Chapter 21
Xiao Yue laid Fang Sanhong down on the bed, and only then did he feel relieved. think……
Xiao Yue laid Fang Sanhong down on the bed, and only then did he feel relieved.
Remembering the hot touch, she frowned, found a clean rag, walked out of the room and went to the well.
Fu Xunzhou naturally followed out and subconsciously looked around the backyard, then turned his gaze to Xiao Yue.
Xiao Yue soaked the rag and went back to wipe Fang Sanhong's body. After changing the water, he put the rag on her forehead.
It was probably the cool temperature touching the hot skin that made Fang Sanhong feel a little better, and her frown relaxed a little.
Xiao Yue straightened up and prepared to leave the room to let her have a good rest.
Unexpectedly, before she walked away, she heard Fang Sanhong's unconscious murmur in her ear, as if she realized that she felt unsafe without her, and she said something in a daze.
Xiao Yue didn't hear it very clearly and had no intention of prying into her privacy, but seeing how uneasy she was, she had no choice but to sit back on the bed, while turning back to look at the backyard through the small window.
The view is not clear due to the layer of window paper, and only a white figure can be seen.
As expected, Fu Xunzhou did not leave.
"Mr. Fu?" Xiao Yue whispered, "You can continue to eat in the front. Come back after you finish eating. I will take care of Sister Fang and find a doctor later."
Fu Xunzhou seemed to pause for a moment, and without answering, he walked away.
Seeing this, Xiao Yue turned around and gently patted Fang Sanhong's hand to comfort her.
After an unknown amount of time, Fang Sanhong's uneasiness gradually subsided and his breathing became steady.
Xiao Yue looked at her pale face and sweaty neck. She looked so fragile that it made people feel distressed.
After that night on South Street, Xiao Yue never saw Fang Sanhong again, because the person who said he would come there for dinner the next day did not show up.
Xiao Yue remembered the gossips of the customers, such as the Fang family's divorce and running away to work, combined with Fang Sanhong's current situation in South Street...
She didn't know if it was a coincidence, she just hoped it wasn't.
Xiao Yue sighed softly, tucked in the quilt, and left the room quietly.
She had better tidy up the shop first, close the door and go find a doctor...
Thinking of this, Xiao Yue raised her eyes and saw Fu Xunzhou walking towards her from the front. She was stunned.
"Mr. Fu, why are you..."
Fu Xunzhou stopped and said, "There is a clinic not far from here on West Street. I went to find a doctor. Can you let him in now?"
He did not rashly let the doctor into the backyard, and he was waiting in the front yard.
Xiao Yue was surprised when he heard this. Without saying anything more, he quickly walked through the kitchen to the front yard.
Upon closer inspection, there was indeed an old man with a kind face and a medicine box on his back looking around.
"doctor!"
Xiao Yue went up to him and quickly took him to the backyard.
Because the room was too small, after the doctor entered, it seemed crowded with two people standing there, so Xiao Yue could only go to the door.
She didn't know what Fang Sanhong had been through or what her physical condition was like, and her brows were furrowed as she waited.
"Don't worry." Fu Xunzhou's calm voice soothed his anxiety at this moment: "It rained yesterday, and many people caught a cold. They will feel better after taking the medicine I prescribed."
Xiao Yue looked at him and felt a little better, but not much better.
It was hard to reveal those rumors, which were both true and false. She only said worriedly, "Sister Fang is an old customer of my store. She seems to have encountered something recently. The last time I saw her was on South Street. She was not in a good condition... But thank you for helping me get a doctor today."
"You're welcome." Fu Xunzhou's pair of dark brown eyes naturally softened when he faced her.
Soon, the doctor came out.
"The patient is fine. She just caught a cold. In addition, she has been overworked recently, so her body couldn't handle it and she developed a fever. I'll prescribe some medicine for you. Let her take it for two days and have a good rest..."
Hearing this, Xiao Yue finally felt relieved. He took the medicine the doctor found from the medicine box, paid the money and sent the doctor away.
Yue Ting calmed down on her own.
Xiao Yue picked up the medicine bag and took a look at it. He remembered what the doctor had told him before he left about how to decoct the medicine, and prepared to find a clay pot to simmer it later.
Just looking at Fu Xunzhou beside him, Xiao Yue suddenly remembered something——
"By the way, why don't you take a break and get one? Aren't you also catching a cold?"
