kingnovel Chapter 46 Discussion
Chapter 46 Discussion
As he reached for his chopsticks, Xia Shiyu and Yu Juan exchanged a glance and smiled, remaining silent.
He was stunned the moment he put the food in his mouth. "Wow, Juan, your cooking skills are so good now, and the food is so delicious."
Xia Shiyu: "Haha, no way, Dad, these are vegetables I grew myself."
Xia Lihua realized what was happening. "What! You grew these yourself? Is this the vegetable you told me about on the phone?"
"Yes Yes."
Zhang Shunhai, standing to the side, looked somewhat confused. "What kind of riddle are you two playing?"
Xia Shiyu pointed to the dishes laid out on the table. "Uncle Hai, try these vegetarian dishes. I chose and grew them myself. They're quite delicious."
"Oh, really? Then I'll have to try it." After saying that, Zhang Shunhai picked up his chopsticks and started to pick up the vegetables from the plates. After looking at them, he picked up a piece of tomato with sugar.
Once you put it in your mouth, the sweet and sour juice and the slight sweetness blend together, making it exceptionally appetizing and refreshing.
"How can it be so delicious? I've never eaten such delicious tomatoes before. Lihua, your family is really good at making tomatoes."
Xia Lihua waved his hands repeatedly, "I don't know about that. You'll have to ask my daughter. It's all thanks to my daughter."
Xia Shiyu: "By the way, my dad came back for this. He doesn't trust me yet, so I came today to let him and you try it so that he will believe in my vegetable growing business."
Zhang Shunhai couldn't help but praise, "Shiyu, I believe in you. A lot of people would be eager to buy your dishes."
Xia Shiyu expressed her gratitude, "Haha, thank you for your kind words, Uncle Hai. Let's eat, let's eat first."
The group ate their meal, and after finishing, Xia Shiyu cleaned up the empty plates on the table. It was indeed the right decision to cook more vegetarian dishes; several of the dishes on the table were vegetarian, while there were still quite a few left, such as pig's trotters.
Xia Shiyu was thinking that once she got some soybean seeds, stewed pig's trotters with soybeans would be delicious and nutritious.
After finishing his meal, Zhang Shunhai was going back. Although he lived in the village, it was quite far from his home, and he would have to drive for a while to get there.
However, before leaving, he told Xia Shiyu that he wanted to buy some groceries to take home.
Upon hearing this, Xia Shiyu immediately packed up the groceries she had at home and brought them out.
"Oh, Uncle Hai, why buy any vegetables? You can just take these vegetables home and eat them."
Zhang Shunhai waved his hand, "That won't do. How can I just take away something you're going to sell for money?"
"Oh, it's alright. It's not easy for me to come back, and there's not much here. If you really like it, you can come and support my business again later."
“Yes, Shunhai, you should take it,” Xia Lihua and Yu Juan also advised from the side.
Zhang Shunhai finally accepted it, saying, "Alright, I'll shamelessly take it. You don't need to deliver it. Come to my house to play later."
"well"
The group watched Zhang Shunhai's car drive away before heading back.
At this moment, Xia Lihua finally spoke the words she had been holding back for a long time.
"Xiaoyu, how are you so amazing? That dish is absolutely delicious!"
Xia Shiyu sat down and turned on the fan, saying, "I have connections and have negotiated a cooperation with an overseas company. Their seeds, when planted according to specific requirements, can produce such good results. However, I cannot tell you the specifics, as this is a trade secret."
Xia Lihua sighed helplessly, "You kid, but if all the vegetables you grow are this good, then I can understand why you're renting land at home."
He wasn't stupid. Although he, like most parents, felt that his children should find some decent and stable jobs, who would complain about having too much money? If he could earn money this way, it would be good.
Seeing her father's expression, Xia Shiyu knew he wouldn't refuse her growing vegetables at home, so she seized the opportunity and said, "Then why don't you stay and assist me like Mom does? We can make a lot of money together."
But Xia Lihua wasn't so easily convinced.
“Oh, no, no, it’s too risky for the whole family to farm at home. At least I can earn a stable income by working outside.”
Xia Shiyu carefully persuaded, "Dad, I sent you my income before. If you come back and help me, you can easily earn back your salary."
Yu Juan also chimed in, "That's right. I've been following Xiaoyu around for a while now, and I've seen her career flourish. She earns much more than the two of us working on our own."
The two took turns trying to persuade Xia Lihua, but he just wouldn't budge. Finally, having no other choice, Xia Shiyu came up with a compromise.
"Then Dad, why don't you take a two-week vacation and work with me for the next two weeks? If I don't make a lot of money, you can go back to work on your own."
Xia Lihua thought about it and realized that his wife and children meant well, and their construction site wasn't busy lately, so taking leave would be easy.
"Okay, then I'll agree and stay at home for half a month."
"Okay, Dad, you should rest well these next two days. You can come with me to sell vegetables the day after tomorrow." Xia Shiyu stood up happily.
After explaining the situation, Xia Shiyu went to the seed room. Actually, lettuce seeds could be sown directly in the field, but Xia Shiyu left some to wait for them to sprout first.
Prepare some nutrient soil for the seedbed, then evenly scatter the seeds in the seedbed. Xia Shiyu noticed that the process was quite fast, and the seeds began to germinate.
Once a few true leaves have grown, Xia Shiyu will transplant them to her backyard vegetable garden. As for the fields on the mountain, she is preparing other seeds for large-scale planting.
There were a few fields that had just been cleared of weeds, so we planted them nearby.
Xia Shiyu finished most of the tidying up, and it was almost done by evening.
She went back to the bathroom, took a shower, and changed her clothes before coming out. As soon as she finished speaking, she took out the chilled mung bean soup from the refrigerator and took a big sip. It was sweet, refreshing, and delicious.
Lately, she's developed a bad habit when it comes to food: after eating something, she always thinks about finding the same type of seeds to grow so that it will taste even better.
Now she always thinks that the soup made from mung beans in the fairy tale world must taste even better.
However, he immediately shook his head, "You can't think like that. You can't have everything. You have to take it one step at a time."
After taking a couple of sips of soup, Xia Shiyu waited for her father to show off his skills.
In their family, the mother usually does the cooking, while she and the father help out. However, the father has a very good cooking skill: making hand-pulled noodles.
He said that when he was young, he learned the art of making hand-pulled noodles from a ramen master, and his seasoning skills were also superb, so Xia Shiyu really liked eating the noodles his dad made.
"Just wait here, I'll make some noodles right away."
Xia Lihua waved his hand a few times, and the dough changed shape in his hands, stretching and swinging a few times, making a slapping sound on the cutting board. After it was shaped, it was put into the pot, and with the seasoning, it was done.
Xia Shiyu picked up the bowl in her hand, ate a chewy noodle, and couldn't help but exclaim, "As expected of Dad's cooking!"