Jiang Jiang and her group had ordered the food in advance, and Cheng Qingyan and Ye Lingyu didn't add anything else after they arrived, so the food was served very quickly, without any waiting.
The people didn't wait for the food; instead, the food waited for the people.
This restaurant is the same one Liu Baisheng used to run. All the plants that Cheng Qingyan grows in the fields can be supplied by this restaurant.
The vegetables, fish, and meat were, of course, as fresh as could be.
People travel between the villages and towns every day to deliver vegetables.
The vegetable shop next to the restaurant also belongs to Cheng Qingyan. Since delivering vegetables to the restaurant is the same as delivering vegetables to the vegetable shop, she is essentially doing two jobs at once.
Because the vegetables are of good quality, fresh, and reasonably priced, they are still in high demand and short supply every day.
She didn't open the chicken, duck, fish and meat shops. People who buy vegetables daily need to pre-order fish from them a day in advance.
After placing the order and paying the deposit, you can pick up the goods the next day.
The store does not have any chicken, duck, or fish in stock, so the vegetables in the store are not afraid of being tainted with a fishy smell.
This is another store, operating in two ways.
They sell vegetables, chicken, duck, and fish, and they don't make a mess of the store.
Since Cheng Qingyan took over the restaurant, he has made certain reforms to the decoration, service, dishes, and names of the dishes.
The menu also features pictures of the actual dishes, and the waiters are more enthusiastic and provide excellent service.
It attracted many customers, and business became even more booming than before.
When they arrived at the restaurant, it was already close to one o'clock, not lunchtime, but the restaurant was still full of people.
When Cheng Qingyan and the others came out after finishing their meal, there were still quite a few people downstairs.
It was almost two o'clock when we finished eating. We should go back early, tidy up the courtyard, and rest a bit before evening.
The car is now not only filled with people, but also crammed with stuff.
Cheng Qingyan and the others were fine in the carriage, but Jiang Jiang spent money without restraint today and bought a lot of random things.
When they arrived home to tidy up, they saw Shen Ziyu expressionlessly carrying a half-person-high wooden sculpture out of the carriage.
Cheng Qingyan leaned closer and asked, "Brother Chen, why did you buy a wooden carving?"
Then, upon closer inspection, Cheng Qingyan burst into laughter: "Hahahaha, how did you end up buying such a peculiar wood carving? It's hilarious!"
Upon hearing this, the group gathered around. Shen Ziyu didn't move any further, but placed the wooden carving on the ground so they could see it clearly.
This wooden sculpture is half a person's height, which is slightly taller than Jiang Jiang's current height.
Yes, that's right, this wood carving is even taller than Jiang Jiang.
Standing about one meter tall, the wood carving depicts a humanoid creature, but only has a face with human features.
It has a pair of wings on its body, and a pair of smaller wings under the larger wings. The larger wings are not fully open, and the smaller wings are hidden under the larger wings.
If you look closely, this wood carving doesn't have legs either; part of the lower leg below the knee seems to be hidden in the clouds.
Judging from the shape of the carving, it could be described as wearing tattered clothes.
I don't know if the wood carving was intentionally made to have holes in the clothes, but the clothes on the wood carving are tattered.
Its arms are also uneven in length, its eyes are one big and one small, and so are its ears.
The hair on his head was a bit like a thunder god's head, but not as sharp, and it had a slightly frizzy look.
Its face also has wrinkles, making it look like an old wooden carving.
Then, there was a mole on the corner of its mouth, no smaller than the so-called "matchmaker's mole." Its expression was quite comical, as if it was trying its best to hold back laughter; you could even see the strain in its expression.
The key point is that the entire head and body were coated with a light layer of color.
The reason it's described as having a faint color is because it's truly applied very lightly; you can only notice it upon close inspection. At first, Cheng Qingyan thought it was a wood carving in its natural wood color.
This wood carving looks so strange; she's never seen any deity look like this before.
The wooden carving depicts ten fingers, each of varying lengths; the little finger even has only one joint. The middle finger has five joints, the thumb has three joints, and the ring finger has only two joints.
Finally, the index finger is very prominent, unusually thick, and curved like a hook. It is roughly the length of four phalanges.
This is only the right hand; the fingers on the left hand are also a mess.
Cheng Qingyan had reason to suspect that the craftsman who made this wood carving was likely because the wood could only be carved in this way, which is why it ended up as such a wood carving.
Or perhaps it was the woodcarver's curiosity that led Shen Ziyu to buy it.
She looked at Shen Ziyu suspiciously, wondering how she had only just discovered that Shen Ziyu had such a peculiar sense of aesthetics. It was truly remarkable, truly astonishing.
"Brother Chen, when did your taste become like this? It's hilarious! Hahaha, this thing is so weird, it's funny how weird it is!"
Shen Ziyu rarely showed a smile, but when Ruan Banxia looked over, she silently put away her smile.
"I didn't buy this; I just helped carry it down."
Cheng Qingyan draped her arm over Shen Ziyu's shoulder and asked with a grin, "If you didn't buy it, then did Doctor Ruan buy it? If so, then it's not surprising~"
Shen Ziyu shook her head, her hair fluttering: "She didn't buy it. She also thinks this thing is very... peculiar."
Cheng Qingyan looked at him with a puzzled expression. "Really? I don't believe it."
Yun Yue and Ye Lingyu were also very puzzled after seeing it, wondering when Shen Ziyu's aesthetic sense had become so bizarre.
Rather than attributing it to Shen Ziyu's quirky aesthetic sense, they preferred to believe that Ruan Banxia bought it out of spite towards Shen Ziyu.
Jiang Jiang came running over with her little steps, jumped into Ye Lingyu's arms, and sweetly called out, "Mother~"
Ye Lingyu helped her up and took her hand, saying, "Sweetie~ What nice things did Jiangjiang buy with Uncle Shen this time?"
Jiang Jiang smiled brightly and pointed: "There it is~ Uncle Shen is helping me move it~ This is a gift for my father and mother."
"I think my parents will really like it~"
Ye Lingyu's amused smile froze on her face. She looked at Jiang Jiang in disbelief, silently asking again, "Did Jiang Jiang buy this?"
Cheng Qingyan was completely stunned. What had she just heard? She hadn't taught Jiang Jiang this kind of aesthetic sense, and she didn't particularly like this wood carving!
She quickly covered Jiang Jiang's mouth, then smiled awkwardly at Yun Yue: "What's wrong with this child? Why is he talking nonsense as soon as he gets out of the car?" "Ah, you said this is a gift your Uncle Shen bought for your Aunt Ruan~"
"I knew it! How could I possibly like this? All my affections are given to your mother; I have no interest in liking anything else."
Jiang Jiang's mouth was covered, and she could only mumble incoherently as Cheng Qingyan carried her away.
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