The Fallen Medicine Woman: The Daily Life of Chun Nuan-Chapter 369 - 213

There’s no denying it, the manor is indeed a great place for nurturing one’s health.

Hu Nuan no longer vomited after meals at the manor.

Upon noticing this, Ding Xiang specifically asked Aunt Zhong: What kind of meals are prepared that make the young mistress able to eat?

At the Zhao family, the young mistress would vomit whatever she ate, no matter how attentively Mrs. Zhou prepared the dishes, it was all for naught.

She had to throw up right after eating.

Yet at the manor she ate heartily.

"Miss, we don’t have anything special to serve the young mistress here, it’s just home-raised chicken, and the mushrooms for the chicken stew were picked by the young mistress herself," Aunt Zhong said. "The vegetables are also home-grown, just picked from the field moments ago. If there’s any difference, perhaps it’s the water that’s different."

Aunt Zhong knew that the Zhao family’s water was from wells; the town has two ancient wells, and everyone in town fetched water from there to drink.

"The water at our manor is mountain spring water collected from the mountain, and when boiled it has a sweet aftertaste." Aunt Zhong ladled a bowl for Ding Wu: "Have a taste."

Ding Xiang drank it, and indeed, it had a sweet aftertaste.

"This is the water I use to cook meals, wash vegetables, and stew soups."

"I understand now."

It turns out the young mistress needs to drink the water from this manor.

This really is quite a dilemma.

Should we send manor water to town daily, or have the young mistress stay at the manor?

Neither seems practical.

However, Ding Xiang still reported this discovery to Zhao Minghua.

"Impressive, you’re very observant, Qingsheng, reward her."

Qingsheng promptly fetched two liang of silver scraps for Ding Xiang.

"Thank you, young master, for the reward."

"There’s no need to be polite, any of you who keeps the young mistress’s matters in mind will surely be well-rewarded by me," Zhao Minghua said. "Especially during the young mistress’s current special period, everyone should stay alert and serve her well, and later you’ll be heavily rewarded by me."

"Yes, young master."

Elated, Ding Xiang thanked them and withdrew.

"Young master, do you think what Ding Xiang said is true? The difference is really because of the water?"

"It could be."

Zhao Minghua nodded.

Qingsheng didn’t understand.

Zhao Minghua didn’t understand either, but he intended to discuss the matter with Chun Nuan.

"There’s that possibility, but there might be another reason." 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

"What reason?"

"It’s that I’ve been in a good mood since coming to the manor, and good moods can also affect appetite."

"Are you not in a good mood in town? Why is that? Did someone upset you?"

How terrible, someone actually made her upset.

"That’s not the case. Anyway, the mood in town is never as good as the mood here at the manor. It’s not because of people; I feel it might be because here the view is broader. Once out the door, everything I see is lush and green, especially pleasing to the eye."

It’s different in town.

There’s some flowers and plants in the yard, some greenery, but that type of cultivated plants compared to the farmed and naturally growing vibrant greens and blooms are two completely different things.

Upon entering the courtyard gate, one sees houses, streets, pedestrians, carts, and animals... In short, she generally doesn’t go out, and whenever she does, she feels disturbed.

It’s different at the manor; stepping out, one can smell the fragrance of grass and truly enjoy the curling smoke and the songs of birds and blossoms.

"Then what do you think about the water situation?"

Zhao Minghua asked curiously.

"It’s the difference in water quality," Chun Nuan knew the matter. "Water truly differs from place to place, and some medical books note that certain villages mostly have long-lived people, while those married out of the village don’t have longevity records; the ones who marry in do, yet their original families have no longevity instances either. After comparison, it’s believed the water quality contributes to longevity."

Such water exists?

Then wouldn’t everyone seek out this water to drink for longevity?

"That’s noted in medical records, but no specific place has been mentioned where water induces longevity."

"Then it must be false; unverified claims are considered false."

Zhao Minghua understood it this way.

Chun Nuan glanced at him, unsure whether to call him silly or too naive.

The world is vast, full of wonders.

Just because you haven’t seen it doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist.

Medical books are very precise texts, painstakingly recorded, organized, and edited by medical practitioners over the ages.

Medical books aren’t dramas; they can’t be fabricated.

Zhao Minghua, feeling uneasy under Chun Nuan’s gaze, had a strong desire to survive.

"A drama says there’s a river, called Mother and Child River, and whoever drinks from it—no matter male or female—will get pregnant and have children. Do you believe that’s true?"

"You know, that’s what the drama says."

Chun Nuan yielded, expressing: I’m referring to medical books and you’re talking about dramas.