novelhk Chapter 140 Staying for Meals
Chapter 140 Staying for Meals
After making this simple agreement, the group decided to stay here for a few days.
Seeing Xia Shiyu turn to leave, Yuan Shi felt this wouldn't do. Looking at the oranges she was taking, he quickly tugged at his companions and said to Xia Shiyu, "Hello, beautiful lady, could you sell us a few of those oranges?"
Xia Shiyu looked at them with a puzzled expression, "Do you want to eat?"
"No, no, no, we don't want to eat it. We want to buy it as bait."
"A bait?" Xia Shiyu looked around at the ground and realized something was wrong.
That's true. All the oranges here have been picked, and since we haven't seen any foxes, they probably won't come over.
We still need to put some oranges here to attract the fox.
Xia Shiyu nodded in understanding, but she still said, "These oranges are quite expensive. Are you sure you want to buy them?"
She didn't want to overcharge customers, otherwise she would be seen as a heartless person.
Yuan Shi was a little confused. She was a local too, and she knew exactly how expensive local oranges were. How could they be so expensive?
Xia Shiyu, you can tell from their expressions that they don't know what's going on.
She handed out a clean orange, saying, "You should all try it first. I'll speak after you've tasted it."
The others were initially a little embarrassed when Xia Shiyu offered them oranges, but they accepted them after seeing her resolute expression.
Yuan Shi broke the oranges in half and gave each person a segment, so everyone got to taste a piece.
After tasting it, everyone froze in place, unwilling to move.
"Wow, these oranges are so delicious!" Wang Shuang exclaimed.
A lively commenter nearby remarked, "It's so delicious! What kind of additives did they use? How can it taste so good?"
"Wow, this is so delicious! Beautiful lady, this fruit is amazing! Xiao Shi, I want more!"
"I want me too."
In an instant, everyone present became excited.
They never expected that their trip to find the fox would lead to such an unexpected opportunity.
Xia Shiyu nodded at the group's reaction, and then said the price of the oranges, "Okay, okay, but my oranges are 15 yuan per jin. You should understand now, right?"
The seven people were stunned at first, then turned around and discussed it.
Actually, if they had known the price of the oranges at the beginning, they definitely wouldn't have agreed. But after tasting them, it wasn't so easy for them to refuse.
"Why don't we agree? We'll definitely make a profit at 15 yuan for oranges."
"I agree, I agree. Not only can we feed the foxes, but we can also eat comfortably ourselves."
"Yes, yes, let's eat it ourselves, it's so delicious, let's take some with us when we leave."
So after some discussion, the whole army was united, and Yuan Shi, as the leader, said to Xia Shiyu, "Boss, we want to buy oranges!"
"Okay, sure." Xia Shiyu smiled. If he couldn't get rid of the fox, helping her with some business was fine too.
With the deposit paid, Xia Shiyu promptly handed over the oranges to them; as for the rest, she would have to wait until she returned to collect them.
The group took the oranges, found a good spot, and placed them within the camera's range, hoping to catch a fox.
Of course, they use safety devices so as not to harm other animals. If they can't find the fox, it doesn't matter; they will just observe it.
Xia Shiyu waited patiently for these people until they had put their things away before leading them down the mountain.
"Let's go down together and talk about it."
"Okay," everyone else nodded and they all walked down together.
The group of people drove to Xia Shiyu's house.
After stopping the car, Xia Shiyu thought about it and decided to let these people come in and have a seat since they had done business with her.
Xia Shiyu opened the courtyard gate. "Come in, all of you, have a seat."
After agreeing to the "okay," the young men began to go inside.
Xia Shiyu's maternal grandparents were somewhat surprised to see him bring in such a large group of people.
"Xiaoyu, why did you suddenly bring so many people in? Are these your friends?"
Xia Shiyu shook her head, "No, no, Grandpa and Grandma, these are volunteers from an animal protection organization who came here to see the foxes."
Several volunteers greeted the two elderly people politely, saying, "Hello, sirs."
Grandpa and Grandma nodded. "Oh, I see. Hello, hello. Please sit down. I'll get you some water."
After Grandma finished speaking, she went to find water.
Xia Shiyu simply told the young people to find seats.
Soon, Grandpa also went to get some melon seeds and peanuts to put out, along with some candied orange peels that Xia Shiyu had made last time, and some dried sweet potatoes that others had dried. "Come on, come on, have something to eat. Most of it is homemade and quite healthy, so don't be picky."
"No, no, you're too kind." Yuan Shi and his companions were quite flattered, feeling that the family was too hospitable.
After finishing the snacks, I casually tried a couple of bites and was surprised to find them so delicious.
"Mmm, this dried sweet potato is delicious."
"This candied orange peel must have been made from the oranges that came up in the mountains. It's so delicious, no wonder the fox loves it too."
"It's really delicious. I never thought it would taste this good."
"This is the first time I've ever eaten candied orange peel. I thought it was some kind of devilish dish."
The group felt as if they had come to the right place. They had thought it was just an ordinary little mountain village, but they never expected it to give them such a big surprise.
Yuan Shi had a strange feeling that her desire to shop had been aroused. She looked at the orange peel candy in her hand and couldn't help but ask, "Hello, Boss Xia, I'd like to ask if your other dishes are also this delicious?"
Yes, ever since Xia Shiyu started selling vegetables to them, they have always called him Boss Xia.
Xia Shiyu nodded, "I've been going back to the village to cook some vegetables for the past six months. I can guarantee that all the vegetables I grow are of this quality. I also have chickens and ducks that I raise nearby."
Although there aren't many chickens or ducks left, we can still give one to these young people.
Wang Shuang's eyes lit up after hearing this, and he asked, "Can we eat here?"
After saying this, he quickly looked at the others and said, "Why don't we eat here? It's too much trouble to eat back in town. Or, if all else fails, we can ask a couple of fellow villagers if we can stay here for a few nights."
Others were also tempted after hearing this.
Several girls hesitated, saying, "Isn't this a bit inappropriate?" But their eyes were fixed on Xia Shiyu.
Yuan Shi finally made the decision, "In that case, we'll have to trouble you, Boss Xia. We'd like to eat here, and we'll pay for our meals."