Chapter 107 107 "Gift" & Boating & Bullfrog & Here We Go Again...
This Lin Zhen, when she came to see me a few days ago, she didn't say that she wanted to write an article about her deeds and publish it in the newspaper... Oh, that's not right. Last night Xu Duan inexplicably reminded her to pay attention to today's newspaper, and he specifically mentioned the Shilan Evening News!
It turns out that this gift was prepared by the two of them together!
It's not her birthday or any anniversary, so when Xu Duan reminded her, she didn't think about a "gift" at all. But life is like this, there is no such thing as a sense of ritual, and it is forgotten as time goes by. People who really want to give gifts don't care what day of the week it is.
Jin Yue recalled that when she called Xu Duan not long ago, she inadvertently said a few words "Second brother is so good to second sister-in-law". It seems that he took it to heart and prepared a gift for her.
As for food and drink, Jin Yue has enough for now, but the opportunity to be in the newspaper, and in such a big newspaper, on the front page, is a gift she likes very much. It doesn't matter to her whether she is famous or not, she has already gained fame. What makes her happy is that Chinese medicine can enter everyone's vision in such a way, in an upright and dignified manner, and come before the public in the name of curing diseases for the people and winning glory for the country. Those who slander Chinese medicine have to be careful, because to put her in such a position and to use such a large space must have been approved by the relevant departments.
This time, Shu Jinyue felt as sweet as if he had drunk honey.
The three little ones jumped up and down holding the newspapers: "Auntie is on the newspaper!"
"My little aunt has brought glory to our country!"
"My aunt is the best!"
I don't know who taught them the phrase "bring glory to the country", but the three of them were very proud of it. Coupled with the admiring and gratified gazes of their family and neighbors, Shu Jinyue suddenly felt that he had really done something great this time.
But in fact, curing diseases and saving lives is her daily routine, and she does it every day.
After dealing with everyone's praise, Jin Yue went to the living room to call Xu Duan. As soon as the call was connected, she smiled.
"Have you seen the newspaper?" Xu Duan seemed to be busy with something, and Jin Yue could hear a slight "rustling" sound.
"Well, are you writing something?"
"Well, write a plan. I have a dinner date tomorrow."
After arriving in Shenzhen, he has found out through many contacts that there are 20 cars this time, all of which are black Santana cars made in Germany. "This car can be sold for at least 180,000 yuan on the market, and this is based on the premise of having a license." Without a license, he doesn't know how high the dispute will be.
In the past two years, those who went into business have become rich, and the pockets of township entrepreneurs have also become fatter. Either for enjoyment or to save face, rich people all want to buy a car to drive. But there are very few cars on the market, not to mention foreign brands. Imported cars seem to have become a symbol of "status" for these people.
Such a hot item, Jin Yue was a little excited: "How much can I sell it to you?"
"I asked many people for help and negotiated the price down to 140,000." Because this was something that needed to be disposed of, it was normal to sell it to him at cost price.
Shu Jinyue took a deep breath, "Twenty cars would cost 2.8 million, right? But you only have one million, including the loan. How can you possibly buy so many?"
Xu Duan nodded, then remembered that she couldn't see, and explained: "It's settled. We can agree that I can pay 30% of the deposit first, another 30% after half a month, and the final 40% after a month."
"Can they really agree to this? Are they lying to you?"
"Well, I know."
"So how much do you plan to sell each one for?"
"About twenty."
Shu Jinyue stuck out her tongue. When she thought she was a wealthy woman, she found out that she couldn't even afford a car.
"Although the price starts at 180,000, it is difficult to get a permit. I don't want one, so it's reasonable to sell it at a higher price. There will definitely be people willing to accept it."
The more Shu Jin thought about it, the more she realized that he was able to become a big boss behind the scenes in his previous life. He must have some extraordinary qualities that she didn't know about. Even with what she knew now, he would definitely succeed.
She counted on her fingers and said, "That means you have to sell at least 5 cars within half a month, and at least 7 cars within a month. You have a heavy task."
Xu Duan smiled and said, "It's okay. I know what I'm doing. Don't be too tired. Remember to go to bed early at night."
Shu Jinyue slept soundly that night, but she had no idea that Xu Duan's "gift" to her was not over yet. He even made an in-depth discussion on the headlines of Shilan Province on People's Day yesterday, "Four Questions about Traditional Chinese Medicine", which discussed the historical origins, scientific nature, effectiveness and toxic side effects of traditional Chinese medicine. The guest speaker was a nationally renowned editorial expert, but because it was not on the front page, Jinyue did not notice it at first.
