As expected, the triplets started having stomach problems in the middle of the night, with stomach aches and diarrhea.
It's no wonder their stomachs hurt from eating like that. Children have weak stomachs. Each of them ate a small bowl of steamed egg custard and a small bowl of rice, which was enough to fill them up. But then they ate more than half of a plate of roasted chestnuts, and even more dried fruit and sweet potato because they were sour and sweet. Not only did they eat too much, but they also ate a variety of foods. How could their stomachs not be upset?
The three of them were making a ruckus, and none of the four adults slept well that night. They didn't fall asleep until almost dawn, when Yu's mother boiled some salt and sugar water for them to drink. Seeing their pale faces, the couple was really worried and had to ask Yu Qianhe to take the day off. So, only Yu's father went to work that day.
Looking at the three of them looking dejected, Liu Yun couldn't help but feel sorry for them. This was the first time they had been sick in more than two years; at most, they would cough a little.
"Mom, do you really not need to go to the hospital for an IV drip?" She genuinely didn't understand these things.
"Let's see how it goes. I've prepared some salt and sugar water. I'll feed them twice more when they wake up. If they still have diarrhea, we'll go to the hospital at noon. Hospitals are full of germs, and children have weak immune systems, so it's best to avoid going if possible."
Yu's mother felt sorry for them and decided that she would have to keep those things safer next time.
Sigh! They've never lacked food, so why are they so greedy? Now she's at her wit's end. She finally understands why Liu Yun was so strict about their snacks in her past life. Even though the family didn't seem to lack anything, she'd made Liu Yun think all their money was squandered! She'd always secretly slip money and snacks to the triplets and twins—it was because they were so greedy! Sigh! All that sincerity was just wishful thinking.
This time it'll definitely be the same as my past life, with my snacks completely controlled. Sigh! My first illness was because of overeating. I guess I'll only see these three people!
The three of them finally stopped having diarrhea the next day, but they still looked listless, and the three adults finally felt relieved.
"Does your tummy still hurt?" Liu Yun rubbed their bellies one by one.
"Mommy, my tummy doesn't hurt anymore, but my bottom hurts." The three little ones looked pitiful.
"You're so greedy, still stealing food? Be good! If you don't eat those anymore, your bottoms won't hurt!"
"I want to eat fruit."
"There's no fruit, only medicine."
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After much coaxing, they finally drank some salt and sugar water and millet porridge and went back to sleep. I don't know if it was because there wasn't much of a problem or if the water prepared by their mother was magical, but by evening the three little ones were lively and energetic. If it was the latter, I can only say that our ancestors were truly amazing.
November arrived in the blink of an eye, and Yu Qianwu called to say that Yu Mian was getting married at the beginning of the year. He mentioned that Yu Mian was already twenty years old this year, the perfect age for university! And she was getting married too.
Upon hearing the news of Yu Mian's upcoming marriage, Liu Yun had only one thought on her mind: if she remembered correctly, Yu Mian called her "Little Aunt," and in this day and age, barring any unforeseen circumstances, she would likely become pregnant soon after the marriage, meaning she would be a grandmother next year or the year after!
Wow, she's in her early twenties, not even thirty yet, the prime of her life, and she's already a grandmother!
That's what I thought, but I still had to prepare the things. After all, Yu Qianwu had sent back a lot of nice things when they got married, like military water bottles and cloth coupons that were valid nationwide. He also sent a lot of local specialties like mushroom sauce, meat sauce, and chili sauce regularly. When the triplets were born, he sent even more, including wheat milk powder, milk powder, and fabric.
The return gift this time can't be too meager. It's cold in the Northeast, and cotton is probably scarce everywhere, but she has plenty. She's seen Yu Mian's picture, so she'll make some extra-large cotton-padded coats based on Yu Shan's height and build and ask Cheng Ke to make them for her. Liu Yun asked Yu Qianhe to bring back several sailor shirts and scarves from his business trip to Shanghai so she could keep them for future gifts. She'll send one sailor shirt too. There's also a bright red and a pale yellow scarf there; since it's a wedding, she'll send a red one. She'll also check with Liu Jing to see if they have any brightly colored fabrics; everyone likes bright fabrics these days, so she'll get some and send them. As for food, she's dried a lot of fish pieces and preserved fish recently, so she'll pack them all up. The chili peppers here are spicier than those in the North; you rarely see this kind there. Yu Qianwu loves spicy food, so she'll also send some chili sauce and dried chilies.
Yu's mother was quite surprised to see the huge pile of things Liu Yun had packed. No wonder she said she wouldn't send them together with them.
She never expected that her eldest daughter-in-law and youngest daughter-in-law would get along so well, even though they had never met before.
In her past life, this youngest daughter-in-law and the second and third sons' wives rarely interacted unless absolutely necessary. The eldest daughter-in-law was the same; she had never seen her send anything to the second and third sons' wives except for weddings and childbirth. In this life, she had seen the eldest daughter-in-law send things to this youngest daughter-in-law several times, and each time it was quite a lot, all good things. So it's normal that she sent so much this time. It's not hard to understand why the two get along. Both of them are people who don't like others taking advantage of them or others. Besides, both of them are generous people, so it's normal that they get along.
After sending out all the prepared items, Liu Yun started preparing food for winter again. Things like cured meat, which can only be made in this season, needed to be made in large quantities. So every few days, she would bring back a few chickens, ducks, geese, and rabbits, not many, four at a time. She would kill and smoke them, making smoked chicken, smoked duck, smoked goose, cured chicken, cured duck, cured goose, and cured rabbit. Yu Qian also got a lot of pork and wild boar meat. Liu Yun didn't like fresh wild boar meat, so she made it all into cured meat.
Seeing that Liu Yun was preparing for a big feast, Yu's mother moved in overnight, showing them the house full of meat, and rarely even opening the gate to the yard. Yu's father, knowing that Liu Yun liked mutton but couldn't buy it, got her more than ten catties of mutton. Liu Yun was so happy that she stewed three catties that night, and marinated and smoked the rest to eat slowly.
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