"Then let's brew the medicine."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua took the medicine pot, washed it carefully, and taught Wu Lei how to brew the medicine.
"Sister-in-law, if there's nothing else, I'll go back and cook. If you need anything, just ask Xiaolei to call me."
After teaching Xiaolei how to decoct the medicine, Sister-in-law Xiuhua said goodbye, as it was getting late and she needed to go home and cook.
"Okay, thank you for your trouble, Sister-in-law Xiuhua."
Wei Yuyan sat in the chair watching Sister-in-law Xiuhua leave.
"Sister-in-law, are you still in pain? Let me blow on it for you."
Wu Qian squatted down and blew on Wei Yuyan's ankle.
"Oh dear, Qianqian blew on it and it really doesn't hurt anymore. Qianqian, help your sister-in-law to the outhouse."
Wei Yuyan had porridge in the morning and felt a bit of an urge to urinate.
"good".
Wu Qian quickly helped Wei Yuyan to the outhouse.
Wei Yuyan's butt was tired from sitting all morning, so she wanted to go back to her room and rest for a while.
"Qianqian, help your sister-in-law to bed. Your brother needs to brew medicine, so you'll have to take care of the chickens and rabbits at home."
Wei Yuyan still wanted to raise the rabbits until her foot healed, then she would go up the mountain to make traps herself.
"good".
Wu Qian quickly ran out to prepare food for the family's pets.
Wei Yuyan took out the book from under her pillow and started reading. Now she could finally eat and sleep.
"Sister-in-law, take your medicine first. I'll go cook. What would you like to eat?"
About 15 minutes later, Wu Lei came over with a bowl of dark-colored medicine.
"There's not much good food at home. Why don't you go pick some bok choy and some chili peppers? I'll cook them later."
Wei Yuyan really didn't want to eat the food Wu Lei cooked; it must be terrible.
Wu Lei cooked a big pot of porridge today, which will be our main dish.
After drinking her medicine, Wei Yuyan jumped into the kitchen and directed Wu Lei to wash, chop, and stir-fry the vegetables.
That's right, Wei Yuyan was directing everything from the stool; she felt that Wu Lei should be trained.
"Xiao Lei, remember, there are only two key points to stir-frying: put the chili peppers in the hot oil first, then add the vegetables; if the vegetables are too dry, add water."
To check if the oil is hot enough, simply put your hand in the air and feel the temperature of the oil; if you can, then it's ready.
As for salt, you can add it in small amounts several times. After adding it, stir-fry it evenly and taste it. If it's too bland, add a little more; if it's too salty, add water.
Wei Yuyan's mouth was practically dry from talking, but the two dishes were finally ready.
"Hmm, the taste is alright."
Wei Yuyan was enjoying sweet potato porridge with bok choy and fried eggs with chili peppers, feeling quite content.
Xiao Lei happily ate the dishes he had cooked himself.
"Xiao Lei, this afternoon, your sister-in-law will teach you how to steam buns. Would you like to?"
Wei Yuyan felt that eating only sweet potato porridge was too filling, so she decided to steam some buns instead.
"willing".
Wu Lei nodded.
In the afternoon, Wei Yuyan started teaching Wu Lei how to knead dough. Today, they were making steamed buns with half wheat flour and half corn flour.
Wei Yuyan wanted to steam more, since they could be eaten after a few days anyway.
"Sister-in-law, what are you doing?"
Sister-in-law Xiuhua arrived and saw the two of them kneading dough in the kitchen.
"Oh, I'm teaching Wu Lei how to knead dough and steam buns."
Wei Yuyan struggled to stand up from the stool.
"Hey, don't stand up. I'm here to help you do your laundry. Where did you put your clothes?"
Xiuhua saw that she had changed her clothes in the morning and wanted to do her laundry, but she didn't have time in the morning, so she came over in the afternoon.
"Oh, no need, sister-in-law. I only injured my foot, but my hands are fine. I can still do the laundry."
