Joe's Farming

The monks eat together, just like the cafeteria where Qiao Yu studied.

Each person takes a big bowl and puts all the food and dishes together. If you want soup, you can get it yourself.

Qiao Yu and the other four guests were seated at the table with Master Fuman and the abbot, and their meals were prepared separately, so they didn't have to queue up with the monks to get their meals.

The monks served their meals in an orderly manner and ate in silence.

But the speed at which they eat gives us a glimpse into how satisfied they are with the meal.

The abbot of Funing Temple, Fu Yuan, is a tall and thin middle-aged man, contrary to his name.

When he saw the food on the table, he glanced at Qiao Yu calmly.

When Fu Man and the others were seated, he waved his chopsticks and said, "Everyone, don't be restrained. Eat quickly."

After saying that, without waiting for Qiao Yu and others to reply, he started to pick up the piece of tofu that he had taken a liking to at first sight.

The tofu casserole has a rich flavor because of the dried mushrooms.

Fuman took a bite of the well-seasoned tofu and without hesitation scooped a few spoonfuls of soup onto the rice to mix with it.

Qiao Yu also wanted to do the same, but there was not much soup, so he decided to give up.

But who made him sit next to Gu Feng?

Gu Feng saw what he was thinking, so he followed Fu Man's example and used a public spoon to scoop soup for his husband.

Qiao Yu said thank you with a smile and continued to eat quietly.

To be honest, he has been enjoying every meal since he came here.

This was the first time he implemented the ancient saying of "don't talk while eating".

Perhaps because the monks did not talk while eating, the meal was over in less than a quarter of an hour.

Looking at the dishes on the table without any soup left, Qiao Yu felt a great sense of accomplishment.

Before leaving, Fuman told them that he would go to Taoyuan Town the next day to perform a ritual for their new store.

Qiao Yu said happily: "When the time comes, I will prepare a vegetarian meal for you."

Fu Man smiled cheerfully and said, "That couldn't be better. I would like to express my gratitude to you, the benefactor."

Before leaving the temple, the young monk in charge of the kitchen came running to him breathlessly and asked him several questions about tofu stew.

Finally, when he felt that he had remembered everything perfectly, he let Qiao Yu go.

It was dark at this moment, and Qiao Yu was led down the mountain carefully by Gu Feng.

Xu Ning held Xu Yuan's hand.

When Qiao Yu saw this, she smiled secretly.

Xu Yuan didn't think it was a big deal, his daughter Aning just liked to pamper him.

When the four of them reached halfway up the mountain, the Xu family's coachman had been waiting for a long time.

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Fuman stood in front of the valley bell in the temple, which is the highest place in the temple and also the place where one can have a panoramic view of the mountain road in front of the temple.

"is it him?"

Fukuen appeared behind Fuman and asked.

"What do you think, brother?"

Fu Man did not answer, but instead gave an ambiguous answer.

Fu Yuan was choked by this junior brother who had been rebellious since childhood, but he still gave his own answer.

"I can't see it."

Fu Man smiled and said, "It's right that Senior Brother can't see it."

After saying that, he went back to his residence.

Fu Yuan shook his head and stood in front of the ancient bell for a while until he could no longer see the Xu family's carriage.

Still can't see anything.

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It was almost midnight when Qiao Yu and Gu Feng got home.

Da Zhuang went out and brought back five baskets of duck eggs today, each basket containing two hundred eggs.

The duck egg stocks of every household in Xiaxixi Village were almost emptied.

As soon as Qiao Yu got out of the car, Da Zhuang ran out like a gust of wind to report his achievements for the day.

"Boss, I heard that 1,500 duck eggs were ordered today.

I will go to another village to watch tomorrow, and I will not delay your work."

Qiao Yu was amused by his anxious look and patted his shoulder to comfort him:

"It's OK. Although ducks don't lay eggs every day like chicken eggs, they still lay eggs every other day. No other village nearby raises as many ducks as Xiaxi Village. You can just go and collect them the day after tomorrow. Oh, and ask them to keep some breeding eggs. I want to buy ducklings in the spring."

