Chapter 188: 190: Administration of Medicine

Chapter 188: Chapter 190: Administration of Medicine

That’s why she felt a growing pity for Tang Yuxin now.

Tang Yuxin also sensed Xu’s mother’s kindness, but she guessed that behind this kindness was perhaps just sympathy. She didn’t need sympathy, and it wasn’t her fault for not having a mother. The fault laid on that woman.

What good would such a mother do anyway?

She knew she would just end up like a wilting cabbage in a field. Therefore, she might as well stay by her father’s side and grow into a stout radish, strong enough to hit someone with each blow.

After the Xu and Chen families had left, Sisi hid at the door, her eyes watery.

Tang Yuxin reached out and tugged at Sisi’s braided hair. “Why are you so reluctant to leave? When your sister went to school, you were all smiles, practically telling her to get lost.”

Sisi covered her little face, feeling embarrassed as if she was being made fun of, and ran off to find her mother.

Tang Yuxin picked up her bamboo basket and prepared to climb the mountain next to Li Tang Village. This mountain, which other people might not find special, was a treasure trove to her.

In Tang Yuxin’s eyes, indeed, this was a treasure mountain. She wondered how long this mountain had been here and how many years, thousands or even tens of thousands, it had stood.

The fierce beasts in the mountain had grown rare over time, even the lions, tigers, and bears were almost nonexistent. However, the mountain was still home to countless herbs. For a long time, these herbs had been Chen Zhong’s primary source of livelihood which greatly helped Tang Yuxin as well.

This was indeed a treasure mountain in Tang Yuxin’s eyes.

Just as she was setting out, Sisi peeped out of the door.

“Bye-bye, sister,” she waved her little hand at Tang Yuxin. Tang Yuxin turned around to see an incredibly sweet smile on the little girl’s face; her eyes were filled with joy.

So she clenched her teeth firmly, deciding to get up an hour earlier starting from the next day, and even going to bed an hour later at night for reviewing.

Yes, that’s what she decided.

When they were about to leave, Chen Lidong and Sisi were once again reluctant to part. Were the two of them putting on a show? Watching them, Xu Miaomiao rolled her eyes. She had a feeling that Chen Lidong was quite keen on taking Sisi home and raising her. Didn’t he notice that Uncle Tang was glaring at him lately?

Be careful, or Uncle Tang will chase you away with a broom.

Who dares to so blatantly attempt to steal away someone else’s daughter?

At that moment, Tang Yuxin took something out from her room and handed it to Xu Sisi.

“What’s this?” Xu Sisi untied the small paper bag in her hand. When she opened to see what was inside, she found some brown pills, each the size of a wild grape and emitting a strong medicinal scent.

The smell was too much for Xu Sisi, quickly closing the bag to get some fresh air. She had never liked the taste of medicine. She required a large glass of water to swallow each small pill. If she had to take ten pills, she would drink so much water her stomach would be bloated.

So she was afraid of taking medication, and consequently, she was afraid of getting sick. When she was little and got sick, her parents would force her to take the medicine. Now, as she was older, she didn’t need her parents to supervise her medicine intake, but it was still as painful as ever.

People could see her compliance, but they could not understand the immense suffering she experienced deep down.

Just like now, not only did she not want to take the medicine, but she even felt nauseous just smelling it.

“I won’t eat it.”

She turned her face away and shoved the bag back at Tang Yuxin. She wouldn’t take the medication, not even if she died.

“It’s not for you. It’s for your mother,” Tang Yuxin shoved the bag into Xu Miaomiao’s hand. “Our village has a doctor who is a master of Chinese medicine. He is an expert at revitalizing the body. Give this to your mother; they are pills to regulate her menstruation. She should take one per day until her menstruation stops.”