Chapter 85: Poisonous Insect Bites
When Ye Shuyi heard He Yue asking her if she would consider the shop next door, she nodded vigorously.
However, the money may not be enough.
Ye Shuyi spent three million to buy Xiangjiang Small Kitchen.
This is the result of Ms. Fang paying three months' salary in advance.
The opening of Xiangjiang Small Kitchen made a good profit, but it was not enough.
Subsequent renovations and hiring of people will be necessary, which will be another huge expense.
"I can let you use it first. Given our relationship, I won't charge you rent. When you earn enough money, you can buy it." He Yue proposed a very tempting idea.
"There's an even easier way. Be my girlfriend and I'll give it to you directly. How about that?" He added, winking slightly, his face showing that I'm easy to talk to.
"Neither of them will work. I'll just pay you the rent. Tell me, how much is appropriate? I only need to rent the one on the right." Ye Shuyi felt that this was the most appropriate way.
The one on the right is a little smaller, but it’s enough for just the barbecued herbal tea.
"Don't we need it on the opposite and left sides?"
"No, thank you! How much is the rent?" Ye Shuyi was very persistent. If she didn't tell her how much, she would not accept this kindness.
I can't afford to buy it, but I can afford to rent it.
"Three hundred?" He Yue planned to take some as a token of his appreciation.
"In this area, you can't even rent a toilet for 300 yuan."
In an ordinary area of Hong Kong Island, the monthly rent for a 100-square-meter shop is around 50,000 yuan.
"Sixty thousand?" Ye Shuyi asked thoughtfully.
"It's too much. Ten thousand. If you give more, I won't rent it." He Yue insisted.
He just wants the other party to accept his kindness, why is it so difficult?
The girls I dated before kept talking about brand-name bags that cost at least a million yuan.
He bought it without blinking.
But it doesn't matter. If she is willing to rent, then they will be in a tenant-lender relationship, and there is still a long way to go.
He was determined to make Ye Shuyi his girlfriend.
Ye Shuyi agreed and asked him if he liked the food she cooked and that he could make a reservation for free.
Speaking of food, He Yue remembered something.
"I asked you to cook for my sister a few days ago to test her taste." His goal was not that. "We have a family gathering in a few days, but we are short of a chef. Can you help?"
"Your family gatherings should be quite high-profile, right? Is it appropriate for me to go?" Ye Shuyi considered herself a beginner in both fame and experience. She had some success, but not yet the recognition of anyone in Hong Kong.
"You're too modest. Everyone knows that Ye Ji's food is delicious, and you, Ye Shuyi, are the champion of this year's cooking competition, so you're incredibly famous! I heard that Feng Cheng's head chef hasn't won the championship in several years, and you took first place for the first time. That's amazing!"
That being said, she appeared suddenly after all...
"The dishes I cook are generally home-cooked dishes that pay attention to taste. You are from a wealthy family, so the type is not suitable for you..." In fact, she had some understanding of it, but had never tried it in a truly wealthy family.
"It's okay, everyone has a first time. Just treat this as a platform for training. Besides, aren't you cooking for the Chen family's young master and mistress? No matter what level they are, the dishes you cook are all pleasing to their eyes, so there will be no problem here at all." He Yue persuaded.
"Let's take a step back. Even if you really messed up, it doesn't matter. I'll take responsibility for any consequences. If anyone dares to say anything bad about you, I'll fight back." He provided a solid backing, allowing Ye Shuyi to fly bravely.
"Thank you so much, Master He!" He said this sincerely. "If there's anything I can do for you in the future, just let me know!"
"Okay!" He Yue said with a smile.
The family gathering is next week, so there is time to prepare.
Ye Shuyi was not replacing the head chef, but the pastry chef.
This was not difficult for her, as she had just developed a new pastry.
He Yue sat here for a while after dinner and then went back. In fact, he wanted to stay for a while, but he was afraid of disturbing the goddess's business.
The sky was not completely dark yet, and the sun was still shining, coating the streets of Hong Kong Island in gold, adding a touch of sacredness.
Ye Shuyi saw He Yue out, but she saw that the herbal tea stall had not been closed yet, and there were still a bunch of people around.
"Mr. Yin, what happened?"
"I don't know. Seeing his body covered in red spots is so scary!"
"His face was red and he was confused. He seemed to have a fever."
"I just heard him scream in pain."
Ye Shuyi finally squeezed to the front to take a look, and saw a man lying on the ground with his upper body exposed. He was frowning, his face flushed, and he seemed to be in pain.
The person who was treating him was Hong Shiqiong. At this moment, she was wiping the man's body with a wet towel and then applying some medicine.
Then she opened the small medicine bag she carried with her, took out a few pills, ground them into powder, dissolved them in water, and fed them to the man.
After a few minutes, the redness on the man's face slowly faded, and the dense red spots on his body also faded.
His brows were relaxed and his eyes were clear.
He moved his body slightly, half sat up, and without even bothering to look at where his short-sleeved shirt was, he said to Hong Shiqiong gratefully, "Thank you, doctor, for saving my life!"
Hong Shiqiong's expression was calm. As she packed up, she said, "It's okay. Take this medicine. It's called Qingdu Pills. Take it once a day in the morning. The insect poison will be eliminated after seven days."