How could Wei Yuyan let her sister-in-law Xiuhua wash her clothes?
"Oh, it's nothing. I need to wash my own clothes too. They're in your room, I'll go get them."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua didn't treat herself like an outsider; she went straight to Wei Yuyan's room and brought out the clothes Wei Yuyan had changed out of the day before.
"Sister-in-law~~".
Before Wei Yuyan could say anything more, Sister-in-law Xiuhua had already rushed off.
"Never mind, let's continue steaming the buns."
Wei Yuyan continued to instruct Wu Lei on the fermentation time of the dough and the size of the steamed bun dough pieces.
When Sister-in-law Xiuhua returned after washing the clothes, Wei Yuyan was sitting in a chair reading a book.
"Thank you, Sister-in-law Xiuhua."
Wei Yuyan expressed her heartfelt gratitude.
"You're welcome. I'm sure you'll take care of me if I hurt my leg, hahaha~".
Sister-in-law Xiuhua always manages to turn heartwarming scenes into laughs.
"Pah, pah, pah~, Sister-in-law Xiuhua, you're not injured in the leg, are you?"
However, I will definitely take care of you during your postpartum period next year.
Wei Yuyan also started teasing Xiuhua's sister-in-law.
"I hope so. You'll have to wash my baby's diapers then."
Xiuhua's sister-in-law's eyes held a hint of longing.
"Okay."
Wei Yuyan is also looking forward to when her sister-in-law Xiuhua will get pregnant.
"Xiao Lei, have you learned how to steam buns? If you haven't, I'll do it."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua hung up the clothes and then lowered her sleeves.
"I've learned it. The dough is fermenting, and we can steam it in a bit. Sister-in-law, you can rest for a while. Brother Zhang went hunting."
Wei Yuyan was chatting with her sister-in-law, Xiuhua.
"Yes, I told him to go and catch rabbits. I don't know if he can catch them, but if he does, raising rabbits will be a source of income."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua thought that rabbit skin was more valuable than rabbit meat. Rabbit skin could be used to make clothes, which were both beautiful and warm, while rabbit meat could be dried and sold.
"That's true. Rabbits only have one litter in their lifetime. By then, we won't even be able to keep up with the grass cutting."
Wei Yuyan also began to fantasize about raising rabbits. If she were to actually raise rabbits, she would need to build a shed.
"You have two small fry soldiers anyway."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua also loves to joke.
"That's really true."
The two chatted idly like that.
"Sister-in-law, is it time to steam the buns?"
Wu Lei noticed it was getting late, and it would get dark soon if they didn't steam it soon.
"Oh dear, I forgot. Take the dough out, knead it, cut it into small pieces, and then you can start a fire to steam it."
Wei Yuyan had completely forgotten about this.
"Oh dear, that's right, I need to go home and cook too."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua was thinking that she would have to cook a dish for dinner, and that her husband had worked hard hunting.
"Take care, Sister Xiuhua, come visit tomorrow."
Wei Yuyan watched as Sister-in-law Xiuhua waved her hand and left in a hurry.
"Sister-in-law, one of the chicks looks listless, what should we do?"
Wu Qian spent the entire afternoon taking care of the chicks, pheasants, and wild rabbits.
"Oh, is it sick? Put it in your room and let it stay there for the night."
Wei Yuyan thought that he might have caught a chill at night, and it would be best to isolate him.
"All right".
Wu Qian took the chick into her room and even found a pair of old socks for it to sleep on.
"Sister-in-law, the steamed buns are ready."
The steamed buns were ready in about fifteen minutes. This afternoon, I steamed eighteen steamed buns, filling a whole pot.
"Okay, just heat up the sweet potato porridge and vegetables and you can eat."
Wei Yuyan felt that it was better to reheat the food before eating, as it was better for her stomach and intestines and also disinfected and sterilized it.
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