Chapter 1641

Master Chai was in the kitchen with Xiao Zhou, bustling about.

The two aunts who were temporarily hired to clean up the pots and pans at night were helping to carry the plates while chatting:

"You say, life with money is good, huh? Staying in such an expensive hotel, specifically hiring a master chef..."

"Yeah... Master Chai, what was your salary before?"

Master Chai's existence was just to show how generous Boss Lu was. At this moment, he was vague but not too vague: "Salary, bonuses, plus dividends and such, it was about a million or so..."

Hiss!

This income in the countryside truly shocked the two of them.

The two of them became much more diligent in carrying the plates, and one of them looked at the stove: "Should I add firewood?"

She asked again: "Where did you learn this craft? I have a relative; if I send them to your hotel as an apprentice, how many years until they can graduate?"

Master Chai must have been asked this question many times. At this moment, his expression remained unchanged, and he just skillfully tossed the wok. The flames rising in the wok shocked the two of them again.

Xiao Zhou smiled at this moment: "It's not easy to get into our hotel! First, you must have a professional certificate. Then you come to the hotel for an interview, go through the assessment of the entire chef team, and finally the boss makes the decision..."

"Think about it, with this kind of salary, what kind of chef can't be recruited? There must be requirements."

That's true.

The aunts gossiped for a while, but they had a clear understanding of "you get what you pay for." At this moment, they turned the topic to Xiao Zhou:

"Master Zhou, you're so young, are you married?"

Lu Chuan had just walked to the kitchen door and couldn't help but laugh when he heard this. He turned and went to the backyard to help set the table.

He had already confirmed Master Chai's skills.

Boss Chang really didn't lie; the other party's grasp of flavor was just right, and the freshness of the ingredients was stimulated, which was a different style compared to Grandpa Qi Lin.

But since people came to cook, they couldn't be expected to wash and scrub and do odd jobs at night, right? Anyway, it didn't cost much, so he simply hired a cleaner to work overtime.

The homestay's cleaner was originally trained in cooperation with a star-rated hotel in the city. She brought two villagers here to work for a while, and now she is considered to have gotten the hang of it.

Although the two aunts who stayed behind were a bit gossipy, they listened to arrangements and were not stubborn—they were the kind who suffered from exhaustion and couldn't do heavy farm work.

It's not easy for people with this constitution to go out to work, and they really can't bear to do farm work at home, so they cherish this relatively easy cleaning job.

Plus, although Lu Jing was easy to talk to, she had managed people after all, and she never went soft when it was time to deduct wages, so they naturally kept their mouths shut.

Now they only discuss village gossip, don't talk about the trivial matters of the guests, and don't talk about the customers behind their backs. Lu Chuan is already very satisfied.

Now looking at this posture, there's probably still a lot to talk about regarding young Master Zhou, from his wife to his children!

Just as they were talking, they saw Lu Jing bringing out a large basin of watermelon.

Having stayed in the countryside for a long time, her style also became rugged. Now, the stainless steel basin is filled with pieces of watermelon, with no aesthetic sense of plating at all.

But according to Lu Jing, there are twenty or so people; if they were really pressed on plates so exquisitely, how could that be satisfying?

Instead, Master Xiao Zhou took a look when serving the dishes and couldn't help but frown:

"Two bosses, let us cut the watermelon next time. Look, the watermelon rind is wasted..."

They also ate rugged big chunks. When everyone gnawed on them and got them all over their faces, how could the rind be left for stir-frying or mixing?

It had to be fed to the pigs and chickens.

They really don't know how to cherish their blessings!

Lu Jing laughed: "We'll eat sweet melons tomorrow! The sweet melons on the mountain are very fragrant now. Two masters, shall we go pick them together tomorrow morning?"

Once this was said, who could care about watermelon rinds!

Xiao Zhou immediately poked his head out of the kitchen: "Okay! But I haven't driven that tricycle for a long time..."

Lu Jing patted her chest: "I will! I can!"

Just as they were talking, they saw He Kuang's son upstairs fully revived and rushed down:

"Grandma Lu, I can ride a tricycle too!"

