Chapter 379 Insomnia

I only took two bags of milk powder that I had smuggled out earlier and a bag of brown sugar.

Liu Yinyin bought these two items in a department store. The milk powder and brown sugar at that time were made from real ingredients without any added technology or hard work.

Liu Yinyin bought it back for Jiang Cuihua to nourish her body. Liu's father and mother are old now, so they need to take good care of themselves so as not to get sick easily.

Liu Yinyin said to Jiang Cuihua, "Mom, this is the milk powder I bought at a department store in the city. They said it's specially made for the elderly to supplement calcium and prevent osteoporosis."

"Keep it for yourself. It's good for your health."

Jiang Cuihua said, "Why are you spending this money? I am an old woman, why would I need milk powder?"

She has traditional ideas and believes that there is nothing good about country people.

So, we always focus on the food and supplies for the young ones at home first.

Liu Yinyin didn't think so: "Mom, you older people should eat and drink well and take good care of your body."

"Think about it, if you take good care of your bodies and don't get sick in the future, wouldn't that save money for us, your children?"

Jiang Cuihua glared at him: "What a twisted theory!"

Liu Yinyin skipped the topic and said, "Mom, I'll go back to my house to pack up and go to the city hospital tomorrow."

Jiang Cuihua's attention was diverted: "Why are you cleaning the house? Why don't you stay here tonight?"

Brother Liu and his family no longer live in the village, and there is some vacant room in their house.

Otherwise, Liu Lai Fu is not here.

Liu Yinyin could also sleep with her for one night to avoid the trouble.

Even if I cleaned up the room, I couldn't stay there for more than two days.

Liu Yinyin explained, "Mom, after I pick up Dad from the hospital, I will stay at home for a few more days. I will also ask if there is a reliable Chinese medicine doctor who can treat insomnia and get some Chinese medicine for Dad."

That's right, after staying in the hospital for two nights, Liu Yinyin discovered that Liu Laifu suffered from severe insomnia and could only sleep two or three hours a night.

At first, she thought Liu Lai Fu was suffering from illness and couldn't sleep because of the pain.

After consulting a doctor, I learned that Liu Lai Fu's insomnia was not caused by stomach problems.

On the contrary, it may be because of his long-term insomnia that his body's immunity is weakened, which caused him to develop stomach problems.

Liu Yinyin had just confirmed with Jiang Cuihua that Liu Laifu had not had a good sleep for more than ten years.

I toss and turn every day, or wake up at two or three in the middle of the night and can't fall asleep again.

Before he fell ill, Liu Lai Fu still insisted on going to work, and no one knew how he managed to get through it.

It’s definitely not good to be unable to sleep all the time. Your body can’t handle it.

Liu Yinyin wanted to find a Chinese doctor to treat him, preferably to help him recover his sleep.

If you don't sleep well, your recovery will be slower.

Jiang Cuihua didn't understand all this. She had seen that Liu Laifu was in good health, so she didn't take his insomnia too seriously.

After all, it was because the family was too poor before. If we didn’t work in the fields to earn work points, where would we get food?

Liu Yinyin thought about it and felt really sorry for her partner.

"Can your father's illness be cured?"

Liu Yinyin nodded and said, "As long as you are willing, it will definitely be cured."

The level of Western medicine is not high these days.

However, traditional Chinese medicine is truly profound and extensive. Liu Yinyin just doesn't believe that she can't find a doctor who can cure insomnia.

Jiang Cuihua hesitated and asked, "...Will it cost a lot of money?"

It’s not that she was reluctant to pay for Liu Lai Fu’s medical treatment, but her family really had no money.

The one hundred yuan she used to go to the city hospital was given to her by Liu Yinyin at the beginning of the year.

She was still thinking about returning the money to Liu Yinyin.

Liu Yinyin: "Mom, don't worry about the money. My eldest brother, second brother, and third brother, we, as children, will take care of it."

Not to mention the brothers of the Liu family, Liu Yinyin alone can take on the obligation of supporting Liu's father and mother.

However, the Liu brothers are not unfilial people.

If they want to treat Liu Lai Fu... they will definitely be willing to pay for it.

If the four brothers and sisters divided it equally, no one would get much money.

Jiang Cuihua was very pleased to hear this. Having raised several filial sons and daughters, he and Liu Laifu's life was worth it.

After lunch, Liu Yinyin went to the end of the village to clean up the house.

Not long after she left, Jiang Cuihua would come home every now and then to clean up.

So, the rooms are not very dirty.

Spring is coming soon, and after a while, the vegetable garden in the yard needs to be tidied up...

I guess they are still growing sweet potatoes. Not only does this plant have a high yield, it is also easy to care for.

There is nothing to eat at home.

Liu Yinyin was too lazy to go alone, so she went straight to Liu's house to eat and then bought some food to send back.

In the afternoon, after tidying up the house, Liu Yinyin rode her bicycle to the county town to buy some food and daily necessities.

Also, she wanted to ask Aunt Li about traditional Chinese medicine.

Aunt Li is in the business of buying and selling, and in this line of business she is well-informed about all kinds of information.

On the way, Liu Yinyin smuggled out twenty kilograms of flour and fifty eggs from the system.

I can't just go there empty-handed to get information. I have to exchange things with Aunt Li. As a middleman, she can also make money.

Liu Yinyin is always elusive, and Aunt Li is always surprised when she sees her.

"Yinyin, are you still living in your hometown?"

Liu Yinyin had told her before that her husband had been transferred to work somewhere else and she would go with him.

Liu Yinyin shook her head and said casually, "No, my father is sick, and I came to change some nutrients for him to replenish his body."

Aunt Li suddenly realized what was going on at first, and then she saw what Liu Yinyin brought.

The corners of his mouth could not help but twitch: "......These white flour and eggs, can't they also help your father replenish his body?"

Not to mention the countryside, for city dwellers, white flour and eggs are good things for nourishing the body.

Liu Yinyin said with shame: "...I want to buy some more pork, millet, white fungus, lotus seeds, malt extract and so on."

Millet, white fungus, and lotus seeds are all stomach-nourishing foods. You can make some porridge for Liu Lai Fu to drink.

Aunt Li was puzzled, but she replied, "Xiaomi, I have lotus seeds, and I just happen to have some pork left. I really don't have any malted milk."

It’s not that she couldn’t get it, but these days probably only the families of cadres could afford something as expensive as maltose.

If she can’t sell it, she won’t have any stock here.

Liu Yinyin said nonchalantly: "It's OK if you don't have any, I'll change to some other fruit."

It doesn’t matter whether Aunt Li has malted milk here or not, she can just smuggle it out of the system later.

In the end, twenty catties of white flour and fifty eggs were exchanged for two catties of pork, twenty catties of yellow millet, one catty of white lotus seeds, and two catties of apples.

Aunt Li doesn’t have white fungus either.

After exchanging things, Liu Yinyin asked Aunt Li about traditional Chinese medicine.