Courtyard House: The Chef's Intelligence System

Jia Dongxu felt that today was the peak of his life, even happier than the day he got married.

After get off work, I bought a roast duck, some good wine and cigarettes, etc., spending nearly 20 yuan.

Although more than half of the money I found was returned, I still managed to keep at least two hundred yuan.

He had originally discussed with his master, Yi Zhonghai, that they did not intend to hand it over or tell their families.

But this guy couldn't hold much in his stomach. The way he was so happy drinking with Yi Zhonghai that night was noticeable even to his youngest son, Bang Geng, who was still too young to understand. Not to mention his mother, Jia Zhangshi, and his wife, Tong Jie.

Besides, Jia Dongxu hasn't explained what happened with the roast duck and the cigarettes and alcohol yet. He was too embarrassed to ask because Yi Zhonghai was with them.

After Yi Zhonghai left, Jia Dongxu was subjected to interrogation by the two men.

Tong Jie poured Jia Dongxu a glass of warm water, then sat down beside him, scrutinizing him with her gaze:

"So, tell me, how much money did you find?"

Jia Dongxu, who was playing with his son, was stunned for a moment, his expression saying, "How did you know?"

Tong Jie and Jia Zhangshi's hearts skipped a beat. After exchanging a glance, they exclaimed in surprise, "You really found money?"

Seeing this, Jia Dongxu hesitated for a moment before taking the rest of his money out of his pocket.

Tong Jie snatched it away and started counting immediately, and Jia Zhangshi excitedly joined in.

"My goodness, Dongxu, did you find two hundred yuan?" Tong Jie couldn't help but ask again after counting the money.

Based on the consumption of roast duck, tobacco, and alcohol, it's not hard for Tong Jie to guess how much she spent.

Upon hearing this, Jia Dongxu shook his head bitterly:

"Wife, Mom, we actually picked up more than two hundred..."

Jia Dongxu explained the whole story.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were heartbroken upon hearing this, and they slapped their thighs in distress.

That's 600 yuan! Jia Dongxu doesn't earn that much in a year.

If you had just finished your business, taken the money, and left, there wouldn't have been any problem. But you just stayed there counting your money.

Madam Jia was panting heavily with anger, and her eyes were filled with disdain as she looked at her son.

However, there was no reason to scold his son, since he had at least gotten 200 yuan back. In the end, he could only curse Yang Guangming and his nephew's ancestors for eighteen generations.

Although Tong Jie felt bad, she thought that was all she could do. She was already lucky to have 200 yuan. She was a reasonable person.

At least her husband was lucky; Tong Jie was quite happy to have earned nearly two hundred yuan.

Seeing her husband's disgusted expression, Tong Jie was even happier.

However, to comfort Jia Dongxu, he gave him 20 yuan to keep on his person, and then gave Jia Zhangshi 10 yuan for pocket money, while he himself happily accepted the remaining 150 yuan.

Jia Zhangshi was surprised that her daughter-in-law had given her 10 yuan, adding another sum of money to her savings, and her resentment towards her son had dissipated.

Jia Dongxu was happy to receive 20 yuan, no longer having only a few yuan on him like before. When a man has money, he stands tall.

Of course, Jia Dongxu couldn't tell his neighbors in the courtyard that he had found money.

Jia Zhangshi also gave Tong Jie a gag order, telling her to keep her mouth shut, otherwise it would be a big problem if the neighbors found out.

After all, the amount was too large; anyone would be tempted to do the same, especially since it involved the leaders of the steel rolling mill.

If this gets leaked, the Jia family will be in big trouble.

After receiving the hush money, Jia Zhangshi pounded her chest loudly, promising not to utter a single word.

Jia Zhangshi had a good sense of her own situation. As a normal person, she was indeed not smart, but she wasn't stupid either. She knew about making a fortune quietly.

Late at night, Jia Dongxu slept soundly. He had a dream, and the scene in his dream was exactly the same as that of the daytime.

However, Yang Guangming did not appear; he kept the six hundred yuan all to himself and laughed wildly with joy.

Little did they know that he was incredibly awful in real life.

The lights were on in the room, and Tong Jie, holding the stick, had already moved away from the kang (a heated brick bed).

Madam Jia was also there. She saw her son with his back to them, his lower body already soaked, and there were occasional sounds of soup and water sloshing around.

The expressions of the two adults and the child were indescribable, because they were truly terrifying.

Bang Geng vomited right in Tong Jie's arms; he was disgusted by his own father.

Jia Zhangshi and Tong Jie were also helpless. Jia Dongxu hadn't been this bad before; he would just fart a little bit at a time.

Now look what's happened, damn it, even the soup and water are gone, who can stand that?

Because the food tonight was too greasy, Jia Dongxu not only ate roast duck but also drank a lot of alcohol.

It's normal to experience this if you already have a sensitive stomach and haven't recovered from the aftereffects of food poisoning.

Jia Zhangshi covered her nose and woke Jia Dongxu up.

Jia Dongxu groggily opened his eyes and saw his mother, wife, and children staring intently at him.

"What's wrong? Is there a fire?" Jia Dongxu sat up abruptly.

Suddenly he felt his lower body was wet, accompanied by a foul stench, and immediately realized what had happened.

Jia Dongxu's face immediately turned ugly.

"Mom, wife, you two sleep outside first, I'll take care of this."

After saying that, he took the quilt that he had soiled and left the room.

Under the moonlight, Jia Dongxu was washing bedding alone in the pool in the middle courtyard.

He returned home after finishing his work. His son, Banggeng, was already asleep, while his mother and wife were still waiting for him.

At this moment, Tong Jie said worriedly, "Dongxu, let's go to the hospital tomorrow. He won't be able to take it if this continues."

"Yes, son, you have to watch it, and you have to watch it carefully." Madam Jia Zhang's face was also full of worry.

Jia Dongxu nodded, after all, he had realized the seriousness of the situation:

"Honey, you can sleep with Mom tonight. We can talk about everything else tomorrow."

"it is good."

The next morning, Jia Dongxu first went to fetch water for his family, and then filled the water tank at his master's house as well.

"Master, I'm taking half a day off today to go to the hospital for a check-up."

Yi Zhonghai frowned upon hearing this:

"Did you have diarrhea again?"

Jia Dongxu's face stiffened, then he nodded:

"I ate too much oily food yesterday, and I slept like a log. My mom and wife said there was a lot of passion going on in the middle of the night, even with soup and water..."

Yi Zhonghai regretted listening; he felt he wouldn't be able to eat breakfast.

However, Yi Zhonghai still valued his apprentice's health, so he suggested:

"Dongxu, why don't you just take a few days off? You need to take care of your health; you went too far last time."

Jia Dongxu felt that what his master said made sense; if he didn't get better soon, he was afraid he would stay like this forever.

"Master, I'll go see a doctor first today. We can discuss the details when I get to the factory."

"Okay, let's do it this way." Yi Zhonghai thought it made perfect sense.

After breakfast, the neighbors in the courtyard either went to work or went to school.

Jia Dongxu had been inquiring about folk remedies for diarrhea these past few days. A coworker recommended that it's best to see a traditional Chinese medicine doctor, as it's effective and can even help strengthen the body's foundation.

Jia Dongxu thought it made perfect sense, so he went to the hospital to find an old Chinese medicine doctor to treat his illness.