After washing her whole body clean, An Shuyi changed into a new dress, wrapped her hair in a towel, and then sat down on the stool.
Xia Hua poured out the water and moved the bathtub to the side room next door. Fortunately, the bathtub was big enough and the floor was not wet. "Shu Shu, sit here for a while. After you finish eating and take your medicine, then go to sleep."
Dr. Liu hasn't come yet; he must be brewing the medicine. I'll bring it over as soon as it's ready.
"Okay, I'll dry my hair here. You go wash up."
Xia Hua nodded and went to the kitchen to see her eldest son, who was still in the hot water. "Big brother, go eat. Don't worry, your mother is much better now and will be fine. If you're worried, she's in her room, you can go and check on her."
The eldest son stood up and said, "Auntie, I'm going over there now. The water is ready. Call me if you need anything." Without waiting for her to reply, he headed towards the main courtyard.
Seeing how anxious he was, Xia Hua didn't say anything, but the corners of her mouth turned up, hoping that he could stay like this forever.
Knock knock
"Mother, may I come in?"
An Shuyi, who was still drying her hair, heard the voice and said, "Come in, boss."
The eldest son came in, looked at his mother sitting there, and asked carefully, "Mother, how are you now? Are you feeling any better?"
"Don't worry, Mother is fine. She just hurts a little from being hit by the python. She'll be better in a few days. If I were seriously injured, I wouldn't be sitting here."
"If Mother is alright, then I'm relieved. If Mother wants to go out again in the future, take me with you. That way, if you're in danger, I can protect you." He was truly afraid that his mother would be gone.
Seeing his expression, An Shuyi couldn't help but chuckle. "Don't worry, it was an accident. I appreciate your kindness, but it's getting late, let's go eat."
Seeing his mother's exhausted appearance, the eldest son didn't say anything more. "Then I'll go out first. You should get some rest." With that, he left the room.
After he left, An Shuyi continued to dry her hair. Before her hair was even dry, Xia Hua had already finished washing and came over, followed by Doctor Liu and Madam Wu.
"Put the food on the table and go eat," Xia Hua instructed directly.
Wu took out the porridge from the food box, followed by several dishes. "Mother, you and Aunt enjoy your meal. I'll come back to clean up the dishes later." With that, she hurriedly left.
Doctor Liu also came over and put the medicine on the table. "Sister An, you don't know how to brew this medicine. I'll bring you tomorrow's medicine again, twice a day. You can eat now." He then walked out of the room.
Xia Hua placed the porridge in front of her and said, "Eat up. Your internal organs are injured right now, so you can't eat anything too greasy. Just eat some porridge for the next few days." After saying that, she picked up her own food and started eating.
Looking at the white porridge in front of me, it's so white! "Huahua, is this all I want to eat?"
"Yes, what else can I do? You're injured inside, so it's not good for you to eat anything too greasy. Just make do with what you have. Once you're better, you can eat whatever you want." Although he knew that the injury wasn't Shushu's fault, he was still worried about her so much and wanted her to eat well. No way.
"Huahua, are you angry?" But she didn't do anything. Could it be because she was taking a shower? But that's unlikely. Huahua didn't seem angry just now.
“I’m not angry,” Xia Hua said with a smile. “Shu Shu, I’m doing this for your own good. You don’t want your body to recover too slowly because of eating too much oily food.”
"Okay, but could you add some honey for me?" This plain porridge has no flavor at all.
"You can put in a little!" In the end, he couldn't bear it, so he took the bucket out of the warehouse and cut off a small piece for her with a fruit knife. "It's not refined yet. I'll refine it tomorrow."
"Just eat it like this for now, it's edible anyway." They won't be going there for the next few days, so she can extract the honey.
An Shuyi looked at the honey in the bowl, smiling to reveal eight teeth. "Thank you, Huahua." She then picked up a piece of honey with her chopsticks, took a bite, and exclaimed, "So sweet!"
Seeing her worthless smile, Xia Hua ignored her, put the bucket back in the warehouse, and continued eating.
After we finished eating, the dishes and chopsticks weren't cleared away; they were left on the table. The medicine was poured into a bowl. "Drink it. After you finish, go to sleep. I'll sleep with you tonight. If you need anything, you can call me."
Facing the bowl of dark, murky medicine, An Shuyi swallowed hard, took a deep breath, and then picked up the bowl and drank it all in one gulp. She slammed the bowl down on the table, her face turning ashen. "It's so bitter!" That old man must have added bitter melon!
Seeing her furrowed brow, Xia Hua comforted her, "Good medicine tastes bitter, you'll get used to it." She had drunk the old man's medicine before; not only was it bitter, it also numbed her mouth.
An Shuyi covered her mouth and quickly put a piece of candy in it. She was really worried that she would spit out the medicine in the next second. Ugh, it tasted so bad.
"Huahua, did the old man say how many days she needs to take this medicine?" It's not like she needs to take it for ten days or half a month; how can she survive that?!
"Dr. Liu didn't say, but it depends on your condition. If you're much better, you don't need to drink it for too long, but if you're not better, you'll definitely need to drink it for a few more days." She didn't know either, but it would be at least three days.
After hearing her words, An Shuyi nodded in despair, "Okay then, I'm going to sleep, Huahua, goodnight." Before she could say anything, she climbed into bed and fell asleep as soon as she pulled the covers over herself.
Xia Hua saw that she was asleep, so she lowered the curtain and went outside. "Mrs. Wu, come in and put things away. Keep your voice down." She had heard noises coming from the courtyard when she finished eating.
Seeing Xiao Wu bring Xiao Qi over, she said, "You two go back to sleep. Shu Shu is already asleep. Come back tomorrow."
Xiao Wu nodded, "Then we won't disturb Mother and Aunt's rest. We'll come to see Mother again tomorrow, and Aunt should get some rest too." After saying that, she pulled Xiao Qi away.
After Wu finished packing and left, Xia Hua went straight to close the courtyard gate so that no one would come and it would be quiet. She didn't want to greet them again and again, and then went back to sleep.
When Village Chief Lin brought Liu to plant flowers, they found the courtyard gate was already closed. Without even guessing, they knew it was Xia's doing. Helpless, they had to go back, and the flowers could only be planted the next day.
The eldest son and Zhao Shi and the others had originally intended to visit their mother, but seeing the tightly closed door, they had no choice but to leave.
The next day, the two didn't wake up until noon. "An Shuyi sat up and looked outside. It was already bright outside, and the sun was shining into the room. She could hear the sound of bells. It was already noon."
"Are you hungry?" Xia Hua asked, sitting up as well. "I'll go get some water for you to wash up, and then I'll get you some food." She said, jumping out of bed and getting dressed.
“Hua Hua, actually I…” An Shuyi wanted to say something, but it was too late. After Xia Hua brought in the water, she said again, “Hua Hua, I feel much better now. My chest doesn’t hurt as much anymore. I can wash up and eat by myself.”
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