Chapter 50 Chen Yang's Thoughts

"Then you help me deal with it!"

Chen Shiying didn't try to be tough, she was indeed a little afraid of this slippery thing.

"Leave it to me!"

Because he had to kill loaches, Zhou Ziwen decided not to go fishing. It wouldn't take too long anyway, and it would be the same if he went after dinner.

For convenience, Zhou Ziwen brought the loach to the river and killed it there for easy cleaning.

Recently he is planning to build a large water tank, which can be used for watering and some cleaning work without having to run to the river every time.

However, his stonemasonry skills are still a bit lacking, and he needs to improve his level first.

When Zhou Ziwen was killing loaches, Chen Qiaoyi was by his side.

With a beautiful girl to talk to, Zhou Ziwen felt more motivated to work.

He found that he and Chen Qiaoyi were now like a couple, and whenever he was free, the girl would follow him wherever he went.

Zhou Ziwen was also happy about this. As the two of them spent more time together, their relationship gradually improved.

The relationship between them is not passionate, but natural and silent.

But this kind of love is exactly what Zhou Ziwen wants.

He had experienced that kind of passionate love in his previous life, and in his new life, he no longer had that passionate feeling.

With someone accompanying him, time passed quickly and Zhou Ziwen killed the loaches in a short while.

This time, Chen Shiying prepared to make stir-fried loach. Fearing that some people might not be used to it, she specially added some cowpeas as a side dish.

If someone doesn't eat loach, they can eat cowpea.

But Chen Shiying was worrying too much. In this era, there is no one who doesn't like eating meat.

In addition, Chen Shiying’s cooking skills are very good, and the loaches she made have no fishy smell, but are very crispy.

"Ziwen, Comrade Zhou Chaoyang hasn't come yet, go call him!" Chen Shiying said after the meal was ready.

"Okay, sis."

Zhou Ziwen came to the Youth League Home and woke up Zhou Chaoyang who was sleeping like a dead pig.

"Chaoyang, get up quickly, it's time to eat."

"Uh, ah!"

Zhou Chaoyang opened his eyes and was about to get up when he suddenly felt a pain all over his body and couldn't help but cry out in pain.

"Hehe, this tastes sour and refreshing, right?" Zhou Ziwen laughed unkindly.

He knew that for someone like Zhou Chaoyang who had never worked before, working hard all day and being able to get up the next day was considered an easy task.

"It feels so good, so good." Zhou Chaoyang gritted his teeth and let Zhou Ziwen laugh at him.

There's nothing I can do, it's my own body's fault!

I can hardly get up now. Let people laugh at me. It won’t hurt me.

"Haha, let's go! Don't say that brother won't help you, let me help you walk!" Zhou Ziwen reached out and grabbed his shoulders, giving him a place to leverage.

"That's about right." Zhou Chaoyang muttered, then leaned on Zhou Ziwen without any hesitation.

At this moment, his whole body was sore, especially his thighs and waist. It hurt when he moved, and he didn't care about his face anymore.

"Hey, Brother Ziwen, how come you have time to come to our place today?"

Just when Zhou Ziwen and Zhou Chaoyang came out of the Youth League Home, Chen Yang suddenly came back from outside.

"It's all because of this guy." Zhou Ziwen patted Zhou Chaoyang on the shoulder, making him grimace.

"Haha, it's like this when you first go to the countryside. You will be fine after a few days of persistence." Chen Yang comforted him.

"Yes, everyone went through this." Zhou Ziwen agreed.

"By the way, Brother Ziwen, I heard that your fishing skills are very good. I haven't smelled meat for a long time. Can you exchange some for me?" Chen Yang looked at Zhou Ziwen enthusiastically.

"I can't say I'm very skilled, but I do have some experience. However, fishing depends mainly on luck. Next time, if I have extra, I'll trade with you." Zhou Ziwen didn't deny that he knew how to fish.

This cannot be concealed, and as my fishing skills improve, I will catch more and more fish. It would be too hypocritical to deny it.

He knew what Chen Yang was thinking. He just wanted to take advantage of the situation since he could catch the fish.

It doesn't matter. As long as the price is not too low, it doesn't matter who you exchange it with. It doesn't matter if he gets a bargain. Fishing doesn't cost much anyway.

No matter how you calculate it, he makes money.

"Brother Ziwen is really generous. I will wait for your good news."

Seeing Zhou Ziwen agree, Chen Yang was overjoyed.

It’s a bit of an exaggeration to say that I haven’t eaten meat for a long time, but it’s true that I’m craving meat.

If you want to eat meat, you need meat coupons. After being in the countryside for so long, his meat coupons have almost been used up.

The only way is to exchange it with other villagers, but such opportunities are rare. After all, in this era, everyone is short of meat to eat, and people generally won’t sell it unless they are extremely short of money.

"Okay, then we'll go first." Zhou Ziwen waved his hand and helped Zhou Chaoyang leave.

"Is Captain Chen trying to take advantage of me?"

After leaving the Youth League Home, Zhou Chaoyang asked.

"Yeah, it's because he's not full." Zhou Ziwen sighed.

"That's true." Zhou Chaoyang nodded in agreement.

Having lived in the Youth League Home for the past few days, he has a better understanding of the situation there.

Just one word: poor.

We had to save food for fear of going hungry after eating too much. As educated youth, we had no private plots of land and could only grow vegetables in the yard. However, we didn't grow much and could only barely maintain our daily life.

When working, I try to be lazy as much as possible, but the result is that I get fewer work points.

With fewer work points, the amount of food allocated is less. This vicious cycle has led to the current situation.

"Okay, don't think too much. Let's think about how to hold on for the next few days!" Zhou Ziwen said as he saw Zhou Chaoyang looking thoughtful.

"What are we eating today? Fish again?" Zhou Chaoyang became excited when talking about eating.

"There are no fish, but there are loaches."

"Oh, this is good stuff!"

"I traded candy with the kids."

"Hehe, Brother Zhou still has more ideas."

…

After chatting and laughing, the two of them soon returned home.

When they entered the room, the Chen sisters and Shen Zhaodi were already sitting at the table, waiting for them.

"Dinner is ready, dinner is ready."

Chen Qiaoyi actively picked up two steamed buns for Zhou Ziwen.

"Our Yiyi is still the best." Zhou Ziwen looked happy.

"Alas……"

Everyone looked at him with contempt.

However, Zhou Ziwen didn't care about it at all, instead he was very proud of it.

Who can blame everyone else for not being in a relationship? This is the person he worked so hard to find.

After dinner, before it got dark, Zhou Ziwen and Chen Qiaoyi went to the river to fish together.

Their luck was not very good today. When it was almost dark, they only caught a few small fish, which weighed less than half a pound in total. It could be said that the harvest was dismal.

But Zhou Ziwen didn't care. Although he didn't catch many fish, his skills were improving.

As long as you give him enough time, he will catch a big fish sooner or later.

And when they were fishing, there were only him and Chen Qiaoyi by the river.

If nothing happens between this single man and a single woman, even God would be inconsolable.

(End of this chapter)