Meng Fei scratched his head and laughed, "Hahaha, I think these are great, they're economical, affordable and delicious."
In the end, Meng Fei couldn't resist Qiu Bo, so he dragged him to the supermarket to buy one or two bottles of liquor, four cans of tea, and a lot of supplements before he gave up.
After buying things, the two drove to Xu's home.
Although Mr. Xu holds a high status in the town hospital, he is a very low-key person. He lives in an old residential area, which seems to be a house allocated by the unit when it was first built.
Meng Fei knocked gently on the door according to the location told by Mr. Xu.
"Creaky~~" the old door opened, revealing the happy face of Mr. Xu.
"Hahaha, Xiao Meng! I've been waiting for you to come! Hey! Qiubo is here too, come on, come in! Come in!"
Seeing that both of them were carrying things, Old Xu said with some displeasure: "Look at you two!! Just come here! What are you buying!! Take them back later!"
But when Mr. Xu saw the two plastic bags in Meng Fei's hands, his eyes suddenly lit up. They were filled with some fruits and vegetables that Meng Fei had picked from home, as well as Eleutherococcus leaves and poplar mushrooms picked in the morning.
"Xiao Meng, where are you?"
"Oh, these are the vegetables I grew myself, and there are also some wild vegetables and mushrooms I picked this morning."
Hearing Meng Fei's words, Mr. Xu took it very happily and said with a smile: "Good stuff! These are all genuine, pure green foods! Little Meng really understands me! Hahahaha, I just like these things!"
As he said that, Mr. Xu invited the two of them into the house and sat on the sofa drinking tea.
"Hey~~ Two young men are here~~ Auntie was cooking just now and didn't hear the door open."
At this time, a tall old lady wearing a dark blue cheongsam walked out of the kitchen. The old lady was dignified, elegant and generous. She wore a pearl necklace around her neck and an emerald bracelet on her hand. These accessories not only did not make her look tacky, but instead highlighted her noble temperament.
Although her hair was already gray, it was still neatly combed and tied into a bun behind her head. Her big eyes were bright and deep, revealing a gentle and kind light.
"Hello, Auntie~"
"Hello, Auntie~"
When the two men saw the old woman, they quickly stood up and greeted her.
"Okay, okay~ These two young men are really attractive, tall, short, fat and thin. Haha, okay, you guys sit down and chat for a while, I'll be ready soon." After saying that, the old woman went back to the kitchen and started to get busy.
After chatting for a while, the old man seemed to think of something. He looked at Meng Fei with burning eyes and said, "Xiao Meng, there is a support project for Chinese medicinal materials in the town now. I wonder if you are interested?"
"Huh? What project?" Meng Fei was confused by what Mr. Xu said.
"There are many mountains in our town. In order to transform the economy and increase residents' income, we set up a project of planting Chinese herbal medicine bases. We specially selected some deep mountains and old forests to plant Chinese herbal medicines. This not only increased the output of medicinal materials, but also increased residents' income. It is simply the best of both worlds. I think your Mengjiagou is good, with green mountains and clear waters, and a good environment. It is surrounded by deep mountains and old forests, which is very suitable for the planting of Chinese herbal medicines."
Meng Fei lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then slowly raised his head and rejected Mr. Xu's invitation with an apologetic look: "I'm sorry, Mr. Xu, I still won't participate in this project. Our Mengjiagou is too remote, and there are only four people in the village, including me, and one of them is over 80 years old. I really don't have the time to deal with these things."
In fact, it’s not that Meng Fei doesn’t support Mr. Xu, but he has seen many reports about growing Chinese herbal medicines in the mountains. Although the initial profits were considerable, in the end, due to massive human intervention and over-planting, the local ecological environment was severely damaged, and a large amount of fertilizers and pesticides also polluted the local water sources. He would never agree to such a thing of killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.
Seeing that Meng Fei directly rejected his invitation, Mr. Xu didn't say anything else and smiled and changed the topic.
In a short while, Mr. Xu's wife had prepared a table full of delicious dishes.
"Okay, stop talking, let's eat!"
The four of them sat around a table, looking at the various authentic home-cooked dishes of Table Mountain. Even Meng Fei, who was proficient in cooking, couldn't help but nodded.
"Don't just stand there, start eating, don't be polite, just treat it like your own home."
As he spoke, Xu's wife picked up a piece of pork ribs and put it into Meng Fei's bowl, then picked up a chicken leg and put it into Qiubo's bowl, saying with a smile, "Your name is Qiubo, you are strong, you should eat more. This chicken thigh is meaty and very fragrant."
"Hehe! Thank you, Auntie!"
Meng Fei and Qiu Bo didn't hesitate to pick up their chopsticks and started to eat heartily. Halfway through, Meng Fei seemed to have thought of something, patted his thigh and said, "Oh! Look at my memory! I forgot about this. Wait a minute, I'll go get something from the car."
After saying that, Meng Fei rushed downstairs like a fly, and after a while he came back with a mineral water bottle in one hand.
The bottle was filled with light yellow liquid with some white flocs suspended in it.
When he saw the bottle of mineral water in Meng Fei's hand, Qiu Bo's eyes suddenly lit up. Others didn't know, but he knew that the bottle contained medicinal wine that Meng Fei had brewed himself. The taste was much better than the Diao Mao he had drunk before!
"Xiao Meng, what is this?" Old Xu asked with a puzzled look at the mineral water bottle in Meng Fei's hand.
"This is the white wine I made myself, which contains some Chinese medicinal herbs I picked in the mountains."
Hearing this, Old Xu's eyes suddenly lit up, and he quickly said, "Come on, let me smell it first."
He took the bottle of mineral water from Meng Fei's hand, and the moment he unscrewed the cap, a strong aroma of wine instantly rushed out and rushed straight into Xu Lao's nose. He couldn't help but close his eyes and take a deep breath, and couldn't help but exclaimed:
"Good wine! Good wine!! Old lady, hurry up and get the glass! How can you be so ignorant of the price?"
"Let me do it, let me do it. Auntie, please sit down and I'll get it." Seeing this, Qiu Bo quickly stood up and walked towards the cups and plates next to the TV.
Qiubo took back the wine glass and poured half a glass for each person, which made Old Xu on the side a little shocked. He laughed and scolded: "What's wrong with you, kid? You only pour this little, you are so stingy."
Qiu Bo did not refute, but smiled and said, "Mr. Xu, it's not that I don't want to give you a drink, it's just that this wine is too strong. Last time I drank a glass, I was groggy for several days. So, you drink it first, and I'll pour you more when you're done."
"Alright, alright, I'll let you brag about this. How much more drunk can you be?"
As he spoke, Old Xu picked up the wine glass and took a sip. The moment he drank it, he felt as if he had been electrocuted. His back instantly straightened up with a look of disbelief on his face.
"Chuanbei, earthworm, nettle, wolfberry, Schisandra chinensis, Ganoderma lucidum, huh?!!! And ginseng! And it's over a hundred years old!!!"
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