The woman peeled a torreya nut with a snap, scraping off the black husks inside, some of which splashed onto Ye Qingqing. She pouted, opened her mouth wide, and defiantly ate a bright yellow torreya nut, chewing and swallowing it with a crunch.
"I've been eating torreya nuts for decades and I've never heard of them causing rashes if I eat too many. Don't talk nonsense."
The woman grabbed another handful of torreya nuts and continued peeling and eating them, sending shells flying everywhere. Ye Qingqing took a deep breath, deciding not to stoop to the woman's level; she'd get her comeuppance soon enough.
"Five, four, three, two... Here!"
Ye Qingqing silently counted down. The woman hadn't even finished half a handful of torreya nuts when her face reacted. She scratched her face a few times, but the more she scratched, the itchier it became. She scratched with both hands at the same time, and soon a red rash appeared on her face, hands, and neck. But she couldn't see it herself; she just felt itchy.
"Oh dear, Auntie, what happened to your face? Aunt Fang, come quick!"
Ye Qingqing exclaimed in alarm, and Lin Shufang hurried over, startled by the dense rash covering the woman's face. "What happened? Did you have an allergic reaction to something you ate?"
"I didn't eat much, cousin... let's go to the hospital, I feel terrible." The woman felt itchy all over and wanted to strip naked to scratch the itch.
"Auntie, this is because you ate too many torreya nuts. Eating too many torreya nuts can cause rashes. You don't believe me?" Ye Qingqing suppressed her schadenfreude and spoke nonsense with a straight face.
Lin Shufang asked doubtfully, "Can eating too much Torreya grandis cause rashes? I've never heard of that!"
"I've never heard of that either. Everyone else who ate it was fine, so why am I the only one who's having problems? Let's go to the hospital!" The woman didn't believe it at all; this brat was talking nonsense.
Ye Qingqing scoffed, "Well, no one else eats like you, you're not so reckless. Try letting someone else eat three or four pounds in one sitting!"
Lin Shufang was stunned. She glanced at the mess of fruit peels on the ground and couldn't help but frown. She had indeed eaten too much. She had eaten quite a lot in the morning and at noon, and now she had eaten so many torreya nuts. Wouldn't her stomach burst?
She glanced at the woman whose chin had become much rounder in just a few days and shook her head inwardly, thinking that she was too short-sighted.
“Qingqing is a doctor, she can’t be wrong. You’re allergic to torreya nuts. Qingqing, can it be treated?” Lin Shufang asked.
Ye Qingqing nodded. "The solution is simple. Just boil two ounces of fresh torreya leaves in water and drink the water. Otherwise, you'll be itchy for at least three days and three nights."
The woman trembled; for three days and three nights... she must have been itching to death!
But is what this brat is saying true?
The woman was still not quite convinced, thinking that Ye Qingqing was lying to her. Her family grew torreya nuts and she had eaten them since she was a child. She had never heard of being allergic to them. However, she had never eaten as many as she had these past few days. She would just try a few as a token of her taste, and she even had to sell them for money!
"Then you should hurry back. There are plenty of torreya leaves in the city, but back home," Lin Shufang said anxiously.
The woman was still unwilling; she couldn't bear to leave the old house. Ye Qingqing sneered inwardly, flicked it again, added some more powder, and saw if she could withstand it!
"Ouch...it's so itchy...Cousin, I'm going home..."
The woman was so itchy she felt like she was going to die. Without Lin Shufang urging her, she immediately ran back to her room, grabbed her luggage, and rushed out. Even if mountains of gold and silver were placed in front of her, she wouldn't be able to enjoy them. She quickly went back to boil torreya leaves to make tea.
In no time, the woman disappeared without a trace. Ye Qingqing couldn't help but laugh out loud. Lin Shufang noticed something was amiss and looked at her suspiciously. Ye Qingqing quickly suppressed her smile, said goodbye, and left.
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