Four Seasons Three Meals

Cherry Yakult is delicious. After Jiang Huai finished drinking, he cleaned the cup and turned off the TV to sleep contentedly.

He slept well in the first half of the night, and began to dream frequently in the second half of the night.

Dreaming was also illogical. He dreamed that he was swimming in a hot pot, and he ate a plate of duck intestines with hairy belly. In the end, he was too full to swim, so he could only lie down to rest by the pot, and missed Shang Chen's wedding. Chased and beaten by him.

In the end, the alarm on his mobile phone got him out of Shang Chen's clutches. He blinked, looked at the ceiling, and his right eyelid twitched.

He lay down for a while, got out of bed and went to wash in the bathroom, feeling so restless that he almost squeezed the shaving cream as toothpaste.

Going out to catch the subway, Line [-] is running late.When we arrived at the law firm, the elevator failed.

Panting, he climbed to the fourteenth floor, sat in the office, and recited "Amitabha".

After thinking about it, I felt that it was not enough, so I added the sentence "God bless".

Perhaps because of the dual-purpose when praying to God and worshiping Buddha, Jiang Huai's worries were fulfilled.

He was sorting out the case files when the senior sister knocked on the door: "Busy?"

Jiang Huai said, "It's not particularly busy."

The senior sister said, "I have something to tell you."

Jiang Huai's right eyelid jumped up again.He rubbed his eyes and asked, "What's the matter?"

The senior sister said, "Here comes an intern, and I'm going to share it with you."

Jiang Huai was puzzled: "Then?"

The senior sister coughed lightly and said, "It's a little girl... Her father is one of the partners in the law firm."

Jiang Huai understood that it was an internship in name, but in fact it was the prince who came to familiarize himself with the business in advance, and when the time was right, he would ascend the throne and take over the family business.

The senior sister continued: "You are a very kind girl, but this kind of 'bringing funds into the group'...you can see for yourself when the time comes."

Jiang Huai's right eyelid twitched even more, and it was useless to rub it. He put down his hand, lowered his head and continued to read the file.But he couldn't read a word, he just wanted to sneak downstairs to the law firm and eat a bowl of hot and sour Liangpi to relax.

The intern is Li Xinxin, 22 years old, a recent graduate of China University of Political Science and Law. He is more famous than anyone else and came later than anyone else.

The little girl smiled sweetly, and called him "Brother Huai" when they met, and gave him a Parker pen as a gift.

Jiang Huai couldn't accept it, so she asked her to sort out the case information.Li Xinxin was not angry either, and obediently closed the door with the file and went out.Jiang Huai thought, the senior sister's information is wrong, although she was late for work on the first day, this little girl is quite likable.

The dossier can also be read, he thought about the soft and refreshing noodles and the crispy mung bean sprouts and cucumber shreds, and decided to eat hot and sour cold noodle at noon to satisfy his cravings.

He currently has two civil cases in his hands, a loan dispute and a divorce case.Jiang Huai didn't like the trivialities of marriage and divorce, so he gave it to Li Xinxin.

Estimated time, the case information should be sorted out in the afternoon.

He got off work on time at noon, and went downstairs to eat Liangpi after clocking in.

Liangpi is a local flavor, spicy and numb.The cold skin is soaked in water and taken out, put the seasoning prepared in advance, and drizzle with the hot oil that has just been burned. With a sound of "Zi La", the mixed aroma of chili and peppercorns is stimulated, making Jiang Huai unable to move his eyes away.

The proprietress was familiar with Jiang Huai, so she added extra side dishes and peppers for him.Jiang Huai ate while sniffling, enjoying himself.

After the senior sister had finished her meal, she bought some coffee, passed by the cold noodle shop, and saw Jiang Huai sitting in front of the shop.He ate so fast that he buried his face in the bowl, leaving only a hairy head.

The senior sister sat opposite him: "Eat slowly."

Jiang Huai raised his head, his lips and nose were rosy, he opened his mouth and inhaled softly, "Shasha", his eyes were fixed on the ice American style in the senior sister's hand.The senior sister handed him the coffee cup: "I'll see you off."

Jiang Huai took it, took a sip slowly, and bent his eyes contentedly.

The senior sister asked him, "How is the little girl?"

Jiang Huai said, "Her name is Li Xinxin."

The senior sister raised her eyebrows: "It seems that you have a good impression of her?"

Jiang Huai tilted his head and thought for a while, nodded, and said, "A very well-behaved little girl."

The senior sister said meaningfully: "I heard that the popularity is also good."

Jiang Huai didn't understand what the senior sister meant, and said, "Maybe."

The senior sister didn't continue talking.Jiang Huai finished eating the cold noodle in a few mouthfuls, and went upstairs with his senior sister with a cup of coffee.

