Chapter 64: Wanting to marry into the family & the feud between the two Hu & Xiaolin's offer...
The two of them met at the gate of the neighborhood office. "Have you ever tried Master Kang?"
"I came here after I ate. Have you eaten yet?"
"I have." But she was busy with work, so she asked her second brother and sister-in-law to bring lunch to Qingqing. It was just in time for them to go for a walk around the area after delivering the lunch before going to work. "You said you knew who bought the prescription. Who was it?" Kang Yongxin walked into the office and took a sip of water.
"If I'm not mistaken, he should be a Japanese, with the last name Kobayashi, and he's a well-known Kampo doctor, or Chinese medicine, in Japan." This was inferred from Yamaguchi Sachiko's attitude towards him. Even such an arrogant young lady had to be more restrained in front of him. In addition to his high medical skills, it was also because he was old Yamaguchi's personal doctor.
Such people have neither lack of money nor fame and status.
"What, Japanese?!" Kang Yongxin stood up suddenly, "Bah, these bastards, if I had known he was Japanese, I shouldn't have asked for leave these two days, I would have given him a good beating, how dare they come to our Dragon Country's land, bah!"
In Shilan Province, every household has been persecuted by the Japanese for two generations. At times like this, Shu Jin admired the patience of the two brothers Xu Ping and Xu Duan more and more. Most people could not have such good self-control.
Shu Jinyue thought about it, "Does he know that I'm the one behind the secret recipe?"
"He probably doesn't know yet, but don't worry, Brother Hu and I will help you. We will never let him find out about you. Deputy Director Su probably has forgotten your situation. Even if he really finds the contract, this Japanese won't be able to find you with just a name." Kang Yongxin stamped his feet angrily, "Even if he really finds you, just play dumb and deny it. Brother Hu and I will act with you then."
He really wanted the best for today. He still remembered the scene of Japanese burning, killing and looting in Shilan decades ago. "Back then, the Hu family had two pharmaceutical factories, but they were all taken away by the Japanese. They forced the eldest daughter to hand over the secret recipe, otherwise...they were not human."
So, after hearing Xiao Lin's identity, his first reaction was to protect Shu Jinyue.
Jin Yue was deeply touched. This feeling of being protected by his compatriots was very warm.
"But, Master Kang, you said that was decades ago. Now our Dragon Country is no longer the old Dragon Country that was at the mercy of others. If they want our things, they can't just take them away with a bayonet or a gun. They have to spend money and beg people."
There needs to be a price to pay, an equal exchange...Oh no, Jin Yue doesn't want to have an "equal" exchange with them.
"They want the secret recipe, so why don't they just spend money to buy it?"
"What you mean is..." Kang Yongxin was a little unsure. The girl in front of him seemed bolder and calmer than he had imagined.
"Well, Master Kang, when you return to the factory, prepare a few more medicinal materials in the laboratory. Buy some of all the medicines that have the effect of replenishing qi and raising yang. Tell others that the formula is confidential and must not be disclosed."
"Do you want me to throw a smokescreen and create confusion so that he can't be sure what exactly is in the formula?"
Jin Yue nodded. Anyway, everyone who has studied Chinese medicine knows that there are only a few medicines for replenishing qi and raising yang. Anyway, you can just combine two, three or four kinds of medicines, and then consider the proportions.
"You must show your hatred for the Japanese to the outside world. Kobayashi is a rather arrogant person. The more you hate him, the more he will want to get close to you and prove himself by conquering you."
Kang Yongxin choked, "This is a pervert." After getting along for a long time, he also learned some very useful new words from Jin Yue.
Shu Jinyue laughed, "Yes, he is that kind of person, so in the days to come he may be omnipresent in your life and launch sugar-coated bullets at you."
"Don't worry, I'd rather starve to death than take a penny from him."
"I know. Don't worry. Wait until he gets along well with you and brings up the formula. After you hesitate for a few days, you can push me to him and let him come to talk to me."
"Do you really want to sell the secret recipe to him? That's not good. The contract you signed at that time stipulated that your secret recipe cannot be transferred to a third party. If the pharmaceutical factory suffers losses as a result, you will have to compensate for it." Kang Yongxin was doing this for her own good, fearing that she would make a mistake because of the money Xiao Lin gave her.
"Don't worry, I will definitely not give him the secret recipe, nor will it cause losses to the factory. It may even bring a lot of output value and income to the factory. Just wait." One hundred thousand yuan may sound like a lot at first glance, but whether he can invest this money in this era is another matter. Even if he does, what if he is asked for equity? He has a very good plan of wanting both.
