The other side.
Pei family compound, study.
In the spacious and majestic study, there sat a charming woman in cheongsam. The charm emanating from her lush and fluffy curly hair and the sharpness contained in her slightly drooping phoenix eyes strangely blended together to form a temperament that made people unable to take their eyes away.
This person is none other than Pei Mingzhu, the current head of the Pei family. Even the cynical Pei Hanchuan would tense up when he saw her and respectfully call her "sister".
At this moment, there was an ordinary notebook in front of Pei Mingzhu. Turning the pages one by one, she could see patterns of little people with round heads and round brains drawn on the notebook.
Pei Mingzhu frowned slightly and asked, "Is that what she said?"
"Sister, it's true! I swear! That's what she said." Pei Hanchuan wanted to raise three fingers and swear to the sky, "She said that Tianci's disease is not actually a disease, but a congenital weakness. There is no need to take medicine, just strengthen the body. Let's practice the "Eight-Section Brocade" and "Five Animal Exercises" she drew, and it will definitely work over time."
As Pei Hanchuan spoke, he carefully glanced at Pei Mingzhu's expression and continued to speak for Chu Yue.
"Sister, I have studied the movements of these little people for a whole night. They look very simple. There are no dangerous movements or strenuous exercises. Tianci can definitely do it. From now on, as long as I am at home, I will make sure to get up early every day and exercise with Tianci."
Pei Mingzhu raised her eyes from her notebook and looked at Pei Hanchuan beside her. She asked in a cold tone, "Do you trust her so much?"
This "she" is naturally referring to Chu Yue.
Pei Hanchuan actually nodded, "I believe her."
Even though Pei Hanchuan had only met Chu Yue twice, in those brief interactions, he was impressed by how Chu Yue remained calm when she saved Pei Tianci, and how calm and composed she was when they met for the second time.
She clearly saw how he was dressed, clearly saw the expensive car, and clearly could have asked for a huge sum of money, which the Pei family could afford.
But Chu Yue didn't do that.
Pei Hanchuan's unswerving belief made Pei Mingzhu's expression change slightly, and her fingers gently opened the notebook again.
Can these pictures of little people really be used as a "prescription" to treat Pei Tianci?
Because it involves a child, Pei Mingzhu must be extremely careful.
Pei Hanchuan glanced at the clock and asked Pei Mingzhu, "Sister, where is Tianci? It's already ten o'clock, isn't he up yet?"
"Well, he was a heavy sleeper, so I didn't wake him up."
Because she mentioned the child, Pei Mingzhu's words didn't sound as cold as at the beginning, but had a barely perceptible tenderness.
When Pei Hanchuan heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then he became visibly excited.
Because Pei Tianci is weak and has poor sleep quality, he wakes up easily in the middle of the night and does not sleep for long in the morning. He does not like to sleep in like other children.
Especially in recent days, Pei Tianci had a cold and fever. Although he was drowsy, he kept coughing and breaking out in cold sweats, and would wake up after only one or two hours of sleep.
Only when Pei Mingzhu hugged him would he feel a little more comfortable.
But today, Pei Mingzhu was not in the room, and Pei Tianci was still sleeping.
Pei Hanchuan thought of a possibility, "Sister! Did you do as I said? Right here... this acupuncture point, did you do it when you bathed Tianci yesterday?"
This was also the prescription Chu Yue gave yesterday. It said that rinsing the Dazhui point with hot water for a long time can replenish the body's yang energy and is also effective for children's colds.
After Pei Hanchuan returned home, he immediately told Pei Mingzhu.
Pei Mingzhu was noncommittal at the time and didn't say whether she believed it or not.
But last night—
Pei Mingzhu slept with the child, and Pei Tianci's coughing became significantly less, he no longer had cold sweats at night, nor did he wake up in the middle of the night, and even his sleep time became longer.
For a growing child, these changes are obviously good for the body.
So Pei Mingzhu took out Chu Yue's notebook again early this morning and read it carefully. Perhaps the person who drew these little people was really quite extraordinary.
Pei Mingzhu's eyes darkened and she made a decision.
She handed the notebook to Pei Hanchuan, "Hanchuan, starting tomorrow, you will take Tianci and follow the diagram to exercise."
"Okay! Sister, I told you a long time ago that she is really amazing. You must be right to believe in her." Pei Hanchuan smiled smugly, as if Chu Yue's amazingness was his own. At the same time, he said, "Sister, you are so busy with your business, why don't you let me take care of Tianci? I will bathe Tianci in the future. I know where the acupuncture point is. Besides, it is very convenient for me and my nephew to bathe each other since we are both men--"
"No need." Pei Mingzhu interrupted Pei Hanchuan's chattering, "I can take care of Tianci myself, you just need to not cause trouble for me, and secretly take him out to play, or eat anything messy."
"Sister, the last time was an accident. It really was an accident. Tianci was so happy at the beginning..."
Pei Mingzhu didn't listen to Pei Hanchuan's explanation anymore. She just got up and left the study, leaving Pei Hanchuan alone with his notebook, studying hard.
This time, he must impress his sister!
…
The next day.
Just like the day before, Chen Fengying came to Chu Yue's house early in the morning, thinking about the pork skin jelly that Chu Yue had worked so hard, carefully, and used so many steps to make.
She is waiting to see the finished product.
However, before seeing the pork skin jelly, Chen Fengying first saw a pile of braised pig intestines and pig ears.
After Chen Fengying returned home yesterday, Chu Yue cooked all the pig offal she bought by herself. There was no fishy smell anymore, and everything was braised into a beautiful soy sauce color.
When braising the food, Chu Yue was especially willing to add a lot of rock sugar, mixing it with lard to make sugar color. As a result, the color of the finished product was particularly beautiful, as if it had been coated with a layer of oil, sparkling and shiny.
The kitchen was filled with the aroma of braised pork.
Chen Fengying was amazed. "Sister Chu... your cooking skills... are almost as good as the chefs in my hometown village, the kind that can host buffets. And your pork skin jelly, let me see it! Let me see it! I'm not afraid of you laughing at me when I tell you this, I've been thinking about it all night."
Chu Yue didn't let Chen Fengying wait long and took out the basin containing pork skin jelly.
Yesterday we reached the last step of the production. After mixing the shredded pork skin and water in a ratio of 2:1, we steamed it in an iron pot for two hours.
In two hours, the gelatin contained in the pig skin completely dissolved under the high temperature, turning the pure water into a viscous substance that would become stringy when placed on the fingers.
Then pour it into a basin and let it cool.
After freezing overnight, the pork skin jelly has completely solidified.
As Chu Yue took it out, Chen Fengying saw the formed pig skin jelly, which was actually - transparent.
Clear and translucent, glittering and glowing, just like a crystal jelly. (Picture)
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