Abandoned the Immortal Cultivator, returned to his hometown to farm and sing

Chapter 1239, Chapter 1128: The Poor Man's Restaurant

"What if you don't improve in the monthly exam?" Mengjie's husband was already teetering on the edge of self-destruction.

Mengjie raised an eyebrow. "Then let's come by ourselves, with Mom, but not that brat, and we won't give him any pocket money. We'll just leave him a box of instant noodles."

Er Ya shuddered upon hearing this.

She had a deep understanding of this and her imagination ran wild. After eating at Jiweilou for three days, she was worried that she would abandon her favorite braised chicken rice.

Mengjie's child is going to eat at Jiweilou for seven days during the National Day holiday.

After experiencing the delicious food at Jiweilou, would you really let him eat instant noodles?

This is too cruel! What a terrible crime the child committed!

So what if his grades didn't improve? It's not a serious offense. There's no need to torture him!
Mengjie's husband responded with a couple of "hey hey" sounds, clearly pleased, and immediately agreed, "I'll take on more orders and work overtime when we get back."

Sister Meng nodded with satisfaction, "Then I'll start a side hustle too."

This couple, so in sync, suddenly became career-minded again.

That's true, the prices at Jiweilou are high.

Coming here once a month, plus airfare and hotel, is quite an expense.

For some reason, Xiang Boming recalled the story that Qian Lao had told him before, about working day and night for a single imperial jar of wine.

Before long, he achieved financial freedom.

Eating and drinking are truly harmful.

Thinking of this, Xiang Boming secretly said to Liang Yue, "Let's come here once a month from now on. I learned some tricks this time, and I'll go back and improve them so I can open another store. There are two new office buildings in the CBD, and I heard they're doing quite well in attracting businesses. There will definitely be a lot of people there in the future."

Office workers in Shenzhen are in luck! Stir-fried pork with chili peppers is getting tastier and tastier, so they're probably ordering takeout like crazy.

Liang Yue scratched her chin and pondered, "Maybe I should switch jobs too..."
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The three-day Tianhan Harvest Festival celebration has come to a swift end.

As in previous years, it immediately became a hot topic recently.

But what has attracted the most attention this year is neither the more than 200,000 visitors announced by Tianhan Cultural Tourism in three days, nor the significant increase in overseas tourists, nor the surge in visitors to various tourist attractions.

These figures increase every year; they're nothing new.

Moreover, since this year's Harvest Festival falls on a weekday, everyone knows that this is just a rehearsal, and the real excitement will come during the National Day holiday in October.

High-speed rail and plane tickets are selling out like crazy; there are no tickets available anywhere, just like during the Spring Festival travel rush.

It wasn't just that Middle Eastern delegations appeared at the Tianhan Harvest Festival, bringing local delicacies such as pilaf, roast meat, hummus, table salad, fulmedames, and nut cakes, and even roasted camel.

These kinds of wild animals are just something to look at for novelty; I don't really like them.

Not only did the number of harvest festival stalls reach a new high, exceeding 800, making it the largest in the west.

Another record broken. Sigh, I'm used to it, nothing new.

It's not as fun as tourists getting squirrels drunk while they're freeloading...

There are only two hottest topics this year.

The first is a newly opened specialty store on Tianhan North Street, which is launching a new specialty product.

Fresh reeds.

It is Reed, which can be used as a culture medium for delicious Chinese mushrooms.

Thin, straight, and emerald green, it will live if you put it in a vase with some water.

They were originally sold as green plants, very cheap, ten yuan a bundle, with twenty or thirty plants in a bundle.

As it turned out, its "real" use was quickly discovered.

Just grab one, it's great for whipping kids. It's light, thin, and straight, and it hurts a lot when you whip their bottom, but it won't hurt them.

Reed smoke won't damage you, and it won't damage children either.

It is resilient.

Parents with children will all buy a bundle to take home.

The nightmare of Tianhan children has entered thousands of households, a cause for celebration indeed. ...

The second one is Jiweilou, which is next to the gift shop and is still in its trial operation phase.