Kobayashi is actually quite stingy and miserly. In a developed country like Japan, 100,000 Dragon Dollars is not a lot of money, but he used it to buy a secret recipe that he thought was very important, and he also wanted shares in the pharmaceutical factory. Who is he looking down on?
Shu Jinyue thought, if you want to be stingy, then I will let you spend a big amount.
***
After get off work in the afternoon, Jin Yue did not go home, but went to see Yao Qingqing. After a day of recuperation, she was now completely well. "The lunch that my second brother and his wife sent me at noon was really delicious. Was it made by Aunt Wanqiu?"
Zhao Wanqiu brought Meng Meng and Ya Ya with her, and didn't have time to cook properly, so she simply stewed a radish and kelp soup. She used half a meatless pork bone and added some lard before serving, which made it delicious. Qingqing drank up all the soup, and felt the warm feeling in her stomach.
Jin Yue looked at her like a pitiful puppy, "If you still want to eat, you can stay at my house tonight. You haven't slept in my new house yet."
Yao Qingqing's eyes lit up unbelievably: "Is it really possible?"
Why not? That is Shu Jinyue's own house. She doesn't need to ask for anyone's consent and can bring anyone home!
Qingqing immediately packed two sets of clothes happily, locked the door and ran after her... Well, she also had to hand Doubao over to Xu Duan and ask Xu Duan to feed him in the evening.
Although Shu Jinyue likes cats and dogs, she doesn't think she has the patience to take good care of them. She is also afraid that the puppies will not be able to adapt to the new environment, and she will not be able to rest if they cry at night.
It turned out to be Xu Duan who opened the door. "I said I heard your voice. It turns out it was you."
The two girls were chattering, and even if they didn't knock on the door, he would have gone over to ask.
"Second Brother Xu, I'm going to stay at Jin Yue's house tonight. Can you help me feed Doubao? Just feed him whatever leftovers you have."
Xu Duan raised his eyebrows, "Just one night?"
Yao Qingqing looked at Jin Yue pitifully, "Okay Jin Yue, can I add one more night? I'm scared to be alone at home."
The more Shu Jinyue thought about that night in Haicheng, she said the same thing to Xu Duan. She was scared, and then he stayed to accompany her.
"You can stay as many nights as you like."
Yao Qingqing immediately ran home and said that she wanted to collect a few more pieces of clothes. Jin Yue couldn't do anything with her. She had wanted to invite her to live in her house before but she didn't have the conditions. Now that she had her own house, she wanted to be doubly nice to her.
"Remember to lock the doors and windows at night. I'm afraid your quilt is not enough. You need to add another one." Xu Duan reminded him and thought for a while. "Ask your second brother to help check the door lock. There are many people in the compound."
Her life is visibly getting better now, but there is no guarantee that there won't be jealous people. Losing something is a small matter, but it would be bad if she was scared. Don't think it's safe just because your second brother and his wife live next door. Sometimes you may not even have time to shout. He has seen this before.
"Okay, okay, I got it. Why don't you ask me why I'm so happy today?"
"Why?" He went into the house and took out a bag of things, probably food again.
"Do you still remember Dr. Xiaolin, whom I met in Haicheng? He is in the bookstore now, and he is also in the Chinese medicine factory trying to take away my secret recipe."
Xu Duan paused and said, "Then stay away from him. I'll take care of it."
"No, I still want to make him bleed."
Xu Duan was no longer in a hurry to collect his things. He immediately asked her about her plan in detail. After listening carefully, he gave her some suggestions and plugged the loopholes that she had overlooked at the beginning. "Hey, you are quite a bad guy. With your plan, even Sun Wukong would bleed a lot if he came."
"So, don't be impulsive when encountering things, it's always right to think more."
Jin Yue snorted and she stopped being impulsive, but she didn't refute either. Xu Duan was indeed much more experienced than herself. With her half-baked plan, it was only a technical geek like Kang Yongxin who could boast blindly. It was still a little naive to try to deceive an old fox like Xiao Lin.
Seeing her smug look, Xu Duan didn't pour cold water on her. He thought that he just needed to keep a close eye on her when the time comes. In the land of Long Country, one Japanese could not cause any trouble.
Back at Liuye Hutong, Mengmeng Yaya saw that there was a new and beautiful aunt in the house. She was so happy that she danced with joy and kept trying to throw herself on Yao Qingqing.