Fu Xunzhou paused when he heard this, and said in a light tone: "I'm fine, no need."
"Oh." Xiao Yue stretched out her voice, a smile appeared in her eyes: "Okay, I'm going to make some ginger and jujube porridge for Sister Fang. You can always take a portion of this away, right?"
Just consider it as a small token of thanks.
Fu Xunzhou opened his mouth, looked into her clear and smiling eyes, and uttered a word after a long while: "Okay."
He felt warm in his heart, yet helpless.
How could Fu Xunzhou not hear Xiao Yue's subtle teasing? Ever since she came into the store, her eyes had been filled with subtle mockery.
He had a vague feeling that he would not be able to get over the fact that he had no umbrella but insisted on getting wet in the rain for a long time.
Xiao Yue didn't care what Fu Xunzhou felt. She went back to the kitchen, lit a fire and started cooking porridge.
Ginger and jujube porridge is very simple to make. Just cut the ginger into thin strips, remove the core of the red dates and cut them into pieces, then put them into the pot together with the rice and boil them.
The process takes time, so Xiao Yue put the medicine bag on the stove and then went out to clean up the unfinished front yard.
Fu Xunzhou carefully put his bowl and chopsticks into the warming tank. Seeing her looking around as if looking for something, his eyes moved and he reached out to pick up the rag on the table and hand it to her.
As a result, before he touched it, Xiao Yue saw the rag with his sharp eyes. He grabbed it, wiped the table clean with a few quick strokes, threw it into the warming tank, and pushed it to the backyard along with the dirty dishes.
Fu Xunzhou looked at the front yard that was clean in just a few moments, silently withdrew his hand, and fell into deep thought.
At this time, Xiao Yue naturally would not use the dishwasher in front of outsiders. He pushed the cart to the well and returned to the kitchen to add brown sugar powder to the porridge, stirred it evenly, covered it with a lid and continued to simmer for a while.
After a while, the ginger and jujube porridge was out of the pot.
Xiao Yue served the porridge into the thermal tank, then filled a separate portion and handed it to the man on the side.
"Thank you." Fu Xunzhou took it slowly. Seeing that she was busy, he didn't want to disturb her any further. "Then I'll take my leave first. See you tomorrow."
"See you tomorrow!"
Xiao Yue waved goodbye to him, and saw the figure gradually disappearing on Yanting Bridge, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.
A very sick customer.
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Xiao Yue closed the front door of the shop and returned to the small room to change the rag on Fang Sanhong's forehead.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she entered, she saw Fang Sanhong sitting on the bed in a daze.
"Sister Fang, you're awake!" Xiao Yue said in a pleasantly surprised tone, and walked over to ask, "How do you feel?"
Fang Sanhong raised her head slowly. She seemed even more confused, not knowing whether it was because of the place where she was or what Xiao Yue said.
Xiao Yue knew that she was feeling uncomfortable, so he gently explained, "You are in the backyard room of my shop now. I have asked a doctor to see you. There is nothing serious. The medicine is still being boiled. How about eating something to fill your stomach first?"
These words seemed difficult for Fang Sanhong to understand. It took her a long time to come to her senses, lift the quilt, and carefully get out of bed.
Xiao Yue wanted to reach out to help her, but Fang Sanhong dodged as if frightened.
"I..." Fang Sanhong's voice was hoarse, and she cleared her throat and said, "No need to help me, thank you."
Xiao Yue didn't force her and led the way to the kitchen, poured her a glass of warm water, and then brought out the food one by one.
The temperature of ginger and jujube porridge is just right. Sick people need to eat light food. They can also eat something like pork tripe soup or fresh vegetable soup.
Xiao Yue pushed them slightly over and sat down across the table.
“Let’s eat!”
Xiao Yue picked up the chopsticks. He was very hungry and wanted to wait for Fang Sanhong to wake up before eating together.
Unexpectedly, just after she took a bite of the garlic enoki mushrooms, she found Fang Sanhong looking at her.
With food in his mouth, Xiao Yue could only say "Hmm?" in confusion.
Fang Sanhong shook her head and looked away, then picked up the spoon and started eating, but she ate very slowly.
When Xiao Yue was almost full, he found that there was still half of the porridge left in her bowl, so he couldn't help asking: "Is it not to your liking? Maybe I put too much ginger in it?"
