Joe's Farming

Zhang Tiedan was holding two ducks in his hands, which were quacking.

Gu Xiuxiu hit him, and he quickly said to Qiao Yu and Gu Feng: "Happy New Year, these are our own, I sent two over for you to try."

Qiao Yu smiled and said, "Happy New Year, come if you want to, bring whatever you want, come in and warm up."

Gu Feng threw the duck into the shed and would deal with it later.

Qiao Yu asked Bai Lan to steam the sweet meatballs, give one portion to the children and the old man, one portion to Dazhuang and the others, and one portion to the main hall.

He also took out the prepared snacks and candies to entertain the guests.

Li Xin also took the initiative to pour tea for several people.

Gu Xiuxiu drank tea and ate a snack.

There was a charcoal pot burning in the room, so it wasn't cold at all. The tea was fragrant and the snacks were sweet and sticky.

"Are you hungry? I'll ask Sister Lan to make you a bowl of noodles to fill your stomach first. My family all got up late today, so we'll have lunch together later." Qiao Yu asked.

Gu Xiuxiu quickly shook her head: "No need to trouble you, we have already had breakfast. We just came here to say hello and get to know each other, so it's no need to trouble you."

Qiao Yu pretended to be unhappy: "How can that be? You must have a good meal when you come to our house before you leave. It's just that some of these are leftovers from yesterday, and I'm afraid you won't like them."

Gu Xiuxiu waved her hands quickly: "If you don't mind, then thank you for your hard work, brother."

Qiao Yu smiled and said, "It's not hard. Sister Lan is the one who cooks for our family now. Your brother won't let me cook."

At this time, Bai Lan had already steamed the sweet meatballs and brought a portion into the house.

Gu Xiuxiu only knew that this brother-in-law could make money, but she didn't expect that his brother's family actually had servants to serve them.

"Second brother, the people we just saw here are all your servants?"

Gu Feng corrected him, "Qiao'er said we can't call them servants. They are people hired by the family to help with the work."

Gu Xiuxiu nodded thoughtfully.

At this time, Gu Gang and Hong Xiu heard the noise and came out of the house to the main room.

Seeing that they lived in the house next door, Gu Xiuxiu said enviously, "My two brothers are really capable. They live in such a nice big house. The two families can live together and take care of each other."

Gu Gang said embarrassedly: "This is Xiaofeng and his brother's house. Hongxiu and I are just staying here temporarily."

Then he pointed to the residential land he had bought and said, "I will build a house there after the New Year. It's only about ten steps away. When it's finished, Xiuxiu will bring Second Aunt over to play."

Gu Xiuxiu smiled and said, "Okay. I'll tell my mother when I get back."

After a while, another guest came to the front yard.

Qiao Yu and Gu Feng stopped guessing and went directly to the yard to welcome the guests.

Brother Wen carried a basket full of soy products, eggs, and buckwheat noodles.

Wang Jie also has a big fat chicken in his hand.

"Brother Qiao, Brother Gu. We are here to wish you a happy new year." Brother Wen said with a smile.

Wang Jie: "Both owners, I wish you a prosperous new year, good fortune, good health, and a son soon."

Brother Wen kicked him and said, "It's better to give birth at full term!"

Wang Jie quickly apologized. "Don't mind, Qiao, I wish you good luck and all the best."

Qiao Yu smiled and said, "It's okay, come into the house."

Seeing that there were still guests in the main hall, Wen Ge'er shook his head and said, "We are just here to pay New Year's greetings. We will leave after that. We still have to go to my parents and grandpa's house for dinner."

Qiao Yu nodded to show her understanding.

He asked Bai Lan to go to the kitchen to get some food, and she came back with a full basket of flour and rice.

Wen Ge'er scolded: "You're losing money again."

Qiao Yu said with a smile: "Are you the boss or am I the boss?"

Wen Ge'er had no choice but to let Wang Jie carry the basket. He thanked Qiao Yu and left.

Gu Xiuxiu asked Gu Gang who the visitor was, and Gu Gang said it was Qiao Yu's childhood friend and also the manager of his store.

After hearing this, Gu Xiuxiu admired Qiao Yu even more.

Not long after Qiao Yu and Gu Feng returned to the main room, Xu Yuan and Xu Ning arrived.

It was almost time for dinner, so Qiao Yu asked Dazhuang and Xiaobai to deal with the ducks.

Xiaobai was originally going to go back after breakfast, but Qiao Yu asked him to stay and have lunch before leaving.

"You're not eating for free. I'll make you work." Qiao Yu said.

Xu Yuan asked Xiaoshan and the driver to carry the bags, and he led Xu Ning through the slippery section of the road.

As soon as he saw Qiao Yu and Gu Feng, he bowed and said, "Happy New Year, brothers. I am here with my husband to wish you a happy new year."

Xu Ning: "Happy New Year."

Gu Feng: "Happy New Year."

Qiao Yu was amused by Xu Yuan's congratulations: "Happy New Year, Happy New Year. Come in quickly."

Bai Lan and Su Qing took the gifts and put them away. They also settled Xiao Shan and the coachman down and went to the kitchen to start cooking.

Li Xin had nothing to do, but was also called to help in the kitchen.

Qiao Yu wanted to use the two ducks to make roast duck today. Since it was a new food, she had to follow up the whole process, so she left the guests to Gu Feng to entertain.

When Xu Ning heard that it was a new food, he naturally couldn't sit still and wanted to learn it too.

He and Xu Yuan had hired a bricklayer to build a kiln at home, and they also tried making baked cakes and baked fish, which both her husband and her parents-in-law liked very much.

Roast duck needs to be marinated for several hours before roasting, but it is definitely impossible to marinate it for that long today.

Qiao Yu asked Bai Lan and Su Qing to marinate the fish with salt, onions, ginger, garlic and old wine for half an hour.

Take this time to clean the bread oven. Because roast duck is best roasted hanging, Qiao Yu asked Da Zhuang to nail two hooks for hanging bacon on the top of the oven.

Qiao Yu thought that if it couldn't hang up, he would just have to roast it flat.