From Folly to Fortune：I Rewrite My Life After Rebirth!-Chapter 846 - 842: Quite a Decent Job (First Update)
"Really?"
Mu Shuangshuang had never heard Lu Yuanfeng mention that he knew any chefs. It’s normal to feel surprised upon first hearing about it.
"Yes, but that person has never been a head chef! Previously, he was a cook in the military camp. After returning from the camp, he found a small restaurant to work as a kitchen helper, making small dishes for the head chef.
If I remember correctly, he should be working at a restaurant in the neighboring Shigou Town. His knife skills aren’t bad, and the food he makes is quite presentable.
He’s older than us. When he went to the military camp, he already had a wife and kids, who should be in their teens now," said Lu Yuanfeng.
When Lu Yuanfeng joined the army, it was just when the Da Ning Dynasty was at war with a neighboring country, and many people weren’t meeting the conscription standards of Da Ning. At that time, they were willing to take anyone who wanted to go to the battlefield.
Anyone from old men in their fifties and sixties to boys just twelve or thirteen years old. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦
Just like Lu Yuanfeng himself, his age for joining the military camp didn’t comply with Da Ning’s laws, but because of that, he met many friends of various ages.
"But would the man be willing to leave his hometown to come to our Qingshan Town?" Yu Dahai asked.
Having worked as a steward for years, Yu Dahai was knowledgeable about the ways of the world.
The brother, since he was already working as a helper in a restaurant in Shigou Town, was basically settled in that area.
If he moves to another place, wouldn’t that count as leaving his hometown?
"That’s not necessarily true. People strive to move up, just like water flows down. If he stays in Shigou Town, he might remain a kitchen helper all his life.
If he becomes a head chef at our restaurant, starting anew won’t be difficult. Besides, Shigou Town isn’t far from here, just about a day’s walk," Mu Shuangshuang said.
Mu Shuangshuang always made sense, and this was something Lu Yuanfeng never doubted.
Among the people Lu Yuanfeng knew, Shuangshuang had the best logical thinking.
Sometimes, what he couldn’t think of, Shuangshuang could easily figure out.
Without even needing much effort.
"So, as the saying goes, ’there’s no better time than the present.’ I’ll go to Shigou Town tomorrow and ask that person what they think, how about that?" Lu Yuanfeng said.
"I’ll go with you. I want to give him an assessment. To be the head chef at our restaurant, he needs to have something special," Mu Shuangshuang said with a mysterious smile to Lu Yuanfeng and Yu Dahai.
Yu Dahai’s admiration for Mu Shuangshuang had grown even more.
He knew that Mu Shuangshuang always left some mystery with the restaurant.
The more it came to moments like this, the more curious Yu Dahai became.
Filling with curiosity, he said, "New owner, may I also go with you? I’ll cover my own accommodation and food expenses, besides, I’ve been observing in the kitchen for some time.
I can roughly tell if someone is a good chef or not."
"Brother Yu, since you’re going, it’s naturally counted in the restaurant’s operating expenses. With you coming along, Fengzi and I will feel more at ease."
Having decided on going to Shigou Town together, all the remaining matters were left to Yu Dahai.
Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng strolled the town market, and despite it being a small year (a lesser holiday before Lunar New Year), they still needed to buy some groceries to celebrate the holiday.
After a couple of rounds, Lu Yuanfeng spent money to weigh three pounds of five-flavor pork, planning to take it back to make dumplings.
Passing by the fireworks shop, Mu Shuangshuang, without a second thought, asked Lu Yuanfeng beside her, "Fengzi, should we buy some fireworks and firecrackers for the kids to play with?"
The kids had too few entertainment options, and now that winter had arrived, Little Black and Lai Mi spent all day lying in their nests, unwilling to move.
Without their usual playmates, the days naturally became harder for the children.
"Let’s make them ourselves! Just buy some stuff for alchemy from the pharmacy," Lu Yuanfeng said.
"Buy them ourselves? You can make them?"
Mu Shuangshuang knew that many people in ancient times knew how to make fireworks and firecrackers, but it still surprised her a bit that Lu Yuanfeng knew how.
"Yes! I learned it from someone in the military camp, though they don’t look good."
Sometimes, Lu Yuanfeng felt he really should be grateful for everything he learned during those years.
During that time, when everyone gathered, if they weren’t training at the martial field or fighting on the battlefield, they’d share their skills: farming, carpentry, making fireworks and firecrackers, masonry, etc. All were high-skill jobs.
And after winning battles, the general would even give them time to practice what they’d learned, so the skills Lu Yuanfeng acquired far exceeded Mu Shuangshuang’s imagination.
Speaking of the general, Lu Yuanfeng’s mind drifted back to the desert, to that man clad in armor charging valiantly, and himself wielding a broadsword, confronting enemies.
Now with the world at peace, the general has probably retired his battle horse to live out its days.
At this moment, the smile on Lu Yuanfeng’s lips was something Mu Shuangshuang had never seen.
To be a brave man, the most ardent place is the battlefield.
Since Lu Yuanfeng had experienced it, that feeling could never be forgotten.
"Fengzi, sometimes the life we choose isn’t necessarily the life we want," Mu Shuangshuang suddenly said without warning.
"If you think there’s a life you desire, then pursue it. Of course, no matter what life you choose, I will accompany you!"
Mu Shuangshuang always thought that Lu Yuanfeng still longed to return to the military camp.
It had been his companion for so many years.
Letting go, surely, wasn’t something that could easily be done.
If one day, Lu Yuanfeng truly wishes to return, she would follow him without hesitation.
"Silly girl, I know what you’re thinking. Now, the Da Ning Dynasty and the neighboring country are on very good terms, the border has long since had trade as North Star said, there won’t be war for ten years.
The initial reason for me going to the camp was for livelihood and defending the country, with both threats gone now, there’s no need for the camp anymore.
What I miss is merely the sky, the land, and those people from that time!"
Lu Yuanfeng’s sentiment greatly affected Mu Shuangshuang.
She missed those old days too.
When she was part of the security team, that was the life she wanted.
As Lu Yuanfeng said, it was just the sky from those days.
"Fengzi, in many ways, we are very much alike," Mu Shuangshuang said.
However, Lu Yuanfeng was more mature and steady.
Mu Shuangshuang had long since let herself run free.
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Lu Yuanfeng and Mu Shuangshuang turned to the pharmacy, gathering all the materials Lu Yuanfeng needed.
As for the bamboo tubes to make firecrackers, they could go cut bamboo themselves in the mountains.
All in all, Lu Yuanfeng said, collecting all materials, he could finish everything in just an hour.
It wasn’t exactly a time-consuming task.
After buying a bunch of things, when they returned to Er Gui Village, Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng managed to miss lunch.
Fortunately, the main event was in the evening.