After saying that, she placed a small porcelain bottle in his palm.
"Okay, doctor, are you from Xiangjiang Kitchen? Will you come tomorrow? I didn't bring much money today, so I will definitely thank you tomorrow." He held the porcelain bottle tightly and promised.
Out of the corner of his eye he saw his clothes hanging on the arm of a chair, so he picked them up and put them on.
"No need. If you really want to thank me, you can come to the store often."
The patronage here does not mean helping, but patronizing.
Seeing this, the man said, "Okay."
But I was thinking in my heart that I should still be grateful for what I should be grateful for tomorrow.
"He was bitten by a poisonous insect. This insect is very common, but it's a mutant called the Red Fire Water Ant. Other water ants are white, but this one is crimson as fire and as big as a cockroach. This insect mostly appears in brightly lit areas at night after rain, but it can't be completely avoided during the day."
"You can use ordinary insecticides to kill them. Secondly, make sure to close the windows when turning on the lights at night." Hong Shiqiong reminded.
The onlookers nodded one after another, secretly praising Hong Shiqiong's superb medical skills.
After saving the person, Hong Shiqiong closed the stall.
Ye Shuyi and He Yue also helped.
"Sister Qiong, you are so amazing!" Ye Shuyi praised.
The way he cures illnesses and saves lives is so cool.
"It's a small matter."
Hong Shiqiong has a characteristic, that is, she is talkative and easy-going in normal times, but she is very frugal with words when it comes to her profession, appearing aloof and indifferent.
"Sister Qiong, judging from the way you acted just now, you must be from a famous family, right?" He Yue also said so.
"Do you know him?" Hong Shiqiong was very perceptive. The other party said this, maybe he had seen him before.
There are some things that outsiders cannot tell the difference, but insiders can clearly understand them.
Different schools have different techniques.
For example, Hong Shiqiong's posture of grinding the medicine just now, whether it is the strength, direction, or rhythm, is very particular.
The posture is also different.
These are all unique inheritances passed down by the Hong family and cannot be imitated by others.
When questioned, He Yue did not hide anything: "I saw a Chinese medicine doctor two years ago. His posture when picking up medicine and the tone of voice when talking to patients were exactly the same as yours. His last name was also Hong."
"What's his name, do you know?"
"It seems her name is... Hong Huayu." He Yue said after thinking carefully.
What a coincidence, Hong Huayu is Hong Shiqiong's brother.
However, they are ten years apart.
His brother got married early and now has a 20-year-old son.
His son started his own business at the age of 17 and was successful. He opened a clothing store, bought Dacron at a low price, and made bell-bottom pants.
Before leaving the mountain, the older brother said his son had recently started tinkering with base station equipment again, which was not his normal job. If you encounter him, you should take care of him.
Hong Shiqiong went back according to the address, but her nephew had moved away and she didn't know where he was.
"Sister Qiong?" He Yue saw that she seemed distracted, so he asked tentatively.
"Oh, he should also be from the Hong family." Hong Shiqiong did not elaborate on their relationship.
"Yeah. I met his son a while ago."
"Where?"
Isn't this a coincidence? She was looking for it!
"He was in Sham Shui Po. He was wearing a leather jacket and sunglasses that day. He looked so cool and handsome."
"Okay, thank you very much!"
"You're welcome."
After packing up his stall, He Yue was really about to leave.
Ye Shuyi was listening on the side and was very suspicious that Sister Qiong's nephew had the ability of prophecy.
Could he also be a time traveler?
Otherwise, how could he accurately invest in the most promising things of this era.
The next morning, Hong Shiqiong went to see her nephew and did not return until the afternoon.
"Sister Qiong, you are finally back. A lot of people are waiting for you!" Ye Shuyi came forward anxiously.
"Take your time." Hong Shiqiong had some guesses in her mind, but she was not in a hurry.
"Several patients showed up today with the exact same symptoms as the guy yesterday. The nearby hospitals all said there was nothing they could do and that they could only rely on their own immune system to get through it, or else take painkillers."
"Didn't you save that big brother yesterday? Now they all come to you for help."
Ye Shuyi explained.
Xiangjiang Kitchen's business has also been affected.
At first, I sold herbal tea and food therapy, nothing special.
However, the herbal tea stall is now used as a free medical consultation stall. Many people who come here have illnesses, and there are several patients lying next to the stall.
Who dares to come over for dinner?
What if I get infected?
It was as if they were running a clinic instead of a restaurant.
After listening to this, Hong Shiqiong nodded, took the small medicine box and went out.
When they saw her appear, hope immediately rose in everyone's eyes.
The savior has come.
"Doctor, please save my husband! I don't know how he ended up like this!" A woman knelt down, crying, "He's the pillar of our family. He has three children to support, as well as our parents, four elderly people. If anything happens to him..."
The woman couldn't continue speaking, so she just bent down and tried to kowtow violently.
Hong Shiqiong stopped her first and helped her up.
"Okay, no need to kneel, let me take a look at the situation first."
Hong Shiqiong squatted down, first grabbed the man's hand to take his pulse, and then used her hands to feel his heartbeat rate and forehead temperature.
"It's more serious than yesterday." Her usually calm expression was now tinged with a hint of worry.
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