Since Jiang Lin was the one treating, he became the driver.
He drove a seven-seater commercial van and said as he set off: "I'll take you to a farmhouse for dinner. The food there is delicious, but it's a little far. It will take more than an hour. You should get some sleep first."
Qiao Susu had never eaten farm food before, so she asked curiously what it was.
Qiao Liang gently explained to his daughter: "A farm stay is a farm in a remote place. The food there is all chicken, duck, fish and meat raised by the owner himself, and some vegetables grown by the family. Because they are picked and killed right after, the taste is more authentic than in the city."
In order to give Qiao Susu a more intuitive understanding, Qiao Liang also found some pictures of farm stays for Qiao Susu to see.
Qiao Susu loves to share. She took her father's mobile phone and started whispering to Yaya.
Children have strong associative abilities. For example, Qiao Susu now remembers that once she returned to her hometown, her grandparents raised a big rooster.
Because there were rice grains stuck to her face when she was eating, and she didn't know it, the big rooster pecked her face.
"It hurts so much." Qiao Susu tilted her little face and pointed to the injured area to show Yaya, "It took me a long time to apply medicine before it healed."
Yaya took a look and saw that there was indeed a patch of skin on Qiao Susu's face that was different in color from the skin next to it.
"Apply this medicine again." Yaya groped in her pocket, took out a small bamboo tube, and scooped out a little snow-white ointment. "Apply this medicine and your face will be completely healed."
"Okay." Qiao Susu put her face close to Yaya.
The ointment had a fresh scent of lotus, making the whole car fragrant.
Qiao Liang was startled, but didn't dare to stop him.
It was normal for the young master to wipe his friend's face. But he was afraid that he couldn't repay the favor, or that he wasn't good enough to Yaya.
With Qiao Liang feeling uneasy, Yaya applied the ointment to Qiao Susu, and the two little guys started whispering about the topics that children usually talk about.
For example, which animal is the cutest, or which flower is the most beautiful you have ever seen.
As they were chatting, the two little guys fell asleep leaning back in their chairs.
After an hour's journey, Xue Xiaoni, Qiao Liang and other adults, who had gotten up early, were all drowsy.
Only Ying Wugui was leaning comfortably in his seat, his narrow and beautiful eyes never closed, as if he was admiring the scenery outside the window.
Several times, Jiang Lin accidentally bumped into Ying Wugou's sight.
Jiang Lin's eyes twinkled, and he chatted with Ying Wugui with a smile: "Mr. Ying looks so young, it has only been a few years since he graduated, right?"
Ying Wugui: “Yeah.”
"Which school did you graduate from? What major did you study?"
“Management major from a fake university.”
"You look so impressive, you don't look like someone who only attended a fake university," Jiang Lin said, "Why don't you take a rest? We still have half an hour to drive here."
After hearing this, Ying Wugui glanced at Yaya.
Seeing that Little Tuanzi and Qiao Susu were lying together, and only thanks to the safety belts they did not slide to the ground, he smiled slightly.
"Okay, I'll take a break too. You can call us when we get there."
Ying Wugui also closed his eyes.
After a while, he seemed to be asleep, and his body swayed from time to time with the rhythm of the bumpy vehicle.
Jiang Lin finally breathed a sigh of relief, and while everyone was asleep, he quietly sent a few messages on WeChat.
After sending the message, he took out the incense box that he had prepared in the car and placed it outside.
Soon, the car was filled with the smell of incense.
The car drove smoothly for a long time.
Xue Xiaoni woke up first, and vaguely smelled the scent of incense. She asked Jiang Lin curiously, "What is this incense? It smells good. Give me a link."
"Okay." Jiang Lin agreed.
Xue Xiaoni yawned and fell asleep again.
The car stopped outside a farm house called "Miao Miao Farm House".
A family had just finished eating and happened to pass by Yaya and her friends who were getting off the bus.
Jiang Lin seemed to be familiar with the boss. As soon as he entered the room, the boss called out enthusiastically, "Xiao Jiang, you're here to eat again. Do you want a fish again this time?"
Jiang Lin smiled and replied: "I am not eating alone this time, I also brought a friend with me."
The proprietress turned around and asked Yaya and the others what they wanted to eat, then handed the menu to Yaya and Qiao Susu, letting the two children choose first.
Yaya chose some meat and vegetables, while Qiao Susu ordered a fish.
After looking through the menu, the proprietress asked about the taste again, confirmed that it was slightly spicy, and then turned and left.
Xue Xiaoni felt strange: "Jiang Lin, does this restaurant only accept one table of guests at a time?"
"Yes, the host family doesn't rely solely on this for their livelihood."
The proprietress brought some orange juice, and Jiang Lin opened it and poured it for Yaya and the others.
Yaya said, "I can do it myself!"
Jiang Lin smiled and said, "Okay, do it yourself. Be careful, this bottle is a bit big."
Although the bottle is big, Yaya holds it very steadily.
She stood on a chair with her feet on her feet, slowly pouring orange juice for everyone. When the orange juice was full, Jiang Lin picked up the cup and toasted Xue Xiaoni: "Thank you for the business you brought me. You are my great benefactor."
Xue Xiaoni clinked glasses with Jiang Lin: "No, no, I just cooperated with you for mutual benefit. How can I be your benefactor? You are exaggerating."
Jiang Lin smiled and said nothing.
After finishing the orange juice, the first course came.
Jiang Lin asked everyone to eat while it was hot.
Yaya picked up a piece of green vegetables with chopsticks, and the vegetables were very sweet.
"It's really delicious." Qiao Susu also tasted the vegetables and happily shared her feelings with Yaya.
"Hmm, I wonder what meat tastes like."
Jiang Lin: "Their chickens are all raised in the mountains and forests. They are very tender and delicious when cooked."
With Jiang Lin’s strong promotion, the dry pot roast chicken was served.
Just as Jiang Lin said, the meat was tender and delicious.
Soon, the speed at which the dishes were served could not keep up with the speed at which everyone ate. In the end, everyone held their bulging stomachs and praised Jiang Lin for finding a good place to eat.
Qiao Liang said happily: "I want to share this great place with my brothers, and we can eat here again next time we come to North City."
"Sure." Jiang Lin said, "You can also take a few photos so that you don't forget the wrong location."
Qiao Liang thought so too and ran out with his cell phone to take a photo.
After running only two steps, he felt full and hurried back to sit on the chair, saying that he wanted to sit for a while longer before continuing on his journey.
Jiang Lin agreed with a smile.
The adults were chatting idly, but the two children were blinking their eyes and looked like they were about to fall asleep.
Seeing that Yaya and Qiao Susu were so easily sleepy, Xue Xiaoni was just about to suggest that they set off and let the two little kids sleep in the car, when she smelled the same fragrance she had smelled in the car again.
She also began to feel her eyelids heavy, and in a daze, she saw Qiao Liang and Ying Wugou also collapsed on the table.
Something is wrong.
This was the last thought that flashed through Xue Xiaoni’s mind, and in front of her was Jiang Lin’s somewhat weird smile.