Chapter 204: My Team is Capable

Shen Zhuoli didn't say anything more, and his second brother didn't ask any more questions.

In the morning, the second brother asked Yan Shenjue for paper and pen and wrote down the recipe of chrysanthemum hotpot. Since this was Xinbao's recipe, they would not use it for business and could let others do it.

So he wrote it out and gave it directly to Huo Yuntao. If he was willing to sell it, he could of course sell it.

Then he prepared to return to the village.

Because I became a disciple yesterday, and it was a formal ceremony, so according to the rules I need to give six gifts.

Usually it is lotus seeds, longan, dates, celery, red beans and pork strips.

The bitter core of lotus seeds symbolizes "good intentions", celery symbolizes "diligent and studious", longan symbolizes "academic success", red dates symbolize "early admission to high school", red beans symbolize "good luck", and meat strips are an ancient ritual used by Confucius when teaching, to express respect and gratitude to teachers.

So he needed to go home and prepare these gifts. Once they were ready, he would choose an auspicious day and have Tang Qingshan and Madam Lin bring him here to formally become their apprentice.

Yan Shenjue still asked Nineteen to send him back.

As we walked, my second brother was still in deep thought.

Becoming a disciple is certainly a good thing, but he has actually been worrying about the gift for a long time.

Whether it was the Yuan family or the Shen family, they really gave them a lot when they interacted with them, but their family had nothing to give them.

Although they were originally country folk, this kind of come and go without any interaction is not a long-term solution.

So he was thinking, is there something he could give them as a gift that is unique to them?

Many times, having something that you own, even if it is affordable or even cheap, is far more beautiful, more practical, and more familiar than something you buy with money.

When I get back, I'll have to take some time to discuss this with my sister.

A creature like Tuanzi usually only thinks about one thing at a time.

For example, she ate cockscomb and chrysanthemum hotpot yesterday. When they were practicing martial arts in the morning, they kept looking to both sides with their big eyes, and their minds were full of food.

It's a pity that there are not many delicious flowers now. Xinbao is so greedy that his mouth is watering. He has been muttering all morning: "It would be great if there were lotus flowers now. Lotus flowers are delicious!"

Yan Shenjue stepped back with his hands behind his back and calmly corrected: "Now."

Xinbao nodded: "It has to be a current debt...debt..."

She paused for a moment, then gave up decisively: "Now that we have magnolia flowers, it's good. Magnolia flowers are delicious too!"

Yan Shenjue: “……?”

My dumpling is so good!!

I even learned to change words!!

Yan Shenjue laughed and praised her: "Xinbao is so smart!"

Xinbao nodded: "Yes, Xinbao is really impulsive..." She blinked, and the two looked at each other. She said seriously: "I think you are right!!"

Yan Shenjue laughed: "Xinbao is so smart, so awesome!"

Tuanzi nodded modestly, and cautiously did not repeat it, while adding: "Pumpkin flowers are delicious."

After a while she added: "It would be nice if there was a mountain to tie the heart treasure to."

"You do." Yan Shenjue said, "You have mountains. I have several mountains, I'll give them all to you, what do you want the mountains for?"

"Xinbao wants to plant a lot of things," Xinbao said, "I can plant fruit trees, grapes, pumpkins, watermelons... a lot of delicious things."

I don’t know if there are tomatoes, strawberries, etc. now, but local fruits should be available, right?

You can plant anything, such as pipa, lychee, yellow-skinned changchu, etc. You can plant winter melon, watermelon, pumpkin, cucumber, etc. You can plant peanuts, beans, taro, walnuts, etc.

I can’t help it. Every one of them is delicious. I’m drooling just thinking about it.

Yan Shenjue said, "Okay, I'll have someone fence off some of the mountain, remove the grass and trees on it, and make it into an orchard. How big do you want it to be?"

Xinbao thought for a moment and said, "It has to be very big!"

