Song Tan Jishi

 It’s great that the family members are here!

　　Coming to the family means that you are determined. Once you are determined, you will be able to work for a long time. It is not easy to find good chefs!

 The old Song family all welcome him, we must sit down and have a meal together! But after the excitement, Master Jiang had to go back to the dormitory to settle down.

As soon as they left, Song Tan became happy: "Have you prepared the things for Master Jiang?"

 Originally, Master Jiang ate with them, but now that the family members are here, everyone’s family members have to come too. Except for Professor Song, it’s hard to eat at home... There won’t be room for a few more!

What’s more, my uncle and aunt are still eating in the cafeteria!

However, this is the troublesome thing this year. Wait until next year when the scale of the mountain is bigger and the people in the village are planting on a larger scale. By then, it will be no problem to harvest the vegetables directly from the village!

So the seventh cousin nodded: "We have packed it all, and given us all the ingredients we can have at home. When the couple eats vegetables, they can just go to the fields and pull them."

Can the radish and cabbage on the mountains be worse than the rations of the individual?

 The old Song family were all relieved.

 It’s not easy! Master Jiang has no relatives here, so he is only familiar with his seventh cousin. If he comes to be the chef, he has no selfish motives at all. What's the use...

 There is an old saying that goes, "If the cook does not steal, the grain will not be harvested." This shows how rare Master Jiang is!

Over here on the mountain, Master Jiang happily opened the door to show his wife: "Wait a minute, I'll turn on the air conditioner..."

Du Mei was a little unhappy: "This air conditioner is not comfortable without heating..."

Master Jiang quickly said: "No! But during the day, I usually warm myself by the fire at Lao Song's house, where I can eat and drink freely! You go more often, don't stay in the dormitory..."

He winked at his wife: "Dry sweet potatoes, roast sweet potatoes, chestnuts, stir-fry soybeans, etc. while you're roasting over the fire. Eat more!"

 Ouch, my mother!

Du Mei didn’t even dare to think: “If you eat this every day, how many farts will you have to fart!”

 Master Jiang:…

 That’s what you want to say! He said coquettishly: "Then you grind your teeth with dry sweet potatoes. They all like to eat them like this... Don't be afraid of not being familiar with them. The Old Song family is not blindly polite. You will know when you get in touch with them later."

At this age, Du Mei is not afraid of social interaction. Although she is a little uncomfortable, the focus quickly shifts to this:

“Ouch, why did you buy this mattress like this? It’s too hard...”

The two of them made plans for the small house until it was time for dinner in the evening. Song Tan called, and the couple slowly went down the mountain.

On the way Du Mei asked: "Have you decided to do it here?"

“Hmm.” Master Jiang said seriously: “You may see that there is nothing here, but I think it will be easy for their village to become prosperous.”

What's more, when he recovered from a serious illness, he also thought clearly: "You think we are so old, how much money is enough? Being free from illness and pain and not burdening my daughter is the greatest help."

He looked at his wife again: "It's not easy for you all these years. If there is nothing important in Jiangcheng, it would be really good to come here every now and then and stay for two months to recuperate."

 It's funny to say that when the two got married, Du Mei was working in a supermarket and Master Jiang was still an apprentice. Their combined salary was 460 yuan.

 Both of them had no parents to rely on, and their health was a little bad in their early years. It took several years after marriage to have children. Even though my daughter is only twenty now, they are already 50 years old.

Master Jiang is in the hospital. He sees many sick people who need care, which makes the children exhausted physically and mentally... Although it is natural for children to serve the elderly, who parent doesn't feel bad for them! Later, I made more and more money, but I was really tired! If you have money, buy a house as soon as possible and pay off the loan. After paying off one house, you can move on to the next one. Finally, you feel relaxed. When your anger is released, Master Jiang collapses immediately...

 After so many years, if we talk about pure enjoyment, the couple really haven’t enjoyed it at all!

When Master Jiang mentioned this matter now, Du Mei felt strange in her heart. Sighing now:

 “Okay, let’s do it first.”

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 To be honest, my old arms and legs felt uncomfortable when I was suddenly free. If it weren't for this, we would have to wait until New Year's Day to come with my daughter during her holiday.

 Speaking of my daughter’s vacation: “Oh! I haven’t even looked at my daughter’s house yet!”

Master Jiang quickly pointed to the front: "Look, that's the old Song family's factory. The big room outside is the canteen. I work there... I'll take you to see it this afternoon!"

"Oh!" Du Mei reacted: "Who is that? Where does Xiaofeng live?"

"Dorm! Staff dormitory!" Master Jiang emphasized: "Look at you, I asked you to come over a long time ago and you refused to do it, and now you say this..."

Du Mei glanced at him: "What did I say? What did I say?"

　　Okay! This is Laolai and his wife. The two of them walked to the courtyard of Lao Song's house. Du Mei was immediately envious:

“Whenever you can build a villa like this in the countryside, I will definitely be happy to live in it!”

Master Jiang was happy: "Then I must have a homestead! Her house has not been tidied up outside the yard. If you come back to see it in the spring and summer, it will definitely be a flower wall!"

“Oh, are there a shortage of flowers in the countryside?” Du Mei disagreed very much: “Look at the black soil, how fat it is! Plant some onions, garlic sprouts, coriander and the like, and just pull them when cooking, how convenient!”

Master Jiang said yes! Ulan thought the same thing. Yesterday, she pulled out all those things and put them on the soil again with cow dung. She was so distressed!

That’s right, don’t mention it. Whether it’s scrambled eggs or fried scallions, the green onions at your doorstep are very fragrant!

Wulan, the old Song family, was also talking about this, and many people agreed: "Look! I just said don't plant flowers at this door. If you want to plant flowers, just plant them on the roadside! There is a big yard and asphalt at the door. The area where the road connects is planted with red dahlias, how lively they are!"

Then he said: "The green onions planted at the door are growing so well! And the garlic sprouts are so suitable for putting in the pork rib soup! If you ask me, I shouldn't pull them out, they are so delicious!"

 Song Tan:…

“Mom, look at the flower bed at the door, it’s for growing flowers! And we have quite a lot of vegetable plots, and there’s no shortage of onions, garlic, and so on!”

“And think about it, our house with white walls and gray tiles looks so beautiful and elegant! But there are no flowers or plants at the door, not even a tree... This, this, it doesn’t follow Feng Shui!”

 The word "Feng Shui" obviously struck a chord with the old farmer's family, whose values ​​were not firm, and everyone fell silent at this moment.

 Even Wulan is still a little unwilling to do so - this is the truth, but aren’t all rural people like this? When I saw a piece of land, I wanted to plant something edible...

She murmured: "Then it's not impossible to call it a vegetable garden. The vegetables are still green and blooming..."

 (End of this chapter)