Chapter 137 Ji Yunzhou is back
"Sister, you really don't plan to go back?" Xia Meng asked.
Xia Wu's breathing was steady, and he didn't respond to her for a long time, as if he had fallen asleep.
"If you don't go back, what's there to go back to? Just go to sleep."
After saying this, Xia Wu never answered Xia Meng's question again and fell asleep.
Early the next morning, Li Qin suddenly called Xia Wu and said that the car in their store suddenly broke down and they couldn't come to pick up the milk. She asked Xia Wu if he had time to help deliver the milk.
Xia Wu readily agreed, went to the mountain to load the milk, and put it on the back of the truck. Xia Meng followed her all the time, even to the next town.
Liu Guizhen asked them if they were coming back for breakfast. Xia Wu thought about it and decided to take her brother with her. "If they're not coming back for breakfast, you guys can eat. Li Qin's family makes breakfast. I'll take them out to eat."
It only takes about ten minutes to drive to Wuhua Town. There are not many people on the road early in the morning. The soybeans planted in the fields on both sides are beginning to turn yellow. It is probably time to harvest. Some time ago, her mother said that she would buy some beans to make tofu. Xia Wu did not plant soybeans this year.
Xia Meng was curious about everything and always asked what this was and what that was. The car was not driving fast, so Xia Wu told her as soon as he saw it.
When they got near the white building, Xia Meng asked curiously, "That building is pretty nice. It must be occupied by rich people, right?"
Xia Wu did not answer her. She watched the white building getting farther and farther away in the rearview mirror, and thought about Ji Yunzhou, whom she could not contact.
More than ten minutes later, they arrived at Wanglai Breakfast Shop in Wuhua Town. Li Qin was helping to wipe the tables in the breakfast shop. When she saw her coming, she hurried over to greet her.
"Thank you so much, come in and sit down, is it hot outside?"
Li Qin's mother-in-law's breakfast shop has been in business for more than ten years. It was renovated two years ago. It is more than 100 square meters and looks quite clean.
The weather is hot now, especially breakfast shops need to boil water to cook porridge, so the air conditioner is turned on early in the morning. There are also tables and chairs outside. The cooked porridge is placed on the sink in the operation room, and the lid of the porridge bucket is open, releasing hot steam.
The breakfast shop was doing good business. Xia Wu had only been here for a short while, but quite a few customers had already come in.
Li Qin brought the buffalo milk to the back kitchen to cook. Their family used buffalo milk to cook oatmeal. The oatmeal was already cooked, and all that was left was to pour in the buffalo milk. Soon, a rich aroma of buffalo milk came from the back kitchen. Some customers who were buying porridge suddenly changed their minds and wanted to buy buffalo milk porridge too. They needed to wait a few minutes, and those who were not in a hurry could naturally wait.
Wuhua Town seems to be much better than Donghua Town, perhaps because of the martial arts schools here. Some of the schools in Wuhua Town have been around for hundreds of years, and there are also traditions passed down from master to master. It is said that the martial artists there have real skills, and many parents will send their children to martial arts schools to learn.
The martial arts school here is like a school. It not only teaches physical exercise but also cultural knowledge. It is even a public school called Wuhua No. 2 Middle School.
Most of the students graduating from No. 2 Middle School choose to pursue a sports career. A few years ago, a weightlifter emerged and won an Olympic gold medal. No wonder Wuhua Town has developed better than Donghua Town.
There are even some high-rise buildings here. The tallest building in Donghua Town is only five or six stories high, and it is a self-built building.
Some small martial arts schools are recruiting students for the summer vacation. Although there is still some time before the summer vacation, people have already started handing out flyers on the street.
Li Qin invited Xia Wu and the other two to dinner. There was a reason why their breakfast shop was doing so well: it tasted good, was clean, and was affordable. After the buffalo milk oatmeal porridge was cooked, Xia Wu also tasted a bowl. The milk was rich and the oatmeal was smooth, and the combination was very good.
Their breakfast shop is open from morning to night. The buffalo milk oatmeal porridge is hot in the morning, and it is changed to ice porridge in the afternoon to relieve heat and quench thirst. It sells very well.
At the beginning, Li Qin only ordered 20 kilograms of buffalo milk, but now it has become 50 kilograms. She said that since the buffalo milk came into being, the sales of other porridges in the store have decreased.
In addition to making porridge, buffalo milk is also used to make buns and steamed buns. Li Qin's mother-in-law is particularly good at making small steamed buns. The custard buns are filled with cheese. They are quite expensive and are basically bought by adults for their children at home because adults are reluctant to eat them.
Custard buns are not difficult to make. You can just search for tutorials online. Xia Wu thought that it seemed a bit monotonous that the villa always sold buffalo milk steamed buns. How about adding some buffalo milk steamed buns?
