Joe's Farming

Da Shuang arrived at the village chief's house, where his family were picking beans in the yard.

"you are?"

The village chief asked, looking at the unfamiliar boy in front of him.

"Hello, village chief. I'm from Lingyun Villa. My boss asked me to bring you some rice fish."

Da Shuang handed the fish over.

The village chief exclaimed, "Oh, Brother Qiao has released water. Come on, take me over to have a look. I haven't been to his house to see the rice for a long time."

At the beginning, he visited the fields very frequently. Later, when the business of the villa improved, he felt embarrassed to observe other people's paddy fields every day.

Da Shuang agreed with a smile and took the village chief back to the villa.

Qiao Yu saw the village chief coming over and asked happily, "Why did you come here specially?"

The village chief looked at the plump ears of rice in the field and smiled from ear to ear: "Come and have a look. The rice is growing really well. It seems that the method of raising fish in rice fields is indeed feasible. Next year, our village will do the same."

Qiao Yu smiled and said, "That would be great. Then every household in our village will have fish to eat."

The village chief looked at the heavy rice and suddenly said to Qiao Yu in a serious tone: "Qiao, I have to thank you. I saw the potatoes on the way just now. They can be harvested at the end of the month, and it will definitely be a good harvest this time. Plant them next month and you can harvest another crop before the New Year. You are the lucky star of our Shangtian Village."

Qiao Yu felt a little embarrassed by the compliment and hadn't figured out how to respond yet.

Gu Feng said: "The county magistrate is here."

Xie Changyu came with his wife and Xie Tianyu in their own carriage. They were not wearing official uniforms, but came to attend Qiao Yu and Gu Feng's grilled fish banquet in a private capacity.

Seeing that the county magistrate's legs no longer trembled, the village chief also went to greet him.

Xie Tianyu was the last one to get off the car and turned around to look for the three little ones.

"Brother Tianyu, we are here." Gu Xiaoyan waved at him.

Xie Tianyu glanced at his mother.

Mrs. Xie smiled gently and said, "Go ahead."

Xie Tianyu walked towards the three little ones. They were playing the stone catching game with Li Xin. Xiao Chengzi didn't know how to play, so he squatted nearby and watched them play.

Li Xin was not a good person and won a bunch of pebbles.

Seeing Xie Tianyu coming, he distributed the stones equally to everyone and invited Xie Tianyu to join.

Xie Tianyu had never played with this thing before, and even Gu Xiaoyan couldn't beat him.

Gu Xiaoyan: "Brother Tianyu, it's okay. I was also a novice when I first started playing."

"vegetable?"

"Yeah. Brother Li Xin said that being bad means you are not good at playing. If you are bad, just practice more."

When Li Xin heard the last half of the sentence, Gu Xiaoyan almost laughed her to death.

Xie Tianyu: …

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"Thank you, sir."

Qiao Yu, Gu Feng, Xu Yuan and others came forward and bowed.

Xie Changyu smiled and waved his hand: "I am here just to eat, please don't be too polite."

"Yes, thank you sir."

Xie Changyu stood still: "Can I take a look at the rice fields first?"

"of course can."

Xie Changyu looked at the rice fields in front of him, which were full of heavy rice ears, and said happily: "Very good, very good."

Qiao Yu: "I plan to select the best rice to keep as seeds. By doing this from generation to generation, I believe the rice yield per acre will get higher and higher."

Xie Changyu looked at him in surprise: "That makes sense. Why have I never thought of this before? Brother Qiao, you are really a wise man."

Qiao Yu felt embarrassed. He couldn't tell the truth, so he could only lower his head and laugh.

Xu Yuan: "Brother Qiao, everyone is here, is it time to start grilling?"

Qiao Yu quickly responded: "Oh, everyone must be hungry. Come with me."

The sun was about to set and the temperature had dropped. Ling Lie and his guards cleaned up the open space in front of the villa and put tables, chairs and benches there.

There was a brazier next to it, and green peppers and tomatoes were roasting on it.

The smell of roasted pepper came and Xie Changyu sneezed.