Qingqing is lively and can imitate anything she learns. She can imitate the calls of seven or eight small animals vividly. The two little girls were so amused that they giggled, and their laughter could be heard throughout the compound.
Aunt Li was in the backyard, cursing inwardly: "They are just two little girls, look how happy they are, as if they have never seen a child before. Am I showing off to anyone that I have a fat grandson?"
"Oh, you don't want to show off. You didn't even have the chance to touch your grandson's fingers before you were chased away." Li Yulan said to her, "By the way, Aunt Li, next time if I find some wicked old woman who will end her family's death pouring feces and urine out the back window, I will go to the public toilet and scoop a bucket of water to pour at her house. Do you think this is a good idea?"
Aunt Li's old face was very distorted.
If someone else said this, they might just be bluffing, but Li Yulan is different, she can really do it.
Last time, the old hens she raised just left some chicken shit in front of her door, and she hadn't swept the house for three days, so this girl went to the Shu family's chicken coop and got a handful of chicken shit and poured it all over her house, making her unable to sleep for three days because of the stink.
This Li Yulan is a vicious shrew. She never suffers any loss and always wants to pay back tenfold or a hundredfold for whatever she does. She is afraid!
The little chicken Popcorn stood by and gave a thumbs up quietly: "Mom is awesome! Even the bad grandma is afraid of her!"
Li Yulan touched his little head and said, "Go play with your friends. Remember, if anyone dares to hit you, you must hit them back. If they hurt you, your dad will pay for it. He has a high salary and can afford it."
If most parents educate their children in this way, they will definitely be criticized. But Little Chicken Popcorn is different. He is really timid. He grew up in a cowshed and was scared every few days. If he heard someone quarreling or yelling in someone's home, he would be so scared that he hides.
Li Yulan used to make a slingshot for him and asked him to use it to knock on the door of friendship among the children. But last month the slingshot was lost, and the children said they would not play with him without a slingshot. The little guy was so scared that he shrank back into his shell.
Li Yulan highly suspected that the slingshot was stolen by Aunt Li. She kept saying that Jimi hit her old hen. Unfortunately, Li Yulan couldn't find any evidence, otherwise she would have started a fight with her long ago.
"It doesn't matter if you can't find a slingshot. A true friend won't refuse to play with you just because you don't have a slingshot. If someone refuses to play with you just because you don't have a slingshot, he's definitely not a true friend."
She spoke in a confusing way, and Popcorn Chicken only half understood it. He nodded confusedly and went to Shu's house to play with his two younger sisters.
With more children, the house became even more lively. The Shu family instantly became Kindergarten No. 16. Yao Qingqing really liked the atmosphere of the Shu family. She dreamed of returning to her childhood at night. Although her parents were not at home every day, the house was very lively when they came back... When she woke up in the morning, the pillowcase was wet.
Shu Jinyue pretended not to see it and let her digest this matter slowly.
***
In the next few days, Xiao Lin indeed went to the city's traditional Chinese medicine factory more frequently, especially to see Kang Yongxin, the technical expert with a sour face. Kang Yongxin ignored him the whole time, and even glared at him when he got angry.
Xu Duan also sent a message to Jin Yue that Xiao Lin has been very busy since he came to Longguo. He has been visiting hospitals, medicine companies and pharmaceutical factories everywhere. In name, he is learning Chinese medicine and exchanging experiences. Because of his status as a foreign guest, he is treated well wherever he goes and many conveniences are opened for him.
But Xu Duan felt that he was not as simple as he seemed. Was he simply interested in traditional Chinese medicine? Or are you interested in the secret recipe unique to Dragon Country?
"I checked, and he has currently identified three Chinese patent medicines."
When Shu Jinyue heard the names, including Wei Shengye, they all had three common characteristics: First, the therapeutic effect was excellent and suitable for specialized diseases; second, the price was cheap; third, the current scope of use was very small and the popularity was very low. There was no such recipe in all the Chinese medicine books in Longguo for five thousand years. Instead, they were proven recipes developed by some old doctors with many years of clinical experience, and one of them was even an in-hospital preparation.
"So, he came here for these proven prescriptions in our country that are indeed effective?" Jin Yue thought for a moment, "If he gets these prescriptions, he will take them back to his country and package them casually as so-called Japanese prescriptions, which are his patented medicines. Anyway, the Dragon people don't have much contact with the outside world at present, so there is no way to expose his tricks."
Even if he was exposed, he could still argue that it was just a coincidence that they were similar, or even be more ruthless and directly bite back that it was the Dragon people who plagiarized him! And he may have prepared all kinds of information from the very beginning to prove his "invention" and inheritance.
