Joe's Farming

Wang Jie bought a can of peach blossom wine in the town. This is a specialty of Taoyuan Town. The wine has a clear aroma and a hint of peach fragrance.

Gu Feng saw that many of the dishes cooked today were made by Qiao Yu for the first time, and was once again amazed by his husband's cooking skills. It seemed that his little husband still had a lot of hidden tricks that he didn't know.

It was the first time for Xu Yuan to eat home-cooked food made by Qiao Yu. The cooking methods of these dishes were not much different from the local methods of steaming, boiling or stewing. Every time he ate a dish, he would say, "This dish is delicious. The recipe can be sold at Yipinxuan."

Qiao Yu laughed: "Haha, OK! Anyway, I've handed over the recipe to your husband, you can just go and buy it from him."

Xu Ning blushed: "Husband...Husband likes it. I will go back and make it for you."

Xu Yuan immediately said seriously: "Be good, I'm discussing business with Brother Qiao. You learned what you learned." Then he turned to Qiao Yu and said: "I'm serious, this braised pork is very suitable for selling in Yipinxuan. I have never eaten this kind of pickled vegetable. It will definitely sell for a good price."

Qiao Yu immediately became serious: "Okay, we'll come over later."

Wen Ge'er also thought it was good, so he asked Wen Ge: "Can we sell this dish in the store?"

Qiao Yu almost laughed out tears: "That's enough! I just wanted to make you a delicious meal, you always wanted to talk business with me. Eat quickly! Eat quickly! Brother Gu, the wine is delicious, pour me some more."

Gu Feng looked at him lovingly and poured him a little wine: "Wine makes people drunk, drink less."

Wang Jie saw Wen Ge'er looking at the other two couples with envy, so he silently picked up some food for him. Wen Ge'er looked down and found that there was a lot more food in his bowl, so he glared at Wang Jie with a red face.

Wang Jie: …

The children were very sensible. They ate quietly while the adults were talking. Today’s meal was so delicious that even the old man was full.

After dinner, it was still raining, so Xu Yuan suggested that he could stay there.

Of course Qiao Yu had no objection, as his guest room was prepared for friends to stay overnight.

Xu Yuan asked the driver to take Wen Ge'er and Wang Jie home, as they had to open the shop tomorrow. Before the wedding, the couple wanted to make more money. Qiao Yu had already thought about it, and when Wen Ge'er got married, the shop would be closed.

It just so happened that he could go to the soap shop to look for suitable people. Now that the soap factory was making so much money, he could easily hire a few more people.

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At night, Xu Yuan and Xu Ning slept in the guest room, and the coachman and the servant would come to pick them up tomorrow.

Qiao Yu was afraid that the two would be cold, so he heated the kang.

Xu Ning likes to get into bed early at home and warm the bed so that her husband won’t feel cold when he comes in.

"Husband, this quilt is so warm." Xu Ning said to Xu Yuan in surprise.

Xu Yuan took off his clothes, quickly got into bed, and hugged Xu Ning: "Yeah, Aning is also warm."

As he spoke, he kissed Xu Ning's lips skillfully, gently and twisting them.

Xu Ning accidentally let out a groan, her face flushed red: "Husband...Husband, we are at someone else's house."

Xu Yuan smiled softly: "I know, it's all because Aning is so kissable, I couldn't help myself. Don't be afraid, go to sleep."

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On the other side, Qiao Yu drank some wine and felt limp all over. She lay in the warm bed and kept flirting with her husband in various ways.

At first, Gu Feng thought that there were guests next door tonight, so he endured it.

Finally, Qiao Yu asked him, "Are you really capable of this?", which made him laugh. As a result, they kept going on until midnight.

Qiao Yu never dared to speak rudely again.

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The next day, the weather was clear and cloudless.

