Chapter 1299: Living in the days of natural disaster (27)
When the second Spring Festival arrives, it has been a year and a half since the extreme cold came.
Maybe they were well nourished, and the four children jumped up half their heads. They put on last year's clothes, with short sleeves and trousers hanging around their ankles. I hadn't thought about what New Year gifts to give to my friends at first, but now I don't have to worry about it.
A man was given a new set of clothes, new from the inside out.
They were given two extra sets of underwear and autumn clothes, because the bunker is warm and the autumn clothes and autumn pants are soft and stretchy. They like to wear their autumn clothes and jump around in the bedroom and activity area.
Wash the small clothes, shoes and socks, fold them neatly, and put them into four large organizing boxes according to the thickness of the clothes.
Previously, among the donations received by the orphanage, clothes of this condition were considered to be excellent.
They can't fit it in. Maybe I'll give it to my younger siblings in the future.
In fact, without waiting, Xu Yin went to the trade area to set up a stall that night with her packing boxes.
Even though they were second-hand clothes, the children were well protected and washed very clean. As soon as Xu Yin put them out, many parents squatted down and asked how they sold them.
"I won't sell it, I'll give it away as I wish." Xu Yin said.
As soon as I heard that it was given as a random gift, people who had not planned to buy it also gathered around, thinking about Xiao Jiujiu:
This sweater looks good. I'll take it apart and knit it again. Maybe I can knit myself a wool vest.
Oh, the autumn suit is made of pure cotton. The fabric is soft and skin-friendly. You can cut it into two pairs of underwear.
These shoes are good and made of warm waterproof fabric. They are a few sizes too big for my children, but they can be worn as slippers or overshoes when going out.
This down jacket is actually 100% pure goose down? It’s a little too small, but maybe you can trade it with other families with children for something else…
Xu Yin took out a small plastic stick and asked whoever she clicked to answer. Anyone who couldn't answer within three seconds would be eliminated.
The questions are not difficult, they are all about children:
"How old is the child?"
"how tall?"
"How much do you weigh?"
"How big is your head circumference?"
"What size clothes do you usually wear?"
"How many centimeters are your feet long?"
"What size shoes do you wear?"
"Are you picky?"
“What’s your favorite dish?”
"Favorite toy?"
"..."
Many men and women who claimed to be parents were left speechless by the question.
Given half a minute, one minute can still think of a suitable answer, but three seconds... who can answer it?
Those who can answer are basically mothers, and many fathers have no idea about their children's specific height, weight, head circumference, and size.
Two-thirds of the mothers who responded were not eligible for today's gift because their children were either too small or too big, or at the worst, too fat to wear these clothes.
There was one third left, so Xu Yin asked them to draw lots and divide the four boxes of second-hand clothes equally.
An old lady heard the news and rushed over, but she was still a step too late. Seeing that such fine clothes were not worthy of her grandson, she immediately burst into tears:
"My poor grandson! Your parents left early and left you to me. I'm an old man. How can I give you a good life? You don't even have to wear the leftover clothes. That's right.
It would be better to die once and for all..."
A young mother who had not left yet used to be neighbors upstairs and downstairs with this old lady. She whispered to Xu Yin: "You should leave quickly. She is getting into trouble. She will take advantage of everything. She will sit down if she can't take advantage of her."
The behavior on the ground has always been like this before, but now it has become even more serious."
"What's going on with her family?" Xu Yin asked.
"Oh, what else could happen? At that time, the temperature dropped and there was a power outage. The community radio repeatedly informed us to evacuate to the second floor of the shopping mall as soon as possible. We tried to streamline our supplies and only brought the necessities. She was reluctant to let go of this and she was reluctant to let go. She took her grandson with her.
The troops came to the base first, but she left her son and daughter-in-law at home to pack them up. They were one day late and froze to death."
"..."
Therefore, there must be something hateful about poor people.
"Where is her grandson? How old is he?"
"I am eight years old this year. I have been spoiled by my family since I was a child. I often snatch toys and food from our children."
"No, Qian'er injured a four or five-year-old child just to grab a piece of candy or something."
"I know that kid, Lao Lin's youngest son. Speaking of which, Lao Lin and his wife died unjustly. He was obviously doing good things, but..."
Xu Yin did not continue to listen, rolled up the carpet and left.
The old lady probably wanted to draw Xu Yin's pity by crying loudly, and then give her something. Unexpectedly, she ran away without saying anything, not even a word of concern, and she was so angry that she yelled:
"You are still a young man, you don't respect the old and love the young at all! You also talk about sending warmth and doing good deeds, bullshit! I think you are just like these people, you are all black-hearted and black-hearted! The world is as black as crows! Poor my grandson -
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"..."
Xu Yin strode out of the trade area and heard a slightly familiar voice:
"Taotao, why are you here? It's so cold! Come in quickly!"
"I'm waiting for my brother."
"Brother is back! I got 2 contribution points today, one for you and one for me."
"Brother is awesome!"
"Can you look at your brother when you praise him? I see your eyes are filled with contribution points. I'll give them all to you, little money fan!"
"I'm not a money fan. Grandma Li said that the contribution points are very useful. I can change my house in the future."
The people who passed by Xu Yin were the Lin brothers who had given her two puppies.
She remembered that the older one was called Lin Chen, and the younger one seemed to be called Lin Tao.
Hey, your surname is Lin?
I also saw a band-aid on the bridge of Lin Tao's nose and a small bruise on his forehead. Could it be that he was the poor kid that everyone said was taken away from the candy by the old lady's grandson? So Lin Chen's parents died saving people?
"Why--"
When Xu Yin stopped them, she realized that it was impossible for the other party to recognize her in her attire.
Lin Chen asked doubtfully: "Brother, are you calling me?"
"Are you Lin Chen and Lin Tao?"
"right!"
"This is what the short uncle asked me to pass on to you."
"Uncle?" Lin Chen suddenly remembered the kind uncle on New Year's Eve last year and asked with concern, "How is he? After that day, I came up every night and wanted to say thank you to him, but I never saw him again."
He didn't say that for a while, many people said that the uncle was an alien. He argued with people stiffly and almost got into a fight. He was warned by the patrol once. Fortunately, the officials later came out to refute the rumors.
Xu Yin smiled and said: "He's okay, he's just a little tall... As you know, many people paid attention to him, and they didn't want to come back after that time. This time, I asked you to send a message to you, and tell me
The cows are living well in our... uncle's house."
"?Little cow? Is that the name uncle gave to Heizi and Dabai's cub? It sounds so nice!" Lin Tao clapped his little hands.
Xu Yin touched his head, then patted Lin Chen on the shoulder: "Nothing else, I just want to tell you so as not to worry you."
After watching her leave, the brothers returned to their small single room.
"Brother, look!"
Lin Tao was surprised and took out a handful of assorted candies from the bulging pocket of his down jacket, including white rabbit, chocolate, beef jerky, and milk tablets. In the other pocket was a box of medicated oil to relieve pain, remove blood stasis, and reduce inflammation.
Lin Chen also took out a paper bag from the two large pockets on the left and right of his windproof suit: one bag contained dried vegetables, dried fruits and dried mushrooms, and the other bag contained dried noodles and compressed cakes.