He could do it at 3 years old!

Being called Grandma by such a small child, Lu Jing was quite uncomfortable. She stayed in the countryside and felt that she was still a young beauty.

So she said: "You don't have a license, you can't ride a tricycle in the countryside—do you want to go up the mountain to pick sweet melons tomorrow? If you do, call me Ms. Lu from now on."

The man with a primary school diploma (in progress) looked at his white-haired grandmother, then at Lu Jing, who had fashionable big curls and was gentle and elegant, and switched his address without any obstacles:

"Ms. Lu!"

Lu Jing laughed, turned her head, and said to He Kuang's parents and parents-in-law:

"We can still borrow this tricycle, but it's easy to tip over when turning if you don't have experience, which is not safe."

"It just so happens that the air in the village is good, and it's not hot if you get up early in the morning. If you don't mind, let my son take you slowly up the mountain tomorrow, and then put the things in the tricycle and bring them down."

He Kuang's parents were naturally very happy: "Walking is good, walking is good! We always have to ride a car to pick up the children at home, so we're not rare about it anymore. Just treat it as a morning walk."

It's just that I don't know how early is considered early in the countryside?

"What time do we get up?"

Lu Jing laughed: "Everyone has been traveling, so rest early tonight. You'll probably wake up naturally when the time comes tomorrow."

She thought for a while and asked: "Is our breakfast the normal three meals a day, or is it the same rhythm as the people working in the village?"

If it's working in the village, breakfast is after 9 o'clock, lunch is after a nap, and dinner at 8 or 9 o'clock is normal.

Qin Yun's family also came downstairs and heard this, then discussed with Editor Yun Feng's parents and family: "Let's follow the time of working in the village."

This way, when strolling, they can be in the same rhythm as the people in the village, and breakfast is a bit later, which is just right for decadent young people like them!

"Okay." Lu Chuan nodded and looked at the elders who were hesitant to speak and the children in kindergarten and primary school, and comforted them:

"Children get hungry easily, but in the village, no matter what, they won't go hungry, don't worry."

After chatting for a while, when everyone arrived, Lu Jing immediately pushed the watermelon on the table:

"Come on, you're probably tired from the journey and have no appetite. Drink some appetizing tea and eat two pieces of watermelon to loosen your appetite, and we'll start eating in a while."

It would have been fine if she hadn't said it, but once she did, the fragrance of watermelon lingering in the night breeze became particularly obvious.

The children had already gathered around impatiently. Seeing that the familiar Uncle Lu was looking at them encouragingly, they grabbed a big piece without hesitation. With one bite, their eyes shone brightly.

"Watermelon is delicious!"

Then they slurped and got it all over their faces, mouths, and bodies.

"This child..."

The elders also laughed and reached for a piece of watermelon at this moment.

Editor Yun Feng's wife wasn't that familiar with everyone and was originally a bit hesitant, afraid of ruining her makeup, but after one bite, she just awkwardly pulled out a tissue to wipe her lipstick, then lowered her head and ate it greedily, obviously unable to care about so much.

The aunts who were helping to serve the dishes paused at the kitchen door, feeling as if they had heard the pigs in the pigsty slurping.

And at the old Song family, Wu Lan was watching TV while touching a cucumber to gnaw on.

At the same time, she asked Song Tan: "Xiao Lu's friends and elders are all here today, why don't you go and entertain them together?"

Song Tan was playing checkers with Song Qiao Song Qiao, holding a round glass bead: "They are tired from the journey. Going there now is just being polite, no need."

"When I get up tomorrow, I'll take them around the mountain and river beach."

Song Qiao Song Qiao also asked curiously: "Brother Lu Chuan said there will be 3 children coming too, should I entertain them?"

Song Tan jumped into his territory without hesitation while holding the glass bead, then laughed: "Do you want to entertain them?"

Song Qiao Song Qiao shook his head: "I don't know, but Brother Lu Chuan said this is my home, and I just need to be happy. If I want to play with the children, I can go over; if I don't want to play, I can find my own friends."

