Joe's Farming

Qiao Yu was stunned for a while before she realized: Isn't this just a honeymoon in disguise?

Qiao Yu nodded immediately: "Okay, okay."

Gu Feng smiled dotingly, then asked him, "What about the shop?"

"Turn it off." Qiao Yu said generously.

So the closing sign outside the snack bar was changed from "closed for one day" to "closed for five days".

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The next day, Gu Feng took the excited Qiao Yu out. This time they first took a carriage to Taoyuan Town, then left the carriage at the soap shop, and then took a boat to the provincial capital.

I originally thought that the children would be reluctant to leave them, but it turned out that the little ones and the grandfather were very supportive and told them that if they wanted to play, they could play for a few more days and they would take good care of the house.

The old man also said: "Don't worry, I'm at home. I will take good care of them."

Qiao Yu had twenty taels of silver in his pocket and originally wanted to go to Xu Yuan to pay for the soap in advance. However, Gu Feng said that he went to the provincial capital to make money and there was no need to worry about not having enough to spend. Qiao Yu gave up the idea.

When the two arrived at the town, Xu Yuan's cargo ship had already set off, so the two had to board an ordinary passenger ship to the provincial capital.

Passenger ships are smaller than cargo ships, and the cabins are divided into three classes: A, B, and C. Class A has two people in a room, Class B has four people in a room, and Class C has eight people in a room. Qiao Yu and Gu Feng saw that Class B and C had large bunk beds, so they spent two taels of silver to get an A-class cabin.

"Would the guests like to have meals on board?" the boatman asked after collecting the money.

Qiao Yu asked curiously: "What dishes are there?"

The waiter smiled sheepishly and said, "It's just some fisherman's dishes, made with fish freshly caught from the river. We eat whatever fish we catch."

Qiao Yu became interested as soon as he heard it, and quickly said, "Yes, yes, how much is it per person?"

The waiter waved his hand and said, "You two are in first class, so it's free. I'm just asking because I'm afraid you two might look down on me."

Qiao Yu showed a nice smile: "Be sure to call us when the time comes, we didn't bring any food."

The waiter nodded quickly and went to collect the boat fare from the next passenger.

Qiao Yu then realized that most of the passengers brought their own dry food on board, so they could pay less for the fare. The boat would not depart until the cabin was full. The waiter just said that it would take about half an hour, so Qiao Yu took Gu Feng to the dock to take care of the old neighbor's business.

"Boss, two bowls of wontons, one bowl must be extra large, with coriander." Qiao Yu shouted while sitting in his seat.

The boss immediately smiled and greeted him when he saw him: "Hey, Boss Xiao Qiao, why don't you open your own shop instead of coming to my place to eat wontons? Is this your husband? He's so handsome!"

Qiao Yu said with a smile: "Hey, my husband said he would take me to the capital to play. Let's rest in the store for two days."

The boss immediately teased, "Boss Xiao Qiao is lucky. Your husband dotes on you. Fortunately, my wife is not here, otherwise I would have to close the shop and take her to the capital."

Gu Feng frowned slightly and said, "As a husband, shouldn't you take your wife with you whenever she wants to go? The city is not far away."

Qiao Yu looked at her husband's serious expression and laughed: "Did you hear that? Learn more from my husband. There is no end to making money."

Gu Feng agreed: "Yeah."

The boss said to Qiao Yu speechlessly: "Okay, I know your husband loves you."

The two of them ate wontons and returned to the passenger ship. The cabin was not big but clean. There were only two people from Shangtian Village on the ship to Fucheng. They didn't look like they were going to Fucheng to make money, so the captain asked them curiously what they were going to do.

Gu Feng answered honestly. He was not afraid of the boatmen's bad intentions. After all, the most important thing for their business was reputation. If something went wrong, not only would the government investigate it strictly, but ordinary people would not dare to board their boats in the future. Taoyuan Town's shipping was so developed, thanks to Xie Changyu. Soon after he took office, he used thundering means to disintegrate the boat gangs, and then formulated new sailing rules. Otherwise, ordinary people would rather walk for two days and two nights to the city than sit comfortably on a boat for one day and one night.

The captain and the guys all thought this hunter was great. He went out to sell furs and brought his husband with him to have some fun. Qiao Yu was wearing fine fabrics, and her speech and behavior were totally different from the boys in the village. Her pregnancy mole was so light. I couldn't help but admire Gu Feng even more. It was rare to see someone who was so good to his husband these days.

Qiao Yu had never been on a boat in his previous life, and felt a little dizzy when the boat started. Fortunately, he was smart enough to bring some dried hawthorns, which he soaked in water and drank to relieve the dizziness. At this time, the boat was already steadily moving in the middle of the river, and the scenery on both sides of the river was slowly receding. Qiao Yu couldn't help but think of Li Bai's poem, but he didn't recite it out loud for fear that others would think he was weird.

Two hours later, the waiter asked them to have dinner together.

At this time, there was a large iron barrel full of burning charcoal on the deck, with a large iron pot on top. A middle-aged man with a full beard was standing in front of the pot holding a large iron spoon.

The uncle first poured a large spoonful of oil into the pot, and when the oil started to smoke, he sprinkled a handful of dried chilies, garlic cloves, and ginger slices into it. Then he poured a large bowl of slaughtered fish pieces directly into it, stir-fried them twice, and then added water to stew them.

Qiao Yu saw that the uncle added water, then added scallions and dried vegetables that he didn't recognize, so he asked, "Uncle, what are you adding?"

The uncle looked ferocious, but his voice was very gentle: "This is the pickled cabbage that we boatmen like to make. It's made by boiling and drying Chinese mustard greens. We all like it. Would you like to try it later?"

Qiao Yu nodded immediately. He had been planning to plant more Chinese mustard greens in the backyard in winter to resist the cold. If it tasted good when dried, wouldn't that be another way to eat it?

Gu Feng knew from the look in Qiao Yu's eyes that his husband must want to grow Chinese mustard greens again.

During the meal, the waiter scooped a large bowl of fish and soup for Qiao Yu and Gu Feng respectively, and gave each of them a tortilla.

Qiao Yu drank the fish soup first. It was so fresh and a little bit sour, which neutralized the greasiness of the fish. Qiao Yu took a bite of pickled cabbage with chopsticks. It was a taste he had never tasted before. It was very light, but he liked it very much.

The passenger ship arrived at the pier of the provincial capital the next morning. Thanks to Gu Feng's presence, Qiao Yu slept well all night and was full of energy.

The two of them first went to find an inn in the city that looked better, booked a room in the upper room, and after washing up in the inn, went out to look for food.

Gu Feng always carried the fox fur on his back so that he could sell it whenever he saw a suitable shop.

The breakfast in Fucheng has more variety than that in Qingyuan Town and Taoyuan Town, and Qiao Yu is dazzled. It seems that luck also accounts for half of his success in starting a business in a small place.

The two chose a restaurant that specializes in beef soup. Although it is called soup, it is actually full of beef and offal. A bowl is not cheap, costing 20 cents. You can add chili oil, coriander, and spring onions. It also comes with shredded pancakes, which is a big bowl for only 5 cents.

The two ordered one portion of beef, one portion of beef offal and one portion of shredded biscuits, and they ate until they were sweating and their mouths were full of oil. They were so happy.

Seeing that her husband liked it, Gu Feng asked, "Do you like beef?"

Qiao Yu nodded vigorously: "I like it. If I can buy some beef, I can make a lot of delicious food for you."