When she went to work in the evening, Hu Rongsheng, who was on his first day at work, brought her a report and said, "Come here, Jinyue. This is about you, right?"
Shu Jinyue took a look and found that the characters and deeds all matched. There was also a photo of her treating Brian attached, but it was taken from a different angle, different from the one in the provincial newspaper. This time, the other experts were not photographed as interns. There were only her and Brian in the picture: she looked confident and calm, with a faint smile, while Brian had a frown on his face and a serious expression. The one was confident of victory, while the other was frowning, forming a sharp contrast.
Needless to say, anyone who sees the photo will think: Could this foreigner be suffering from some serious illness? This doctor can definitely cure it, he's sure of it!
The contrast between the two different races will make even people who don't understand medicine feel a sense of pride and honor. Just like when Sachiko Yamaguchi and Brian first arrived in Long Country, they looked at the simple and poor Long people. Even if they had no ill intentions, they would feel a sense of pride.
Coupled with the text written by a well-known editorial expert, which quotes from classics, is incisive and brilliant, the writing level is much better than that of the provincial newspaper. It is obvious at first glance that this is a very profound article. Of course, in the end, the importance of the current innovative policy of allowing private clinics to be opened was also emphasized. This not only alleviates the pressure on public medical institutions to receive patients, but also provides the people with more channels to receive high-quality medical services, allowing traditional Chinese medicine to better serve the grassroots and take root at the grassroots level.
Hu Rongsheng read it over and over again, studying it word by word each time, trying to find mistakes or something. In the end, he had to admit: "The person who wrote this editorial is really amazing."
Jin Yue looked at the name and found it was someone he didn't know. He didn't know where Xu Duan had found him. However, compared with being able to find an editorial expert to write the article and being able to publish an article on People's Daily, she felt that Xu Duan must have put in a lot of effort.
As expected, even Hu Rongsheng said: "What's even more clever is the person who published this matter in the newspaper. It shouldn't be the trick you thought, right?"
Shu Jinyue felt embarrassed. To be honest, she had never thought of doing this. After all, she was too busy every day. She was so busy that she just wanted to sleep when she got home and could not think about anything other than her major.
She remembered that a few years ago, when she was in Xu Duan's office, he said with certainty that he would be the one to do all the dirty work in the future.
Yes, he has been practicing it for so many years. She only needs to do one thing well - do her profession well. As for things that are not related to her profession, there will be people to help her deal with them. Sometimes she feels that Xu Duan is like her househusband. With him around, she has no worries.
The only thing to worry about is whether difficult and complicated diseases can be cured.
"What are you thinking about now? Did you hear what I said?"
"Ah, Master Hu, what did you say?"
Hu Rongsheng is funny. When he smiles, he reveals a handsome face with very few wrinkles. This face can be said to be attractive to both young and old. At noon, three little ones came to play and they all vie for him to hold them.
"I say, once these two newspapers are published, you will probably have no peace from now on."
As soon as he finished speaking, a group of people rushed in at the door. "This is our Doctor Shu, the Doctor Shu who treated my liver disease and the Doctor Shu who was in the newspaper."
Xiao Tian immediately smiled and said, "Comrades, if you want to see Dr. Shu, you need to come here to register. There are only 20 numbers tonight."
So, the group of people who were talking and laughing like a family just now, immediately stopped laughing and rushed to line up first!
Are you kidding? There are twenty numbers. If they were a few minutes late, they would have been sold out and their trip would have been in vain.
Yes, they not only came to see the legendary Dr. Shu who cured their friend's liver disease and the Dr. Shu who was featured in the newspapers, but of course they also came to see their own illnesses. As long as you eat whole grains, how can you not get sick? There are no serious illnesses, but there are probably one or several diseases related to the spleen, stomach, sleep, defecation, urination, and gynecology...
As it turned out, the illnesses they had were not serious. Jin Yue examined them very quickly, taking one every five minutes on average.
After the examination, one of them went out to pay the money, and Hu Rongsheng prescribed the medicine. The other one also paid the money and waited. If it were another pharmacist, he would definitely be too busy to handle it, but Hu Rongsheng was a master. His movements were quick, accurate and ruthless. There was no need to weigh any medicine. He could just pinch it with his hands and get the exact amount. He could easily dispense six grams, nine grams or twelve grams.
Xiao Tian was watching in amazement and took the time to chat with Zhao Wanqiu: "Aunt Zhao, doesn't Master Hu need to use a scale? Is the dosage accurate?"
