When people get up early on Chinese New Year's Eve, people paste new spirit statues of the god Vesta, and there is a saying that "the twenty-third day goes to heaven, and the fifth day of Chinese New Year's Eve comes to the lower realm".

On the twenty-third day, every family began to prepare for the New Year. The red and white radishes buried in the cellar were taken out, washed and rubbed into thin strips, and the dried spicy radish leaves were also soaked in hot water.

Boil the pot of boiling water, put the radish strips and radish leaves, put them in the water and boil them respectively, take them out and use cold water twice, and the hot water at home will increase.

The women gathered hot water and cleaned all the utensils in the kitchen, such as baskets, pot lids, and baskets.

The old man also used boiling water with radish to slowly scald his feet, saying that it was radish water to burn his feet to cure diseases. Youyou thought: I'm afraid it's to save firewood.

People tied brooms to wooden sticks, wrapped turbans, and draped aprons, and swept the roofs and walls clean, and swept away the dust and cobwebs that had accumulated for a year.

The bedding, sheets, pillowcases, and clothes of adults and children on the bed were all changed and washed, and several ropes were pulled in the yard, which were covered with clean things.

In the end, even the pot was removed and put upside down in the yard, and the ashes on the bottom of the pot were also removed.

After a day of hard work, every house, the windows are bright and clean, and they have a new look. Because the Yoyo family had just moved in, the cleaning workload was not large, and the mother and grandmother just cleaned the kitchen.

The clothes and bedding at home were washed by my grandmother on the first day, in fact, my grandmother just made a look, and they were all washed in a leisurely space. Grandma is most satisfied with the space is the laundry room, her old man often looks at her hands, and says contentedly: "When people can use the washing machine, it would be good." In previous years, my hands were red and cracked, and my heart hurt when I was exposed to water, but this year's delicate and tender ones are almost the same as the hands of a little girl. ”

Grandma is right, you often hear people look at grandma's hands and ask: "What kind of oil are you applying here, your hands are as tender as a little girl." ”

Grandma told the people: "I didn't apply anything, I just smeared some balm, but I have to use it often." ”

Now, although the box of balsam is cheap, but women are reluctant to use it, and when they have the opportunity to show up, they pick out some balsam to wipe their faces, who is willing to use it to wipe their hands for a long time.

In the village, not only the sacrificial stove, but also the slaughter of pigs began today. The uncle and grandfather really invited the elder aunt's brother to help, and killed a pig and gave him a dollar, which was paid by the main family. Now, the people in the village kill the pigs, all of which are a piece of manual fee.

In the afternoon, grandma took Youyou to Pingcheng first. Dad hasn't come back from helping in the commune hospital yet, and if he's at home, he probably won't let Yoyo go.

Grandma was also worried, and Yoyo gave her repeated assurances that nothing would happen. It was also when I saw that no one in the village had a brain, and I strengthened my confidence in Yoyo's mushrooms, so I took Yoyo out of the door.

However, grandpa asked grandma to bring a thermometer, and repeatedly told grandma not to forget to take your temperature in the morning and evening.

When the two arrived at the courtyard of Pingcheng, they first lit the stove, burned the kang, cleaned the kitchen, and prepared things for food and drink. After dinner, Grandma went to Grandma Yang's house and brought her twenty catties of pork.

After a while, Grandma returned. "Your Grandma Yang hasn't come back yet, and she's been busy during this time. ”

It was almost nine o'clock in the evening, and Grandma Yang knocked on the door, and when she entered the house, she said, "Sister, you have accumulated great virtue this time and saved the lives of many children." ”

Grandma said to her: "Sister, it's still your great credit, you stay up day and night to sell medicine, and you're tired." ”

"I'm not tired, I'm full of thoughts, maybe I can save a child if I stay up for a while, and I don't feel tired. Actually, it's nothing, my sister-in-law and I work backwards, and I don't feel too tired.

Sister, I feel that God has seen what we have done. It is said that I am busy day by day, and I have to serve the old man when I go home. I should have been tired, but I didn't feel tired, I was full of energy, and my sister-in-law was like this. Her little feet have been busy all day long, and their feet have never hurt. This is God protecting us, so that we can save more people.

Besides, it is said that this disease is contagious, and we stayed at the gate of the hospital when we saw the sky, and we were not infected, and the medicine you asked for really worked, and the gods blessed them were all good people. ”

Grandma Yang and Grandma chatted and didn't go back, so they rested here. At six o'clock the next morning, as soon as the sky was a little bright, Grandma Yang got up. As she left, she took 500 boxes of penicillin at a time.

"Sister, the people in the commune below, all know that there are medicine sellers in the county, and the children come directly to the county hospital when they are sick, and the offices in the hospital are vacated, and there are two and three children lying on a hospital bed, and they can't lie vertically, so they lie horizontally.

However, there are also those who are unconscious, and they come to buy medicine even if they are not sick. You know, a few days ago, penicillin was sold for more than 200, and they came here to pick up the bargain, and they really blushed for them, but we can't tell the difference.

Sister, don't worry, as long as I don't raise the price, they won't be able to sell it, and no one wants to make that kind of money. I'm afraid that our medicine can't keep up, and they will make a lot of money. ”

Grandma told her: "Sister, don't worry, we have medicine, they just have to ask for money if they have money, and if you don't increase the price, who will they sell it to." Everyone is not stupid, who puts the cheap one and does not buy the expensive one. ”

Grandma Yang also said: "As soon as you say that, I will be relieved." In order to prevent them from taking advantage of loopholes, my sister-in-law and I took turns and never left the gate of the hospital. Everyone knows us, and they know the price, who will buy them. ”

At seven o'clock in the morning, the patriotic uncle came, and the fourth brother of Jiege followed, and there were many people in his family, and there were relatively few things, so everyone asked him to follow.

Grandma put the mutton in the stew pot last night, and when she saw them arrive, she put some noodles in it and put a few poached eggs. After the two of them unloaded the car, one of them drank two large bowls, and hurried back.

Yoyo put the pork into the space and went to the water with his grandmother. After arriving at Linshui, I first went to Grandma Wang's house and brought her two bags of flour and 20 catties of pork.

Grandma Wang's granddaughter-in-law Wei Hong opened the courtyard door, and when she saw the things in her grandmother's car, she said, "Grandma Han, hurry up and go into the house to warm up, you brought so many things, why did you bring Youyou?"

turned around and shouted loudly: "Guangjie, Grandma Han is here." ”

Grandma hurriedly stopped her: "I'll put down my things and leave, don't call him, it's another night." ”

Grandma was afraid of flashing Wei Hong, so she put the things in the kitchen by herself, and Sun Guangjie also came out.

"Grandma Han, you're here, you wait for a while, I'll call Grandma back. ”

Grandma said, "I have other things, you can rest first, and then go at noon." ”

Sun Guangjie asked, "Grandma Han, did you bring medicine this time, our medicine is almost finished." ”

"Bring it, give you 500 boxes, I'll be back in a few days. Grandma gave them the medicine and took Yoyo away.