To celebrate Xu Jing's passing the No. 1 exam and successfully skipping a grade, Qi Yunzhi took him to the Oriental Restaurant for dinner.
Oriental Restaurant is located in the Pearl Building, the tallest comprehensive service center in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.The whole building uses safe materials that prevent W-rays. It is 130 six stories high and more than 300 meters high.
The flying car has a special track in the air, and it is not allowed to get too close to the building in the air. Qi Yunzhi's flying car parked in the parking lot of the Pearl Building, and the two took the elevator up from the underground parking lot.
As the field of vision increases, the scenery outside becomes more and more dazzling. A little bit of light is connected into a belt, and then into a piece, which is evenly sprinkled in the whole city. The whole city is like a lake in the sunset, sparkling and gentle. beauty.
Under the light, the imperfection of the city can hardly be seen, only the shocking light contributes to this visual feast.
The surrounding tempered glass is very clear, as if there is nothing in the night, Xu Jing and the others stand in midair, looking at the night scene in the distance.
"Do you like it?" Qi Yunzhi turned his head, his gaze was soft.
"Yeah." Xu Jing nodded, with starlight in his eyes, "This feeling is completely different from what I saw on the ground."
The elevator goes directly to the top floor where the Oriental restaurant is located. Once you get off the elevator, you will arrive at the restaurant space.The well-trained waiters greeted them immediately, asked them softly about the reservation status, and took them to the window seat.
The Oriental restaurant serves both Chinese food and Western food. Qi Yunzhi asked Xu Jing: "The signature dish here is steak, how about some?"
"Okay, I want steak with black pepper sauce, medium rare."
Qi Yunzhi said: "Two black pepper steaks, one medium rare and one medium rare."
After hearing their request clearly, the waiter smiled and bowed down, and quickly served them two steaks.
The steak here is of good quality and does not require complicated cooking. It is delicious when cooked.With the flavor-enhancing black pepper sauce, Xu Jing couldn't get enough of it.
Qi Yunzhi looked at the satisfied expression on his face, and said with a smile: "Next time I will take you to another restaurant. There are several restaurants here that do good steaks. Let's try it together."
The position where they sat was separated from other positions by a distance, and there were decorations that simply blocked it to create a semi-private effect.Xu Jing shook his head, seeing that there was no one around, he whispered, "Forget it, let's eat at home. It's too expensive to eat out all the time."
Xu Jing, I am a young man who is not in charge of the family and does not know the price of firewood. He just checked the price. It is okay to come to a restaurant with this price once in a while. They work hard to make money and can barely afford it. If they come to eat often, Their property will have to shrink as adults.
Qi Yunzhi shook his head with a low smile, looked into his eyes, and tried to explain: "I have a lot of salary, and I have a subsidy when I go out to do tasks. I have made a lot of investment over the years, and they all have good returns. It is better to go out for a meal." If you can afford it, you don’t have to worry too much about financial issues at home.”
"It's not like spending money like this. Let's eat at home more. Besides, the quality of the dishes here is good, but it's far worse than the ones I grow. That means the craftsmanship makes up for it. Otherwise, it's better to eat at home." Eat healthy and save money."
Xu Jing has not been considered rich in his two lifetimes, and he still has some pain in spending money, especially when it is not his money.
Qi Yunzhi saw that he was really not very interested in steak, so he couldn't help but force him.
Xu Jing has a lot of points in his hands, and he can even be called rich and powerful. This time, he didn't skimp on the points when he was growing vegetables at home.
Farming is the most rewarding thing. No matter how hard you put in, the crops in the field will clearly reflect it.Xu Jing worked hard this time, and the vegetables he planted naturally lived up to his expectations.
Eggplants and peppers are full of trees, the only pumpkin has several, loofahs are also full of shelves, and cucumbers, Xu Jing and the two can hardly eat, cold, stir-fried, boiled, green There are too many melons, so delicious cucumbers, Xu Jing is almost not tired of eating them.
Under such circumstances, Xu Jing had to buy a few large jars, some of which were marinated to make pickles, and others were cut up and dried on bamboo poles. come out to eat.
Qi Yunzhi went home that day and asked Xu Jing: "Xiaohe, I want to have dinner with some friends, do you mind if I take them home to eat? Or should we go out to eat together?"
"Go home and eat. There are so many dishes at home, and they taste good. Let them try."
"Sure, then I'll bring them back. It's Cao Muchun and the others, you all know."
Qi Yunzhi is not the kind of person who has a wide range of contacts, he only has a few close friends.Among them, Cao Muchun was born as a child, and the rest are old friends who entered the army in the same batch as him. The two have been dating for nearly ten years, and Qi Yunzhi can still trust them.
Xu Jing asked: "Brother Qi, when will they come over for dinner? What will they eat? Are there any taboos? I'll prepare it in advance."
"It's all right. They have mixed tastes. Just cook the home-cooked meals we eat every day. The afternoon after tomorrow, I will go shopping with you then, and we can buy whatever fresh vegetables are available. Our food at home is already very good. That's enough, just buy some meat outside."
Xu Jing felt a little regretful, "The meat on the outside is actually the same. It would be great if we also raised fish this year. We can catch a few fish and entertain them to ensure their popularity."
"It's okay, let them mainly eat vegetables this year." Qi Yunzhi picked up a pen to write the menu, "Here's a chicken soup with loofah, pickled fish, eggplant with minced meat, and homemade dry-pot duck, what else?"
"The sweet potatoes grown upstairs are still quite big, so let's add another shredded sweet potato, and then buy some bean sprouts to make boiled beef."
Qi Yunzhi counted, "Five dishes and one soup, that's enough, that's all."
Qi asked to do what he said, on the day of the treat, he went to the vegetable market with Xu Jing, bought large and small bags of vegetables and came back, and then worked with Xu Jing in the kitchen for a long time, cooking a whole table of steaming dishes. .
