When I woke up, the sunset was already hanging on the West Mountain Pass.

The sunset is dazzling.

Xu Yin voice-activated opened the curtains, put on a pair of pajamas and sat on the rocking chair on the west terrace, enjoying the sunset and evening view, before walking out of the room.

I made up for a sleep and knocked a handful of health pills, and my spirit was much better.

Holding a thermos cup filled with wolfberry and jujube tea, she strolled around while drinking, visiting the old house carefully renovated by Grandpa Xu.

It is a typical triple courtyard house with three main houses facing south and two wings on each side.

The layout of the yard is similar to that of many local homes, but there is a hole in the house.

Grandpa Xu asked the designer to open up the three main houses and change them into suites with an area of more than 100 square meters, compared with the old mansion of the Xu family in the capital, the area is small and wants to be sparrow's belly, but it is fully functional: a bedroom with a bathroom, a living room with a study, and a tea room for entertaining guests.

The bathroom with a large jacuzzi bathtub is located on the easternmost side, and the entire wall is coated glass, so you can enjoy the terraced tea garden scenery outside without being seen by outsiders.

The kitchen is located in the east wing, near the courtyard gate, and is equipped with a traditional wood stove, as well as an electric stove, oven, steamer, dishwasher and other equipment.

The kitchen is far away from the main house with a big benefit – less smoke and quiet.

The kitchen is the dining room, and the two are connected.

The walls of the restaurant are all heat-insulated and explosion-proof double-glazed, which is very bright. Sit in the restaurant to eat, in winter put away the roller blinds to bask in the sun, in the summer after noon here is shaded, eat and enjoy the scenery at the same time.

There is a sheltered corridor in front of the east and west wings, which connects to the main house.

In other words, if you live here, even if it rains, you won't get caught in the rain if you go to any room without an umbrella.

The West Wing is all guest rooms.

At that time, the old man considered that after he came here to retire, his two sons might drag their families to visit him on holidays, so he opened up the two deep wings and changed them into four standard suites with bathrooms, which have the taste of hotels and homestays.

All rooms are equipped with underfloor heating, fresh air systems and air-conditioning outlets, and curtains and lights are voice-activated.

There is also an escort intelligent robot that was being developed by Xu's Group more than ten years ago in the main house, but since he knew that she wanted to live here, Xu Chengyi took the chip to the technical team to repair and upgrade.

Xu Yin saw that Xiao Tao and Aunt Song were busy in the kitchen, so she didn't bother them, and walked slowly to the back of the main house.

The backyard is a lush lawn, recently cut, soft and elastic to step on.

A row of transplanted ginkgo trees along the wall.

After more than 10 years of growth, the ginkgo tree grows tall and large, and by autumn it is sure to be golden.

There is also a row of houses next to the gate in the backyard, which is used to pile up some sundries, tools, firewood and smokeless charcoal needed for the kitchen stove.

I don't know what the scenery is when the courtyard gate is opened.

But Xu Yin didn't walk over.

She is going to retire here, and she will have time to explore in the future.

"Miss Xu!"

Xiao Tao called her in front:

"Are you awake? Hungry, right? It's time to eat! ”

The first meal in Taoli Village has the meaning of catching the wind and washing the dust, and Aunt Song can be said to show her best cooking skills, wanting Xu Yin to eat and drink well.

"This fish is a local stream fish, Xiao Tao said you can't eat the fried and roasted flavor, so I made a clear stew, put a few morels and bamboo sunflowers, and only put a little salt in the seasoning."

Xu Yin took a sip and gave a thumbs up to Aunt Song: "Fresh!" ”

Aunt Song smiled: "You try this again, this is our hometown practice, I have improved it a little, Qingquan beef stew, the most tender beef shoulder blade meat selected by beef, fragrant and tender but not stuffed teeth, the taste is also very refreshing." ”

The vegetables are fresh boiled asparagus, and there is also a three-threaded whitebait soup.

The rice is hand-milled and high-calcium rice with the most complete nutrient preservation.

Xu Yin ate a slice of spring beef, took a sip of soup, and praised Aunt Song again: "Aunt Song, your craftsmanship is really good." Why don't you want to open a restaurant and be your own boss? ”

"Whew! Being your own boss means you have a lot to worry about. I'm a person who likes to study and eat, and I don't like to use my brain in other aspects. ”

Xiao Tao echoed: "That's right, when you become a boss, you have to think about it, if the business is not good, you have to think about how to reduce costs and expand profits, and the dishes you cook are not as good as being a cook." ”

"That's not the reason!" Aunt Song smiled heartily, "How can I feel comfortable now, the ingredients used are prepared by the employer, so I don't have to worry about it." I just need to do my part to cook the food, and I don't have so much burden on my heart. ”

Xiao Tao also deeply agreed: "I have classmates who have started their own businesses after graduation, but how can it be so easy to start a business, I see them selling milk tea fruit tea desserts, every day in the middle of the night three more is still in the circle of friends advertising, five or six o'clock in the morning and start a new day of product promotion, weekends and holidays are even busier, as if they are tied to the store every day." Business is good, but business is not good, they are tired. Of course, everyone's pursuit is different, maybe I am more suitable for the 9 to 5 office worker life, go to work, get off work, don't worry about how profitable, the salary can support myself, the company pays social security and medical insurance, I can relax and sleep on weekends, and occasionally go out to travel for a few days on holidays, I am very satisfied. ”

Xu Yin listened to them chat while eating.

This body has an appetite like a sparrow, and it is so small that it is home.

I drank a small bowl of soup, ate two slices of beef, ate two creek fish, a few slices of mushrooms, ate all the asparagus, and ate two bites of rice, and I felt that I was stretched.

Aunt Song and Xiao Tao ate something else: one meat, one vegetable and one soup, which is the food standard written into the contract. The meat dish is also made of local stream fish, fried and braised in oil; The vegetarian dish is stir-fried lettuce; The soup is tomato and egg soup.

Xu Yin's unfinished dishes were packed in a crisper box by Aunt Song and put in the refrigerator, and they would heat it up at noon tomorrow and add a fresh vegetable.

However, she didn't expect Xu Yin's appetite to be so small, and she didn't even finish the normal one-person portion, it seems that she will have to reduce the amount of ingredients in the future, otherwise she will be told by her employer.

She has been in this industry for more than ten years, and the reason why she can be praised by every employer with five stars is that she is never greedy for employers' things.

The ingredients that her employer eats herself, no matter how greedy she is, she will not steal them. Only when the employer said that she wanted to throw it away, she kept it for herself, and felt that it was a waste if she didn't eat it.

This is also the most important point that Xiao Tao chose her.

Xiao Tao knew the family background of the Xu family, if she hired a greedy person, not only would she be in trouble in the future, but she would also be implicated if she didn't do it, after all, she was recruited by the interview.

However, whether it was Aunt Song or Xiao Tao, I didn't expect that Aunt Song was not the cook Xu Chengyi found for his sister.

The nutritionist he really wanted to hire was not in place yet, and when the time arrived, Aunt Song's existence, that is, to help the nutritionist and cook for others.

Otherwise, he would have handed over the interview for such an important role to Xiao Tao to complete?