Chapter 20 A two-pronged approach
Knowing that Bai Duoxi didn't know how to use it, Baitao even demonstrated it thoughtfully: "Just use it like this, do you understand?"
hiss!
Bai Duoxi and Bai Dashan first widened their eyes in shock. What happened? Flames suddenly appeared.
Hearing Baitao ask, Bai Duoxi came back to her senses and nodded repeatedly like a chicken pecking at rice: "Hey, hey, grandma, I, I'm keeping an eye on it."
Although he said this, when he took the small lighter with both hands, his eyes were full of surprise and shock.
What kind of fire lighter is this? It’s beautiful and powerful. With just a slight press, the flames burst out without anyone having to blow it. It’s amazing.
At this moment, there was obviously a strong wind blowing, but the flames could not move at all. My aunt was too powerful.
Bai Dashan also nodded in agreement, and he also learned.
"Go! I'll give you ten minutes...it'll take you a cup of tea." After saying that, Baitao sneezed, turned around and retreated into the cave.
There were three stoves in the cave. Before the charcoal fire could be brought outside to light it, Baitao took out another lighter.
The women and children in the cave didn't see the scene at the entrance of the cave just now, but only vaguely heard some movement.
When Baitao made a 'pop' sound in his hand, the flames quickly ignited, and everyone was amazed.
Just, with just such a swish, the fire lit up like that?
My aunt is indeed my aunt!
Thank God for opening his eyes and giving us such an aunt. She really accumulated good deeds in her previous life, and the ancestral graves are filled with smoke...
Outside the cave, with a lighter, the stove was quickly lit one by one.
Everyone then breathed a sigh of relief and started working hurriedly again. My aunt said, just give them a cup of tea.
When you get caught in the rain, even if you wear thick clothes, you still need to drink something hot to avoid the cold.
Although there was charcoal provided by Baitao, some villagers still found some firewood frugally.
The firewood is piled next to the stove, and it will be dried with the residual heat of the stove. It will not take long to dry before it can be burned.
It's worth saving a little, but it's not easy for my aunt to come up with these things.
Ten large iron pots, together with the previous water pot, are used to cook ginger soup and dumplings. Once the fire is on, there will be no delay at all.
About twelve or thirteen minutes later, Bai Duoxi came in with someone carrying cooked ginger soup.
"The ginger soup is ready. Let's drink the ginger soup to drive away the cold."
"Auntie, this is your ginger soup, with two spoons of honey added." The bowl of Baitao was brought by Bai Duoxi herself.
Others only had ginger soup, and honey was precious. My aunt worked too hard, so I left her to recuperate.
After Baitao took it, he blew it and took a few sips. Then he remembered something and called Bai Dashan again.
"Where's the medicine? Have you given out the pills?"
"Yes, yes." Bai Dashan held the bowl and only drank half of the bowl of ginger soup.
"Auntie, don't worry. When the clothes are distributed, the pills will be given out together. I have told everyone to take the medicine after eating something."
After hearing this, Baitao's high-spirited heart was only half relieved.
People in ancient times did not take any pills. Unlike modern people who have a certain resistance to pills, she specially reduced the dosage and gave the medicine according to a quarter of the instructions. Afraid of falling down, Baitao himself took medicine.
"That's fine. Then drink some ginger soup to warm yourself up. Next, pay more attention. If anyone has a fever, remember to come and tell me."
Baitao secretly murmured in his heart, ginger soup can drive away colds, and cold medicines should be used to prevent colds. With a two-pronged approach, there should not be too many people infected with colds, right?
"Yes." Bai Dashan nodded, and quickly took out two lighters from his jacket pocket, and handed them back to Baitao respectfully: "Auntie, please keep these lighters."
Don't lose such a powerful lighter.
Speaking of which, the clothes my aunt prepared for everyone are so convenient. Not only are there two cloth bags on both sides of the bottom, but there are also cloth bags on the left and right sides of the top. It is very convenient to carry and carry things.
Baitao glanced at it and wondered: "What are you doing for me? Do you expect me to boil water for cooking every day?"
"Ah? Auntie, no..." How can I let my aunt do this?
Just as Bai Dashan was about to say something, Baitao continued: "Take one as a spare and give the other to Duoxi. He often uses it for cooking and lighting the fire."
"Oh, oh, okay." When Bai Dashan heard this, he nodded and muttered: "I'm just afraid of accidentally losing it."
"It's okay." Baitao waved his little hand nonchalantly: "Just take it."
A lighter worth two mall coins would be lost if she lost it. Besides, with how much the villagers valued the items she took out, Baitao didn't think the lighter would be lost.
Such words of trust shocked Bai Dashan's heart, and he felt his chest boiling. With such a delicate and powerful lighter, his aunt could safely leave it to them to hold.
My aunt trusts them so much, they will definitely not let her down.
"Auntie, don't worry, we will definitely live up to your hopes!" Bai Dashan said excitedly and solemnly, and his seriousness made Baitao a little confused.
But she still nodded: "Okay, I'm still relieved that you can do the work."
Such a careless sentence, a catchphrase that was already worn out by company leaders in the world before she time traveled, made Bai Dashan excited like chicken blood: "Thank you, grandma!"
"That's right." Baitao remembered, took out a few plasters from his bag, and said to Bai Dashan, "I'll give this to your sixth aunt. Use one plaster a day and put it on your knees. It can relieve some pain."< br>
If Aunt Six hadn't warned him in advance, Baitao would have led a whole village into drowning.
The burlap satchel was bought by Baitao when she was changing clothes. Sometimes the bamboo basket is not so convenient to use, especially when she needs to take out small things.
Aunt Six was in so much pain that she couldn't walk, so her three sons took turns carrying her on the way to the cave.
After she received the musk bone-strengthening plaster from Bai Dashan, she still asked her daughter-in-law to help her hobble to Baitao to say thank you.
"Thank you, my aunt, for the medicine."
Baitao waved her little hand: "No, no, your legs hurt, go and rest."
It's strange that I still feel a little cold despite being warmed up by the fire.
Just when Baitao was wondering, a little girl about ten years old came to her timidly, holding a pair of straw sandals.
"Auntie, your shoes are wet and they are uncomfortable. You put on your straw sandals and I will bake them for you, okay?" The little girl was a little nervous, but she still spread out the straw sandals in her hand to show Baitao.
Hearing this, Baitao subconsciously looked down at her feet and curled her lips. She felt that the cloth shoes on her feet were always wet. No wonder she always felt that they were not warm enough.
(End of chapter)