Farming? I'm making a killing with my fairytale vegetables!

Chapter 206 Spring Outing 3

Those traveling with me found the scenery quite pleasing to the eye.

"This looks really good!"

"I also saw those green vegetables. Mr. Xia, do you sell green vegetables? Can we pick them ourselves?"

Xia Shiyu didn't expect that these people would think of having him go in and choose.

She nodded, "That's fine, but it's not good for your shoes to be covered in mud. Why don't you just go home? We have some fresh mud at home that we picked yesterday, or I can ask my family to pick some more later."

Her words successfully stopped several eager people from trying it out. Everyone was wearing sneakers or hiking boots when they came out to play today, but if they went in now, they would all get covered in mud, which would be difficult to clean later.

These words immediately persuaded everyone to stop. After looking at each other, the group decided to go to Xia Shiyu's house to buy something ready-made.

In truth, Xia Shiyu felt there was nothing fun about it; the only good thing was probably breathing the fresh mountain air.

But the group was having a lot of fun, and she just stood there playing on her phone while they played.

The two dogs nearby couldn't resist running around and even made new friends.

Xia Shiyu watched in surprise as the two dogs played happily with the Labrador without fighting.

The Labrador's owner was also watching nearby, so it seemed unlikely that any conflict would occur.

The group explored almost the entire mountain, looking around and playing here and there. Except for the vegetables in everyone's fields, which they couldn't pick, they were free to go anywhere else.

So these people then scattered. Some went to pick wildflowers to make flower wreaths, some went to take photos, and some went to the river to catch crabs. They actually found a few, though not many, but it was still a fun activity.

As Xia Shiyu was looking at these people, someone from home called home.

"Xiaoyu, the meal is almost ready. Should we call them over for dinner?"

"Okay, I'll ask them now."

After hanging up the phone, Xia Shiyu went up to the leader of the team.

"Would you like to play a little longer or go eat now?"

Hearing the voice, Ding Liu turned around. She glanced at Xia Shiyu and then at everyone else, and said, "Let everyone play a little longer. I'll go over and talk to them later."

Xia Shiyu nodded and was about to leave when Ding Liu called her back.

"Mr. Xia, wait a moment."

Xia Shiyu turned to look at her curiously, "What's wrong?"

Ding Liu smiled brightly, and finally asked, "I wanted to ask if you're going to use your rapeseed flowers to make oil later?"

Xia Shiyu had a better idea of ​​why she had called her over. "Oh, of course, my family is planning to press some oil for our own consumption this year."

Ding Liu was even happier to hear that, "Has Boss Xia considered selling?"

Xia Shiyu glanced at her excited expression and said, "If we sell them, we'll only sell a few buckets. We didn't grow many this year; most of them are for our own consumption."

Ding Liu was a little disappointed but also quite satisfied, since a barrel of oil could last a long time.

"Then let me add Mr. Xia's contact information. I hope he can sell me a few barrels later."

Xia Shiyu didn't object to exchanging contact information directly, since no one else would know anyway.

After a while, Ding Liu went to call the others to go back for dinner.

"Let's go, everyone go back to eat. The food is ready."

"Dinner's ready, dinner's ready."

Upon hearing this, the people who had been playfully fighting stopped. Eating was the most important thing, and they hadn't forgotten that the main reason they came here was to eat.

Che Li picked up his child and said to his wife, "Come on, let's get in the car and go eat."

The group of more than 20 people went down the mountain in a grand procession. Since this was mainly a company team building activity, the company paid for everything. Ding Liu paid for the meal, but if they wanted to buy anything on their own, they would have to pay for it themselves.

"Two thousand in total."

Xia Shiyu told her that this time the price wasn't calculated per person but directly based on the cost of the dishes. She just needed to decide how many dishes she wanted and the quantity of each dish, and then pay.

"Okay," Ding Liu said, and paid the money.

The entourage had already sat together, waiting for the food to be served.

Xia Shiyu knew that everyone was starving and had come here just for a meal, so he immediately told his family to serve the dishes.

"Mom and Dad, the food is ready to be served."

"Okay, I'll get started now."

We didn't make any special dishes at home, just local farm-style cooking.