The more Shu Jin thought about this possibility, the more angry he became. "This old fox."
"So, you should be careful. Go to and from get off work with Li Yulan. Qingqing will stay at your place at night to accompany you."
Shu Jinyue thought to himself that he was overthinking it, Xiaolin was not so arrogant as to be that way. Old-fashioned Japanese like him are very careful about their reputation. No matter how greedy and selfish they are in their heart, they still pretend to be humble and polite on the surface. Unless their lives are threatened, they will not break off relations with her.
In order to ensure that everything goes well, Jin Yue and Kang Yongxin agreed that they would not meet again, and if there was anything, Hu Rongsheng would pass on the message.
It is said that Xiao Lin has now become a close friend of Kang Yongxin by using sugar-coated bullets. The honest workers in the factory can't stand Kang Yongxin and call him a traitor behind his back.
Shu Jinyue thought to himself that Master Kang had ruined his reputation this time because of his own affairs, so he should be compensated after the work was done, and should not be allowed to work in vain.
Kang Yongxin and his sister have always lived a very simple life. In the past, one person worked to support three mouths, and Kang Yuqiong was often hospitalized, so he could not save a penny. Now the medical expenses are saved, and Kang Yuqiong can also earn some extra money from the factory, but the brother and sister are used to saving money. In order to take care of the paralyzed Kang Yuqiong, they still hired a nanny, but the money is still not enough.
Although Shu Jinyue himself was short of money, he still had to give every penny he owed to others.
Thinking of this, she walked into the room and saw four or five middle-aged women surrounding Zhao Wanqiu, asking her to see a doctor.
"My old man has gastroenteritis. I asked him to take Chinese medicine but he refused and insisted on getting an IV drip. Now I have to trouble you to give him the injection every day. It's really disappointing."
In the No. 16 courtyard, Zhao Wanqiu would go to help anyone who needed an IV drip or an injection. She didn't think it was a big deal, it was just something she did easily, wasn't that what she did every day in the hospital?
"By the way, what do you think this Aunt Qian's family means?"
"You just want to find a live-in son-in-law. You think the Zhao family has five sons, all of whom are workers. But if you can talk about it, you should have talked about it before. How can you wait until she gets divorced and has children?"
Jin Yue pricked up his ears. It turned out that Aunt Qian had taken a fancy to Aunt Zhao's fifth son and wanted to marry him into the family. However, the Zhao family was the most affluent family in Courtyard No. 16. How could they let their son marry into the family? Not to mention that Qian Chunhua was divorced and had children. In the eyes of the public, this was a bit unrealistic.
"How could she be so wrong? Xiaowu liked Chunhua so much before, but she refused to agree. She said that when her old man was alive, he asked someone to tell his fortune and found that people with the surname Zhao would bring bad luck to people with the surname Qian. She would never agree to Chunhua and Xiaowu being together."
Zhao Wanqiu arrived late and didn't know about this, so she asked quickly, "What's the problem?"
"Before liberation, Aunt Qian's ex-husband and Uncle Zhao were childhood friends. Two years before liberation, they both got smallpox. Uncle Zhao cured his disease, but Uncle Zhao couldn't. The blind fortuneteller said that people with the surname Zhao were unlucky for him, and that he would be cured if he moved away. Guess what? He moved to a relative's house in the countryside and lived there for half a month, and his smallpox was cured!"
"Then they moved back. Two years later, they both got married at the same time. As a result, Aunt Zhao got pregnant as soon as she arrived. In five years, she had three children, all of them were big fat boys. But Aunt Qian couldn't get pregnant. Uncle Qian remembered what the blind fortune teller said, and quickly took his wife back to the countryside to live for a few days. Hey, she got pregnant!"
Therefore, Uncle Qian firmly believed the saying "People with the surname Zhao are unlucky", and before his death, he repeatedly told his wife and daughter to stay away from people with the surname Zhao. Aunt Qian kept his last words in mind and didn't dare to have much contact with Aunt Zhao. She even didn't dare to ask Uncle Zhao for help when he felt sorry for the orphans and widows.
Not to mention, Zhao Xiaowu also wanted to pursue her daughter Chunhua, and she would never agree to it.
"She didn't agree, and neither did Aunt Zhao, so they separated Chunhua and Xiaowu." Aunt Liu snorted, "Now that Xiaowu hasn't gotten married yet, she's already got her mind on it. What does she think of the Zhao family?"
