Qin Zhao sometimes felt that this little monster was not here to repay a favor, but most likely to seek revenge.

Otherwise, why would it disturb his sleep every day?

Qin Zhao pressed his eyebrows sleepily and sat up from the bed.

The sun is already high outside.

Perhaps because he was busy all day yesterday, and because he heard the little monster speaking human language in front of him before going to bed, Qin Zhao did not sleep well at night and it was rare for him to sleep until this time.

Remembering that he hadn't fed the fish yet, Qin Zhao dragged his sleepy body to his feet.

After a quick wash and dressing, he went to the outer room. The little koi fish was lying beside the wooden barrel, wagging its tail at him energetically.

...but recovered quickly.

Qin Zhao rubbed his head and said, "Sorry for the long wait. I'll feed you right away."

He walked to the stove and uncovered the bowls and plates beside the stove. The bowl of braised pork that he had specially left yesterday was missing most of its contents, and even the steamed buns placed next to it were gone.

Qin Zhao: "..."

As he watched, the little koi sank into the water and burped softly.

Jing Li didn't want to eat secretly all the time, but he only ate a piece of candy cake and two small egg pancakes the whole day yesterday. He didn't eat anything from noon to night. When he woke up this morning, he was so hungry that his chest was sticking to his back.

But Qin Zhao still hadn't woken up.

Thinking that the other party had been busy all day yesterday, Jing Li was reluctant to wake him up and could only... rely on himself.

Being self-reliant wasn't easy. Jing Li was so hungry that, although he managed to turn into a human, he couldn't retract his tail. Fortunately, Qin Zhao had left the stove fire on that night. He only had to put the meat and buns in the steamer to heat them up and eat them.

He even specially left a copy for Qin Zhao!

Jing Li hid under the water, feeling a little guilty.

His recent words and actions seem to be getting more and more outrageous. Qin Zhao...wouldn't he find something wrong with him?

But Qin Zhao did not show any abnormality.

He heated up the remaining meat and steamed buns, but didn't eat much of the meat. He just finished the steamed buns with a few pieces of potatoes.

The few pieces of meat left in the bowl can be used as a dinner snack for the little monster.

After dinner, Qin Zhao took the little koi out.

Farmers in the mountain villages eat two meals a day. They get up in the morning and go to work in the fields before eating breakfast. It's just past mealtime, and many villagers are walking around the village or lying in the yard to digest their food.

As Qin Zhao walked along, some villagers he met would even greet him proactively.

The situation is completely different from the past.

The small mountain village is isolated, and Linxi Village has more individual households with different surnames, while the nearby Huaixia Village is mostly populated by people with the surname Ge.

However, even if they are individual investors, if they live together for a long time and intermarry, everyone in the village will be relatives wherever they go.

Qin Zhao had helped the Liu family before, and recently rented land from the Li family. He also reconciled with the Chen family, a wealthy family in the village. Word of this spread throughout the village, and naturally, everyone was no longer ostracizing him as they had been in the past.

Jing Li was particularly moved by these.

When he first arrived in the village, these people were avoiding Qin Zhao.

Qin Zhao first took the little koi to the village chief's house.

He had not forgotten his plan from yesterday, which was to ask the village chief to write a notice to hire someone.

As soon as I arrived at the village chief's house, I unexpectedly saw the Chen family.

The door of the main house was wide open. Several elders of the Chen family gathered in the house, talking about something. Chen Yanan was waiting in the yard, winking at him.

Qin Zhao walked over and asked: "Why are you here?"

"It's my fourth sister-in-law's business." Chen Yan'an lowered his voice and said, "They discussed it all night yesterday. My mother said it almost resulted in a death and wanted to report it to the authorities."

Qin Zhao asked, "Will your fourth uncle agree?"

"There's nothing we can do about it. Even the village chief can't make up his mind about such a big thing." Chen Yan'an said, "Besides, we've decided to split up. We'll start discussing it in a couple of days when Grandma is feeling better."