Half an hour later, she placed the two-layered pancakes on top and baked them until golden brown, which made them slightly burnt and fragrant. The children were more than eager to start eating.
When it was done, Han Qingsong and Dawang came back together from their outing and met each other on the way home.
Han Qingsong handed Lin Lan a big bag of things, “This is for you.”
Lin Lan looked at it, noting that it was a big bag, “What?”
Sanwang had a good nose, “What kind of smell is that?”
Lin Lan smelled it and it turned out to be Chinese medicine, “You bought me Chinese medicine? Where did you buy it?”
She hadn’t gotten the medicine that Doctor Xu prescribed her. After all, she didn’t want to take it and didn’t take it that seriously. Unexpectedly, it had been in Han Qingsong’s mind all along.
Han Qingsong said, “I asked my comrades in the provincial capital to help.”
Seeing that he was still holding a grey iron box, Lin Lan didn’t know what was in it and wanted to take it from him, but Han Qingsong brought it into the room by himself.
She didn’t pry any further.
Lin Lan began to educate her children again, “Look at your father— he has comrades-in-arms and friends, which makes this a personal connection. These are good friends and not mere acquaintances. Friendship between gentlemen is as light as water, but keep in mind to remain in touch with each other on a regular basis. When someone is in trouble, we will help each other.”
She also glanced at Dawang, who turned his head away, so she was not that sure if he heard her or not.
Erwang listened with gusto and the other children listened to her words as well. However, some laughed and didn’t take it very seriously.
Han Qingsong washed his hands and said to Lin Lan, “Someone will come to deliver the tub later, where do you want to put it?”
Lin Lan happily said, “It’s done? Let’s put it in the west room since there’s no other place.”
Han Qingsong, “After the beginning of spring, a small side room will be connected to the west.”
The side room would be lower than the main room, which meant that it cost less.
By this time, the room was already full of the smell of meat as the children didn’t care to talk since they were all intoxicated.
Dawang put the basket in front of her, “Grandma gave it to me.”
Lin Lan took a look at the contents. There were a few pomegranates, a gourd of red dates and a silver carp that was the length of a forearm in it. She smiled and said, “What a coincidence that we’re having meat, so let’s have some fruit too.”
Han Qingsong took out the porcelain soup pot they used in summer, “Should we use this to make the medicine?”
Lin Lan looked at it and decided that it should be fine. After all, iron pots and earthen pots were the ones that couldn’t be used, “Okay, let’s talk about it tomorrow.”
They were going to have meat today. Piling a pot of traditional Chinese medicine there and then just didn’t seem all that appealing.
She had already been mentally jumped at from Sanwang and Xiaowang’s comments. The last thing she wanted was something that would dampen her mood.
Han Qingsong, “Doctor Xu said that you’re supposed to take it at around this time.”
Back then, the doctor said that every time her period ended, she could start taking the medication. Consecutively taking it for 5 days would prove its effect in three months.