The Garden Life of a Little Gardener

Since entering university, Zhou Quan has not fallen asleep before 11 o'clock.

Today's bed time is really too early, even though he is lying in bed, he is still in good spirits.

I lay down but couldn't fall asleep, so I had to bake a big pancake under the bed, rolling it over and over again.

Bao Yan, who was sleeping on the other side of the bed, couldn't fall asleep even after being rolled by him, so he could only ask, "What's wrong with you? Why are you tossing and turning?"

Zhou Quan, who was about to turn over, immediately stopped when he heard the words, and said embarrassedly: "I'm bothering you? I'm sorry, I usually go to bed late, and I can't sleep because it's early today."

"It's okay, I can't sleep anyway, it's just that I went abroad a few days ago and came back from jet lag at the hotel, and I'm used to going to bed early."

Hearing Baoyan talk about him again, Zhouquan was very curious.

He picked up the pillow and raised his head, and asked the person beside him, "Do you still need to go abroad now? Didn't you say you want to come back and develop?"

Hearing the words, Bao Yan turned sideways, accurately found the familiar figure in the darkness and said, "I met a friend when I was abroad, and he appreciated my craftsmanship. Later, we opened a fast food restaurant with him. I am responsible for the daily operation and management, and I am responsible for the development of food taste and style. He has six shares and I have four, and he pays a lot of money, so I am a technical shareholder.”

"Wow, it's the fast food restaurant you mentioned at your cousin's house that opened abroad? Didn't you say it's a chain operation?"

"Well, my friend is very economical. The fast food restaurant is managed by him very well, and it has now developed into a chain store."

"Hey, I remember what you said at your cousin's house was a fast food restaurant run by a company, and you still have a company?"

"Well, after developing in the United States for a period of time, we all felt that the domestic catering market had greater potential for development, so we went back to China and registered a catering company. At present, the company not only operates the chain fast food brand, but also operates restaurants in the Imperial Capital and the Shanghai Metropolis. After leaving the hot pot restaurant, he is still in charge of managing the dishes and I am in charge of the dishes, and the benefits seem to be pretty good so far.”

"Wow, I can't see it. You are still a rich man. Then your catering company is so profitable, why do you want to go back to the village? Can you no longer work for the company?"

"Uh, it's okay. You know my temper. I'm not good at business by nature. If I hadn't met Thomas, or the one who partnered with me, I should still be just a cook now. That guy Thomas was born as a businessman. He likes business. I It’s different, I don’t have that talent, so I just sit in the back of the town and research new dishes for the restaurant. Coming back is something I’ve thought about a long time ago, and I’ve already told Thomas when I left, I won’t delay the development of new dishes, every month He will regularly send the menu of the new dishes developed to him, and he will also send me the company's monthly accounts."

"Hearing what you said, I feel that your partner is very smart."

"It's not just smart, it's very clever. When I came back, my brothers were afraid that Thomas would take advantage of my interests when I was no longer in the company, but I knew he wouldn't, because he knew very well that the survival of a catering company is basically to provide Give customers the taste of food. Deliciousness is the most competitive part of a restaurant. Now all the food in the company is developed by me, and I will still develop new food in the future, all dishes and hot pot bottoms The formula of the ingredients is in my hands, touching me is tantamount to touching the foundation of the company, he is a smart person and will not do stupid things."

"Sure enough, technical talents are the most sought-after no matter where they are. Then what do you do when you go back to the village? Don't tell me that you just want to repair houses and run a homestay."

"I actually want to promote the tourism of our village through my homestay. Our village is quite unique among the nearby towns. Most of the uncle's generation in the village have learned how to cook from my grandfather. Many of them are still working in restaurants in the city. I think if our tourism can be done here, they can come back to the village to run farmhouses. At that time, they will be connected with the fresh-cut flower sheds in the village, allowing guests to enjoy the farmhouse dishes. Then go to the flower shed to pick flowers, and it should be possible to make flowers and delicacies that can be eaten and played."

Zhou Quan patted the pillow and said, "Good idea, worth trying. I'll go find my classmates and design a special website for our village. Not only can we directly sell our village's fresh cut flowers online, but we can also promote our village. Traveling. Why didn’t you say such a good idea to your cousin just now? If he is the village head, if he agrees, your idea will definitely get more support in the village.”

"You also said that it's just an idea. It's not certain whether it will be successful. I want to do it first. If the homestay is done, I'll talk to Uncle Chen so that he won't be happy for nothing."

