Chapter 45

  Forty-five

  Shen Shuxian made a promise to Captain Ma before she left.

  Xu Sairen recently bought a lot of things, all in pairs. It seems that she really likes Shen Shuxian. Her sister did this, and Xu Saichen was very happy to see that Xu Sairen was satisfied with the girl. Looking at her father's expression, it seemed that he didn't object either. Anyway, let's wait another half a year, and get married after Shen Shuxian graduates. She will be even more charming then.

  Because Shen Shuxian's father died of tuberculosis, she had been dealing with Chinese herbal medicine for a long time before that, although she couldn't finally cure her father's illness, but it was these Chinese herbal medicines that prolonged her father's life for several years.

  Xu Baoshan's trachea has always been poor, and he often coughs. A few days after the start of school, Shen Shuxian dug up some lily roots and Schisandra chinensis in a nearby wilderness, bought some loquat flowers, five-flavor seeds, ephedra, and other Chinese medicines at a pharmacy, and when she had nothing to do, she would use a mortar to pound them, soaking the medicinal liquid with sugar and vinegar.

  Xu Baoshan saw her busy in the kitchen, later holding a large jar, pouring a bowl of medicine. "Uncle Xu, try this, it's good for your laryngitis. Drink it before meals every day and your body will recover a bit after a week. My father taught me."

  Xu Baoshan was slightly surprised, and after finishing his bowl of medicine, Shen Shuxian took out another piece of candy from the drawer, "Take your medicine, then have some candy."

  Xu Saille said, "Father is not even afraid of going into battle, would he be afraid of taking medicine?"

  Perhaps it was the stimulating effect of these words, Xu Baoshan drank it all in one breath, bitter enough, Xu Sairen peeled sugar into his mouth and coquettishly said, "Father, do you feel bitter? Eat quickly and you won't cough."

  After a few days, he didn't cough anymore. Xu Baoshan's asthma had been treated with many Western medicines but to no avail, and he had also taken many traditional Chinese medicines without any effect. But in the past few days, he had miraculously improved a lot. Jingyi was also very happy, seeing Shen Shuhuan's position in Xu Saihan's heart, perhaps as his future daughter-in-law, helping to speak up, "Nowadays, there are not many girls who are willing to go down to the kitchen to decoct medicine for their father-in-law."

  "Really? Are they going to get engaged?" Xu Baoshan was somewhat surprised, he had originally thought his son was just fooling around.

  Shen Shuxian no longer had to worry about the things in prison, and her mood was very good. As she decocted medicine, she hummed a soft tune.