"No, no, it's delicious." Fang Sanhong whispered, lowered his head and quickened his movements.
The ginger and jujube porridge looks light, but it is actually just the right thickness. The shredded ginger has been picked out, leaving only the popped rice grains and slightly sweet and finely shredded jujube in the bowl. It tastes very good in one bite.
Xiao Yue watched and scooped up half a bowl to try.
Only after the two of them had finished all the food on the table did she burp in satisfaction.
Not too much, not too little, just right!
Xiao Yue rubbed her stomach and sat for a while, then stood up and said, "Sister Fang, sit down and take a rest. I'll clear the dishes and pour you some medicine..."
"I'll help you."
Unexpectedly, Fang Sanhong stood up immediately afterwards. After eating, she had enough strength. She took the plate from Xiao Yue's hand, quickly collected the remaining food on the table, and took it all to the backyard.
Xiao Yue was confused by this series of actions and quickly chased after her to stop her: "Sister Fang, I can do it*, you don't need to help..."
But she couldn't persuade her at all. Fang Sanhong squatted down on her own and washed all the dishes piled up in the backyard.
Xiao Yue felt warm and at a loss whether to laugh or cry, so she stepped forward to stop her: "Sister Fang, you really don't need my help, I'll show you this!"
Under the woman's puzzled gaze, Xiao Yue walked to the dishwasher reluctantly and reached out to touch the side.
Fang Sanhong saw the smooth wooden cabinet open by itself, with layers of shelves rising from the inside.
Xiao Yue picked up the bowls and plates and stacked them neatly, and also put the chopsticks and cups in their designated places.
She filled the water tank with water, poured it into the small opening next to the dishwasher, and finally pressed the button.
All the movements were smooth and flowing. The rack carrying the dirty dishes and chopsticks fell down and the lid was automatically closed. A faint sound of flowing water was heard inside.
"Sister Fang, the dishes in my shop don't need to be washed by hand. This thing is enough. It's very convenient!" Now that things have come to this, Xiao Yue simply said it.
Seeing Fang Sanhong still looked confused, Xiao Yue explained a few more words.
"This shop was originally run by my parents, and now it's in my hands. This cabinet was drawn based on a drawing passed down from my family, which said it could clean dirty objects. My mother and her family thought it was unreliable and didn't hire anyone to make it. I was too busy a few days ago, so I thought of finding someone to make one. I didn't expect it to actually work."
Before, Xiao Yue was worried that people would find out that these things were unreasonable, but when the idea of recruiting workers came up, she thought about it for a long time.
Yueting Self-service cannot be open for only a certain period of time, it must exist for a long time.
Then these things will inevitably be discovered by people who come here often, and sooner or later she will have to come up with a "reasonable" explanation to face everyone's surprise.
Xiao Yue thought, the system won’t be noticed by anyone, and since he has the mouth on his body, he can say whatever he wants, right?
So what if some people think it is unreasonable? What can be learned from deeper investigation?
These things are used in restaurant kitchens, not to harm people or anything, so why can't they exist?
As he was talking, the dishwasher stopped working.
Xiao Yue opened the lid, took out a clean and transparent bowl, and showed it to Fang Sanhong generously.
Fang Sanhong tentatively touched it, and the confusion in his eyes turned into astonishment.
I can't believe it's washed like this!
Xiao Yue took out all the bowls and returned them to the kitchen one by one. When he came out, he found Fang Sanhong looking at the steamer in the yard.
“Is this also on the blueprint?”
"Yes, it's a large steamer!" Xiao Yue answered calmly while putting the remaining dirty dishes into the dishwasher.
With just a few openings and closings, the things that would have taken a lot of time to clean were finished in less than a quarter of an hour.
Fang Sanhong was speechless and stood there for a while. Then she came to her senses and helped her carry the bowl.
In a short while, the messy backyard became tidy and clean.
Xiao Yue wiped his hands. Every time he cleaned up the store, he felt a sense of accomplishment.
Now that everything was done, there was naturally nothing to do in the shop and the atmosphere became quiet for a while.
"By the way, your medicine should be ready." Xiao Yue put down the rag and went to the corner of the kitchen to pour out the medicine.
When she lifted the medicine bowl, she didn't see Fang Sanhong.
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