The residents of the family compound watched for a while, but Huang Qinqin didn't come down. Then they saw Chen Zhaodi arrive and started besieging her.
"Eryuan's wife, is the person in the car your Qinqin?"
"Where did this car come from? It's not your in-laws' car, is it?!"
"Can we touch it?"
"Could you take us upstairs to sit for a bit?"
Chen Zhaodi's head was buzzing from their questions. No wonder they say three women make a drama, and now a bunch of women gathered together were really too noisy!
"I'm sorry, this isn't our car. It was Qinqin's mother-in-law who lent it to us because she felt sorry for her."
"It's not convenient for you to touch or sit on it. Because if it gets damaged, you'll have to pay for it."
"We're in a hurry, let's talk next time!"
Fortunately, after Chen Zhaodi said that she would have to pay for the damage, they immediately took several steps back.
There weren't many people around the car anymore, so Chen Zhaodi quickly got on with Aunt Wang.
Because there are only 5 seats in the car, Chen Zhaodi had just told Huang Eryuan to sit in the back compartment.
After Xu Junhui found out, he said, "How about this? Qinqin can sit in the front passenger seat, and the four of us can squeeze into the back seat."
"If we squeeze in, we should be able to sit down, so Dad won't have to sit in the trough."
Upon hearing this, Huang Eryuan exclaimed, "That's a great idea!"
Otherwise, if he finally gets to ride in a car, but ends up sitting in the back, what's the difference between that and riding in a tractor?
Chen Zhaodi glanced at the seats behind her and thought that would be fine too.
After the seats were assigned, they set off for Wangjia Village.
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Wang Yingxue and her uncle's family got up very early this morning.
I don't have to work today, and Aunt Wang said before that she would bring the man over for a meeting.
They were both happy and melancholy.
They were happy because they were about to meet, and Wang Yingxue might be able to get married and have enough to eat in the future.
The worry stemmed from the fact that they were running low on food, and since they needed to host the groom's family for lunch, they were struggling to decide what to offer.
Wang Yingxue suggested, "I'll go to the stream now and see if I can catch any fish, then we can stir-fry some vegetables."
"City people probably rarely eat wild vegetables. I'll go see if I can pick some. That'll have to do for now."
Uncle Wang nodded: "I'll go ask the village chief to borrow some rice and eggs, and cook some porridge for lunch."
Cooking rice directly is definitely not an option, because with so many people, how much rice would be needed to cook it?
Uncle Wang was afraid that if the matchmaking didn't go through, they wouldn't be able to settle down.
After discussing it, Uncle Wang set off for the village chief's house.
Aunt Wang stayed at home to clean and make preparations.
Wang Yingxue then carried a basket on her back and went to pick wild vegetables and catch fish.
Then Wang's two cousins also went out together. They planned to go up the mountain to pick some wild fruits and the like.
Wang Yingxue was quite lucky today, successfully catching two fish by the stream. Although they weren't big, at least she had meat for lunch.
She saw that there were many snails in the stream, so she took off her shoes, rolled up her trouser legs, and went into the water to collect snails.
Perhaps because it was close to the Mid-Autumn Festival, the snails in the stream were particularly large, and before she knew it, Wang Xiufen had collected a whole bunch.
Although stir-fried snails need more oil and spices to taste better, for the Wang family, even just boiling them in water is fine as long as they are edible.
Even though they were almost starving, the Wang family wasn't picky at all.
Wang Yingxue looked into the stream and found many large snails. All the snails she found today were river snails, but they were as big as field snails.
She couldn't bear to give up the rest, so she decided to fill the basket to the brim!
If all else fails, she can just find some wild vegetables, cut some leaves to put in them, and then carry them home.
However, Wang Yingxue did not pick wild vegetables in the end, because her two cousins picked wild vegetables while picking wild fruits.
Seeing that she hadn't come home for so long, I went out to look for her.
Thanks to them for coming, because Wang Yingxue really filled her basket with snails. Although she was strong, she hadn't had a full meal for many days.
Wang Yingxue was looking at the basket of snails on her back with worry, not because she was afraid she couldn't carry it or that she would fall.
She was afraid that if she fell, the snails in her basket would fall out.
That would break her heart!
She had worked so hard to collect so many; not a single one could be lost.
After someone came over, they carried the snails home with Wang Yingxue.
After Wang Yingxue got home, she quickly emptied the snails from her basket and then kept them in clean water.
Freshly picked snails cannot be eaten immediately because they contain a lot of mud and sand. They usually keep them for two or three days before eating them.
Of course, if you want them to eat faster, you can add some salt, which will help the snails expel the mud and sand much more quickly. Generally, keeping them for about a day is sufficient.
However, salt is a precious commodity for the Wang family now. So they'd better wait a couple of days.
Wang Yingxue had asked around beforehand, and it turned out that it would take more than two hours to get from the city to their village by bicycle or oxcart.
They prepared all the vegetables they needed to cook for lunch first, planning to cook them after Huang Jianguo and the others arrived, so the food wouldn't get cold.
However, the Wang family didn't expect that Huang Jianguo and his group had driven there. They had already arrived at Wangjia Village.
Because Chen Zhaodi had never ridden in a car, she calculated the time by halving it based on the time spent cycling.
I originally thought it would take at least an hour to get there, but it took less than half an hour to get to Wangjia Village.
Chen Zhaodi checked the time and realized it was only a little past 9 o'clock. She felt that they had arrived too early.
But since they were already there, they couldn't stay in the car for too long. So she asked Aunt Wang for directions, and they drove directly to Wang Yingxue's house.
Wang Yingxue and her family were originally sitting in the yard, basking in the sun and daydreaming.
This has become their family's new hobby recently.
Because they were chronically hungry, they dared not engage in much extra activity, so sunbathing and daydreaming became their best option.
Then they saw a car parked in front of their door.
At first, Wang Yingxue and the others thought they had gone to the wrong place, so no one moved.
The family was completely unsettled when they saw Aunt Wang get out of the car.
Aunt Wang stammered, "Um, wasn't it said that the man was just an ordinary worker?"
"Can ordinary workers in the city now drive cars?"
However, no one in the Wang family could answer her question, and Wang Yingxue was even more stunned.
If the man is so eligible, is it possible for her to find a partner today?
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