"That's right, that's good. I'll sort out the sun flower sheds at home quickly, and then go to the flower garden to buy a batch of fast-growing roses. After transplanting into the flower shed, those roses will grow in about two months." The fast-growing rose can enter the blooming period, and your homestay should also be in operation. You can go to the flower shed to visit and pick rose flowers as a sightseeing project of your homestay to see if the effect is good and whether it is worth promoting. "

"Well, if it can really be promoted, the rules must be clearly explained to Uncle Chen and the others in advance. In addition to their own characteristics, the operation of homestays and farmhouses must also have certain standards. The hygiene of accommodation and catering, and the safety of tourists Safety, all of these must be explained clearly, and there must be a specification.”

"Okay, as expected of opening a catering company in a foreign country, this planning and forward-looking are strong. I guess there should be no problem with this. The ugly thing is to set a system in advance. It's better to make up for it later. But this If you don’t, you have to be more careful when repairing the house, because your house is likely to be used as a benchmark in the village.”

"I've thought about this, and I've explained it to the designer. A homestay must have its own characteristics. The most distinctive feature in the village is our old house. When I ask them to start construction, try not to damage the old house. It would be best if the old buildings can be restored as they are. Every old house you enter needs to build two toilets and two shower rooms. The old kitchen needs to be remodeled, and new kitchen utensils should be put in. Set aside a laundry room. The most important thing is the biogas tank, which must be repaired, and I have asked the designer to contact a team with such construction qualifications to come and see the site.”

"From what you said, the amount of work is not small, so it will cost a lot of money, right?"

"Well, the design company has calculated it, and the preliminary calculation for the entire project will cost at least 70 to [-] yuan."

"Six, 70!!! This is enough to build two small second floors in the village. Do you have enough money? If not enough, I still have some. Although it is not a lot, it can always be used in an emergency."

"No, I still have it here. Besides, you have to remodel the house, so keep it for yourself."

Thinking that Fa Xiao was embarrassed to speak up, Zhou Quan thought for a while and suddenly took off the safe and sound white jade plaque that had been worn around his neck for ten years.

Feeling a warm and moist thing suddenly appeared in the palm of his hand, Bao Yan squeezed it firmly a few times, and soon knew what it was.

In the dark night, a figure suddenly sat up from the kang, held his family heirloom jade tablet and asked another person in the bed: "Zhou Zhou, what do you mean?"

Hearing his displeasure, Zhou Quan immediately got up and explained: "Brother Baoyan, don't get me wrong, I don't mean anything else, it's just that this jade tablet is too expensive. When I was in the imperial capital, a friend who knew antique jade said, This is an old object from the mid-Qing Dynasty, made of suet white jade from Hetian. The material is good, and the carver is also first-class. It is said that it is worth hundreds of thousands at least. Brother Ah Huang, it’s okay if you don’t know it. If you know such a valuable thing, I Of course it has to be returned to you, it’s something you’ve brought up since childhood.”

Baoyan didn't speak when he heard the words, but suddenly stood up and fumbled for his underwear in the dark night.

The sound of cloth rubbing against each other was particularly obvious in the dark room, which made Zhou Quan feel very uneasy.

A few minutes later, Zhou Quan heard the other party say: "When I left, you stuffed a handful of money into my trouser pocket. At that time, you were so eager to stuff it, I'm afraid you didn't even know how much you stuffed it? You don't know I know that even the whole bill of strip steel is 580 yuan and 600 cents. I have [-] yuan in my hand now, do you want to take this money back?"

As Zhou Quan said that, he felt a stack of paper things being stuffed into his hands.

Zhou Quan shook his head violently while stuffing the things in his hands back, saying that he didn't want the money from the other party.

Seeing that Zhouquan insisted not to accept it, Baoyan didn't force it either, but asked in a hoarse voice: "Since you don't want to return the money you gave me, why do you want to send back the jade token I gave you?"

"This is different. Jade tokens are precious things, and I don't give much money..."

"It's nothing different. I know it's all the money on your body. This jade medal was the only thing I could give you at that time. In my heart, they have the same value."

Zhou Quan was slightly taken aback when he heard the words, he was a little at a loss.

But Baoyan had already taken back the banknotes, grabbed the jade tablet and hung it back for Zhou Quan.

"If you know it's a good thing, take it with you honestly. This is a safe and well card. You are safe and I'm safe. Don't mess around with us both."

Lying back in the bed again, Zhou Quan was still a little bit overwhelmed.

But the other person next to him, I don't know if he was relieved or really tired, a few minutes later he started snoring.

It's not easy to disturb when he's asleep, with a messy mind, Zhou Quan doesn't know when he fell asleep.