Chapter 49: Stomach upset
Gu Leyou picked some common herbs nearby, found an empty pavilion, sat there half asleep, and entered the space. When she came out, she brought a container with her, and by the way, she wanted to get some water from the Lingquan space for Mrs. Zhang to drink. Maybe she would feel better after drinking it.
So I picked some herbs, got some water and came out.
Fortunately, this small jade bracelet had not been looted by my aunt's family before, otherwise it would have been ruined.
After finishing these things, she prepared to go back.
Walking back, just as she reached the village entrance, she saw the aunt next door running towards her.
"Oh, Miss Lu, where have you been so early in the morning? Your husband and children are so worried that they are going out to look for you. Come home quickly."
"I went out to collect some firewood and some herbs. I know, aunt, I will be home immediately."
So she trotted towards home.
My parents' home and my husband's home are a few miles apart. They are in the same village, but they are still quite far away. If I walk, it will take a long time.
Before, the three of them walked together as a family, and they had someone to chat with along the way so they didn’t get bored. But now she walks alone, and she feels that the time is quite long.
The family of three met at the door.
Gu Leyou said a little embarrassedly: "I forgot to tell you the way, let's go, we have to go to the town quickly, otherwise we will be too late."
"But mother, you haven't had breakfast yet. My father is making pancakes. Eat something before we go. We'll still have time."
"All right."
So the two of them waited for their wife and mother to finish breakfast, and then the family of three set out for the town.
After arriving in the town, they asked around and found out the location of Brother Zhang's restaurant and walked there.
Brother Zhang's restaurant has been open for some time and is popular among tourists for its fresh ingredients and affordable prices.
As soon as the three of them arrived at the restaurant and walked in, our eldest brother went to entertain the new guests before he had time to greet them.
"What would you like to eat?"
"Boss, please give me the price of all your signature dishes. I have plenty of money. I'll treat you today."
"Okay, ladies and gentlemen, please wait a moment."
After the dishes were served to the guests at this table, they had some time to chat.
The family of three was not idle either, helping to clean up the dishes.
"Why are you here? Didn't you just get married not long ago?" asked Brother Zhang.
"It's like this. Mrs. Zhang is sick, but you didn't tell us. You haven't hired anyone to help in your store yet. How can one person handle it? You can't ask the people who help in the kitchen to come. It was A-Fu who kindly asked me to help out for a few days. I also have a relationship with this store, so I should come and take a look."
"That's great. I finally don't have to work so hard alone."
The guests enjoyed the meal with relish and raved about it. However, not long after, one of the young men suddenly turned pale, covered his stomach and cried out: "Oh, my stomach hurts!" Then, the others also reacted, some frowned and endured it, and asked: "Where is the toilet? I need to go to the toilet."
"Go straight from here, it's right behind." Brother Zhang gave instructions.
What's going on, everybody?
Why do I suddenly have a stomachache? Is it because the food today is not fresh?
Brother Zhang was also panicked. What was going on?
Could it be that the vegetables purchased today are not fresh?
He was personally watching this matter. Could it be that those who sold him things cheated him?
"What should I do? Sister, can you treat illnesses? Can you help me take care of these patients?" Brother Zhang pleaded.
"Okay, but I need to take a look at the ingredients you cooked today. Maybe the ingredients are not fresh."
So the couple ran to the kitchen.
The chef in the kitchen and the auntie washing vegetables are busy.
Seeing someone coming, the aunt who was washing vegetables stood up quickly.
"Who are you looking for, girl? If you are looking for our boss, he is busy in the front hall. If you are here to help wash the vegetables as well, then hurry up." The aunt who was washing vegetables looked up and down at the couple in front of her before speaking.
"I came to check out the environment in the kitchen and to help out. I know I'm overwhelmed."
After answering, she picked up a plate of cabbage and prepared to take a piece to taste to see if there was something wrong with the ingredients that caused the customer's stomachache and diarrhea.
Seeing this, Lu Yan wanted to snatch the cabbage from her hand, but she had already eaten it.
You don’t know until you try it. It’s shocking. This cabbage is a bit stale. This is bad.
This cabbage tastes weird. It's obvious that it's been left over from the night before or is leftover from the sellers. It seems like this is where the problem lies.
So she took the cabbage and went out to find Brother Zhang.
"How is it, sister, have you found out?" Brother Zhang asked anxiously.
"It's the cabbage. How much did you buy? Get rid of it all immediately. It can't be used anymore. It tastes weird. I'm sure it's not the freshest."
Brother Zhang took it and tasted it. It did taste a bit strange. It seemed that it was not fresh.
"What about all these guests? I don't even have enough toilets here."
"You have no choice but to close the shop today. Otherwise, when the government officials come, we will have a hard time explaining to them. They might even get food poisoning. After all, they ate spoiled food, which is why they are like this now."
Because several people had stomach problems, those who had eaten earlier who had not yet finished their meals were afraid to continue eating and demanded a refund.
Lu Yan negotiated with them alone.
"I'm unlucky today. I came to eat at your place. Fortunately, I didn't order any stale dishes, otherwise I would have had a stomachache. You have to return my money. I have to go to the clinic to see if I'm poisoned or something."
"You've just eaten spoiled food. You'll only have diarrhea, not poisoning. You don't have to worry." Gu Leyou explained.
"You are a relative of the boss of this company, so of course you are biased. Your boss has spoken. I have to go get checked to see if I have been poisoned. I want to vomit everything I just ate."
Everyone was talking at once.
Lu Yan suddenly yelled, "That's enough. Can you please listen to me? We don't want this to happen. How about this? We will pay for your medical expenses and the medical expenses of these sick people?"
Brother Zhang then said, "I run this small restaurant to support my family. If you don't have a stomachache and you ask me to pay you back, wouldn't I have worked for nothing today? Please understand that I run this small restaurant to support my family. Please don't go too far. I only make enough money to support my family for a few days."
Brother Zhang felt very aggrieved as well. He had run this restaurant for some time and he didn't want something like this to happen.
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