24: Chapter 24 The Temptation of Chestnuts 24: Chapter 24 The Temptation of Chestnuts Editor: Henyee Translations As soon as Meng Ze spoke, he was in such pain that he gasped.
Understanding his good will, Su Tang quickly stopped him, “You’d better not talk.
There’s no anesthetic here, your wounds must be very painful!”
Meng Ze shook his head, looking like he had something to say, but hesitated.
If he didn’t speak, Su Tang simply pretended not to see it.
The water in the clay pot was already boiling.
She folded a large green leaf into a cone shape, carefully removed some of the water, and let it cool inside.
After a short silence, Meng Ze spoke again.
“Dr.
Su Tang, I’m badly injured.
Am I going to meet the Beast God?”
Su Tang didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
“Of course not.
As long as you rest well and replenish your nutrients, you’ll recover quickly!”
Meng Ze’s eyes shimmered.
He moistened his cracked, peeling lips and murmured, “Thank you!”
Su Tang smiled faintly without responding.
Once the water in the leaf had cooled, Su Tang loosened the leaf cone a little, allowing the water to flow down into Meng Ze’s mouth through a small hole at the bottom.
“When Yuanyuan comes back, I’ll have her help you drink water like this.
You’re currently feverish and need to stay hydrated!”
“Okay, I understand now!”
Su Tang curiously examined the large green leaf in her hand.
It looked quite like a banana leaf, no, even more substantial!
Even after holding boiling water, it did not show any signs of wilting, which was incredibly practical!
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She decisively clicked ‘No’!
After helping Meng Ze to drink water for the second time, Gaiyin came back with clean Chinese Thorowax.
Su Tang took part of the rootstock and leaves and threw them into the clay pot, then instructed Gaiyin to keep an eye on it.
She broke down the unused Chinese Thorowax into sections.
She spread out the extra large green leaves in the Cave under the sunlight and laid down the divided Chinese Thorowax, preparing to sun dry and store them!
After all this work, the slight sweetness of the Chinese Thorowax Soup Medicine wafting in the air gave Su Tang a scent of hunger.
She picked up five or six chestnuts that she had turned up earlier, walked over to Gaiyin with a cheerful mood, and tossed them into the fire pit under the pot.
“Gaiyin~ Are you hungry?
I’m going to roast chestnuts for you~”
Gaiyin answered honestly, “I’m not hungry!”
Thinking of the sweet and glutinous chestnuts she was about to eat, Su Tang was in a good mood to not mind Gaiyin’s response!
“Then don’t try to take the roasted chestnuts once they are ready!”
“Okay!”
Su Tang grumbled discontentedly.
What a boring Tiger!
Seeing the water in the clay pot gradually decreasing, Su Tang asked Gaiyin to stop adding firewood!
When the fire went out, and the clay pot cooled down somewhat.
Only then did Su Tang ask Gaiyin to feed Meng Ze the medicine following the method she had used earlier!
As soon as Gaiyin picked up the pot, she impatiently pulled out two thin branches from the firewood pile.
She dragged out the chestnuts that were buried in the ashes and let them cool.
Picking a small stone from inside the cave, she aimed it at the burnt black chestnut and hit it.
With a crisp sound, the chestnut shell cracked!
Sniffing the faint aroma of chestnuts in the air, Su Tang didn’t care about the heat, took the chestnut, peeling it open to reveal a puff of hot steam.
The yellow nut under the dark shell looked even more tender and appetizing!
She blew on it a few times, then popped it in her mouth.
Su Tang squinted her eyes in satisfaction.
Her adorable satisfaction made Gaiyin stare!
The chestnut was somewhat burnt and melted in her mouth.
It filled her mouth with a sweet and glutinous fragrance!