Chapter 68: The Olive Branch
When Xu Fan went home in the evening, there was one more guest in the house, and it was none other than Huang Yuming, the village director.
His father, Xu Yishan, was chatting with him, and most of the content was some old things, telling some interesting stories about what he went to the back mountains to hunt when he was young.
Listening to this, Huang Yuming seemed to be very interested, and let out hearty laughter from time to time.
Mother Zhang Cuifang was in the back kitchen, Xu Fan came in to greet the director, chatted a few words, and went in to take a bath and change clothes.
When I arrived at the back room, I saw that the dishes on the table were very hard and rich, and there were several kinds of fruits, fish, meat, mountain mushrooms, and seafood, and the table was full.
Looking at his favorite dishes above, Xu Fan's saliva was about to flow out, so he hurriedly wiped the corners of his mouth and went into the bathroom to take a bath.
When he came out, there were a few more guests in the house, Uncle Tang, Second Uncle Tang, Second Uncle, Little Uncle, and Uncle Qishang, the old director.
These people didn't mean to wait for Xu Fan, this meeting had already started eating and drinking, and a few old guys were talking together, and they were naturally young and interesting.
Xu Fan said hello to them, picked up his wine glass and joined the meal.
Drinking and chatting, the dishes on the table also changed, and Xu Fan took a few glances and found some patterns.
The most popular dish on this table is not the geographical fruits, nor the fish in the river, nor the river fresh food and meat, but the vegetables grown by Xu Fan himself.
What loofah scrambled eggs, stewed chicken with mountain mushrooms, fried Chinese cabbage, fried beans and the like, almost empty.
Xu Fan pondered about this phenomenon for a while, and realized that this fruit is not very popular, it is easy to understand, which family will sit in this house is not eaten every day, no matter how delicious this thing is, it feels the same thing.
Those fish, seafood and the like, these people may have eaten less in the past, but now the conditions of the family are better, not to mention the meal, basically there is no problem to eat one meal a day.
In this way, it is not unusual, not to mention that the taste of these is much worse than that of fruits.
And the reason why these vegetables in the field are popular is also very understandable, Xu Fan's dishes are basically filled with agar syrup, which tastes the same as what they usually eat, but it is one heaven and one underground, and it is definitely popular.
The only thing that made Xu Fan strange was why that mountain mushroom stewed chicken was so popular, and his family didn't have this thing in the ground.
Xu Fan hadn't figured it out yet, but his uncle called out very unceremoniously: "Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, this stewed chicken with mountain mushrooms, as well as this cucumber, loofah, cabbage, if you have it, stir-fry some more." ”
"This dish is still there, the mountain mushrooms are gone, you want to eat Ming'er and go to the mountains to pick them yourself," Zhang Cuifang smiled and pointed to the back mountain road.
"That's okay, if you have vegetables, stir-fry them," Xu Yifei nodded politely, and then turned his head to Xu Fan and said: "Fanzi, go up the mountain tomorrow, and bring me some back by the way, I have finished picking all the bayberry, and I haven't gone up the mountain in the past few days." ”
"Uncle, I didn't pick this mountain mushroom, ask my father," Xu Fan shook his head and said, but he knew that these mountain mushrooms were there, mainly concentrated on the top of the mountain, and sometimes when he went up the mountain to see the growth of the medicinal herbs, he saw it, but he didn't want to eat it, so he never picked it back.
As for why the mountain mushrooms taste so good, he has some understanding, and now the bayberry trees on the mountain, every household is watered with agar syrup, which has changed for a long time, and it is reasonable that the mountain mushrooms that grow taste good.
"The top of the mountain is everywhere, just look for it, you have to eat it yourself," Xu Yishan took a sip of his wine glass.
"Brother, won't you go up the mountain tomorrow?" Xu Yifei was a little reluctant to go up the mountain, so he opened his mouth and asked.
"My family is the same as yours, the bayberry is picked, and it will take a while to go up the mountain," Xu Yishan glanced at him.
"Okay, I'll go by myself, I'll go by myself," Xu Yifei said reluctantly, scratching his head.
You have to be lazy, looking at the appearance of the uncle, Xu Fan scolded in his heart, the only thing he didn't understand was why there were mountain mushrooms on the top of the mountain, but there was no one on the mountainside.
Xu Fan used his brain a little bit about this question, and if he didn't understand it, he threw it aside and ignored him.
At the dinner table, as soon as Xu Yifei said this, everyone's topic went around these dishes.
Xu Fan's dishes taste good, and everyone knows the reason, but the dishes in their geography are not yet cooked, so they can only try them here at Xu Fan.
As soon as this topic was discussed, it slowly became far away, and in the end, I didn't know where it went.
Not long after, Zhang Cuifang brought the cooked dishes, and these people were like wolves and tigers, picking up chopsticks and hugging them, and in a blink of an eye, the kung fu plate bottomed out.
"I'll go, what about the dishes, sister-in-law, sister-in-law, add vegetables," Xu Yifei, who was slower, didn't eat a few bites, and just wanted to take a few more bites of food, but when the chopsticks stretched out, he saw the bottom of the plate slippery, and after staring at it carefully, he immediately screamed loudly.