You know, on her first day at work, Zhao Wanqiu repeatedly emphasized the types and grams of the drugs. Some of the drugs had similar names, some were the same drugs but had different grams, and their effects were also very different.
Zhao Wanqiu didn't dare to say anything. It was the first time she saw a master dispensing medicine without using a scale. Out of caution, she walked over and quietly checked it with a small scale when he wasn't paying attention.
The prescription called for six grams of licorice, so she picked it out and weighed it, and it was indeed there.
Twelve grams of white peony root, not more, not less.
Thirty grams of Astragalus, neither more nor less.
Even if it is a prescription for children, three grams of licorice will not be wrong. Generally speaking, many people cannot measure such a small amount, but Hu Rongsheng can measure it easily and accurately with just a few pinches of his fingers.
This skill is perfect!
Zhao Wanqiu quietly stepped aside, thinking that the pharmacist her daughter found was really not an ordinary person. It was just that times have changed. In the old society, such masters would have been in the palace serving the emperor and his concubines. How could ordinary people possibly enjoy such skills?
However, she did not have time to think about it, because she soon discovered that there were a lot of patients tonight, especially a lot of patients. Although there were some who came for consultation during the day, when they saw that she was not Dr. Shu and that Dr. Shu would not go to work until the evening, they went back.
Those who come now are those who read about it in the newspaper and come here because of its reputation.
"Aunt Zhao, there are too many patients. They all want to see Dr. Shu. What should we do?" Xiaotian asked anxiously with a red face.
Zhao Wanqiu waved her hand and said, "Just say that we can make an appointment for tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, two days at most." There are twenty numbers every day, which is only forty in total.
People who came here because of its reputation were not very happy. Some of them didn't get an appointment at all. If they wanted to get an appointment for the day after tomorrow, they had to come again tomorrow... Well, Jin Yue has become famous for the fact that "you may not get an appointment even if you make an appointment two days in advance" before he even started seeing patients.
Some people just like to join in the fun. They don't have any serious illnesses and don't usually think about seeing a doctor, but when they see that making an appointment is so popular, they get itchy in their hearts - give it a try.
Just give it a try, and as a result, all kinds of problems were found out. Shu Jinyue didn't care what their purpose was. As long as they made an appointment with her, she would treat them as her own patients, diagnose them as she should, prescribe medicine as she should... After a month, it actually brought a lot of income to the clinic.
This month, not only did the number of patients in the clinic surge, but more people went to the epidemic prevention station, which not only increased the number of outpatient visits to the station, but even discovered several cases of infectious diseases - nipping the infectious diseases in the bud and making Zhu Daqiang and Liu Jinbu very tired.
Now, Ma Shuhui didn’t know whether to be happy or unhappy.
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"I'm so tired. I want to rest tomorrow. Don't call me unless it's something important." Jin Yue solemnly told his family during dinner on Saturday night.
"Especially Mengmeng, Yaya and Xiaoping'an, you are not allowed to disturb your aunt's rest, do you hear me?" Liu Huifang gave her two daughters a warning look.
Mengmeng is pure and brave, loves to play and venture out, and gets along well with the little boys in the alley. Yaya looks like a gentle and shy girl, but in fact she has the most ideas and is the leader among the three little ones.
Both of my daughters are a cause of worry.
The whole family likes them, but when the couple is educating their children, everyone tacitly keeps silent. Only after they are done teaching the children do they start asking them where they want to go to play tomorrow.
"Go boating!"
“Let’s go boating at Xishan Park!”
Everyone then remembered that because the whole family was busy with work, they had forgotten about agreeing to take them out for a spring outing and boating. As a result, it was already summer now... If they didn't go, the spring outing would become an autumn outing.
"Okay, let's go boating. I'll go too." Shu Jinyue yawned, "Mom, don't open the clinic tomorrow. Put up a sign. I'm going to rest tomorrow night anyway."
Zhao Wanqiu agreed, and Shu Linong hurried into the kitchen to prepare things for the outing tomorrow. The whole family was going out, so a lot of food had to be prepared, including fruits, snacks, and drinks.
It just so happened that Zhao Wanqiu prepared a packet of sour plum soup ingredients according to the ancient method yesterday. I will cook it tonight, soak it overnight, and take it out to drink tomorrow. It can also clear away heat, promote salivation, quench thirst and help digestion!
After making sour plum soup, he happily began to pick corn. One by one, the green, plump corn cobs were covered with clothes. Jin Yue could smell the fresh scent of corn even when sitting on the kang.
"Where does the corn come from at this season?" She had been to the countryside and knew that green corn was very precious. If someone lost two stalks from their private plot, the whole brigade would be in chaos.
