Black Bean Garden Live Fish Cuisine Restaurant. The journey of a gold medal chef from a chef to a farmer who knows nothing. Huang Qiutian, born in 1969, originally specialized in cooking. The journey of a gold medal chef from a chef to a farmer who knows nothing. Huang Qiutian, born in 1969, originally specialized in cooking. He went to Taipei at the age of 15 to apprentice. After completing his training, he worked as a chef in Liutiao Tong and later opened an affordable Japanese cuisine restaurant in Yuanlin, hiring 20 chefs and earning 2 million NT dollars per month. Five years ago, his father, who had long-term ankle sprains from growing water bamboo, asked him to return to his hometown. To take care of his father, he and his wife brought their children back to their old home to learn to be farmers. He admits that he really didn't understand at first. To make the bamboo grow faster, he poured a lot of fertilizer at the roots. Unexpectedly, it was counterproductive. As soon as it rained, the water bamboo would float to the surface, becoming 'sky water bamboo.' When harvested, they were short and fat, with an overly tough texture, truly resembling 'radish legs.' As expected, the price was not good. Others sold them for more than 40 NT dollars per jin, while Huang Qiutian's could only fetch 25 NT dollars at most, the lowest price in the entire market. For a while, whenever he entered the market, other bamboo farmers would mock him, saying, 'Here comes the 25-dollar guy!' This made him extremely upset, and he once ran to the back mountain to cry. From then on, he understood that fertilizer should be used in moderation. Besides fertilizer, he also insisted on not using pesticides, which his father couldn't stand, scolding him, 'Silly child, you won't be able to make a living this way.' As expected, what could be solved by spraying pesticides before...
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