Xu Hengyi held his breath, waiting for Xie Jiang to finish taking her pulse. He couldn't help but ask, "Young Master Xie, how is my grandmother? Her complexion looks much better, but she's still sleeping. She's woken up a couple of times, but she falls asleep again after a short while."
Xie Jiang replied unhurriedly, "The Grand Madam is old, and we cannot rush things. Most of the remaining poison has been cleared, and there are no major issues. She just needs to recuperate slowly."
Having brought the Grand Madam back from the brink of death, Xie Jiang's words were naturally convincing. The Second Madam Xu felt a little more at ease with every word she heard, "Then we must trouble Young Master Xie to continue to take care of her."
Xie Jiang took out his acupuncture kit and looked at the Xu Hengyan brothers, "I'm going to begin the acupuncture."
Xu Hengyan and Xu Hengyi then retreated to the outer room to wait.
"What are you holding in your hand?"
"Ah? Oh, it's a small snack that Young Master Xie made himself. I think it's called dried sweet potato." Xu Hengyi realized he was still holding the paper packet. He was supposed to have given them to his third and fourth sisters earlier.
"I didn't expect Young Master Xie to actually know how to cook. I've never eaten this before. I wonder what this dried sweet potato is made of. It tastes sweet and not greasy, with a unique flavor. It seems Young Master Xie's cooking skills are quite good."
Xu Hengyi took out two pieces of dried sweet potato from the paper packet and handed them to Xu Hengyan, "Second Brother, you should try Young Master Xie's cooking too."
Xu Hengyan was about to refuse, but as he looked at the orange-red dried sweet potato, his heart stirred slightly. He then reached out and took it.
Xu Hengyan held it in his hand, examining it for a moment, then brought it to his nose to smell it. "Do you know what this is made of?"
Xu Hengyi shook his head, "I didn't ask."
Xu Hengyan fiddled with the dried sweet potato, feeling that it wasn't made from any known grain. Could it be some rare new variety?
Seeing his second brother lost in thought while holding the food, Xu Hengyi couldn't help but pat his forehead, "Second Brother, why do you always think about agriculture no matter what you see?"
Xu Hengyan looked up at him, "Do you know that farmers work hard all year round but never have enough to eat?"
Xu Hengyi said, "Can't they just plant more?"
Xu Hengyan felt that the dried sweet potato in his hand was more worthy of his attention.
Xu Hengyi: "..."
Did he say something wrong?
About two quarters of an hour later, Xie Jiang came out after finishing the acupuncture.
Xie Jiang's complexion was not very good, and a fine layer of sweat had appeared on his forehead.
Seeing this, Xu Hengyi felt even more grateful. He felt that Xie Jiang was dedicated to his grandmother. Although he sometimes had a bad temper, he was definitely a friend worth befriending.
Xie Jiang walked directly to the soft couch by the window and sat down, looking tired. Xu Hengyi eagerly poured a cup of tea and handed it to him, "Thank you for your hard work."
Xie Jiang took it and drank, then handed the teacup back.
"You rest for a while, I'll go check on Grandmother." Xu Hengyi placed the teacup on the table and rushed into the inner room.
Only Xu Hengyan and Xie Jiang were left in the outer room.
"Young Master Xie." Xu Hengyan walked to the window and held out his hand to Xie Jiang, "May I ask what this dried sweet potato is made of?"
The fish had taken the bait. Xie Jiang smiled slightly, "Sweet potato."
"Sweet potato?" Xu Hengyan was sure he hadn't heard of it before. "Does it have any other names?"
Xie Jiang thought for a moment, "Dugua?"
"May I ask where this sweet potato grows..."
Before Xu Hengyan could finish his question, he heard Xu Hengyi's exclamation from the inner room, "Grandmother! You're awake?! Grandmother, you're finally awake... Second Brother! Second Brother! Grandmother is awake!"
Xu Hengyan looked towards the inner room upon hearing the sound, then back at Xie Jiang, feeling like he still had many questions to ask.
"Are you interested in sweet potatoes? It's not a rare item. I'll have someone bring some over later. If you like them, I'll give you a few."
Xie Jiang waved his hand at him, signaling him to go in and show filial piety to the Grand Madam first.
"Then thank you."