Farming? I'm making a killing with my fairytale vegetables!

Chapter 138 The Feast Begins

Once the announcement "The food is served!" was made, everyone waited quietly for the food to arrive.

Xia Shiyu looked at the table in front of her, first opened the drinks, one for each person, and then served the dishes one after another.

Usually, the first dishes are cold appetizers, such as cold pig's ear salad, braised beef, boiled shrimp, and spicy chicken.

Xia Shiyu ate with a side of food. This Chef Qiu's cooking skills are very good, the sauce is also very delicious, and all these cold dishes are very tasty.

Next, we'll serve some home-style dishes and main courses: steamed pork with rice flour, steamed spare ribs with rice flour, shredded pork with green peppers, braised fish, braised pork knuckle...

Grandpa and Grandma's favorite dishes were steamed pork with rice flour and braised pork knuckle. Xia Shiyu preferred stir-fried shredded pork and sweet rice with red bean curd, which tasted sweet and delicious.

The lavish feasts kept everyone eating without looking up, until later when side dishes and soups started to arrive.

"Vegetable and tofu soup, stir-fried vegetables, and radish and pork rib stew."

When these three dishes were served, everyone thought it would be nice to have some soup and some vegetables to cleanse their palates, so many people turned their attention to them and picked up their chopsticks.

Xia Shiyu followed suit and picked up a piece of green vegetables and tofu, putting it in her bowl. The tender tofu, moistened with the fresh aroma of the green vegetables, tasted exceptionally delicious. The soup didn't have too many seasonings; just the simple saltiness was enough to wash away the greasiness from the meat she had eaten earlier.

As for the other radishes and stir-fried greens, although Xia Shiyu hadn't had a chance to taste them yet, she could imagine what they would taste like.

The people of Xiajia Village had all eaten some of the vegetables grown by Xia Shiyu. Although they were pleasantly surprised, they simply ate faster. What truly shocked the visitors from the Li family was the people who came to visit.

The Li family members were seated at several separate tables. They were quite satisfied with the meal so far, finding it to be decent. However, when Li's father tasted the vegetable and radish soup, he was immediately amazed.

He wasn't the only one pleasantly surprised; soon, exclamations of surprise could be heard from others.

"Wow, this dish is absolutely delicious, even better than the meat we had before."

"This radish is so tender, it's amazing!"

"And the stir-fried vegetables weren't oily at all."

"This tofu soup is delicious, not greasy at all."

"Hey, don't finish picking up the tofu, I still want to eat more."

"Leave the radish for me, I want to eat it."

"Wow, these vegetarian dishes are so delicious! This chef seems to be better at making home-style stir-fries."

"I think they have a unique skill."

Wang Xia and the others still had to take care of their in-laws, so they all sat at the same table.

Seeing that everyone's rumors were getting more and more outrageous, I couldn't help but stand up and say, "Hey everyone, stop guessing. Actually, these dishes are made with vegetables grown by Shi Yu, and with Chef Qiu's excellent skills, they are really not bad."

"What?! It's that little girl again?!" The Li family was utterly astonished. They never expected the Xia family to have such a talented vegetable-growing girl.

Now everyone had other ideas, thinking about how to get to know each other before leaving. Of course, even with these thoughts in mind, they were still working quite fast on the table.

Everyone developed their own speed in grabbing the food, and these three dishes became some of the fastest to be finished.

Even the soup was poured out completely, which was truly astonishing.

The same was true for Xia Shiyu's table. Although the villagers had eaten the vegetables she grew, they didn't eat them every day. They wouldn't normally spend money to buy them every day, so they were very eager to grab them this time.

The "Clean Plate Campaign" was implemented very quickly. Xia Shiyu and her family took a bite and then left it at that, going to prepare other dishes. After all, they could eat like this often at home.

The dishes on the table were quickly devoured, and just when everyone thought it was all over, the last dish was served.

"A fruit for dessert—oranges!"

A sharp-eyed person immediately recognized it and asked Xia Shiyu, "Boss Xia, is this the orange tree you grow? It looks exactly like it was cut from the same template."

Xia Shiyu glanced at it and nodded, "That's right, these are the fruits that Aunt Wang asked me to buy."

After receiving Xia Shiyu's affirmative reply, everyone at the table immediately grabbed a large orange and held it tightly to their chests.

The same thing happened at the other tables; the movements were swift, and the plate of oranges disappeared in no time.

Of course, there are also dishonest ones who take too much at once.

"Ergou, what are you doing? You took two each, and I'm still one short. Give it to me now."

"No, no, you clearly didn't like it just now."

"It's not that I look down on it, it's that I was just stunned, is that not allowed?"

"Grandpa and Grandma, I want to eat oranges, I don't want to eat meat anymore, I want to eat the oranges from Sister Xiaoyu's house."

"Okay, okay, let's eat oranges."

Even the Li family members quickly grabbed one each. Although they had already eaten quite a bit, who would complain about not having enough of this good stuff?

They weren't even complaining about the small amount; they were even thinking of going to find Xia Shiyu later to buy oranges and some vegetables, so that the trip would really be worthwhile.

Mr. and Mrs. Li had long since put aside their dissatisfaction with holding the banquet in the countryside. They even felt that it was no wonder the other party was so insistent on doing it; they had to try such delicious food.

Li Qing felt a little embarrassed. She quietly pulled Xia Ziqi's hand and whispered, "I really misunderstood your mother. She put in so much effort."

Li Qing saw it all. Wang Xia had been busy with all this, even finding such delicious food to bring back, and she was treating her family very well. Li Qing felt guilty for her previous unhappiness.

Xia Ziqi patted Li Qing's hand, signaling her not to take it to heart and to eat properly first.

Li Qing put the matter aside for the time being and focused on eating.

After the meal, Xia Shiyu was full and wanted to leave with her family. The other guests were also very satisfied with the meal, especially the last few dishes, which were exactly what everyone wanted.

Some people even thought that they should just buy some of the vegetables that Xia Shiyu grows to make dishes for banquets in the future. The taste would definitely be top-notch, and the effect would probably be no less than today.

Xia Shiyu wanted to leave after she finished, but they were stopped by someone.

"Xiaoyu, Xiaoyu, don't rush off."

Xia Shiyu stopped to see what was going on, and then saw Wang Xia walking over with Li's parents and their whole family.

"What's wrong with my aunt?"

Wang Xia walked over with a warm smile. "Xiao Yu, we really owe you a lot this time. Here's the thing, my in-laws here want to buy some groceries early."

Li's mother quickly stepped forward and nodded, "Yes, yes, it's Shi Yu, right? We only found out about you after we arrived. Your vegetables are so delicious, we want to buy some from you."

Other relatives nodded in agreement, "Yes, yes, it's so delicious, we all want to buy some."

Xia Shiyu understood; so this was someone asking her to buy groceries.

"No problem, I still have plenty of vegetables available for sale, it's fine, Auntie."

"Great, great!" Everyone cheered immediately. They started going grocery shopping. Everyone was very happy this time; the full moon celebration was a great success!