"Sun Dalong's family sent it this afternoon. It's a whole sack."
"Let's cook the corn tomorrow and take it to the park to eat."
"Sun Yuli's corn is very sweet and fresh. It takes no more than two hours from the time it is picked to the time it is delivered to our house, and it still has the husk on."
Now that the household contract responsibility system has been implemented, farmers' lives have become better. Sun Dalong works in a pharmaceutical factory and goes back to help out on his days off. He suggested that farmers should not wait until autumn to harvest the dried corn like others did, but instead pick some in the summer when the corn is still green and sell it in the city.
Farmers grow corn to fill their stomachs and feed their livestock, so they must grow it until it turns golden and ripe, and only when it is dry will they be willing to pick it off. But now that people's living conditions are gradually getting better, city dwellers no longer eat corn as corn porridge or as their staple food, but instead want to taste it while it is fresh and tender.
“I heard that on the first day, a bullock cart was brought in, and everything was sold out in less than half an hour.”
"Another truckload arrived the next day, and it was also sold out early."
Shu Linong now has more gossip than Zhao Wanqiu. "Later, they brought it here every day to sell. They even cut off half of the acres of land they cultivated and simply bought other people's land to sell. I heard that they can make a lot of money."
Although their counter-intuitive sales method seems to have caused them to lose most of the fall corn, they are making money now. Can't they buy as much dried corn as they want in the fall? If they break off the work now, they can have a rest for more than a month in the middle. When the autumn harvest comes, they will be free and can take advantage of the shortage of workers to do odd jobs, or sell some fresh vegetables, which is another source of income.
"All in all, it's more profitable than those farmers who just sit in the corn fields and wait for the autumn harvest."
Zhao Wanqiu sighed, "Sun Dalong has really gained a lot of experience in the past two years."
Speaking of gaining knowledge, Shu Wenming suddenly asked Liu Huifang: "Sister-in-law, have you been driving smoothly recently?"
"It's going smoothly. Last time we helped haul coal for Lingshan Coal Mine for half a month, and we made more money than hauling ordinary goods." There is a lot of construction going on outside now, and many township enterprises use coal and coke to refine steel bars and plastics. The coal mining companies are in short supply, so they are asked to send their own vehicles to haul the coal, which suddenly makes it cheaper for private transportation companies like Liu Huifang.
She has three trucks and hired two drivers. The three of them make several trips every day and there is so much work that they can't stop.
"That's good. It's a rare trip back home, so you can rest for a few more days." Shu Linong asked while packing the things he would bring tomorrow, "Does Wen Yan still work overtime often?"
"He is busier than me. He works overtime until after 10 o'clock every day. When he gets home, the children are asleep. He has to get up in the morning before the children wake up. He is so tired that he has lost several pounds."
After years of hard work, Shu Wenyan finally became a small leader in charge of education. The primary school where he taught was under his jurisdiction, but the reality was far from what he had imagined.
"He always wanted to be an official before, thinking that being a cadre was more comfortable than being a teacher. Now, he keeps saying that he would rather be a teacher."
"When you are a cadre, you have to consider many aspects, but when you are a teacher, you just have to teach. There are not so many things to do."
Everyone was filled with emotion. That's how people are. Before they get something, they think everything is good, but when they really get it, they feel that it would be better if they didn't have it at all, and they wouldn't have to go through so much trouble.
"I think it's not good to have no adults in the house. I plan to hire another driver. When the time comes, I will let the drivers drive all three cars and let them go out. I will stay in the bookstore to handle logistics, talk to customers, and take care of the children."
Shu Wenming said bluntly: "Yes, that's what a boss should do."
Several eyes fell on him, and he straightened his chest, "I'm like this. At the beginning, I learned to make down jackets by myself. After two years of trial and error, I found that it was useless. It was useless because there were workers who didn't need me to do it at all. The things I did outside brought me greater profits."
He could easily close a deal, learn a new style, or come up with an idea, and he could earn much more money than he could by working hard in the workshop for a month making down jackets.
Everyone agreed with him. Shu Jinyue yawned as he listened. "I'm going to sleep first. Call me after 8 o'clock tomorrow morning."
She was so tired that she didn't even want to make a phone call.
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The next morning, the whole family washed up, packed their bags and started to call Jin Yue. Breakfast was a pot of boiled eggs. Teacher Jiashu personally rode his bike to East Street to buy Yangji fried dough sticks. He brought them back still steaming hot. They were thick and long, fried to a golden yellow, with a crispy outer skin and soft inside, with a fragrance of wheat.
