Wei Yuyan gave a brief explanation.
"That's true. When the medicine ran out, my husband went to get more, and the doctor took his pulse again."
It's said to be effective, so the prescription was changed again, and maybe I'll get pregnant this year.
As Sister-in-law Xiuhua spoke, her face was filled with anticipation.
"That's good. Sister Xiuhua, you should also take care of yourself. Women need to take care of themselves."
Wash with cold water less often, drink more warm water, and eat more nourishing foods.
Wei Yuyan felt that people in this era simply didn't take good care of their bodies.
I've heard that many pregnant women have to work, doing heavy labor even before they've finished their postpartum period, which ruins their health.
"Okay."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua nodded, agreeing with Wei Yuyan's statement.
Liu Cuifang returned home dejectedly, and the village chief's wife quickly went over to her.
"Cuifang is back. The matchmaker just came over and said she'd arrange a meeting tomorrow afternoon. What do you think? I need to reply to her later."
The village chief's wife now only thinks about one thing every day: her daughter's marriage.
"Let's go ahead and meet, Mother. But I have to be upfront: if the person isn't what they say, I won't agree."
Liu Cuifang had seen this kind of trick many times; many people married without fully understanding the situation.
Some men lie just to marry a girl; they'll say they earn three or four taels of silver when they only earn two.
"Alright, if it's different from what the matchmaker said, I'll support your idea."
The village chief's wife has always doted on her daughter since she was a child, never showing favoritism towards boys, and respecting her daughter-in-law.
"Thank you, Mother."
Liu Cuifang felt much better when she saw that her mother had agreed.
"Sister-in-law, looking at the weather, it looks like it's going to rain tonight."
We're going mushroom picking tomorrow morning. Xiao Lei can go too, but I'm a little worried about leaving Xiao Qian at home."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua felt the weather was a bit muggy, and it was sure to rain tonight.
"Well, I'm not too comfortable leaving Xiaoqian at home alone. Let Xiaolei stay home too."
If the road is easy to travel, Wei Yuyan thinks it would be nice for the children to go mushroom picking together.
When it rains, everything becomes muddy and difficult to walk on.
"Sister-in-law, I also want to pick mushrooms, you promised me last time."
That evening, Wei Yuyan mentioned that they might go mushroom picking the next day, and Xiaoqian pouted and begged, saying she wanted to go too.
"My sister-in-law just felt the road was a bit slippery and easy to fall."
Wei Yuyan was also somewhat tempted. Why not let the children go too?
"Sister-in-law, I promise I won't fall. Let's walk slowly and pick mushrooms slowly. We know the mountain well and won't get lost. Brother, don't you agree?"
Seeing that her sister-in-law still wouldn't agree, Xiaoqian began to persuade Wu Lei.
“This… Sister-in-law, why don’t we both go and help you pick them?”
"We need so many mushrooms to sell steamed buns now, the two of us can pick some back."
Wu Lei didn't want to go out to play; he wanted to help Wei Yuyan lighten her burden.
"Alright, alright, since you've both said so, then I'll take you two there. Remember to wear your old shoes and socks tomorrow."
Wei Yuyan gave a special explanation.
"No problem~".
Xiaoqian was so happy that she danced with joy.
Unexpectedly, Sister-in-law Xiuhua was right; Wei Yuyan heard the sound of rain before she even fell asleep.
The next morning, Wei Yuyan woke up early and cooked a rice porridge with the leftovers from the previous night.
I also made some pancakes, some with brown sugar and some with scallions, which I'll take up the mountain to eat later.
"Sister-in-law, we're up."
Wu Lei also got up earlier than usual today. After changing his clothes with his sister, he came to help start the fire.
"That's about it, time to eat."
Wei Yuyan made ten pancakes in total, which should be enough for them. She also took a brown sugar pancake, tore it in half, and gave it to the two children.
"It tastes best while it's hot, so eat up! We'll take the rest up the mountain to eat."
Wei Yuyan didn't know if she would be back by noon, but it's always good to be prepared.
"Sister-in-law, we haven't been looking for medicinal herbs for a long time. Will we continue to pick them in the future?"
Xiao Lei thought picking herbs was quite interesting, and herbs were more valuable than mushrooms.
"I'm not looking for it anymore. I'll wait until the weather gets better before I start looking again."
Wei Yuyan thought that even though she wouldn't rely on this for a living anymore, she could still pick some commonly used items.
For example, keep some medicinal herbs at home to dispel wind and cold, or to replenish qi and blood.
"Oh~".
Wu Lei nodded and began to eat seriously.
"Knock knock knock".
Wei Yuyan was still washing the dishes when Xiuhua's sister-in-law knocked on the door.
"Sister-in-law Xiuhua, my sister-in-law is still washing the dishes, she'll be here soon."
When Wu Lei opened the door and saw that it was Sister Xiuhua, he immediately realized who it was and went to get the basket.
Today I brought two baskets, one for myself and one for my sister-in-law.
"Okay."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua nodded and sat down on the threshold stone to wait.
After locking the door, the two adults and two children embarked on their mushroom-hunting adventure.
Xiaoqian seemed to be the happiest among them, picking flowers and catching butterflies along the way.
"Alright, this is the place. Xiao Lei, Xiao Qian, you two follow behind me and pick them, but don't go too far."
Wei Yuyan reached the halfway point of the mountain, where the grass was quite dense and there were many mushrooms.
Xiao Lei and Xiao Qian obediently followed Wei Yuyan around looking for mushrooms.
As soon as Wei Yuyan started picking, she noticed that there weren't as many mushrooms as last time, probably because the rain hadn't lasted long.
There aren't many mushrooms, so it will take some time to find them, since it doesn't rain easily.
"Sister-in-law, I picked some mushrooms too."
Xiaoqian couldn't wait to show off whenever she found a mushroom.
"Sister-in-law, I understand. Please be careful."
Wei Yuyan didn't expect the children to pick many mushrooms; she just hoped they would have fun.
Xiao Lei diligently searched for mushrooms, occasionally checking to see if Xiao Qian had wandered off.
"Hey, isn't this wild ginseng? Xiao Lei, give me a hoe."
Wei Yuyan unexpectedly encountered wild ginseng while picking mushrooms; she hadn't brought a hoe today.
Fortunately, it had rained, so the mud was wet, and we could easily get it out by digging with a stick.
Wild ginseng is a must-try, whether you want to sell it or keep it for yourself.
"Xiao Lei, your sister-in-law found a medicinal herb. Put it in your basket, and you can put the mushrooms here with me."
Wei Yuyan poured the mushrooms they had picked into her own basket, wrapped the medicinal herbs in a handkerchief, and put them into Xiao Lei's basket along with the pancakes.
"Sister-in-law, won't the medicinal herbs be crushed by the mushrooms?"
Xiao Lei thought he still had to pick mushrooms later.
"Don't worry, there won't be any mushrooms."
Wei Yuyan continued her search for mushrooms, while also teaching the children to identify poisonous mushrooms.
I just saw Xiaoqian pick a poisonous mushroom, which gave her a big fright.
They searched until noon, and Wei Yuyan finally filled her basket with mushrooms.
However, this was the result of the three of them working together; Xiao Lei didn't put any mushrooms in his basket.
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