Chapter 157 - 0157: Injured and Amnesic 1_1
The large copper pot was something she had found in a junkyard and bought with her own money. Its cylindrical shape didn’t require a stove, and could be heated directly from the bottom; it could be accurately described as a tea brazier.
Since her own family had an iron pot for boiling water, she handed this copper pot to the children, along with the earthenware pot she used before she had the iron one.
She also brought a machete for Jiang He to defend himself with.
Even though large wild animals are rare in the mountains, it’s essential to take preventative measures ahead of time to avoid panicking in a crisis.
Spring was returning to the earth and the weather was gradually warming, yet mornings and evenings were still cold. They shouldn’t hastily discard their winter clothes, or they wouldn’t be heeding the advice of "covering up in spring and autumn." So, Feng Qingxue brought them some old clothes and shoes. Some items were bought from second-hand stores, while others were exchanged for a bit of grain on the black market. Apart from the cotton clothes and shoes, all the other items were washed clean, then boiled in hot water before being dried out in the sun.
The mountain roads were rough, and the ground was full of thorns; walking barefoot was likely to result in bloodied feet.
Feng Qingxue had noticed this while navigating the route, and remembering how most of the children she saw at the ruined temple were barefoot, or at best, wearing worn-out straw shoes, she had prepared ahead of time.
Upon hearing that the things were for them, the children cheered and jumped in excitement, an emotion too great for words.
Watching the younger children eagerly trying on their new clothes and shoes and jumping around in them, Jiang He turned away to wipe his eyes. When he turned back, his eyes were slightly red, but his gaze carried an unprecedented determination.
Before leaving, Feng Qingxue pulled Jiang He aside and gave him a patched cloth bag.