But he hadn't played with children yet, and he didn't know if he wanted to play.

The probability of children coming to Yunqiao Village is too small, and it is difficult for him to meet new friends in his daily life.

Wu Lan didn't care about the children's friendship: "Then you go and see with your sister first. If their children are naughty, then we'll come back."

Song Qiao Song Qiao thought about it and was also looking forward to it:

"Okay."

The family of three had things to do, only Song Song Sancheng didn't say a word. Wu Lan looked at him twice: "What's wrong?"

Song Song Sancheng was hesitant and mysterious: "I think someone is stealing our lobsters."

Once this was said, the whole family's attention was drawn over.

The key is—

"Those lobsters are so small, who would steal them?"

How long have they been raised in total? Now the shells are still brittle, small and meatless, and barbecue shops don't accept this kind.

Who would steal this for no reason? And be discovered by her father?

"Really!"

Song Song Sancheng emphasized: "Not only stealing, but also not being careful. I went to the other side of the river this morning, and there were broken shells on the shore, and small crabs too."

That makes it even less likely that people are stealing them.

For one thing, you can only take a boat from here to the other side of the river, and walking on the mountain there is really easy to slip into the river.

Just for those few ungrown shrimp and crabs, who is full and bored?

Besides, Dabai and the others are there every day, leading the ducks to swim around. If there was any movement, they would have called out long ago.

Its loud voice, quacking and honking, can spread from this side of the river to the other side, not afraid of not calling the owner.

As for the water area outside the canyon that doesn't belong to the old Song family... that's even less likely, there are nets on the side.

Song Qiao Song Qiao raised his hand: "It must be water birds eating them."

Both mother and daughter agreed with this.

It's probably water birds.

The place where shrimp and crabs are raised has shallow water and a lot of silt. A long-beaked one stabs into it, and it's accurate every time.

However, most of these birds are vegetarian or omnivorous. Instead of eating this, it's better to catch small fish in the river, so Song Song Sancheng didn't discover it for a long time.

Even if discovered, it's just a loss of those few, really not worth mentioning.

Song Song Sancheng thought about it and agreed.

Then he sighed again: "Dabai is too fat, can't fly with Goose Sister, otherwise those water birds would be caught one by one."

"Don't."

Song Tan and Song Qiao Song Qiao started another game: "Many birds are protected animals. If you poke two more down, you have to call the Forestry Bureau..."

That family of national first-class long-tailed pheasants on the river beach has already hatched the second batch of eggs.

There is another national first-class scaly-sided merganser, mixing in the duck flock every day. Chen Xi has to be careful when catching ducks, for fear of catching the wrong one.

Like this kind of little rascal, you can't drive them away, and they can't eat much, it's just annoying to raise them...

Song Song Sancheng remembered this and could only say forget it to the shrimp and crabs that were left with only remains.

In the early morning of early July, when the morning light broke through the light mist of the deep mountains, the lush green mountain forests in the distance and the high and low undulating gardens and scenery nearby all jumped into view.

Lowering his head again, the various flowers planted in the backyard were swaying slightly in the wind facing the morning dew, red, orange, yellow, green, light purple, cyan, and blue, and the combination was even more artistic.

The first to wake up, Yun Dad and Yun Mom, opened the window and took a deep breath. Not only did they not feel the heat, but they felt refreshed, and the fatigue of yesterday had long since disappeared.

Everyone just uniformly summarized this as—

"The countryside is still good for raising people."

Isn't it!

And there is a lot of attention to the homestay they live in. Although the son and the son's friends are not short of money, if they don't pay to live here, it is inevitable that they will have a feeling of being a guest, and they will be uncomfortable to some extent.

But the room rate is paid as usual, and the three meals a day depend on the friendship of friends. Now that the old and young have moved in, it is so comfortable!

It can be seen that this friendship is also quite good.

Looking at the boss Lu Jing, who is clearly not much younger than them but seems to be a generation apart, Yun Mom envied again:

"Not worrying about children is young."

