#lotus root

NEXT PROJECT: START!

I had to draw the chaos cat and the sparkly leech ever since I started reading the light novels while waiting for season three.

And of course, it ended up being Maomao finding herself some lotus roots while the ever-persistent Jinshi gets himself involved. I thought a lot about how to frame this and what to include.... and for once in my life, there is a lot of symbolism in my art. 🤣

Here are some medicinal properties of lotus roots:

Respiratory Relief: Raw lotus root juice or tea helps loosen mucus, clear chest congestion, and soothe coughs and asthma symptoms.

Digestive Health: Rich in dietary fiber, it is used to settle upset stomachs, treat diarrhea, and alleviate gastritis.

Stops Bleeding: The joints/nodes of the root are considered a potent astringent used to manage internal and external bleeding, including nosebleeds and blood in the stool.

The other two packs of rice are from the Economy Rice (菜饭) stall. The first box comes with a piece of crispy boneless fried chicken, stewed egg tofu and sauteed lotus roots and black fungus. The next one had sweet & sour pork (咕噜肉), a medley of stir-fried pork slices, young corns, black fungus and mushroom plus a piece of bean curd topped with minced pork.

Of course, I gotchu

Jin Ling with his Lotus Root Soup!

I personally love the detail that he can't bring himself to eat when in trouble with Jiang so doodling him pouting about having to eat is so fun

Also hands are currently my enemy