"Oh, OK. How many ducklings do you plan to raise?"

Qiao Yu glanced at Gu Feng and said, "Husband, how many ducks should we raise?"

How would Gu Feng know this, but he was thinking that his husband's basil duck, roast duck, and pressed duck were all delicious, so it didn't matter if he raised more.

"Let's raise 500 first."

Da Zhuang opened his mouth wide and said in a lost voice: "Five... five hundred?"

Qiao Yu smiled at him and said, "Yeah, five hundred. Remember that. I'll leave this matter to you."

After Qiao Yu and Gu Feng left, Da Zhuang rushed to find Su Qing.

"Brother Qing, the boss and the second master want to raise 500 ducks!!"

Su Qing rolled her eyes at him and said, "It's not like you haven't been to the foot of the mountain before. It's such a big place. How can it be so strange to raise 500 people?"

Da Zhuang: ...

Da Zhuang scratched his head embarrassedly: "I have never seen so many ducks since I was a child, let alone raising them. Will the boss ask me to raise them when the time comes?"

Su Qing spent the whole afternoon washing duck eggs and her hands were sore now. She prepared to go and chat with Bai Lan after washing up.

Seeing that Da Zhuang didn't leave, I kept wanting to pull him aside to chat.

"The boss will probably ask you to raise it." Su Qing said perfunctorily.

Da Zhuang frowned and said, "I don't know how to raise so many ducklings. What if they die?"

Su Qing: "No, you can ask Xiaobai to help you raise them. Xiaobai can raise chickens, so he must be able to raise ducks too."

Da Zhuang was immediately happy: "Yes, how could I forget our Xiao Bai. Brother Qing, you are still smart."

As soon as Da Zhuang thought of Xiao Bai, he immediately felt that he could do anything. After thanking Su Qing, he returned to his room.

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Qiao Yu walked through the yard and found the duck eggs had been washed and were drying in a basket.

I picked one at random and washed it clean.

Qiao Yu was relieved, he knew that the people in his family were all hardworking little bees.

Bai Lan came out of the house specially and told Qiao Yu about the duck eggs.

"It's quite late in the afternoon to wash it out, so I'll prepare to apply lime again tomorrow morning."

Qiao Yu nodded: "Yes, no problem. Sister Lan, you can make the arrangements.

Take out half of it to marinate first. If there is not enough salt, tell Wen Ge'er to remember to buy some from the town every day.

Our family will definitely be a big user of salt in the future.”

"Hey, good."

In the main room, several children and Mr. and Mrs. Gu Gang sat around Li Xin, listening to Li Xin telling "Water Margin".

Even the old man sitting nearby thought that this young man was quite amazing and his storytelling was as good as that of the storytellers in the teahouse.

Seeing this, Qiao Yu pulled Gu Feng to sit aside and listened along.

Li Xin is telling the story of Wu Song going up the mountain to fight a tiger.

The children listened with great interest and applauded when Wu Song killed the tiger with a flurry of punches.

After Li Xin finished telling this story, the children realized that their two fathers had returned, and they immediately surrounded him happily.

I kept asking them why they were gone for so long.

Qiao Yu said that he went to the temple to meet a senior monk, and he was having such a great time chatting with him that he forgot about time.

Little did he know that Li Xin had already told others about the bad shop he bought.

The children knew that their dad was afraid that they would worry, so they didn't expose him.

Seeing Qiao Yu and Gu Feng coming back, he went to wash up with peace of mind.

Seeing this, Li Xin was about to run away, but was stopped by Qiao Yu.

"Li Xin, I have a good idea. Aren't you short of money?

I have almost forgotten the Four Great Masters, but as a high school student, your knowledge reserves are at the peak of your life.

Starting tomorrow, in addition to teaching your children, you should memorize the four great classics at home.

It doesn't have to be exactly the same, you can change it however you want, no one will know anyway.

Then we'll let Xu Yuan publish your book, and you'll split 50% of the profits, and Xu Yuan and I will split 50%, how about that?"