Tongshi Town belongs to Jianzhou City, located not far from the neighboring provinces, the landform is mainly hills and mountains, especially to the north of Tongshi Town, there are a large area of sparsely populated mountainous areas, which is also one of the main reasons for Xiang Kun to choose this place.

And from here back to the city of Thorn City, a total of more than four hours of driving, is also within the acceptable range, if there is something at home, he can also return in time to take care of it.

Because of his work, his parents are unlikely to come to see him often, and it takes nearly ten hours to go back and forth, and it is basically only possible to come over on holidays, reducing the chance of being "suddenly attacked".

Xiang Kun followed the address he had received on WeChat and used the map on his mobile phone to directly lead to a newly built commercial street in the town.

At this time, it was close to 12 noon, but the flow of people on the commercial street was very limited, except for the two fast food restaurants starting with M and K, there were few customers in the surrounding restaurants, and it was obvious that this side had not been recognized by the residents of the town, and it was not lively.

The person he asked to help find the farm site was a friend named You Meng, who he had known since elementary school. When I was at the same table with him in elementary school, the two of them spent all day studying how to play the arcade machine for one coin, the combo skills of The King of Fighters 97, how to make a homemade hook to fish, where to read the latest big story of the robot cat, and the lottery trick of the commissary at the school gate, which is a good partner for interest......

Xiang Kun walked into a restaurant called "You Long Hotel", and like most of the restaurants on this street, although it was time to eat, there was only one customer eating, which seemed quite deserted.

When a waitress saw Xiang Kun, she immediately greeted her, and asked timidly, "Sir, how many people are dining?"

"Is your boss here?" asked Xiang Kun.

After a while, You Meng, who was called out of the back kitchen by the waiter, was also a little surprised when he saw Xiang Kun: "Hello?"

Even my mother can't recognize myself now, Xiang Kun is naturally quite accustomed to the performance of old friends, and said with a smile: "Fatty, it's me, Xiang Kun." ”

You Meng's nickname was "Fatty" when he was in elementary school, but now he is not fat at all, although there is a fierce in his name, he still runs a restaurant and cooks himself, but he looks tall and thin, Sven Wen, more like a teacher than a cook.

Hearing his nickname and familiar voice, coupled with the fact that Xiang Kun had contacted him on WeChat on the road before he came, You Meng quickly recognized who the bald man with glasses in front of him was.

"I'm going, you can't do programming, are you going to move bricks? From the IT world to the engineering world...... Or is it ......a religious world? also got a bald head.,This change is too big.,The character of the fat boy tech house was ruthlessly abandoned by you.。 ”

As soon as You Meng recognized Xiang Kun, he immediately began to complain instinctively.

"Isn't this just preparing to come back as a farmer?" Xiang Kun said with a smile, and then nodded and said hello to a short-haired woman who heard the sound at the cashier not far away, he came back when You Meng got married a few years ago, and participated in the wedding, knowing that this is You Meng's wife, and there is a Long character in the name, so the restaurant they opened is called "You Long", and he also joked on WeChat before, since he is using his wife's name, then he should also use his name instead of his surname, how good it is to call "Menglong Hotel", majestic and domineering!

"You haven't eaten yet, have you? Go sit down first, and I'll get you some and eat together." ”

Xiang Kun pulled You Meng, who was about to turn around and go to the back kitchen, and said with a smile: "I'm hungry on the road, I've already eaten, you can just get some of your own food." ”

"Okay, then I'll make a few side dishes. You Meng was not polite to him.

Because there was only one guest in the restaurant, the dishes had already been served, and there was nothing to do in the kitchen, You Meng went directly to Xiang Kun to sit at a table in the corner and chat.

"Your shop, business is a bit deserted?" Xiang Kun said bluntly.

You Meng sighed, shook his head and said: "It's not just deserted, it can't be opened anymore, the business is not good, the rent is too expensive, and I will be ready to put it away next month." ”

Xiang Kun knew that after graduating from high school, You Meng did not go to college, so he helped out in the small restaurant opened by his family, and then after the commercial street was built, he came out to open a store by himself with the support of his wife.

If you want to talk about the skills of cooking, You Meng must not be bad, otherwise he would not have the confidence to invest so much and open a restaurant by himself as a chef.

When he first entered the store, he had already subconsciously collected all kinds of information, from the smell of the two dishes that the only diner was eating, the physical reaction of the diner when eating, the type and price of the dishes on the menu in the store, and the hygiene situation in the store.

"Are you really going to open a farm?" You Meng asked again: "Why don't you find a place on the edge of Thornton City? Or go to your hometown to open a farm?" ”

"I'm just tired of being in the big city, and I'm hiding quietly. Xiang Kun said.

You Meng nodded: "But the place I asked you about, today my wife heard that it didn't seem to be what I said before, it was as simple as shutting down without making money, it seems that the EIA procedures can't be completed, so it was forced to shut down." If that's the case, then you put that place down, and want to continue to open a farm, it's still more troublesome, supporting anti-pollution facilities or something, and the investment is a bottomless pit. ”

Since Xiang Kun and him proposed that the venue selection conditions include "cheap", in his opinion, there is naturally not much money to invest in it.