It really is worthy of being the Yangji fried dough sticks that I have been longing for for two lifetimes. Jin Yue ate two by himself and could not eat the eggs anymore. Shu Linong put them in a thermos and wanted to take them to the park to eat.
Nowadays, when going out, everyone is used to bringing their own food and drinks. It is not convenient to ride a bike with children, so everyone takes the bus. When we arrived at Xishan Park, the sun gradually rose higher and it became hotter.
Today is Sunday and there are a lot of people coming here to play. People have already started queuing at the entrance. It is free to enter the park, but you need to buy a ticket to row a boat.
There were more than a dozen people, young and old, and they simply rented a big boat. Unlike later generations where there were dedicated rowing masters, now boating in the park just depends on rowing by yourself!
Shu Wenyan and Shu Wenming, one was leading the direction at the bow, the other at the stern, Liu Huifang and Zhao Wanqiu were rowing in the middle, and the others were responsible for eating and looking after the children - the three little ones were so naughty that only Jin Yue could control them.
In the hot summer, when the scorching sun makes people dizzy, they choose to row under the willow trees, letting the cool breeze blow on their faces, as if even the heat in their hearts has dissipated by half with the rippling waves.
On the way, we saw an old man wearing a straw hat, carrying a big quilt box, walking slowly under the willow trees on the shore, fanning himself with a palm-leaf fan. Meng Meng immediately shouted, "Uncle selling popsicles!"
The old man turned around and said, "Hey, do you want some popsicles? We have glutinous rice and mung bean ones. What flavor do you want?"
Jin Yue paid for one cigarette for each family member, and let the boat float freely on the water since it couldn't drift far anyway.
The sweet and cool taste instantly made everyone feel less restless. Xu Wenli couldn't help but humming "Let's Row the Boat Together". Liu Huifang joined in, and soon even Shu Wenyan started singing.
The others who are tone-deaf: “…” We are only responsible for listening and eating.
Xiao Ping'an collected the sticks after eating, saying that they would be useful when he got home.
In order to satisfy him, everyone helped to wash them with water. Anyway, he often collected these cardboard boxes, exercise books and toothpaste tubes and sold them at the scrap collection station for pocket money.
"By the way, Jin Yue, a few days ago, a staff member from the purchasing station came to see you. She said her last name was Wang, and you should call her Sister Wang." Wen Li almost forgot about this. "She asked you to go see her when you are free some other day, saying that she has something to discuss with you."
Shu Jinyue recently bought some things from Zhang Desheng. In addition to some ancient books, she also bought some beautiful old vases and old furniture, which she bought just as decorations. Anyway, she would not be able to appreciate anything.
It would be great if Xu Duan was here. He knows a lot and can help to see what’s going on. Alas, it’s another day when I miss Xu Duan.
"Did she say what it was?"
"She didn't say anything. She was so mysterious. I guess she didn't trust me."
Shu Jinyue thought to himself that Sister Wang must have picked up some "good stuff" again, and he was still her number one victim, her first target, the kind that no one could replace.
In that case, she won't be in a hurry and let her be in a hurry.
The family played until about five in the afternoon. They got off the rented boat reluctantly when it was time to leave. When they reached the shore, Shu Wenming treated the whole family to dinner at a private restaurant at the foot of West Mountain. The Shu family had lived a better life in recent years, but they had never properly eaten out as a family.
The area near Xishan used to be a small fishing village. After it was built into a park, many local villagers quietly opened small restaurants, whose main feature was the fish and shrimps from the lake.
"Our family is different from other families. Our husband's cousin raises bullfrogs in the countryside. I don't know if you have ever eaten them. He said that people from other provinces like to eat them very much." The proprietress came out from the kitchen and introduced enthusiastically.
Shu Jinyue was playing with three children at the entrance of the hotel. He didn't pay much attention to it at first, but suddenly he thought the voice sounded familiar. He turned around and saw -
It’s actually Sister Bao!
Sister Bao was also obviously stunned, "Comrade Shu?"
"Sister Bao." Jin Yue actually didn't hate her, she just didn't like her. But after learning about her man's experience, she felt a little sympathy for her. Later, after learning that Xu Duan lent her capital to become self-reliant, her opinion of her changed a lot.
As I said, she really couldn't like Sister Bao's personality. She was too nosy and bossy, and had no awareness of being a nanny at all. But as a female comrade, Sister Bao was able to support the entire family and send her children to school with her own hands. In this era, even her daughter never dropped out of school for a single day. She was an admirable working woman.
