Lin Ying first asked the staff and bought a pound of rice, and then looked at the items on each stall.
She immediately spotted the earthenware jars on the stall in the distance. Nowadays, every household pickles vegetables, but because Lin Ying's family didn't have earthenware jars, they hadn't pickled any. Instead, they dried them, boiled them into sauce, or canned them in jars.
Seeing so many earthenware pots now, she's determined to buy a few.
Since no tickets were required, Lin Ying readily bought ten earthenware pots, but needed someone to deliver them for her. The old man waiting nearby was thrilled to hear that Lin Ying had bought ten at once and quickly offered to deliver them, saying they had arrived in a horse-drawn carriage.
Lin Ying was satisfied. After thinking for a moment, she asked the old man, "Could I hitch a ride back with you? I'd also like to buy some other things. I've just arrived here and I'm lacking everything. I didn't realize this until I was in charge of the household. Now that I'm in charge, everything costs money and I have to buy everything."
Lin Ying had just said she would send it to the military family compound, and hearing her say this now, it's clear that this person is probably a newly arrived military dependent. Thinking back to when I separated from my family, I only received those few things; the rest I had to exchange for myself.
It took them many years to pay off the famine.
"That's right. That's why people say a broken home is worth a fortune. Don't underestimate those inconspicuous little things. When you need them, not having them can be a real hassle."
Lin Ying smiled and nodded, "Who says otherwise? Please wait a moment while I finish shopping and we can leave."
The old man nodded: "Okay! I'll arrange to load the things you want onto the truck right away. Just come to the door and find me when the time comes."
After agreeing, Lin Ying went to buy other things, including three bolts of coarse cloth, which is best for making bed sheets.
Lin Ying bought ten rolls of straw mats, each two meters long and three meters wide. Originally, Lin Ying planned to collect Ula grass to make them herself, but now that she had them ready-made, and they looked quite thick, they would be perfect for building a shed.
Because Lin Ying bought a lot, she was happy to receive home delivery service.
In addition to these, Lin Ying also bought some vegetable seeds, as well as cabbage and radishes. Most importantly, she bought some chili peppers to make pickles later.
Lin Ying thought about it and realized that she was usually home alone, so she simply bought a small clay pot so she could cook hot pot at home during the winter.
Lin Ying discovered that anything related to a factory required a ticket, while anything made by farmers themselves did not.
This trip directly solved many of the family's problems.
After buying the items, Lin Ying took the receipt and went outside to count the goods.
Because she bought a lot of things, everyone here was happy and helped deliver them right to her door. Lin Ying only needed to take the list and check the items later.
Once both carriages were full, Lin Ying realized she had bought too much.
But seeing how happy the two elderly men driving looked, Lin Ying thought it was fine too.
Besides, these two truckloads of stuff cost less than a hundred yuan. She bought them through proper channels. Anyone who causes her trouble is going against the people!
When they passed by a state-run restaurant, Lin Ying went in and bought a few steamed buns.
Then, passing by where they parked their trucks, I went over to say hello to the transporter, took my stool, and got into the carriage to the military dependents' home.
At this point, the other military wives who had already exchanged the eggs looked at Lin Ying without saying anything. Some who wanted to cause trouble were restrained.
Even when Cheng Jiaojiao tried to say something, Zhang Shanlin's wife glared at her and silenced her.
Cheng Jiaojiao didn't recognize them, but she did. The two elderly men driving the car were the village chiefs from nearby villages. Last year, these two villages were the ones that caused the big disturbance in town; they happened to be in town buying things at the time and witnessed the whole thing.
If Lin Ying buys something from someone else, and Cheng Jiaojiao says something like, "These old people will drag their families to the army to make trouble," then she'll be in big trouble.
The rules must be followed; villagers can only park their belongings at the gate of the compound and cannot go inside.
Previously, after the Revolutionary Committee caused trouble for Lin Ying, special guards were set up at the entrance of the compound, and strict checks were required for entry and exit.
Lin Ying told the villagers to leave their things at the door. She went home, brought her own cart, loaded everything up, and when she saw the villagers off, she gave one of the two portions of steamed buns she had bought to them so they could eat on the way.
The two knew that Lin Ying had bought steamed buns, but they didn't expect that they were for them. Naturally, they were deeply moved by Lin Ying's gesture.
Of course, Baozi and the others were reluctant to eat it themselves, and planned to share it with their families when they got back.
Who wouldn't drool over the white steamed buns at a state-run restaurant?
It took Lin Ying two trips to transport all the items back.
Lin Ying had just brought her things home and hadn't even unpacked when she saw Xiao Qiang from next door suddenly run out in a panic.
"Auntie, you're back, but my mother isn't back?"
Seeing the panic and fear in Xiaoqiang's eyes, Lin Ying was taken aback: "What happened?"
Xiaoqiang burst into tears: "Little brother, little brother doesn't feel well! His stomach hurts so much he's rolling around on the ground. It's been like this for a while now, and even drinking hot water doesn't help. Now little brother isn't moving..."
Upon hearing this, Lin Ying froze for a moment, and instead of leaving through the door, she jumped directly into Li Yue'e's house.
"Take me to see it."
With adults around, Xiaoqiang felt like he had found someone to rely on, and he hurriedly led Lin Ying home.
As soon as Lin Ying entered, she saw Xiao Shuai lying on the ground, as well as a stool overturned and a broken thermos in the distance. At that moment, Lin Ying understood how Xiao Qiang had gotten his injuries.
But she couldn't care less about Xiao Qiang at this moment. Instead, she quickly went to Xiao Shuai and took his pulse. She confirmed that he had acute enteritis. Xiao Shuai had already fainted. Lin Ying didn't care about anything else. She took off the hair clip that she always wore on her head and took out silver needles from it.
As she spoke, Lin Ying carried Xiao Shuai to the kang (a heated brick bed) in Li Yue'e's house and stripped him of his clothes.
"Xiaoqiang, where's your kerosene lamp? And bring me some matches too."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Qiang hurriedly ran over to get it. Since there was no way to sterilize it, Lin Ying could only heat it with fire before administering acupuncture to Xiao Shuai.
The acupoints Shangjuxu, Tianshu, Diji, and Lanwei were added. Xiaoshuai was a bit hot and needed Quchi and Neiting to clear the heat. Looking at the vomit on the ground, Lin Ying added Neiguan, Shangwan, and Zhihuo.
Then, Qihai is used to treat abdominal distension, while Fujie and Yinlingquan are used for constipation.
After administering acupuncture, Lin Ying did not leave but instead gave him a massage. Once Xiao Shuai's pulse returned to normal, Lin Ying removed the acupuncture needles.
"You stay home and wait patiently. Your aunt will go and make medicine for your brother. Don't worry, your brother is fine now."
Xiaoqiang nodded vigorously: "Thank you, Auntie!"
While Lin Ying was preparing medicine for Xiao Shuai, she also took the ointment for his falls and burns with her and headed towards Li Yue'e's house.
Before even entering, I could hear Li Yue'e scolding the child.
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