Lu Zhanguo suddenly said, "Mom, let's butcher a chicken later and stew it for dinner."
Wen Xiuqing nodded, went back to the east room carrying Xiaopang.
It was then that Lu Zhanguo said to Gu Xiaobei, "Ruixue went to the black market to sell blood."
Gu Xiaobei was startled. She had read plenty of news about selling blood in the black market. These procedures employ large, crude needles for blood extraction which are washed in hot water as a means of disinfection. In some villages, almost everyone sold their blood, leading to widespread transmission of Hepatitis C and other infectious diseases.
"When you're making the chicken soup later, add some of the red dates that our sister-in-law sent us. Let her drink it. Just be careful with her used dishes. Don't let the children use them afterward," Xiaobei instructed.
"What's wrong?" Zhanguo was confused.