"Cold vegetable salad, radish stew with cured pork, shredded potato and pork, sausage, chicken stew with mushrooms, stir-fried bok choy, braised fish chunks, scallion pancakes..."

Xia Shiyu dares to say that although she charged 2000 yuan, it was absolutely worth the price. It not only contained prepared vegetarian dishes, but also a lot of meat dishes. In particular, the chicken and duck were all raised by themselves. Although the cured meat and sausages were not raised by themselves, they were still delicious and expensive.

The seated people were quite satisfied.

"Oh, it smells so good, and it looks beautiful too."

"I bought a piece of this sausage before and it was really delicious. Now I can finally eat farm-made sausage again."

"This diced vegetable must be the rapeseed flower we just saw. It looks really nice."

"This cake smells delicious."

Everyone was eager to start eating as soon as they saw the dish, but when they gathered around the rice steamer, they discovered there was a surprise inside.

“Come on, I heard that some of you are from the north and some people said they wanted to eat noodles, so we made a big bowl of scallion oil noodles. There are also some steamed buns and mantou.”

Grandma came out with a big bowl of noodles, all smiles.

She had heard that there were northerners among the guests, and since Xiulan, who was helping out, was good at making noodles, she asked her to make more so that even if these people didn't like them, her own family could finish them.

However, no one disliked it; everyone else asked for a bowl of noodles after seeing it.

"Oh, I'm from the North. I love these noodles. They're so delicious. Give me a bowl of noodles and two steamed buns, that'll be perfect for serving with the side dishes later."

"Oh, these noodles smell so good! I'll eat these noodles first and then have the rest of the meal."

Even some of the kids in the team started clamoring for noodles.

"Dad, those noodles smell so good! Go and scoop me a bowl too."

Che Liang's child tugged at his sleeve and shouted.

"Okay, I'll go right away."

Che Liang couldn't resist the temptation and joined the noodle-eating crowd. He could tell that not many noodles were made, and each person might only get a small bowl. He had to hurry over and grab some.

After the group of people noisily finished dividing the noodles, they sat down to eat properly.

"Wow, these diced vegetables are so delicious, they taste so good!"

"Crisp and refreshing, it's really good."

"Mmm, this chicken is tender and chewy."

"I love this noodle dish the most; the scallion oil flavor is just too strong."

"These steamed buns are even better than the ones I've had before."

The group of people talked and worked at lightning speed, constantly putting dishes from the table into their bowls, praising the food as they worked without stopping.

Not to mention them, even the children were quite agile. Che Liang hadn't even had time to look at his own son when he turned around and saw that although his son was a bit short, he was unbeatable when it came to the dishes in front of him, and his bowl was already full of food.

When he looked over, there was a hint of disdain in his eyes, as if to say that his father was not as useful as him.

"Hey, you brat." Che Liang was about to say something to the child when he noticed that a large portion of the dish in front of him was empty. He immediately stopped paying attention to the child and focused on finishing the dish.

After seeing that the group of people had started eating, Xia Shiyu also invited the people who had come to help to sit down and eat. The village chief's family did not come, but Sister Xiulan came to help, so they simply sat down and ate there as well.

Other people who came to help and family members sat together again.

If there's really no room to cook, just take a stool and sit anywhere in the yard; there are still some vegetables left in the kitchen anyway.

Yu Juan was still talking to Xiulan, "Let's see if we can take some more vegetables back later. We can also take some steamed buns and rolls back. We made too much today and can't finish it all. You can take some back to add to your meal."

"And don't be shy, eat more. There are so many dishes here, especially the meat, eat more of it."

Xiulan was almost overwhelmed by this enthusiasm.

"Oh, no need, no need. Auntie, I'll take some back with me later, just a little bit will do."

"Hey, what's the big deal? It's just vegetables."

Xia Shiyu didn't eat first; instead, she finished feeding the two dogs before coming over.

That is, I scooped out a portion of the food I cooked at home before adding any seasonings. Fortunately, they are not picky eaters now, and they even like to eat alfalfa.

Xia Shiyu could only lament that this herb was originally meant for cattle and sheep, but now basically any animal loves to eat it.

She just added a little bit to them as well.

