Chapter 1640

Master Chai and Xiao Zhou didn't finally make it up the mountain until evening.

Master Jiang was busy directing his apprentices in preparing the dishes; seeing them approach, he hurried out to exchange a few pleasantries:

"Why didn't you come by when you were free this afternoon?"

The master and apprentice walked with a light, floating gait, looking a bit dazed: "This afternoon, this afternoon we went for massage and moxibustion..."

Speaking of this, Master Jiang had far too much in common with them:

"Comforting, right? Did you fall asleep? Let me tell you, our occupational ailments only hurt a bit while being massaged, but once those glass jars are clamped on, you just drift off into a daze, and then with that moxibustion, oh my!"

The reason he only used interjections was that he didn't know how to describe it either.

The cupping jars hurt a little when first applied, but as they pressed down heavily on the back, one easily slipped into a drowsy state.

After the cups were removed, there was a sudden sense of relief, and the feeling was naturally quite pleasant.

But those were just standard experiences; when the moxibustion reached the acupoints, there was a sensation from top to bottom that was hot and scorching yet clearly not burning, plus the sweat seeping out in layers...

As someone who had experienced it, Master Jiang only had two words to summarize it at this moment: "Thoroughly refreshed!"

"I've had three sessions of treatment this year, and Dr. Guo said to wait until the dog days of summer before continuing... In short, the body feels absolutely refreshed!"

After he finished sighing with emotion, he looked at the master and apprentice again: "What about you two? How do you feel?"

Master Chai said in a daze: "Just... I don't know how to say it, I feel like I have strength in my body again, but I also feel a bit light and floaty."

He had even fallen asleep, and now he was worried he wouldn't be able to sleep at night.

The young Xiao Zhou, however, rubbed his waist: "My legs feel so warm..."

The three of them chatted and agreed that this countryside place was full of hidden talents, and that Dr. Guo was highly capable!

Master Chai had even made an appointment to continue next week!

After chatting for a long time, he asked Master Jiang again: "Your salary is lower here, can you still adapt?"

Master Jiang was very pleased: "It is a bit lower compared to before, but didn't I just get a raise? The salary is still fine."

The key is that there's no pressure!

He originally came here to recuperate, and although cooking for the masses was a bit tiring at first, didn't he get three apprentices assigned to him?

He doesn't have to do any prep work, cleaning up, or heavy lifting, and Zhai Zhai Xiaofeng handles the washing and scrubbing.

The villagers and employees are all supportive, and they eat whatever he makes with great relish.

If he really wants to be lazy sometimes, he just boils a big pot of braised noodles, and everyone eats without even looking up.

He has been recuperating for a year, and now his face is full of vitality:

"Although the salary is a bit lower, I have all the social insurance and housing fund, and there are no performance reviews; everyone eats whatever I make."

"I don't have to punch a clock, just three meals a day, waking up naturally, sleeping naturally."

"I don't have to attend meetings or patrol the dining hall, and there are no customer complaints..."

"And another thing, I cook for myself here. When I'm free, I go down the mountain to eat with Master Song and the others; when I'm busy, I go to the garden to pick vegetables and get some meat to cook myself."

Counting these things up one by one, for some reason, it seems the money he can save every month is no less than before—this is what his wife said.

Master Jiang has always handed his salary to his wife, who then issues him living expenses. But here, he doesn't smoke, doesn't drink, and has nowhere to spend money, so his living expenses have dropped from two or three thousand to 500 yuan now.

Isn't that just an increase in savings?

In short, the health-conscious man is very satisfied.

He was satisfied, but Master Chai felt as if he had seen his brother driving a Range Rover, feeling very bitter: "If I weren't still supporting a family, I'd be willing to come too..."

Only Xiao Zhou mumbled: "It's not easy for my daughter to get into that key primary school..."

But that was just talk; other people's lives always seem better. Master Chai was just a little jealous of the good ingredients he ate, nothing else.

Instead, Master Jiang was a bit puzzled: "Didn't I hear that Lu Chuan's friends are coming tonight? You haven't prepared the dishes yet?"

Master Chai shook his head: "I was queuing at the clinic this afternoon and wanted to come back to prepare first, but Boss Lu said they had been driving and sitting in the car all day, so their appetites weren't very good; just eat something simple tonight."

"We'll prepare the big fish and meat tomorrow—tomorrow Boss Song is going to slaughter a sheep on the spot."

Oh my!

Master Jiang was also happy: "Are we making lamb offal soup tomorrow? If so, save me a bowl; I'll bake a bun in advance and bring it over."

Qin Yun, He Kuang, and Yun Feng, although the three families set off from different places, because they had planned the time in advance, they slowly converged together.

It was just that the eight or nine-hour car ride, even with a large enough car, made the elderly and children in the family unable to sit still.

He Kuang's son even vomited once.

Halfway through, when Lu Chuan asked what they wanted to eat, everyone lost their appetite for a moment.

And Lu Chuan thought about it, and in the evening, not only did he ask Dr. Xiao Guo for some hawthorn pills, but he also took a few bags of appetizing tea.

The tea was boiled in advance and placed there, and they didn't dare put the watermelon in the refrigerator, so they just soaked it in water. Master Chai and Xiao Zhou tidied up a few cold dishes, and it wasn't until eight o'clock in the evening, when it was already dark, that they finally waited for everyone.

"No choice!"

Qin Yun pushed his suitcase while muttering: "The child refused to leave at the service station, which delayed us quite a bit."

And Lu Chuan led them to the elevator to go upstairs: "The journey is tiring, but there are no activities tonight. Let Master Chai stir-fry a few dishes quickly, and you can rest for a while first."

"By the way, dinner will be in the courtyard; apply the mosquito repellent."

Qin Yun nodded: "Okay! I was just about to say the courtyard is spacious."

The children had been cooped up for a day; if they were really indoors, they probably wouldn't be able to sit still.

He Kuang also hurriedly said: "Is there watermelon? My son is thinking about that watermelon." Actually, his parents and his wife's parents were also thinking about it, but they were all adults and were embarrassed to say so.

Lu Chuan laughed: "It's soaking in the water; I'll fish it out and cut it now."

Everyone was friends, and no one was polite. Lu Jing only exchanged a few pleasantries with the elders of the three families and soon went downstairs to prepare hawthorn tea.

She sighed on the side: "How good it would be to take the high-speed rail; you'd be there in three or five hours."

She didn't feel it when she was young; it was normal to sit on a train for a few days back then. If there were no seats, you could stand all the way there.

But now, I don't know if it's because I'm older or what, but sitting in a narrow seat for two or three hours makes me feel uncomfortable all over, and nothing feels right.

Sitting in a car for several consecutive hours, unless she falls asleep, she really feels uncomfortable.

Lu Chuan laughed: "Since you're here, you're here. They wouldn't be satisfied if they left empty-handed by high-speed rail."

The three families each drove a nine-seater van; it seems they wouldn't be satisfied if they didn't fill the trunk when they left.

Seeing Lu Jing adding ice cubes to the cups, he instructed: "The children should drink watermelon juice or milk; don't have anything iced."

Lu Jing hummed a song: "Don't worry, you were raised by me; don't I know that?"

With these twenty or so people moving in, the homestay's books look better and better, and she feels happy inside.

Although if you calculate it, the son definitely pays more, but friends are friends, and business is business; these are two different things.

?? I'm here! I had a midnight snack, and my inspiration suddenly broke... That's all for tonight.