Chapter 21: Moving into the Nursing Home

  The system's change this time made Zhou Yi suddenly enlightened.

  The so-called living environment is not only limited to the residential environment, but also the quality of food is very important. Eating and drinking green healthy food can also increase the potential points.

  In the city, even with money, it's impossible to buy these green foods. Soybeans, peanuts, rice, and vegetable oil - everything that flies in the sky or runs on the ground is either genetically modified or hormone-enhanced. Even if Zhou Yi has a food purification function, at most it can only remove toxins, but cannot create the rich nutrients that green foods should have.

  So if I'm still in the city, the system will never produce such a magical change in eight lifetimes. Zhou Yi also counts as having been copied. This trip to Cloud Water Village was truly not in vain.

  This rare green lunch was eaten with great relish, and when they got excited, they didn't need Li Yuanfang and others to urge them to drink. Zhou Yi directly drank more than four kilograms of rice wine, and Comrade Xiaohua also drank more than three kilograms. 'Flower' surprisingly didn't stop them, if not for considering the fleas in the countryside might bite her delicate skin, she would have drunk two more liters herself.

  After drinking to the end, Zhu Xiaohua's tongue was thick and he shamelessly hooked Li Yuanfang's neck with the wine and said: "Huh, it's still good here, unlike in the city... every day eating poison, if you don't eat... you'll starve to death! If you dare to eat, then... slow poisoning to death! Brother's life is hard ah...... Yuanfang big brother, how do you think about this?"

  This guy's face is thick enough, as soon as he fills his belly, he starts calculating the remaining grain in his fellow villager's home.

  Li Yuanfang also drank a lot, his dark face turned purple, and he patted his chest heavily: "Brother, Zhu... Director! You say how to do it, you say... If you treat me as an outsider, I'll take off my shoes and hit you!"

  "Good for you, bro!"

  Zhu Xiaohua's eyes lit up, and his speech became much more fluent: "Brother doesn't have any other requests, just fill the trunk with this green rice, eggs, and some organic peanut oil, don't worry about the quantity. You... you don't need to worry, I'll pay, I've got money!"

  The flower is also shining in the eyes: "Just, just trouble Secretary Li to get some. We adults don't eat but have to give children something good to eat......" Hearing this, Zhou Yi wanted to roll his eyes, when did you two have kids? Don't cheat your fellow farmers like this!

  "Hey buddy, slow down a bit, you're going to sweep everything away?" Zhou Yi patted Zhu Xiaohua's shoulder, his tone serious and heartfelt.

  "Alright, Director Zhu has already spoken up, what more can be said!" Li Yuanfang puffed out his chest: "Everything will be taken care of by me, I guarantee you'll be satisfied!"

  "Haha, thank you so much, Brother Yuanfang. From now on, if you come to Chudu and encounter any difficulties, just look for me. I, Zhu Ao Tian, am not bragging, generally speaking, it's just a matter of making a phone call. This is my phone number, Brother Yuanfang, take it." Zhu Xiao Hua was indeed a master of navigating officialdom, immediately starting to exchange favors and share benefits, handing over a business card with a warm and friendly smile.

  "In the future, I will definitely be bothering you again, Director..."

  Being a village secretary, Comrade Li Yuanfang is no stupider than anyone else.

  In the Yunshui Mountain area, from morning to afternoon, the clouds and fog would become thicker and thicker. At that time, walking on mountain roads would be very dangerous. Zhu Xiaohua and her mother had packed a whole trunk of green food, feeling satisfied, and didn't stay any longer. They bid farewell to Zhou Yi after saying they would come visit him in a few days.

  "Come on, Brother Zhou, I'll take you to the nursing home first, it's better to settle down and rest early."

  Li Yuanfang fetched a basin of well water to wash his face, and the effects of the wine immediately receded by half. He called out to Erzi to start up the family's three-wheeled motorcycle, loaded up Zhou Yi's luggage, and took him rushing towards the nursing home.

  Sitting in the car, Li Yuanfang secretly looked at Zhou Yi and thought to herself that this pale-faced scholar was quite a drinker. He had drunk over four catties of rice wine but seemed as if nothing was wrong with him. It seemed that next time she would have to invite several young men from the village who were good drinkers to thoroughly get him drunk, otherwise it would seem like Yunshui Village didn't know how to treat guests and people would laugh at them.

  Yunshui Nursing Home is located near the west bank of Jianma Lake, hidden in a forest of white birch trees, giving people a sense of seclusion and tranquility. The architectural style is also very classical, with red walls, green tiles, black doors and high eaves, and two stone lions standing at the entrance, which would make people mistake it for the former residence of a certain prince or noble if it were in Kyoto.

