Chapter 35

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The old couple was slightly taken aback, "Mengmeng, we've told you that the food at the hotel is too greasy, and we don't like it. Besides, with our teeth, we can't chew most things. Don't waste money like this in the future."

Du Mengnan giggled and glanced around the dining table, "Grandpa, Uncle Er has come over, why aren't you giving him a drink?"

Du Shichang was slightly taken aback, then his face broke into a smile, "Father, you can't just give the good wine to Elder Brother. I'm your son too."

The old man, Du Gang, glared at Du Mengnan, "You're always the one to speak up. Second Brother, that wine isn't ordinary medicinal wine. Your elder brother has only had it once, and I was planning to serve it to some old friends who came over."

"Grandpa, Zhao Xinyu still has several jars. I can buy another jar for you when I go over there next time."

The old man was startled, "How many jars? How much do they cost? I'll give you the money to buy them all."

Du Mengnan sighed softly, "I offered him 100,000 yuan per jar, but he didn't sell. In the end, he gave each of us one jar, just symbolically taking 1,800 yuan."

"That's the four little girls you brought back a few days ago, right?"

Du Shichang was a bit confused. If a jar of wine was worth 100,000 yuan and he didn't sell it, but then gave it away, who was this Zhao Xinyu?

Du Mengnan's father, Du Yongchang, his eyes flickered, "Mengmeng, you're not a little girl anymore. Why do you keep running to a vegetable seller's house? It doesn't sound good if people talk about it."

Du Gang's eyes narrowed as he looked at Du Yongchang, "What's wrong with a vegetable seller? I used to beg for food. I don't like people who eat and drink from farmers but still look down on them."

Du Yongchang smiled awkwardly, "Father, I didn't mean it that way."

Du Gang snorted, "Mengmeng, don't listen to your father. As long as someone is decent and has good character, you can be friends with them. Tell me, what kind of young man is Zhao Xinyu? Where is he from, and what do his parents do?" The old man looked like he was trying to set up a match for his granddaughter.

Du Mengnan's face turned red, and she said angrily, "Grandpa, what are you thinking? We're just ordinary friends. I order vegetables from him for the hotel. By the way, the vegetables and melons we've been eating lately are all grown by him. This carp is also his, and it tastes great."

Du Yongchang frowned again, "Mengmeng, how can you be so naive? How can you eat carp with so many bones? You're not allowed to go there anymore. Look, in just a few days, you've picked up so much peasant consciousness."

Just as he finished speaking, he was startled by an irresistible aroma. He saw Du Mengnan open the thermal lunch box, and the fragrance wafted out.

"How can this carp be so fragrant? Give me a piece quickly. I haven't had carp in over fifty years."

Du Mengnan giggled and served a piece to her grandfather, then to her grandmother, Uncle Er, and her mother. She then looked at her father, "Dad, do you want some?"

Du Yongchang glared at Du Mengnan, "You brought it back, why wouldn't I eat it?"

After serving her father, Du Mengnan smiled, "Don't worry, the bones of this carp melt in your mouth. You won't get stuck on them."

Hearing this, the five of them almost simultaneously picked up their chopsticks and took a bite. Just one bite, and they all froze in place.

"Mengmeng, go get some wine. How can we not have a few sips with such good carp?" Du Gang shouted excitedly.

"Father, is this really carp?" Du Yongchang's face was full of embarrassment. He had just said that carp had too many bones to eat, but now, after one bite, there wasn't a single bone, which made him doubt it.

"Big Brother, you've been living a comfortable life for too long. You should learn from Mengmeng. This isn't sea fish, it's carp."

"Father, this is the best fish I've ever had. The taste is far better than sea fish."

Du Mengnan was holding out Zui Linglong, and the others had already finished the fish, each of them looking at the remaining carp in the thermal lunch box with eager eyes, regardless of their status.

But when Du Mengnan opened Zui Linglong, Du Shichang's eyes widened. He saw the thick mist of alcohol emanating from it.

"This... " Du Shichang was thoroughly amazed. The person who could turn a common carp into something better than sea fish and now had such medicinal wine, who was this Zhao Xinyu?

When Du Mengnan poured him a glass, he couldn't wait to take a sip. After one sip, Du Shichang looked at Du Mengnan, "Mengmeng, take me to find that young man. I want all the remaining medicinal wine. As long as he names a price, I won't haggle."

The old man, Du Gang, snorted, "This is Zui Linglong, not medicinal wine. I already said I would buy those wines."

"Grandpa, Uncle Er, I'm afraid you'll be disappointed. He said he won't sell the wine. He keeps it to entertain his friends in the village."

"Peasants don't know anything," Du Yongchang said again.

"Are you not a peasant? Can you make carp taste this good or brew such fine wine as Zui Linglong?"

This left Du Yongchang speechless, his face full of embarrassment. Seeing his daughter's playful smile, he glared at Du Mengnan.

After the meal, Du Shichang couldn't help but ask, "Mengmeng, call that person and ask if he'll sell Zui Linglong."

"Uncle Er, he really won't sell it."

The old man sighed, "Mengmeng, buy some carp tomorrow. It's too delicious."

"Grandpa, I think only Zhao Xinyu can make such carp. He said it took him over a year to learn how to do it."

"Mengmeng, with such good culinary skills, why don't you invite him to your hotel?"

"Uncle Er, I would, but he has a whole courtyard of vegetables and employs over a dozen workers, each earning 10,000 yuan a month. He makes hundreds of thousands of yuan a month. Can I afford to hire him?"

"Is that possible? A vegetable farmer making that much money?" Du Shichang was also skeptical. If all farmers were like this, who would want to work in the city, and everyone would go back to the village to farm.

"Uncle Er, don't doubt it. Ask my father if you don't believe me."

Du Shichang looked at his elder brother, Du Yongchang, who smiled bitterly and nodded, "That kid's vegetables have a special taste, with no chemical fertilizers or pesticides. The vegetables look good and taste great. His vegetable stand is in the village, but people from the city drive over and wait in line. Do you know that now even food delivery services have started a new service just to buy his vegetables?"

"Ah," Du Shichang was thoroughly stunned. A vegetable farmer could grow vegetables to such a level, unprecedented and unmatched.

"Mengmeng, your grandmother mentioned yesterday that she wants the hotel to make some roasted mountain chickens and wild rabbits again. She hasn't stopped thinking about them since she had them last time," Du Yongchang suddenly remembered something.

Du Mengnan giggled, "Dad, the hotel does make roasted mountain chickens and wild rabbits, but the ones I brought back last time weren't made by the hotel."

"Could it be that kid again?"

Seeing Du Mengnan nod, Du Gang laughed, "I like that kid. Mengmeng, what do you think of him? If he's good, try to get him. With his skills, he'll always have a meal to eat no matter what happens."

This made Du Mengnan's face turn bright red, and Du Yongchang looked speechless at his father, "Father, what are you saying?"

In the courtyard, Zhao Xinyu, who was eating, suddenly felt an itch in his nose and sneezed. Since getting the space, he hadn't had any headaches, colds, or other illnesses. He felt fine, so why did he suddenly sneeze?

"Xinyu, this carp is too delicious. Catch a batch tomorrow and sell it. It will definitely be a hit."

Zheng Min giggled, "Han Li, it's not the carp that's delicious, but Xinyu's skills. I tried cooking a few pieces, and they tasted okay, but the bones were too many. I couldn't make them melt in the mouth like he did."

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