Cao Muchun and his younger brother Cao Yuming were the first to arrive. As soon as they entered the door, they asked, "What kind of food did you cook? It smells delicious. I was hungry as soon as I came in."
Qi Yunzhi greeted them, "It's home-cooked food, the food grown by Xiao He, try it and see if it's different from the food outside."
"Is it the level of food you gave us?" Cao Muchun looked at the big table of food, raised his eyebrows and smiled, "It's not only Xiao He's food, but also his food, right? What did you do in it? Be the little garlic peeler?"
Qi Yunzhi glanced at him with a knife, but Cao Muchun pretended not to see it at all, and teased, "They are all hard dishes. I guess we can drink a few more glasses of wine with this table of dishes today."
"Hurry up and wash your hands, even if you have delicious food, you can't stop your mouth."
In front of Qi Yunzhi, Cao Yuming did not have the attitude of dragging him to the sky. He handed Qi Yunzhi the fruit and wine he had brought, and greeted him with a good tutor: "Brother Qi, Xiaohe."
Qi Yunzhi smiled gently at him, "Yu Ming, sit down quickly, and eat more later."
After a while, Qi Yunzhi's other two comrades-in-arms Gu Junda and Tang Xingmin also came, and they also carried gifts such as fruit and milk in their hands.Unlike Cao Yuming, the two of them were much darker, their skin was also rough, and they looked weather-beaten.The two stood upright, and anyone with a little social experience could tell they were soldiers at a glance.
Qi Yunzhi greeted them standing at the door, "Come in quickly, this place is not hard to find, right?"
Tang Xingmin said: "It's okay, I'll see you soon."
Not long after the dishes were brought to the table, the room was full of aromas, Qi Yunzhi hurriedly invited them to come in and sit down.
All the elders were present, only Xu Jing and Cao Yuming were minors, so Qi Yunzhi opened a bottle of white wine and a bottle of fruit juice for Xu Jing.
The doors and windows are open, and the evening breeze blows in, blowing away the heat from one's body.
Qi Yunzhi poured a glass of wine for one person, picked up the glass and stood up, and said with emotion: "It's been a long time since we got together, and it's been almost two years since we had a meal at a table. Today we're not drunk or we're going."
Xu Jing hurriedly poured fruit juice into his and Cao Yuming's cups, and got up with the others present, clinking the cups with a clear clink.
Cao Muchun was familiar with Tang Xingmin and Gu Junda, and the topics of their chats jumped a lot, ranging from old events a few years ago to current social affairs.
Xu Jing listened intently to their chat. The Renyuan living area he lived in was considered a remote countryside, and he didn't know many things. Now listening to them talk feels very fresh.
Cao Yuming also listened in a rare way, holding the chopsticks, and didn't move for a long time.
After drinking for three rounds, several people were a little confused.
Cao Muchun said, "Yunzhi, have you really turned against your family? I haven't seen you interacting with them for a while."
Qi Yunzhi held the wine glass in his hand, "It's hard to call it a turnaround, but it's really not as close as before. I will go to the nursing home to see the old man on weekends, and I don't have much time to go back to the old house."
Cao Muchun patted him on the shoulder excitedly, and sighed: "It's not easy, you finally figured it out and don't get close to them anymore! Sometimes I want to lift your head with my hand to see what's going on in your mind." What? Your uncles and brothers obviously have bad intentions for you, and you still protect them so much. "
Qi Yunzhi said indifferently: "I used to be young and my mind was not very clear."
"I said that those uncles of yours are really not human. You were injured like this at the time. If you were thrown into a nursing home, you would be ignored. The money in the nursing home is still the money in your card. I feel aggrieved. I feel sorry for you."
Qi Yunzhi was seriously injured at the time, and was already on the verge of approaching a vegetative state.If his family paid more attention to it, they would send him to a big hospital for treatment, not just to a nursing home, where he would be kept alive with simple equipment.
Qi Yunzhi didn't tell Xu Jing about these things, and Xu Jing didn't know too well. Now that he suddenly heard the news, Xu Jing felt a little distressed for Qi Yunzhi.
Feeling his gaze, Qi Yunzhi patted the back of his neck with his hands free, "It's all in the past, so don't worry about it in the future. When you turn fourteen next year and you can set up a separate household, brother will move your household registration here." , the two of us lived together."
"Yes, yes, yes!" Cao Muchun knocked on the table and yelled, "That's how it should be! See how well-behaved Xu Jing is, how promising he is, much better than your heartless uncles and brothers."
Tang Xingmin and Gu Junda were not so drunk, Tang Xingmin also said: "I think it's good, it's better for you to live with Xiaohe than to bring a big family."
"That's right, you see Xiaohe knows how to grow vegetables. The taste of this dish, fuck! I really feel it. My grandfather ate it last time, and I can't forget it until now. When I go home, don't I bring back a few more vegetables. Bar."
Gu Junda answered from the side, "We want too."
"What do you want?" Cao Muchun stared, "You are a single soldier, and you can't fire in the barracks, so it's useless to come. Otherwise, you still want to be sent to the cooking class and let them cook for you alone."
A faint blush appeared on Gu Junda's dark face, "No way?"
"You can give it to others to eat." Tang Xingmin hugged Gu Junda's neck and smiled, "Don't underestimate us Junda, maybe in a few months, the siblings will marry back."
Cao Muchun's eyes lit up, fearing that the world would not be chaotic, "Come on! Tell us what's going on, so we can help you refer."
"Don't be fooled, the horoscope hasn't been written yet."
"The horoscope is only two strokes, one stroke and one stroke and it's over. After the horoscope is drawn and one stroke is finished, is it too late for us to help you refer to it?" Cao Muchun held back a smirk, "Don't be shy, you are so grown up, Are you ashamed to mention marrying a wife?"
