AWB Chapter 142 Staying for Meals 2
Chapter 142 Staying for Meals 2
"Dinner's ready! Everyone, come in and eat!" Xia Shiyu called out to the group.
Upon hearing this, the others eagerly stood up. Their already rumbling stomachs grew even hungrier the moment they smelled the aroma of food.
"Hurry up and eat! Everyone, come and eat!"
"Come on, Liu Li, stop messing with that camera. Let's go eat. It won't get lost if we leave it here."
"Great! I could smell the aroma in the yard just now, and now we can finally eat it. Let's go, let's go!"
The seven people started to get to work as they talked, going inside to help, but Xia Shiyu didn't let them help and prepared the food with her family herself.
Two tables were set up in the same courtyard. One large round table was for the seven people, and the remaining small table was for them to eat at.
Xia Shiyu brought all the dishes to the table. The dishes were very ordinary, but the portions were definitely generous.
Yuan Shi glanced at the dishes: stir-fried greens, radish and cured meat soup, greens and tofu soup, sausage, braised chicken with potatoes, stir-fried cured meat with fermented black beans, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and a large bowl of chive pancakes.
Grandma stood to the side, a little embarrassed. "These are just vegetables I picked at home. They're just ordinary home-cooked dishes, and the taste is so-so."
The others quickly shook their heads, "No, no, Grandma, look how much food there is. Thank you for your hard work, Grandpa, Auntie, and Uncle."
Seeing that the group was satisfied, Grandma went to the other side, saying, "Just call me if you need anything."
"Okay," the others nodded obediently.
Xia Shiyu also brought over a large bottle of orange juice. "Here, this is a drink. By the way, would you like some alcohol?"
She was reluctant to part with the fruit syrup, but orange juice was no problem.
Wang Shuang shook her head, "I won't drink anymore. I need to park the car later tonight, and drinking will only cause trouble. I won't drink now. This orange juice and soup will be enough."
"Okay," Xia Shiyu put the orange juice on the table and returned to the dining table.
Grandma also cooked their vegetables; it was just a matter of adding an extra handful, but there weren't enough vegetables at the market.
Xia Shiyu took a chive pancake, casually picked up a bowl of rice in front of her, and ate whatever she could find.
The rest of the family members were mostly the same, except for a few people from next door who expressed their shock.
"My goodness, this green vegetable is so tender!"
"These tomatoes are so flavorful, and the eggs are so tender and not fishy at all."
"This chive pancake is so delicious, I want to buy some and have my family make chive dumplings for me."
"Waaah, cured pork is so delicious! It's been so long since I've had any cured pork."
"Wow, you guys have to try this braised chicken with potatoes! It's so delicious, it's like a divine chicken!"
"Waaah, potatoes soaked in broth are delicious too, long live Tumen!"
The seven of them chattered away, expressing their thoughts as they ate, and they were having a wonderful time.
Grandma was also pleased to hear their satisfied voices. "Not bad, not bad, it's good that the young people like it."
Xia Shiyu smiled and said, "With our family's dishes and Grandma's cooking skills, how could they not like them? They all love them."
"Haha, then eat more, don't waste food."
The family was enjoying a peaceful moment on one side, while on the other side they were fighting over the plates, completely forgetting about the drinks. They realized that ordinary, low-quality drinks couldn't compare to the authentic soup.
Whether it's radish soup or vegetable and tofu soup, both are good for cleansing the stomach, and chicken soup is especially good with rice.
Yuan Shi had already eaten several pancakes with the soup.
Everyone in front of them was eyeing the vegetables with great interest; they were so delicious that even though there was a large portion, they all started grabbing for them.
"Hey, put that piece of chicken down, it's clearly mine."
"I want to eat that radish."
"Waaaaah, where's my last pancake? Sangsang, how could you steal it?"
"I didn't steal any food. I just saw that you hadn't finished eating, so I took some."
Sangsang held onto the pancake tightly, determined not to let go.
She earned this through her own abilities; how could she give it away so easily?
In the end, the seven people finished all the dishes except for the cured pork, and they almost finished the big steamed rice that Grandma had specially steamed.
Yu Juan sighed, "Young people are indeed healthier and can eat more. I can't handle so much food."
Xia Lihua nodded, "That's right, but it's definitely good that there won't be too many leftovers."
After eating and drinking their fill, the group should have left, but when Xia Shiyu was clearing away the dishes, they were still standing at the door, not planning to leave.
Xia Shiyu asked in confusion, "Is there anything else?"
Foodie Sangsang shook her head, and then directly stated their request.
"I just wanted to ask Boss Xia if he could help us with our meals for the next few days. We're willing to pay a higher price."
Xia Shiyu stopped what she was doing, looked at the huge pile of dishes and plates for tonight, and shook her head. "I don't think it'll work. My family gets too tired from cooking."
Although she had considered opening a farm stay at home before, cooking was indeed quite tiring.
Sangsang exclaimed, "How can this be? The Xia family is practically their provider now!"
Her gaze was firm. "It's okay. We don't need to eat fancy food every day. As long as it's as good as today, we'll be happy with just a bowl of noodles."
Xia Shiyu hesitated for a moment before saying "this."
But when Grandma heard this, she came over and said, "It's okay, I can still cook for all of you, but I definitely won't cook as much food as I did today."
"Okay, okay, thank you so much, Grandma." Sangsang expressed her gratitude with great excitement.
Thank goodness, she was saved! As a foodie, it would be such a shame if she couldn't eat such delicious food again after all this time.
"Okay, then just come over for dinner. Let me know in advance which meal you want so I can prepare it for you."
"Yes, yes, Grandma, thank you so much."
The group of people are very excited right now. There's no other reason than that they're happy just to get a free meal.
Xia Shiyu saw that both sides had agreed, so there was nothing more to say. This was fine as it was.
"Alright then, if you want to come over for meals every day, just come on time. You can go anywhere on the mountain, since I've already picked all the oranges. Just don't wander off to other places."
After all, other places are either planted with other vegetables and fruits or are not her territory, so it would be bad if she were affected.
"Don't worry, don't worry, we will take care of these things."
Yuan Shi was the first to step forward and make a promise that they could enjoy a good meal for a while.
After making arrangements for the group, Xia Shiyu stopped worrying about anything else. He told them to just stay put. After saying that, he saw them out of the yard and then helped wash the dishes.