"What is this doing?"

Qiao Yu smiled and said, "This is a new dish we introduced in our villa. It sells very well in the snack bar. Sir Xie, you haven't tried it yet, right? After it's cooked, it will be pounded together with the preserved egg and eggplant."

Xie Changyu had a hard time imagining the taste, but he still said politely: "It must taste very special."

After Ling Lie took away the roasted peppers and tomatoes, he began to put the crucian carps that had been cut in half and skewered with two bamboo sticks on the rack.

Wen Ge'er and Bai Lan skillfully brushed a layer of oil on the crucian carp, turned the oily side over, and brushed another layer of oil on it. The oil dripped into the charcoal fire, sizzling and instantly producing smoke.

Soon the aroma of grilled fish wafted in, and Li Xin took the children to wash their hands and brought them back.

When both sides were browned, Qiao Yu asked Wen Ge'er and the others to brush a layer of water soaked in mashed garlic on the fish. This would prevent the fish from drying out too quickly and the garlic would remove the fishy smell and enhance the flavor.

At the end, sprinkle with chili powder, Sichuan pepper powder, chopped green onions, and many jars of sour cowpeas that have been pickled during this period.

Qiao Yu specially prepared two flavors this time. In addition to spicy, there is also a flavor with only salt and chopped green onions for guests who want to eat the original flavor.

Dozens of crucian carps were grilled in three batches. In addition to guests such as Xie Changyu, Xu Yuan, and Xu Ning, each employee of the villa and his family also got one to taste.

After the harvest, letting everyone in the villa share it has always been the idea of ​​Qiao Yu and Gu Feng.

In addition to grilled fish, there are also vegetarian dishes such as grilled potato chips, grilled pumpkin, grilled leeks, and grilled dried tofu.

Among them, roasted dried tofu is also a specialty. After roasting, sprinkle it with chopped green onions, chili powder, watercress, and sour cowpea, then wrap it up and eat it.

With one bite, I tasted everything, it was delicious.

But Qiao Yu didn't expect that Xie Tianyu couldn't eat Houttuynia cordata, which is very common in the mountains and on the ridges of fields.

Qiao Yu's family has been eating it all the time, mainly the roots and stems, and as for the leaves, only the tender tips are eaten, and they are mostly used for cold dishes.

When there is a lot of rain, Houttuynia cordata grows very fast. Qiao Yu will arrange for people to dig it up and send it to snack bars, where it will be strung together in small clumps to add a seasonal vegetable to the spicy hot pot.

Xie Tianyu took a bite and his expression changed. He wanted to vomit but was too embarrassed to do so, so he had to force himself to eat.

Gu Xiaoyan asked him with puffy cheeks: "Is it delicious?"

It’s hard to describe Xie Tianyu in words.

It was Qiao Yu who saw through it and replaced the dish in his hand with roasted tofu without any watercress.

Xie Tianyu then took a bite and said to Gu Xiaoyan, "It's delicious."

The children loved it very much, but Qiao Yu didn't let them have the second one, fearing that they wouldn't be able to eat anything else.

The main dish is a stew of crucian carp and tofu, which is very delicious. At the end, there are super delicious peppers, eggplants, preserved eggs, garlic sprouts and potatoes, stir-fried seasonal vegetables, and cold vegetarian dishes.

Mrs. Xie exclaimed, "Boss Qiao, the chef in your restaurant is much better than the one in my house! I haven't even tried most of these dishes."

"Please try it first and see if it suits your taste."

Mrs. Xie tasted them one by one and gave very high praise to each one.

"Is this twice-cooked pork made with the fermented bean paste you have at home?"

Qiao Yu nodded: "Yes. It's better to use pork with some fat. Bacon is also OK, but unfortunately my family has run out of bacon.

Garlic sprouts, green peppers, and celery are usually used as side dishes. There is a shortage of wild onions in the mountains recently, so wild onions and deer ear chives are also fine.

You can add some potatoes, bamboo shoots, etc. But don’t add too much, or it will spoil the flavor.”