Chapter 6: A Family Conquered
Sorghum grows during Qingming Festival, flowers bloom during Grain Rain, and millet is sown until the Beginning of Summer.
Before the farm stay got busy, Bai Mengmeng started working in the fields.
After lunch, I transplanted the sweet potato seedlings into the field. I didn’t feel relieved until I finished the work.
In less than a month, the private plot looked brand new and presentable.
Fences made of bamboo strips divide the fields into different areas, where different daily vegetables such as cucumbers, eggplants, tomatoes, and loofahs are planted. With sufficient nutrients, they are receiving sunlight and growing vigorously.
The two lime trees in the corner were half dead, and Bai Mengmeng tried her best to save them by fertilizing them and catching insects.
But just as I finished, I heard noise outside.
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Liu Xu is a social animal living in the city. On a rare weekend, he, his wife Cheng Qingqing, and their son went to the botanical garden.
We finally had a chance to relax and everyone had a great time. But after a morning, we were all starving.
He originally planned to go to a nearby farm house and eat some healthy green food, but the number of people on weekends was far beyond his imagination, and there were no seats left at the farm house he often went to.
They wanted to wait a little longer, but their baby son cried and said he was hungry, so the couple could only look for food elsewhere.
Not long into the drive, my son banged on the car window: "Over there!"
Cheng Qingqing took a closer look and felt that her son must be starving to have found the restaurant so quickly.
There is indeed a small two-story restaurant in the distance.
"Qiong Ye Restaurant? What an elegant name."
After a moment's hesitation, she looked at her husband and said, "We're just filling our stomachs anyway, why don't we just go get something to eat?"
Liu Xu was reluctant at first, but seeing the look in his beloved son's eyes, he had no choice but to turn the car around.
After the three got off the car, they took a closer look and found that there was no one in the farmhouse. The decoration was rather simple and it seemed that it had not yet opened.
The young couple was immediately disappointed.
"Why is there no one here?" Liu Xu frowned and looked around for a moment, then shouted, "Is anyone here? Is the boss here?"
In a few seconds, a girl in her twenties appeared in front of him. She looked weak and slender, with an elegant temperament. She looked like a lady in the boudoir in ancient times, not like the owner of a restaurant.
"I'm very sorry, we haven't opened yet." Bai Mengmeng didn't expect that customers would come so soon.
However, the kitchen had not started preparing the food yet, and the meat they bought was still frozen, so the guests were destined to be disappointed.
"It seems that we can only go over there and take a look."
Liu Xu was a little overwhelmed. There were a lot of people here today, and he wasn't sure how long it would take to find a place to eat.
Just as he was about to take his wife and son away, his beloved son refused to go on, sat down on the ground, and started crying.
"I'm not leaving. I'm so hungry. I want to eat!"
The young couple tried to comfort him but to no avail.
Bai Mengmeng frowned and thought for a moment before asking, "If you're really hungry, how about I make you a bowl of noodles? Add some vegetables and a couple of eggs, and it'll fill you up."
Liu Xu immediately breathed a sigh of relief. As long as his precious son could be well fed, it didn't matter if the food was a little simple.
Otherwise, this little ancestor will start making trouble and it will never end.
"No problem, just go get it."
Bai Mengmeng turned around and went to the yard, picked two handfuls of vegetables, and then went into the kitchen.
Liu Xu frowned immediately.
This delicate girl is the boss, but she is also the cook?
And she was the one who received us just now. Could she also be a waitress?
This farmhouse is really simple...
It was just a bowl of noodles, and it wasn't difficult to make, so Liu Xu waited with his wife and son.
Ten minutes later, the noodles were placed in front of the three people.
This side looked a little unusual, which surprised the couple.
The rich soup mixed with the aroma of noodles keeps coming into your nose. The fried eggs are golden on both sides and look greasy. Paired with green vegetables, it looks very appetizing.
"Baby, daddy will feed you."
Seeing his son looking at him eagerly, Liu Xu quickly picked up the spoon and wanted to pick up a chopstick of noodles and put it in the spoon to cool it down.
But my son just grabbed the fried egg and ate it with a smacking sound, feeling very happy.
"This is too unhygienic." Cheng Qingqing was a little unhappy, but thinking that it would help cultivate her son's independence, she let him do it.
Maybe because their son ate so deliciously, the two of them couldn't help but use their chopsticks.
Perhaps it was because they had been hungry for too long, although it was just an ordinary bowl of noodles, it tasted very delicious. The eggs were golden and crispy, the vegetables were crisp and refreshing, and the delicious soup and chewy noodles made the two of them eat more and more happily.
"Delicious! I want more!"
This little ancestor usually hates eating vegetables the most, but now, not only did he eat all the vegetables, he even wanted more?!
However, the couple had already finished their noodles and even drank up all the soup.
"These vegetables are really delicious. I wish there were more!"
At this moment, all three of them thought so.
"Boss, these noodles are delicious." Liu Xu didn't expect to find such a pleasant surprise in a random restaurant. "Especially the green vegetables, they are fresh and delicious. They must be pure natural and pollution-free green food!"
The restaurant was barely open, and the customers praised it, which made Bai Mengmeng very happy.
"Yes, I just picked it from the field. It only took about ten minutes to serve it up. It must be fresh!"
Green vegetables are, after all, seeds from the magic weapon. Although they are no different from those outside, with her blessing and cooking skills, even those who don’t like vegetables will definitely be satisfied!
Cheng Qingqing's eyes lit up and she quickly asked, "Boss, we want to buy some vegetables."
Pure, natural, pollution-free green food is the most popular among city dwellers, but other organic vegetables do not seem to be as delicious.
And my son likes it so much, maybe it can help him change his bad habit of being picky about food!
Bai Mengmeng hesitated. She wanted to open a farm stay, not be a vegetable farmer.
The key point is that these vegetables were grown by her with her talent and hard work. If she sells them at a low price, she will feel bad. But if she sells them at a high price, who will pay a high price for vegetables?
After the farm stay opens, the price can be raised a little based on the taste of the dishes, but if they are sold directly, they will definitely not be worth much money.
"I'm really sorry, I don't grow much of this vegetable, I usually buy it for myself."
Bai Mengmeng thought about it and refused, but seeing the three people's disappointed faces, and thinking that this was her first customer after all, she continued:
"If you like it, you don't have to buy it. I'll pick some for you and you can take it back. Just come and support us next time."
“The boss is generous!”
The family of three left happily.
Bai Mengmeng also found it a little funny.
"It's just a bowl of noodles, but I'm so happy. This is what contentment brings."
Ignoring this episode, Bai Mengmeng continued to work in the fields.
After all, there are a lot of things to do at this time of year.
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When Liu Xu and the other two returned home, he planned to stir-fry the vegetables himself.
But even if I used olive oil and stewed an old hen, I still couldn't achieve the farm-style flavor.
"It seems that the boss's cooking skills are not simple." Cheng Qingqing thought of that bowl of delicious noodles and couldn't help but say, "Next time we go out to play, let's go to Qiongye Restaurant for dinner?"
"I agree!" The son immediately raised his hand, as if he had become a die-hard fan.
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