"Go!" Gu Junda arched Cao Muchun's hand away, blushing a little, but insisted, "I don't want to take advantage of Xiaohe, Xiaohe, sell me some food, and I'll give it to others to taste."
Xu Jing hurriedly said: "Just a little food, Brother Gu, you can just take it, where is the money?"
Cao Muchun raised his hand, "Xiaohe, I want it too, don't forget you Brother Cao!"
"Brother Cao, what dish do you want?"
Cao Muchun replied without hesitation: "Any kind of vegetable is fine, as long as it is grown by you."
Cao Yuming looked at Xu Jing expectantly, he did not have the reservation of a rebellious youth at all, he had eaten many top-level restaurants, but there were really few restaurants that could taste better than Qi Yunzhi's home-cooked food.
His dishes are good and fresh, each dish has its own characteristics, the dishes are full of flavor, with the aroma of the dish itself, the eggplant is fragrant and soft, the cucumber is sweet and sweet, and the loofah with chicken soup is perfect, Cao Yuming I have never tasted such delicious loofah chicken soup before.
The sauerkraut fish is also very delicious. The fish is average, but the sauerkraut is very sour and fragrant, which makes people appetite. Cao Yuming has been picking sauerkraut to eat.
Qi Yunzhi laughed and said: "Eat first, and then we'll get you vegetables after you've eaten. This year, there's been a lot of rain and there are more vegetables. Take them back and try them."
Cao Yuming looked at his brother eagerly, and Cao Muchun, combined with his much larger than usual appetite, understood his thoughts at a glance, so he helped his brother and asked, "Yunzhi, why don't you bring us some sauerkraut? Your family's sauerkraut It’s really well done, sweet and sour, with endless aftertaste.”
Cao Yuming turned his begging eyes to Qi Yunzhi.
Qi Yunzhi glanced at Xu Jing, saw Xu Jing nod, and then said: "Xiaohe also likes to eat sauerkraut. This year's sauerkraut came out late, and the pickled beans have not been soaked for a long time, so it may not give you too much."
"It's okay, one or two meals is fine, if we can satisfy our hunger occasionally, we will be satisfied."
The whole room is full of close friends, Cao Muchun didn't have too much scruples, and asked in a low voice: "Is Xiaohe's affinity with the wood department?"
Qi Yunzhi shook his head, "I don't know, I haven't tested it yet."
Tang Xingmin was surprised, "Didn't you say for a long time that you would take Xiaohe to test affinity and spiritual power? Why haven't you gone yet?"
Qi Yunzhi smiled wryly, "I always feel that Xiaohe's data will be uploaded to the country if I go to the test center for a test. There are too many people and it's not safe."
"What are you afraid of? With your current status, don't you have the confidence to protect him?"
Qi Yunzhi shook his head honestly, "I don't have full confidence."
Cao Muchun patted him on the shoulder, secretly lamenting that raising a son is so cautious.
"Let's talk about it in a few days. I will definitely take Xiaohe to test this summer vacation."
Tang Xingmin patted him on the shoulder, "We are all brothers, just tell us if you have any difficulties, and we will help you if you can help."
Qi Yunzhi bumped fists with him, clinked glasses again, the two drank the wine in the glasses without saying anything.
When the food was almost finished and the banquet was about to end, Qi Yunzhi asked Tang Xingmin, "Xingmin, are you familiar with Director Huang of the shipyard? Can you borrow a fishing boat for me? I will pay for the fuel. Send someone to give me a medium or small boat, and I want to take Xiaohe out to sea."
Qi Yunzhi always remembered telling Xu Jing before that he wanted to help him collect the points for renting the Lingtian.
Tang Xingmin put down his glass, raised his eyes and asked, "Going to sea this season? Don't you have a mission in a while?"
Qi Yunzhi smiled, "I've been bored for half a year, take him out to sea to see, and let him feel the affinity of elements what's going on?"
Thinking of Qi Yunzhi's favor towards Xu Jing, Tang Xingmin didn't ask any further questions, and agreed: "I'll go and ask if I can borrow it first, there should be no problem, just wait for my news."
"It's enough to lend me a small or medium-sized fishing boat. It must have a complete configuration on it. I may show my affinity for water elements by fishing."
"Are you still worried about my work? You just wait for the good news at home." Tang Xingmin patted his chest and agreed.
The group was full of wine and food, and the group was a little drunk. Fortunately, each of them had a driver to pick them up. Drunk driving was not involved, and it didn't matter if they were drunk.
Xu Jing and Qi Yunzhi picked some vegetables and packed them, and took out some pickled beans and sour taro seedlings from the sauerkraut jar, and divided them into three parts for them to take home.
When Cao Muchun took the dishes, he shook his head vigorously, and said to Xu Jing: "Little He, you are still young, how about starting a farm with Brother Cao when you grow up? Brother Cao pays and you contribute, grow a la carte Sell it to those who are rich and powerful, and we will share the profit equally at that time, ensuring that you will earn a lot of money."
Cao Yuming supported him with difficulty, and his wobbly movements caused him to sway, and he muttered dissatisfiedly, "Xiao He still needs you to make money, Brother Qi won't open a farm for him, will you?"
Cao Muchun patted him on the head, "Sir, don't interrupt."
"Xiaohe is not an adult either."
"He can grow vegetables, can you? He can take the first place in the exam, can you?"
Cao Yuming: ...I can't live through this day.
Tang Xingmin was very reliable in his work. Within a week, he borrowed the fishing boat, "As soon as the people in the shipyard heard that you wanted to borrow it, they gave me the key without saying a word. Yunzhi, you have been out of the sea for so many years , is it okay to sail the boat by yourself?"
"No problem, I basically know what the old fisherman knows."
"Success, when are you going to go to sea, watch the weather in advance, I will go to the shipyard with you, and let them hand over the fishing boat to you."
