On the other side, Zhao Xiaoyang and Ahua fished for a while, but they didn't catch much, only three or four fish. The species were quite rich, including crucian carp, black carp, and a bigeye mullet.

Add a little loach and some snails and you can make a dish of mixed fish.

A few people went to dig some wild bamboo shoots and vegetables, walked around for a while and then left.

After returning to the old house, Zhao Xiaoyang started preparing meals.

Three simple dishes: a plate of mixed fish, a plate of stir-fried wild vegetables, and a bamboo shoot soup.

It may seem simple and unpretentious, but it is fresh and delicious.

It is much more authentic than the so-called game restaurants in the city.

"Brother Xiaoyang, I'm full. Do you have any work to do here?"

Putting down his bowl and chopsticks, Ah Hua burped, stood up and looked at the hoe.

Zhao Xiaoyang waved his hand: "Come on, take a break after eating, don't let your gastroptosis develop."

"If I need help, I'll ask you guys to help me. If not, just play by yourselves. I've made these trees look like real ones."

"Haha, that's right, we come to Brother Xiaoyang's place just to have fun."

Xiaobao nodded in agreement.

"Of course not!"

Zhao Xiaoyang glanced at Xiaobao and said, "Don't think about playing all day long, you will be an adult in two years."

"Listen to me, go help your dad work in the fields tomorrow. Just think of it as exercise. You might be joining the army in two years. If you don't have a good physique, how can you handle it?"

"Uh, okay..."

After hearing Zhao Xiaoyang's instructions, Xiaobao could only nod in agreement.

"Ahua, I see some dealers have started coming to the cherry orchard recently. You should go back and help them out. I should also be visiting my uncle in the next couple of days."

"Yeah, okay!"

Ah Hua agreed readily.

Just then, Zhao Xiaoyang's phone rang.

"Hey, Jiaojiao!"

As soon as Zhao Xiaoyang opened his mouth, Ahua and Xiaobao immediately became excited. They exchanged glances and came over with a lewd look on their faces.

"Well...Xiaoyang, I'm your Aunt Xiuqin."

"Oh, Aunt Xiuqin! Do you have something to talk to me about?"

Zhao Xiaoyang realized that it was Xu Jiaojiao's mother, Yuan Xiuqin, calling using Xu Jiaojiao's phone.

"Nothing much, I just heard you were back. I haven't seen you in a long time!"

"I heard you live in the back mountain. Isn't that inconvenient?"

"It's okay, pretty good."

As he spoke, Zhao Xiaoyang waved at Ahua and Xiaobao, asking them to move aside.

"How about this, come over to my house tomorrow for dinner and have a couple of drinks with your Uncle Jianguo?"

Well……

Zhao Xiaoyang was slightly stunned. He heard Ahua and Xiaobao on the other side pointing and gesturing and making crazy hints.

"What's wrong? Are you busy these days?"

“No, no, no!”

"Okay, that's settled. Come early tomorrow. How about you ask Uncle Jianguo or Jiaojiao to pick you up?"

"No, no, I'll just walk over."

Hearing this, Zhao Xiaoyang hurriedly said.

When someone calls you to eat, just go.

It's a bit too much to take over such a short distance.

"Okay, that's settled. Tomorrow I'll cook your favorite pig's trotters and old hen soup. Is there anything else you want to eat?"

"Don't bother with that. Aunt Xiuqin, just make some home-cooked dishes."

After chatting for a few words, Zhao Xiaoyang hung up the phone.

Over there, Ah Hua and Xiao Bao were grinning.

"Brother Xiaoyang, you're awesome." Ahua said.

Xiaobao also gave a thumbs up: "Awesome! Brother Hua, did you see that? Brother Xiaoyang is different. His mother-in-law came to him on her own initiative."

"You two guys, how dare you make fun of me? Be quiet, we're just having a meal. Uncle Jianguo must have something to talk to me about."

Zhao Xiaoyang waved his hand.

Hearing this, Ah Hua smiled even more broadly, tilted his mouth, and gestured to Xiao Bao half-jokingly.

"Did you hear that? Stop talking nonsense, or you'll ruin Brother Xiaoyang's plans."

"That's right, Brother Xiaoyang, I'm rooting for you!"

Zhao Xiaoyang rolled his eyes and was speechless about these two guys.

What the hell is going on?

Zhao Xiaoyang has never had a girlfriend in his life, but now he has a mother-in-law?

In his opinion, it must be Lu Qingquan's sponsorship that caught Xu Jianguo's attention and made him plan to talk to him.

Of course, he originally planned to boost the tea business in the village.

Seeing Zhao Xiaoyang looking pensive, Ah Hua and Xiao Bao chuckled and said, "Okay, Brother Xiaoyang, take your time to think about it. We won't keep you any longer."

As he said that, Ah Hua gave Xiao Bao a look: "What are you standing there for? Can you help me? Come with me!"

"Yeah, okay!"

Xiaobao understood what he meant, packed up his fishing gear and threw it into Ahua's car.

Zhao Xiaoyang pondered Xu Jianguo's thoughts and finally realized: "Don't talk nonsense to me when you two come to the village. There is nothing between Jiaojiao and me!"

"Don't worry, Brother Xiaoyang, we don't even know this. If Xiaobao tells anyone, I'll sew his mouth shut."

"Fuck, why me? Why not you?"