And Lu Jing strolled along, looked up and saw them, and couldn't help but wave:

"Do you want to eat lotus seeds?"

Once this was said, Yun Dad and Yun Mom, who didn't feel hungry originally, blurted out without thinking:

"Eat!"

They were not afraid of disturbing others.

It's hot today, and they have to close the windows and turn on the air conditioning when sleeping at night, and the sound insulation of the room is quite good.

What's more, although it was only 5 o'clock, the sky was already bright. Judging from the sleep quality of everyone who lay down after 9 o'clock yesterday, it must be time to wake up.

Like He Kuang and Qin Yun, who don't wake up during the day and don't sleep at night, hearing the slight movement outside at this moment, thinking of what surprises there will be for breakfast today, they also climbed up nimbly.

Adjust the schedule! Must adjust the schedule! It won't work to keep turning day and night like this.

When they went downstairs again, they saw twenty or so people sitting in the courtyard.

The children were holding a small, emerald-green lotus seed pod, carefully picking out the lotus seeds inside and putting them on a plate, focusing on one thing: one person works to supply the whole family.

But they enjoyed it, obviously in the countryside, there are ways to play in the countryside.

Between laughter, the youngest girl stuck out her tongue: "Bitter."

The lotus seeds are sweet, but the lotus seed heart is a bit bitter. Qin Yun hurriedly put his hand to her mouth: "Then spit it out."

The daughter shook her head: "Bitter, delicious."

The child's grandmother laughed: "That's right, these lotus seeds are good, bitter is also delicious, eat more, it's okay."

"Don't eat too much." Lu Chuan advised: "There are others."

The lotus seed pod was a small basket sent by Chen Chi in the morning, but it wasn't time for a meal yet. Besides this, there was a basket of rice bars that had just been squeezed out a while ago on the table.

"Try the rice bars made from new rice this year, they are a bit sticky, but especially fragrant and sweet."

Without him saying it, He Kuang's wife had already eaten two in a row, chewing and sucking, her upper jaw was slightly stinging, but she still couldn't bear to put it down.

She was hurriedly stopped by He Kuang again:

"Aunt Lu said there is lamb soup to drink this morning, eat less of this."

Hearing this, everyone's eager hands were retracted.

Forget it, let's pad it first. When can't you eat rice bars? Fresh lamb soup is this morning!

Lu Chuan laughed:

"Yes, it was slaughtered in the middle of the night, it's fresh."

"Let's go around the mountain first. When it's 9 o'clock, let Master Chai stew the lamb slices with cabbage and vermicelli, and then match it with the wheat flour freshly ground this year to make lamb soup with buns..."

In the middle of summer, is it appropriate to talk about such dry food?

Everyone slurped their saliva, while chanting about treating winter diseases in summer, and that you should eat lamb in summer, while rubbing their already filled stomachs, just wishing they could start eating immediately.

But...

Hey!

After all, it's at someone else's house, you have to have some face, so they listened to the arrangements silently.

The mosquito repellent was applied, the children carried water bottles, and the adults drank two sips of tea and were just about to act when they saw a girl like a fairy standing outside the flower corridor in the courtyard.

Lu Chuan, who also looked like a fairy, laughed:

"Tantan."

He introduced the two sides thoughtfully. Everyone looked at this couple, even if they had heard about it, they couldn't help but praise:

"Really beautiful, really a match!"

Xiao Lu was already very excellent, and the scars on his face didn't affect him.

Who knew that this girl who was connected by a car accident was also so outstanding!

Especially standing there generously, like a green bamboo, looking at it makes people feel extraordinary.

And this fairy-like girl greeted everyone, and then nimbly rode on the jujube-red old tricycle on the side:

"I'll ride the tricycle up the mountain first, does anyone want to take a ride?"

The fairy's temperament disappeared.

Everyone:...

But—what a novel tricycle!

It's something that children in the city have never sat in!

The 3 children jumped up immediately:

"Me me me!"

Song Tan laughed: "It's not safe for only children to sit, so wait a moment, I'll go pick up a big brother to come over and watch you..."