Qiao Yu got up later than the guests. Naturally, Gu Feng prepared breakfast, which was a simple combination of soy milk, porridge, and pancakes. Fortunately, the dried radish made earlier was not finished. Xu Yuan and Xu Ning were also very satisfied with the meal, especially when they saw the persimmon cakes. After breakfast, Xu Yuan and Xu Ning ate two each.

When Qiao Yu came out to have breakfast, Xu Ning took a special look at his waist. Qiao Yu wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into. He tried hard to restrain himself from making any sound yesterday. It was all because of the peach blossom wine that Wang Jie brought. It was really embarrassing.

After breakfast, Qiao Yu began to teach Xu Ning how to make sauerkraut.

Qiao Yu said to Xu Yuan: "After this pickled cabbage is made, Yipinxuan will have another signature dish in the future, called pickled cabbage fish. It is very, very delicious."

"Okay! Brother Qiao, just go ahead and teach me. Sell me all the recipes that can be used in Yipinxuan. I want to open a branch in Taoyuan Town and Fucheng after the New Year." Xu Yuan expressed his opinion immediately.

Qiao Yu raised her eyebrows: "That's great. I'll give you this recipe for free, and I'll give you 30% of the profit from selling the recipe in the future, how about that?"

Xu Yuan immediately agreed: "Deal. Aning, you should study hard, and I will hand over the restaurant to you in the future."

Xu Ning was dumbfounded: "Ah? What about my husband?"

Xu Yuan opened his folding fan and fanned it deliberately: "Next year's county examination will probably start in February, and I will take the examination for the scholar then."

Qiao Yu was surprised: "You kid, you're actually a student?"

Xu Yuan then revealed a bit of the shyness that is typical of teenagers: "Hehe, I took the exam when I was eight years old. After that, I was always sick, so I didn't take the exam again."

Xu Ning murmured softly: "Great, my husband, you are going to be a scholar."

Xu Yuan heard this and laughed at him: "You haven't taken the exam yet, so you should help your father with the family business."

Xu Ning nodded vigorously.

Qiao Yu praised: "That's great! When you pass the exam, can you still get tax exemption for farming?"

"Well, in our Great Yan Dynasty, a scholar can exempt 50 acres of land from tax, and a juren can exempt 200 acres of land. The Xu family has exactly 200 acres of land. If I pass the juren exam, I can exempt all of it. But I don't want to be an official. It's enough for me to pass the scholar exam. I still like to do business."

Qiao Yu and Xu Ning were both shocked by Xu Yuan's so light two hundred acres of land.

Qiao Yu: Isn’t this a typical landlord?

Xu Ning: So my husband’s family has so much land?

Gu Feng: ...

Qiao Yu silently handed Xu Yuan a basket of green vegetables and said, "Master Landlord, please help me wash the vegetables."

Xu Ning wanted to grab it and wash it himself, but was stopped by Xu Yuan: "It's okay, I haven't washed the vegetables yet, I also want to feel the tap water at Brother Gu's house."

Qiao Yu looked at her husband, and Gu Feng touched his nose. He had shown off all the praiseworthy things in the house yesterday.

After washing the vegetables, cut them in half, add glutinous rice flour and water, add a little salt and boil.

Cut the greens in half, blanch them in boiling glutinous rice water for 30 seconds, remove and let cool.

Wash the large earthenware jar and drain the water, put the dried green vegetables in it, and finally put some dried peppers, garlic and a few chili peppers similar to millet peppers, and pour in the cold glutinous rice water, just enough to cover all the vegetables. Finally, sprinkle a spoonful of old wine, seal the lid, and wait for about seven days.

Seeing that Xu Yuan was quite happy doing his first job, Qiao Yu said to Xu Ning: "Don't stop him from working if you have nothing to do. Raise him like your son."

Xu Ning immediately argued: "No, my husband treats me very well. He doesn't let me do anything."

Qiao Yu rolled her eyes and said, "Okay, okay, as long as he treats you well. Tell me if he bullies you."

"Okay." Although Xu Ning felt that her husband would not treat her badly, except at that time.