Li Taohua looked at the crayfish and snails that Lin Jianguo had unloaded with surprise and said, "Sister-in-law, these things are so fierce, what are we going to do with them?"
"Don't let its impressive appearance fool you, it's incredibly delicious once cooked. I'll make it for you tomorrow and bring you a bowl to try."
Li Taohua said with a smile, "Okay, then I'll come over tomorrow and cook for you together. I just heard from Er Ya that you haven't eaten yet, so I'll go and cook something for you."
Jiang's mother quickly stopped Li Taohua, who was about to go into the kitchen: "Sister, no need, I'll heat up a few steamed buns for you later. There are still a few left from the last steamed buns, enough for us."
"Alright then, I'll head back now. You must be tired after a long day, go eat something and get some sleep."
Er Ya ran over and caught up with Li Taohua: "Auntie, did Doctor Li say that Brother Gou Dan's head is alright?"
"He's perfectly fine, full of energy. Just look at him a moment ago, like he hadn't eaten in eight hundred years."
"That's good, then I can rest assured. Auntie, please be careful on your way back."
"Okay, go back now."
Actually, Jiang's mother didn't want to cook either; her back ached from riding the bicycle so much. But she was too embarrassed to trouble Li Taohua. Seeing Er Ya return, she said in a consultative tone:
"Let's have some malted milk powder and some snacks tonight. Mom is too lazy to move right now."
Er Ya clapped her hands and said, "Great! I love malted milk powder the most. Mom, you rest, I'll make some for you."
Lin Jianguo chimed in, "That's right, honey, you rest. Er Ya and I will boil some water, and we'll bring it to you when it's ready."
By the time Er Ya brought over the bowl of malted milk powder, Jiang's mother had already fallen into a deep sleep.
He shushed Lin Jianguo behind him and tiptoed back into the main room.
"Dad, is Mom's reaction normal? She doesn't usually act like this."
Lin Jianguo shook his head and said, "I don't know either. I wasn't like this when I was pregnant with you."
Er Ya said worriedly, "Let's take Mother to see her again when we go to the market tomorrow. She doesn't have much medicine left, so let's ask Grandpa He to give her some more."
"Okay, drink up, then go to bed early. We'll go tomorrow."
The next morning, Er Ya got up and ran into the room. When she saw that Jiang's mother was still asleep, she quickly asked Lin Jianguo, "Dad, has Mom not woken up since yesterday?"
"Yes, she should be up by now."
Er Ya gently shook Jiang's mother: "Mother, Mother, wake up!"
After being shaken for a while, Jiang's mother slowly opened her eyes and asked in confusion, "It's dawn? How come it's so fast? Wasn't it still dark just now?"
Er Ya suppressed her panic and said with a smile, "Mom, look at you, why are you sleeping in? I'm already up. Let's go to the market together today. I want to eat steamed buns. Let's eat them at the market."
Jiang's mother gently patted Er Ya's head: "Okay, I'll listen to you."
After giving the key to Li Taohua and explaining the situation, the family headed towards the market.
On the way, Er Ya saw that Jiang's mother was in good spirits, which put her mind at ease. Perhaps her mother was just too tired.
Upon arriving at the market, they went directly to Old He's pharmacy. Old He was seeing a patient when he pointed to a stool and told them to sit down and wait a while. He then focused on taking the patient's pulse, wrote a prescription, and instructed his assistant to take someone to get the medicine.
After finishing his work, Old He looked at Er Ya with a smile and said, "You silly girl, what brings you here today?"
"Grandpa He, my mother has been feeling sleepy since yesterday. She always seems like she can't wake up properly. Could you please take a look at her?"
"Your mother looks quite well. Come here, stretch out your hand, let me take your pulse."
Jiang's mother stretched out her arm, and Er Ya and Lin Jianguo both looked at Old He nervously. After Old He took her pulse, Er Ya couldn't help but ask, "How is it?"
Old He stroked his beard: "Judging from the pulse, your mother had a knot in her heart before. This time, the knot was untied, and she relaxed, which is why she was so sleepy. Besides, pregnant women are naturally sleepy, so there's nothing seriously wrong."
Seeing that both father and daughter were looking at her, Jiang's mother said shyly, "It's still about my family. I've been thinking about it a lot. I feel much more at ease now that I've gone back."
"Your health problems are the result of years of excessive worry and overwork. It seems that things have been going well for you lately, and your pulse has improved a lot."
Er Ya asked cautiously, "Is my mother alright now?"
"This little girl still doesn't trust me? After drinking my medicine, she's feeling much better now. I'll prescribe a few more doses later, and she'll be fine after she finishes them."
"Thank you, Grandpa He."
Old He asked with a smile, "Did you come here specifically to treat your mother? The medicinal herbs you brought last time were quite good. Did you bring any with you this time?"
Er Ya smiled awkwardly: "Um~ I've been busy these past few days and haven't had time. I'll dry another batch when I have some free time, and I promise to send it to you as soon as possible."
"Okay, then I'll wait. Here, take the prescription and go get the medicine."
After getting the medicine and paying, the family went to buy some daily necessities, including seasonings. Before long, the bicycle basket was full of all sorts of things.
Since I had made up my mind to continue the braised meat business, I needed to buy pig offal again. When I got to the meat stall, the butcher mentioned that recently, for some reason, pig offal had become a scarce commodity, and the price had more than doubled.
The family, who knew exactly what had happened, chuckled to themselves. Er Ya asked, "Uncle, do we still have any pig offal?"
"Hehe, I knew you were coming. I saved it for you. You didn't come the other day, so I only processed the pig offal after I closed up shop."
Er Ya was overjoyed: "That's great, thank you, Uncle."
The butcher handed Lin Jianguo the three pieces of offal he had kept. Er Ya then pointed to a piece of meat and said, "Uncle, please weigh out another piece of meat for us, one with more lean meat."
He took a knife and cut off the piece of meat that Er Ya wanted, saying to her, "Hehe, you little rascal, everyone else picks the fattest cuts, but you're the opposite, you only pick the lean ones."
"Uncle, it's because my family likes to eat lean meat, and lean meat doesn't contain that much fat, so it won't make you fat."
These words silenced the butcher. These days, everyone wants to be a little fatter so they have the strength to work. But she, on the other hand, doesn't want to get fat.
To be continued!
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