Everyone knows that Lu Chuan's girlfriend and girlfriend's family are here. The big brother she mentioned is the anchor Song Qiao Song Qiao teacher they follow in their live broadcast room, right?

Oh my!

Parents and elders also became enthusiastic.

"Good good good! Teacher Song Qiao Song Qiao must be good at bringing children."

This surprised Song Tan: "Everyone is watching the live broadcast."

"That's right," Yun Dad said first: "I knew it since the child sent tea leaves that time. I watch it every time, but I can't buy it every time."

With the old man's internet speed and hand speed, it's rare to be able to buy it.

Song Tan laughed.

Editor Yun Feng's wife's mother also laughed: "Song Qiao Song Qiao is a well-behaved and sensible child, I like him too, and I watch it..."

At their age, they love such handsome, well-behaved, and sensible children.

Especially Song Qiao Song Qiao, whose mind is ignorant, but he does things in a down-to-earth manner and is very serious. Who can not love him?

His million fans are not brushed out of data.

With this cognitive basis, that person should not be difficult to get along with.

Song Tan rode home to pick up Song Qiao Song Qiao and instructed on the way:

"You get along with the children first. If you can make friends, make friends. If you can't, it doesn't matter. If you are unhappy, you can say it directly, and we won't play with them next time."

She said it thoughtfully, but Song Qiao Song Qiao was serious.

"That won't work, I asked Teacher Xin last night, he said Brother Lu Chuan is my family, and I have to entertain his friends as friends, I am the host..."

Thinking about it, he added: "... one of them."

But no matter what, as a host, you have to try your best to entertain your friends.

"If they are unreasonable, I will tolerate what I can tolerate. I will point out what I can't tolerate. If they still don't listen, I won't play with them in the future."

He said it very seriously:

"Teacher Xin said that people grow up and make friends, just like bears breaking corn. Every stage you go through, you may have to lose some friends and gain some friends."

"So making friends, success and failure are not that important, but I have to do my best first."

"Wow!"

Song Tan was really amazed.

"Teacher Xin is so good, I have to calculate, when to send him a big gift..."

Otherwise, it's simply sorry for the conscience!

On the other hand, she couldn't help but be moved: otherwise, it's still classmate friendship!

Thanks to her old classmate Qian Qian, otherwise how to pick up such a life mentor like a pearl in the sea!

Look at their Song Qiao Song Qiao, how well he is taught!

Song Qiao Song Qiao also seriously: "I told Chen Chi that I want to give Teacher Xin a gift on Teacher's Day, and Teacher Tang, Teacher Song..."

It's just that they haven't thought about what to give, and now they only told Song Tan.

Song Tan nodded: "Should be!"

She also has to calculate with Lu Chuan.

After all, this kind of friendship is clearly treated as family, and taking money and bonuses is purely bad friendship, so I have to think about what is appropriate.

However, although Song Tan is afraid that Song Qiao Song Qiao will be wronged, and Song Qiao Song Qiao is also prepared to be a broad-minded host...

But children, who doesn't like to play with big children?

They only dislike those younger than themselves. Facing those older than themselves, they would rather be little tails.

Although Song Qiao Song Qiao is tall and obviously different in age from them, he plays like a peer!

Everyone was obediently gathered on the tricycle. Seeing Song Qiao Song Qiao pile them into the tricycle bucket and sit on the outside to prevent them from falling, the parents were more at ease.

Looking at the children who usually scream and shout, under Song Qiao Song Qiao's command, they all obediently grabbed the railing, which made the parents marvel:

"Really, why can't they be so obedient at home..."

And Song Tan held the handle, and greeted at this moment:

"Sit tight! We are going to drive up the mountain, this time we must arrive one step ahead of your parents!"

"Okay!!!"

The children shouted loudly in the car bucket, the car buzzed forward, and the happy laughter was brought out in the morning breeze of the countryside.

Everyone looked at their distant backs and listened to the shouting in the wind, and couldn't help but laugh at this moment.

?? Look at what this is? What is this! It's 6,000 words after more than a year!!! It's amazing, right!