After breakfast, Xia Wu took the empty bucket away. Although Wuhua Town had better infrastructure and more people, she still preferred Donghua Town.
It would be better if the roads in Donghua Town could be properly repaired.
Xia Wu never expected that she would see Ji Yunzhou in the hallway as soon as she got home. She rubbed her eyes in disbelief: "You're back?"
Next to Ji Yunzhou stood two blond-haired, blue-eyed foreigners, a man and a woman, wearing white shirts and black pants, looking like they were from The Matrix.
"Xiao Wu," Ji Yunzhou stood up with a smile. It can be seen that his posture is still a little unstable, but he can actually stand!
"Oh my God, when did you come back? Why didn't you send me a message?"
Xia Wu was about to cry. She was excited and surprised, especially when she saw Ji Yunzhou could stand up. She ran forward as if she wanted to throw herself into Ji Yunzhou's arms.
Ji Yunzhou staggered and opened his arms, not caring at all about his body which had not yet recovered.
Xia Wu wasn't stupid. She slowed down her pace and walked in front of Ji Yunzhou. She first looked at his face carefully. His cheekbones seemed higher than before. "You've lost weight."
As she spoke, she hugged Ji Yunzhou tightly.
"I missed you so much. It's great to have you back."
Annie had never seen such a happy smile from the heart on Ji Yunzhou's face. She stretched out her hand carefully, fearing that Ji Yunzhou would lose his balance and fall.
Xia Wu only held him for a moment before letting him go and letting him sit down quickly: "You must not have fully recovered yet, so sit down and rest. Don't worry, I will make you lots of delicious food, and you will get better slowly."
Yang Guojun and Liu Guizhen had long known from Xia Wu that she and Ji Yunzhou were in love. Some time ago, Ji Yunzhou went to pack up, and they were worried about Ji Yunzhou. Now that Ji Yunzhou has returned safely and his legs have felt much better, they are naturally happy for Xia Wu.
Liu Guizhen smiled and asked, "I'm going to go find Mr. Pu to buy a chicken so that Yunzhou can have some nourishment."
"Mom, don't go to the mountain. Don't we raise chickens ourselves? Dad and I can go to the foot of the mountain and catch some chickens and ducks. We can make some duck soup."
Ji Yunzhou is accompanied by two foreigners, so one or two chickens are definitely not enough to eat.
The chicken and duck meat that have been raised for half a year is at its tenderest. It tastes delicious no matter whether it is fried, stir-fried or deep-fried.
Xia Meng looked at Ji Yunzhou who suddenly appeared, her eyes wide open. She realized that this man was her sister's new boyfriend. Wow, he was different from what she had imagined.
He and Fu Shilin are completely two different types of men.
If I have to compare, the man in front of me is more like a piece of jade.
And he looks much more human than Fu Shilin.
The young lovers hadn't seen each other for a long time and wanted to be together all the time. However, there were too many people around, so they could only sit next to each other. Ji Yunzhou held Xia Wu's hand, intertwined their fingers, and stroked the calluses on Xia Wu's palm with his slender fingers. He liked it so much.
Ji Yunzhou came back two days ago, but he did not come to Donghua Town immediately because he had some important matters to deal with. As soon as he finished, Ji Yunzhou rushed back without stopping.
Xia Wu asked him, "What's going on? Are you nervous?"
"It's okay, it's just that my grandfather wanted me to continue to take care of some things at home, but I didn't want to, so I pushed it away." Ji Yunzhou always had a faint smile on his face. He seldom mentioned the cause of his illness and his family to Xia Wu. Xia Wu could more or less guess something from his attitude of avoiding his family.
"That's good. The most important thing for you now is to take good care of your body. Everything else is unimportant."
"Yes, it doesn't matter. I just want to stay here with you."
Xia Wu grinned, "Don't worry, I haven't told you yet that I've set up a company. It's profitable at the moment, so I think I can support you. As long as you don't mind, you can live with me."
"Then I won't be polite."
"We're just friends, so don't be polite!"
Seeing them getting closer, Xia Meng coughed twice to remind them that there was someone else here, "Sister, who is this?"
"He is my boyfriend, Ji Yunzhou. Yunzhou, this is Xia Meng."
Ji Yunzhou nodded, seemingly unsurprised. He extended his hand and said as if to an adult, "Hello, Xia Meng."
Xia Meng was flattered, and after shaking hands with him she felt a little embarrassed, "Hello, hello."
Ji Yunzhou introduced the two foreigners behind him to Xia Wu. The woman was called Annie and the man was called Marco. There was also a man called Andre who was renovating Ji Yunzhou's room in the White Building and did not come with them.
"They are all doctors and therapists in the team. They will follow me and help me with rehabilitation training."
