The whole family travels through time: escape from famine! No cheat codes yet!

After the rubber is completely dry, simply untie the rope in the socks, pour out all the sand and soil inside, clean it all up and you're done.

Everyone looked curious, and several of them gathered together, groping for the rubber rain boots.

Now they finally believed what Shen Youyou said about waterproofness. It must be waterproof. It feels slippery when you touch it. The oilcloth has a similar feel. That one is waterproof, and this one is thicker than the oilcloth.

Shen Youyou said, "Try your own shoe size. Didn't we standardize shoe sizes?"

"Yeah! Try it now."

"No, wash your feet first. Your feet are covered in black mud. Don't get your new shoes dirty," Mr. Shen reminded cheerfully.

When everyone heard this, they immediately boiled warm water in the large iron pot. They hadn't taken a bath for more than a month, so it was a good time to take a good bath.

Shen Zhiqiu also wanted his daughter to have a good bath, so he asked a few men to help him put up curtains around the wooden frame, one for the men and one for the women.

Shen Youyou took a small stone mortar and pounded the bamboo charcoal into powder to brush her teeth. They had been doing this all the way. There was no toothpaste in ancient times, and even if there were other toothbrush products, they could not buy them in the wild mountains.

In the past, there was the kind of tooth powder that could be bought at home, but it was all used up. Bamboo charcoal powder is very good and cleans very well.

But they had no toothbrushes, sadly.

Thinking of this, Shen Youyou, who was brushing her teeth with her fingers, paused. This is Hubei, there should be palm trees, right? Why didn't she and the others see any along the way? No, I have to find a chance to look for them. I made a toothbrush first, but I felt that brushing with my fingers was still not clean enough.

As soon as the water in the big pot became warm, a group of people took out soap and started washing. The children took a bath behind the curtain first, and the adults also washed outside, but they washed their necks, faces and hair first.

You can go in and wash your body quickly later. There are too many people queuing, you have to be quick!

When Shen Youyou took a bath, she wanted to scrub her skin clean. She rubbed it over and over again. She became more determined to find a palm tree. She even made a few bath brushes, but she always felt that she had not washed herself clean.

After rubbing her body, she started to wash her hair. She used water to dissolve the powder that Grandpa Guo gave her and washed her hair directly. Oh, it was unbearable to look at. There were really those little bugs. Shen Youyou felt like she was not feeling well at all.

Even when I was a child in my previous life, I lived in the countryside with my grandparents, and I never had lice. It's so scary.

So Shen Youyou washed over and over again. She hadn't slept the night before and was already extremely sleepy, but after all this tossing and turning, she was no longer sleepy at all.

Grandma Hua stood outside and shouted, "My dear grandson, that's enough. You were the first one to go in, and there have been three groups of people inside, and you're still washing."

Yes, the three sisters who took a bath with Shen Youyou finished and went out, and the three sisters who came in finished and went out too. There were three waves in total, but Shen Youyou still hadn't finished herself.

Shen Youyou was the type who wanted to take a bath endlessly, and Shen Yuanbao and his gang were unwilling to take a bath no matter what, except for Shen Luming who obediently let Shen Zhiqiu wash his hair and rub his back.

The rest of the kids, led by Shen Yuanbao, screamed and refused to go in to take a bath, as if the mud on their bodies was too precious.

In the end, they were slapped by their father several times before they behaved. Maybe this is the reason why they didn't cry until they saw the coffin. I don't know why they were struggling in the beginning!

Taking a shower is so refreshing and smells so good. Even walking becomes much easier.

Especially the scented soap bought by Shen Zhiqiu, which has a jasmine scent. When women wash, they really want to soak themselves in the washbasin.

Finally, after more than a month of being like mud men, they all returned to being clean and fragrant again.

However, I still had to wash my hair several times to get rid of all the lice. Fortunately, Doctor Guo had a lot of lice powder.

