🌿 Folk Prescriptions

During middle school, our family moved into a well-heated apartment with room temperature around 25°C. Being prone to colds, I dared to go barefoot in slippers. Unfortunately, my luck didn’t last—I got fever again.
I thought I’d taken all precautions. Why did winter seem determined to attack me? Then my mom asked: “Besides sleeping under blankets, do you always wear socks?” I admitted I didn’t—because indoors felt like summer. Mom replied: “That’s why. ‘Cold starts from the feet.’ Your feet stay cold without socks, inviting colds and fevers. Except in summer, keep feet warm in spring, autumn, and winter. Even in warm rooms, wear socks—just thin silk ones—to block cold and prevent catching a chill.”
My mom’s “folk remedy” was pure life wisdom. From then on, I wore socks daily—even with minimal clothing—and never caught another cold.
At university, dorm rooms were comfortably warm. Yet my roommates kept getting sick—no flu outbreak. I observed: the girls most prone to colds loved going barefoot in slippers. I gathered three “immunity-deficient” friends, shared my “folk remedy,” and challenged them: “Try wearing socks daily. Once you recover, let’s bet on whether you still catch colds—winner gets a meal of braised pork with rice!” Seeing me commit, they agreed to try.
Result? No surprise—I ate three portions of braised pork with rice!