Yu You sighed: "Hasn't the autumn grain been distributed? Hurry up and make some porridge for your mother."
"But, but I was sick before, and my family borrowed money from the village to buy medicine."
"We didn't earn many work points to begin with, and this year's autumn grain distribution took all of them away. All we have left is wild vegetables. Can I make some wild vegetable soup for Mom?"
Zhou Linlin looked at Yu You as if asking for help.
Qin Zhidong said anxiously: "Sister-in-law, our family..."
Qin Zhidong wanted to share some of his family's food with the Zhou family as an emergency measure, but he knew that he had no say in the matter.
Yu You sighed. How could she possibly watch Aunt Zhou starve to death?
"Zhidong, take care of An'an and Ningning. I'm going home to get some food."
Qin Zhidong turned his worry into joy and said loudly: "Hey, sister-in-law!"
Yu You returned home and took some rice and millet. Thinking that Fan Qin was desperately lacking in sugar and salt, he poured half of the brown sugar and salt he had at home into his pocket.
"Linlin, go make your mother a bowl of brown sugar water first."
"Your mother has been hungry for too long and can't eat anything hard. Boil this rice into a thick soup. Drink the soup first, and then wait two hours before eating the rice."
Zhou Linlin quickly took her things and went to the kitchen to boil water.
"The millet the team distributed hasn't been husked yet. Uncle Zhou, please husk it for me when you have time. Make millet porridge for me these few days. It's nourishing."
He then ordered Qin Zhidong: "Zhidong, go home and bring back a bag of cornmeal later!"
The big bag was too heavy, so she didn't take it.
"Uncle Zhou, you and Linlin have to eat with us. Otherwise, we won't know who will take care of whom later!"
Zhou Xing'an and Qin Zhidong didn't expect Yu You to give out so many things, and they were stunned by Yu You's "generosity".
"Yu You, Uncle Zhou thanks you so much. You saved your aunt's life! I'll return it to you next year when the spring grain is distributed."
"Uncle Zhou, you're not going to pay me back no matter what. A distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor. If you have any problems in the future, please don't hold it in."
"Besides, you didn't charge Zhidong any tuition for learning from you. Things have a price, but knowledge is priceless."
Zhou Xing'an and Qin Zhidong were both surprised by Yu You's thoughts and were very excited. After all, the village didn't even have a school anymore.
"Sister-in-law, do you support me in my studies?"
"Of course, you must not only learn, but also learn well. You are lucky to have such a good teacher teaching you professional knowledge one-on-one. Sooner or later, the knowledge you learn will come in handy."
“Although labor is the most glorious thing now, people will eventually understand that knowledge is the primary productive force!”
"Okay, okay! That's a good point! Yu You, Uncle Zhou will appreciate your kindness!"
After settling Aunt Zhou, Yu You took the two children home and started to boil water. She had finally found some free time today, so it was time to take care of herself and the children.
There was no bathtub in the house, but there was a large wooden tub for washing clothes.
Even this is something the Qin family can't afford. This was bought by Wang Youqi when he first went to the countryside. Yu You thought that he would have to invite people over for dinner more often in the future.
After adding warm water, Yu You first stripped the two children naked and put them in the basin.
The children love playing with water and playing while taking a bath.
Yu You rubbed the two children's skin, and they felt itchy and giggled.
When I went to wash my hair, I realized there was no soap. But soap was in limited supply, and I needed soap coupons.
You can’t buy it just because you want to.
Yu You was depressed and decided that at worst he could go back and prepare some materials and make it himself.
As a PhD in chemistry, it’s easy for me to make some basic soap.
Oh my god, I finally found a place where I can be of use.
Yu You really couldn't accept washing his hair with wood ash.
I had no choice but to grab a handful of flour, add a lot of white water, pour it on my hair and wash it hastily.
Afraid that the two children would catch a cold, Yu You wiped them dry with towels and put them both in the quilt.
Wait until the children are warm enough before putting on another set of clothes.
Each of the two children had only two sets of clothes, and each set was more tattered than the other.
If she wants to buy clothes for her child, she has to buy fabric, and the little money her mother earns is not enough to spend.
After cleaning up the children, Yu You let them go play with their grandmother. Then he fetched a basin of water and went into the house to clean himself up.
This is cheating. Yu You locked the door and slipped into the space.
I took out the simple packs of shampoo, shower gel, toothbrush and toothpaste, facial cleanser and bath towel from the space.
Having not bathed in half a year, Yu You fiercely rubbed off layer after layer of black mud until his skin was as red as it could be.
I brushed my teeth, washed my face and hair, and after all that, I felt relaxed all over.
I put the things back into the space and secretly put on a facial mask in the space before I was done.
She poured out the bath water and started washing the clothes that the mother and her two children had taken off. She kept doing this until her mother came to bring her something.
"Daughter, are you doing the laundry?"
"I gave An'an, Ningning, and myself a bath. We scrubbed off a lot of mud, and we feel much better now. You and my dad should take a bath too when you have time."
"Don't mention it, my daughter has washed it clean and her skin has become much whiter. Her eyebrows and eyes also look delicate."
"That's right, your daughter is naturally beautiful. How about my dad's plastic sheet? Is there any?"
"I asked, and it doesn't require a ticket. But we don't have any here, so we have to go to the city to buy it. You have to take a bus to the city, and your dad needs a lot. Let's save up a few days and then go buy it."
As Cao Xiu spoke, she took out the rice, flour and eggs.
They couldn't just conjure it up out of thin air, so they had to go to the city and come back to get it so as not to arouse suspicion.
"Mom, how much is the soap at the supply and marketing cooperative?"
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