Watching Wen Xi get into the car and drive away, He Chen'an turned back. He hadn't had time to clean up the food yet, and he couldn't let such delicious food go to waste.
Those who went to the market in the morning returned around noon. Although they didn't have anything they wanted to buy, they all ended up carrying dozens of kilograms of things.
Besides the poultry that Wenxi asked them to buy, they also bought some whole grains. Eating refined grains every day is too extravagant. They should eat some whole grains in addition to the refined grains to save money. Moreover, their life in the countryside is really good. They have meat to eat every meal. Even wealthy families in the city can't reach this standard of living!
They also bought some peanuts, soybeans, and broad beans. They would stir-fry these and serve them to guests during the Spring Festival. After all, they didn't have ration coupons and could only buy some free food from farmers at the market.
When they got home, Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue were exhausted. They rested for a while, made themselves a cup of malted milk powder and some small fried dough twists, and that was their lunch.
Then the two of them started processing the poultry. Neither of them were favored in their previous homes and had been doing chores since childhood, so they were very efficient at handling these things.
The two of them quickly cleaned up the chickens, ducks, geese, and rabbits, chopped them up, put them in a basin, and even kept the internal organs and cleaned them thoroughly.
The two of them carried the items to the kitchen together, and Jiang Yue said with a smile, "Jiaojiao, living with you two has shown me what a good life is."
As Shen Jiaojiao put her things down, she said, "If you know what a good life is, cherish it and take care of yourself. Don't do anything to disappoint us. Anyway, I'm sticking with Xiaoxi for life. No matter where Xiaoxi goes in the future, I will go with her."
Wenxi is the best person in the world to her. If it weren't for Wenxi, she would probably be dead long ago. Moreover, her parents couldn't give her the happy life she has now, but Wenxi can. This also shows that Wenxi is a very capable person.
A good bird chooses a good tree to perch on, and a wise minister chooses a good lord to serve. Only by following the right person can one have a future. Shen Jiaojiao firmly believes that Wen Xi is the right person in her life, her benefactor.
Jiang Yue thought for a moment, then nodded seriously, "I will definitely try my best to get closer to you."
She, Shen Jiaojiao, and Jiang Yue are not from the same place; they are just on the same train line. It will definitely not be easy for her to develop alongside Wen Xi and Shen Jiaojiao. Jiang Yue herself doesn't know what the future holds, but she will set a goal for herself. As for her hometown, she definitely doesn't want to go back.
She was not favored at home. None of her parents, brothers, or sisters wrote to her or sent her anything. She was abandoned by her family. Even if she went back, there would be no place for her there. Rather than going back to be a workhorse, she might as well be a workhorse for Wenxi!
Because she works as Wenxi's workhorse, she doesn't have to do much. She only needs to do the tasks assigned to her, which is incredibly wonderful. Before, she worked a lot but ate little at home and was always the one who took the blame. She didn't even know what it felt like to be full. Now, she can eat her fill every meal, and there are fine grains and meat with every meal. This is something she never dared to dream of before.
Wenxi got out of the car and walked onto the country road leading to Fengshou Brigade. Thinking of the relatively remote lotus pond, Wenxi decided to go and take a look, so she stepped onto the ridge leading to the lotus pond.
After wandering around for a while, I finally arrived at the edge of the lotus pond. All that remained in the pond were the withered lotus leaves, thin and bony in the chilly winter wind. Surprisingly, the withered lotus leaves had a unique charm.
Without wasting any time, Wenxi took out the bucket from her beachcombing kit, filled it with water from the lotus pond, took out a bottle of fish anesthetic, poured a capful into the bucket, stirred it with a ladle, then put on her boots, carried the bucket to the rice paddies near the lotus pond, and poured the water from the bucket into the rice paddies like she was pouring manure.
The paddy fields are small and the water is shallow, so there's no need to use a whole bottle of fish sedatives like when fishing in a river bend. Since we didn't catch many fish to begin with, we naturally had to use them sparingly.
Soon, after walking through the small rice paddy in front of her, Wenxi returned to the bank to wait. Before long, she saw the eels emerge from their mud burrows and then fall asleep on the mud.
Wenxi was somewhat surprised, not expecting that the fish anesthetic would also have an effect on the eels. However, the eels did not float on the surface of the water like the fish, but sank to the bottom. No wonder she did not see a single eel when she caught fish in the river bend the night before, but there were eels in the fish and shrimp nets and traps. It seems that the eels sank to the bottom, and the water in the river bend was so deep that they could not be seen at all.
Wenxi waited a few more minutes, and feeling that the time was about right, she carried a bucket in one hand and a pair of tongs for beachcombing in the other, and walked into the rice paddy to begin her rice paddy 'beachcombing'.
The aquatic resources of this era are truly abundant. In this small paddy field, she didn't even pick up the small ones, but in the end, she still managed to fill two buckets. Satisfied, she stored them in the system warehouse, changed her shoes, and went home. If this fish anesthetic is so useful, she can catch eels herself in the future.
She wanted to make more money in the next two years to save enough capital for starting a business. She couldn't ask her family for money after returning to the city. Even if they did, they might not support her, since she wasn't their only child. Besides, it wouldn't be fair to the other children if she asked her parents for help. So she decided to rely on herself for everything.
As she approached the intersection near the harvest brigade, Wenxi took out the things she had prepared earlier, put them in her basket, and then carried the heavy load back home.
After that, Wenxi would go to the river bend every night to catch fish and shrimp with her nets. During the day, she would find opportunities to go out and catch eels in the secluded rice paddies. Moreover, she had taken the "Rejuvenating Pill," so even if someone happened to see her catching eels, they wouldn't recognize her as Wenxi.
As soon as Wenxi entered, Shen Jiaojiao came over and took the basket from Wenxi's back. "Xiaoxi, you've worked hard. Go and rest for a while."
Wenxi walked to the table, poured herself a cup of hot water, and sat down on the stool. Although she had been carrying empty baskets the whole way and only moved the things out when she arrived at the harvest brigade, carrying dozens of kilograms of things all this way was still quite tiring.
"Xiaoxi, what is this?" Shen Jiaojiao was sorting through the things in her basket when she saw a package she had never seen before and was a little surprised.
Wen Xi turned her head and glanced at it, saying, "Those are hot pot ingredients."
Wenxi had planned to have hot pot on New Year's Eve, but on that day, Song Lan and the other two came over for New Year's Eve dinner, so it wasn't appropriate to bring out these things, because they shouldn't be known by too many people; it was enough for the three of them to know.
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