Xia Wu shook hands with them one by one and thanked them for taking care of Ji Yunzhou.
"You're welcome. I've often heard Mr. Ji mention you. You're truly beautiful," Annie praised Xia Wu sincerely. Although she had seen Xia Wu in photos, they couldn't compare to the real person. Xia Wu was even more beautiful and radiant in person, with a vibrant aura that couldn't be fully reproduced by a camera.
Xia Wu spoke to her in fluent English, thanking Annie for her compliment. He also said that he would prepare a big meal to treat them and asked them if they had any food restrictions.
Anne shook her head and looked at Marco.
Marco is a bit picky, especially when it comes to food. Before he came here, he heard people say that Oriental cuisine has no scruples and they eat everything, such as animal organs and various feet. He found it very curious, but in front of his employer's girlfriend, he did not behave rudely and also said that he could eat anything.
Xia Wu asked them some questions about what Ji Yunzhou should pay attention to in daily life, and Annie and Marco explained a lot to her.
Xia Meng was listening at the side, she felt bored, but at the same time she felt that Ji Yunzhou looked a little familiar, as if she had seen him somewhere. She couldn't remember where, so she casually took out her cell phone, pretended to be playing with it, and then secretly took a picture.
Ji Yunzhou turned his head to watch Xia Wu talking to someone, his eyes focused, as if Xia Wu was the only one in his world. His profile was like a white jade carving, and the thinness caused by poor health did not affect his beauty. Even though he looked obviously sick, he was still gentle.
As if noticing Xia Meng's secret photo-taking, Ji Yunzhou looked over here. Xia Meng quickly picked up her phone and pretended to take a selfie. Ji Yunzhou smiled and didn't take the little girl's behavior seriously.
Xia Meng didn't send the photos out yet, and she didn't know who to ask.
Soon Liu Guizhen and Yang Guojun came back with the chickens and ducks they had killed in the mountains, and took out the wild mushrooms they had picked at home. Liu Guizhen planned to show off her skills and cook the chickens in different ways.
Yang Guojun chatted with Ji Yunzhou while Xia Wu went to make tea. He was so busy asking questions that he completely forgot about pouring the water.
Chickens that have been raised for half a year are the most delicious, especially since these chickens are free-range and fed with less feed. People who have eaten free-range chickens in the mountains will definitely not be able to stand eating feed-fed chickens because of the unpleasant smell.
Free-range chicken has no peculiar smell. It may be too tender for stewing soup, but it is very suitable for stir-frying.
If you like side dishes, you can add potatoes, taro, etc. If you don’t like potatoes and taro, you can just stir-fry them with green peppers, which tastes amazing.
Early in the morning, someone came to see Grandpa Yang for medical treatment. A child from the neighboring village was found to have a fever when going to school in the morning. His grandfather came to the village to ask Grandpa Yang to go and see him. When he came back after seeing the child, he said that it was hot and the child wanted to stay cool. He was tired after running around outside and came home to be lazy and drank cold water directly. After the infusion, his condition got much better.
Seeing that Ji Yunzhou could barely stand up, Mr. Yang was so happy that he wanted to check Ji Yunzhou's pulse to see the condition.
Ji Yunzhou had just undergone a major surgery and was a little deficient in energy and blood. He was still young and could recover by replenishing himself properly.
Annie watched Old Man Yang taking her pulse, curiosity welling up in her eyes. She asked Xia Wu, "Is this your unique Chinese way of seeing a doctor?"
As she spoke, she curiously stretched out two fingers together and gestured at her wrist, "Just touching it like this, can you tell anything?"
Xia Wu explained to her that in Chinese culture there is a concept of tendons and acupoints. Many people believe that there is qi circulating in the human body, which can be expressed through the pulse.
Anne frowned, thinking it was like magic. She felt it was magical. "Can you really tell if you're sick?"
Xia Wu looked at Mr. Yang, and Mr. Yang asked, "What did she say?"
Xia Wu relayed Annie's words, and Mr. Yang said that he could let Annie give it a try.
"Can I try it?" Annie pointed at herself in disbelief. Old Man Yang nodded, "Yes, sit here and give me your hand."
Mr. Yang doesn't speak English, but gestures are universally used. Annie understood what he meant, sat opposite him as he requested, and stretched out her hand.
Old Master Yang put his hand over Annie's, then looked at the dark circles under her eyes. He understood, but said nothing. He then asked her to switch hands. Annie did as she was told and asked, "How am I feeling?"
She had a physical examination every six months and was always in good health. She didn't believe that this old oriental man in front of her could tell anything just by touching her wrist.
Retracting his hand, Old Man Yang smiled without saying anything, then asked, "Ask her if she's had any tinnitus, hair loss, back pain, knee weakness, or irregular menstruation recently?"
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