!"
Medicinal powder was a luxury item for ordinary farmers, and carrying it on the road while fleeing famine was a treasure worth more than gold or silver. Didn't you see how sister-in-law Feng Zhenniang's face darkened the moment Lin Rui mentioned the medicinal powder? She felt distressed and annoyed. If she had this medicine at home, she would definitely have kept it hidden.
Seeing that Lin Rui was willing to apply the powder to his cousin without hesitation, Zhang Dacui felt that the money she had previously lent to Lin Changxi's family was not wasted.
Lin Changhe tried his best to suppress the itch at the tip of his nose, and carefully and economically applied the powder on Lin Zicheng's buttocks. Lin Rui had given him a dose for one time, but his uncle had reduced it to two doses. Only half of it was used on such a large area, and the other half was carefully rewrapped in brown paper and put into his arms.
"Chengzi, how do you feel now?" Tan Ying asked carefully.
Lin Zicheng was surprised to find that after his father applied the powder on him, the burning sensation instantly subsided a lot. On the contrary, he felt a little cool in this hot day. "It's a bit cool, quite comfortable."
"Cold?" Lin Changhe wondered.
Lin Rui thought that the prickly heat powder he bought contained mint essence, so it was normal to feel cool when applied on the body. It happened to be the right medicine for him, and it relieved some of Lin Zicheng's pain.
At least after applying the powder, Lin Zicheng can barely put on his pants, so he doesn't have to walk his bird while fleeing the famine. That's cause for celebration!
"Cousin, did you fall into a bug nest last night? What on earth bit you so badly? Do you know what kind of bug it was?" Lin Rui asked curiously as he looked at Lin Zicheng's face, which was grimacing in pain.
Lin Zicheng also shook his head: "I had a bowel movement last night. After I finished, I picked up a leaf to wipe myself. After that, my butt started to feel weird. It started to hurt so badly. I could still bear it when I saw you, but I couldn't bear it anymore in the second half of the night. It hurt, burned, and was swollen. It was so painful that I can't even describe it."
This was also a common problem in ancient times. Even though the Lin Dynasty had developed to the point where there was paper, there was no toilet paper. Whether it was a wealthy family or an ordinary farmer, they all used bamboo slips for scraping. The bamboo slips of the wealthy families were cleaned and tidied up by maids and servants every day.
Now that they are fleeing from famine, wherever they find bamboo slips, they will definitely use local materials, and leaves are the most convenient.
"Use leaves? What kind of leaves will hurt your butt after wiping it? Didn't you feel anything when you were wiping it?" Lin Zicheng's elder brother Lin Ziyang packed his luggage on the wheelbarrow and came to visit.
Lin Zicheng responded seriously: "It was too dark, I just picked it casually, but it is indeed a little different when I use it. It is not as smooth as ordinary leaves. It feels a bit fluffy..."
Fluffy? Huh? Lin Rui suddenly felt goosebumps all over his body. What kind of leaves are so furry?
“Fluffy!” Lin Ziyang exclaimed loudly, “What kind of leaves are fluffy? We don’t even have such trees in the mountains!”
They are still in the outer part of Lianshan and have not yet come into contact with the real deep mountains and old forests. Their parents have brought them to the outer area since they were young to see if they can catch some pheasants or rabbits to satisfy their appetites. They may not know the terrain and plants 100% well, but they are at least 70% to 80% familiar with them. They have never seen fluffy leaves!
Lin Zicheng shook his head, feeling distressed. "That's how it feels. It's too dark, and I can't see clearly. Dad, please tell the village head about this later, so that others don't get caught like me."
"Okay." Lin Changhe nodded.
Lin Rui returned to his team and continued on his journey. Sanliang easily pushed a wheelbarrow behind him, which was piled with rice and flour for the next few meals, a total of more than 200 kilograms.
He harnessed the two oxen he had bought to the cart again and started on his journey.
The most enviable family would have to be the village head's grandfather's. His two sons, Lin Changtai and Lin Changshou, drove the ox cart, while Lin Pingmao sat on the ox cart. His two daughters-in-law pushed the cart, and his two grandsons, who were seventeen or eighteen years old and old enough to get married, each pushed a wheelbarrow. Almost all of the family were laborers, and they brought the most food and supplies.
"Sanliang, can you still push it?" Lin Rui asked Sanliang. Sanliang's perseverance and strength along the way were completely beyond his expectations. Others were so tired that they sat on the ground and rested for half a day before unloading the goods at the rest area, but Sanliang was as if nothing had happened. Although he was sweating profusely, his strength in working did not decrease.
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