It was hot in summer and too much fire on the kang made it very hot, so Xu Shiquan set up a pot in the yard.
There are two more pots in the kitchen, so I won't care about them now and use them all.
The chicken is stewed in the pot outside, the fish is stewed in one pot in the kitchen, and the vegetables are stir-fried in the other pot.
With Su Anying and the others buying these meats and cooked food, cooking would be much easier.
Cut all kinds of cooked food as you should, tear as you should, and put them on the plate directly after they are done.
Then go to the vegetable garden to pull out some vegetables, wash them and stir-fry a few, and the meal will be ready for the evening.
The only laborious part is the chicken, which needs to be simmered for a while until the chicken is mushy, and then the vermicelli can be added into it.
Don't even think about mushrooms. All the mushrooms from last autumn will be eaten in the winter.
Besides, even if you haven't finished eating, it won't matter. By this time, it would have been eaten by bugs.
It was almost seven o'clock after this busy meal.
Xu Shiquan led the people and borrowed all the tables, chairs and other things from the Shijiagou houses.
Tables were set up in the east and west rooms and outside, and all kinds of delicious food were served.
In the east room, several older people, including village cadres, Qu Jiacheng, Gao Mingyuan and others, accompanied Xu Chenghou and his son.
In the outer room, several neighbors from Shijiagou were sitting, as well as Qu Jiacheng and Gao Mingyuan's drivers.
Several of the neighbors were old acquaintances. When they learned that Xu Chenghou was coming back with his family, they came all the way and would definitely let them have dinner.
Not to mention the driver, he must be treated well.
At two tables in the west room, Hu Chunhua and Jiang Chunzhu's wife were accompanied by Zhou Guilan's mother-in-law, and the children of the Xu family.
The dinner was very sumptuous. In addition to stewed chicken and fish, there were also several kinds of cooked and canned food.
Add in some fried vegetables and cold vegetables, and it's no worse than eating in a restaurant.
In the east room, the Xu brothers were sitting at the same table as Qu Jiacheng and others.
When we get to the wine table, we don't care about those things anymore. We let go of calling each other brother and brother, and when the drink is warm, we can put our arms around our necks and drink wine.
"Brother Xu, do you think this is your hometown? Do we count as your fellow villagers?
The life of this fellow countryman is poor, can you help me think of some ideas?"
After drinking a certain amount of wine, people no longer have any scruples. Qu Jiacheng put his arms around Xu Shiyan's neck and chatted with Xu Shiyan.
"Brother Qu, I really can't promise you anything about this right now.
The key is, I've never been back here, and I don't know much about our place.
No matter what you develop, don’t rush it, just take your time.”
In fact, Xu Shiyan knew that Qu Jiacheng didn't drink too much, but he just said this to cover his face with wine.
If we don't have this drink as an excuse, we can't bring this up no matter how hard we meet people we just met in the afternoon.
Qu Jiacheng could lift his spirits by drinking, but Xu Shiyan couldn't rely on drinking to talk nonsense.
As a man, you must count your words. If you don't say your words, can you still be called a man?
But Xu Shiyan really didn't know much about his hometown. He only heard about it from his parents before.
I really couldn't find any useful information from those stories, so Xu Shiyan didn't dare to agree casually.
"Then when you come back this time, you can stay in your hometown for a longer time and walk around more. Then you will become familiar with it, right?"
Qu Jiacheng understood what Xu Shiyan meant, but he still didn't give up.
He is a native of Kuandian, how can he not be concerned about the development of his hometown?
You finally have an opportunity, how can you miss it?
"Brother, please let me think about this matter. I really can't give you an answer now.
When I came back this time, you saw that this is a big family, and all the brothers have jobs, so no one can take a long leave."
Xu Shiyan was in a bit of a dilemma. It wasn't that he didn't want to help his hometown get rich, but the key was that he didn't know how to help.
The tourism resources here are pretty good. There is Qingshan Lake in Qingshan Valley which is said to be good.
When I came back in 2016 in my previous life, every household in Qingshangou Township was a farmhouse.
They came and went in a hurry that time and had no chance to visit Qingshan Lake. They didn't even know what Qingshan Lake looked like.
Moreover, it is too early to talk about tourism development now. Most people have not had many good days yet. How can they have money to travel?
As for the rest, Xu Shiyan really didn’t know what specialties there were here. If he didn’t understand, how could he give an idea?
"Brother, I can see that you are a real person."
Qu Jiacheng still hugged Xu Shiyan's neck and laughed when he heard this.
"If it had been anyone else, how could they have deceived us if we didn't guarantee all the benefits? I'm a real guy, and I don't play tricks. He's a good person.
Just for your sake, come on, let’s have another drink.”
Qu Jiacheng is able to reach where he is today. Is he an ordinary person?
Even if he was anxious to help the county get rid of poverty and become rich, he wouldn't be so reckless?
What I said just now must be half a deliberate test.
I just want to know what kind of person Xu Shiyan, who is said to be a capable foreign exchange earner in Ji Province, is, and is it someone else's rumor?
After this test, I dare not say anything else. This person must be down-to-earth and do practical things.
Qu Jiacheng had a better impression of Xu Shiyan and had to drag Xu Shiyan to have another drink with him.
Drinking is fine, as long as there is no mention of investment or cooperation, and just drinking, Xu Shiyan is still happy.
In fact, it's not that we can't cooperate, but we have to be careful about how we cooperate and what projects we can cooperate with.
You can never get happy with drinking at the wine table and make decisions by casually slapping the table.
"Come on, Brother Qu, Brother Gao, let me toast you two.
For no other reason than to come all the way here for you two, I must have a drink."
This time, it was Xu Shiyan who dragged him to drink. One cup on the left and one on the right. It was true that he drank a lot.
The guys didn't talk about anything serious, they just chatted all over the place.
Qu Jiacheng, Gao Mingyuan, and a few cadres from Qingshangou Township, consciously or unconsciously recommended local places to Xu Shiyan, what delicious food they had, what specialties they had, and so on.
Didn't Xu Shiyan say that he didn't understand this place? Then tell him.
Xu Shiyan didn't criticize anything, he just listened with a smile and asked a few questions from time to time, which was neither abrupt nor too cold.
Over there, Xu Shixian and others were eating and drinking and listening, and occasionally Xu Shixian could join in and say a few words.
After all, he was quite old when the Xu family moved away, so he still has some things in his memory.
No matter how you say it, the atmosphere of the banquet was quite good. Everyone was eating, drinking, chatting and laughing, and the time passed by unknowingly.
It wasn't until nearly nine o'clock that Qu Jiacheng and others said they didn't want to drink anymore. It was getting late and they had to go back to Kuandian.
In Qingshangou Township, can the county magistrate and secretary be allowed to go back this late at night? They must stay.
So he said that arrangements had been made for Qu Jiacheng and Gao Mingyuan to stay at the guest house in the village.
Qu Jiacheng and Gao Mingyuan both drank a lot. Besides, it was so late. By the time they drove back to Kuandian, it would be almost midnight?
So the two of them decided to live in a guest house in the countryside.
"Brother, you see it's hard for uncle and aunt to come back. Let's stay a few more days and then leave when we've had enough.
When you have free time, just walk around here. The scenery over Qingshan Lake is also pretty good, so you can go for a walk.
It's getting late, so let's go back first and call if we need anything later." Qu Jiacheng patted Xu Shiyan on the shoulder and said.
"Uncle, let's leave first.
When you are done here, you must go to the county town and I will arrange it, okay?" Over there, Gao Mingyuan talked to Xu Chenghou.