My Longkang

I am experiencing the beginning of a cough. It kept me awake last night as the throat is sensitive and I woke up repeatedly when I felt the need to cough. So this morning, I decided to cook the following soup which is supposed to be good for coughs. Why? I don’t know but I am just following the tradition of my grandmother who probably followed the tradition of her ancestors

I don’t even know the name of the ingredients. Normally I would just go to the local medicine shop to buy a little of this and that and store it to be used for a future occasion.

I boiled some chicken with the above ingredients. To make Benghui eat it, I had to add some salt and a little black sauce and some pepper.

I boiled it, then slowed down the fire and let it simmer for about 90 minutes.

I don’t know if it is a psychological thingy, but I feel a little better around the throat already

Sunday is supposed to be a day of rest but it turns out even this day is not a day of rest. How I wish Benghui can tend and fend for himself. Maybe I should record down all my labor and expenses on his behalf and present it to him in the form of a bill when he receives his first pay check.

If he is difficult, refuses to eat or asks for something else, I am going to ask him to eat air and drink rain water

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