"Just the day after tomorrow. There hasn't been a typhoon or rain for more than a week. The weather is fine. Let's go and come back quickly, and it's just a matter of time."
Tang Xingmin naturally had no objection.
It was the first time for Xu Jing to go to sea, and he was faintly excited.He has always been cautious, and when he thinks of going to sea, he thinks of many accidents, so he stuffs a lot of things into his portable spiritual field, anyway, it doesn't hurt to put these things on the ridge of the field.
Seeing that he brought not only oil, rice, vegetables, but also firewood, Qi Yunzhi laughed and said, "We won't go too far. The positioning technology for sea-going ships is very developed now, even if there is a typhoon of category [-], we will go away." Don't lose it, don't worry."
"Anyway, take the Lingtian with you, if you can, I feel more at ease."
The portable lingtian has a good preservation effect, better than the refrigerator. Qi Yunzhi watched him busy back and forth with a smile in his eyes.
On the day they agreed upon, Qi Yunzhi and Xu Jing set off early in the morning and waited for Tang Xingmin at the gate of the shipyard.
Tang Xingmin has a good sense of time when he arrives. After Qi Yunzhi and Xu Jing arrive for a while, he arrives and greets Qi Yunzhi from afar.
The guard knew Tang Xingmin and did not stop them.
The shipyard they came to is not a shipyard, but a large company that undertakes offshore operations. Sometimes they also take on fishing tasks, but they all cooperate with the military to catch mutated marine life.That's why Tang Xingmin is familiar with the leaders here.
Many fish in the ocean have high levels of W rays and are completely inedible.The device for detecting W-ray content is relatively large, and it is inconvenient to take it overseas for operation.Furthermore, fuel oil is expensive now, and it is too wasteful of energy to go fishing and bring it back, which is completely more profitable than not farming in the offshore.
For various reasons, in recent decades, humans have basically given up marine fishery resources.
If it weren't for this, Qi Yunzhi wouldn't have come up with the idea of going out to sea to fish and earn bioenergy.After decades of recuperation, the density of fish in the ocean has become relatively high, and Qi Yunzhi's affinity for water elements is particularly outstanding. It would take him only a few minutes to catch a school of fish.
Director Huang of the shipyard was already waiting for them. After shaking hands with Qi Yunzhi, he readily agreed to Qi Yunzhi's request to borrow the boat.
"The weather has been fine these few days. Pay more attention when you go out to sea, and it will be smooth sailing. If you have any questions, you can contact us directly through the communication system. We will always pay attention to the information of your fishing boat."
"Okay, I'll trouble you this time, thank you." Qi Yunzhi looked very calm in front of outsiders, "Thanks for your help."
Director Huang became more enthusiastic after seeing Qi Yunzhi's reaction, "You're welcome, military and civilian families."
Director Huang took them to the port to see the fishing boat that was going to be lent to Qi Yunzhi. Qi Yunzhi briefly checked the status of the fishing boat, made sure that everything was in good condition and filled up the oil, and then nodded to Director Huang again.
Qi Yunzhi and the others were about to go to sea. Tang Xingmin and Director Huang got off the boat and watched the fishing boat sail out to the sea after sounding its whistle.
After the boat was tens of meters away from the coast, Xu Jing became excited uncontrollably. In the past two lives, it was the first time he had seen people sailing out to sea.
Seeing him running around, Qi Yunzhi excitedly leaned on the railing on the deck to look at the sea, and raised his voice to remind him: "Don't run anymore, be careful of seasickness."
"Oh." Xu Jing glanced reluctantly, and went back to the cabin to accompany Qi Yunzhi.
The sea wind is relatively strong today, and the feeling on the boat is more obvious than on land. Xu Whale's clothes are blown and rattled. Fortunately, he is used to cutting his hair short, so the hair will not be blown to cover his cheeks and eyes.
Qi Yunzhi said: "This is still near the sea, there is nothing to see here, when our boat sails a little farther, you can feel that the sea is all around you, and the only thing that can be distinguished is the feeling of the sea and the sky.
"Brother Qi, do you often go to sea?"
"It used to be very often, but it hasn't happened much in the past year. Seven or eight years ago, our troops often received orders to go out to sea to salvage some kind of fish and cooperate with the research institute. Or there was something in the sea that threatened the ecological balance of the sea area. , we also have to come out to salvage."
"At that time, it was common to stay at sea for half a year." Qi Yunzhi showed a look of nostalgia on his face, "Actually, being at sea is a little easier than on land. The training is not so difficult. The only thing that is worse is the food. There is no water to take a shower."
Xu Jing sat in the cabin, "Then what did you eat at that time, did you also eat fish?"
"If we don't eat fish, we can't tell whether the W-ray content is within the safe value at that time. Our dishes are all dry food, such as canned food, dried meat, pickles, etc. We will also grow a la carte on the deck and use domestic wastewater to irrigate. , such as shallots, garlic and so on. If you are really tired of eating dry food, you can pinch some to eat with rice or noodles."
Qi Yunzhi told Xu Jing about the past, and before he knew it, the boat was far away from the coastline.
Now there are no fishing boats out to work, and it seems that they are the only fishing boat in the whole sea. The sky is high and the sea is wide, and their boat has gradually become a small black spot in the sea.
After driving for an unknown amount of time, Qi Yunzhi stopped the boat and let the boat float on the sea with the sea wind, "It's ok, we'll go fishing near here."
"Is it all right here? There are fish underneath."
"Yes, although you can't see it, there are indeed schools of fish underneath, and there are quite a few schools of fish." Qi Yunzhi smiled, "How about it? Do you want to blow the air on the deck before starting?"
Xu Jing couldn't wait to catch fish, he shook his head, "Brother Qi, where are the fish? Let's go to the Internet cafe."
Qi Yunzhi held him down, and said with a smile: "Wait a while, when the fish hits on its own, we will lower the net again, it's not time yet."
