Chapter 107 Setting up a stall
"Sister." Shen Jinan blushed and said coquettishly.
"Hey, you're already a mother, why are you still shy?" Lady Hong stretched out her red-coated fingers and jokingly pinched Shen Jinan's delicate face.
The two laughed and joked for a while, then Hongniang put her hands on her hips and instructed Yue Buwei and Duan Ya to wash the dishes.
Yue Buwei was drunk and lay on the table, refusing to move. However, Duan Ya, who had drunk half a can of wine, stood up with a red face and took the initiative to clean up.
After everything was packed up, Shen Jinan took out another pot of wine and stuffed it into Duan Ya's arms.
"I know that Broken Tooth Big Brother likes to drink, so this pot is a gift to Broken Tooth Big Brother. Thank you Broken Tooth Big Brother for guarding the house these days and teaching Sui Sui boxing."
Shen Jinan smiled openly, and Duan Ya felt embarrassed, but finally put it away.
In this way, more than half a month had passed since Shen Jinan started seeing patients. She had made quite a few friends in the town, including Zhang the Butcher who sold pork in the east, Aunt Bao who sold buns in the west, as well as Liu Xiu Niang, Li the Accountant and others.
Every time these people met Shen Jinan in town, they would always give him something, which made Shen Jinan's return home look like he was just coming back from the market.
After Shen Jinan got a carriage, he hired the village widower Mr. Zhou to drive the carriage. When Mr. Zhou was young, he was a groom in a noble family, but he was driven out of the mansion when he got old.
Seeing that he was alone and helpless, and had worked hard all his life without any children, Shen Jin'an hired him to drive her carriage.
Uncle Zhou was naturally very grateful, and he agreed repeatedly, and drove the car for Shen Jinan tremblingly.
"Uncle, you're here so early." Shen Jinan smiled at Uncle Zhou while carrying a small wooden medicine box.
"Hey, Doctor Shen, when you get old you can't sleep. I've already harnessed my horse and waited early so that Doctor Shen wouldn't have to wait for me."
Uncle Zhou had a smile on his wrinkled face and touched his head a little embarrassedly.
Shen Jinan got on the carriage and waved to Gu Yanqing who was seeing her off, "Husband, go back."
"Okay." Gu Yanqing was in no hurry to leave. He looked at the receding carriage with gentle eyes, and only returned to his room reluctantly when it could no longer see its shadow.
As soon as Shen Jinan arrived in town, he met the guys from Chunhetang.
"Oh, Doctor Shen, I'm so glad to meet you." The guy was sweating and panting as he pulled Shen Jinan.
"What's going on? Is there something wrong at the clinic?"
Shen Jinan’s heart skipped a beat, and he asked worriedly.
"Hey, no, that's not the case. It's just that the boss's old man passed away, and he went back to his hometown to handle the funeral. No one needs to come to the clinic for the next few days, but the boss said that the wages will still be paid."
The guy took a breath and talked on and on.
Shen Jinan breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. After saying goodbye to his friend, he walked around the town aimlessly.
Since she didn't have to be on duty today, she relaxed for a moment and didn't know what to do.
Before I knew it, I had arrived at the town's grass market, where there were the most vendors and the most goods, and the sounds of hawking were endless.
Shen Jinan was dazzled by the shopping and walked most of the way. He bought a lot of small things for Sui Sui Huan Huan and his family, and gave them all to Uncle Zhou to take back to the carriage.
As she was walking around, Shen Jinan felt a little hungry. She looked around and was about to buy some snacks to fill her stomach.
Only then did she realize that the only places selling sesame cakes and buns were on the street, but she was already tired of eating them.
Thinking of this, a bold idea emerged in her mind.
Since there is none, let her create it!
Shen Jinan did what he said. He first went to Carpenter Wu to get his own cart, and then asked Uncle Zhou to push it to the grass market.
The cart immediately attracted everyone's attention. Someone bravely stepped forward and asked, "Boss, what are you selling here?"
Seeing that someone was curious, Shen Jinan pretended to be mysterious and smiled, “Tomorrow, tomorrow I will tell everyone what I am selling.”
Her enigmatic appearance aroused the curiosity of many people, but Shen Jinan kept her mouth shut and refused to say a word, which attracted a lot of attention.
Shen Jinan ignored it, but silently thought in his heart what to do.
She suddenly stopped at the door of the restaurant. The smell of spices coming from inside aroused her appetite.
"Forget it, let's fill our stomach first."
Shen Jinan asked Uncle Zhou to hand the cart over to Si Shi of Cao City for safekeeping, and gave him some silver as a reward. Si Shi naturally agreed.
Then Shen Jinan took Uncle Zhou into the restaurant to order food.
"Doctor Shen, I've never been to a place like this to eat before. How about I just go buy two buns next door?"
Uncle Zhou clutched the corner of his clothes, which had been washed white, and hesitated.
"Oh, Uncle Zhou, we are from the same village, and you help me drive the carriage. One or two meals won't make me broke."
Shen Jinan generously pulled Uncle Zhou into the restaurant, and Uncle Zhou's eyes were full of gratitude.
"Dear guests, what would you like to eat?" The waiter asked with a smile, carrying a pot of tea and sitting over.
"Bring me some of your signature dishes and two bowls of rice." Shen Jinan slapped the silver on the table, looking very generous.
Seeing that Shen Jinan was a wealthy man, the waiter responded repeatedly, and soon a lot of dishes were served.
Shen Jinan urged the hesitant Mr. Zhou next to him to pick up his chopsticks, and he also started eating.
Although this dish is not as delicious as hers, it still tastes good.
However, one dish caught her attention.
"Waiter!" Shen Jinan called out loudly, and the waiter immediately ran over.
"Sir, what can I do for you?"
"What is this dish?" Shen Jinan pointed to a plate of beef at hand.
"This is a new dish in our building, braised beef, but it's the only one prepared like it in town."
The waiter raised his head confidently, full of pride.
"Braised beef?" Shen Jinan waved the waiter away and thought for a while.
The waiter just said that this method is unique in the town. It is obvious that the braised food of this dynasty is just beginning to come to the fore.
Thinking of this, Shen Jinan's eyes lit up.
“Got it!”
Her excited expression caught the attention of Uncle Zhou, who didn't know why his boss suddenly became excited.
"What's the matter, Doctor Shen?"
Uncle Zhou, who hadn't reacted yet, was dragged to the butcher shop by Shen Jinan, who bought more than ten kilograms of chicken, duck, beef and mutton.
While buying meat, Shen Jinan saw the vendor skillfully taking out the duck intestines from the duck and about to throw them away.
"Hey, wait, why are the intestines thrown away?"
Shen Jinan was a little surprised. After all, duck intestines can be a delicacy when processed properly.
Unexpectedly, the vendor looked at Shen Jinan with a strange look, but still answered her, “This duck intestine is smelly and long, and usually it is thrown away. If you want it, I’ll give it to you.”
Hearing this, Shen Jinan's eyes lit up.
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