There is a small open space in the middle of Shenjia Village, where a big banyan tree grows. Usually, when there are important matters to be discussed in the village, they either meet here or go to the threshing ground.

Now that the weather is quite hot, Chen Zhen chose to collect duck eggs under a big tree, after all, the tree can provide shade.

Soon, people from the village came over one after another. When they saw Chen Zhen, they greeted him warmly and handed him the duck eggs in their hands.

The normal price of farm eggs is 1 cent each, and duck eggs are 3 cents for two.

Among the three people, Chen Chen and Wang Zhengkun were responsible for counting, while He Jinshu was responsible for giving the money.

In the end, a total of 396 duck eggs were collected.

After seeing off the last aunt, the three of them prepared to go home.

Just as Chen Zhen was about to pick up the bamboo basket and put it on his back, Wang Zhengkun, who was standing beside him, held the bamboo basket and said to Chen Zhen, "Brother Zhen, let me carry it."

Chen Zhen didn't think much about it when he heard it. After all, as long as Big Brother Shen and the others were around, they would rarely let Chen Zhen carry heavy objects. So when he saw Wang Zhengkun wanted to carry it this time, he just let him do it.

As soon as Chen Zhen let go of his hand, He Jinshu said, "I'll carry it." Then he reached out to pick up the backpack.

He didn't know what was wrong with him today, but he just couldn't stand the man in front of him being so attentive to Shen Zhen.

But just as he stretched out his hand, he was stopped by Chen Chen, who said to him, "Ah Shu, so many duck eggs are very heavy, just let Brother Kun carry them."

"I can recite it too," He Jinshu insisted.

After saying that, he picked up the backpack and put it on his back.

Although He Jinshu looked like he was lifting them easily, he was actually using up all his strength. After all, nearly 400 duck eggs weighed almost 50 kilograms, which was undoubtedly a considerable weight for him, who had been studying in a private school for many years.

When he mentioned it just now, if he hadn't reacted quickly, he would have almost stumbled.

Wang Zhengkun, who was standing by, saw He Jinshu's actions and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, thinking: It seems that this scholar is not as fragile as he looks.

Seeing that He Jinshu insisted, Chen Zhen helped him carry the backpack on his back, and then said a little worriedly: "Ah Shu, if you feel tired later, just tell me."

"It's okay, I'm not tired. Let's go, we should go back." He Jinshu turned his head slightly and said to Chen Chen behind him.

"Okay, let's go." Chen Chen said.

After saying that, the three of them walked towards Shen's house.

After arriving at the Shen family, He Jinshu directly put the duck eggs on the carriage parked in the yard. Because he didn't plan to stay at the Shen family for long, Shen Zhen didn't park the carriage in the backyard. It was just convenient for them to put the duck eggs in the carriage now.

After that, they went into the house to drink a glass of water and chatted with Shen's mother and the others. Then Shen Chen and He Jinshu prepared to go home.

When Shen's mother saw that they were about to leave, she didn't stay any longer and said to them, "Then let your father and Zheng Kun load the food on the cart for you."

"Okay." Chen Chen responded without any hesitation.

After Old Man Shen and Wang Zhengkun helped them load the food onto the cart, Chen Chen and He Jinshu said hello to a few elders and drove the carriage towards Hejia Village.

Because the cart was full of food, He Jinshu and Shen Zhen both sat on the outside of the cart.

He Jinshu leaned against the carriage behind him and couldn't help but raise his hand to rub his shoulders.

Although the distance he carried was not far, the duck eggs were quite heavy and the shoulder strap of the backpack still caused some pain in his shoulders.

Chen Chen noticed that He Jinshu was not feeling well, so he asked, "Ah Shu, does your shoulder hurt?"

"Not bad." He Jinshu put his hand down calmly and said.

Chen Zhen didn't believe his words of "not much". Looking at Ah Shu's expression, he must have been uncomfortable from carrying the duck egg on his back today.

So he said earnestly, "Ashu, you are not suitable for this kind of heavy work. Don't do it in the future."

"I'm not suitable? Then who is suitable? Your brother Kun?" He Jinshu glanced at Chen Chen and asked in a somewhat unhappy voice.

Chen Chen didn't know why, but he always felt that He Jinshu was a little strange today. Although he didn't know the reason, he still said, "Brother Kun is quite suitable, but not only Brother Kun, my father, my eldest brother, and my second brother are all suitable! Let alone these hundreds of duck eggs, we can even carry a whole bag of rice."

He Jinshu felt a little uncomfortable after hearing the first two sentences, but he felt a little calmer after hearing the latter part.

So he pretended to be casual and asked, "Are you close to that Wang Zhengkun?"

"It's fine. We grew up together. My mother and Aunt Wang tried to match us up two years ago." Chen Chen answered calmly.

"Then why don't you two get married?" He Jinshu asked calmly.

"I don't like him. I only see him as a brother." Chen Chen said directly. After that, he glanced at He Jinshu and said, "Besides, he's not as good-looking as Ah Shu."

When He Jinshu heard the first half of the sentence, the inexplicable feeling in his heart disappeared, but when he heard the second half, he actually felt very satisfied.

He didn't know where this feeling came from, but every pore on his body was showing the joy in his heart.

Chen Chen looked at the happy expression on He Jinshu's face and asked as if he suddenly understood something: "Ah Shu, you are not jealous, are you?"

He Jinshu glanced at Chen Chen strangely upon hearing this, then asked, "Jealous? What are you jealous of? Isn't the vinegar from Wu Village brewed yet?"

"The vinegar I'm talking about is not that vinegar."

"What kind of vinegar is that?"

"It's a different kind of vinegar, not the kind that's brewed."

"If it's not brewed, then where does it come from? Is there another way to make vinegar?"

"Oh, I can't explain it to you clearly, I won't talk to you anymore." Chen Chen said a little disappointed.

He Jinshu also looked puzzled. In the end, he still didn't understand what kind of jealousy Chen Zhen was talking about.

However, seeing that Chen Zhen was a little unhappy, he didn't dwell on this issue and said, "Don't go out alone with Wang Zhengkun in the future, okay?"

Chen Chen gave He Jinshu a strange look, then said, "Of course I won't go out alone with Brother Kun. He's a man, and I'm a boy. Why would I go out alone with him?"

After that, he continued, "Except for the time I went to see you alone, I have never been alone with other men, let alone gone out with them. Of course, except for my father and my eldest and second brothers."

"Then didn't you go out alone with Wang Zhengkun today?"

"This is in the village, everyone is watching, so it shouldn't count, right?"

"Of course, forget it. Just try not to be alone with him anymore."

"Okay, I understand." Chen Chen nodded and said.

When He Jinshu heard Chen Zhen's promise, he felt extremely satisfied.