A gourmet travels a thousand miles to Tianhan City just for a taste of the ultimate feast at Jiweilou Restaurant.

"Boiling cabbage will bloom! Master Gao Bingyi's three rinsings of clear broth reveal a magnificent lotus-like scene."

"Stir-fried Assorted Delicacies with Wild Vegetables vs. Buddha Jumps Over the Wall! The Extravagant Dishes of Salt Merchants' Banquets Make a Comeback"

"A stunning breakfast ceiling appears at Tianhan! Jiweilou's 70 breakfast options draw massive crowds on its first day of trial operation."

Why is a bowl of chicken soup wontons priced at 28 yuan considered legendary? The soup made with 20 old hens has shocked the culinary world.

"Boiled Cabbage in Clear Broth Makes a Comeback! Master Xu Ze's State Banquet-Level Skill Priced at 2.9 Yuan"

One person controls six pots! Chef Jiao of Jiweilou Restaurant is hailed as the "hidden master of the breakfast world".

Just look at all these news reports, they've thoroughly exposed Jiweilou from head to toe.

No detail was overlooked, and it quickly became the most eye-catching "attraction" in Tianhan...

then.

Jiweilou has been dubbed "Poor Man's Restaurant" by netizens.

The food inside is ridiculously expensive, but it's also ridiculously delicious.

After eating one meal, you're already thinking about the next; you wish you could live there and never come out.

But my wallet really can't take it.

Jiweilou received a lot of negative reviews as soon as it was logged into the review app.

At the end of the month, when I checked my bills, my Engel coefficient was off the charts.

[The photo album is half food and half bills]

It only takes a moment to develop discerning tastes, but it takes a long time to face reality.

A feast for the taste buds, but a trap for the wallet.

While our palates are celebrating the Lunar New Year, our wallets are facing a crisis.

The menu excites, the balance brings calm.

Twice a month? Ha, there are more excuses than menus.

Wallets are consumables.

In contrast, it achieved a high score of 5.0, making it a perfect score.

The article published by Hou Laofa on the media account "Food World".

"Extreme Feast: The Taste Cycle of Chef Xu Ze".

As a seasoned gourmet who has tasted all four major cuisines, I thought my taste buds were already unfazed.

It wasn't until I stepped into Tianhan's "Extreme Flavor Restaurant" that I realized I was still a frog in a well—this exquisite banquet, personally prepared by the long-retired "ghost chef" Xu Ze, caused the white-haired diners to abandon all restraint, licking their bowls like children and wielding their chopsticks like hungry tigers, even prompting the Shandong cuisine master Gao Bingyi to personally pour soup from a copper kettle. Allow me, with my clumsy pen, to reveal just the tip of the iceberg of this culinary pilgrimage.

Prologue: A Thunderclap from Ordinary Ingredients
The banquet began with a cold-served rabbit dish. The moment the bright red rabbit pieces entered the mouth, the numbing, spicy, and savory aroma sent a jolt of energy through the spine…

Middle Chapter: A Concerto of Mountains and Rivers

Midway through the banquet, the "Hundred Flowers River Catfish" unfolds before your eyes like a meticulously painted scroll: the river catfish from Leshan Deep Pool are as white as jade, lying in the golden soup; with a spoonful, the sweetness of the river catfish is like the first snow in the mountain stream, and the freshness of the yellow catfish is like the surging of a river...

The grand finale, "Assorted Mountain Delicacies Stew," is Xu Ze's declaration of ingredients, where a delicate balance is achieved in a ten-hour broth. The highlight is the Ping'an Ditch lettuce—crisp, emerald-green pieces that split open amidst the rich mushroom aroma, revealing a refreshing coolness…

After this feast, all the delicacies of the world will become a thing of the past—for our souls have long been eternally enshrined beside the white jade lotus in that celadon cup…

A powerful article has thrust Jiweilou and its head chef, Master Xu, into the spotlight.

Actually, Master Xu has always been quite famous.

Food connoisseurs from all over the country have come to Jiweilou to savor its exquisite cuisine, making it a once-in-a-lifetime experience...

(End of this chapter)