The Garden Life of a Little Gardener

Xu Qing and her husband are a couple born in the [-]s. Since both of them work in the financial sector, their income is very reasonable.

The only regret is that the working hours are long and the pressure is so great that they always get along with their families and children very little.

This time, both the husband and wife finally got two days of rest. They chose the time on a weekend, so that the whole family could go out for a short trip together.

For this reason, they also specially rented a seven-seater car to ensure that both parents and their family of three can travel together.

However, on the destination of the journey, the opinions of the couple have some differences.

"Husband, shall we go hiking?"

"Forgive me, my wife. I have worked overtime for three consecutive days in advance for the two days of rest. After the vacation is over, there will be a lot of work accumulated at the unit. Save some energy for me."

"Then let's go to the city next door. The Ocean Polar Museum over there is very famous, and there is also a large amusement park. Lele will definitely like it."

"Sounds good, but didn't you go to the aquarium years ago? Last month, my parents took Lele to Disney. What amusement park can be as fun as Disney?"

"Then where are you going? Don't tell me that we are soaking in hot springs or fishing again, we are going out for fun, not retirement!!!"

"Don't be angry, my wife. I just want you to see our family of seven go out. Except for us, the old and the young, we have to think more about them. Can you choose some with fewer people? It's safe. Some, with a beautiful environment, suitable for a family to enjoy life. It’s a rare holiday for us to relax, the price is not an issue, I have worked hard recently, and quarterly bonuses must be indispensable.”

Seeing her husband flattering her, and thinking about her young children and her elderly parents-in-law, Xu Qing thought about it seriously, and felt that what her husband said made sense.

Besides, the couple have been busy with work year after year, so they really need to enjoy themselves during their vacations.

"If you say that, where should we go? There are many cities suitable for leisure, but they are all too far away from us. Only two days of vacation time is simply not enough."

"Hey, I can only look around and travel around, I hope I can find a place that suits my heart."

Thinking of this, Xu Qing took out her fruit phone, clicked on a certain group's APP service software, and searched for nearby tours on it.

Flicking the page a few times with his fingers, he was quickly attracted by a piece of information.

Click to open the message, Xu Qing carefully looked at the pictures and introduction inside, the more she looked at it, the more she felt the urge to go.

Holding the mobile phone and coming to her husband, Xu Qing said excitedly: "Husband, what do you think of this homestay? They are all old houses from the previous dynasty, with old-fashioned antique furniture, and they look antique in the pictures. Activities like mushrooms, identifying herbs, etc., seem to be good."

After hearing the words, his husband answered the phone, first looked at the pictures, and was very satisfied with the environment, and then he became concerned about the supporting services and prices.

"Well, there is WIFI, showers and free parking. One day's accommodation costs [-] to [-] yuan, and other services are not included. This price is really not cheap."

"This is an ancient homestay, not an ordinary farmhouse. Of course, the price is different. But think about it, a room can accommodate 6-8 people, and our family can rent one room. If this is the case, each person will live on average for one day. The accommodation cost is less than 100 yuan, which is a reasonable price. And they are now in trial operation, with a [-]% discount on board and lodging and free flower picking activities, which is a good deal.”

Her husband heard the words and thought about it and thought it was true. In the past, when they went out with a large family, there were 7 people and three families. No matter how they stayed in the hotel, they had to open three rooms. Each room was worth 200 or [-] yuan a day. That's five or six hundred.

"Yeah, it's not expensive after all, and it's such a special place to live in. Let me check the address. Hey, it's in the suburbs of our city. It's very close to the bus. That's okay. Let's go. Let’s take a vacation at the B&B in the village with two surnames.”

After booking a two-day stay in the master bedroom of the B&B online, the couple took the old man and the child and happily set off according to the address the next day.

At the same time, Bao's old house is also preparing to welcome the first wave of guests.

The guest booked the main house of the old house, and now the 12 main houses in the old house of the third entrance are all vacant. Chef Bao walked around and looked around, and decided to book the main house on the east side of the second entrance, which is relatively close to them. .

After choosing a room, he went over the menu again.

Except for the dishes on the fixed menu, the other dishes on his side are random, depending on what good things he bought in the morning, what dishes will appear on the menu.

For this reason, the menu on the attached page of Baojia B&B is updated every day, and guests can choose lunch and dinner in the morning.

It was the first time to welcome guests, and the people working in Treasure House were very excited. Aunt Lanhua, who was in charge of cleaning the second entrance, had entered and exited the main house several times this morning, fearing that things would not be clean and the guests would be upset.

In the anticipation of both parties, Xu Qing's family drove to the village with two surnames.

In order to cooperate with the opening of the homestay, a big sign has been erected at the entrance of the village, with the names of the two villages on it, and the homestay is marked in big characters below, and a red arrow points to the inside.

With clear instructions, it was easy to find the way. According to the signs, Xu Qing's husband drove the car to the village.

As soon as you enter the village, flowers are everywhere, no matter which family you belong to, the front and back of the house are full of flowers.

Now is the best time for flowers to bloom. There are colorful flowers along the way, butterflies are flying and bees are buzzing, grassy mountains and green streams are gurgling, and there are farming and mountain fields in the distance, tall cornfields and rows of flower sheds. The rural scenery has a panoramic view.

Unknowingly, everyone in the car lowered the glass on one side of the car, and the breeze blew the fragrance of flowers with the smell of green grass and soil. Taking a deep breath can almost cleanse the soul.

The retired mother of the Xu family looked at the farmland and the people who were farming not far away, and said with emotion: "I think that before entering the city, your uncle and aunt and I were going to go up the mountain to do farm work. .Although life was bitter at that time, it always felt delicious, and now I think it is very interesting when I think about it.”