In the afternoon, he went to the pantry to make tea, passed the hall, turned a corner, and walked to Li Xinxin's work station.

Li Xinxin was eating melon seeds while chatting with the girl sitting next to her. One said that the male protagonist in last night's TV series was really handsome, and the other said that he didn't know how the plot would develop tonight.

Jiang Huai walked over and coughed lightly.

Li Xinxin raised her head in response, saw Jiang Huai, grabbed a handful of melon seeds and handed them to him: "Brother Huai smashed the melon seeds."

Jiang Huai shook his head, thinking, this is working time.

He asked, "Have you tidied up?"

Li Xinxin froze for a moment: "Arranging what?"

Jiang Huai immediately had a bad premonition in his heart.

"Case information," he said.

Li Xinxin let out an "ah", searched over and over among the pile of snacks on the table, and finally found a brown paper bag under a bag of spicy beef jerky.

She asked, "Did Brother Huai say this?"

Jiang Huai nodded.

Li Xinxin said it confidently: "I don't know, I plan to take it home tonight and tidy it up after studying."

Jiang Huai thought to himself, you just said that if you stay up late tonight and get acne, you have to watch the TV series.

Li Xinxin said flatteringly: "But I did other things."

Curiosity prevailed in his heart, rather than getting angry, he wanted to know what Li Xinxin did that day.

Is it possible to find someone to chat with melon seeds one by one?

Jiang Huai followed her words and asked, "What?"

Li Xinxin began to count with her fingers: "Help Brother Liu take out the garbage, help the financial colleagues print documents, help Sister Lin bring lunch, and even receive two customers for the girl at the front desk."

It happened that the head of the finance department passed by, heard them talking, and said to Jiang Huai, "Xiao Jiang, this intern you recruited is good. He is willing to do dirty work. He is young and has a bright future."

Li Xinxin immediately smiled sweetly and said, "Thank you section chief, I should do everything."

The section chief gave a few more words of encouragement, and left with the financial statement.

Standing aside, Jiang Huai thought to himself, he does all the dirty work, but he doesn't do his job.

Jiang Huai asked Li Xinxin to put the file on his desk and decided to work overtime by himself.

He went to the tea room to make coffee, and met his senior sister making tea.

He greeted: "Senior Sister."

Seeing his listless appearance, the senior sister had already understood everything: "How is it?"

Jiang Huai shook his head, remembering what his senior sister said to him at noon, "the popularity is also good".

He said: "Know how to be a person, but not how to do things."

The senior sister patted him on the shoulder pityingly: "This is only the first day."

Jiang Huai did not respond: "What do you mean?"

The sister said: "According to Article No. 19 of the Labor Contract Law, for labor contracts with a fixed term of more than three years, the probationary period can be up to six months."

Frustrated, Jiang Huai doubled the sugar in his coffee.

It was past one o'clock in the morning when Jiang Huai returned home.

After taking a shower, he took out his mobile phone and found four missed calls, all from an unfamiliar number.

He hesitated for a while, and chose to dial.

The other side quickly picked up: "Hello?"

Jiang Huai's tone was not kind: "There is something to talk about."

On the other side murmured for a while, and called out cautiously.

"elder brother."

Jiang Huai was a little surprised, and his anger suddenly subsided.

After a while, he said "hmm" and said, "It's so late, why haven't you slept yet?"

The other said: "I am with my mother in the hospital."

Jiang Huai didn't speak.

The call of the hospital came from the phone, the mechanical voice was harsh and cold.

Jiang Huai said, "Is he drunk again?"

The other side said: "No."

Jiang Huai asked, "Why is that?"

The person on the other side said, "It was called by the debt collector."

Jiang Huai did not speak again.

The other side continued: "The debt collectors came to the house... They didn't find Dad, so they beat Mom up. I was at school during the day, and I didn't know until I got home."

Jiang Huai's eyes were hot and sour. He cleared his throat and asked, "Is the medical bill enough?"

The other side said: "Enough."

Jiang Huai quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

The other said: "Brother, I have to pay the material fee... four hundred."

Jiang Huai asked, "What about the money I gave you before I left?"

Don't speak to the other side.

Jiang Huai asked: "He bet again?"

After a while, the opposite party gave a soft "hmm" and explained in a pretentious manner: "Dad said, this is the last time, and he will never gamble again."

Jiang Huai asked, "Do you believe it?"

Don't speak to the other side.

Jiang Huai said, "Anyway, I don't believe it."

The other side still didn't speak.

Jiang Huai said: "You can study at ease and don't have to worry about money."

The other side said: "Thank you brother."

Jiang Huai gave a few more instructions and hung up the phone wearily.

