Culinary Specialization through Farming

When Li Maoshan followed Xiao Xin to the backyard, it happened that Chen Yan also came out, and the three of them bumped into each other.

The eyes of the two met, neither said a word.

"Ah, Brother Yan, have you finished talking with the boss? Brother Dashan has been waiting for you for a long time."

Xiao Xin said, seeing that everyone came out, he had completed his task, and went back to continue eating.

"Wait for a long time?"

As soon as the person left, Chen Yan regained his composure, stepped forward to hold Li Maoshan's hand, and looked up at the other's handsome facial features.

"No, I just came here too." Li Maoshan leaned over and kissed him, just asked: "Go back?"

Chen Yan looked at the sky and saw that the moon was hanging high in the sky.

"You haven't eaten yet. I'll go to the kitchen and make you something to eat. It's not too late to go back after eating."

Anyway, it's late today, and I'm afraid I'll be hungry for a long time before I get home.

Before Li Maoshan could answer, Chen Yan dragged him to the kitchen.

"What to eat?"

There are still some vegetables left in the kitchen, which are all leftovers, not too many.Chen Yan picks and chooses, and chooses a few Li Maoshan likes to eat.

"It's all right." Li Maoshan replied casually, seeing that there were two eggs beside him, he said, "Let's make fried rice with eggs, it's simpler."

"Row,"

A serving of fried rice with eggs was not difficult, and it only took Chen Yan a little time to cook two dishes.

Passing the large plate of fried rice with eggs to Li Maoshan, Chen Yan took the chopsticks again, "Let's eat together, I haven't eaten fried rice with eggs for a long time."

The two of them moved two small stools and sat in the yard, and ate dinner under the moonlight.

On the way back after dinner, Chen Yan sat behind the donkey cart, looked at Li Maoshan who was concentrating on driving the cart, and remembered what Boss Lu told him.

"Brother Yan, you see, the business of my restaurant is sluggish because of that incident, and it's not an option to continue like this."

A prison disaster made Boss Lu, who was originally energetic, much older. The wrinkles between his forehead became more conspicuous on his face, and his plump cheeks were also sunken.

Chen Yan didn't expect him to bring up this topic, and he didn't know how to answer it for a while.

Boss Lu didn't care about his silence, and continued: "I lost 50 taels of silver some time ago. The 50 taels is not too much, and it is not too much. When I opened this store, I took the whole Dongdu bought it, and it cost a lot of money at that time. Since you came to be a cook, our restaurant business has been very good, and the income is considerable. But no matter how impressive it is, it can't stand being fined and confiscated so much money all at once. .”

Boss Lu sighed leisurely as he spoke.

"What does Boss Lu mean?" Chen Yan asked with a slight frown.

"Don't get me wrong." Boss Lu saw that his expression was indifferent, and he was afraid that he might misunderstand himself, so he quickly explained: "It's like this. After this incident, I also gave up my heart to continue to open the restaurant. But this restaurant After all, the food shop has everyone's hard work, and I don't want to close it. So I want to ask you, are you interested in taking over my shop?"

"This……"

Chen Yan was very surprised by Boss Lu's proposal.

He once thought about opening a store by himself, but suffered from lack of money.

During this period of time, because of Boss Lu's kindness and generosity, Chen Yan saved some money, but it was far from enough to buy a shop, especially the size of this shop is not small.

He originally thought about taking a while to see if he could save enough money to rent a small shop.It's a pity that his plan was disrupted by Boss Lu before it even started.

"Boss Lu, I don't have that much money." Chen Yan was silent for a while, and said the truth.

Boss Lu smiled and waved his hands: "Money is a small matter. Since I bought this shop, the front is used as the storefront, and the large courtyard in the back is just for living. The houses in your village are still dilapidated. One point, the two of you can live together now. When you have a baby, how can you squeeze into such a small room. I still have a spare room here. If you take over my shop, you can just move in. It also saves you from having to take you to Dashan every day."

Chen Yan didn't know how to solve the matter of being picked up by Brother Shan every day.

He thought about going back alone, but Brother Shan was worried, and Chen Yan couldn't help it, especially this kind of kindness out of concern.

Hearing Boss Lu's words, Chen Yan had some careful thoughts. If he could live together in the county town, it would not only be convenient for work, but also save the time it would take to commute back and forth every day.

only……

Chen Yan shook his head again: "It's not that I don't want to, but that I really don't have that much money." This is the truth, and he can't lie to others.

"I always said that money is a small problem." Boss Lu knew that he didn't understand what he meant, so he could only continue to explain: "I plan to be a landlord and rent this shop and the courtyard behind it to you. And you, just If you need to continue to build the food shop, it’s fine. Of course, the shop is given to you, and it’s up to you to decide what to sell in the future.”

These words stunned Chen Yan for a moment, and he asked, "What about you?"

"I'm going to go out for a walk. I haven't left the stove for most of my life, and now I can let go of it with peace of mind, and I can go out for a walk. Man, I'm too tired and I have to find a chance to rest."

With a smile on his face, Boss Lu poured Chen Yan a cup of tea while he drank it slowly.

"Go back and think about it slowly, and give me an answer after you think about it."

Boss Lu's words before leaving echoed in his ears, and Chen Yan did have a little hesitation in his heart.

Boss Lu's opinion is very suitable for Chen Yan's current situation.

He does not have the ability to afford a large shop alone, and it is not easy to rent a small shop, after all, he has limited money.

