Joe's Farming

Qiao Yu nodded seriously, "Okay! I think he definitely likes you too. Don't think too much, just make good money here. I plan to go to Taoyuan Town in a while, and I'll leave Qingyuan Town to you. To be honest, I can't live without you. When the time comes, we won't pay you by the day, but by the month. Let's start with two taels a month, is that okay with you? If you sell well, I'll give you a red envelope during the Chinese New Year."

When Wen Ge'er heard the words, he temporarily put aside his love affairs and said happily, "Really? Qiao Ge'er, please don't lie to me."

Qiao Yu pretended to be angry: "When have I ever coaxed you? But you might be even more tired by then. You are allowed to rest for four days a month."

Wen Ge'er shook his head: "No, I don't need to rest."

Qiao Yu: "No, I don't want you to die of exhaustion."

Wen Ge'er thought to himself that working four hours a day was not tiring for him. During the busy farming season, his family worked from morning till night and couldn't even stand up straight.

Although the two chatted, they did not stop working. Qiao Yu added peppercorns to half of the marinade, and kept the other half according to the original recipe. Wen Ge'er also received a lot of orders today, but he was illiterate, so he only remembered how many orders were placed and the names of some old customers. Wen Ge'er first guaranteed the orders for these people.

"By the way, someone asked me today if I could go to their restaurant to make braised dishes, and they'll pay me five taels a month." Wen Ge'er originally wanted to complain to Qiao Yu as soon as he came back, but was interrupted by Wang Jie's matter, so he only spoke now.

Qiao Yu thought, five taels a month, how dare you say that, but she looked calm: "What do you say?"

Wen Ge'er immediately expressed his loyalty: "I said I would not go. He asked for the prescription again and gave me fifty taels."

Qiao Yu sneered: "He's wishful thinking. Don't worry, I saw some waiters from the restaurant coming to buy it earlier. I guess they bought it back to study the recipe." Qiao Yu was not afraid that they would figure it out. After all, there were some seasonings that they couldn't think of, and they couldn't guess the ingredient with the addition of peppercorns.

Wen Geer also agreed: "No wonder I saw several old customers haven't come in the past two days."

When the stewed dishes were almost done, Gu Feng and the three children came back chatting and laughing. Gu Xiaoxue and Gu Xiaoyan laughed the loudest. Qiao Yu asked Wen Ge'er to look after the kitchen, and washed the crayfish with Gu Feng. The three children also helped, and finally even the grandfather joined in.

When the crayfish were washed and the braised pork was almost ready, Wen Ge'er cleaned up the pot.

Qiao Yu asked Wen Ge'er to knead the dough, and she cut a lot of chili peppers, grabbed a handful of Sichuan peppercorns, added onions, ginger, garlic, star anise and bay leaves, poured them into the oil and sautéed them until fragrant, and then added the crayfish. The fire was burning vigorously, and the crayfish turned red as soon as it went in, and the spicy and fresh smell came out. Wen Ge'er's mouth was almost watering. This was a smell he had never smelled before, why was it so fragrant.

This time, Qiao Yu asked Gu Feng to catch more shrimps. The shrimps took up almost half of the large iron pot. Fortunately, Qiao Yu prepared a lot of ingredients, but it was hard to scoop them up. Gu Feng saw it and helped to scoop without saying a word. When the scooping was almost done, Qiao Yu added some water and some chopped vegetables and simmered them for a while. When the shrimp meat was fully flavored, he took it all out, filling two large pots.

Then he boiled some water, rolled the kneaded dough into thin skins and cut it into wide noodles. When the noodles were cooked, everyone set out their bowls and chopsticks and waited for him.

Qiao Yu first picked up a shrimp and demonstrated how to eat it, then picked up a few chopsticks of noodles, added the sauce from the basin with a spoon and mixed it, then handed it to Gu Feng. Everyone understood at a glance that they could do it themselves and have enough food and clothing, and their mouths were full of oil. Wen Ge'er considerately placed a lot of lotus leaves on the table for everyone to wipe their hands.

At first, Qiao Yu was worried that no one could tolerate the numbing taste of Sichuan peppercorns, but it turned out that no one at the table could resist it. They just felt a little numb on their tongues and said “it’s so numb” while drinking water.

After Gu Feng finished a bowl of noodles, he concentrated on peeling shrimps for his husband. Qiao Yu felt bad and peeled shrimps for him too, but unfortunately she was always too slow and finally gave up. When Gu Feng saw that her husband really couldn't eat any more, she started to devour the shrimps and noodles.

There were only a few shrimps left in the two large pots. Qiao Yu asked Wen Ge'er to pack some for his parents to taste, but Wen Ge'er refused, "No, my grandma scolded me for a long time for the meat I brought back last time. She said that you ordered so many dishes every day and asked me to bring more back. I don't want to confront her."

Qiao Yu thought about it and it made sense. Their family hadn't divided the money yet, so there was no telling who would eat it if she took it over.

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After taking a shower and lying on the bed, Qiao Yu told Gu Feng about her idea of ​​going to Taoyuan Town. Taoyuan Town is farther than Qingyuan Town, but with Lin Da there, Qiao Yu felt that the distance was not a problem. It was more prosperous than Qingyuan Town, so the passenger flow was not a problem. I just didn't know if it would go smoothly. After all, Qingyuan Town was notorious because of Gu Feng's previous bad reputation, and no one dared to mess with him.

Gu Feng felt sorry for his husband and asked him to wait for a while. He would go with him after the house was built. During this period, he still set up a stall in Qingyuan Town.

Gu Feng said, "We have invited a lot of people this time, so it will be completed in less than a month. Qiao'er, wait for me to go over together then."

Qiao Yu insisted and advised her husband: "I won't go alone. I'll ask Lin Da to take me there. I'll go over and take a look first, and if it's feasible, we'll start. We won't have much money after we finish building the house, and winter will come in more than a month. I want to save more money so that I can feel at ease. We still have ten acres of land to plant next year, so we have to plan well."

Qiao Yu nestled into her husband's arms and continued, "Also, I found that you all like the dishes I cook. I want to save enough money to open a restaurant in town. I don't have to be there every day. I can find a chef, two waiters, and a shopkeeper. Let them make money for us, and we can farm and raise children at home."

Gu Feng was amused by his husband. With his husband, he never thought about living a good life on his own. He asked, "What about me? Will I farm for you?"

Qiao Yu raised the corner of her mouth and said, "If you like to plant, then plant. If you don't like to plant, we can hire someone to plant. You can teach me how to hunt, and then we can go up the mountain to play when we have nothing to do. Yes, just for fun, not to make money."

"Okay, I'll teach you."