Wu Lei took out a wooden basin and started filling it with water. He gently washed the white fungus and the gastrodia elata, which had some mud on it, and slowly washed it clean.
"Sister-in-law, let me massage your back."
Wu Qian gently tapped Wei Yuyan's shoulders with her two small fists.
"It feels so good."
Wei Yuyan was glad that she hadn't just left back then, otherwise what would have happened to her two children? She herself might not be doing any better now.
After resting for a while, Wei Yuyan went to the kitchen to prepare dinner.
There was still a little bit of carrot left in the bowl at noon, so Wei Yuyan decided to stir-fry carrots for dinner as well.
Pick some chili peppers, stir-fry some carrot slices, and eat rice as the main dish.
Wei Yuyan usually makes steamed buns for convenience; her favorite food is still rice.
Wei Yuyan ate one and a half bowls of rice that evening because she was really hungry, and vowed to bring more food when she went to the mountains in the future.
Wu Lei washed the dishes after dinner. Wei Yuyan wiped them down briefly and then went to bed, as she simply didn't have the energy to take a shower.
The next morning, Wei Yuyan got up feeling refreshed, boiled water for a bath, and then cooked porridge; today's meal was white radish porridge.
White radish has a unique flavor when cooked in porridge, but unfortunately there were no pickled vegetables, so I stir-fried some chili peppers to eat with the porridge.
"Sister-in-law, I'm going to play with Little Fatty later."
While drinking his porridge, Wu Lei reported his upcoming schedule to Wei Yuyan.
"Okay, let's go up the mountain to chop firewood this afternoon."
Wei Yuyan still wanted to stock up on firewood at home, just in case.
Unfortunately, I'm not strong enough; even carrying firewood once is quite tiring.
In the morning, Wei Yuyan was at home washing clothes, cleaning, tidying up the room and kitchen. It seemed like she wasn't doing anything, but she wasn't idle either.
When I woke up from my afternoon nap, all the children were already up, waiting for Wei Yuyan to wake up.
Why didn't you call me?
Wei Yuyan was quite embarrassed.
"Sister-in-law, you've been working so hard lately, get some more sleep."
Wu Qian has the sweetest mouth.
"Haha, okay, Xiao Lei, my sister-in-law wants to go to town to sell herbs tomorrow. Do you want to come with me?"
Wei Yuyan also wanted to take the children out for some fun, since they probably rarely went to town.
"Really? Can we go too? That's great!"
Wu Qian's eyes lit up when she heard that she could go to town.
"Sister-in-law, will it interfere with your shopping and selling if we go?"
Wu Lei has a lot to consider. He's taking care of himself and his sister, and his sister-in-law also has to take care of them.
"No, there won't be any. There won't be many people at the market tomorrow. Sister Xiuhua said that the market is held on the 3rd, 6th, and 9th of each month."
Tomorrow seems to be the fifth day of the third lunar month. There's no market day, so we don't have to worry about the kids getting separated.
"That's good, then we'll go with you."
Wu Lei also showed an excited expression. It had been a long time since he had been to town. The last time was when his older brother was there.
It's been over a year, and my sister's even longer; it's probably been over two years since she last went to town.
"Okay, tomorrow we'll sell the herbs and go to town for meat buns."
Wei Yuyan hadn't even had a meat bun since she arrived here, and just thinking about it made her a little hungry.
"Meat buns, meat buns~".
Wu Qian skipped and hopped along, muttering about meat buns, thoroughly enjoying herself.
Today, Wu Lei carried two baskets on his back. On the way back, he also wanted to carry two bundles of firewood, but Wei Yuyan stopped him.
“That’s too heavy. Even my sister-in-law thinks it’s heavy. You should carry a bundle on your back and drag a big tree branch.”
Wei Yuyan carried two bundles of firewood on her back and dragged a tree branch, while Wu Qian dragged a tree branch.
"Alright then, I'll come back later."
There was a bundle of firewood and a branch on the ground, so Wu Lei decided to make the trip himself.
"Okay, you've worked hard today. I'll cook you some pork ribs tomorrow."
Wei Yuyan encouraged Wu Lei.
"Thank you, sister-in-law."
Wu Lei went home with a triumphant air.
That evening, all three of them washed themselves thoroughly, and the two children eagerly anticipated the delicious food the next day.
The next day, dressed neatly, carrying Panax notoginseng and Dendrobium, I went out.
There's still one codonopsis root that hasn't been dried, so I won't sell it for now. I didn't eat breakfast this morning and left early.
"Sister-in-law, Xiaolei, Qianqian, get in the car."
Unexpectedly, I ran into Xiuhua and her husband halfway through my walk.
"Oh, Sister-in-law Xiuhua, Brother Zhang, what a coincidence! We're going to town to buy some things."
Wei Yuyan never expected to run into Sister Xiuhua and the others while walking on the main road today.
“I didn’t know you were coming today. My family comes to town almost every day. Next time you’re coming, just let me know in advance so you don’t have to walk.”
Xiuhua's sister-in-law helped lift the basket onto the oxcart.
"Sister-in-law, does Brother Zhang raise this cow? Why can't I see the cowshed at home?"
Wei Yuyan was somewhat envious of this mode of transportation, but unfortunately she didn't have the money to buy one and didn't know how to drive an oxcart.
"The cowshed is at the eldest brother's house. Every day, we drive the cows there because they need to mate with the eldest brother's cows. It's better for them to live together."
Xiuhua's sister-in-law explained.
"Oh, I see. So cows can give birth to calves and sell them for money?"
Wei Yuyan was curious.
"Yes, we don't want the money from selling the calf. We just want them to feed our cow every day. That will save us a lot of trouble."
Xiuhua's sister-in-law knew that if money was involved, the two brothers would inevitably argue, so it was better to let them take good care of the cow.
"My sister-in-law is wise."
Wei Yuyan couldn't help but give a thumbs up.
The two chatted and laughed until they reached the town.
"Sister-in-law, where are you taking the children?"
Thinking that it was inconvenient for them, Sister-in-law Xiuhua took them to their destination.
"Sister-in-law, let's go to the doctor."
"Let's go to the market and buy some meat to nourish the children. If we go too late, there won't be any good meat left."
Before Wu Lei could even utter the words "clinic," Wei Yuyan interrupted him, guessing that the couple was going to the clinic today.
If I were to suggest going to a clinic myself, wouldn't that be awkward? They would all be too embarrassed to go to a clinic for a checkup.
"Okay, you three really should eat some meat, you're all too thin."
Xiuhua's sister-in-law asked Brother Zhang to drive the oxcart to the entrance of the vegetable market.
“Sister-in-law, if you want to ride back with us, please wait for us here before noon. We won’t be going back until around that time.”
Before leaving, Sister-in-law Xiuhua gave her some final instructions.
"Okay, thank you, Sister-in-law Xiuhua, Brother Zhang."
After thanking them, Wei Yuyan breathed a sigh of relief as she watched them drive the oxcart westward into the city.
"Sister-in-law, where are we going now?"
Wu Lei was still a little confused. Why didn't his sister-in-law go to the clinic first? What was she doing at the market? Buying meat?
"Go to the No. 1 clinic in the east of the city."
There are two clinics in the town, one in the west and one in the east.
The last time Wei Yuyan asked about the price, she asked about this one in the east of the city, and she felt that the young pharmacist's attitude was quite good.
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