Chapter 88 Chapter 88 Repair
Both of them are women, and Zhao Ruyue is the elder, so there is no need to avoid suspicion.
Zhao Ruyue directly said to Ning Danping: "Take off your pants first and see if your underwear is stained with menstrual blood. If not, you don't need to go back to the dormitory to change."
Ning Danping was still in a daze. It was only after Zhao Ruyue urged her twice that she came to her senses and did as she was told with a blushing face.
When Zhao Ruyue saw that Ning Danping was using straw paper as a cushion, she couldn't help but feel sad for her. People of Zhao Ruyue's generation didn't need straw paper as a cushion during adolescence, but she only had this.
When Ning Danping got up in the morning to go to the toilet, she had just put down a few layers of toilet paper. Now she checked and found that her menstrual blood had not yet seeped onto the second layer of toilet paper.
Toilet paper rolls and tissues are relatively expensive, and few people in town are willing to use them, except for restaurants.
Moreover, even if the store uses it, the quality of the products they buy is not that good in order to save costs.
Many people use a large bag of coarse toilet paper that costs ten yuan and can be used by the whole family for a long time when going to the toilet.
The same goes for students, and Ning Danping is no exception.
The disinfection level of this kind of coarse-grained straw paper is definitely not as good as toilet paper rolls and paper towels, but the advantage is that it is thicker and has good water absorption.
Ning Danping saw the blood on it and thought that she might die of illness. Her eyes turned red with sadness: "Aunt San, did Xiaoxia tell you everything?"
"Well, she told me everything. I can promise you that, but it's not because you're sick. Actually, you're fine. The bleeding doesn't mean you're sick, it's your period.
This is something that most girls have every month when they reach a certain age. If you don't feel uncomfortable, then you are not sick. If you don't have your period for a long time, then you are sick," Zhao Ruyue said, opening an unopened package of daily sanitary napkins and taking out one for her. "Put this on first, and change it according to the instructions on the package. ”
As she spoke, she couldn't help but complain about Wang Haiyan: "Your mother is really something. She doesn't teach her daughter the things she should teach when she's grown up, and she thinks she's very good at teaching her children all day long."
Zhao Ruyue still felt annoyed when she thought about her child telling her that their grandmother had once asked her sister-in-law to help teach her son Xiao Xia.
She even helps teach other people’s children, but she hasn’t even taught her own children clearly!
Ning Danping was not a fool. She read the instructions on the packaging bag and quickly changed the sanitary napkin.
After putting it on, it felt very different from toilet paper. The sanitary napkin was stable and would not shift, which made her feel safe instantly. She no longer had to worry about blood-stained things coming out of her trouser legs!
Zhao Ruyue stuffed the black plastic bag into her arms. In addition to the package she had just opened, there was also an unopened package of sanitary napkins.
Both packages are Jie Ling's full-care packages, which include daily use, night use, extra night use, panty liners, mini towels and separate portable packages. One package can meet all needs during menstruation, which is very convenient.
Now this is the only one in town with reasonable price and good quality. There is no more expensive one. There is a cheaper one, but the quality is not good.
If you want to buy other more expensive imported sanitary napkins, you have to go to the county town to buy them. Not only are they expensive, but the quantity is also small.
Zhao Ruyue used one pack of this every month, which was just enough for her, but she didn't know if it would be enough for Ning Danping, so she just gave her two packs.
"The green one I just gave you is for daily use, the blue one is for regular night use, the purple one is for extra long night use, and the smallest one is the mini towel and sanitary pad. The usage of these two is similar. You can use them as you like. For daily use, you can estimate the amount of menstruation and change it every two to four hours. Even if the amount is very small, you have to change it every four hours at the latest. Remember?"
Ning Danping felt less heavy-hearted after she knew she was not sick.
But she still held the plastic bag tightly in her arms as if she was grabbing a life-saving straw: "Thank you, Aunt San. I'll remember it."
Zhao Ruyue originally wanted to tell her some more things to pay attention to, but the class bell rang, so she had to swallow back many of the things she wanted to say.