Xiang Kun was stunned: "Is this like this?"

You Meng sighed: "You are estimated to have to run for nothing this time, so you should go back to Tongshi to see your old friends." ”

"It's okay, let's go and see it first, maybe there's a solution. Xiang Kun said indifferently, anyway, he is not in a hurry about this matter, and if the surrounding area of Tongshi Town is not good, it is impossible to find a place again, and his requirements are not high.

You Meng nodded, got up and went to the cashier to find his wife and get the car keys before leaving.

"Wait a minute, this is the meal, what if there are still guests coming?" said Xiang Kun.

"It's okay, my nephew is watching in the kitchen, he can cook most of the dishes on the menu, if he can't, just tell the guests that there is no, anyway, this store will be closed." You Meng said indifferently.

Xiang Kun said: "Don't worry, let's go to your kitchen and have a look." ”

You Meng thought that Xiang Kun wanted to visit his shop, so he took him to the back kitchen according to his words, and said as he walked: "There are three private rooms on the second floor, damn it, I also wanted to be beautiful at the beginning, I think that now everyone's income is up, and the new commercial street here is tall, we also have to take the high-end route, the profit is relatively high, and the decoration is relatively large, alas...... My wife is unlucky, and the dowry is gone. ”

When he arrived at the kitchen, Xiang Kun saw You Meng's nephew, a young man in his early twenties, chubby, and a little shy, and under You Meng's introduction, he called "Brother Xiang".

"Let's go, there's nothing to see in the kitchen, I'll show you around the box downstairs, I spent a lot of effort on decorating, and the art cells are all consumed. You Meng said, and planned to leave the kitchen.

Xiang Kun grabbed him: "Do you have rabbit meat here?"

You Meng said: "Rabbit meat? No, what, do you want to eat rabbit meat? That thing is not popular, uh, I have a little bamboo rat meat, do you want to try it? Damn, in the past two years, there is a combination of farmer brothers on the Internet, specializing in bamboo rats, very popular, and now there are a lot more bamboo rats, but the price has actually risen, 75 a pound of damn eggs!"

The nephew behind him muttered in a low voice, "It's Brother Huanong......"

Xiang Kun said: "Bamboo rat meat is okay, come, I'll marinate it first, and come back in the evening to show you your hands." ”

You Meng was surprised: "You can also cook?" He knew that his friend's character, if he wasn't really good at it, he wouldn't have made this request in front of him, the chef who opened a restaurant.

"A little careful, you don't have any other arrangements for this piece of bamboo rat meat, right?"

"No, no, you can do it. ”

After Xiang Kun finished marinating the bamboo rat meat and letting You's nephew put it in the refrigerator, the two left the restaurant and took You Meng's minivan to Chongyun Village, which is more than 20 kilometers away from the town.

Jianzhou City is worthy of the saying that there are eight mountains, one water and one field, where you can see, there are mountains everywhere, and the roads are naturally all kinds of winding and rugged.

And in the last seven or eight kilometers, it is all unpaved roads, which is quite difficult.

Fortunately, You Meng is an old driver, and this road is often walked, so which pits should be avoided, and he knows what to do. But even so, the chassis of his small bread was often scraped, and the crunching sound made Xiang Kun's eyebrows jump, but You Meng didn't care, saying that this body has been battled and tested for a long time, and it was born for bad roads, and it was a trustworthy old man.

"When you first said you were going to come back and open a farm, I thought you were just joking, but I didn't expect it to be true. What the hell do you think, with your ability, you shouldn't be unable to stay in a big city, right?" You Meng asked curiously, driving the car.

"It's just that I'm too tired in a big city, so I want to live in the mountains and relax. Look at my head, the mental power is too much, and it is bald. Xiang Kun laughed ruthlessly at himself.

"That's not supposed to be a farm, it's not easy. You Meng shook his head and said.

"Let's not talk about me for now, let's talk about you, your restaurant, I don't think it may be a good idea. Xiang Kun changed the subject.

"What can you do, you should have seen it when you came, the entire commercial street is half-dead, or the developer didn't plan it well, it wasn't enough, it's not that one of our stores and a few people can change anything. ”

"Actually, there must be no problem with the taste of your dish, the main thing is to promote. Nowadays, the traffic is so developed, if your store is on fire, it doesn't matter if the flow of people on this street is large. ”

"Why is there no publicity, when it first opened, I also found a relationship to rent a billboard outside the high-speed exit for ten days to put advertisements, and also found friends to collect likes and eightfold activities in the circle of friends, and also posted on local forums...... Alas, it's useless, the most sold now is the order on the takeaway platform, but the profit is too low, and the rent of my store is too high, so I can't eat it. So I thought about it, and when the store received it, it would be dedicated to delivery. "You Meng is also a bitter water in his stomach.

Xiang Kun shook his head: "This year's propaganda is not like this. ”