Jin Yue quickly adjusted his mood and asked, "Is your restaurant open here?"
When she heard about the restaurant, Sister Bao quickly hid her discomfort. "It was originally opened in our village. It was first called a commune, and later changed to a township. Business was okay. My eldest son went to the army, and my second son was admitted to a high school in the city. Then I moved here. It's convenient for me to take care of the children. My family has an opening, so it's convenient for me to get injections and take medicine."
After Bao Wengui became a high-level paraplegic, he had many physical problems. He was either uncomfortable here or wrong there. He had to rely on medication for most of the month. Moving to the city is indeed much more convenient than living in the village.
"My eldest son is so awesome. During the physical examination, the armed forces department said that he has the best physical condition among all the new recruits!" She had originally thought that if he failed the physical examination, she would tell her superiors about Bao Wengui's situation and see if they could take some care of him.
As for finding Leader Xu? She didn't dare to let her husband know, because there would be another quarrel.
Even when her second child was taking the high school entrance exam, she just thought that whatever school she got into would be fine. The same thing happened when her third child transferred to a school in the city. She just thought that whatever school she was assigned to would be fine. In the past, she would definitely have tried to find some connections with Leader Xu, but now she doesn't dare to do that.
She straightened her chest, with a kind of confidence that made her look proud, and said loudly: "Although our house is small, it is quite convenient. We run a restaurant downstairs and live upstairs. The baby's father sat on the bed and couldn't stay idle, so he started embroidering pillowcases. Don't laugh at me, I also discovered from him that it turns out that men are no worse at needlework than us women."
How could Shu Jinyue laugh at him? He was self-reliant with his own hands, and as long as he didn't do anything illegal or criminal, he deserved respect.
"The mandarin duck pillowcases he embroidered are so beautiful. I just heard about your marriage to Leader Xu last year. I wanted to give you a pair, but I was afraid you wouldn't like me, so I didn't go to your house."
Jin Yue thought to himself: So you also know that I don’t like you.
"Madam boss, are we going to kill the bullfrog or not?" the kitchen worker came over and asked. Sister Bao slapped her forehead and said, "Look at me, I forgot about the business while chatting with you. Bullfrog is really delicious. I'm not lying to you. You can try it. It's my treat. You don't need to pay."
None of the Shu family had eaten it before, so Jin Yue naturally wanted to try it too. "We can't let you spend money, so just kill some for us. You see, we have a large family, how many pounds would be appropriate?"
Sister Bao took a look and saw that there were indeed quite a few people. "Let's have some stir-fried bullfrog, four pounds."
She went to the kitchen again and picked out two fat sturgeons. "This fish has few bones and is suitable for children. How about cooking it with pickled cabbage?"
Jin Yue and his second brother looked at each other and agreed.
Sister Bao looked at the dishes in the kitchen and said, "Stir-fry some pork in a twice-cooked pot. We still have some braised pork. Can you give me one serving? Hmm, I think... can you stir-fry some chrysanthemum and some spicy and sour potato shreds?"
She hurriedly arranged eight or nine dishes. Shu Wenming whispered, "She's so arrogant. Where is the submissive person she used to be when she was a nanny in the Xu family?"
"She wasn't timid before." She was able to introduce a date to Xu Duan, and if it didn't work out the first time, she would try again and again.
Shu Wenming still remembered how she looked when he first met her. He was still unhappy when he thought about it. "It was just like when we went to her house for dinner. Jin Yue even gave her some wild boar meat. Humph!"
"Alright, alright. I see that she has changed a lot. She knows that Jin Yue doesn't like her, and she doesn't go around Xu Duan. Just say less." Shu Linong said as he picked out fish bones for the three little ones.
The more I think of the time when Xu Duan called Wang Hongping and was heard by Sister Bao, and the look on her face as she looked at the scumbag with wanting to say something but unable to, I want to laugh. His reputation was almost ruined by her.
"She is a person who is sometimes... well, hard to explain, anyway, she smells better when she's far away than when she's close." When they met often before, she really disliked her and they both disliked each other, but after not seeing each other for so many years, Jin Yue seemed to have forgotten all the unpleasantness when she suddenly saw her changes and progress.
This was the first time they had officially gone to a restaurant, and the Shu family was very happy. They carefully evaluated every dish that was served. Teacher Shu and Shu Wenyan even expressed their feelings. If Zhao Wanqiu and Liu Huifang hadn't stopped them, they would have even recited a few poems.
Others: “…” They have to show off their knowledge just when having a meal. What kind of family is this!
