Courtyard House: The Chef's Intelligence System

Inside the hospital clinic, an elderly traditional Chinese medicine doctor with white hair and beard took Jia Dongxu's pulse, occasionally frowning.

Jia Dongxu's heart was pounding so hard it felt like it would jump out of his chest.

About two minutes later, the old Chinese medicine doctor spoke:

Do you smoke?

"smoke."

"Would you like to drink?"

"I didn't drink much."

Do you stay up late?

"Don't stay up late."

The two exchanged questions and answers, and Jia Dongxu answered them very seriously.

"Your spleen and stomach have been injured before, and more than once," the old Chinese medicine doctor said with great certainty.

Upon hearing this, Jia Dongxu's face lit up with joy. He knew he was saved; the old man before him was undoubtedly a highly skilled doctor.

"Miracle doctor, you're right..." Then she recounted her two previous experiences of being poisoned.

Upon hearing this, the old Chinese medicine doctor looked at Jia Dongxu with pity. Good heavens, he's in such a terrible state.

For an ordinary person, getting poisoned once in their lifetime is like winning the lottery, but you've done it twice already.

After two gastric lavages, how can the internal organs remain undamaged?

However, being a compassionate doctor, he also wanted to inform Jia Dongxu about other issues he had:

"Besides these, you also have kidney deficiency!"

Upon hearing this, Jia Dongxu immediately stood up, his face darkening. He pointed at the old Chinese medicine doctor and yelled, "You're talking nonsense!"

"I'm only in my early twenties, how am I at a loss? I already have a son, and my wife is pregnant with another one."

The old Chinese medicine doctor, unconcerned by Jia Dongxu's unusual behavior, took out a cigarette from the drawer, lit it, elegantly exhaled a puff of smoke, and said calmly:

"I can cure it!"

With a thud, Jia Dongxu knelt down immediately:

"Miracle doctor, save me!"

"Hehe..." The old Chinese medicine doctor chuckled faintly...

Half an hour later, the traditional Chinese medicine doctor, having prepared the medicine, instructed Jia Dongxu on the order of taking it:

"Remember, take it three times a day, morning, noon and night. It's a one-month supply. Take it after meals. Also, keep your diet bland."

"Come back in a month and I'll take another look at you."

"Okay, doctor, thank you!" Jia Dongxu left with a large bag of Chinese medicine.

It cost more than 30 yuan, which was really expensive, but he had no choice. The doctor's fees were normal, and the medicine was a month's supply. Jia Dongxu felt that as long as he could get better, it was worth it.

He didn't go back to the factory; he had to take the traditional Chinese medicine home with him and take a dose at noon.

Some of the older women were surprised to see Jia Dongxu carrying a large bag of Chinese medicine back, so someone asked:

"Dongxu, what's wrong with you...?"

Jia Dongxu didn't hide it; after all, the medicine prescribed by the old Chinese medicine doctor would last for a month, and there was no way to hide it.

He smiled and said, "Didn't I have food poisoning last time? It's made my stomach a bit upset. I get diarrhea after eating just a little meat. This can't go on."

"So I went to see a traditional Chinese medicine doctor to get some treatment and was prescribed a month's worth of medicine."

The neighbors understood immediately and urged Jia Dongxu to take his medicine properly.

Many of them have been through it themselves and know how serious diarrhea can be; it can make a person feel completely exhausted.

Moreover, Jia Dongxu is the pillar of the family; what would happen if he continued to be dragged down like this?

It's not a big deal; just see a doctor and get it treated.

So this is basically the situation when living in a tenement courtyard; if something happens in one of the houses, almost everyone knows about it.

Everyone knows that Jia Dongxu washes his underwear in the middle of the night, but no one brings it up, for fear of embarrassing him.

After all, Jia Dongxu is the head of the family, and it would be a bit unethical for him to reveal this matter.

Everyone gets sick sometimes; there's no need to make fun of someone over such a trivial matter.

The medicine pot was brought over by Jia Zhangshi from the Yi family. The couple had been taking a lot of Chinese medicine for their child's sake, and the neighbors in the courtyard all knew about it.

After getting the medicine pot, Jia Zhangshi got busy brewing Chinese medicine for her son. In those days, women could do almost anything.

Being sick is fine, the neighbors won't laugh at you, but being lazy is unacceptable, the gossip will kill you.

Jia Zhangshi was not a lazy person before; he used to take care of her husband and son.

While Lao Jia was at work, she took care of the family. She was considered a capable old woman in Nanluoguxiang. The only problem was that she was a bit gossipy and spoke without thinking. Otherwise, she was fine.

Li Jiuzhou continued his daily routine of inspecting the five canteens and visiting the factory's breeding farm every day.

The area has also expanded, and a large vacant lot next to it has been requisitioned by the steel rolling mill to build a breeding base.

This was also Li Jiuzhou's suggestion during the meeting, and the leaders agreed. Whether it's raising dozens of pigs or hundreds, it's all the same, so why not just expand the operation? Anyway, the allocated funds are enough.

Of course, the main reason is that the piglets, chickens, and ducks are growing very well, and the factory leaders also like to come and see them. After all, these are their own animals, and it feels different.

The farm currently has more than 200 pigs, and the first batch will be slaughtered and distributed for meat by the end of the year.

With more livestock, it was natural to need more manpower, so several more people were added to the farm.

Li Jiuzhou was looking after the piglets when Da Hu came to find him.

Seeing his beaming face, Li Jiuzhou couldn't help but tease him:

"What's wrong? Did you eat honey poop?"

Big Tiger scratched his head and chuckled:

"Brother, I met a girl recently, and we're planning to get married during the National Day holiday."

Li Jiuzhou was also happy for Da Hu:

"Wow, you're something else! You've quietly accomplished something big. Where's the girl from? Is she pretty? Does she have a job?"

"She lives on Qianmen Street. Ah Hao's wife introduced her to me," Da Hu replied.

Upon hearing this, Li Jiuzhou gave Da Hu a strange look:

"Was it Ah-hao's wife who introduced them?"

Da Hu naturally noticed Zhou Ge's strange expression and said with a wry smile:

"Brother, I originally wanted to go and meet her, but after seeing this girl, I fell in love with her."

Li Jiuzhou scoffed, "Is that what you call liking it?"

"That's called lusting after someone's body, you're despicable!"

Da Hu smiled shyly at Li Jiuzhou's words. He admitted that he was after her body. So what?

Li Jiuzhou then joked:

"When Ah-hao got married, his mother-in-law gave him eight refurbished quilts. He could cry loudly inside them and no one could hear him."

"You're not in the same situation, are you?"

Da Hu gave a wry smile upon hearing this: "I'm pretty sure it's true. My girlfriend is Ah Hao's wife's classmate and also her neighbor."

"This time, we've got a real competition."

"And I have three younger brothers at home, I'm really in deep trouble now."

Upon hearing this, Li Jiuzhou reminded her, "Don't talk about that yet. Observe her after she's married into the family. If she's constantly taking things from her parents' home, you should be careful."

"And then there's money. You've earned quite a bit over the years, so don't flaunt your wealth at your father-in-law's house."

"We don't mean any harm to crickets, but it's always good to be safe just in case."

Da Hu nodded solemnly. Don't let his honest and simple appearance fool you; he's incredibly clever.

Over the years, he has made money and lost money in business. You can't predict people's hearts, so it's really necessary to be on guard.

Nobody's money comes from thin air.