Chapter 86: (Part 2)

This was also the remedy Chu Yue gave yesterday. She said that using hot water to wash the Dazhui acupoint (at the base of the neck) for an extended period could replenish the body’s yang energy, and it was also effective in helping children recover from colds and chills.

After going home, Pei Hanchuan immediately told Pei Yanzhu about it.

At the time, Pei Yanzhu’s reaction was indifferent—she didn’t say whether she believed it or not.

But last night—

She slept with Tian Ci (her child), and his coughing significantly lessened. He no longer broke into cold sweats during the night, didn’t wake up in fright halfway through, and even slept longer than usual.

For a child in his growing years, such changes were clearly beneficial to the body.

So this morning, Pei Yanzhu once again took out Chu Yue’s notebook and carefully read through it. Perhaps—the person who drew all those little figure diagrams was really quite extraordinary.

Her gaze sharpened. She made a decision.

She handed the notebook to Pei Hanchuan.
“Hanchuan, starting today, you’ll help Tian Ci follow the diagrams in this to exercise.”

“Got it! Sis, I told you already—she’s really amazing! Trusting her can’t go wrong.”
Pei Hanchuan grinned smugly, as if Chu Yue’s brilliance were his own. He added,
“Sis, you’re busy with business anyway. Why not leave taking care of Tian Ci to me? I’ll bathe him from now on—I know where that acupoint is. And besides, we’re both guys—it’s more convenient—”

“No need.”
Pei Yanzhu cut off his babbling.
“I’ll take care of Tian Ci myself. You just make sure not to get into trouble or sneak him out again to eat all sorts of nonsense.”

“Sis, last time was an accident—really, it was. At first, Tian Ci was super happy…”

Pei Yanzhu didn’t bother listening to the rest. She stood up and walked out of the study, leaving Pei Hanchuan alone with the notebook, studying it diligently.

This time, he was determined to make his sister see him in a new light!

---

The next day.

Just like the day before, Chen Fengying showed up early at Chu Yue’s house, thinking about the pig skin jelly that Chu Yue had made so meticulously and with so many steps.

She was eager to finally taste it.

But before she even saw the pig skin jelly, she saw a pile of braised pig intestines and pig ears.

After Chen Fengying went home yesterday, Chu Yue had stayed up and finished preparing all the pork offal herself. The stench was completely gone—they were all beautifully braised to a glossy soy sauce brown.

When making the braise, Chu Yue was generous with rock sugar, caramelizing it with lard, which made the color especially vibrant—shiny like it was coated in glaze, sparkling under the light.

The kitchen was filled with the rich aroma of braised pork.

Chen Fengying was stunned.
“Chu girl… this cooking of yours… it’s already catching up with the top chefs back in my home village! The kind that can cook for whole banquets. And what about your pig skin jelly? Let me see it! Seriously, I’ve been craving it all night.”

Chu Yue didn’t make her wait long and brought out the basin containing the pig skin jelly.

The final step from yesterday had been steaming the 2:1 mixture of pig skin shreds and water for two hours in an iron pot.

After two hours of high-heat steaming, the collagen in the pig skin fully dissolved, thickening the previously clear water into a viscous gel. You could pull strands from it with your fingers.

Then she poured it into a basin and let it cool down.

After a night in the fridge, the pig skin jelly had completely solidified.

As Chu Yue brought it out, Chen Fengying saw the formed jelly—

—it was translucent.

Crystal clear, glimmering like polished jade, it looked just like a piece of water crystal jelly.