He also took the dried neem bark from home with him before leaving. Even when he was throwing away things, he did not throw away any of his medicinal herbs, whether they were for treating diseases or killing insects.

Shen Youyou finally came out of the shower and was shocked: "What are you doing? What are you all standing here for?"

Old Lady Hua rolled her eyes: "Aren't we all waiting for you to come out and try on your rain boots? Oh! I don't know how you can wash them so well. You're the first one in and the last one out."

Shen Youyou pretended not to hear her grandmother's complaints: "Then try it on. Why are you waiting for me? Take it off and you can wear it as long as it matches the size of your feet."

At this time, everyone seemed a little overwhelmed. Shen Youyou blinked her eyes: What's going on? You're nervous trying on shoes.

Shen Zhiqiu was the first to take action, but he was also very cautious. It was not that he had never seen rain boots before, but it was the first time he saw rain boots made by his daughter. He was so touched!

I have to say, these rain boots are very nice, because the rain boots without bleach are actually dark brown after oxidation, similar to the color of tree bark. This color does not need to be dyed, and it is suitable for both men and women.

Shen Zhiqiu wiped the inside of the rain boots with a dry cloth again. After wiping them clean, he put them on and walked a few steps:

"My girl, I have to say that these rain boots are much more comfortable than straw sandals. The rubber soles are thick and elastic, so they don't hurt your feet at all. But if you wear them for a long time, you will definitely feel hot. Oh, and they are still a little big and don't fit your feet. Is the size wrong?"

Shen Youyou watched his father talk a lot. Of course, he knew that the rain boots would be hot if he walked for a long time, but he thought of another way:

"Dad, these rain boots are for wearing after it rains or snows. They can also be worn in winter when it's cold. The size is correct. I made it bigger on purpose. If you wear them in winter, you can wrap your feet in a pair of cotton socks or wolfskin socks, and you won't feel cold at all."

After saying that, she came over again, pointed at the dirty, muddy straw sandals that Shen Zhiqiu had taken off and said:

"As for wearing them now, I have another idea. We can make more of these straw sandal soles, put them into the rubber sole mold, and then pour rubber on them. This way, the straw sandal soles will be stronger, thicker, and more elastic. Then we can use these soles to make shoes."

In the past, Spanish straw shoes were very famous. Even their royal family liked to wear them. So-called straw shoes actually mean straw soles.

In fact, the best raw material should be hemp rope, but they don't have it now, but thatch is everywhere, so you can just use thatch to braid it into a braided style, just like when you braid a straw hat.

Insert the finished straw rope directly into two wooden sticks ten centimeters apart on the ground. Fix one side of the straw rope on one wooden stick. Then, wrap the straw rope around the two wooden sticks repeatedly until it reaches the appropriate size. Take it down, press it tightly, and secure it with needle and thread.

Seeing Shen Zhiqiu wearing them, everyone started to take action. They had all kinds of sizes, but there were only two or three pairs. Not everyone could wear them, but it was okay to try them on.

Each one of them is very novel. People walk around in them. Grandpa Shen's eldest grandson put them on for him. He felt that the shoes had magical powers and the old man walked noticeably faster.

Old Man Shen was also trying on shoes. He suddenly had an idea and stepped into the basin of dirty water he had just used to wash with his shoes on. The water level was just above his ankles, but the rain boots were above his calves. He stepped on them again and again, but they didn't show any signs of getting wet.

Seeing this action, everyone followed suit. Shen Yuanbao, Shen Nannan, Shen Luming and other little kids were even more excited. They stomped around and splashed water all over the ground.

The adults should stand away from them so as not to let them get covered in mud right after they have just washed.

Children’s socks are easy to make, and the shoes for the little ones are of different sizes, so almost everyone got rain boots, which was really fun.

Shen Youyou also got to wear the new shoes as she wished. Woohoo! Was it easy for her to wear new shoes? She had to work so hard.