jdhmnovel Chapter 141 Eating 1
Chapter 141 Eating 1
Xia Shiyu accepted the invitation to dinner, but after looking at the group and estimating their appetites, she said, "This meal won't be cheap for you; it'll cost at least 350 yuan."
Actually, this meal wasn't expensive. The main issue was the price of the chicken and duck. After all, there are seven people in total, so we couldn't just cook one chicken. We also had to serve other meat dishes, and home-cooked meals aren't cheap either.
Yuan Shi estimated it and felt it was a good deal; it would only cost fifty yuan per person, which was quite cheap for them to have a meal together.
So they readily nodded, "Sure, sure, you can decide for yourselves. We don't have any dietary restrictions."
"Okay," Xia Shiyu nodded, and quickly called her grandparents to take the two of them to cook.
She won't accept the 350 yuan; she'll just give it to the two elderly people as extra income for them.
She even thought that she would miss the opportunity to run a farm stay in the future, since her family members were all quite skilled cooks, and the food she prepared would definitely be fantastic.
My grandparents were surprised when they heard that this group of people wanted to eat here and pay 350 yuan.
"Isn't this too expensive? They just need to pay for the vegetables."
In rural areas, people generally don't expect payment when they invite others to dinner. If a guest is somewhat sensible, they might offer some milk or something as a small token of appreciation. They usually don't accept money in return.
Xia Shiyu waved her hand, "It's alright, Grandma. They're just guests from afar, nothing much. Besides, you think these dishes cost more than 350? I think they're well worth it."
Grandma recalled that a chicken at home cost nearly 200 yuan, and with other dishes and their labor costs, it was indeed quite a lot. Xia Shiyu actually gave them a discount.
"Okay, they probably don't eat anything. I just took out the cured meat from home. Anyway, it's almost Chinese New Year and we'll be fishing for pigs again."
Xia Shiyu shook her head, "There's nothing I won't eat, Grandma, just do what you think is best. Any home-cooked dishes will do."
"Alright, alright, you guys keep playing, I'm going to cook."
Xia Shiyu nodded and left. When she went outside, she found that after the initial excitement, the group of people started looking around for something, studying it everywhere, and some even went to look at her chickens and ducks.
Or they might be observing the camera, hoping to spot the red fox.
Xia Shiyu shook her head and ignored the group of people. She went out for a stroll and told her parents that there were a lot of people at home and that her grandparents were cooking.
"Okay, then I'll go back and help with the cooking. I just bought two blocks of tofu these past few days."
"Alright, you can go ahead and get busy." Xia Shiyu nodded and then stopped managing things.
She wandered around aimlessly, even thinking that the fairy tale world was more fun, but it wasn't convenient to go in and out freely now that she was outside.
She could only wander around aimlessly, and ended up in the vineyard. Looking at the grapes that had already begun to bear fruit, she felt particularly comfortable. Delicious, sleep-inducing grapes, oh, she could eat them soon.
As Xia Shiyu walked, she received several more calls from relatives, mainly her cousin Xia Wen and her friends.
"Shi Yu, what are you doing?"
"I was just taking a casual walk. Wen-jie, weren't you quite busy after you went home last time? How come you have time to call today?"
Xia Wen chuckled twice, "I was busy with work during that period, but things have gotten better now that my work is more stable."
"Oh, I see." Xia Shiyu nodded.
Xia Wen then asked, "Xiao Yu, will your grapes and potatoes be ripe in a while?"
Xia Shiyu: "The grapes will be ready soon, but the potatoes will take more than a month."
"Oh, that's pretty fast. I came here to ask if you're planning to get into online shopping later?"
Xia Shiyu: "Online sales? I did consider it before, but it was almost Chinese New Year then, and the shipping costs were very high."
"Oh, it's nothing. I came to tell you that a friend of mine recently opened a courier service in our city. If you sell online, he can definitely give you a discount. I just thought that your fruit could be delivered to more distant places quickly, especially your grapes. I knew they were special when I saw you growing them."
Xia Wen had gone up the mountain several times when she stayed at Xia Shiyu's house before, and she also checked the condition of the grapevines.
She immediately noticed that Xia Shiyu paid much more attention to grapes than to other plants; his careful handling indicated that they were no ordinary grapes.
That's why she had this idea.
"Besides, the flow of people during the Spring Festival is also quite large. You can consider it. There's no need to rush to reply to me."
Xia Shiyu thought about it and realized that these grapes were indeed not ordinary fruits and vegetables, so she agreed, "Okay, I'll think about it more later."
"Okay, you go ahead and get busy. I'm hanging up now. I'll come find you again during the Chinese New Year holiday."
"Okay, go ahead, sis."
After hanging up the phone, Xia Shiyu wandered around for a bit and, seeing that it was almost time, decided to go home.
As soon as he got home, he heard that Yuan Shi and the others had found a place to stay in the village.
"We found the house at the home of a fellow villager who had just built a new house. The uncle's name is Huang Kun. He had quite a few spare rooms, so there were enough for two or three of us to sleep in one room."
Yu Juan nodded, "Oh, I know Huang Kun. It was indeed built in the last two years. He has a lot of family members, and his children have many rooms, so he built a big house in his hometown. It's not even the New Year yet, so there are a lot of empty rooms in the house."
"Yes, yes, that's exactly the point."
Yuan Shi nodded. Now that their food and lodging were taken care of, they could treat this trip as a field trip, and have some fun along the way without delaying anything.
A group of people even asked Xia Shiyu for two decks of cards to play cards together.
Xia Shiyu found two decks of cards for them, then went inside to check on the cooking.
"How's the cooking going, Grandpa and Grandma? Is there anything I can help with?"
Grandma waved her hand, "No need, no need. Actually, there aren't that many dishes. I think since there are so many people, I'll just put in more dishes."
"Okay then, I'll just help serve the dishes."
"Ok, Ok."
After a while, Grandma cooked the last dish, lifted the lid, and a rich aroma wafted out.
The aroma was irresistible. Grandma didn't bother with any fancy plating; she simply grabbed two large bowls and started filling them with the food.
Soon, the two large bowls were filled with food, and she said to Xia Shiyu, "Xiaoyu, go and call them in to eat."
"Okay!" Xia Shiyu nodded and ran out after him.