At the same time, Huang Yuming didn't take a few bites because he ate more tangibly, and he was hesitating, when he saw Xu Yishan shouting like this, he put away his chopsticks and sat down and waited for the dishes behind.
There are still vegetables at home, and after Zhang Cuifang responded, she went to the kitchen to work again.
After serving it again, Xu Yifei had the previous lesson, picked up the rice bowl, kept putting chopsticks in it, and in a blink of an eye, he filled a bowl of dishes.
Huang Yuming was not polite, and after serving the food, he also put it in the bowl several times before eating.
Zhang Cuifang fried the vegetables several times in a row before she fed the group of people, and when she looked at the table, she was immediately happy: "Hey! ”
Except for some fruits that were eaten on the table, fish and meat were basically not touched.
"Sister-in-law, hiccup! The main thing is that the vegetables in the field are delicious, these fish and meat are too ordinary, and of course, your cooking skills are better than before, you can't control your mouth when you eat it, you see my belly is bulging like this," Xu Yifei leaned back in the chair and patted his belly that was about to swell into a spherical shape
"What Yifei said is, auntie, your cooking skills are really good, today's meal is the most refreshing meal I have eaten since I grew so big," Huang Yuming, who was also overwhelmed, touched his stomach and praised.
As soon as Huang Yuming opened his mouth like this, the rest of the people naturally praised him.
"Director, don't say that, I'm just doing it casually at home, mainly because the dishes in the field are good," Zhang Cuifang hurriedly waved her hand and said politely, but so many people said that she was a good cook, and her heart was still beautiful.
"Auntie, don't be modest, the eyes of this crowd are bright," Huang Yuming waved his hand with a smile, and then pointed at the crowd.
After a pause, the thing pretended to sigh and said, "It's a pity, after today, it is estimated that it will be a hard time in the future, and my appetite will be tortured." ”
As soon as he said this, these people each looked at him, and they were a little confused, mainly because they couldn't keep up with their reactions when they drank.
The old director Xu Qishang turned around Huang Yuming and Xu Fan's family of three meaningfully, and then sat aside with a smile and a word.
"Director, what's going on, okay, how can your appetite be tortured" Zhang Cuifang didn't think about it and looked at him with curiosity and concern.
I'll go, this product won't want to rely on my house, Xu Fan thought of a certain possibility in his heart.
"Auntie, the food you cook is too delicious, and if you eat other people's food in the future, where will you have the appetite to eat, this is not torture," Huang Yuming said with a smile.
"Hey, this matter is not simple, in the future, if you want to eat the food I cooked, you can come at any time, isn't it just a matter of having an extra pair of chopsticks," Zhang Cuifang suddenly patted his leg and said.
"Then how can I do it, how can I come to you to eat from time to time, which will cause you trouble and increase the burden," Huang Yuming waved his hand and refused.
"What's wrong with this, isn't it just a matter of having an extra pair of chopsticks, the director has decided this matter, and you can come if you want to come in the future," Zhang Cuifang persuaded.
"That'...... That's it, auntie, if I come over in the future, you can't make so many dishes, as long as it's the same as usual, otherwise I really won't come," Huang Yuming pretended to hesitate for a while before agreeing.
"Okay, listen to you," Zhang Cuifang agreed after thinking about it.
The two of them had a conversation, and no one in the room interjected, and they all came back to it, and they were all smiling.
Xu Fan also didn't speak, and let his mother make the decision, first, to protect his mother, and second, he felt that he had a better relationship with this village director, which was better than a worse relationship.
There is a saying that it is better to have one more friend than one more enemy.
Besides, it's not just one person's meal, even if it's a meal, it's just a gesture for their family.
Moreover, it was the people who took the initiative to extend an olive branch first, although there was a suspicion of taking advantage, Xu Fan was still very happy.
Xu Yishan didn't intervene from beginning to end, his mind was similar to Xu Fan's.
Then everyone chatted for a while, and then got up and went home.
Xu Fan, after thinking about it, I still go out for a walk, this is something I am used to, if I don't do it, I always feel that there will be less things to do, and I can't sleep well.
Xu Fan went out for a while, and unfortunately ran into Huang Yuming again, so the two chatted while strolling.
Through a chat, Xu Fan knew that the director, who was usually very busy, was too full to eat and walked around to help digest.
"Xu Fan, your sunspot is now a well-known good dog in the village, do you have any plans to breed," Huang Yuming suddenly asked.
"Uh, what are you trying to do, director, can you make it clear," Xu Fan was a little stunned when asked, and he couldn't figure out what the hell the director had come up with.
"I don't want to do anything, I just want to raise a dog, if you are willing to breed, I will find a good dog to breed, and I will keep two of the puppies that I give birth, and the rest will be given to you, you see how it goes," Huang Yuyi smiled and said.
"That's right...... Okay, you can find a dog, just notify me when the time comes," Xu Fan thought about it and felt that he didn't care about this matter, so he opened his mouth to respond.
"That's okay, that's it, thank you Xu Fan," Huang Yuming patted him on the shoulder and thanked him.
"Well, the director is mutually beneficial, don't thank me," Xu Fan scratched his head and asked.
"You have to accept this thank you, and you will understand it later," Huang Yuming said with a smile, but his eyes inadvertently revealed a sense of sadness.