When she finished adding the dog and turned around to eat, she saw the two dogs' new friends drooling over each other.

Xia Shiyu: "..."

The Labrador's eyes were fixed on the dog bowl in front of the glutinous rice and soybeans, its gaze filled with drooling and longing.

After eating its meal in big mouthfuls, Nuomi saw its new friend beside it. After hesitating for a moment, it still shared some alfalfa with others. As for the rest, it was definitely reluctant to part with them.

But the Labrador was also very happy and excitedly rushed over to start eating the alfalfa.

Huang Zhen was also one of those who wanted to grab the food, but she also loved her dog, so she brought its bowl and food in advance and put them in the yard before the meal so it could eat first.

As a result, when she turned around casually, she found that her dog was standing next to the owner's dog in the yard, eating grass with its head down, and hadn't touched the dog food she had poured.

She glanced at it and was still a little worried, so she stood up to try and pull her dog back.

Xia Shiyu saw her movement and stood up, saying, "It's okay, this hay is specially for animals, nothing will happen."

Huang Zhen hesitated when she heard this, but seeing her dog's greedy look, she couldn't pull it away and could only let it eat.

After hearing this, Huang Zhen patted the dog's head and said, "Alright, alright, Lele, eat whatever you want. After you're done, go eat your dog food. I clearly put it out for you."

"Woof woof woof," the Labrador barked a few times before continuing to eat its alfalfa.

Just then, a weak voice sounded from the side, "Mr. Xia, could you give me some?"

Xia Shiyu turned her head and saw that it was Sun Hou, who always had a cat with him.

The cat was currently being held in his arms but was struggling, its eyes fixed on the alfalfa.

Xia Shiyu took a look and found that it was indeed quite attractive to small animals.

"Sure, no problem. I'll get you one in a bit."

"You two should leave the cat and dog aside, just be careful they don't run away and get lost, or they'll be hard to find."

After Xia Shiyu finished speaking, she went directly to her room and took a handful of fresh alfalfa. Because feeding the chickens, ducks and rabbits every day requires a lot of resources, she had a lot of alfalfa at home. If all else fails, she can just go and cut some fresh alfalfa.

Xia Shiyu brought over the alfalfa, and Sun Hou took a handful and handed it to his cat.

The white cat immediately began to eat quickly, making satisfied whimpering sounds.

After watching the animals eat, Xia Shiyu returned to her seat and ate by herself.

Almost every dish at this meal was meticulously prepared.

In addition, the ingredients were of excellent quality, so everyone sitting there praised it highly, and there was hardly any food left over.

Even the soup was almost completely drunk by everyone, but because they ate noodles, there was still quite a bit of rice left.

After everyone finished eating, they couldn't help but praise Ding Liu and Xia Shiyu's family.

"Sister Ding's decision this time is really brilliant. This is the place where you can both relax and satisfy your appetite."

"Really? It's much better than going to those tourist attractions. Those places are now ripping off tourists and things are expensive, but they're really not that great."

"Yes, the food at Boss Xia's restaurant is so delicious. Eating this meal is more satisfying than seeing any other scenery."

"Yes, I didn't want to leave, I just wanted to stay for dinner."

"Haha, then you'd better think twice about your wallet."

The group burst into laughter.

After everyone finished eating, Xia Shiyu started clearing the table. After sitting for a while, some people looked at the vegetables and fruits in the yard, and others noticed a few pots of flowers.

"Oh my, is this a forsythia? It's so beautiful. It hasn't bloomed yet, but it will definitely be even more beautiful and fragrant when it does."

"Yes, yes, I would have bought one if it weren't closed."

Some people even looked at the vegetables displayed in the yard and thought about the dishes they would eat for lunch, wanting to take some home with them.

Che Liang's wife stopped him and said, "Honey, let's buy more vegetables to take home. These vegetables are so delicious. Since you drove here anyway, you might as well take some vegetables back with you."

"Okay, that's what I was planning to do too."

A group of people gathered around and asked Xia Shiyu to buy groceries.

Xia Shiyu smiled. This business was really profitable. Not only did he earn money for meals, but now he could also earn money for groceries.

"Just tell me what vegetables you want to buy, and we can get you fresh ones right now, and you can pack them all up to take home."