"Madam, a female doctor has come this time," the old nanny reported to the old lady who was sitting upright on the couch.

Lu Qiqi then called out, "Greetings, Madam. This humble woman, Lu Qiqi, has come to check your pulse."

Madam Hao didn't care whether Lu Qiqi bowed or not. She placed one hand on the table and gave a soft "hmm".

Lu Qiqi was a woman, so she didn't need to take the pulse through a handkerchief. She gently placed her hand on the old lady's wrist, and the pulse was consistent with what the uncle had said earlier: full of qi and bloated.

Lu Qiqi asked Old Madam Hao to stick out her tongue to look at it, and then she pretended to be deep and remained silent.

A moment later, Old Madam Hao glanced at Lu Qiqi with a mischievous look in her eyes. Lu Qiqi's lips curled up slightly; she already had a good idea.

Lu Qiqi released Madam Hao's wrist and said softly, "Madam, I have a good way to help you recover without taking medicine."

Sure enough, Madam Hao's eyes lit up. Lu Qiqi found it amusing; Madam Hao looked like a child, as happy as if she had stolen a piece of candy.

Lu Qiqi looked up at the old nanny beside Madam Hao and said, "This is a secret recipe of mine, and no one else is allowed to hear about it."

Madam Hao understood and sent the nanny to wait at the door. The nanny was worried, but Madam Hao scolded her, "How could a little girl like her possibly harm me? Besides, there are soldiers outside the door. If something happens to me, she can't escape. You hurry up and wait outside the door. I don't want to drink that bitter medicine again."

The old nanny couldn't argue with Madam Hao, and left the house looking back every few steps.

Seeing that the person had walked away, Lu Qiqi said, "Madam, we can use food therapy. Your symptoms of bloating and loss of appetite can be cured by eating three normal meals a day."

"Is it really that good, and you don't even need to take medicine?" The old lady was overjoyed, grabbing Lu Qiqi's hand tightly. "Then let's start with the dietary therapy. I never want to smell bitter medicine again."

Lu Qiqi pretended to be troubled and said, "But I don't have the materials right now, so I can't make it."

“That’s easy, I’ll have the kitchen arrange it immediately,” said Madam Hao nonchalantly.

Lu Qiqi said, "Preparing ingredients again takes too much time. How about this, Madam, why don't you come with me to my shop and I'll make you a meal? That will save you a lot of time."

Upon hearing that they would be able to eat soon, Madam Hao shouted, "Yu Ru, quickly get the carriage ready and head out!"

The old woman trotted into the house, thinking something terrible had happened. As soon as she entered, she heard her being told to hitch up the carriage and go out. Her eyes involuntarily turned to Lu Qiqi.

Lu Qiqi said, "Granny, there's no need to hitch up the carriage. We'll walk. Hiring a carriage takes too much time. Just bring a few soldiers to protect the old lady."

"Then let's go quickly," Old Madam Hao said, pulling Lu Qiqi towards the outside.

In her haste, Lu Qiqi passed by a pot of orchids and indeed smelled a faint medicinal scent.

The old lady was able to keep up with Lu Qiqi's pace at first, but later she became a little out of breath, and in the end Lu Qiqi had to help her walk forward.

After dawdling for a while, the group finally entered the spicy noodle shop. When Zhu Zi saw Lu Qiqi helping an old lady, he quickly pulled out a chair for Lu Qiqi to help the old lady sit down.

Lu Qiqi released Madam Hao and said, "Please wait a moment, I will make you a bowl of noodles."

The midday rush has passed, and now there are only a few customers sitting at the rectangular tables eating noodles.

Lu Qiqi went into the kitchen, took a large bowl and filled it to the brim with pickled radishes she had taken from her spatial storage.

Lu Qiqi walked to the kitchen counter in the lobby, cut the pickled radish into cubes, then put cold oil in a pot, and sautéed the spices such as Sichuan peppercorns and chili peppers until fragrant before taking them out.

Next, stir-fry the shredded pork in the pan until it turns golden brown, then add all the pickled radish cubes, and finally add several large spoonfuls of diluted spiritual spring water.

Once the sour soup had cooked and developed its flavor, Lu Qiqi took a small handful of the noodles that Liu Tong had cut and put them into the pot to cook.

"It smells so good!" Old Madam Hao smelled the aroma as soon as she sat down, and she couldn't help but swallow. She was so excited that she hadn't had the urge to taste food for a long time.

Lu Qiqi scooped the noodles out of the pot and sprinkled them with the secret seasoning Liu Tong had given her, pepper.

After finishing all this, Lu Qiqi placed the bowl of noodles in front of Madam Hao and said, "Sour soup with shredded pork noodles, please try it."

Old Madam Hao couldn't wait any longer. She didn't care about propriety and picked up the chopsticks from the bamboo chopstick holder on the table, and began to eat heartily.

The old nanny standing to the side saw that the old lady finally had an appetite and her eyes were full of tears, so she couldn't help but wipe them with her handkerchief.

The soldiers standing not far away, smelling the sour aroma, couldn't help but drool. They all secretly resolved that when they were off duty, they would definitely come here to taste the noodles.

Old Madam Hao picked up the bowl and quickly drank the last mouthful of soup. Yu Ru's nanny was so anxious that she wanted to take the bowl away. What kind of noble lady eats like this? It would be embarrassing if others saw her like this!

Madam Hao put down her bowl, took the handkerchief handed to her by Granny Yu Ru, wiped her mouth, and said, "The noodles you made are sour and delicious. I haven't eaten anything so good in a long time. Please give me another bowl."

“Madam, one bowl a day is sufficient. You may come again tomorrow,” Lu Qiqi said as she took the bowl. “However, there are many merchants in the West Market, so it may be difficult for a carriage to travel. Walking is faster.”

Upon hearing that she would have a bowl of rice every day, Madam Hao's joy immediately faded, and she began to look forward to the next day.

After eating and drinking her fill, Madam Hao smiled and said, "The doctors of the past only knew how to prescribe bitter medicine, and it didn't help at all. Today, thanks to you, little girl, I thought I was going to starve to death. I never expected to be able to eat such delicious food before I die. This trip was worthwhile."

"Madam, don't say unlucky things," Yu Ru's nanny couldn't stand it. Old Madam Hao always talked about death, and older people always avoid such things.

Lu Qiqi smiled but didn't reply.

Finally, Granny Yu Ru said to Lu Qi Qi, "Now that you have accepted the challenge and cured the old lady's illness, I will report back to the master and send the reward money over in a few days."

Lu Qiqi smiled and said, "Thank you, Granny."

Madam Hao pursed her lips and said, "Qiqi, do you like jewelry?"

Lu Qiqi was stunned by the affectionate way Madam Hao addressed her. Few people would call her that, and now she was being addressed like that by an old lady she had only met today. She felt a strange sense of warmth towards her.

Madam Hao assumed that Lu Qiqi was too afraid to reply, so she didn't mind. She stood up, patted Lu Qiqi's head, and whispered in Lu Qiqi's ear, "I'll bring you some pretty jewelry tomorrow. Make me a lot, okay?"

Lu Qiqi thought that Old Madam Hao was going to tell her something important, but she didn't expect it to be such a major life event. What could be more important than filling one's stomach?

Isn't life all about a few coins, food, drink, and sleep?

Lu Qiqi smiled and agreed, "Okay."

Having received a satisfactory answer, Madam Hao happily led her people home.