Qi Yunzhi at this moment was extraordinarily patient.
Oriental Restaurant is located in the Pearl Building, the tallest comprehensive service center in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.The whole building uses safe materials that prevent W-rays. It is 130 six stories high and more than 300 meters high.
The flying car has a special track in the air, and it is not allowed to get too close to the building in the air. Qi Yunzhi's flying car parked in the parking lot of the Pearl Building, and the two took the elevator up from the underground parking lot.
As the field of vision increases, the scenery outside becomes more and more dazzling. A little bit of light is connected into a belt, and then into a piece, which is evenly sprinkled in the whole city. The whole city is like a lake in the sunset, sparkling and gentle. beauty.
Under the light, the imperfection of the city can hardly be seen, only the shocking light contributes to this visual feast.
The surrounding tempered glass is very clear, as if there is nothing in the night, Xu Jing and the others stand in midair, looking at the night scene in the distance.
"Do you like it?" Qi Yunzhi turned his head, his gaze was soft.
"Yeah." Xu Jing nodded, with starlight in his eyes, "This feeling is completely different from what I saw on the ground."
The elevator goes directly to the top floor where the Oriental restaurant is located. Once you get off the elevator, you will arrive at the restaurant space.The well-trained waiters greeted them immediately, asked them softly about the reservation status, and took them to the window seat.
The Oriental restaurant serves both Chinese food and Western food. Qi Yunzhi asked Xu Jing: "The signature dish here is steak, how about some?"
"Okay, I want steak with black pepper sauce, medium rare."
Qi Yunzhi said: "Two black pepper steaks, one medium rare and one medium rare."
After hearing their request clearly, the waiter smiled and bowed down, and quickly served them two steaks.
The steak here is of good quality and does not require complicated cooking. It is delicious when cooked.With the flavor-enhancing black pepper sauce, Xu Jing couldn't get enough of it.
Qi Yunzhi looked at the satisfied expression on his face, and said with a smile: "Next time I will take you to another restaurant. There are several restaurants here that do good steaks. Let's try it together."
The position where they sat was separated from other positions by a distance, and there were decorations that simply blocked it to create a semi-private effect.Xu Jing shook his head, seeing that there was no one around, he whispered, "Forget it, let's eat at home. It's too expensive to eat out all the time."
Xu Jing, I am a young man who is not in charge of the family and does not know the price of firewood. He just checked the price. It is okay to come to a restaurant with this price once in a while. They work hard to make money and can barely afford it. If they come to eat often, Their property will have to shrink as adults.
Qi Yunzhi shook his head with a low smile, looked into his eyes, and tried to explain: "I have a lot of salary, and I have a subsidy when I go out to do tasks. I have made a lot of investment over the years, and they all have good returns. It is better to go out for a meal." If you can afford it, you don’t have to worry too much about financial issues at home.”
"It's not like spending money like this. Let's eat at home more. Besides, the quality of the dishes here is good, but it's far worse than the ones I grow. That means the craftsmanship makes up for it. Otherwise, it's better to eat at home." Eat healthy and save money."
Xu Jing has not been considered rich in his two lifetimes, and he still has some pain in spending money, especially when it is not his money.
Qi Yunzhi saw that he was really not very interested in steak, so he couldn't help but force him.
Xu Jing has a lot of points in his hands, and he can even be called rich and powerful. This time, he didn't skimp on the points when he was growing vegetables at home.
Farming is the most rewarding thing. No matter how hard you put in, the crops in the field will clearly reflect it.Xu Jing worked hard this time, and the vegetables he planted naturally lived up to his expectations.
Eggplants and peppers are full of trees, the only pumpkin has several, loofahs are also full of shelves, and cucumbers, Xu Jing and the two can hardly eat, cold, stir-fried, boiled, green There are too many melons, so delicious cucumbers, Xu Jing is almost not tired of eating them.
Under such circumstances, Xu Jing had to buy a few large jars, some of which were marinated to make pickles, and others were cut up and dried on bamboo poles. come out to eat.
Qi Yunzhi went home that day and asked Xu Jing: "Xiaohe, I want to have dinner with some friends, do you mind if I take them home to eat? Or should we go out to eat together?"
"Go home and eat. There are so many dishes at home, and they taste good. Let them try."
"Sure, then I'll bring them back. It's Cao Muchun and the others, you all know."
Qi Yunzhi is not the kind of person who has a wide range of contacts, he only has a few close friends.Among them, Cao Muchun was born as a child, and the rest are old friends who entered the army in the same batch as him. The two have been dating for nearly ten years, and Qi Yunzhi can still trust them.
Xu Jing asked: "Brother Qi, when will they come over for dinner? What will they eat? Are there any taboos? I'll prepare it in advance."
"It's all right. They have mixed tastes. Just cook the home-cooked meals we eat every day. The afternoon after tomorrow, I will go shopping with you then, and we can buy whatever fresh vegetables are available. Our food at home is already very good. That's enough, just buy some meat outside."
Xu Jing felt a little regretful, "The meat on the outside is actually the same. It would be great if we also raised fish this year. We can catch a few fish and entertain them to ensure their popularity."
"It's okay, let them mainly eat vegetables this year." Qi Yunzhi picked up a pen to write the menu, "Here's a chicken soup with loofah, pickled fish, eggplant with minced meat, and homemade dry-pot duck, what else?"
"The sweet potatoes grown upstairs are still quite big, so let's add another shredded sweet potato, and then buy some bean sprouts to make boiled beef."
Qi Yunzhi counted, "Five dishes and one soup, that's enough, that's all."
Qi asked to do what he said, on the day of the treat, he went to the vegetable market with Xu Jing, bought large and small bags of vegetables and came back, and then worked with Xu Jing in the kitchen for a long time, cooking a whole table of steaming dishes. .
