Chapter 86 Sicheng is sick

When Sicheng was young, his spine was injured, and the hard work of the long journey caused his spinal disease to attack.Muscle spasms in my back made me sleepless all night.The doctor diagnosed that it was caused by tonsil sepsis and decided to remove the tonsils.However, after the tonsils were removed, periodontitis occurred again, and the teeth hurt so much that he couldn't eat anything, even water.Doctors pulled out all his teeth.For more than half a year, the pain prevented him from lying flat on the bed, and he lay and half sat on a canvas chair day and night.The doctor was afraid that he would become dependent on the overdose of painkillers, and suggested that he do some manual work to distract his attention.What kind of crafts can you do while sitting on a recliner? Huiyin found out his family's socks and asked him to learn how to darn.

Huiyin felt that Sicheng's illness was worse than her own, and she didn't know how to relieve Sicheng's pain.She took on all the housework, shopping, cooking, and washing.She cooks delicious meals in different ways, just to make Sicheng eat one more bite.All the things that the maids did in the past, now she does them all by herself.Sicheng and Huiyin decided to come to Kunming at the beginning because they wanted to settle down as soon as possible and restart the work of building a society.However, after coming to Kunming, many problems still could not be solved. There was no funding, no books and basic equipment, and no conditions to engage in research.At the same time, the problem of livelihood is equally serious.

In order to make ends meet, Huiyin accepted the job of going to Yunnan University to tutor students in English, with six classes every Saturday.Although there are not many classes, Yunnan University is far away from their residence. Every time they go to class, they have to go up and down four hills, and it takes a lot of time on the road.Kunming is at a high altitude, and walking up and down the mountain was fast. Huiyin felt chest tightness and shortness of breath, especially when returning home after class, he felt a little tired.After one month, Huiyin received 40 yuan in class fees.After receiving his salary, Huiyin walked into a store selling daily groceries on the way home.

Huiyin has long taken a fancy to a piece of tie-dyed cloth in this shop. She likes the texture of the cloth and the novelty of the pattern.When taking out the money, Huiyin hesitated again.Good-looking is good-looking, what is the use of buying it back? There are many places where money is needed.I should buy a hat for my mother, she always has a headache when she catches cold sooner or later.It's time to buy a pair of shoes for my younger brother. The child's feet grow fast and he loves to run around. He has long said that he wants a pair of sneakers.Also, I have to save this month's rent and buy some meat. The children haven't seen meat for a few days.In the end, Huiyin bought a tape measure, which was an indispensable tool for going out to inspect ancient buildings.The measuring tape costs 23 yuan, more than half of her monthly income.Huiyin didn't hesitate at all, she thought that Sicheng would also be very happy to see this tape measure.

Walking to the corner of the street home, Huiyin bought a piece of walnut candy and a bag of sugar-fried chestnuts for the children for a few cents.Walnut candy is a special product of Kunming. Walnut kernels and boiled sucrose are mixed together in a basin, condensed into a jelly shape, and then buckled on the chopping board. You can buy as much as you want, just like cutting cakes in Beijing.Mother loves to eat, and children love to eat even more.Stir-fried chestnuts in sugar also reminded Huiyin of Beijing, but the fried chestnuts in Kunming were more delicious than those in Beijing. Sicheng and Huiyin had contacted some institutions that had moved to Kunming, expressing their willingness to serve the War of Resistance.But there was no echo or response to their request, but some individuals approached them and asked them to help design houses and gardens.These affairs took Sicheng and Huiyin a lot of thought and energy, but those people never thought that Sicheng and Huiyin should get real rewards for their labor.