Zhong Yuxiu stood up and pushed him away, "Stop making trouble, you still have to go see the old man."
"Alas." Yan Rushan sighed, but eventually stopped making a fuss. "The flu has hit just in time! Wife, the flu is raging in Province G. The higher-ups should be sending someone to take you back."
Zhong Yuxiu slowly shook her head. "No, they sent someone here, which means they understand. I won't abandon the old man and the children and leave at this moment. If I bring the old man and the children to the capital, I'm afraid the flu will spread. Their only choice now is to let me stay."
Yan Rushan looked at his daughter-in-law intently and saw confidence and determination in her eyes.
"In that case, fine."
At least, my wife is by my side.
She was a doctor and had medicine to prevent the flu, so the old man and the kids' flu was effectively controlled. A day later, after taking the medicine she prescribed, no one in the house was infected again.
"Tomorrow I will hand over the flu prevention prescription to the provincial department and let them decide how to implement it."
"Okay, I'll go with you, and we'll go see the landlady. We had an appointment to meet today, but something unexpected happened and I stood her up."
Zhong Yuxiu nodded, "It's time to go and take a look."
Lying beside their sons, the couple were sound sleepy. Zhong Yuxiu repeatedly observed their sons to see if their condition had recurred, and then slowly fell asleep. On the contrary, Yan Rushan was the one who forced himself to walk between the two rooms while observing the condition of his sons. His wife was tired, so he asked her to have a good rest and not to disturb her.
There is also an old man who is seriously ill, so we have to pay attention to him; he ran at least seven or eight times in one night.
In the early hours of the morning, the old man was sleeping soundly and his illness had not recurred. Yan Rushan then returned to his room and took a nap next to his wife.
At first light, Zhong Yuxiu woke up and checked her sons' foreheads. The temperature was normal, and their faces, necks, and bodies were dry. They had not had a high fever during the night.
As soon as she moved, Yan Rushan woke up, rubbed his throbbing forehead, and asked, "Wife, are the children okay?"
"It's okay, their condition has stabilized. Don't take them out for a walk these few days. They should also eat better to replenish their lost energy." The children are still young, so it is easy to nourish them. If they are older, once their energy is lost, it may affect their lifespan.
It's okay for the old man, as he has taken repair fluid, but his vitality has been damaged this time. If he recuperates slowly, takes medicine, eats more and sleeps more, it is not impossible for him to recover.
"Okay, Comrade Feng Zheng, I'll give you a reminder. During this period, the food at home should be upgraded to a higher level. It should mainly focus on replenishing the vital energy. Soups are essential, especially old hens." Yan Rushan had already made plans in his mind.
During his years in the countryside, he'd craved chicken soup from an old hen, but because he lived with the educated youth at the site, he couldn't eat it often, and he couldn't cook. Fortunately, he had money and coupons, so he could occasionally dine at a state-owned restaurant, which was enough to get by.
Old hen stewed soup is the most nourishing; if you add some codonopsis, astragalus, ginseng, red dates, wolfberry and the like, it will be even more nourishing.
After getting up, Yan Rushan took the opportunity to go get some hot water and said to Feng Zhengdao, who was busy, "Dasha."
"Ah?" Feng Zheng turned his head and looked in the direction of the voice. "Good morning, Mr. Yan."
"Good morning." Yan Rushan nodded and said, "Let's upgrade the food at home and make it better. We'll have chicken soup, pig's trotter soup, eel soup, and pig's stomach soup. Anything that can nourish the vital energy and remove dampness and toxins will be prepared. With more people coming to our house, we can't run out of food. If there's anything missing, ask the newcomers to buy it and give them the money."
It is a good thing that Gu Lingguo and Fang Guozhong were able to get out of this.
"Oh, okay." Feng Zheng replied in his usual innocent voice, "Then do you want to make the fish and turtle?"
"If we can find one, we'll do it. Tortoises are also a good tonic, but they're rare." Yan Rushan made a quick decision. "I'll arrange this. Go around the nearby markets and buy anything good that comes to mind."
Gu Lingguo and Fang Guozhong, who were listening, only half understood what was going on. "Comrade Yan, are you looking for some ingredients?"
"Yes, buy some good ingredients, especially those that can replenish your vitality; old hens, big turtles, etc."
"Is that so? Then Fang Guozhong and I should go out and look for it together?" Gu Lingguo asked.
Yan Rushan took out a washbasin and a cup, and while filling them with hot water, he said, "You guys go around too. If Comrade Wang and the others come over later, tell them that money is a small matter. The main thing is to buy good ingredients so that our daily meals can be upgraded. I'll have to thank you and Comrade Feng Zheng for your hard work. Please make something delicious so that Grandpa and my wife can eat and drink well. Also, the children have been sick this time and have lost some weight, so we need to feed them well too."
"Understood. I will remind Comrade Dasha."
Feng Zheng glanced at them and said, "I'll remember that."
Although naive, he is determined.
Yan Rushan smiled lightly, "Okay, Dasha, remember this, make more delicious food; the rest can be put aside."
"Yeah." Feng Zheng was a tall and big man. He had been eating and sleeping well with the Yan family these days, and he had gained weight. When he nodded, the flesh on his face trembled twice.
People say that no matter who is hungry, the cook will never be hungry. In years of famine, that is impossible; but it can be seen at times like this. The cook can get enough to eat by just finding something to eat in the kitchen, let alone anything else.
Yan Rushan explained everything clearly and gave Feng Zheng another two hundred yuan, which was to be used to buy food. Although Feng Zheng was never short of money, Wang Daya and Gong Zhaodi also had a separate expense list, and it had become a habit to deposit money into the account regularly.
Fortunately, they are honest and reliable and will not make mistakes with money; otherwise, they would have been fired long ago.
Yan Rushan picked up the washbasin, which was half filled with hot water; in his hands he also held a cup of water and a toothbrush with a little white toothpaste squeezed on it.
Returning to the children's room, Yan Rushan put the basin of water on the table and put away the toothbrush supplies. Looking up, he saw that Zhong Yuxiu was already dressed, and even Wang Daya and Gong Zhaodi came over.
When they saw Yan Rushan, they greeted him, "Good morning, Mr. Yan. You're up so early."
"Well, the children haven't woken up yet?" She spoke lightly, feeling somewhat dissatisfied with the two of them. The children had fallen ill before, but they hadn't discovered it in time, and had kept their daughter-in-law busy for most of the day.
Zhong Yuxiu said, "The children are still asleep. I'll brush my teeth and wash my face first."
"The hot water is here, let's go outside to wash." Yan Rushan picked up the basin of hot water again.
Zhong Yuxiu nodded and said to Wang Daya and the others, "When the children wake up later, remember to take them out for walks more often. Hold their hands and let them walk on their own. Don't carry them."
Children don't want to walk not only because they are lazy, but also because they think adults are not taking good care of them. The more lively a child is when he is young, and the more he likes to run and jump, the healthier he will be.
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