Shu Jinyue thought to herself, so that's how it is, this is where they are celebrating their holiday.
Zhao Wanqiu nodded, Aunt Qian was taking it for granted. "Let's not talk about what Aunt Qian thinks. Chunhua also has her own ideas. It's impossible for her to just listen to her mother's arrangement."
The more Shu Jin thought about Qian Chunhua's behavior when she came to return the eggs that day, she realized that she was indeed a reliable person and would never let her mother do whatever she wanted.
Sure enough, at noon the next day, Aunt Zhao complained to Zhao Wanqiu about Aunt Qian's unreasonable and unrealistic ideas: "She didn't think about it. Let's not talk about the conditions of our two families. I don't want to find a very good one, but you can't let a young man from my family go to their house. If I didn't know what kind of person she is, I would have kicked her out of the house long ago."
She knew that Aunt Qian was not a bad person, but she could be described in three words - unreliable.
"Everyone usually says that she is timid and doesn't dare to talk to others, but you see, she is quite bold in this matter. My Xiaowu is already dating someone, and she is the daughter of their workshop director."
Zhao Wanqiu quickly expressed her congratulations. In the eyes of ordinary people, the workshop director of a machinery factory was already a very high-ranking official.
Aunt Zhao grinned, "Well, we don't know if it will work out yet. Xiaowu is a very stubborn kid, and I dare not control him anymore. Back then... let's not talk about those things. Even if they really succeeded, Old Zhao and I would still have a headache."
"Why? This is not a good thing."
"Well, it's because you don't have a house. I have five sons. We prepared houses for the eldest and the third, and now they have been divided separately. They only come home occasionally. The second and fourth sons have found a good mother-in-law's family. They can buy a bungalow with the help of our family and each contribute half of the money. But it's difficult for the fifth son. Last year, the fourth son just got married, and we old couple emptied out all our pension money. If the fifth son is anxious to get married this year, we don't know where we can borrow money."
It would be fine if he found someone from an ordinary family, since both parties are poor anyway and it doesn't matter whether it's face or not. But if he really becomes the son-in-law of the workshop director but doesn't have a house to get married, wouldn't that be a disgrace to his father-in-law?
At that time, the pressure will be directly placed on Uncle Zhao and Aunt Zhao, and they will worry until their hair turns white.
"The factory talked to Lao Zhao a few days ago and asked him when he planned to retire. He said that he had to teach his apprentices and make them masters before he retired. It sounded like he was hiding something and deliberately not teaching them... Well, the truth is that those apprentices were not talented. Not only were they stupid, but they were all relatives of the factory leaders. He didn't dare to hit them or scold them, so how could he teach them?"
Aunt Zhao sighed, "When he was an apprentice, he followed whatever the master said and endured being beaten or scolded. It was nothing like the big Buddhas now. It's easy to invite gods but hard to send them away.
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Zhao Wanqiu couldn't give any advice on these matters. She could only listen and offer a few dry words of comfort. Every family lives like this. It may look glamorous to outsiders, but in fact, there are many worries inside. In comparison, it was better for her and Teacher Shu to retire early so that they don’t have to suffer the bullying at work, and the children can handle major issues on their own.
***
After being rejected, Aunt Qian became completely introverted. She didn't dare to show up in public for the next week, for fear that people would laugh at her and point fingers at her.
"She actually overthinks it. Your Aunt Zhao is not that kind of person. She only told me about it, and I didn't tell anyone else, so who would know about it?"
Zhao Wanqiu laughed again as she spoke, "Your Aunt Zhao also reminded me to be careful, Aunt Qian might ask me to introduce a date to her daughter Chunhua, saying that she only dares to associate with me in this compound, just like stealing eggs only from my family."
Because everyone knows that Zhao Wanqiu is just anxious in words, but she is actually kind-hearted. Even if someone really offends her, she won't do anything to you.
Shu Jinyue snorted, "Isn't this obviously bullying you? Mom, I'm reminding you, don't meddle in her family's affairs. If you're just introducing her to her, she may not remember your kindness if it works out, but if it doesn't, or if you don't live well in the future, you can expect her to blame you."
Aunt Qian is indeed pitiful, but she is getting more and more unhappy because she caught Zhao Wanqiu taking advantage of her.
"Oh, I know, I never meddle in these matters. Besides, I don't have anyone suitable. Who can I introduce to her family?"
