Joe's Farming

Qiao Yu was sleeping soundly when she was gently woken up by Gu Feng.

"Qiao Er, wake up."

Qiao Yu opened her eyes and saw her husband with a worried look on his face.

"Husband."

Qiao Yu said lazily.

Gu Feng couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw that he was just asleep and had no signs of catching a cold.

Qiao Yu got up and saw that only Gu Feng was there, so she asked in confusion: "Where are Ayuan and Xu Ning?"

Gu Feng said somewhat awkwardly: "The master of Funing Temple said that he could come down the mountain, but he had to prepare a vegetarian meal for the monks in their temple."

Qiao Yu raised her eyebrows.

"Oh, it's true that people sit in the car and work comes from the mountain."

Gu Feng saw his husband's expression and thought that he was not happy about it, so he said:

“If Qiao Er doesn’t want to do it, then don’t do it. We won’t ask him to perform the ritual.

Anyway, there is no better food in Qiao'er's shop in Dayan, so there will be no shortage of customers."

Qiao Yu was amused by Gu Feng's appearance and touched his head.

"Who said I'm not happy? It's just cooking a meal. You can just help me out later.

Let's go to town and buy some food. Even a good cook cannot cook without rice."

Qiao Yu sighed deliberately, causing Gu Feng to raise the corner of his mouth.

The Xu family's coachman naturally listened to them and took them to the town.

Vegetarian meals can only be vegetarian dishes.

Qiao Yu asked the driver to take him directly to the tofu shop.

I got a portion of old tofu, tender tofu, fried tofu, and dried tofu.

"Husband, can monks eat garlic? And leeks, onions, etc?"

Gu Feng was a little confused and asked: "If it's edible, why can't it be eaten?"

Qiao Yu smiled and said, "The religious rules in our place are strict and we don't eat these."

Gu Feng asked: "Why?"

In fact, he seldom interacted with people in the temple, so he didn't know whether it was really edible.

“Because they believe that eating it will have a negative impact on their practice, like increasing anger and fostering lust.

But I think it would be inconvenient for them to chant after eating these. The smell is too strong.”

Qiao Yu smiled.

Gu Feng also laughed, and then said honestly: "Actually, I don't know if they can eat it, so why not just not buy it?"

Qiao Yu nodded: "Well, luckily they can eat chili peppers, otherwise I really don't know what to do."

The two went to the grocery store again.

The grocery store owner hasn't seen Qiao Yu and Gu Feng shopping together for a long time.

Greeted warmly: "Boss Qiao. Long time no see."

"Boss, long time no see. How are the soaps selling?"

The grocery store owner still bought soap from Qiao Yu and sold it to him, but he was supplied directly by the soap factory.

The grocery store owner smiled and said, "Thanks to you, the price of ordinary soap is set low, and it sells very well."

Qiao Yu smiled and said, "That's good."

He originally set this price in order to make a small profit but quick turnover, so that ordinary people could buy good soap.

The main source of income for him and Xu Yuan was high-end soap, and their target customers were wealthy people in the city and town.

Xu Yuan was afraid that there wouldn't be enough oil and flour, so he bought some of each, as well as soy sauce. He also bought some dried goods, such as mushrooms and black fungus.

I was lucky enough to see some white radishes and carrots for sale, so I bought some.

Finally, the two went to the kitchen of Yipinxuan and bought sauerkraut, pickles, and peppercorns.

The shopkeeper of Yipinxuan refused to accept any money and was given a good lecture by Qiao Yu.

"Ayuan and I are sworn brothers. Every time he takes my prescription, he pays for it, so I have to pay him as well."

Finally, the shopkeeper reluctantly accepted fifty cents.

"I don't need to buy the cabbage. I think there is a vegetable field on the mountain."

Qiao Yu asked Gu Feng.

Gu Feng confirmed: "Yes, I saw they planted vegetables."

Qiao Yu nodded.

"That's fine, let's go. Let me show them how good your husband is!"

Gu Feng said with some distress: "I'm sorry for wronging you."

Qiao Yu was almost melted by the look of her husband.

"Not tired, you see I was shopping the whole time, you were the one carrying things, and I'll just do some cooking later, so there's nothing tiring about that.

It's you who will take care of me tomorrow. Thank you for your hard work."

Gu Feng shook his head.

