Of course, Zhou Mingli couldn't tell Zhou Gou the purpose of his trip to the city. He just nodded vaguely, "I'm going to take care of some business."
"If you had gone sooner, we could have gone together," Zhou Gou said regretfully.
Zhou Mingli: "Maybe we'll bump into each other in the city."
Zhou Gou laughed heartily, "Alright, then I'll be waiting to meet you in the city!"
After the two finished talking, Zhou Mingli was not in a hurry to go home. Instead, he went to the brigade leader to ask him for a letter of introduction.
He said he needed to have surgery at a hospital in the city, and the captain naturally agreed. After clarifying the situation, he quickly gave him a seven-day referral letter.
Jiang Ci couldn't go with them this time; she still had to deliver meals to Cheng Yehan, and it was difficult to find someone else to do that for her.
When Zhou Mingli got home, he told Jiang Ci about it.
Hearing his words, Jiang Ci wasn't too disappointed. These days, it's inconvenient to go anywhere, and besides, if she went with him, she might have to take her two children with her.
Although Jiang Ci had never had children before, she knew a profound truth: taking children with you is like going through a tribulation, no matter where you go.
With that thought in mind, Jiang Ci decisively said to Zhou Mingli, "Since that's the case, then you go by yourself and come back when you've done it."
His gaze was firm, without a trace of lingering affection.
Zhou Mingli looked at her for a long time, then asked in a calm tone, "Would you like me to teach you how to cook a few more dishes?"
Jiang Ci: "?"
Although Jiang Ci learned to cook, she could only make the simplest stir-fried vegetables and steamed egg custard. As for stir-fried meat or stewed meat...
Jiang Ci said that letting her do it would be a waste of good things.
She hesitated for a moment, then said, "I'll ask Sister-in-law Yu for help; that's no problem at all."
Zhou Mingli sighed softly, "Okay."
Even so, Zhou Mingli still did all the housework that needed to be done in the afternoon.
Firewood for starting the fire, water in the water tank, clothes that had been taken off, and before going to find Xiao Qu, all the meat to be made into sausages was chopped up.
Therefore, he went to Aunt Qian again and bought a lot of sausage casings from her, and also borrowed tools for enema.
The next day, they went to the stone quarry again, and sure enough, Xiao Qu brought back a large bundle.
"The cotton isn't as good as you think, but it's soft enough. After you take it home, you can have someone fluff it up. It should be enough to make cotton clothes for your wife and children, and there will still be some left over to make a quilt weighing about three pounds."
Zhou Mingli tied the items to his bicycle. "Thanks. If you have any cotton or cloth next time, let me know when I bring you something."
"Sure." Xiao Qu's eyes darted around. "Can you get your hands on snakes or other wild game?"
Zhou Mingli glanced at him discreetly, "We often catch pheasants and rabbits at home too."
rabbit!
pheasant!
Xiao Qu's eyes lit up instantly. He chuckled and said, "Bring it over and we'll trade. I'll get you some fabric! You know, our factory has a lot of trucks, and truck drivers are always on the move. You know how things are that we can get around."
Zhou Mingli smiled and said, "Sure."
The two agreed that Zhou Mingli would take the large bag of things and deliberately take a long detour to find a secluded path to return home.
Once he got home, he immediately started making things.
Boil the casings, stuff the sausages, tie the sausages into strings of equal length, find a well-ventilated and shady place, hang all the sausages up, and let them dry.
As for the pork belly, it was even easier to handle. He saved the time of chopping the meat and simply marinated it before storing it. Since Zhou Mingli was going to the city the day after tomorrow, he specifically instructed Jiang Ci to take the pork belly out and put it in a ventilated place to dry in four days.
He didn't get a break all day.
Jiang Ci gave him a thumbs up, occasionally helped him with his work, and then praised his competence.
Some people don't like being praised and are even unwilling to talk to others while working, as long as they are paid well afterwards. Others, on the other hand, will be highly motivated and full of energy if someone praises them while they are working.
Zhou Mingli belonged to the latter category. Whenever Jiang Ci praised him, he seemed to have inexhaustible energy.
But he didn't just ask for praise; he would occasionally ask Jiang Ci for some real rewards.
Just like now.
Mingming had just put the marinated pork belly into the earthenware jar and sealed it when he heard Jiang Ci say with a smile, "I have to say you've become much stronger these days from doing farm work. You can lift such a heavy earthenware jar without lifting a finger."
"With Mr. Zhou's strength, moving anything would be effortless, right?"
After Zhou Mingli finished arranging the pottery jar, he turned around, bent down, and lifted Jiang Ci up by the bottom with one hand.
Jiang Ci gasped softly and quickly grabbed his shoulder. Through the thin fabric, she could faintly feel the taut, strong muscles of his arm throbbing beneath his thigh.
"Does this count as strength?" Zhou Mingli looked up at Jiang Ci, who was almost a head taller than him.
Jiang Ci raised her eyebrows. "Want to hear the truth?"
Zhou Mingli remained noncommittal, so she raised her hand, pinched his ear, and rubbed his earlobe with her fingertips. She deliberately drew out her tone, "It doesn't count as you used to be."
Zhou Mingli: "..."
How could he not understand what Jiang Ci was saying?
"Try it next time?" Zhou Mingli supported her back, his eyes much clearer than his words. "Don't stop halfway through."
One was tall and the other short, their eyes locked. Jiang Ci understood what he was talking about and couldn't help but pinch his earlobe hard. "Let's talk about it when you can actually do it!"
Zhou Mingli and Jiang Ci were not the kind of people who would stick to the rules. After experiencing the taste, the two of them unlocked quite a few positions.
Jiang Ci would always be the one to try certain difficult moves, but she would complain that it was too exciting and she wanted to stop after less than five minutes.
Zhou Mingli tilted his head back and kissed her chin, his voice hoarse, "Jiang Ci, lower your head."
Jiang Ci was lifted high by Zhou Mingli, and she reluctantly lowered her proud head to give him a kiss.
Zhou Mingli always takes advantage of others. Jiang Ci only kissed him once, but he immediately grabbed the back of her head, turned her around, and pinned her against the door.
The wooden door pressed against Jiang Ci's back. She whimpered and pushed at him, only managing to shout that the door was hard. Zhou Mingli then placed his hand behind her to shield her from the door.
He didn't intend to let go, sometimes tilting his head back to peck at her lips, sometimes biting her lower lip and sucking on her tongue. He was like an impenetrable net, silently and quietly enveloping her, making it difficult for her to escape.
The person in his arms softened little by little, with their legs dangling at his sides. The hand that had been grabbing his ear climbed up his shoulder and gripped his back, leaving a shallow, slightly painful mark on his already scarred back.
Zhou Mingli leaned against Jiang Ci and kissed her passionately by the door.
The gate outside the courtyard was suddenly pushed open, followed by the boisterous shouts of Zhou Ergou, "Second brother! I'll be with you tomorrow..."
Before he could finish speaking, the scene before him made Zhou Ergou pause in his speech.
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