Shu Jinyue thought about it and it made sense. His mother's social circle was very narrow, which was a ready-made excuse. The most important thing for her now was the matters at the pharmaceutical factory. Hu Rongsheng came to pass on a message, saying that under Xiaolin's bombardment of sugar-coated bullets, Kang Yongxin finally couldn't help but tell Xiaolin about the secret recipe for stomach fluid promotion, but he still stuck to his bottom line and didn't tell him the specific formula, only saying that it was very complicated and he didn't know all of it.
"Xiao Lin didn't expect that after spending so much time and energy, he would only get such a sentence. He didn't come to see Kang Yongxin for the past two days."
"It is Yongxin's attitude and principles that make him more convinced that things are not that simple. Now he goes to Deputy Director Su for help."
However, Deputy Director Su did not know the specific formula ratio.
Shu Jinyue smiled, she had finally waited until this point. She had been absent-minded at work during this period, just waiting for Xiaolin. If a proud and conceited person like Kobayashi is told directly who the owner of the secret recipe is and that he gets it without any effort, he will doubt its authenticity and wonder if it is a trap. The more difficult the process of getting the news is and the more energy it takes, the easier it is for him to believe it.
It's just a cheap skin.
Hu Rongsheng also smiled, and his face looked younger. Shu Jinyue moved his lips: "Master Hu, do you really not have any secret recipe for beauty care?"
Hu Rongsheng laughed, "Girl, what nonsense are you talking about? I just worry less."
"If you have any, please tell me quietly. I really need it."
"You are just a little old, you won't be able to use it."
"But there are thousands of female Dragon Country compatriots around me who are useful."
Hu Rongsheng laughed out loud at her self-righteous look. These times when he helped to pass messages, he became more and more familiar with Shu Jinyue. He was no longer as reserved as at the beginning and spoke more and more casually.
Taking advantage of this good opportunity, Shu Jinyue tentatively said: "By the way, I happen to be going to see Grandma Hu today, are you going?"
"Her health has been getting worse recently. She may not survive this winter." Every winter is the season with the highest mortality rate among the elderly, especially for elderly people like her. Whether she can survive the year depends on whether she can get through this winter.
Hu Rongsheng was silent.
Shu Jinyue sighed inwardly, still unwilling to go? She discovered it the first few times. It didn't matter what they talked about, but as soon as Kang Yongxin talked about visiting Grandma Hu, Hu Rongsheng would stop talking, as if he had a grudge against Grandma Hu.
But if there was a grudge, why would he still use the surname given by the Hu family? This doesn't seem to make sense.
Shu Jinyue recalled the last time she visited Grandma Hu. When she heard her mention Hu Rongsheng, the old lady was silent for a long time and asked her to bring him over another day. She wanted to see him before she died.
"Master Hu, I don't know what happened between you, but... I'll be frank. I have no right to advise you to be magnanimous. It's just that Grandma Hu really wants to meet you. I'll convey her words to you. Please consider it, okay?"
"Did she say that herself?"
"right."
Hu Rongsheng was silent for a moment, "Okay, let's go, anyway, we have to have this side, let's live our lives like this."
This made no sense, and Jin Yue was burning with gossip in his mind, but he didn't dare to ask.
Early this morning, I asked my mother to cook a pot of Grandma Hu's favorite carrot soup. The soup was soft and melted in the mouth. It was served in an enamel pot and was still hot when I arrived in Huaishu Hutong.
"Grandma Hu, are you awake yet?" As the weather turned cooler, Zhao Wanqiu brought her a thin blanket so she could cover herself with it when she lay in the yard to bask in the sun every day.
At this time, the blanket covered her face and Jin Yue couldn't see her expression clearly.
After a long while, the blanket moved, revealing an old woman's snow-white face with few spots. Her eyes seemed to be half open. "Jin Yue girl, is there anyone with you?"
"Yes, it's Master Hu Rongsheng who comes to see you. Can you open your eyes and take a look?" Jin Yue put down the enamel pot, went up to the room, took out a small bowl and a soup spoon, scooped out some carrot soup, and fed it to her little by little.
Grandma Hu swallowed very slowly. She didn't have any teeth so she didn't chew. She just used her gums to grind the food slowly. After a few sips, she realized, "Who are you talking about? Hu Rongsheng?"
Hu Rongsheng hadn't said a word since he entered the yard. He just quietly looked at the dying old man in front of him. What came to his mind was her appearance when she was in her thirties or forties. Although her marriage was unhappy at that time, her family was rich and she lived and worked in style. And the taciturn girl beside her... Hu Rongsheng's eyes reddened.