  I Ching is also amazing, this merchant from the Fragrant River who invested in building a nursing home seems to be a very thoughtful and clever person.

  "Hey, don't laugh at me, Brother Zhou, but actually there are hardly any old people in this nursing home..."

  Carrying Zhou Yi into the nursing home, Li Yuanfang opened his mouth: "Originally, Mr. Li donated to build this nursing home, thinking of seeking welfare for the elderly in the village, but these old guys, one by one, are all about saving face, and only a few come to eat at the cafeteria during meal times, and at night, they all slip back home, afraid of being poked in the back, haha Brother Zhou, don't laugh..."

  "So, Brother Zhou, you don't have much to do either, just consider this a convalescence. At the beginning and middle of each month, our institute will organize health checks for the elderly and whatnot, but I'm not sure how many will actually show up..."

  Li Yuanfang was also quite helpless, after all, he still had the title of director, other nursing homes were making a lot of money, but his place was good, and it was hard to spend money even if he wanted to. Wasn't this making Mr. Li question his own ability? Talking about this matter, he felt embarrassed in front of Zhou Yi, and was more afraid that after staying for a few days, Zhou Yi would quit like those doctors before, because he found it too boring.

  This nursing home has few elderly people, but if there isn't even a resident doctor, how can Li Yuanfang hold his head up in front of Mr. Li?

  "Haha, that's great. I'm just used to being laid-back, if I really had to be busy every day, that would be a real headache......" Zhou Yi heard this and secretly smiled in his heart, thinking that his friend was here for the leisurely life, don't worry, even if you drive me away, I won't leave.

  The exterior of Yunshui Nursing Home is impressive, but unexpectedly the interior design is also very thoughtful. It is divided into more than a dozen courtyards similar to traditional Chinese quadrangles. Each courtyard has a small pond, grape arbor, well and stone table and chairs; under the grape arbor, there are special birdcage-hanging rattans; on the stone table, there are carved chessboards for Go and Chinese Chess. These details are really designed for the elderly to enjoy their twilight years.

  The I Ching nodded repeatedly, this arrangement, if placed in the city, would be absolutely first-rate. Unfortunately, the elderly villagers did not appreciate it, and instead wasted the painstaking efforts of Mr. Li, a wealthy merchant from Xiangjiang.

  Li Yuanfang led Zhou Yi into a small courtyard, smiling and saying: "Younger brother, anyway there aren't many old people living in the yard, there's plenty of space, so this house is arranged for you to live in. The main room is where you rest, the two side rooms have some simple medical equipment and medicines, the medical equipment is all new, the medicines are all within expiration date, take a look yourself later. Erzi is now our yard's nurse and security guard, if there's anything that needs doing, just call him and it'll be fine, treat him like your own younger brother, but don't be polite..."

  "Where can it be? We'd better each mind our own business. I certainly can't set an example for my elders!"

  "That won't do, you and I are of equal status, so the Second Drunkard will have to address you as 'Uncle'." Li Yuanfang shook his head repeatedly.

  "Yes, uncle, our rural rules are strict and dare not mess with the hierarchy. From now on, if you have anything to do, just order me..."

  Two silly children giggled and carried the luggage of Zhou Yi into the main house: "Uncle, wait outside for a while, I'll tidy up the room first..."

  I Zhou Yi couldn't help but feel a bit frustrated. These two old men looked like they were several years older than him, and yet he was the one who ended up being called "uncle". What kind of logic is this?

  The silly boy looked at the messy room and quickly got to work, sweeping and cleaning in no time. He even helped Zhou Yi make his bed. When Zhou Yi walked into the room, he was very pleased and praised the silly boy a few times, which made him so happy that his face almost split from smiling.

  Li Yuanfang felt the wine taking effect again, so he pulled Er Lai Zi and bid farewell to Zhou Yi: "Old brother, I'll head back first. You've had a long day, get some rest early too. Tomorrow, I'll let Hong Laoliu know to send three meals over for you from the cafeteria, how's that?"

  Zhou Yi said that it's really embarrassing, so I'll just go eat by myself. Li Yuanfang didn't force the issue anymore and left with Er Langzi, wandering around aimlessly.

  Although Zhou Yi had been running around all day and drinking a lot of wine, his physical condition was still top-notch due to his extraordinary spiritual roots and immortal body. As a result, he didn't feel the slightest bit tired. After tidying up the things he brought with him, he thought it would be good to take a look at the medical equipment and medicine in the east wing. Since becoming a research student, he had been following his supervisor to study theoretical topics every day, but had become unfamiliar with these practical things. Now that he was working as a resident doctor here, he should familiarize himself with the business, or else it wouldn't be worth the 3,000 yuan monthly salary.

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