Yu Yuehui smiled and nodded, pointing to a basin of soaking mushrooms, and said, "I've washed all the mushrooms carefully as you said, and then soaked them."
A small bowl full of morel mushrooms, tea tree mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, and other mushrooms.
Xie Yan went to the kitchen, where the ingredients for making soup base were already neatly arranged on the cutting board: spare ribs and half an old hen.
They had all been drained of water and were sitting quietly in the basket.
Drawn by the aroma of meat, Blackie couldn't contain itself and kept pacing around the kitchen.
Seeing Xie Yan enter the kitchen, Hei Hei immediately ran over excitedly, circling affectionately around his feet, meowing ingratiatingly.
Seeing this, Xie Yan smiled helplessly, picked up Hei Hei, and left the kitchen, closing the door behind him.
He went under the eaves, sat down on the recliner, picked up Blackie, held it up to his eyes, and began to "scold" the greedy cat: "You, all you ever think about is eating meat! If you want to eat meat so much, why don't you go catch some mice?"
"You're always thinking about these ingredients of mine, but let me tell you, these aren't for you."
"If you want to eat it, find your own way to get it, you hear me?"
Heihei seemed quite impatient with the lecture, turning its head away and kicking its little paws wildly in the air, looking as if it were suffering great persecution, which made people laugh.
Xie Yan was afraid of being caught by it, so he had no choice but to put it down.
As soon as it landed, Blackie shook its fur, turned around, and ran away without looking back.
Xie Yan watched its retreating figure and felt like scolding the cat again.
Today is destined to be an extraordinary day.
Around 4 p.m., the atmosphere in the village suddenly became tense.
Something happened to Ma Daha's child. The baby was born around dawn last night and was delivered smoothly by daybreak. The whole delivery process was relatively quick and didn't cause the adults too much suffering.
In the morning, the baby looked like a healthy and lively little life, with a chubby little face and pink little hands waving from time to time, immersing the whole family in the joy of the new life's birth.
But no one expected that the child would suddenly become unwell in the afternoon!
Her once rosy face turned as pale as paper, her tightly closed eyes lost their morning liveliness, and her breathing became increasingly weak.
Although Zhao Dezhi is a village doctor, to be honest, his skills are just so-so. He can handle ordinary colds without any problems, but when it comes to situations like this, he is helpless.
His brows were furrowed, his face full of helplessness and anxiety. He kept checking on the child, but ultimately there was nothing he could do.
Everyone could only watch helplessly as the child's breath grew weaker and weaker. The whole room was incredibly oppressive, and everyone seemed to be on edge, their tension so high that it was almost transparent and could snap at any moment.
Ma Daha was filled with love for the child who had come into the world without causing her much suffering. As she watched the child's breath gradually weaken, it felt as if a sharp knife was stabbing her heart out. It was an indescribable, excruciating pain!
She held her child tightly, tears streaming down her face, murmuring, "Baby, what's wrong? Wake up..."
"Please don't scare your mother, okay?"
The other family members couldn't bear to watch this scene either, and they all turned away, secretly wiping away their tears. A heavy sadness filled the air.
While everyone was immersed in grief, someone may have heard that Zheng Hedong was an old traditional Chinese medicine doctor, and secretly told Wang Jianshe about it.
Upon hearing this, Wang Jianshe disregarded everything else and rushed to Yu Shan's house in a great hurry, kicking up dust all the way.
He was panting heavily as he anxiously explained his purpose, hoping that Zheng Hedong could save his child.
At this moment, the sky seemed to sense the sadness as well, and the once clear sky was gradually covered by dark clouds, as if a storm was about to break.
Looking at Wang Jianshe, who was almost crying with anxiety, Yu Shan asked seriously, "Do you know that he is a person who has been sent down to the countryside?"
Wang Jianshe's eyes were red, and he nodded without hesitation, his tone firm to the point of being obstinate: "Uncle, I know!"
"But as long as he can save my child, he is my family's greatest benefactor!"
"I don't care what his current status is!"
He didn't care about murderers, let alone exiled people, but Wang Jianshe didn't dare say that.
Yu Shan frowned slightly, intending to correct Wang Jianshe's "out-of-time" thinking, but when he caught sight of Wang Jianshe's anxious and desperate face, he swallowed back the words he was about to say.
The child's life is hanging by a thread, who cares about anything else! I understand, but we still need to show the proper attitude. Yu Shan glared at Wang Jianshe and said in a deep voice, "You go first, I'll go get help right now!"
Wang Jianshe turned around, still worried, and urged, "Uncle, you must hurry!"
"The child probably won't be able to wait much longer!"
Yu Shan's face darkened at his distrustful look, and he snapped, "Get lost! I've lived most of my life, do you think I don't know what's important and what's urgent?"
Wang Jianshe couldn't help but urge, "Get to work, Uncle!"
Yu Shan glared at him, and Wang Jianshe was so frightened that he quickly ran away.
Seeing that Yu Jianshe had run far away, Yu Shan didn't even bother to put on his shoes properly and ran towards Xie Yan's house in his slippers.
As soon as Yu Shan entered Xie Yan's house, he spotted Zheng Hedong sitting there leisurely. Without a word, he rushed over, grabbed Zheng's arm, and pulled him outside, urgently shouting, "Quick, quick, come with me! It's extremely urgent!!!"
Caught off guard, Zheng Hedong was pulled so hard he stumbled and almost fell.
Xie Yan looked up at the scene before him and quickly called out to Yu Shan, "Father, what happened?"
Yu Shan, panting heavily, took a breath and said, "Ma Daha's child is dying!"
Upon hearing this, Xie Yan's expression changed drastically. The thing in his hand fell to the ground with a "thud." Without bothering to pick it up, he, Zheng Hedong, and Yu Shan immediately rushed outside.
Reaching the door, Xie Yan turned around and called out to Yu Yue, who had followed him, "Wife, don't come along. Just wait at home!"
Yu Yue nodded and said, "I won't go with you. I'll go to the door and pick some chives. If you come back late, I'll cook noodles for you."
Xie Yan shook his head. They didn't know what the situation was over there. Whether they could even return tonight was questionable. "Don't worry about us, just take care of yourself. Eat your dinner early and get some rest. We don't even know when we'll be back!"
After explaining things to Yu Yue, Xie Yan ran quickly to catch up with the two people in front of him.
Because Zheng Hedong had leg problems, he walked with a limp, and even though he was using all his strength, he was not fast.
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