He hadn't thought about her for a long time.
Grandma Hu waved her hand and told Jin Yue to stop feeding her. She didn’t want to eat anymore. “Hu Rongsheng, I’m sorry for you and Cuiguo. If it weren’t for me… I… If I had a chance to do it again, I would rather be the one who went out to buy snacks that day, it would be me!”
For so many years, she has been living in guilt and regret. Her simple words "I want to eat Xunweizhai's lotus cake" directly changed the fate of two young men and women.
It turned out that Hu Rongsheng and Cuiguo were originally engaged to each other when the elders of both families were still alive. They were only going to get married when they reached the age. However, due to a word from the eldest daughter, Cuiguo disappeared. Hu Rongsheng searched for her for three years in the chaos of war. In the end, everyone advised him to give up, as Cuiguo could not be alive, and even if she was, she might have met with misfortune.
But he said that no matter what she had been through, as long as she was alive, everything was fine.
Later, after liberation and the establishment of the new Long Kingdom, he was still looking. When registering his household registration, he asked people everywhere to find out if there were any people with the word "Cuiguo" in their names, or words with similar pronunciations. He would go and check in person. It can be said that he had almost traveled to all three or four provinces surrounding Shilan Province.
Because of this, he lost his job and was detained as a vagrant.
"You've been looking for her for so many years, and I heard that you still haven't gotten married. I'm sorry for you." Grandma Hu's eyes were already hard to focus, and she just looked at him vaguely, "If you can find her, please tell her sorry for me. I may not have this chance anymore."
Shu Jinyue's eyes felt sore. Grandma Hu was really dying.
"Remember, tell her that I'm sorry." Grandma Hu grabbed at the air, trying to grab his hand, but failed.
Shu Jinyue couldn't bear it anymore, so he took the initiative to hold the dry old hands, "Grandma Hu, are you cold? How about I help you in?"
The old lady shook her head, "No, you guys go ahead, I'll stay in the sun for a while."
Director Niu specially arranged two staff members to take turns to bring her meals, help her out to bask in the sun, and bring her back in the evening.
Jin Yue looked at Hu Rongsheng and then at Grandma Hu. She didn't want to leave, for fear that once she left, she would never see Grandma Hu again.
"Miss, I didn't do anything that happened back then..." Hu Rongsheng, who had been silent for a long time, spoke in a hoarse voice.
Before he finished speaking, Grandma Hu smiled and said, "I know you are not that kind of person."
It turned out that it was true that the Hu family was randomly accused by Hu Laizi's family. But in addition to him, some elders of the Hu family also came forward to testify, saying that the Hu family were black-hearted capitalists, a scourge to the village, and tyrannical. The most important one was that an old servant of the Hu family who did not want to be named said that in order to please the Japanese soldiers who broke into the city, the Hu family gave them a secret formula.
It would be fine if they said anything else, but saying this is completely slandering the Hu family as traitors and running dogs. Grandma Hu still can't let it go.
"At that time, many people whispered all kinds of things in my ears. They said that you had a grudge against me and that you must have framed me, but I didn't believe it." Grandma Hu looked at the middle-aged man in front of her. At that time, he was still a young boy, working in the medicine fields with his father and grandfather. Every time he came to the city to reconcile accounts, he would secretly meet with Cuiguo.
Everyone knew that they were an engaged couple, and were willing to create opportunities for them to meet. In order to express his gratitude to everyone, he would bring some dates and pomegranates grown at home to give to everyone.
The eldest daughter has also eaten the pomegranates from their house. They are not big, but very red and very sweet.
How could such a shy and upright boy be the one who framed their family?
Hu Rongsheng's voice choked with sobs, "You... take care of yourself."
Grandma Hu nodded at him and said, "Go ahead. I'll wait for your good news."
After leaving Huaishu Hutong, Jin Yueren was still confused and felt uncomfortable all over. She had no right to say anything because of what Grandma Hu said that led to a little girl's disappearance until now, and her fiancé had been looking for her for most of his life but they are still unmarried. She could only sigh that the world is unpredictable and people in troubled times are worse than dogs in peacetime. If Cuiguo were still alive, she hoped she would suffer less.
Because she was thinking about this sad thing, Shu Jinyue was a little out of focus at work. Fortunately, there was no important work today. She poured herself a cup of boiled water and asked Lao Zhu for some tea leaves to refresh herself.
Lao Zhu is an old smoker and a teacup drinker. His office lacks everything except these two things.
