Wang Xiaomai is definitely Chen Qiangwei's most loyal fan, and he won't move even if his mouth is watering with greed.

Grandma Gu San thought of the lunch she had at noon and reflexively glanced at her oil can.

It tastes good, but it uses too much oil.

After putting everything away, Chen Qiangwei went to the kitchen. Cute little cock, here she comes!

Chen Qiangwei glanced at the stove. Wang Xiaomai had already washed and cut all the vegetables. The peppers were chopped, the cabbage was tender, the pheasant was cut into pieces, and the potatoes were cut into dice.

Okay, then let’s have pheasant stewed with potatoes and stir-fried cabbage.

As soon as Chen Qiangwei's hand touched the oil tank, she felt a vicious gaze.

Well, I put a little more oil in the cabbage at noon. The old lady came to supervise.

There was no other way, Chen Qiangwei had to endure Gu Sannai's scorching gaze, and used chopsticks to dip a little milky white lard from the oil can and put it into the hot pot.

It was cold and the lard had solidified. The cloth strips on the chopsticks could not get any oil on them unless they were picked out with the chopsticks. However, she did not want to challenge the authority of Gu Sannai.

Chen Qiangwei picked out a few pieces of fatter chicken from the bowl, fried the chicken fat first, and then poured the rest of the chicken in.

Taking into consideration that Grandma Gu San was old and had loose teeth, Chen Qiangwei added more water to stew the chicken and potatoes until they were soft and tender.

At the dinner table.

"Third Grandma, do you know anyone who's generous and has a bicycle?"

"Want to borrow a bicycle? Forget it. It's such a valuable thing, no one who has one will lend it to you."

This girl has only been in their village for two days and she's already dreaming of borrowing a bicycle from someone else. Look how capable she is.

"We have to go back to work the day after tomorrow. I'm thinking about fulfilling my promise to eat two pounds of fat tomorrow. Without a car, I can't go to the commune even if I die."

Gu Sannai picked up a piece of chicken and put it into her mouth. Well, this girl is extravagant, has many ideas, and has a lot of bad habits.

But the food she cooked was really delicious, and she was also considerate. Knowing that she had bad teeth, she cooked it until it was soft.

"Who told you we go to the commune to buy things?"

Chen Qiangwei and Wang Xiaomai looked at Gu Sannai at the same time. If they didn’t go to the commune, was there a market here?

Chen Qiangwei lowered her voice and asked, "Third Grandma, does our brigade have a market?"

Gu Sannai said proudly, "We in Huaihua Brigade buy things in the market. It's much closer than going to the commune or the county."

"It takes more than four hours for our Huaihua Brigade to get to the commune by ox cart, and even longer to the county. But it only takes two and a half hours to get to the city!"

Chen Qiangwei and Wang Xiaomai: ...It's quite rare. This is the first time we've encountered something like this.

It happened that they had finished their meal and it was still early, so the two of them surrounded Gu Sannai and asked her to tell some stories.

It turned out that there were two roads at the exit of Huaihua Brigade, one leading to Shengli Commune and the other leading to Nanshi.

The road to Shengli Commune was not only long but also difficult to walk on. The road to Nanshi was completely different: not only was it shorter, it was also flat and wide.

"This road was dug out by our ancestors with their bare hands and shoulders. Just keep walking along the road and you won't get lost."

It seems that the ancestors of Huaihua Village were very far-sighted and knew that if they wanted to get rich, they had to build roads first.

Chen Qiangwei thought thoughtfully that the things in Nanshi must be more abundant than those in Shengli Commune and the county, and of course the prices would be higher.

She stood up and brushed the nonexistent dust off her thighs. "I've decided. I'm going to the city tomorrow to buy some groceries and two pounds of fat!"

Gu Sannai poured cold water on him. "Come on, you're still asking for two pounds of fat meat. Do you have the meat coupons? Don't you think you can't even buy the big bones that don't require coupons?"

Just buy some daily necessities and remember to bring your machete with you, just in case."

Although no one has encountered any wild beasts after so many years, carrying a knife can still give you courage.

Wang Xiaomai pinched the corner of her clothes and said, "Sister Weiwei, I have everything I need and I won't go."

She sent twenty yuan of the thirty yuan subsidy she received from the educated youth organization to her grandmother. She only had ten yuan on her and didn't know how long she would have to stay here, so she had to save the money.

In revenge, she looted the house when she left. If she didn't have the cupboard key and was afraid that the noise from smashing the cupboard would be too loud and attract attention, she would not even want to leave out the food.

I don’t know if they will be upset when they come home from get off work or school and see an empty house.

Chen Qiangwei hadn't originally planned to travel with others. If she traveled with others, how could she get things from the space?

"It's okay, I came here in a hurry and didn't prepare many things.

You can help Third Grandma do more work at home, sweep the floor, feed the chickens, and water the vegetable garden."

In fact, her aunt and cousin had already packed her things, but the things were too many and heavy, and she was afraid that they would be lost on the train, so she secretly transferred them into the space.

Afraid that Wang Xiaomai would think too much, Chen Qiangwei assigned her a bunch of tasks.

Wang Xiaomai said happily: "Sister Weiwei, don't worry, I promise I can do it well." When she was in her hometown, she helped her grandmother do these chores, and they were not difficult for her.

Chen Qiangwei smiled and said, "Okay, I'll bring you some candy when I come back."

the next day.

It was still dark when Chen Qiangwei opened her eyes, got up, dressed, and washed up. She looked at the time and saw that it was only six o'clock.

Set off!

Chen Qiangwei picked up the backpack, put the machete in the backpack, and went out with a flashlight.

When they arrived under two century-old locust trees, they found two forked roads. The road on the right was the road they came from, and the one on the left was the road leading to South City.

The road to the city was just as Gu Sannai said, flatter and wider than the road to the commune, and much easier to walk on.

Chen Qiangwei was walking leisurely on the road alone.

Nanshi, here she comes!

Traveling alone is free, but also a bit boring.

About half an hour later, it was already dawn. Chen Qiangwei came across a river and watched the water flowing into the distance.

She suddenly had an idea: it would be great if this water could flow into the dry well.

Chen Qiangwei had an idea, put the backpack aside and put her hands in the river.

The next second, she felt the water flowing down her wrist into the dry well in the space. She opened her mouth and eyes wide as she felt the water level in the dry well rising slowly and noticeably.

Chen Qiangwei wanted to slap herself. If she had known this would happen, why did she come here in the first place? Wouldn't she have just squatted in the moat?

"I am a big victim!"

This newly discovered strange ability made Chen Qiangwei more excited, and she used the same trick again.

I continued to put my hand into the river, thinking: I wish this water could help me water those four plots of land.

Then I waited quietly, but unfortunately, even after squatting until my feet were numb, there was still no change in the four pieces of land.

Chen Qiangwei shook her head: "Tsk tsk tsk, I didn't expect you to have such a temper."

She was answered by silence.

Chen Qiangwei rubbed her hands that were numb from the cold, picked up the backpack and continued on her way. She was in a good mood all the way because she had developed a new function.

Chen Qiangwei walked along the path dotted with large rocks, and after an hour and a half, she finally arrived at Nanshi.