While we were eating, Sister Bao came up with an iron pot and asked, "Comrades, how does it taste? Is it suitable?"
"It's just right, no wonder your business is so booming." Zhao Wanqiu stood up, helped take the dishes she brought, and even pulled her to sit down and eat together.
Sister Bao has hired a special chef now, and she rarely cooks by herself, but this pot of stir-fried bullfrog was made by her and served to the table by herself. "I won't eat it. You guys try it. This thing is called bullfrog. Many guests say it's good after eating it. I don't know if they are just praising it casually or if it's really good. You guys can help me see... Hehe, I'm Comrade Xin Shu, she loves to tell me the truth the most."
Shu Jinyue couldn't help laughing. Sister Bao had teased her before and she had retorted back on the spot. Wasn't she just telling the "truth"?
She took a bite with her chopsticks. The bullfrog meat was tender and fresh, and because it was freshly killed, it had a light sweetness. Her eyes lit up immediately and she gave a thumbs up, "Delicious."
Shu Wenming took a bite and said, "It's really good."
Xu Wenli didn't even bother to talk and just buried her head in eating. It was only because they were out having fun today that Wenming allowed her to eat such heavy-tasting food. It was so delicious! She didn't even care about Xiao Ping'an, she just kept eating!
Everyone was amused by her appearance, "Eat slowly, there's more. If it's not enough, we can order more."
Seeing that the Shu family liked it, Sister Bao didn't rush to go down, but quietly asked Jin Yue: "Is Leader Xu going to Shenzhen now? Don't get me wrong, Sister Zhang Zhen told me about it when I went to Goldfish Hutong last time."
Jin Yue nodded, "Do you have anything to tell him?"
Sister Bao shyly grasped a corner of her apron and said, "Nothing much, just... just, I want you to tell him that if he wants to eat anything, come sit here for a while... and then, have a drink with my Wengui, he keeps thinking about Captain Xu."
If she hadn't gone too far and neglected her duties, Guo Wengui wouldn't have been so embarrassed to see Captain Xu and never go to Goldfish Hutong again.
People's perspectives change. When she was in the Xu family, she was keen on introducing potential partners to Leader Xu. Her main purpose was to consolidate their relationship with Leader Xu through this "favor." In case she no longer worked as a nanny for their family in the future, Leader Xu could continue to take care of their family and take care of their children when they found jobs, considering that she had facilitated their marriage.
But now, after opening her own restaurant and having come into contact with so many social relationships, she found that she was quite... quite stupid. If Leader Xu wanted to take care of them, he would take care of them even if they didn't contact him. If he didn't want to take care of them, it would be useless even if they were right in front of him.
What's more, why didn't she realize at that time how much affection Leader Xu had for Comrade Shu? She has been self-righteously introducing people to potential partners, which is purely causing trouble. Leader Xu has done the most by not firing her on the spot.
well!
When Sister Bao thought about those stupid things, she felt embarrassed to stay any longer and quickly slipped away.
Shu Wenming, on the other hand, enjoyed eating bullfrogs, so he went down to chat with her for a while, asking where they were kept, what kind of water quality conditions were required, where to buy the seedlings, how much they cost, and so on.
Shu Jinyue was puzzled: "Second brother, are you planning to get involved in the breeding business again?"
"Why not?"
Shu Jinyue opened his mouth and thought, you are running a garment factory now, why are you raising bullfrogs? These are two completely unrelated industries! It's not that easy to cross disciplines.
Shu Wenming didn't tease her and explained in a low voice: "Your mother Li's family is growing vegetables now, which is very hard work. Their village has good water conservancy conditions, and there are several families raising fish in the village. It's not convenient for them to join in the fun, so why not try this."
"Growing vegetables is tiring work, and we have to go out early and come back late. A whole family can't earn much in a year."
Shu Jinyue nodded quickly. Why didn’t she think of this? Mother Li is good to her, and Wang Laowu has saved Xu Duan's life, so she can also ask Xu Duan to give Wang Laowu some advice.
He has experience in breeding and made some money from raising fish in the past. However, he has been unlucky in the past two years and has lost money in everything he does. Recently, he has not made much money from collecting mountain products, so he started collecting vegetables, just like what Li's mother's family did before.
Of course, Wangjia Village and Lijia Village are not in the same direction at all, and there is no recent competitive relationship between them.
Shu Wenming said in a nostalgic tone: "In the past, Mother Li risked her life to help me hide the Dacron and down quilts, and she didn't ask for a penny. I have always been thinking about finding a chance to repay her." She doesn't want money on weekdays, and it's not quite appropriate to give her money. She only buys a few things anyway. In the past two years, rural conditions have improved, and canned malted milk, which were once rare, can be bought without tickets. Whatever he buys won't make much difference to their family's life.