And it often takes more than an hour for them to go back and forth between the county seat and Ping'an Village every day.This is equivalent to a three-hour journey. If you save it, you can do a lot of things.

Li Maoshan didn't notice Chen Yan's silence all the way, he just thought he was tired during the day.When the donkey cart stopped in front of the courtyard, Li Maoshan looked back, only to see Chen Yan staring ahead blankly, his eyes blank.

"Brother Yan." Li Maoshan jumped out of the car, opened the courtyard door, and found that Chen Yan hadn't recovered, so he could only call out.

Chen Yan heard the voice next to his ear, and slowly came back to his senses, facing Li Maoshan's caring eyes.He just smiled and said, "Are you home?"

"En." Li Maoshan responded, and stretched out his hand to help him out of the car, "What's the matter? I didn't talk all the way, are you tired today?"

Chen Yan stood in the yard, waiting for him to set up the donkey cart before the two of them entered the house.

"No." As soon as he sat down, Chen Yan grabbed the person who wanted to boil the hot water, "I have something to tell you."

"What's the matter?" Seeing his serious expression, Li Maoshan sat down beside him.

They clasped their hands and sat facing each other.

Chen Yan then told Li Maoshan everything Boss Lu told him.

There are pros and cons to this matter, and it's not easy for Chen Yan to make a decision on his own.After all, this matter is related to the future of the two of them. This is the life of the two of them, and it is not up to him alone to decide.

After listening to Chen Yan's words, Li Maoshan was silent for a long time.

There was silence in the air, Chen Yan could only hear the breathing of the two of them and the occasional braying of a donkey outside the house.He was suddenly a little uneasy, and his heartbeat fluttered a few times.

Li Maoshan's expression was a bit serious, he stared intently at Chen Yan's exquisite facial features, and after a long time he said, "Are you not used to living here?"

His husband is a beautiful person, and he lives with him in this remote and simple place.It is difficult to sleep at night because of the heat, but during the day, I have to cook one dish after another in the kitchen for a living, just to earn more money.

But what I can do is just a coachman, who can only escort him between the county town and his home.

Chen Yan was taken aback for a moment, he didn't understand what he meant.

"I don't have the ability to let you live in a mansion, enjoy the daily service of servants, and make you busy for your livelihood. I said I wanted to make you happy, but unfortunately I can only give you such a simple place to live. The house is small, and every time it rains, you have to worry about whether the house is leaking. There is no fish for you to eat, and some only have vegetables and tofu."

Li Maoshan gently caressed Chen Yan's cheek with his hand, and described this face that he loved and admired bit by bit.

Hearing what he said, Chen Yan's heart tightened, as if someone had grabbed his heart.

He shook his head in a panic, and said eagerly: "No, I don't dislike it. As long as we can be with you, no matter where is our home." He hugged Li Maoshan and gave him a passionate kiss.

Li Maoshan was taken aback for a moment, then raised his hand and hugged him tightly, deepening the kiss initiated by Chen Yan.Until he was kissed so limply in his arms, he was only one step away from being unable to restrain his feelings.

Chen Yan eased his breath, leaned against Li Maoshan's arms, listened to his heavy and powerful heartbeat, and said: "I want to open a store, this is the goal I told you a long time ago. And Opening a store is not only for me, but also for us to live more comfortably in the future. Even if this house is simple, I don’t dislike it, because it is the new house that you personally arranged for me.”

With a soft but firm voice, Chen Yan delivered his inner thoughts frankly.

"It's just that this place is small after all. When we have children, one or two, or even more, do we want them to sleep together? No, I hope that we will work harder at this time, so that our children can have one in the future." A comfortable and secure home, a warm and spacious room where everyone can have their own little room.”

As Chen Yan spoke, he raised his head and faced Li Maoshan, his eyes were full of firmness and determination.

"So, I want to promise Boss Lu to take over the store." Seeing that he was about to speak, Chen Yan raised his hand and pressed Li Maoshan's lips, "Don't worry about my hard work, you are still here. Don't worry, Although it may be difficult at the beginning, I am confident that we will do better. When we have more savings, you can also let your father and Brother Shui rely on you. Don’t you still want to find someone for Brother Shui? Are you a good family? If we don’t have the financial means, how can we be a solid and reliable backing for Brother Shui.”

He came to live in this old house specially for himself, and Chen Yan hoped to earn more money in return for the wholehearted love the other party gave him.

Li Maoshan stared blankly at Chen Yan's radiant face, and nodded slowly under his expectant eyes.

"Okay." He gave him the trust, and at the same time promised: "We will make a lot of money, so that we, daddy and the others, and our children don't have to worry about making ends meet, and can live carefree."

Chen Yan, who got the promise, suddenly laughed happily, he hugged Li Maoshan and rubbed against him.

"Then I'll reply to Boss Lu tomorrow. Now let's boil water and take a shower, and then have a sweet sleep, or before going to bed..." Chen Yan whispered in Li Maoshan's ear in the second half of the sentence.

"Okay." Li Maoshan showed a doting smile after listening to his whisper.The man who had been suppressed for a long time bent down and picked up Chen Yan, and said with a smile: "Let's do it first and then take a bath."

Chen Yan screamed: "No, I have to take a shower first, I'm sweating all over, I don't..."

However, no amount of refusal was swallowed by Li Maoshan. By the time he could take a bath, Chen Yan was exhausted and let Li Maoshan dictate.

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