Although today is Jiang Baige's birthday, the happy person is Zhou Xiuying.

She was right about this daughter-in-law. She was a good person, family-oriented, and treated them like her. It was like she had another daughter. She liked her no matter how she looked at her.

This girl was celebrating her own birthday and thought of bringing gifts for them as well. She was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling. She took a few pieces of cloth and said to Jiang Baige with a smile.

"Bai Ge, go back and rest. Wait until I'm done cooking, then come over to eat."

As she spoke, she went into the house to put down the cloth.

Jiang Baige didn't really dare to listen to her. The elders were busy running around for her, but she, a junior, was just resting. If this got out, she would be criticized to death.

He shook his head and said, "No, I want to learn how to cook from my aunt."

Zhou Xiuying smiled and said, "Okay! Then I'll teach you. When you get married and move to town, you'll definitely need to cook."

Jiang Baige didn't answer her, but just smiled.

She couldn't guarantee that she could cook. If she couldn't cook, she wouldn't go to town. Her stomach was more important.

At this time, Chen Jiaojiao ran back from outside, shouting as she ran.

“Mom, hurry up and get the basin out, we’ve caught some good fish.

She ran and shouted, and the ground was full of water along the way.

The four-eyed man who ran in beside her was wet all over and was shaking off the water as he walked.

After Chen Jiaojiao finished recording her work points today, she took Siyan to play in the back mountain. She also wanted to catch two rabbits to take home, but she didn't expect that the water in the small ditch behind the mountain suddenly dried up today, and fish swimming at the bottom of the water could be seen with the naked eye.

When Siyan saw the fish, he was even more excited. Without waiting for anyone to tell him to catch the fish, he jumped into the river.

They caught half a basket of fish, big and small, this morning. Without wasting any more time, Chen Jiaojiao covered the fish with pig grass and returned via the small path.

When Zhou Xiuying heard her daughter yelling, she hurried out to meet her.

"You're yelling again, afraid that others won't know if it's true or not."

Her daughter was silly. She was really afraid that the villagers would be called again.

Chen Jiaojiao said, "We haven't finished work yet, and there's no one at home. Mom, I'll leave the fish to you. I'll change my clothes and go back to record my work points!"

Jiang Baige saw that her clothes were all wet, so she quickly poured her some hot water. It would not be enough to just change her clothes to get rid of the fishy smell. At least she had to wipe her body with soap to get rid of it.

Zhou Xiuying pulled aside the pig grass in the backpack and saw that the fish in the basket were still jumping. She exclaimed in surprise.

"Wow! So many fish."

He quickly called his son to help: "Jianguo! Come out quickly and clean these up."

Chen Jianguo wanted to take a nap, but when he heard his mother calling him, he got up again.

Seeing so many fish, he asked, "Mom, you don't care about this girl. She spends all day either catching rabbits or fishing in the river. Will she ever get married?"

Zhou Xiuying smiled with the corners of her lips curled up: "Jiaojiao doesn't dare to go into the river. It's obvious that she was caught by the four eyes."

When Siyan saw Chen Jianguo coming out, he acted like a madman, whining and wagging his tail, begging him to touch his head.

Chen Jianguo saw Siyan covered in water and the fish, all its scales bitten off, so he raised his hand and touched Siyan's head.

"Okay, let's go out and play!"

Zhou Xiuying took a piece of cloth and called Siyan over.

"Four Eyes! Come here, I'll wipe your fur."

Siyan was obedient and moved his head closer when he was told to.

Zhou Xiuying smiled and said, "We eat a lot, but it's not in vain. Now we can bring back wild game for our families."

Four Eyes seemed to understand, humming and wagging its tail, and sticking out its tongue to act cute.

In Chen Jiaojiao's room, Jiang Baige took soap and put it on a towel to help Chen Jiaojiao wipe her back.

Chen Jiaojiao smelled the scent of the soap and asked with a smile: "Sister, why does this soap smell different from the one my mother bought?"

Jiang Baige asked, "How is it different?"

Chen Jiaojiao took it and smelled it, then said, "My mother bought the yellow one, and it didn't have any fragrance. Yours smells so good!"

Jiang Baige remembered the yellow soap on the washstand.

She said, "That looks like soap! Auntie must not know that it's for washing clothes. If you like it, I'll give it to you!"

Chen Jiaojiao was eager to do so and nodded with a smile.

"Well, thank you, sister."

Chen Jiaojiao changed her clothes and went to work, and Jiang Baige went to help Zhou Xiuying cook.

Chen Jianguo was killing fish at the back door of the kitchen. When Jiang Baige saw so many fish, her mind was full of thoughts about how to make the fish delicious. Suddenly, she remembered the taste of grilled fish, and she wanted to eat it.

She said, "Auntie, how about making spicy grilled fish with this fish? I have a lot of seasonings over there. I'll go get them."

Zhou Xiuying didn’t know what spicy grilled fish was, but she thought that as long as Bai Ge liked it, she would make it for him.

He replied, "Okay, I'll make grilled fish in a moment."

When cooking the fish, Zhou Xiuying followed the ingredients that Jiang Baige brought. Since the fish were not big, she cooked a few more. At noon, a large pot of grilled fish was placed on the table.

When everyone arrived and they put the fish in their mouths, they realized how delicious it was.

Chen Jiaojiao was breathing out air while eating the fish, and kept picking up fish with the chopsticks in her hand.

He took two breaths and said, "Mom, this is so delicious! We agreed to have this for dinner."

Zhou Xiuying said, "Eat, eat, eat. It's so spicy, doesn't your stomach feel uncomfortable?"

Chen Jiaojiao shook her head, "Not uncomfortable."

As she said that, she took a big sip of water.

Chen Jianguo was going back to town in the afternoon, and he also wanted to take a few with him. He waited until his mother stopped talking before speaking.

"Mom, please roast two for me later. I want to take them away."

Zhou Xiuying hummed: "Okay, mom will make it for you in a moment."

Chen Jiaojiao said unhappily, "Humph, mother, you are biased."

Jiang Baige quite liked seeing them getting along like this. It was no wonder they were scrambling to eat the food, as it was indeed cooked well.

She said softly, "The taste of my cooking is something that even state-owned restaurants can't find. If I sell it out in the future, I'm sure I'll make money."

Zhou Xiuying quickly said, "We can't talk about this. People selling eggs were arrested by the red armbands and their eggs were confiscated. If we were to sell fish, we would be locked up too."

Jiang Baige hummed: "I just want to hold on so tightly now, it will definitely get better in the future."

Chen Defu said: "Bai Ge is right. If the current policy does not allow it, your mother's cooking skills can be used to open a restaurant."

Zhou Xiuying said: "Before liberation, my father was the chef in the restaurant. He taught me how to cook."

The family was so satisfied with the meal that Chen Jiaojiao was still thinking about the next one while finishing the previous one.

Chen Jianguo stayed at home for a day, celebrated Jiang Baige's birthday, and then went back to work. At the same time, Siyan also left with him.

As time passed, the crops in the fields grew well. The busy spring plowing season had passed, and the villagers had a moment to rest.