Shu Wenming also asked Sister Bao for the address of Bao Wengui's cousin. The first thing he did when he returned to Liuye Hutong was to go to Li Yulan's house, tell her what happened, and ask her to visit her parents' home when she was free.
Li Yulan was also very surprised. This was an obvious business opportunity. Who would tell this to an ordinary person?
"Okay, Brother Wenming, thank you. Lao Shang will take a day off tomorrow, so I'll go back."
Shu Wenming was humming a little tune happily. Just as he reached the gate of Yard No. 16, he suddenly heard someone talking behind him.
"Hello, please wait a moment."
Shu Wenming turned around and pointed at his nose.
"Yes, hello. Do you live in this courtyard?"
Shu Wenming nodded and looked at the visitor inconspicuously. He was a middle-aged man wearing glasses and a plaid shirt. He looked gentle and refined, but his accent was a bit strange. If Shu Jinyue were here, she would definitely recognize him as Kim Hyun Joong who bought the fake bronze figurine from her.
Kim Hyun Joong took out a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes and stuffed it directly into Shu Wenming's hand. "Hello, I am a member of the Chao tribe from the north. Is it convenient for me to talk to you?"
Shu Wenming's tongue tip touched his teeth, "Okay, what do you call me brother?"
"My last name is Jin, you can just call me Old Jin. I heard that there is a very good Chinese medicine doctor living in your hospital, is that right?"
Shu Wenming took out a cigarette, lit it, took a deep puff, and said with an ecstatic expression, "You mean Jin Yue? Yes, she's from our hospital. There's no one in our area who doesn't know her."
Kim Hyun Joong looked very curious: "Is her medical skill really that great?"
"Who knows? Anyway, she cured my family's high blood pressure and heart disease."
"That's impossible. How old is she? If she really has such amazing medical skills, aren't you curious about where she learned it from?"
"Don't be curious. Just ask anyone and you'll know. Jin Yue learned his medical skills from an old Chinese doctor when he went to the countryside more than ten years ago. I heard that the old Chinese doctor is even better. He is so skilled that he can even snatch people from the dead. He has saved several people who were about to die."
Kim Hyun Joong still looked like he didn't believe it, "Do you believe it, brother?"
Shu Wenming laughed twice, and this time he smoked two cigarettes at once for double the enjoyment. While puffing out smoke, he revealed a hint of mystery: "It's hard to say. What I heard is that she has a lot of medical books, some of which were passed down to her by the old Chinese doctor, and some of which she bought from outside. With so many magic weapons in her hands, even a fool can cure the disease, right?"
He winked, and Kim Hyun-joong understood what he meant. It seemed that this was also a neighbor who was jealous of Seo Jin-yue.
He claimed that he knew the Long people very well and knew their bad qualities, which was narrow-mindedness and selfishness. Shu Jinyue was famous at a young age and had made a lot of money. Although he still lived in a slum, the money in his pocket was a figure that ordinary people could not imagine. It would be strange if he was not envied by his neighbors.
"Here's my business card. If you're free, I'd like to invite you to have lunch at the Shilan Hotel on Sunday. How about that?"
Shu Wenming licked the corner of his mouth, "Really? You didn't lie to me? That can't be right. Don't let me go there and you run away and ask me to pay. I won't do that."
Kim Hyun Joong showed a trace of disdain in his eyes, "Don't worry, this little money is nothing, if... I have plenty of ways to make you earn money."
"Okay." He took two steps. "By the way, why did you invite me to dinner? You're not asking me to do something bad, are you?"
"No, I just feel like I'm compatible with you and want to be friends with you, is that okay?"
"That's pretty good. There are a lot of people who want to be friends with me."
Kim Hyun Joong's mouth twitched, and he thought to himself that this guy was really greedy, stupid, and extremely conceited.
Shu Jinyue had no time to pay attention to these things because she was very busy. The sensational effect in the newspapers was just a small prelude a few days ago. After fermenting for half a month, it began to develop in a direction that no one expected - first, people from the nearby bookstore came, then people from neighboring cities and provinces came here to visit, and recently, even patients from Haicheng, Beijing, came here!
After seeing patients who came from other provinces across the country at three different times in a row, Jin Yue knew that this meant that more patients from all over the world were flocking to her.
All of a sudden, Shu Jinyue's number at the epidemic prevention station and clinic became really hard to get.
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