Remembering that Zhen Junior High School did not provide students with hot water for bathing in spring, summer, autumn or winter, she reminded them:
"No matter how hot the weather is during menstruation, do not wash your hair or take a bath with cold water. If there is no hot water at school, just bear with it and simply wipe it. Do not take a sitz bath. Wait until Friday when you have a day off, and you can come to my place to take a warm shower."
"Okay, I've remembered everything." Ning Danping nodded seriously, taking all her words into account.
After saying that, Zhao Ruyue was worried that she might not understand something that she had not reminded him of, and that problems might arise later. After thinking for a while, she asked, "By the way, can I borrow books from your library now?"
Ning Danping said: "Not yet. You have to wait until after school at noon or in the afternoon to borrow books from the library."
"Is that so? Then go to the library at noon or after school in the afternoon to see if there are any books like 'Women's Practical Encyclopedia' and 'Women's Life Encyclopedia'. The things I haven't mentioned are all written in the books. You will understand after reading them. If your library doesn't have these books, I'll show you other ones when I go back."
There are only two related books in Zhao Ruyue's home, and they were not bought by her herself.
One is the "Premarital Education Handbook" issued by the place where you go to get your marriage certificate.
The other book was "Sex Education and Eugenics" published by the National Population and Family Planning Commission when I went to the hospital to create a file for my first child.
She remembered that both books mentioned knowledge about female physiology. Although the purpose of publishing these books was to encourage people to have fewer and better births, the content was very practical.
Seeing that Ning Danping listened to her, Zhao Ruyue couldn't help but say a few more words: "When you have free time, go to the library more often to read books. You should read the must-read books for junior high school students recommended by the teacher, but don't just read the books recommended by the teacher. Read more different kinds of books. There are some things that your mother can't teach you, but books can teach you."
Now there are no mobile phones or computers, the channels for obtaining information are too narrow, and when parents are unreliable, we can only read more books.
Many books published in the past focus on practicality and can really teach people a lot.
After leaving the toilet, Zhao Ruyue handed her the food she brought, and then she remembered to ask, "Does your stomach hurt?"
Ning Danping shook her head: "It was a little painful the first time, but I haven't felt anything in the past two months."
Zhao Ruyue nodded: "That's good."
The first time, I guess it was because I didn’t eat enough nutrition in the past, which caused my body to be weak, and my energy and blood were insufficient.
But your physical condition should be pretty good. As long as you eat nutritiously enough, make up for it, and exercise a little bit regularly, you will be fine.
When they reached the school gate, Zhao Ruyue said, "I'm going to go back first. You go to class. I'll talk to your mom on Friday and take you to the county town on Saturday. I'll lend you to help me with some work."
Ning Danping watched her ride away on her bike, then looked down at the things she brought for her, and was so moved that she wanted to cry.
She has been living in the school dormitory for so long, but her parents have never come to see her.
If others treat her badly, she may be able to grit her teeth and hold back her tears, but when she receives kindness, it is really hard to hold back her tears.
Zhao Ruyue didn't spend much time on her trip to the town's junior high school.
After returning home, she threw herself into her busy work again and was busy until half past ten. When there were fewer customers, she had time to help her mother take care of the broken rice cooker.
She didn't go back to the backyard, but found a table with no customers in the store, took out her toolbox, and started dismantling the rice cooker.
While dismantling it, she asked her mother: "How did your rice cooker break?"
Deng Ximei carefully recalled the situation at that time: "I was about to cook rice that day. I washed the rice, prepared the water, and put the inner pot in..."
"Stop, stop, stop." Zhao Ruyue interrupted her hurriedly. According to her way of reviewing the plot, how long would she have to finish?
"Are you replaying the plot like a TV show? You don't need to say that. Just say that there is no electricity and the lights are not on, or the electricity is on and the lights are on, but the rice is not heated, or the electricity is on and the lights are on, but the rice is always half-cooked?"
Deng Ximei said hurriedly, "Yes, yes, yes, the electricity is on, the light is on, and the machine is heating up, but the rice is always half-cooked. I thought I was getting old and confused and put too little water in. Then I tried it several times and it was always the same. Then I realized it wasn't my problem, it was the machine that had a problem!"
