Her Cultivation Diary-Chapter 1903 - 1699: Farewell, Mom—I’m Setting Sail (Part 3)
But there were no snacks.
Coming to the countryside, mom took away all the snacks, leaving only a big hawthorn ball.
This one tastes sweet.
Mom said that sweet things have high calories and can curb hunger, so just eat this.
Doctor Xiaoguo’s hawthorn ball is indeed big, even larger than a quail egg, perfectly round.
Usually wrapped in oil paper, if anyone in the village feels discomfort in their stomach, overeats, and doesn’t want to take medicine, having one is just right.
The reason it’s made so big—
Oh dear, if it weren’t big, there wouldn’t be enough digestive materials added, and the effect wouldn’t be that good!
But it does contain a bit of honey from the Song Family, and it tastes great!
Ingredients are limited, and if you are not a regular, it’s generally not for sale now.
As soon as the paper was opened, the sour and fragrant aroma hit him, and He Tuo swallowed immediately.
Even though it had been less than an hour and he was starting to eat, it seemed a bit inappropriate.
But he encouraged himself: walk a bit more, and you’ll surely find a taxi, so there’s no harm in eating it now!
Thinking of this, he unwrapped the paper without hesitation and took a bite of the hawthorn ball.
Little Ten saw him eating and quickly trotted over, the fluffy dog’s head nudging his cheek, also smelling the sour and sweet scent, whimpering as it begged for some.
But it’s not possible, you see.
He Tuo was very solemn:
"I’m adventuring, need to replenish my energy, so I can’t share with you."
"Once I get on the car, you can come back and eat more goodies."
He truly is a determined and well-planned child. He carefully chewed the large hawthorn ball and swallowed it, chugged his big water cup, and once he was full, put on his backpack again, checked the battery on his phone watch, then continued walking forward.
He walked and walked, walked and walked...
His short little legs were starting to feel sore, but he still hadn’t seen a single taxi.
Why is that?
Do people here not take taxis when they go out?
They have a car at home, but sometimes Dad still chooses to take a taxi.
But the road was not wrong.
There’s just this one big road, impossible to get lost.
Behind him, Little Ten was still slowly following, confused as to what this human child intended to do in the middle of the night.
Checking the time again, another forty minutes had passed, and He Tuo was starting to feel drained.
Moreover...
He placed his hand over his stomach, which was making more and more noisy gurgles.
Why was he so hungry?
The hawthorn ball just now was pinched as tightly as a small loaf of bread.
He Tuo looked a bit confused: Could it be that mom was wrong, that sweet things don’t fill you up?
His stomach felt empty, and his mouth felt empty, with even an inexplicable saliva starting to pool, almost wanting to drool.
But, why would that be?
Thinking back to dinner, it all flashed in front of his eyes, wishing he could turn around and eat two more big bowls.
Trying to endure a bit longer, he was even tempted to pull a stalk of wild grass from the roadside to chew on, unsure if it was more hunger or craving.
He Tuo sighed like a grown-up: So hungry!
Even hungrier than he had been at school.
But he’s a little man, and today he has a great mission!
He grit his teeth and persisted, pushing forward with his slightly sore little legs.
Gurgle.
Gurgle. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮
In the silent night, the mysterious sounds kept echoing on the country road.
Little Ten tilted his head silently following behind.
Humans, how strange.
...
Doctor Xiaoguo didn’t know at all that her big hawthorn ball prevented a child from completing his mission, leaving him hungry and craving halfway down the road, feeling a bit unbearable.
She only knew her big ball was made with solid ingredients!
No other way, in other places, some digestion tablets would do the trick.
But at Lao Song’s family, everyone stuffs themselves full, and without attention, it could be bad.
Without a robust digestive ball to help process, overeating isn’t comfortable! And if they vomit it up, wouldn’t it spoil such good ingredients?
Therefore, the hawthorn used is wild hawthorn from nearby mountains, so sour that one’s eyes can barely stay open, but with extra strong digestive power.
The honey used is from the Song Family, and the other materials added while kneading the ball are top quality too.
Just look at how, before any gathering, Lao Song’s family always takes some from her, which shows how effective it is for digestion.
Not to mention, He Tuo ate it on an empty stomach; even if you’re full and have one of these, your appetite would grow again in two or three hours.
Now, He Tuo swallowed and looked at Little Ten, sighed sadly:
"Why is there no taxi? Nor any breakfast shops?"
He had pocket money ready in his phone watch, already planning how to accurately report his community’s building number.
As long as he gets in a taxi, the driver can take him home!
