Seeing that she finally had a smile on her face, Si Yiyan's mood also relaxed, and he gently pinched her thin cheek: "Did you eat well today?"
She has a poor appetite and always has trouble eating, so she has to eat small meals frequently.
Wen Xinya pouted and glared at him in dissatisfaction: "Don't pinch my face. If it gets ugly, it's your fault." Then, she took Si Yiyan's arm and acted coquettishly: "Today I ate two apples, a bunch of grapes, a bowl of bird's nest, a bowl of donkey-hide gelatin, and a bowl of medicinal food..."
She mentioned some snacks and it sounded like she had eaten a lot.
After saying this, he looked at Si Yiyan with an expression asking for praise.
Si Yiyan deliberately put on a stern face: "Didn't you eat?"
Fruit does not fill the stomach, bird's nest, donkey-hide gelatin, and medicated food are not regular foods. It sounds like a lot, but if you ignore the size of the bowl.
Wen Xinya pouted: "I can't eat it!"
In fact, she seemed to have eaten a lot, but she didn't eat much of each item, especially the main course, which was simply difficult to swallow.
When Si Yiyan was around, she wouldn't eat, so he would personally make sweet porridge for her. For fear that she would get tired of it, he would often change the toppings of the porridge and the nectar.
But recently she can't tolerate sweet food, so she eats even less.
Si Yiyan's eyes darkened, and he took the box from the cabinet: "Wan Niang heard that you have a poor appetite recently, so she sent someone to send you some nine-processed black plums. These black plums are made with a secret palace recipe supplemented with various health-care herbs, and are steamed ten times and dried nine times. They are most suitable for regulating appetite during pregnancy. Try them and see if they suit your stomach!"
Black plum is also known as dried branch plum.
It is a very precious Chinese herbal medicine. Because its flowers come in two colors, purple and pink, it is also called two-color blood-replenishing grass. It has excellent effects on treating all kinds of weakness.
The nine-processed black plums made by Wan Niang are even more rare.
The black plums selected are all from dry branches of plum trees that are more than 50 years old, which are very rare.
Wan Niang's family has several old dry-branch plum trees planted, which bear some fruits every year. These fruits are precious. Whether used to make wine or food, they are excellent health products. When she has nothing to do, she will tinker with these things, so she stored some at home, and she didn't expect them to come in handy.
The sour taste of black plums kept stimulating her sense of smell and taste buds. For a moment, the saliva in her mouth was secreted rapidly, and even her eyes could not help but brighten up little by little.
Si Yiyan noticed that she was greedy, so he picked a black and sour pickled plum and stuffed it into her mouth: "If you like it, ask Wan Niang to send some more next time."
It is May now, which is the fruit-bearing season for dried-branch plums.
Although dried branch plums are precious, they are not rare. They are a specialty of the Mongolian Plateau, and the wild dried branch plums there are better than domestic ones.
The sour and sweet taste made Wen Xinya's taste buds fully open. She couldn't help but squint her eyes: "Wanniang is really amazing. I have never eaten such delicious black plums."
These days, Si Yiyan also prepared a lot of foods such as black plums to whet her appetite.
But as soon as she ate those things, her stomach felt sour and uncomfortable.
She ate four or five in a row and was about to take more, but Si Yiyan closed the lid of the box: "Wanniang said that black plums have the effect of promoting blood circulation. Your fetus is not yet firmly established, so you should not eat too much." After that, he pushed another box of exquisite snacks in front of her: "Eat some snacks. These are also made by Wanniang herself. They are all made for your poor appetite after pregnancy. They are not only nutritious, but also appetizing."
Wan Niang is proficient in pharmacology and has extensive knowledge of food.
Wen Xinya smacked her lips with satisfaction, the sour and sweet taste in her mouth stimulated her saliva secretion. She was a little disappointed when she saw the black plums being taken away, but when she saw dozens of exquisite and beautiful snacks in the box that she had never seen or heard of before, her attention was instantly shifted to the snacks.
"I don't know how the mint cake is made, but it's refreshing and delicious. It's really delicious!"
"This glutinous rice lotus root melts in your mouth, fragrant and soft, really good!"
"The buttery puff pastry rolls are sweet but not greasy, and have a crispy texture. I'll want this one next time."
Wen Xinya ate three or four pieces of snacks in succession, and the smile on Si Yiyan's face became deeper and deeper. Xinya had a poor appetite during this period, so he racked his brains to prepare all kinds of appetizers, including a lot of plum snacks, but her appetite still did not improve.
At this time, seeing that she had eaten a lot, he knew that the food made by Wan Niang was to her taste.
Now that appetite has improved, other problems can be easily solved.
However, Wan Niang might be in trouble next time.
Wen Xinya was eating happily. Food is the most important thing for people. She had a poor appetite recently, which had tortured her a lot. Now her appetite suddenly improved, and she wanted to fill her stomach with all the food in front of her.
"Eat slowly. No one is going to snatch it from you." There were pastry crumbs on her lips, and she was holding the food and devouring it like a cute little hamster. She was so adorable that Si Yiyan couldn't help but stretch out his fingers and gently wipe off the pastry crumbs for her.
His movements were gentle and his eyes were full of compassion.
Eating too much cakes would make one feel sick of them, so after she ate about six or seven pieces, Si Yiyan put the cakes away and asked He Ma to bring over a plate of medicinal food.
Various foods are prepared in the kitchen 24 hours a day, especially bird's nests, donkey-hide gelatin, medicated food, and various tonic soups, as many as a dozen kinds. Except for the few must-eat ones, the remaining soups are almost different every day.
When He's mother saw her eating, she was extremely happy.
"Eat something else!" Si Yiyan pushed the bowl in front of her.
The medicinal food was prepared by Du Ruo and Du Gong according to Xinya's specific physical condition. It is not only nutritious but also warming and nourishing. Most importantly, it can regulate her body.
Wen Xinya's pitiful eyes followed the cakes that were gradually moving away, and finally she had to circle around the medicinal food in front of her: "Can we eat it later?"
She looked enviously at the pastries placed on the cabinet together with the black plums.
The pastries tasted so good, the best she had ever eaten.
Si Yiyan picked up the medicinal food and said, "I'll feed you. After you finish eating, I can reward you with a black plum!"
Speaking of black plums, Wen Xinya's mouth was full of saliva, and she said without thinking: "Five!"
She bargained.
“Two!”
“Four!”
"Three, no more!"
"Okay, deal!" Wen Xinya thought for a while and agreed reluctantly.
Si Yiyan fed her medicinal food.
Wen Xinya didn't hate the taste of Chinese medicine, but she felt that the medicinal food was a little difficult to swallow. She suppressed the feeling of nausea and finished the bowl of the medicinal food.
The bitter taste in her mouth made Wen Xinya wrinkle her nose and glared at Si Yiyan with a face full of resentment: "It's so bitter~"
Si Yiyan stuffed a black plum into her mouth, pinched her nose, and smiled: "So good!"