Yan Shenjue said: "But fruits are mostly delicate. Even if they are sold, they can't be sold far away. They will easily go bad on the way."

Xinbao said seriously, "You can make preserved fruits! You can make raisins! You can make wine! You can make a lot of delicious things!! You can make whatever you want! Xinbao can do everything!"

Yan Shenjue smiled and said, "Xinbao knows how to cook anything that is edible, right?"

Xinbao nodded and shook his head: "It doesn't matter if it's food!!"

Yan Shenjue smiled and said, "Okay, we're almost done here, right? When we're almost done planting, we'll go back and take a look. I've bought a bunch of hills, a lot of them, so we'll go back and take a look and buy a piece of the nearby hills."

Xinbao nodded.

The garden here is very big, but not every kind of flower is suitable for cuttings or seeds at this time, so after a few days, I have been busy enough.

If they want to sell flowers, they can wait until other flowers have grown for a few days and then sell them directly. However, they need to harvest another batch of saffron, so they have to plant them quickly so that they can be grown early to treat Fourth Brother’s leg. They can then come back to harvest them.

Two days later, Huo Yuntao came running over and said to them, "I sold the recipe for the chrysanthemum hotpot for three hundred taels to the local Yunlai Restaurant! Here!"

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

He gave the banknote to Tuanzi and said, "They will start making it today! Do you want to eat it? Let's go for lunch at noon. The headmaster will go too! Let's go together. I am drooling just thinking about the smell. When I sold it to him, he even tried making it. I think their chef is better than the ones we make at home. The Sanzi they make is absolutely amazing...hiss..."

He slurped his saliva.

Naituanzi pulled his hand and called him Brother Yuntao three times, but Huo Yuntao didn't hear him and was just happily talking to himself.

Finally, Xinbao was discouraged and waited silently for him to finish speaking before he said, "Brother Yuntao! Brother!"

He didn't notice that she had pronounced clearly, and didn't praise her. He lowered his head and said, "Hey, hey, don't be so loud, I can hear you! What's the matter?"

Tuanzi: “…”

She said, "This money cannot be given to Xinbao, because the flowers belong to uncle, and the sale is yours, so Xinbao has no credit."

"Ah?" Huo Yuntao said, "You were the one who came up with the recipe. If you think it's not your credit, then just give it to whoever told you. I'm selling it to you to help you. Doesn't that mean your brother is one of us? Don't be polite to me, little darling!"

Xinbao frowned, "But..."

“Hahaha…” Huo Yuntao lifted her chin with one hand and pointed to Yan Shenjue: “Look, look, such a little girl can frown, how can you be so funny?”

Xinbao staggered as he carried her: "..."

It was certain that in his eyes, she was just a moving toy.

Yan Shenjue slapped his hand away, took a silver note from Xinbao's hand, and gave it to him: "This is for you. I can't let you work in vain."

"Well," Huo Yuntao said, "Okay, then I won't be polite. So, do you want to go?"

Xinbao nodded: "Go, Xinbao, go!"

She held up the banknote: "Xinbao treats us!"

"Pfft, you still remember to treat us?" Huo Yuntao couldn't stop laughing and wanted to pinch her face again.

Yan Shenjue quickly pulled Tuanzi behind him. Huo Yuntao could only say through Yan Shenjue, "No need, little darling. It's free this time. We are selling our family and we are here to taste the food. You can treat us next time!"

He laughed a few times and said, "We are all adults at the same table. If we really ask you to treat us, you will have no chance to survive in the underworld if the news gets out."

Yan Shenjue helped Xinbao fold the banknote and put it into her small sleeve pocket: "Give it to your parents when you see them later."

As a result, when I put it down, a piece of candy fell out. I don't know when this ball was hidden.

Yan Shenjue looked at her, Xinbao swallowed guiltily, and quickly snatched the candy away.

Huo Yuntao looked at his back and touched his chin: "Well, what...Xiao Jue, I heard a message, do you want to listen to it?"

(End of this chapter)