Cao Muchun and his younger brother Cao Yuming were the first to arrive. As soon as they entered the door, they asked, "What kind of food did you cook? It smells delicious. I was hungry as soon as I came in."
Qi Yunzhi greeted them, "It's home-cooked food, the food grown by Xiao He, try it and see if it's different from the food outside."
"Is it the level of food you gave us?" Cao Muchun looked at the big table of food, raised his eyebrows and smiled, "It's not only Xiao He's food, but also his food, right? What did you do in it? Be the little garlic peeler?"
Qi Yunzhi glanced at him with a knife, but Cao Muchun pretended not to see it at all, and teased, "They are all hard dishes. I guess we can drink a few more glasses of wine with this table of dishes today."
"Hurry up and wash your hands, even if you have delicious food, you can't stop your mouth."
In front of Qi Yunzhi, Cao Yuming did not have the attitude of dragging him to the sky. He handed Qi Yunzhi the fruit and wine he had brought, and greeted him with a good tutor: "Brother Qi, Xiaohe."
Qi Yunzhi smiled gently at him, "Yu Ming, sit down quickly, and eat more later."
After a while, Qi Yunzhi's other two comrades-in-arms Gu Junda and Tang Xingmin also came, and they also carried gifts such as fruit and milk in their hands.Unlike Cao Yuming, the two of them were much darker, their skin was also rough, and they looked weather-beaten.The two stood upright, and anyone with a little social experience could tell they were soldiers at a glance.
Qi Yunzhi greeted them standing at the door, "Come in quickly, this place is not hard to find, right?"
Tang Xingmin said: "It's okay, I'll see you soon."
Not long after the dishes were brought to the table, the room was full of aromas, Qi Yunzhi hurriedly invited them to come in and sit down.
All the elders were present, only Xu Jing and Cao Yuming were minors, so Qi Yunzhi opened a bottle of white wine and a bottle of fruit juice for Xu Jing.
The doors and windows are open, and the evening breeze blows in, blowing away the heat from one's body.
Qi Yunzhi poured a glass of wine for one person, picked up the glass and stood up, and said with emotion: "It's been a long time since we got together, and it's been almost two years since we had a meal at a table. Today we're not drunk or we're going."
Xu Jing hurriedly poured fruit juice into his and Cao Yuming's cups, and got up with the others present, clinking the cups with a clear clink.
Cao Muchun was familiar with Tang Xingmin and Gu Junda, and the topics of their chats jumped a lot, ranging from old events a few years ago to current social affairs.
Xu Jing listened intently to their chat. The Renyuan living area he lived in was considered a remote countryside, and he didn't know many things. Now listening to them talk feels very fresh.
Cao Yuming also listened in a rare way, holding the chopsticks, and didn't move for a long time.
After drinking for three rounds, several people were a little confused.
Cao Muchun said, "Yunzhi, have you really turned against your family? I haven't seen you interacting with them for a while."
Qi Yunzhi held the wine glass in his hand, "It's hard to call it a turnaround, but it's really not as close as before. I will go to the nursing home to see the old man on weekends, and I don't have much time to go back to the old house."
Cao Muchun patted him on the shoulder excitedly, and sighed: "It's not easy, you finally figured it out and don't get close to them anymore! Sometimes I want to lift your head with my hand to see what's going on in your mind." What? Your uncles and brothers obviously have bad intentions for you, and you still protect them so much. "
Qi Yunzhi said indifferently: "I used to be young and my mind was not very clear."
"I said that those uncles of yours are really not human. You were injured like this at the time. If you were thrown into a nursing home, you would be ignored. The money in the nursing home is still the money in your card. I feel aggrieved. I feel sorry for you."
Qi Yunzhi was seriously injured at the time, and was already on the verge of approaching a vegetative state.If his family paid more attention to it, they would send him to a big hospital for treatment, not just to a nursing home, where he would be kept alive with simple equipment.
Qi Yunzhi didn't tell Xu Jing about these things, and Xu Jing didn't know too well. Now that he suddenly heard the news, Xu Jing felt a little distressed for Qi Yunzhi.
Feeling his gaze, Qi Yunzhi patted the back of his neck with his hands free, "It's all in the past, so don't worry about it in the future. When you turn fourteen next year and you can set up a separate household, brother will move your household registration here." , the two of us lived together."
"Yes, yes, yes!" Cao Muchun knocked on the table and yelled, "That's how it should be! See how well-behaved Xu Jing is, how promising he is, much better than your heartless uncles and brothers."
Tang Xingmin and Gu Junda were not so drunk, Tang Xingmin also said: "I think it's good, it's better for you to live with Xiaohe than to bring a big family."
"That's right, you see Xiaohe knows how to grow vegetables. The taste of this dish, fuck! I really feel it. My grandfather ate it last time, and I can't forget it until now. When I go home, don't I bring back a few more vegetables. Bar."
Gu Junda answered from the side, "We want too."
"What do you want?" Cao Muchun stared, "You are a single soldier, and you can't fire in the barracks, so it's useless to come. Otherwise, you still want to be sent to the cooking class and let them cook for you alone."
A faint blush appeared on Gu Junda's dark face, "No way?"
"You can give it to others to eat." Tang Xingmin hugged Gu Junda's neck and smiled, "Don't underestimate us Junda, maybe in a few months, the siblings will marry back."
Cao Muchun's eyes lit up, fearing that the world would not be chaotic, "Come on! Tell us what's going on, so we can help you refer."
"Don't be fooled, the horoscope hasn't been written yet."
"The horoscope is only two strokes, one stroke and one stroke and it's over. After the horoscope is drawn and one stroke is finished, is it too late for us to help you refer to it?" Cao Muchun held back a smirk, "Don't be shy, you are so grown up, Are you ashamed to mention marrying a wife?"
"Go!" Gu Junda arched Cao Muchun's hand away, blushing a little, but insisted, "I don't want to take advantage of Xiaohe, Xiaohe, sell me some food, and I'll give it to others to taste."