"It's not just your mother-in-law. My mother and I met when we went to the countryside. The educated youths in one place lived, studied, and fought together. The revolutionary friendship at that time has not faded until now. Those old friends we had when we went to the countryside are still in touch now.”

The old people got together to reminisce about the bitterness and sweetness, while Mr. Yu, who was driving, watched the road carefully.

A few minutes later, the car drove to a very spacious and flat empty field, and there was a sign on the empty field that said the parking place of Baojia B&B.

This place used to be a deserted vegetable garden in Baojia. When the homestay was being renovated, it was demolished and used as a parking lot.

After getting out of the car, the family walked around the parking lot according to the signs, and walked all the way to the main entrance along the courtyard wall of Bao's house.

Xu Qing, who was leading the child, let out a long breath and said, "It's finally here. This house is really big, and it only takes more than ten minutes to walk around the courtyard wall."

While she was talking, her husband had already stepped forward to knock on the door.

Bang, bang, bang, bang, the copper ring on the door hit the thick wooden door, and the door was pulled open from the inside a few seconds later.

The family saw a clean, fresh and handsome young man walking out in the morning light. After seeing them, he smiled without saying a word. The dimples on his cheeks made him look very friendly.

The handsome young man asked them: "Excuse me, how many guests are staying at the old house of Laibao's family?"

Xu Qing, who was fascinated by the other party's smile, finally came to her senses, took out her mobile phone, found out her order and handed it to the young man, and replied, "Yes, I booked a room with you yesterday."

After thoroughly checking the other party's order, he took out a mobile phone and scanned their order number. After confirming that it was correct, he welcomed them into the gate of Baojia.

Leading the other party all the way to the east room in the second and fourth main rooms, after sending people in, he took out today's menu, paper and pen, which he had prepared a long time ago, and handed them to them, saying: "This is the menu of our store, the one on the pink one. Those are our signature dishes, and the ones on the light green menu are daily specials. You'd better pick out both lunch and dinner, so that there is plenty of time for some kung fu dishes to be made."

When Zhou Quan was talking, almost no one in Xu Qing's family paid attention to the menu.

Both adults and children are deeply attracted by the furnishings and objects in the house.

Xu Qing's mother touched the cabinets in the room and said with a sigh: "It's all old solid wood furniture, the real old style. The last time I saw something like this was at my grandmother's house."

Mr. Yu's mother carefully looked at the kang cabinet above the heated kang and said: "I have only heard of these things before, but I have never seen them. Our old rule here is that a big family must have a complete set of furniture in the dowry. Our family has eight generations of poor peasants, and my grandma said that when she got married, her natal family gave her a few beds, and I remember that the biggest and most practical thing in our house was the kang.”

The mothers are reminiscing about the past, and the young couples start treasure hunting in the house with their children.

"Wow, the windows are really made of paper. Do you use paper to keep the windows warm? Will it not get wet when it rains? What is this kang covered with? It looks like it was woven with the branches of some plants thing."

"Hey, my wife, come to see that this window can be disassembled. The top can be pulled up and the bottom can be disassembled. It's so convenient."

Growing up in the city since childhood, the husband and wife who lived in a high-rise building felt that they had never seen many things in the house. They were all like this, let alone their children.

Dad Xu, who has worked in cultural work all his life, felt that his daughter and son-in-law's performance was a bit exaggerated, so he coughed hard to remind them, and at the same time diverted Zhou Quan's attention: "Boy, you really have intentions here. I thought that the furniture used in the house must be antiques, but I didn't expect that all the furniture you used were genuine old objects."

"Dad, are you saying that all the old-fashioned furniture in this house is real?"

"Looking at the wooden structure, patina and cracks, it should be a serious old thing. It's just a pity that these things are made of ordinary wood, and the style is also ordinary. Otherwise, these complete sets of century-old furniture can be regarded as It is a cultural relic that can be graded."

Zhou Quan, who was listening on the sidelines, smiled and said nothing. Of course, there are real good things, such as sets of chicken wing wood and mother-of-pearl furniture, things from the late Qing Dynasty, chests and cabinets painted with gold and painted, with thick and solemn shapes and rich and gorgeous decorations.

But of course this kind of thing cannot be taken out and used casually. Now it is locked in the four-entry east room, which is the room of Chef Bao.

"Wow, if you live in an old house and use old furniture, it's only [-] a day and you can get a discount. You've made a lot of money!!!"

Seeing the smiling face of his daughter who is studying finance, Xu's father turned his head to express that he couldn't bear to look directly at her.

In order to ease the embarrassment, Dad Xu took the menu and prepared to order. It was okay when he read the first page of the fixed menu. After turning the page, he looked at the names of the dishes on the menu, and his hands trembled with excitement unconsciously.

Taking a deep breath, Dad Xu put down the menu first, helped his glasses that had slipped off the bridge of his nose, and asked Zhouquan very solemnly: "Excuse me, young man, the chef of your homestay is a good at cooking. Everyone in Fucai?"

Zhou Quan replied reservedly and proudly: "Everyone dare not say that our chef has studied for 20 years and is good at Liao cuisine, Cantonese cuisine and Confucian cuisine."

Father Xu was a little dazed when he heard the words, and then he said, "Oh, really? That's great. Now it's too difficult to find a master of Confucian cuisine who understands the rules."

"Dad, what is Confucian cuisine?"

"Royal cuisine and official cuisine are listed on the list of the world's intangible cultural heritage."

"The list of intangible cultural heritage, or is it worldwide? My God, where have we been today, and who have we met?"

Zhou Quan said with a smile on his face and reasoned, "When we arrived at the old house of Bao's family, we met our Master Bao."