He didn't feel any hardship at all taking care of Qiao Yu.

The two reached the halfway point of the mountain again. This time, Qiao Yu decided to let the driver go home first and come back to pick them up after dinner.

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Qiao Yu carried the cotton gloves that she had carried for the whole winter in her pocket the whole time, and walked beside Gu Feng with a relaxed look.

Gu Feng was holding two large baskets, all filled with the food they purchased this time.

"Husband, I am so lucky to have you."

Since Qiao Yu couldn't help, she could only provide emotional value from the side.

Gu Feng wasn't tired to begin with, but after hearing what his husband said.

I am full of energy.

"I feel good with Qiao Er, too."

Qiao Yu giggled for a while.

Then he said, "Brother Gu, do you know what my shortcomings are?"

Gu Feng: "Qiao'er is good in every way, without any flaws."

Qiao Yu laughed and said, "You are wrong. You should ask me what it is!"

Gu Feng was a little confused, but still said obediently: "What is it?"

Qiao Yu stopped, looked straight into Gu Feng's eyes and said, "It's you who are lacking, my husband."

Gu Feng's ears turned visibly red.

Qiao Yu didn't expect that her husband could speak cheesy love words so naturally, but when it was her turn to say them, she was so unimpressed.

He was having a great time there.

Gu Feng said sullenly, "I'll deal with you when I get home tonight."

The two of them chatted and laughed, mainly Qiao Yu.

Qiao Yu climbed to the gate of Funing Temple without feeling tired.

Looking at the vermilion super gate and the three characters "Funing Temple" painted in gold and silver on the gate, Qiao Yu sighed: "These monks are really rich."

Gu Feng explained: "This is the most famous temple within a hundred miles, and it is very popular."

Gu Feng brought Qiao Yu into the gate. The young monk in the temple had been waiting for a long time and took them directly to the kitchen in the backyard.

Master Fuman said that he would have a great meal today, and soon everyone in the temple knew about it.

Although it is said that monks should not indulge in food and drink.

However, as long as people are alive, they cannot escape the fate of having to eat.

So they were very respectful to the donor who was going to cook for them.

The first thing Qiao Yu noticed when he met Fuman was that this master didn't look like a monk at all, at least not like a master.

He has regular features and a righteous look, but his behavior is careless, like the gangsters in TV dramas.

Fuman smiled when he saw Qiao Yu.

"Thank you for your help, benefactor."

Qiao Yu was originally worried that he would be able to tell that she had changed her heart, and was a little nervous, but now she is completely relieved.

"Don't bother, please steam the rice yourself. I'm going to start cooking."

"no problem."

"Oh, by the way. I put chili in my dishes. Can you eat it?"

Fuman shouted, "Yes!"

Qiao Yu smiled: "That's good."

Qiao Yu planned to make a simple version of tofu and cabbage stew for them.

Fortunately, the kitchen was fully equipped with kitchen utensils, and Qiao Yu quickly found a large casserole.

First, fry the thick tofu slices in oil until both sides are golden brown. Then place the cabbage, soaked black fungus, dried mushrooms and celery on the bottom of the wok, and then pour the tofu in.

At this time, pour oil and stir-fry minced ginger, chili pepper, and peppercorns. After frying, pour into the casserole, add some soy sauce and the water used to soak the mushrooms.

Cover with lid and simmer until the rice is cooked.

Then Qiao Yu started to stir-fry the fried tofu. It was also very simple. Just sauté the minced ginger, dried chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns, add the fried tofu, some bok choy grown in the temple, and finally drizzle a little soy sauce and some salt.

Then Qiao Yu consumed a lot of ginger and poured a bowl of red chili oil with the boiling ginger oil, which filled the air with fragrance.

Qiao Yu used this special red chili oil to make a large bowl of cold carrots and dried tofu.

The final soup was stewed with white radish and tender tofu. Qiao Yu didn't add anything else. She just made a dry sauce with chili powder and salt for them to dip in.

Although there are only three dishes and one soup.

By that time, Qiao Yu's portions were based on forty people.

There are only thirty-five monks in the entire Funing Temple.

So it must be enough.

Qiao Yu opened the tofu pot that had been simmering for a long time, and the aroma of the tofu pot instantly emanated.

Well, it smells good, no overturning.

Qiao Yu clapped her hands: "Okay, it's time to eat."