Chapter 258: Sweet and sour, red apricot preserves
Compared to Jiang Ning's smooth pregnancy, Wang Chunxia suffered much more both during and after her pregnancy.
The morning sickness alone was enough to torture her half to death.
Wang Chunxia is a sturdy man with full of strength. She can plow the fields and cut grass to feed pigs.
But when morning sickness comes, I feel dizzy, vomit until my face turns pale, and my whole body feels weak.
Even moving was painful.
Moreover, her morning sickness came very early. She started vomiting frequently since she was three months pregnant.
Later, the morning sickness became more and more severe.
In the end...
She could only lie in bed all day. She felt nauseous if she moved, and her stomach churned when she smelled some food.
I can't eat even a little bit.
I can only drink some sugar water to supplement my nutrition.
This made the sisters-in-law in the compound very anxious.
They are quite knowledgeable and have never seen such severe morning sickness.
I watched Wang Chunxia, such a strong person, become thinner in the blink of an eye.
If this continues, what will happen?
The only thing the sisters-in-law could think of was that when pregnant women have morning sickness, they could eat something sour to relieve their stomachs.
Like sour apricots, sour plums, sour peaches...
All are the best.
But it is still winter now.
These fruits are all grown in spring, and now the snow on the mountains has just melted, so where would the fruits come from?
That worry...
Moreover, there is no medicine to cure morning sickness even if a doctor comes.
So Wang Chunxia could only bear it.
She was worried about the baby in her belly, and even though she couldn't bear it, she forced herself to eat, gritting her teeth and swallowing it down.
But as soon as he finished eating, he turned around and vomited everything out.
A sour, astringent, and nauseous feeling filled the mouth and throat.
Even if Wang Chunxia tried to hold it back, she couldn't control her body's physiological reactions.
Besides the torture of morning sickness.
Wang Chunxia still has this worry.
That's because she values this child too much.
Because this is not only Wang Chunxia's child, but also her husband Zhou Zhiguo's child.
When Jiang Ning found time to see her.
Wang Chunxia lay on the bed with a sallow complexion.
Her lips were pale, and she was holding her stomach with both hands, looking worried.
She could only tell Jiang Ning what was in her heart.
"When my old Zhou was promoted to battalion commander, he immediately arranged for someone to go back to the village and pick me up. Although he didn't say anything, I have ears and can hear a lot of things..."
Some men, after becoming successful, become disdainful of their wives who have lived with them in the countryside.
Under the name of freedom of marriage, he divorced his original wife and then found someone who was good-looking and educated.
There are too many things like this...
When she was in the village, everyone was waiting to see Wang Chunxia make a fool of herself.
But Zhou Zhiguo is not such a treacherous person.
He always had Wang Chunxia in his heart.
"Later, we've been married for so many years, but I still can't have children. So many people pointed fingers at me behind my back and said those nasty things. But Lao Zhou never took it to heart and never blamed me. He even said that it was his fate that he couldn't have children and it had nothing to do with me."
Speaking of this.
Wang Chunxia thought of the sadness and hardship she experienced at that time, and her eyes unknowingly turned red.
Her large palms carefully stroked her abdomen.
He continued speaking with a slight sob.
"Now I finally have a child, but Lao Zhou is not with me, and I don't know when he will come back. What if... what if... what if I can't keep the baby... and he doesn't even get to see the child... doesn't even get to see the child..."
This is the deep guilt in Wang Chunxia's heart.
Talking and talking.
Tears couldn't help but fall from the corners of her eyes, and she wiped them away forcefully.
Jiang Ning watched from the side and felt very uncomfortable.
After all, when she was pregnant before, she had thought so painfully about what would happen if she couldn't keep the baby.
At this moment, they are the ones who can empathize the most.
"Sister Chunxia, you are such a good person. God has put the child in your belly, how could he be willing to take it away. Besides - it's just morning sickness, not an incurable disease."
As Jiang Ning spoke, he blinked his bright eyes at Wang Chunxia.
"I have a way!"
Wang Chunxia raised her eyes and asked with a sob, "What's the solution?"
Jiang Ning smiled.
Then she took out an oil-paper bag from her bosom and opened it bit by bit.
That is - a portion of preserved red apricots.
As soon as you open it, you can smell the natural fruity aroma of red apricots.
A little sweet, a little sour.
Sober and natural.
Wang Chunxia has been suffering from the most severe morning sickness these days. She doesn't even dare to breathe deeply, for fear of smelling something that might irritate her stomach.
But as soon as she smelled the scent of preserved red apricots, she couldn't help but take a deep breath.
She looked at the preserved red apricots, then looked at Jiang Ning beside her, and couldn't help but widen her eyes.
His eyes were filled with disbelief.
"Sister Ning, you...you...how could it be possible...how could you have this?"
Of course, Jiang Ning didn't have these at the beginning.
After all, all the delicious food Qin Jiulie bought for her in the early stages of her pregnancy had already been eaten up.
But she has a spiritual treasure space~
In the Lingbao space, there is everything, not to mention apricots, plums, and peaches.
Even the wild fruit she used to eat in the village - galila - has been planted by her.
But Jiang Ning didn't dare to take out these fresh fruits with a sour taste.
If this is taken out, people will definitely be suspicious.
So Jiang Ning could only think of a way to make fresh fruits into sweet and sour preserved fruits.
Jiangning chose the red apricot variety.
She first picked a basket of red apricots, and then cut them in the middle with a knife.
When the red apricot is split into two, just give it a slight turn and the apricot kernel in the middle can be taken out.
After processing.
You can add white sugar to the red apricot pulp.
White sugar is not only a seasoning, but also a very important natural preservative.
The flesh is evenly coated with white sugar, and the juice slowly seeps out.
These juices are natural juices.
Use this juice, add a little water from Lingquan River, and boil it over high heat.
After the pulp is cooked, turn off the heat and set aside.
This process takes 12 hours.
The sweet and sour taste of red apricot pulp and juice can be perfectly blended and soaked.
Next.
The most important step is three steaming and three drying.
Three steaming and three drying is not only an essential step in making preserved fruits, but also the same is true when making dried tangerine peel.
The pulp is dried, then steamed, and then dried again…
The cycle repeats itself.
When the red apricot preserves are dry enough to be easily preserved, they are ready.
This is because the production process is very troublesome.
Jiang Ning spent some time and several days preparing everything inside and out before he finished it.
Now it can finally be delivered to Wang Chunxia, solving her urgent problem.
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