Chapter 65: Reluctant

The Dabazi production team started work at 7:00 a.m. and finished at 11:30 a.m., and started work at 1:30 p.m. and finished at 5:30 p.m.

Zhou Ziwen planned to take advantage of the lunch break to rush the work and pave a stone road between his own yard and the yards of the Chen sisters.

The tools were all available, and he didn't have to go to the production team.

Although he didn't have a break at noon, given his physical condition, he wouldn't feel tired even if he worked all day long.

The physical fitness improvement brought by Level 5 Bajiquan is no joke.

Although he had never tried it, he estimated that with his strength, he could wrestle with the cow in the production team.

Zhou Ziwen's stonemasonry skills were not very high, and the stones he mined were very rough, even ugly.

He clearly only wanted a stone slab two fingers thick, but the stone he cut out was thicker than five fingers and was also uneven, wasting a lot of material.

But Zhou Ziwen didn't care. If it was wasted, it was wasted. The quarry didn't have much else but a lot of stones. Dabazi Village had been built for so many years, but only a small part of it had been used. It was impossible to use it all.

Slow work produces fine work. Although the mined stones are completely different from what you imagined, they can be repaired later, it just takes a little more effort.

Zhou Ziwen was mentally prepared for this situation. To complete a standard stone slab, one needs not only patience but also carefulness.

He has both patience and meticulousness. According to his plan, at the beginning, he would complete one stone slab a day.

As your skill proficiency improves, you can gradually increase it.

His yard wasn't very big, so it only took a few stone slabs to pave a path down the middle.

Zhou Ziwen estimated that about seventeen or eighteen yuan would be enough.

It took more than an hour, and Zhou Ziwen finally completed the processing of a stone slab before starting work.

This slab of stone was made from a rough block of stone, and through rough processing, fine processing, and finally fine polishing, it became a smooth slab of stone only two fingers thick.

A large flat surface of the stone slab was polished very smoothly by him using a grindstone, and one could tell at a glance that it was a work of great care.

"Oh, not bad, and it's even polished, so elegant, worthy of being an educated youth."

Master Chen came to the quarry to work and happened to see the stone slab polished by Zhou Ziwen.

"Slow work produces fine work. I think since I'm going to do it, I might as well do it well." Zhou Ziwen smiled modestly.

"Being able to concentrate on your work is a great quality, and you have it." Master Chen showed a satisfied expression and gave a thumbs up to show encouragement.

"Hehe." Zhou Ziwen touched the back of his head and smiled embarrassedly.

Master Chen is his elder and the master who taught him the skills. In the face of his master's praise, he can only accept it silently.

Excessive modesty is hypocrisy. Given his learning speed, he really deserves the praise.

The time spent working hard always passes quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it’s time to get off work.

After work, Zhou Ziwen prepared to experience how powerful the second-level fishing skill was.

Although he has been eating fish more frequently these days, Zhou Ziwen thinks it is good.

After his Bajiquan was upgraded to level five, his appetite increased and he needed more food to feel full.

Vegetables and cornmeal alone could no longer meet his body's needs.

When eating meat, it is best to eat meat at every meal to meet the body's needs.

For him now, if he wants to eat meat every meal, he can only eat fish. This is the most economical and simplest solution.

This time when fishing, Zhou Ziwen chose the place introduced by Uncle Niu. Although it was a little far away, it was indeed a good fishing spot.

It was also too late, otherwise he would have made more preparations.

The second-level fishing skill already involves some special baits.

This kind of bait is usually a secret recipe and is the secret of every fisherman.

Uncle Niu used a secret bait, but Zhou Ziwen didn't ask.

Let’s not talk about whether they are willing to teach or not. Even if they do, it is a favor.

This is what people use to make a living. If I teach it, I will owe them a big favor.

Just like stonemasonry skills, he still found a master.

Although I haven't formally become your disciple, it's not a good time to do so at this time.

But from now on, I have to visit during festivals and give gifts.

These are all etiquette.

But since there was a better bait, he was ready to use it.

One of them is made by pickling grain with wine and adding a kind of grass that is very popular with fish.

This kind of grass can be found everywhere around the village and is not difficult to find. The main problem is that it takes a lot of time and needs to be fermented.

But it’s not difficult to deal with, even Chen Qiaoyi can handle it.

With this idea in mind, he was ready to do so.

He happened to be out fishing, and Chen Qiaoyi helped him prepare bait. They divided the work and cooperated with each other, with husband and wife following suit.

I believe his future daughter-in-law would be happy to do this.

The fishing spot at the foot of Niutou Mountain is indeed good. With the help of Zhou Ziwen's second-level fishing skills, he caught seven or eight fish in just half an hour, an average of one fish every four to five minutes.

Of course, the fish caught were big and small, the largest one was nearly one kilogram, and the rest were small fish.

Seeing that it was getting late, Zhou Ziwen packed up his fishing rod and went home. This place was a bit far from his home and it would take him about ten minutes to get there. In addition, there were pedestrians passing by from time to time on the roadside. Even if they would come back later, he still had to clean up his things.

Otherwise, if his fishing gear was picked up by someone else, he would have no place to complain.

Although the fishing rod is not valuable, it took a lot of effort, especially the fishing rod. It will not be easy to find such good nanmu next time.

"I'm back!"

Zhou Ziwen walked into the Chen sisters' home as if it were his own.

"Brother Ziwen, you're back. The meal will be ready soon." Chen Qiaoyi came to Zhou Ziwen like a young wife and helped him carry the bucket of water obediently.

"I had a good catch today. I'll go fishing again later." Zhou Ziwen stretched.

"I'll go with you." Chen Qiaoyi said hurriedly.

"Forget it, just help me make some fishing bait at home, and I'll tell you how to make it later." Looking at Chen Qiaoyi's pretty little face, Zhou Ziwen felt a little moved.

But when he thought about the fact that there were often people passing by at the foot of Niujiao Mountain, he gave up the idea.

There is a long way to go, there is a long way to go.

"Is it difficult? If it's too difficult, I'm afraid I won't be able to learn it." Chen Qiaoyi frowned.

"It's very simple. I'll teach you how to do it right away. However, this bait is a secret recipe. I'll only teach you. Come to my house later and I'll teach you slowly."

When saying this, Zhou Ziwen leaned close to Chen Qiaoyi's ear, afraid that others would hear him.

"Brother Ziwen, just lie to me, I won't fall for it." Chen Qiaoyi is also a smart girl. When she heard this, she immediately shook her body to express her disapproval.

But her eyes were honest and contained desire, and those big watery eyes made Zhou Ziwen like them from the bottom of his heart.

(End of this chapter)