Gu Huanian couldn't figure out what he was doing wrong.

He considers himself good-looking, and countless girls have pursued him since he was a child. He has a stable job, and his parents are very open-minded.

Why can't he catch Su Li's eye? He keeps bringing up marriage, but she's becoming more and more resolute in her rejection.

After saying that, Su Li didn't stay there any longer. She turned around and walked back. After walking for a while, she ran into Chen Shengnan, who was looking for her everywhere.

"Where did you run off to? Do you know how worried I was?"

Seeing that Chen Shengnan was sweating profusely, Su Li quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, I just saw a stream over there and was thinking of seeing if I could catch a fish, I forgot to tell you."

Only then did Chen Shengnan notice that she was indeed carrying a large grass carp, and her anger subsided considerably.

"Next time we come back, don't wander off. There aren't any large wild animals here, but there are bad people."

"Bad guy?"

Hearing Chen Shengnan's words, it was as if she knew something.

"Yes, in short, don't run around. If something happens to you, I won't be able to save you."

Hearing how serious the situation sounded to her, and recalling her encounter with Gu Huanian earlier, Su Li guessed that there must be some bad elements around.

It's just unclear why Chen Shengnan knew about this.

Su Li nodded; "I understand, let's hurry up and pick some dates!"

The two quickly arrived at the jujube tree, where many jujubes and chestnuts had already fallen to the ground.

The two of them picked up the items faster, since it was getting late.

After picking up all the ones on the ground, there are still many on the tree.

The two planned to come again tomorrow.

They collected a total of four sacks: one sack of dates and three sacks of chestnuts.

"Where should we put all of Shengnan's things?"

Chen Shengnan was also in a bit of a dilemma. Last year, she had placed the animals in a cave near the bottom of the mountain.

Everything was fine until the last bag was stolen.

When she went to look in the cave the next day, there was nothing there.

She was angry for several days afterward, feeling like someone had gotten away with it for nothing.

To be honest, she doesn't know where to put it now.

"I don't know either. How about we just take it to your house?"

If she lived alone, it would be fine. But she shares an apartment with someone, and there's this troublesome Zhao Meilan who likes to go over to her place.

Taking it back would definitely cause more trouble, so after thinking for a moment, she said, "Shengnan, I know a place that I guarantee no one will find. If you're comfortable with that, I'll hide the things now, and you can stay here and guard them."

Chen Shengnan nodded without hesitation; "Okay."

Su Li took the items to a place where Chen Shengnan couldn't see them and threw them into her spatial storage.

After walking a while longer, I noticed some fresh wild vegetables and mushrooms on the ground, so I picked some and tossed them into my spatial storage. Feeling that it was about time, I returned to get another bag.

After hiding the red dates and chestnuts, the two of them went down the mountain together.

“Shengnan, we’re having dinner at my place tonight. If you hadn’t brought me up the mountain, I wouldn’t have been able to catch this big grass carp. Let’s make boiled fish fillets tonight. I just happened to pick a handful of wild red chili peppers on the mountain, so let’s also make a chopped chili fish head.”

"OK"

Chen Shengnan could tell from the sincerity in her tone that it wasn't just polite talk, so she nodded.

When the two returned, it was already dusk, and Zhou Yuting was already eating in the courtyard.

After hearing those words at noon, Zhao Meilan spent the afternoon buying tomatoes, eggs, and some green vegetables from a fellow villager.

That evening, Zhao Meilan used Su Li's pot to make scrambled eggs with tomatoes, stir-fried some greens, and even luxuriously made coarse grain rice.

When they returned, Zhao Meilan immediately noticed the fish that Su Li was carrying.

"Su, you educated youth, where did you get this fish?"

Hearing this, Zhou Yuting looked over and saw that it was indeed a very large grass carp. These two had finished their work a long time ago and were only returning at this time, probably to catch this fish!

"none of your business"

Su Li didn't explain to her; she had absolutely no patience for such shameless people.

Although Zhou Yuting found her words offensive, she remained silent, after all, she was still using someone else's pot.

Zhao Meilan dared only harbor resentment in her heart and dared not say anything more, fearing that Su Li would ruin everything she had worked so hard for.

Su Li went to the kitchen to get a knife, first killing and slicing the fish, then marinating it with salt and seasonings. After washing her hands, she went to the room and picked a handful of vegetables from the space.

She scooped out a bowl of coarse grains and another bowl of refined grains, mixing them together to make a pot of rice.

Chen Shengnan helped start the fire, and Su Li, seeing that the fish was almost marinated, picked out the seasonings, added an egg white, and coated it with flour. Flour was all they had at home.

Then, wait for the water to boil, add the fish slices, and after two minutes, ladle the fish slices and broth out.

Scrape off the water, boil the water in the pot until dry, pour in the oil, then add the chili peppers and the seasonings she prepared in Nanshi, stir-fry until fragrant, and finally pour the hot oil over the freshly cooked fish fillets, releasing a burst of aroma.

Looking at the food that Zhao Meilan was putting on the table and smelling the aroma coming from the kitchen, Zhou Yuting, who was outside, suddenly lost her appetite.

Both are scrambled eggs with tomatoes, but Su Li's version is exceptionally delicious, while Zhao Meilan's isn't bad.

However, compared to Su Li, it's far inferior. Even though both rice dishes are made from coarse grains, Zhao Meilan's version is harsh on the throat, while Su Li's is very fragrant.

Half an hour later, Su Li made a large plate of boiled fish fillets, chopped chili fish head, and stir-fried some greens.

Zhou Yuting and Zhao Meilan had already entered the room. Su Li wiped the stone table and put the dishes on it.

He filled two large bowls with rice and handed one to Chen Shengnan.

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