Secretary Dong Jie asked them about their tastes and preferences respectfully and politely.
Xie Xia said casually: "Just keep it simple, we have to go back to school."
"Why don't you go to the staff canteen to eat? Today at noon, we have braised pork with pickled vegetables, fried hairtail fish and cumin beef."
Xie Xia looked at Yun Mo, who nodded, "Okay."
Perhaps because she didn't want the two of them to be disturbed, Dong Jie took them to a separate reception room and brought two staff meals and two cups of tea tree mushroom and pork ribs soup as quickly as possible.
I originally thought that the food in the cafeteria would be average in taste, but I didn't expect it to be as delicious as the restaurant chefs.
Yun Mo was surprised while eating, "Sister Xia, are the food in your staff canteen so good?"
Xie Xia glanced at her with a smile and said, "In a dream, this is a treatment that can only be enjoyed by middle-level managers above the supervisor level. These dishes are not cooked in the canteen, but ordered from the restaurant."
Yun Mo suddenly said, "No wonder, I thought the food in your staff canteen was so delicious."
"If you like, we can come over for lunch in the future."
"That's not necessary. You have to take a taxi here, and the round trip fare is more expensive than this meal."
"I can ask the driver to pick you up from school at noon."
Yun Mo counted on her fingers, "The driver's salary, gasoline, and vehicle wear and tear are no cheaper than taking a taxi."
Xie Xia raised her head and glanced at her, "Are you short of money recently?"
"It's okay, but there is indeed a lot of money to spend. My mother wants to set up a bamboo weaving factory, and I also want to renovate the house in my hometown. Anyway, I have to be careful with my budget."
Xie Xia nodded, "If you have difficulty with funds, you can advance part of the money with my parents."
Yun Mo smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will speak up if necessary."
Xie Xia said nothing more and continued to eat, "When are you planning to return to Anshi during the winter vacation?"
"Let's finish the exam and make some arrangements at home. I should go back soon. I'm worried that my mother and the others won't be able to handle the matter at the bamboo weaving factory."
"Say before you leave and I will ask the driver to take you off."
Yun Mo was a little flattered, "Isn't it necessary?"
Meeting Xie Xia's insistent eyes, Yun Mo quickly changed her words, "Okay, thank you, Sister Xia."
"You're welcome, are there any specialties in Anshi?"
Although Yun Mo has not lived in Anshi for a long time, she has kept in touch with the Huang family in the past six months. Under the influence of what she has heard and seen, she has really developed a strong feeling for Anshi like her hometown.
"The more distinctive ones over there include Lu'an Guapian, Gongxi, and the divine grass Dendrobium. By the way, the wine there is also good. It is brewed using traditional ancient methods. It tastes sweet and has great staying power."
"anything else?"
"The other thing is bamboo weaving. Every household in my grandpa's house can weave bamboo. The tables, chairs, benches, beds, furniture and wardrobes we use at home are all made by ourselves."
Xie Xia suddenly glanced at her and said, "There is one more thing you forgot to mention."
A question mark appeared on Yun Mo's forehead, "What?"
"White Goose."
Seeing Yun Mo in a daze, Xie Xia showed a rare smile, "I went through some information and found out that the two geese you gave me are an excellent breed called Wanxi White Goose. This kind of geese is environmentally friendly.
It is extremely adaptable, resistant to cold and heat, has a fast growth rate, tender and delicious meat, high down yield, and excellent down quality, making it very suitable for making down products.”
Yun Mo was a little unsure, "Sister Xia, are you interested in their meat or their goose down?"
Xie Xia raised her eyebrows, "Why do you have to choose?"
"..."
One word, so cruel.
"Sister Xia, in fact, goose meat is not delicious. The meat is relatively woody and not as smooth as chicken or duck meat. Moreover, goose meat is fat and can easily cause allergies and gout..."
Just when Yun Mo was racking her brains to dispel Xie Xia's idea of eating goose meat, she found that the smile on Xie Xia's face was getting deeper and deeper.
Yun Mo suddenly understood, "Sister Xia, are you kidding me?"
"Those two geese belong to my brother a long time ago. If I dare to take advantage of them, my brother can lift the roof off."
Seeing that Yun Mo was relieved, Xie Xia couldn't help but joke, "A goose has a long life span of several decades and lays eggs every year. Can you raise them all?"
"So I plan to take Dabai for sterilization next year."
"...What should I do with the eggs laid by Erbai?"
"Steam or pan-fry it."
"You can also bake cakes."
"I haven't baked a cake with goose eggs, so I don't know if it tastes good."
"You can try it."
"Let's wait until the eggs are laid in Erbai next year."
"Um."
Erbai: I have a saying that I don’t know whether to say it or not.
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After dinner, Song Tingfeng took the initiative to help Liu Zhi collect the dishes and chopsticks.
"Sister-in-law, why didn't you see the bacon being dried at home?"
Liu Zhi replied while washing the dishes, "I was afraid that the mice would miss me, so I put them away."
Song Tingfeng smiled and said, "It's such a cold day, how can there be any mice?"
"Who knows, some mice are thick-skinned and not afraid of the cold."
No matter how stupid Song Tingfeng was, she could still tell that the other party was making fun of her, but she couldn't come up with a rebuttal. Otherwise, wouldn't she be admitting that she was the "mouse" who was thinking about bacon?
"Sister-in-law, my eldest brother and Zhiqiu Heqiu are starting a factory. In the future, you will be the boss's wife who enjoys a happy life. No wonder you have a hard back when you talk."
Liu Zhi glanced at the other party and said, "If you think it's good to be the boss, you can also use the money to invest in a partnership."
"How can I have money? Jianye hasn't paid wages for several months, and my family is so poor that it's almost hard to open the pot. Sister-in-law, tell me the truth. When you run this factory, does Zhiqiu's daughter also get paid?
How much did you take?"
"I'm a woman, I don't know two Chinese characters, and I don't know anything about business."
Of course Song Tingfeng wouldn't believe it, "Hey, my sister-in-law is treating me as an outsider and is on guard. Okay, if you don't tell me, I'll ask my eldest brother and eldest aunt."
"up to you."
Seeing Liu Zhi's cold attitude, Song Tingfeng stopped asking for trouble and turned around and went out.
After eating and finding nothing, there was no point in staying any longer. Song Tingfeng was ready to pack up and go back to town.
"What are you going to do?"
As soon as Song Tingfeng stepped onto the stone stairs to the second floor, she was stopped by Huang Kailin, who was doing bamboo weaving in the yard.
"Dad, I'm going to Zhiqiu's room to find a pair of shoes. The leather shoes I'm wearing are not good for walking."
"Zhiqiu doesn't have any extra shoes to lend you. Just wait a moment and I'll find a pair for you."
Huang Kailin got up and went back to his room. He quickly picked up a pair of small-sized straw sandals and threw them at Song Tingfeng's feet.
"You can wear this when you go back, you don't have to return it."
Looking at the straw sandals on the ground, Song Tingfeng's eyes almost popped out, "Dad, how can I wear these?"
"Why can't you wear it? Your mother, Zhiqiu and your sister-in-law can all wear it, but you can't?"
Song Tingfeng felt aggrieved, "No one wears straw sandals in the winter, I won't!"
"Whether you like to wear it or not, you will fall down if you don't wear it."
"I don't care, I'm going to Zhiqiu's room to find a pair of cloth shoes to wear."
As he was about to continue walking upstairs, Huang Kailin shouted, "Stop!"