Just as Jin Yue was sighing, the security guard led a man to the door: "Jin Yue, this comrade said he wants to see you."
Shu Jinyue took a closer look and saw a goatee and a white vertical striped suit. He thought to himself, Old Li, this is not our "comrade".
She didn't even stand up, but looked at the person who came lazily and nonchalantly, "Dr. Xiaolin, long time no see."
Xiao Lin was still humble and polite. "Dr. Shu, long time no see. How are you these days?"
If he wanted to act, Shu Jinyue would accompany him to the end. After all, he was the one begging her today, so whoever spoke first would be the puppy.
The calmer she was, the more depressed Kobayashi became. He had already found out what he needed to find out, and the rest he couldn't find out even if he spent money. Of the three prescription medicines he targeted at the beginning, although the other two were practical, they might not have a big market in Japan. On the contrary, the stomach-raising liquid was extremely effective in treating the specialized disease of gastroptosis.
Thinking of this, he could no longer remain calm. "Does Dr. Shu know what is the most common disease in Japan?"
Shu Jinyue looked ignorant and said, "I don't know."
"It's a stomach problem."
"Our people like to eat raw and cold food, which damages their yang energy; food is often seasoned with high-salt content such as soy sauce, which can cause direct damage to the gastric mucosa, leading to diffuse congestion, edema and ulcers; at the same time, our natural resources are not abundant enough, and our vitamin intake is insufficient..." Balabala, combining Chinese and Western medicine, his words are well-reasoned and well-founded.
Jin Yue had an expression of "So that's how it is" and "You are so pitiful" on his face, but he was unmoved in his heart.
Seeing that she was "touched", Kobayashi thought that she was just a little girl. All kind-hearted people will suffer losses, haha.
"To be honest, I have been practicing medicine in Japan for many years and have accumulated rich clinical experience in the treatment of gastroptosis. At the beginning, I used Xiao Chaihu and Sanhexin Decoction, but over the years, I found that the efficacy of many patients was not so good. In addition, the inconvenience of decocting led to low patient compliance, and many treatments were abandoned halfway."
Shu Jinyue gave a thumbs up after hearing this. "Doctor Xiaolin thought of using Xiao Chaihu and Xiexin Decoction. I never thought of that. I could only use Junzi Decoction. I really admire your attainments in Chinese medicine. If you were born in Dragon Country, you would definitely be a great master."
Xiao Lin's expression was a little distorted. He couldn't tell whether Shu Jinyue was really praising him or was being sarcastic.
Oh, he is such a great country...why would he want to be a Dragon citizen?
He suppressed his arrogance and continued, "God helps those who work hard. Fortunately, when I was traveling and studying in Longguo recently, I heard that you Shilan people have a magical medicine called Weishengye that specifically treats gastroptosis. At first I didn't know why a simple Chinese medicine preparation would have such a large sales volume until I saw with my own eyes a miracle happen to a patient who had suffered from gastroptosis for many years in just a short week..." Blah blah, it's finally here.
Shu Jinyue was surprised. "Is it the stomach-raising liquid that I contributed the secret recipe for? How come I didn't know it was so effective?"
Kobayashi looked like a pearl covered in dust, "What a pity, such a pity... Watching the patient miraculously recover, I was thinking, how great would it be if ordinary people in Japan could also use this kind of Chinese medicine preparation, and could solve the problem quickly, conveniently and accurately through acupoint injection, just like intramuscular injection? That would be a blessing for all Japanese people."
Shu Jinyue suddenly realized, "Oh, so you want me to give benefits to you Japanese people, no problem, the preparations are in Shucheng Chinese Medicine Factory, you can go to them to buy them."
Xiaolin: “…” He looked constipated.
This is not the case. This shouldn’t be the case. Why do I need your preparations? I want the secret recipe!
However, Shu Jinyue was determined to play dumb. No matter what you wanted, he would treat it as a preparation. "You really found the right person to come to me. I am familiar with the people in the Chinese medicine factory. If it is well-known as you said and there are many people using it, the factory should be in short supply. Others want to buy it but can't. But Dr. Xiaolin and I are old friends. Because of our relationship, I can give you priority."
"By the way, how much do you want? If the entire population is sick, the dosage will be quite high, at least this amount, right?" She made a random gesture and was about to make a phone call.
Xiao Lin was anxious, "No, no, wait a minute, Doctor Shu, that's not what I meant, I want to buy your formula!"
Shu Jinyue was stunned and shook his head quickly, "No, no, I can't resell it. I have signed a contract..."
"30,000 yuan."
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