For the next week, Jiang Huai didn't have a good time.

Li Xinxin always finds various reasons to prevaricate work, and then simply skips work.Jiang Huai was busy with two cases by himself, the pressure was doubled, and the corners of his mouth started to burn. When eating barbecue with Shang Chen, he could only sit beside him and drink plain porridge.

Shang Chen looked at him pitifully, and gave him a bunch of roasted bean curd.Jiang Huai grinned and finished eating, and was so stimulated by the chili that she burst into tears.

Shang Chen felt distressed and said, "Why don't you go see a doctor?"

Jiang Huai said, "I've seen it before."

He dug out various lozenges from his bag and said, "I have a heart attack."

Shang Chen thought for a while and said, "What about Chinese medicine?"

Jiang Huai said, "I'm afraid of suffering."

Shang Chen persuaded him: "Good medicine tastes bitter."

Jiang Huai said, "What about acupuncture? I'm afraid of injections."

Shang Chen persuaded him: "It's for your own good too."

Jiang Huai clenched his teeth and refused to let go.

Shang Chen thought for a while, and added another plate of grilled skewers, all of which were Jiang Huai's favorite dishes, bean curd, chives, and enoki mushrooms.

Shang Chen said, "It's fragrant and spicy, really delicious."

Jiang Huai made up his mind and decided to go see a Chinese medicine doctor again.

On weekends, Jiang Huai rode to the Chinese Medicine Museum.

The Chinese medicine center was recommended to him by his senior sister.The senior sister is a local, and the family members take care of their bodies in this TCM clinic.

Jiang Huai asked her: "How's the reputation? Is it effective?"

The senior sister said: "My mother's menopause was treated by Dr. Cong, and she has really calmed down a lot recently."

Jiang Huai thought, getting angry and menopause, in a sense, have similar confusion.

Jiang Huai asked again: "How is the doctor? Is it Yangchun Baixue or Xia Liba?"

The senior sister said: "Anyway, my mother likes him very much."

Jiang Huai felt relieved, to be able to become friends with menopausal women, this "Doctor Cong" must be a gentle and polite man.

The Traditional Chinese Medicine Museum is also hidden in an alley.This is the custom of Jiangcheng, good things are hidden deep, the smell of wine is not afraid of deep alleys, and the medical center is no exception.

Jiang Huai parked the car and walked in.The sun is shining in the early summer, the willow leaves are blowing, and the heat is slight, and a thin layer of sweat evaporates before you know it.

There is a plaque hanging at the entrance of the medical hall, with three large characters written on it, Huichun Hall.

The characters are in thin gold body, carved with clouds and cut the moon, and sold with bones and made of gold.

He knocked on the door, and soon a little apprentice came out to answer the door, and he followed the little apprentice in.

The old wooden door with peeling paint is closed, and the hustle and bustle falls out of the dust. It is another world where the fragrance of herbs is mixed with the fragrance of medicine, and the sun is mixed with hammers, pounding into the sunset one by one.Two elementary school students in Huichun Hall sat in the shade under the pomegranate tree, one holding a knife and the other rolling a grinder, carefully handling the herbs that had been dried for several days to remove water, earnestly and piously.

The little apprentice ushered him to his seat, poured him a cup of jasmine tea, and brought him a plate of pale yellow pastries.

Jiang Huai picked up a piece carefully with his fingers, put it on the tip of his nose and sniffed it lightly.

It's mung bean cake.

Jiang Huai took a small bite and savored it slowly.

Soft in the mouth, sweet at first taste, mixed with a touch of bean aroma, the aftertaste has the freshness of mint and the sweetness of roses.

Jiang Huai's eyes lit up.

He finished eating the piece in his hand carefully, and took another piece.

There were only three pieces on the plate, and Jiang Huai ate them up, beckoning to the little apprentice.

Pointing to the porcelain plate, he asked, "What kind of pastry is this?"

The little apprentice froze for a moment, and answered honestly, "Mung bean cake."

Jiang Huai thought, mung bean cake is so delicious.

He asked again, "Which store did you buy it from?"

The little apprentice scratched his head and said, "My master did it."

Jiang Huai asked: "How did you do it?"

As soon as he talked about food, the conversation started and he couldn't stop it.

"Did you add mint?" He pursed his lips, licking off the residue from the corners of his lips, "It feels like... Candied roses were added."

The little apprentice couldn't answer, and stood there blushing.

"And yams."

Jiang Huai turned around when he heard the sound.

"Mung beans, yams, sugar, mint, candied roses."

Cong Shan stood in front of Jiang Huai, counting the ingredients with a smile.

"The secret is a small spoonful of sweet-scented osmanthus honey."