Survival rules for restaurants: cooking and eating melons at the same time

Chapter 199: Preventing Plague, Infecting with Disease at the Autumnal Equinox

The situation was getting better day by day, and it seemed that An Qiao's worries were unnecessary. Almost all the refugees had been resettled, and restaurants in Kyoto were open again.

An Qiao served a few fresh side dishes. During this period of time, everyone was trapped in a smoky environment and the food was not very good. Many families were worried that they would not be allowed to go out and would not have vegetables to eat, so they always used less oil and salt, and even saved on meat.

But I haven’t eaten meat for a long time, and I’m afraid my stomach won’t be able to handle eating too much spicy food all at once.

So An Qiao simply served a few simple side dishes.

Blanched Chinese cabbage, bitter vegetable and tofu soup, boiled eggs with soy sauce, blanched corn and peas, boiled shrimp, boiled chicken...

Although there are both meat and vegetarian dishes, they are not heavy or greasy. Basically, they are just to satisfy normal appetite.

"Young lady, why are the dishes so unpopular today?" A diner just walked in and saw everyone eating "grass", and couldn't help but wonder.

"It's not easy to catch diseases everywhere. Eating lighter is good for your health. Besides... many people didn't eat big meat dishes before. It's not good to eat too heavy food all of a sudden." An Qiao replied with a smile.

"Young lady, you are so thoughtful. I couldn't stand being locked up at home before. I really should eat something light to cleanse my mouth." The diner quickly understood and chose a more vegetarian dish.

For a time, Kyoto Prefecture seemed to have regained its former prosperity. There were more and more small vendors on the streets, and many refugees had already adapted to this kind of life as people came and went.

I looked at the huge Kyoto Prefecture with joy, and lamented that although we are in the same country, life is so different.

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"Cough, cough, cough. I can't go to work today. Tell the young lady that." Qiufen was coughing so hard that he was out of breath and looked like he was dying.

"You should have a good rest." Lixia asked for leave for Qiufen.

An Qiao frowned, realizing that something was wrong. "What symptoms does she have?"

"He keeps coughing. I touched him and he still has a fever..." Lixia also reacted. She stared at Anqiao with wide eyes, feeling a little helpless.

An Qiao immediately patted her shoulder and said, "We can't open the door. Go and inform everyone. Those who have had direct contact with Qiufen must stay in a separate room. Others are not allowed to leave the room."

An Qiao had only heard about this disease from others and had never actually experienced it, so she had no idea how serious it was.

She knew that many people had died from this disease, so just in case, she had to close the store.

But who knew that not long after she left, the beginning of spring arrived, "My dear, this illness is not getting better. The officials outside are asking people to hurry back home. It seems that someone has died in Kyoto Prefecture, and even... more and more people are infected with the disease."

An Qiao closed her eyes and took a deep breath. She didn't know if she was overthinking or just being a bit of a pessimist. "Qiufen has been infected, so let's seal it off. I'll see if there's any medicine left in the warehouse and boil it for everyone to drink. At least it can help prevent the disease."

Qiufen basically works as a waiter, so he comes into contact with many different people, and his chance of contracting the disease is indeed the highest.

Lixia nodded quickly and went out to change all the signs.

An Qiao took the leftover herbs from the porridge and boiled them together. Everyone drank a bowl of it, which could more or less prevent the disease.

Soon the strong smell of medicine covered the kitchen. An Qiao called the girls in the restaurant who had never come into contact with Qiufen and made a mask that she had sewn in a twisted way.

"Everyone sew some masks according to this pattern, sew gauze inside, and then sew the front and back of the mask. It is best to sew a pocket in the middle so that the gauze can be replaced immediately." An Qiao said.

Others couldn't help but be curious, "What's the use of this, young lady?"

"This plague is mostly spread through saliva. Bringing this can reduce the risk of infection. Someone in our store has been infected, so everyone must be careful! Bring them to me after they are done, and I will boil them in boiling water before use." An Qiao replied.

Although others are a little confused and even doubt whether such a small thing can really prevent it?

But he still nodded obediently.

The restaurant's morning was spent busy responding to the plague.

Before noon, An Qiao had already given everyone medicine. She also invited a doctor to Qiufen, who felt Qiufen's pulse and immediately knew what was wrong.

"This is plague." The doctor prescribed some medicine and left in a hurry.

An Qiao used mugwort to disinfect the entire house and the yard inside and outside.

There was even mugwort burning at the door. The mugwort was bought from the pharmacy last time. Because mugwort was cheap, An Qiao bought a lot of it, fearing that it would not be enough.

Sure enough, it came in handy soon.

Koi's classes at the academy were also suspended, and he returned before noon.

"Today, most of the people in the academy have left. Even the teacher stayed away from us. Before noon, many people's parents took them back. Seeing that there were fewer and fewer people, the teacher let us go. Before leaving, he kept sighing that this is a troubled time of year." Jinli said to An Qiao.

An Qiao thought about it and decided that since classes were suspended, that was also good. In ancient times, people didn’t have winter and summer vacations at school. At most, they had a few days off during holidays.

I didn't intend to learn anything meaningful from reading, so it was good to have a rest. Besides, things were getting chaotic outside again, and An Qiao didn't want to bring everything back to her own yard.

"The library, study room, and restaurant are all closed. Yiyi's place is closed too." An Qiao informed Dahan, "Go call Yiyi back. Remember to burn wormwood when you pass by the door."

Then she handed him the mask she had just sewn and said, "You and Yi Yi will each have one later."

Dahan nodded and was about to leave, but Anqiao said, "When you go out, go to the Dali Temple and give them the masks. If you can get the emperor's approval to produce them in large quantities, it may help reduce some diseases."

Although An Qiao has never thought of currying favor with the rich and powerful and saving the people from disaster, it is still possible for her to do her bit for the world.

Dahan took the extra masks and hurried out.

An Qiao sighed. The medicine for Qiufen was ready. Now she had to feed him herself. Who knows, her physique might be in good condition. Since she could travel through time, she should still have some physical fitness.

Seeing that An Qiao wanted to go by herself, Qi Tao hurriedly said, "Young lady, I'll go."

An Qiao smiled and said, "It's okay, I promise nothing will happen."

Qi Tao shook his head again. "Normally, Qiufen and I are the best. If the young lady doesn't let me feed her, I will be sad. I won't live in the yard these days, so as not to be with you and Jinli. I will stay in Qiufen's room, otherwise I won't know if anything happens to her."