CHAPTER 131: CHAPTER 130: SUN FENGSHOU’S DILEMMA

Sun Huizi frowned, thought for a moment, then pulled out another candy from his pocket, "You really won’t tell your mom?"

Liu Dazhuang stared at the glittering, translucent candy in Sun Huizi’s hand, swallowed, and nodded fiercely, "If I tell my mom, I’ll be a little dog."

Seeing Liu Dazhuang make such a poisonous oath, Sun Huizi gave him three candies without another word.

Liu Dazhuang took the candies and ran off like a puff of smoke.

"Huizi, do you really believe Dazhuang? He’s been a dog countless times."

"Right, he’s definitely going to tell his mom."

Sun Huizi was also a bit worried. He waved his little hand to call a few older boys over and whispered a few words.

The little kids all nodded in unison, and then the two slightly older ones took off running, quickly catching up with Liu Dazhuang.

"Hey, Liu Dazhuang, Huizi said that he’ll be giving out candy at his door every day. If you want candy every day, don’t tell your mom, or else you won’t get any more."

Liu Dazhuang was planning to finish his candy and then go tell his mom so she could complain to the Sun Family. That way, Sun Family’s kids would also get scolded by their parents, making his own punishment worthwhile.

But upon hearing that Sun Huizi would be giving out candy every day, he changed his mind, "Really, every day?"

"Really!"

"Then I definitely won’t tell my mom!" Liu Dazhuang said assuredly.

After getting the confirmation, the two kids ran back to Sun Huizi, "Huizi, how much candy do you need to give out each day?"

"I’m not actually giving candy every day!" Sun Huizi shook his head with a clever grin, "This is called a delaying tactic. Tomorrow when Dazhuang comes to find me, I’ll give him one piece. After a few days, when his bruises are gone, I won’t give him any more."

"What if you don’t give him any more and he tells his mom we beat him up?"

"Who would believe him if he didn’t say anything on the day of the fight and only talks about it days later when he’s healed?"

Sun Huizi: Don’t worry, I can handle it. I definitely won’t let you guys get scolded at home.

Sun’s wife made a bowl of fragrant shredded pork noodles for Old Lady Sun, and then told Yu Changhe and Yu Xiaolian to unload the things from the cart, taking what needed to go to the kitchen to the kitchen, and what needed to go inside to the inside.

Sun’s wife intended to cook the meat as a thank you for her Fifth Uncle’s family, who had helped today, and keep them for dinner.

But Sun Fifth Master, seeing his old sister-in-law’s condition improve, called his sons, daughters-in-law, and grandson to leave.

No matter how Sun’s wife tried to persuade them to stay, she could not, so she had to ask Yu Xiaolian to pack some tea leaves, two packets of white sugar, and a piece of pork over three pounds to send next door.

Yu Xiaolian also added two packs of peach crisp cookies and a pack of fruit candies as extra and sent them over.

Sun Fifth Master declined at first, but eventually accepted.

He also took out an old ginseng he had dug up from the mountains, carefully sliced a piece, and asked Yu Xiaolian to take it back to help Old Lady Sun strengthen her health.

Yu Xiaolian thanked Sun Fifth Master and returned with a slice of dried wild ginseng.

Ginseng has the effects of greatly replenishing vital energy, restoring the pulse and preventing material depletion, nourishing the spleen and lungs, generating fluids and nourishing the blood, calming the spirit, and enhancing intelligence.

It’s indeed suitable for her grandmother, but direct consumption may prove too strong. Yu Xiaolian thought it would be best if her grandmother could drink ginseng chicken soup for a while.

Upon hearing her idea, Sun Fengshou, without hesitation, slaughtered one of his hens that was still laying eggs.

The ginseng chicken soup was simmered on a small clay stove for three hours, and the entire Sun Family courtyard was filled with the fragrance of chicken soup. In the evening, Sun’s wife brought the chicken soup for Old Lady Sun to drink.

Strangely enough, Old Lady Sun, who was dispirited when she returned, was sitting up on her own in bed by the evening. Though not exactly brimming with energy, she no longer looked on the verge of death.

After drinking a bowl of chicken soup, Old Lady Sun refused a second, having had a large bowl of wheat noodles at noon and feeling full.

Seeing her grandson eyeing the chicken soup hungrily, Old Lady Sun wanted to save the soup for Sun Huizi.

Yu Xiaolian advised, "The chicken soup contains ginseng. Huizi is still too young, his system too fiery, to handle such a potent supplement. Grandma, you should drink more; I’ll save the drumstick for Huizi."

Old Lady Sun looked at Yu Xiaolian with a face full of tenderness. She knew more than anyone else that it was Yu Xiaolian giving her a spoonful of ’tonic’ that made her feel alive again.

After persuasions from both Yu Xiaolian and Sun’s wife, Old Lady Sun drank another bowl of chicken soup.

Sun’s wife wanted her to lie down to rest, but Old Lady Sun felt quite energetic and insisted on chatting with them.

Sun’s wife was initially worried that her mom’s sudden energetic state was a sign of imminent death, but when she served the chicken soup, Yu Changhe told her about Yu Xiaolian’s secret treatment for her grandma, letting her know her daughter had quietly healed her mom.

Sun’s wife and Yu Changhe knew there were some magical medicines in the space Yu Xiaolian had access to, but they didn’t know about the special properties of Yu Xiaolian’s blood. They simply thought Yu Xiaolian was giving her grandmother the medicine from the space.

About that space, Sun’s wife and Yu Changhe had never been inside and didn’t know why only Yu Xiaolian could enter.

Sun’s wife felt like she had been through so many ups and downs lately, filled with both great joy and sorrow, almost as if she were dreaming.

At night, lying beside her mom, she dared not sleep too soundly, afraid her mom’s recovery was just a dream.

By the moonlight, Yu Xiaolian even saw Sun’s wife cautiously checking Old Lady Sun’s breath while she was asleep.

Once she was sure her mom’s breathing was steady and she was just sleeping, Sun’s wife let out a long sigh and lay back down.

Yu Changhe and Sun Fengshou, along with Sun Huizi, slept on the kang in the west room. Sun Huizi, exhausted from the day’s play, fell asleep as soon as he hit the bed.

Remembering his wife’s words, Yu Changhe softly relayed the situation to Sun Fengshou.

As a result, Sun Fengshou barely slept the whole night, his mind filled with scenes of severe drought and fleeing famines.

The next day, except for Yu Xiaolian and Sun Huizi who slept well, the others all woke up with heavy dark circles under their eyes.

Sun’s wife reheated the leftover ginseng chicken soup for Old Lady Sun, then quickly made a pot of flat noodle soup, while Yu Xiaolian stoked the fire to assist her.

Yu Xiaolian and Sun Fengshou were busying themselves around a small stove, preparing medicine for Old Lady Sun.

After the whole family had breakfast together, Yu Changhe brought a bowl of soup medicine for his mother-in-law to drink, then Sun’s wife brought up the idea of wanting to bring her mom to live with them for care.

Of course, it would be best if Sun Fengshou and Sun Huizi wanted to come with them.

Sun Fengshou was reluctant to leave his hometown, and upon hearing his brother-in-law mention their plans to move to the Capital in the future, he felt he had little to his name and would only hold his sister and brother-in-law back by going there.

However, if his sister’s family moved to the Capital, it would make seeing each other difficult in the future.

Sun Fengshou was torn.