Xu Jing hurriedly said: "Just a little food, Brother Gu, you can just take it, where is the money?"
Cao Muchun raised his hand, "Xiaohe, I want it too, don't forget you Brother Cao!"
"Brother Cao, what dish do you want?"
Cao Muchun replied without hesitation: "Any kind of vegetable is fine, as long as it is grown by you."
Cao Yuming looked at Xu Jing expectantly, he did not have the reservation of a rebellious youth at all, he had eaten many top-level restaurants, but there were really few restaurants that could taste better than Qi Yunzhi's home-cooked food.
His dishes are good and fresh, each dish has its own characteristics, the dishes are full of flavor, with the aroma of the dish itself, the eggplant is fragrant and soft, the cucumber is sweet and sweet, and the loofah with chicken soup is perfect, Cao Yuming I have never tasted such delicious loofah chicken soup before.
The sauerkraut fish is also very delicious. The fish is average, but the sauerkraut is very sour and fragrant, which makes people appetite. Cao Yuming has been picking sauerkraut to eat.
Qi Yunzhi laughed and said: "Eat first, and then we'll get you vegetables after you've eaten. This year, there's been a lot of rain and there are more vegetables. Take them back and try them."
Cao Yuming looked at his brother eagerly, and Cao Muchun, combined with his much larger than usual appetite, understood his thoughts at a glance, so he helped his brother and asked, "Yunzhi, why don't you bring us some sauerkraut? Your family's sauerkraut It’s really well done, sweet and sour, with endless aftertaste.”
Cao Yuming turned his begging eyes to Qi Yunzhi.
Qi Yunzhi glanced at Xu Jing, saw Xu Jing nod, and then said: "Xiaohe also likes to eat sauerkraut. This year's sauerkraut came out late, and the pickled beans have not been soaked for a long time, so it may not give you too much."
"It's okay, one or two meals is fine, if we can satisfy our hunger occasionally, we will be satisfied."
The whole room is full of close friends, Cao Muchun didn't have too much scruples, and asked in a low voice: "Is Xiaohe's affinity with the wood department?"
Qi Yunzhi shook his head, "I don't know, I haven't tested it yet."
Tang Xingmin was surprised, "Didn't you say for a long time that you would take Xiaohe to test affinity and spiritual power? Why haven't you gone yet?"
Qi Yunzhi smiled wryly, "I always feel that Xiaohe's data will be uploaded to the country if I go to the test center for a test. There are too many people and it's not safe."
"What are you afraid of? With your current status, don't you have the confidence to protect him?"
Qi Yunzhi shook his head honestly, "I don't have full confidence."
Cao Muchun patted him on the shoulder, secretly lamenting that raising a son is so cautious.
"Let's talk about it in a few days. I will definitely take Xiaohe to test this summer vacation."
Tang Xingmin patted him on the shoulder, "We are all brothers, just tell us if you have any difficulties, and we will help you if you can help."
Qi Yunzhi bumped fists with him, clinked glasses again, the two drank the wine in the glasses without saying anything.
When the food was almost finished and the banquet was about to end, Qi Yunzhi asked Tang Xingmin, "Xingmin, are you familiar with Director Huang of the shipyard? Can you borrow a fishing boat for me? I will pay for the fuel. Send someone to give me a medium or small boat, and I want to take Xiaohe out to sea."
Qi Yunzhi always remembered telling Xu Jing before that he wanted to help him collect the points for renting the Lingtian.
Tang Xingmin put down his glass, raised his eyes and asked, "Going to sea this season? Don't you have a mission in a while?"
Qi Yunzhi smiled, "I've been bored for half a year, take him out to sea to see, and let him feel the affinity of elements what's going on?"
Thinking of Qi Yunzhi's favor towards Xu Jing, Tang Xingmin didn't ask any further questions, and agreed: "I'll go and ask if I can borrow it first, there should be no problem, just wait for my news."
"It's enough to lend me a small or medium-sized fishing boat. It must have a complete configuration on it. I may show my affinity for water elements by fishing."
"Are you still worried about my work? You just wait for the good news at home." Tang Xingmin patted his chest and agreed.
The group was full of wine and food, and the group was a little drunk. Fortunately, each of them had a driver to pick them up. Drunk driving was not involved, and it didn't matter if they were drunk.
Xu Jing and Qi Yunzhi picked some vegetables and packed them, and took out some pickled beans and sour taro seedlings from the sauerkraut jar, and divided them into three parts for them to take home.
When Cao Muchun took the dishes, he shook his head vigorously, and said to Xu Jing: "Little He, you are still young, how about starting a farm with Brother Cao when you grow up? Brother Cao pays and you contribute, grow a la carte Sell it to those who are rich and powerful, and we will share the profit equally at that time, ensuring that you will earn a lot of money."
Cao Yuming supported him with difficulty, and his wobbly movements caused him to sway, and he muttered dissatisfiedly, "Xiao He still needs you to make money, Brother Qi won't open a farm for him, will you?"
Cao Muchun patted him on the head, "Sir, don't interrupt."
"Xiaohe is not an adult either."
"He can grow vegetables, can you? He can take the first place in the exam, can you?"
Cao Yuming: ...I can't live through this day.
Tang Xingmin was very reliable in his work. Within a week, he borrowed the fishing boat, "As soon as the people in the shipyard heard that you wanted to borrow it, they gave me the key without saying a word. Yunzhi, you have been out of the sea for so many years , is it okay to sail the boat by yourself?"
"No problem, I basically know what the old fisherman knows."
"Success, when are you going to go to sea, watch the weather in advance, I will go to the shipyard with you, and let them hand over the fishing boat to you."
"Just the day after tomorrow. There hasn't been a typhoon or rain for more than a week. The weather is fine. Let's go and come back quickly, and it's just a matter of time."