Zhao Ruyue: "Then I think I understand what's going on."
Deng Ximei couldn't help but nagging again: "I took it to that repair shop for someone to take a look. The guy also took it apart and checked it. He said he needed to replace some heater or something. The replacement parts plus the repair fee cost fifty dollars. I gave him two dollars and asked him to put the bottom back together. He took the pot back home. With the fifty dollars, I could buy a new pot with a little more money!"
When Zhao Ruyue was working, she automatically blocked out her chattering, quickly disassembled the base and checked the thermistor.
"The thermal sensor is fine, no need to replace it."
Deng Ximei said angrily: "The guy in the repair shop is too dishonest in doing business. He probably thinks that an old lady like me doesn't understand and wants to fool me! I don't know how many people he has fooled in the past!"
"Who knows? There is only one repair shop in town, and most people don't know the ins and outs of it. Even if they feel something is wrong, there is nothing they can do. They can't find any evidence. If the things are not repaired at his shop, they are either useless or they have to go to the county town, and it may cost more to go to the county town than at his shop."
After checking here, Zhao Ruyue went to look somewhere else.
First take out the inner liner. Wow, you won’t know until you see it. It’s really shocking.
This old-fashioned rice cooker has an aluminum alloy inner pot, which was originally white in color.
But the bottom of her mother's rice cooker was pitch black and felt uneven, as if it had been blown up by firecrackers by a naughty kid.
Looking at the heating plate again, it was also pitch black. Some black debris could be seen between the gaps of the heating plate. It was probably rice grains or other small objects that fell into it and were not cleaned up in time.
Zhao Ruyue handed her the liner and said, "Use a steel wool to wash this."
Deng Ximei thought she felt that the things she was using were dirty, so she quickly explained, "It's not that I don't want to clean it, it's that the black color on it can't be washed out, and it can't be cleaned with a steel wool either."
"Just go ahead and brush it. I'll take care of the parts that can't be brushed out."
While Deng Ximei went to clean the inner pot, Zhao Ruyue continued to check other places. The heating plate also looked dirty, but there were no bumps on it. There was no need to replace it, just clean it, especially the magnet in the middle of the heating plate.
She removed the magnet, scraped off the grease and then sanded it clean. Her mother did the same with the bottom of the tank, which she had washed and dried.
After cleaning the inner liner, just knock the uneven parts of the inner liner flat.
Deng Ximei was watching from the side and thought her daughter's hands were simply amazing. After being polished, they looked as good as new!
"Is that piece of paper expensive?" She pointed at the sandpaper in Zhao Ruyue's hand, "If it's not expensive, I'll buy some and wipe it myself later."
Zhao Ruyue was worried that she might do something wrong, so she threatened her, "Be careful that you can't put your things back together after you take them apart. If you have any problems, just come to me. It's just a matter of a few steps, and you can do everything by yourself. What do you need us children for?"
"That's right." Deng Ximei felt warm at heart after listening to her daughter's words, and she didn't even mention buying sandpaper.
While the two were talking, Zhao Ruyue had already put the magnet and the base back in place, and handed the inner pot to her mother again: "Try cooking some rice."
"Is that all?" Deng Ximei looked at the inner liner from left to right, but couldn't make out anything special.
"You need to cook a pot of rice first to see if it works. I'll go get you some rice."
"No need, I know where the rice is. You just take a rest." Deng Ximei walked towards the kitchen with the rice cooker a little excited.
In the kitchen, Ning Shaoming and Ning Shichun wanted to help her get the rice and wash it, but she wouldn't let them.
I scooped a bowl of rice into the inner pot, washed it, added an appropriate amount of water, and put the inner pot with the bottom still wet into the rice cooker.
Zhao Ruyue hurriedly stopped her: "You usually do this, without wiping off the water outside the rice cooker, and just put it in? Look here, there is a chopped green onion."
No wonder there is so much dirt in the gaps of the heating plate...
Her mother looked confused: "It's not dripping, do I need to wipe it dry?"
Zhao Ruyue: “…”
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