Zhou Mingli killed and dissected the fish, while Jiang Ci helped rinse it clean and then sprinkled it with salt to make salted fish.
This is the best way to preserve the fish. With the help of two people, they quickly processed all the fish.
Zhou Mingli was exhausted. He took a shower and changed his clothes. He waited for Jiang Ci to take a shower before going back to his room to sleep.
Not to mention Zhou Mingli, Jiang Ci also didn't sleep a wink last night. However, Zhou Mingli was busy at night, while she wasn't, so she looked more energetic than Zhou Mingli.
Jiang Ci also wanted to take a nap.
Before the two could lie down, they heard a knock on the door.
Jiang Ci sighed.
She has more to do every day than when she was CEO.
"I'll go open the door." Zhou Mingli had just spilled the water, so he called out to Jiang Ci instead of letting her go out, and walked to the door himself.
Zhou Mingli recognized the person and exclaimed in surprise, "Brother Er Gou?"
Zhou Gou smiled at Zhou Mingli, and immediately noticed the fish drying in his house. He raised his eyebrows and said, "What a bumper harvest! You've caught so many fish."
When Zhou Gou saw him, Zhou Mingli didn't feel guilty at all, and smiled frankly, "My wife and children are too thin. I went fishing yesterday and plan to dry them to make salted fish so that they can last until winter."
There was no way to hide the fish, which weighed several dozen kilograms, so they simply gave it all away.
It was just a little meat; Zhou Gou wouldn't make a big deal out of it. He looked around the house and asked, "Is your wife home?"
"I'm here, Brother Er Gou, come in quickly."
Invite Zhou Gou inside, and Zhou Mingli calls out into the house, "Wife! Er Gou is looking for you!"
Jiang Ci quickly came out of the house and was surprised to see Zhou Gou.
"Brother Er Gou, you were looking for me?"
Zhou Gou smiled and said, "There's something I'd like to ask you about."
"Okay, Miaomiao, Yangyang, you two go inside and play."
The two children who were playing with sheep's knuckles stood up, let out a howl, and ran into the house.
Zhou Gou watched the child enter the house before saying, "I came here today for something... I wanted to ask Xiao Huai, she's very close to you, but I always feel... Xiao Huai is a bit introverted."
Zhou Gou was being tactful. In the days since he returned, apart from when he met Jiang Ci and played well with her two children, he had no other children to play with her at all.
Moreover, Zhou Huai was very afraid of Wang Zhaodi, and even tried to curry favor with her.
Whenever he offered Zhou Huai something, Zhou Huai would first look at Wang Zhaodi and say, "Give it to Mom."
When Zhou Gou gave Zhou Huai the clothes he bought for her to wear, Zhou Huai would still say, "Give them to Mom, I have my own clothes!"
At first, Zhou Gou didn't think there was anything wrong with this; he was even pleased because his daughter was filial.
But seeing how much Zhou Huai relied on and trusted Jiang Ci today, Zhou Gou recalled his daughter's relationship with Wang Zhaodi and realized something was wrong.
Jiang Ci and Zhou Mingli exchanged a glance. After thinking for a moment, Jiang Ci said, "As an outsider, I shouldn't say too much about your family affairs, Brother Er Gou."
"But there's something I think I have an obligation to tell you, Brother Er Gou."
Jiang Ci looked somewhat serious, and Zhou Gou, noticing this, instinctively straightened his back. "Go on," he said.
"As you know, Wang Zhaodi was hospitalized a long time ago. At that time, my second son and I went to town to buy things. At noon, we took the children to the state-run restaurant for lunch. We accidentally saw Xiao Huai standing outside the state-run restaurant, refusing to go in no matter what."
“I asked her if she had any money with her, and she said she did, saying it was to buy food for her mother. But her mother was still unconscious at the time. I asked her again if she had eaten, and Xiao Huai only said that she wasn’t hungry.”
Jiang Ci's eyes were complicated. "Although Xiao Huai is only eight years old, she already has her own thoughts and behaviors. I shouldn't interfere too much, so I didn't try to persuade her. But as soon as I turned my head, a shabby homeless man gave Xiao Huai a steamed bun."
“An eight-year-old child should know not to accept things from strangers, but Xiao Huai, she…” Jiang Ci noticed that Zhou Gou’s face had turned quite pale. She paused, feeling that she should consider the feelings of a father, and calmed herself down before saying, “She’s fine. I pulled her away when Xiao Huai reached out her hand.”
“Xiao Huai isn’t my child, so I can’t presume to teach her anything. Brother Er Gou, I think since you’re back, you should take care of her more.”
"Smack!"
Jiang Ci and Zhou Mingli silently looked at what Zhou Gou had photographed.
hiss.
He photographed the stone stool that her family used when eating out!
Jiang Ci and Zhou Mingli's faces twisted for a moment.
That must hurt so much.
Zhou Gou seemed to feel no pain, his breathing became rapid with anger, his chest heaved, and his murderous aura spread out rapidly.
"Brother Er Gou... are you alright?" Jiang Ci asked hesitantly.
Zhou Gou took a deep breath. "I'm fine."
"Sister-in-law, thank you so much for telling me all this. I will investigate this matter thoroughly." Zhou Gou thanked him earnestly. "And thank you for saving Xiao Huai. If you hadn't stopped her in time, she might have..."
I was scammed...
When Zhou Gou considered this possibility, it felt like a piece of his heart had been ripped out, causing him unbearable pain.
Jiang Ci waved her hand, "She taught me a lot of farm work skills before, and I'm so grateful to her."
When Zhou Gou heard about farm work, his expression darkened even further.
He took a deep breath to calm himself down before saying, "Besides Xiao Huai, there's something else I'd like to ask my sister-in-law."
Through Zhou Huai, Zhou Gou now fully trusts Jiang Ci's character. He looked at Jiang Ci seriously and said, "I heard your conversation with the brigade leader this morning, sister-in-law. I heard you say that you were delivering food to the cowshed?"
Zhou Mingli glanced at Jiang Ci, treating her as just a background figure, and said nothing.
Jiang Ci looked at Zhou Gou in surprise, "Brother Er Gou, you don't think that because I've been in contact with the cowshed, my class background is bad, do you? You've misunderstood me. The brigade leader assigned this job to me, and my class background is perfectly fine."
Zhou Gou quickly waved his hand, "No, no, I completely trust you, sister-in-law!"
Zhou Gou scratched his head and sighed, "I just wanted to ask my sister-in-law, what's the name of the person who brings you food?"
Jiang Ci stared at him suspiciously.
Zhou Gou blushed under Jiang Ci's gaze. He wanted to explain something, but for a moment he didn't know how to start.
After all, those who go to the cowshed are not to be trifled with. Asking about them is just causing trouble for yourself and the people you're asking about!
Zhou Mingli spoke up at this moment, "Brother Ergou, I trust your character, so we won't hide anything from you."
"When the brigade leader asked my wife to take on this job, we guessed why."
“You know, most people who go into the cowshed suffer, but that old man was able to have food delivered to him.” Zhou Mingli said, looking like he was guessing. “We just felt that this old man was not simple.”
Zhou Mingli asked directly, "Brother Er Gou, you asked who he is... does he know something?"
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