Tang Xingmin naturally had no objection.
It was the first time for Xu Jing to go to sea, and he was faintly excited.He has always been cautious, and when he thinks of going to sea, he thinks of many accidents, so he stuffs a lot of things into his portable spiritual field, anyway, it doesn't hurt to put these things on the ridge of the field.
Seeing that he brought not only oil, rice, vegetables, but also firewood, Qi Yunzhi laughed and said, "We won't go too far. The positioning technology for sea-going ships is very developed now, even if there is a typhoon of category [-], we will go away." Don't lose it, don't worry."
"Anyway, take the Lingtian with you, if you can, I feel more at ease."
The portable lingtian has a good preservation effect, better than the refrigerator. Qi Yunzhi watched him busy back and forth with a smile in his eyes.
On the day they agreed upon, Qi Yunzhi and Xu Jing set off early in the morning and waited for Tang Xingmin at the gate of the shipyard.
Tang Xingmin has a good sense of time when he arrives. After Qi Yunzhi and Xu Jing arrive for a while, he arrives and greets Qi Yunzhi from afar.
The guard knew Tang Xingmin and did not stop them.
The shipyard they came to is not a shipyard, but a large company that undertakes offshore operations. Sometimes they also take on fishing tasks, but they all cooperate with the military to catch mutated marine life.That's why Tang Xingmin is familiar with the leaders here.
Many fish in the ocean have high levels of W rays and are completely inedible.The device for detecting W-ray content is relatively large, and it is inconvenient to take it overseas for operation.Furthermore, fuel oil is expensive now, and it is too wasteful of energy to go fishing and bring it back, which is completely more profitable than not farming in the offshore.
For various reasons, in recent decades, humans have basically given up marine fishery resources.
If it weren't for this, Qi Yunzhi wouldn't have come up with the idea of going out to sea to fish and earn bioenergy.After decades of recuperation, the density of fish in the ocean has become relatively high, and Qi Yunzhi's affinity for water elements is particularly outstanding. It would take him only a few minutes to catch a school of fish.
Director Huang of the shipyard was already waiting for them. After shaking hands with Qi Yunzhi, he readily agreed to Qi Yunzhi's request to borrow the boat.
"The weather has been fine these few days. Pay more attention when you go out to sea, and it will be smooth sailing. If you have any questions, you can contact us directly through the communication system. We will always pay attention to the information of your fishing boat."
"Okay, I'll trouble you this time, thank you." Qi Yunzhi looked very calm in front of outsiders, "Thanks for your help."
Director Huang became more enthusiastic after seeing Qi Yunzhi's reaction, "You're welcome, military and civilian families."
Director Huang took them to the port to see the fishing boat that was going to be lent to Qi Yunzhi. Qi Yunzhi briefly checked the status of the fishing boat, made sure that everything was in good condition and filled up the oil, and then nodded to Director Huang again.
Qi Yunzhi and the others were about to go to sea. Tang Xingmin and Director Huang got off the boat and watched the fishing boat sail out to the sea after sounding its whistle.
After the boat was tens of meters away from the coast, Xu Jing became excited uncontrollably. In the past two lives, it was the first time he had seen people sailing out to sea.
Seeing him running around, Qi Yunzhi excitedly leaned on the railing on the deck to look at the sea, and raised his voice to remind him: "Don't run anymore, be careful of seasickness."
"Oh." Xu Jing glanced reluctantly, and went back to the cabin to accompany Qi Yunzhi.
The sea wind is relatively strong today, and the feeling on the boat is more obvious than on land. Xu Whale's clothes are blown and rattled. Fortunately, he is used to cutting his hair short, so the hair will not be blown to cover his cheeks and eyes.
Qi Yunzhi said: "This is still near the sea, there is nothing to see here, when our boat sails a little farther, you can feel that the sea is all around you, and the only thing that can be distinguished is the feeling of the sea and the sky.
"Brother Qi, do you often go to sea?"
"It used to be very often, but it hasn't happened much in the past year. Seven or eight years ago, our troops often received orders to go out to sea to salvage some kind of fish and cooperate with the research institute. Or there was something in the sea that threatened the ecological balance of the sea area. , we also have to come out to salvage."
"At that time, it was common to stay at sea for half a year." Qi Yunzhi showed a look of nostalgia on his face, "Actually, being at sea is a little easier than on land. The training is not so difficult. The only thing that is worse is the food. There is no water to take a shower."
Xu Jing sat in the cabin, "Then what did you eat at that time, did you also eat fish?"
"If we don't eat fish, we can't tell whether the W-ray content is within the safe value at that time. Our dishes are all dry food, such as canned food, dried meat, pickles, etc. We will also grow a la carte on the deck and use domestic wastewater to irrigate. , such as shallots, garlic and so on. If you are really tired of eating dry food, you can pinch some to eat with rice or noodles."
Qi Yunzhi told Xu Jing about the past, and before he knew it, the boat was far away from the coastline.
Now there are no fishing boats out to work, and it seems that they are the only fishing boat in the whole sea. The sky is high and the sea is wide, and their boat has gradually become a small black spot in the sea.
After driving for an unknown amount of time, Qi Yunzhi stopped the boat and let the boat float on the sea with the sea wind, "It's ok, we'll go fishing near here."
"Is it all right here? There are fish underneath."
"Yes, although you can't see it, there are indeed schools of fish underneath, and there are quite a few schools of fish." Qi Yunzhi smiled, "How about it? Do you want to blow the air on the deck before starting?"
Xu Jing couldn't wait to catch fish, he shook his head, "Brother Qi, where are the fish? Let's go to the Internet cafe."
Qi Yunzhi held him down, and said with a smile: "Wait a while, when the fish hits on its own, we will lower the net again, it's not time yet."
Qi Yunzhi at this moment was extraordinarily patient.
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