I was reborn after my cousin stole my life.

Chapter 47: Radish Pancakes

Jiang Zhou, feeling a chill, went back to bed.

There are only two ways to satisfy desire: using your hands or taking a cold shower.

Jiang Zhou chose to take a cold shower.

In the late autumn weather, even drinking cold water makes you grit your teeth. After taking a cold shower, Jiang Zhou felt that his internal heat hadn't subsided much.

With the blanket covering his waist and abdomen, Jiang Zhou lay there, his hands behind his head, staring blankly at the ceiling.

"When is your aunt leaving?"

Yuan Xiu pulled down the covers and peeked at him secretly. The lights were off, and the only light in the room was the moonlight shining in through the window.

She could see his dark, round eyes staring at her.

Yuan Xiu swallowed hard, rested her chin on the blanket, and whispered, "They only arrived today, so it'll probably take five or six days."

That's just a week.

At least there's some hope.

"Go to sleep."

The room fell silent. Yuan Xiu reached her hand out from under the covers and pulled the blanket over his stomach. "Cover yourself up, don't catch a cold."

Jiang Zhou hummed in agreement.

……

The next morning, Jiang Zhou cooked the meal, and it was already ready when Yuan Xiu got up.

Simple cornmeal porridge and steamed buns made from two kinds of flour bought from the canteen.

Breakfast was laid out on the table, and Jiang Zhou was putting bowls and chopsticks on the table when Yuan Xiu came out.

"Get up, go wash up."

Yuan Xiu lowered her eyelids, somewhat embarrassed to look at him, and went to the restroom with her things in her hand.

Jiang Zhou only started eating after she finished washing up and came into the room.

Yuan Xiu felt unwell; her lower abdomen ached slightly. She had always had this problem, and when it was most painful, she would break out in a cold sweat.

She gradually recovered in her past life and hasn't felt this kind of pain for a long time.

"Are you feeling unwell?" Jiang Zhou noticed that something was wrong with her; her face and lips were pale, and there was a slight sweat on her temples.

Yuan Xiu nodded, placed her left hand on her lower abdomen, and said, "My stomach hurts a little."

"Should we go to the hospital?" Jiang Zhou understood that the woman was experiencing menstrual cramps.

In the military, female soldiers are entitled to two days of menstrual leave each month.

Jiang Zhou had seen people go to the hospital when the pain became severe.

"No need. I'll just boil some ginger water to warm myself up."

Yuan Xiu didn't want to discuss her period with him, as it would make her unable to forget the stupid thing she did last night.

No, you should say she's been making stupid mistakes all this time.

She actually thought Jiangzhou was no good just because of those two ambiguous words Yuan Juan said in her previous life.

And he even arrogantly spouted nonsense in public to save face for him as a man.

Yuan Xiu wanted to slap herself.

At this moment, she didn't know if Jiang Zhou could have children, but she was certain he was "very capable".

Thinking back to last night, Yuan Xiu's face turned from white to red.

After breakfast, Jiang Zhou was so diligent that he even washed the dishes. He left home fifteen minutes earlier than usual, riding his bicycle.

Yuan Xiu went to the toilet again. After coming out, she went into the kitchen to boil ginger water for herself. There was no brown sugar at home. It would be even better if there was brown sugar to boil together. It would be best to add some fermented rice wine to warm the meridians and promote blood circulation. She would drink this every time she had her period in her previous life. After drinking it, she would not feel any pain all day.

There's no fermented rice wine here; Yuan Xiu couldn't find any for sale in the department stores and service shops in the city.

This is the perfect time for rice wine to ferment, and she plans to buy glutinous rice and make it herself once it's finished.

The door was pushed open, and Yuan Xiu peeked out: "Why are you back again?"

Jiang Zhou was carrying a small oil paper package. He handed it to Yuan Xiu, saying, "This is brown sugar. Dissolve it in hot water and drink it when you're in pain."

Yuan Xiu took it and was about to speak when Jiang Zhou turned and left.

He left his bicycle in the yard but didn't ride it to the camp headquarters.

After drinking the ginger tea made with brown sugar, Yuan Xiu felt much better. She didn't go out in the morning because there were still vegetables at home; she had bought a few large radishes at the market yesterday.

The seedlings in that small vegetable patch in the yard have been planted for exactly one month now, and some of them are already ready to eat.

Now, I don't have to go to the market every day.

Taking advantage of the morning, she took out the dress that Yuan Juan had worn. She had already washed it at the guesthouse, and she also had a sewing machine, so she could alter it.

This is a wool coat with a small lapel. It's maroon in color, which complements the skin tone. The lining is red and blue plaid, and it's also made of good quality material.

Yuan Xiu removed the inner lining and used a checkered lining to alter the collar and cuffs. She then used checkered fabric to carefully trim the edges of the plaid fabric along the front, buttons, and hem.

Although the changes are minor, a closer look reveals that it has actually undergone a major transformation.

Yuan Xiu tried it on, and it fit perfectly. Yuan Juan was a little plumper than her, and the clothes were a bit tight on her, but they fit her just right.

At noon, Yuan Xiu made a plate of radish pancakes and delivered them to the neighbor next door.

"Look at you, why did you bring so many? Just give us two to try."

Sister-in-law Guiying took the plate from Yuan Xiu's hand. "You haven't eaten yet, have you? Perfect timing, let's eat together at my house, I've already prepared everything."

Yuan Xiu smiled and pulled her back, "No need, I've already made it, we can eat it when we get back."

Old Doctor Liu was drying medicinal herbs in the yard. He beckoned to his daughter-in-law to bring him some radish cakes. He picked up a cake the size of a mahjong tile, took a bite, and exclaimed, "Delicious!"

Yuan Xiu smiled and said, "I'm glad you like it, sir."

"Was this made especially for me?" Dr. Liu's beard trembled as he ate.

Sister-in-law Guiying: "?"

Her father-in-law... how could he say he made the cakes especially for Xiao Yuan when she brought them over? Even if he were to make them, he would make them for her.

Yuan Xiu smiled. "I came to borrow a book from you. My husband said you agreed."

Sister-in-law Guiying: "...Really?"

Dr. Liu stuffed the radish pancake in his mouth, chewed it a couple of times, and said, "Let me test you, what's the use of eating this radish pancake?"

"It just fills our stomachs, what else is it useful for?"

Dr. Liu glanced at his daughter-in-law. "I didn't ask you."

Yuan Xiu said: "It moistens the lungs and stops coughing, promotes the production of body fluids and resolves phlegm, aids digestion and regulates qi."

Dr. Liu nodded, "You have some basic knowledge."

Sister-in-law Guiying widened her eyes. "There really is one."

Dr. Liu rolled his eyes at her, "You didn't take a single word of my advice to heart. In traditional Chinese medicine, every food has its own function of regulating the body."

Sister-in-law Guiying wasn't angry. "In my opinion, it's only good for filling your stomach. By the way, it's also delicious as pickled vegetables, especially good with rice. Let's buy more radishes this year and make them into pickled vegetables and dried vegetables. Dried radishes stewed with meat are also very fragrant..."

Dr. Liu waved her away.

"Look at these, how many can you recognize?"

He pointed to the medicinal herbs drying in the courtyard and asked Yuan Xiu.

Yuan Xiu picked them up, examined them, and smelled them. "This is angelica dahurica, this is licorice root, this is licorice root, this is phellodendron bark..."

Dr. Liu nodded in satisfaction. "Not bad, not bad. It seems Xiao Jiang was right. You must read a lot of books, otherwise you wouldn't recognize these..."