I Have a Countryside Gourmet Restaurant

Chapter 333: Chapter 315: Here Are 2 Sea Bass, Take Them

With this thought in mind, they arrived at the spot where the person had just spoken out in confusion.

A large crowd had already gathered there.

Everyone was clustered around two fruit trees that stood three to four meters tall.

These must be the unfamiliar fruit trees.

They took a closer look.

Upon closer inspection, the man in the white shirt and the others who had gathered around felt a bit frustrated.

Because they didn’t recognize these two fruit trees either.

They had never seen them before.

They had planned on coming over to enlighten everyone, but it turned out they were just as clueless.

How frustrating.

’I wonder if that guy who just gave us a lesson on Dragon Fruit knows what it is?’

The man in the white shirt and the others who had been there earlier all looked toward the man with glasses.

The man with glasses spread his hands and said, ”I don’t recognize it either. I’ve never seen it before. It looks a bit like a walnut tree. I wonder if it’s in the same family?”

’Even the man with glasses doesn’t know this time?’

It did look a bit like a walnut tree. ’Is it in the same family as walnut trees?’

”This is a Soursop Tree.”

Just as everyone was guessing whether it was in the same family as a walnut tree, a voice called out.

The crowd turned to see a man in his thirties walking toward them.

Someone recognized the man and said, ”Boss Yang, what kind of fruit is a soursop? I’ve never heard of it!”

The newcomer was Yang Zheng, the owner of a small supermarket in town.

His claim that it was a Soursop Tree left many people in the crowd still puzzled.

Because none of them had ever heard the name before.

However, not everyone was unfamiliar with it. Someone said, ”A Soursop Tree? So this is a Soursop Tree? I’ve heard of soursop fruit, I just didn’t know what the tree looked like. So this is it. But soursop isn’t a local fruit! Can the owner actually succeed in growing it?”

Yang Zheng said, ”It’s true that soursop is mainly grown in coastal areas like Zhejiang Province and Guangdong Province. But now, they’re also grown in Yunnan Province. The owner might be able to succeed in growing it here.”

”If he really succeeds, that would be a fantastic surprise. The fruit is very sweet and has a great texture. I’ll have to keep a close eye on the owner’s two Soursop Trees,” that person added.

Yang Zheng smiled. ”I’m keeping a close eye on them too.”

This exchange made it clear to those who had never heard of soursop that it wasn’t a local fruit. No wonder they had never seen or heard of it before.

But now that they had seen the tree and heard the name, they grew very curious. What kind of fruit was this soursop?

Someone asked Yang Zheng, ”Boss Yang, can you tell us about soursop?”

Yang Zheng nodded and then gave a rather detailed explanation of the soursop fruit.

Everyone nodded after listening. So, in places like Zhejiang Province, Guangdong Province, and Yunnan Province, there was such a peculiar fruit.

They had learned something new!

They would have to keep a close eye on these two Soursop Trees as well.

It turned out the owner’s Hundred Fruit Garden didn’t just have common local fruits, but also exotic ones not found in the area.

’This is great!’

This way, everyone could get to know more fruits they had never seen or even heard of before.

A Hundred Fruit Garden like this would be much more meaningful.

’Yes, yes, he should plant more non-local fruits.’

’Who cares if they’re not suited for the local climate or if they’ll even bear fruit? Just plant them and see what happens.’

”I hope the owner plants more fruits like soursop that we don’t have around here,” everyone was saying.

Yang Zheng said, ”Don’t worry, everyone, I already asked the owner. He said he plans to plant a lot more fruits that we don’t have in this area. We have soursop now, and in the future, there will be even more fruits that you may have never even heard of.”

”That’s fantastic!” Everyone was thrilled.

If that was the case, the Hundred Fruit Garden was becoming even more exciting.

The Hundred Fruit Garden was bustling. The other three gardens—the vegetable garden, the wild fruit garden, and the Tea Garden—were just as lively.

People were discussing both the various plants in the gardens and the competition that had just ended. Everyone was in high spirits.

Jiang Caidong, Liang Heng, Wei Ping and his family, as well as Liu Xu, Xiao Yue, Zhang Rui’Er, Chen Dong, and others were also strolling through the gardens and chatting.

It wasn’t until four in the afternoon that people began to say their goodbyes and leave one after another.

Xia Xiaoyue, Mu Qingye, and their classmates were also getting ready to head back to school.

”Boss, we’re leaving now. We’ll be back in a few days.”

”Alright. Be safe on your way!”

”Okay. Goodbye, Boss!”

”Goodbye!”

After seeing off Xia Xiaoyue, Mu Qingye, and their classmates, Li You returned to the front of his shop.

The arcade game area was still bustling with activity.

All four arcade machines were in use. Even more people were watching—several dozen of them.

Although the tournament was over, everyone’s interest in arcade games hadn’t diminished in the slightest.

They just weren’t playing *The King of Fighters ’97* anymore. Two of the machines were linked up for a four-player game of *Knights of Valour*.

The game was in full swing.

As for the other two machines, one was running *Cadillacs and Dinosaurs*, and the other had *Oriental Legend*.

All of them were absolute classics.

Li You watched with great interest. He vaguely felt like he had been transported back to the arcades of his youth.

It was endlessly nostalgic.

The players in *Knights of Valour* had reached the third stage. This was the level where Zhuge Liang could pick up the Ice Sword, but only if you took the right path.

How did you get the Ice Sword? Li You had almost forgotten. The other customers, including the four people playing, couldn’t quite remember either.

Everyone tried to recall the path, discussing amongst themselves how to proceed. The atmosphere was lively.

There’s strength in numbers.

In the end, they found the correct path, and Zhuge Liang successfully obtained the Ice Sword.

Everyone cheered as if they had just accomplished something extraordinary.

Sometimes, happiness was just that simple.

”Huh, when did these arcade machines get here?” a voice reached Li You’s ears.

It was Liu Jialiang’s voice.

Li You turned around. Sure enough, he saw Liu Jialiang on the outskirts of the crowd, holding a bag.

The bag was bulging. ’I wonder what’s inside?’

Li You walked up to Liu Jialiang and smiled. ”Uncle Jialiang, you’re here.”

Liu Jialiang asked, ”Xiaoyou, did you buy these arcade machines?”

Li You nodded. ”That’s right. I bought them for customers to play for free. Makes the shop a bit more lively.”

Liu Jialiang nodded repeatedly. ”That’s a great idea, a great idea.”

He then handed the bag to Li You, adding, ”There are two sea bass in here, take them. You can eat them yourself or sell them to customers, either way is fine.”

”Sea bass?”

So the bag contained sea bass. Li You was a bit surprised. He said, ”Uncle Jialiang, where did you get sea bass?”

Sea bass, also known as the Japanese sea perch, weren’t found in the local waters.

So, they definitely weren’t caught by fishing.

Liu Jialiang said, ”I went over to Taoyuan Village to help a family build a stone mill. They gave them to me. I didn’t want to take them at first. I’d already been paid for my work, how could I take two fish on top of that? Besides, this fish seems quite expensive. But they were so polite and insisted I take them, so I had no choice. It seems this fish is best when steamed, and we don’t like steamed fish, we don’t think it tastes good. So, I brought them over for you.”

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