Chapter 80: Herbal Tea Shop
After hesitating for a long time, Ye Shuyi finally went in.
The man sat quietly and didn't turn around when he heard someone coming in.
"Mr. Chen, don't be angry!" Ye Shuyi deliberately softened her voice and walked up to him.
Chen Nanfeng's handsome face was tense, and he looked as if he wanted to keep strangers away.
The girl thought for a while, then reached out and placed her hand between his eyebrows, trying to soothe him.
Her palms were soft and her strength was light, like a feather slowly brushing across her cheek, like willow branches drifting in the spring breeze, like a lake rippling in the evening breeze.
The ripples in Chen Nanfeng's heart were also stirred.
Ye Shuyi continued, "You were drunk that day, and I sent you to the hotel, but then I forgot about it. Are you blaming me for that?"
"no."
He didn't take it to heart at all.
"Then why do you look so sad?"
"Because..." Chen Nanfeng couldn't explain the reason.
This aroused Ye Shuyi's suspicion.
"Is it really like what He Yue said?"
"What?"
"He said, you like me." Ye Shuyi repeated shamelessly.
"No! How could I like you?" He firmly denied.
"...Am I so unworthy of being loved?" Although Ye Shuyi also felt that it was impossible for him to like her, she was still very hurt when she was disliked so bluntly.
Chen Nanfeng knew that he was exaggerating, and said unnaturally: "That's not it."
"Yes. I know I'm not worthy of a young master like you." She crossed her legs. "I will do my job well and be your cook."
"...Yeah. Do you really want to be with He Yue? He's not sincere."
"What does it have to do with you who I am with?" Ye Shuyi said unhappily. This big boss was too nosy.
"I'm thinking about you." Kindly remind employees.
"No need." Ye Shuyi said and stood up. "If there's nothing else, I'll go get busy first."
Seeing that Chen Nanfeng didn't say anything else, she left on her own.
In short, it ended in a bad mood.
Ye Shuyi was in a bad mood the entire day. She learned from the clerk that Chen Nanfeng had only been sitting there for a short while before leaving.
A bad mood cannot affect work, so Ye Shuyi turned around and put the matter aside and got down to business first.
The cooking competition is over, so it's time for Hong Shiqiong to teach her how to make herbal tea.
"Sister Qiong, tell me, what should we do?" She asked humbly.
"I don't have many ingredients prepared today, since this is our first day. I won't go into the specifics of herbal combinations. I'll just tell you a few things to keep in mind." Hong Shiqiong was teaching with great methodical manner. She wore a long, turquoise gown, giving her the air of an ancient teacher.
"Okay, go ahead!" Ye Shuyi had already taken out the notebook and was ready to write it down.
"First, tea should be prepared according to the symptoms, and they should not conflict with each other. The conflict here refers to the conflict between the medicinal materials, and the conflict between the body constitution and the properties of the medicinal materials."
"Secondly, pay attention to the choice of teapot. Clay pots are preferred. Metal pots may react chemically with the ingredients in the medicinal materials."
"Third, pay attention to the heat and time. Different herbs require different times."
"Fourth, please note that the appropriate amount of herbal tea to drink each day is different for each person, as too much is as bad as too little. The concentration should also be noted; it should not be too strong."
"Fifth, people with cold and weak constitutions, pregnant women, children, and the elderly should drink herbal tea with caution."
"Do you remember all this?" Hong Shiqiong said, looking at Ye Shuyi and asked.
"I've written it all down."
Next, Hong Shiqiong briefly introduced several common effects of herbal tea and gave specific herbal tea as examples.
Heat-clearing and detoxifying products, such as honeysuckle tea and summer chrysanthemum tea.
Foods that dispel dampness and eliminate stagnation, such as Wuhua tea and coix seed and red bean soup.
Lung-moistening and cough-relieving products, such as monk fruit tea and Sichuan loquat juice.
Tonic and conditioning products, such as Codonopsis and Astragalus tea.
Ye Shuyi wrote them down one by one.
After talking about the benefits of herbal tea, Hong Shiqiong took out an old book without a cover. It was not thin, but about as thick as a finger joint.
It's very old, and looks like an ancient book, with yellowed pages.
Ye Shuyi seemed to be able to smell the scent of book pages that got damp, then dried, and finally covered with dust.
Is this a secret recipe for herbal tea?
Hong Shiqiong pushed the book into Ye Shuyi's hands and asked, "How long will it take you to memorize it?"
Memorize, finished?
So many!
Ye Shuyi opened the book and found that it was indeed an ancient book, printed in black and white, with annotations, notes, annotations and other philological elements.
What does it cover? Medicinal materials, food properties, pairings, contraindications, adverse consequences, and solutions.
For example, foods like aloe vera, raw lotus root, dandelion, duck blood, and watermelon are cold in nature. Traditional Chinese medicines like asparagus, plantain, tea root, and selfheal are cold in nature.
Celery is cool, ginger is warm, deer antler is hot, and yam is neutral.
Things like these must be memorized thoroughly.
"Give me a week." She said after flipping through a few pages casually.
"A week?" Hong Shiqiong was a little incredulous.
It took her a month to memorize it.
This is considered a good talent.
It's hard to even read these densely packed characters, let alone memorize them.
This little girl must be showing off.
"You don't quite understand the intensity yet. One week isn't enough to read and understand everything." This isn't just any old book; it's an ancient one. It's written in traditional Chinese characters, both large and small, with both the main text and annotations.
"You heard me right, I can memorize it all in a week. Others may not be able to, but I already know the characteristics of most foods, so I only need to look at the ones I don't understand."
Ye Shuyi has a unique skill. She understands the characteristics of all edible things on the market and knows how they interact with each other.
When she cooks and makes soup, she flexibly uses these characteristics to blend and match ingredients to create delicious and healthy food.
She is still very confident about this book.
After hearing Ye Shuyi's reasons, Hong Shiqiong understood. She was indeed a rising star chef and the champion of the competition.
"Okay, then you can memorize this book first and ask me if you don't understand anything."
Ye Shuyi readily agreed.
While she was memorizing and studying, Hong Shiqiong was not idle either and did not get paid for nothing.
She set up a small stall in front of the store and put up an ancient sign with black letters on a yellow background, which read: Four Seasons Peace Herbal Tea Shop.
The name is quite long.
A loud speaker blared: "Authentic Lingnan herbal tea! Dispels dampness and cold, relieves coughs and reduces phlegm, and nourishes the spleen and stomach. Whether you're suffering from dizziness, coughs, constipation, acne, heat, or menstrual irregularities, herbal tea is perfect for you! Come check it out!
Soon, a crowd of people gathered around the herbal tea stall.
Everyone, please tell me, is it really effective?
Will it be deceptive?
Those pretty aunts who have little kids bought two bottles without hesitation.
If your children at home love to eat junk food and have a sore throat due to heat, just drink some herbal tea.
After inquiring about her symptoms and age, Hong Shiqiong prescribed a prescription for her. Light tea is suitable for children.
She also reminded that herbal tea is best drunk warm, as it is less effective when drunk cold.
After hearing this, Aunt Liang gave the money and immediately ran home with two bottles of herbal tea.
At this time, an old man with white hair and long beard came over and pulled down the sign of "Four Seasons Peace Herbal Tea Shop" with one hand.
"It's all a lie, don't be taken advantage of!"
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