After a heart-to-heart talk with her son, Luo's mother left the back room.
Before leaving, she did not forget to tell Luo Qingjiu, "Yue'er has just grown hairpins, you two should be careful..."
Pregnancy at an early age is extremely harmful to the body, and she understands this...
"Don't worry, mother, I will be careful." Luo Qingjiu agreed, with a faint blush on her ears.
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In the kitchen, there are bubbles in the big pot, exuding the mellow aroma of rice, and the ointment is being boiled in the frying pan.
That’s right!
Ointment again!
Shen Yue stared at the frying pan intently. This was her new soft ointment, which was different from hard ointments like dog skin plaster.
Not for sticking, but for drinking!
She observed that Luo's mother and several close aunts always rubbed their bellies from time to time.
She took advantage of the break to support Luo Mu and felt her pulse. She found that her qi and blood were deficient and her kidney qi was not strong, which was due to lack of good maintenance.
Judging from the looks of several aunts, they should have the same look, so Shen Yue decided to prepare a nourishing ointment for them to drink for a long time to relieve their pain and nourish their bodies.
She used to drink this kind of moisturizing ointment in modern times, so she was in excellent health and did not suffer from common aunt pain at all.
Luo Mu's situation was different. She made some improvements, adding mulberries, wolfberry, dodder, schisandra, raspberries, including red dates, roses, donkey-hide gelatin, etc., and prepared a new one. Health balm.
This prescription warms the kidneys and strengthens the spleen, soothes and regulates qi and blood, and is especially effective in curing diseases and maintaining health for pregnant women like Luo Mu and her two aunts.
Shen Yue scooped up a spoonful of the concoction. It was in an almost perfect viscous state and was ready for use!
In order to maintain the taste of the brew, Shen Yue also added a lot of honey after letting it cool. Although honey is expensive, it not only ensures the taste, but also softens the medicinal properties.
So she still added a small half of the can, thinking that she would go into the mountains when she had free time and see if she could pick a honeycomb.
The rice paste in the big pot was almost cooked. Shen Yue turned off the heat, covered the lid and let it simmer for a while.
Taking advantage of this time, she brewed a cup of newly made warm health ointment and brought it to Luo Mu. She... wanted to ask Luo Mu's opinion.
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"Mom, try this nourishing ointment I just made. It's good for your health." Shen Yue said as she entered the room with a smile.
Luo Mu took the hot water glass, put it under her nose and sniffed it, "It smells quite fragrant, with the aroma of roses and honey."
"Yes, I added a lot of honey. It's sweet. Please try it, mother."
Luo Mu took a small sip.
Um!
Sweet! It tastes really good. After drinking it, your whole body will feel warm, even your lower abdomen will feel warm.
"Yue'er, does it cost a lot to make this thing?" Mother Luo looked at the red and translucent concoction in the cup and asked tentatively, "Mom, I know you are doing this for the good of the family. Xiaojiu is fine now. Well, there’s nothing wrong with my mother’s health, so I don’t need to spend so much money on medicinal materials.”
Shen Yue scratched her head. She had forgotten to tell Luo's mother about the medicinal materials. Luo's mother must have thought that she was buying high-priced medicinal materials from Renyitang.
"I didn't spend a lot of money. I didn't buy these from Ren Medical Hall. I bought them from the Cui family to make some ointments and powders. It cost a total of ten taels of silver." Shen Yue explained.
"Ten taels? Then do you still have enough money? If it's not enough, I still have it here."
Although Luo's mother was a little surprised that Shen Yue bought so many medicinal materials, she still supported her children as long as she was doing business.
"That's enough, that's enough. Once you finish making this batch of medicinal materials, you can sell them for money. Mom, you don't have to worry about me."
Shen Yue tangled her fingers together, wondering whether she should tell Luo's mother that she wanted to buy a small shop in the town.
Mother Luo looked at Shen Yue's troubled look and guessed that Shen Yue wanted to talk to her, so she asked, "What's the problem with Yue'er?"
Shen Yue took a long breath, raised her head and looked at Luo Mu, and asked cautiously, "Mom, what do you think of opening a medicine hall in the town?"
Luo Mu's eyes flickered when she heard this, and then she said, "Of course, Yue'er can go to the medicine hall to treat illnesses and save people during the day, and we will go home at night."
Yue'er's medical skills are much better than that of Heixinren Medical Hall, so of course she supports it.
"Then why doesn't Mom want to buy a house in the town?" Shen Yue asked after thinking about it.
Luo's mother was stunned for a moment, then looked out the window in a daze, murmuring, "It's not that Mom doesn't want to go to the town. Mom knows that the town is much more convenient for you and Xiaojiu, but I'm afraid that he can't find me when he comes back." ..."
Before she finished speaking, Mother Luo's eyes were filled with tears, which were silently flowing down her cheeks.
Shen Yue was a little panicked, and she didn't know how to comfort Luo Mu for a while.
Is he Luo Qingjiu's father that Luo's mother said?
She wanted to ask, but she didn't dare to ask. She was afraid of touching the scars in Luo's mother's heart, so she could only hand over her little handkerchief silently.
After a long time, Luo's mother wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, her thoughts seemed to be lost in memories, and she said to herself, "Mom is fine, she is just a little sad. You don't know, right? Xiaojiu's father is a very brave man, Xiaojiu When he was nine years old, his father volunteered to go to the military camp and was responsible for suppressing the riots."
"Later, good news came frequently. His father fought bravely and was promoted to deputy general. A letter came from Yunyang saying that when the last battle is victorious and he comes back to me in triumph, I will be the general's wife and Xiaojiu will be the general. Son, no one dares to despise us anymore.”
"Later, I couldn't wait for his family letter, nor could I wait for him. Except for sending back a jade pendant passed down from our ancestors, there was no news."
Luo Mu raised her hands to cover her brows and eyes, and said nothing for a long time...
She turned around and gave Shen Yue a forced smile, and took off the jade pendant from her neck that she had never left.
The texture of the jade pendant is transparent and smooth, carrying Luo Mu's body temperature, exuding a touch of warmth.
Shen Yue wanted to refuse, but Mother Luo had already hung the jade pendant around her neck, and then touched her head lovingly, "Yue'er, mother gave you this jade pendant. It can be considered a wedding gift from mother. What do you want to do? Just do it, mother supports you."
In fact, she also knew that Yunyang had probably been killed in the battlefield, but it was just her obsession...
She had been holding these words in her heart for a long time. Now that she talked to Yue'er, her depressed mood became much smoother.
"But..." Shen Yue opened her mouth to say something more.
Luo Mu waved her hand at her, signaling her to stop talking. This jade pendant was originally intended for her, but Yue'er was always away from home before, so she didn't dare to give it to her.
Seeing Luo Mu's determined expression, Shen Yue could only accept the jade pendant. In any case, this was Luo Mu's recognition of her.
"Okay, it's getting late. Mom needs to rest. Yue'er should go back to bed quickly. That thing you mentioned... Mom will accompany you to see it tomorrow."
Luo's mother urged Shen Yue to go back to her room, then she closed her eyes and lay on the bed, a line of clear tears running down her temples and sinking into the pillow.