You're urging me to get married just for the sake of a feast?

"Yes, Hongbo, your house has been vacant for several years. Now more and more people in the city come to our Ziqueling to enjoy the scenery and have fun. Your nephew is so good at cooking. You can rent your house to him and open a farmhouse here. The business will definitely be good."

"What farmhouse? He is just cooking banquets. Do you know how much it costs to cook a banquet in the countryside now?"

"Yes, his nephew is now a village banquet chef. He can also make a lot of money by cooking banquets. Last time, Brother Hongmei's family held a banquet, and the wages alone were more than 5,000 yuan."

"What the second uncle said is right. Now every household in our Tangjiaao wants to open a farmhouse, but there are not so many outsiders who come to our Ziqueling to enjoy the scenery. It is not a tourist destination. There are only a few people coming here on holidays, and there are not many people on weekdays."

The people at Tang Hongbo's table are all older neighbors and relatives. When they were drinking and chatting, they somehow talked about Tang Hongbo's vacant house.

Seeing that his nephew was good at cooking, someone suggested that Chen Yuan come to open a farmhouse.

Tang Hongbo and his wife were not optimistic about farmhouses.

First, there were many farmhouses in the village. Second, the Ziqueling Scenic Area was still in the development stage. Most of the tourists came from the surrounding areas of An County. They drove here and went back on the same day.

In their opinion, opening a farmhouse is not as good as cooking a big banquet. Cooking a big banquet is free and profitable. It is more suitable for Chen Yuan at present.

As relatives of Chen Yuan, they were embarrassed to say these words. If they said them, others would think that they were reluctant to leave the old house.

Fortunately, some people also thought that cooking a big banquet was better than opening a farmhouse, which made the third uncle and his wife breathe a sigh of relief.

At this time, an elder uncle from the Tang family pulled Tang Hongbo and whispered mysteriously.

"Hongbo, uncle wants to ask you something. I heard that Yan Shuhua from Dongfeng Town wants to ask Hongmei's nephew to help with the banquet. Is this true?"

Yan Shuhua is very famous in this area. The news that he invited people to prepare the banquet has spread. Although Tangjiaao is more than ten kilometers away from Chen Village, people here have also heard some rumors.

The uncle of the Tang family took this opportunity to gossip and ask Tang Hongbo about the truth of the matter.

When Tang Hongbo heard about this, he straightened his back immediately. Speaking of this, they, the direct relatives of Chen Yuan, are the most proud.

Tang Hongbo briefly told the story of Yan's going to his nephew to prepare the banquet that day. Hearing that the old Chen family actually invited Yan to be the witness, everyone was envious.

He is a multi-millionaire. It is so proud to invite such a person as the witness.

"Uncle, I'm not bragging to you. Old Yan said the other day that he would spend any amount of money as long as he could invite my nephew Chen Yuan to cook for the family."

"And think about it, why would a big shot like Old Yan be willing to be the witness for the Chen family? It's because my nephew Chen Yuan cooks well."

After hearing Tang Hongbo's explanation, everyone nodded in agreement.

If they had heard this before, they would have thought it was a made-up story.

But now that they have eaten the dishes cooked by Chen Yuan, they are absolutely convinced of this. With Chen Yuan's cooking skills, the chefs of those star-rated hotels are inferior to him.

No wonder rich people like Yan Shuhua would spend a lot of money to invite Chen Yuan to cook for the family.

"Tsk tsk, I heard that Yan Shuhua bought land in their village and built a big villa. The interior is decorated like a palace, with a courtyard and rockery, which is very grand. When the big banquet is held, it will definitely be held in the villa. I really envy those who can go to the banquet and enjoy the scenery of the big villa."

"For a person like Yan Shuhua, even if they have to invite a big chef in the city, they can afford it, but they just want Chen Yuan to help with the banquet. Isn't it because his dishes are delicious!"

Everyone talked and chatted, drinking and chatting. Unknowingly, the dishes on the table didn't last long and all died.

After dinner, the neighbors even helped wash the dishes before going home.

The sky gradually darkened and everyone went home.

In the yard, apart from Tang Hongbo's family, only Chen Yuan, Chen An and Heizi were still processing the ingredients.

One by one, the pork elbows were fried in hot oil until the surface was golden, and the iron hooks hit them, making crisp sounds. Tonight, you must boil it in brine and soak it overnight. Tomorrow, steam it in a steamer until it is shiny, soft and juicy.

Pigeons must also be braising in advance, and tomorrow, bake them in a special oven until they are crispy and golden.

There are no big dishes that are difficult to prepare for this graduation banquet. The main dishes are small dishes that students like to eat, so it is relatively easy to prepare.

Cut and marinate some meat dishes, all the dishes that needed to be braised and cooked were done, and there were not many dishes that needed to be prepared in advance, so even if they came to cook in the morning, they would be in a hurry.

Chen Yuan packed up the things in the yard and drove back with Heizi and the others.

…

Early the next morning, Chen Yuan and the others rushed to Tangjiaao.

"Fuck, it's really beautiful."

The pickup truck drove on the winding mountain road and came to the halfway point of the mountain. It was white at the bottom of the mountain, all covered by fog, so ethereal that it looked like a fairyland on earth.

Chen An stretched his head and glanced down the mountain, and couldn't help but sigh.

"Alas, being uneducated is terrible. I asked you to study before, but you insisted on feeding pigs. Now you are uneducated. You can't travel the world with just one word. Brother, you should study more when you have nothing to do. When cousin Chen Yuan's classmates and teachers come later, you must not do anything embarrassing."

Hearing that Chen An wanted to recite a poem to the world when he saw the beautiful scenery, Heizi couldn't help but tease him.

Chen An was so angry that he trembled: "Come on, you are awesome, read a poem for me."

"It's just a poem, I can recite it as soon as I open my mouth."

"Tsk, the sky is full of flying cows, you are bragging, read a poem for me."

"Listen carefully..."

"There is a fish in the North Sea, its name is Kun, Kun is so big that it can't be stewed in one pot. It turned into a bird, its name is Peng, Peng is so big that it needs two grills, one with more sugar and one with less spicy, and a bottle of snowflakes, let us brave the world."

"...Is this a poem? Do you think I am illiterate and have never read a book?"

"The moon is bright in front of the bed, and there are two pairs of shoes on the ground. Look up and see the moon. Moon, bowing my head and thinking of Qiuxiang."

"What do you mean by thinking of Qiuxiang? You are obviously thinking of your hometown. Heizi, you don't even know this. I am very familiar with this poem."

"Hungry, hungry, hungry, singing to the sky, plucking feathers and boiling water, braised big fat goose! You must have learned this poem about the goose, right?"

"Fuck, this is almost right, eh, but... it seems to feel wrong, you are 'hungry, hungry, hungry', it makes me so hungry now, Chen Yuan, what are we going to have for breakfast later?"

Chen Yuan drove leisurely: "How about I cook noodles for you later?"

Heizi: "..."

Chen An: "..."

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