So Wenxi carefully poured the contents of the lunchbox onto the table, and then carefully unwrapped the outer layer of newspaper, all the way to the innermost layer, before she could see the ginseng wrapped inside.
There were ginseng roots in all three lunchboxes: two that were a hundred years old, two that were fifty years old, and two that were relatively young.
He Chen'an left a note inside, saying that he asked a friend in Northeast China to help him replace it.
She never expected that he would remember the ginseng she had asked someone to exchange, and she never expected that he would secretly ask someone to exchange the ginseng for her. He Chen'an is so kind. Wen Xi was so moved that she almost cried, and the idea of getting married also rose in her heart.
If she marries He Chen'an, her married life shouldn't be bad, right?
When the college entrance examination is reinstated in the future, He Chen'an probably won't stop her from taking it, right?
Wenxi stored the ginseng in the system warehouse, placing it together with the ginseng she had exchanged with Jin Changfeng last time. Afterward, she came out of the system kitchen and went to the yard to touch the bathwater that had been drying in the sun. Unexpectedly, the plastic sheet was already scalding hot, but the water inside was warm. Wenxi then filled a bucket with warm water and took it to the bathroom. After taking a bath and changing her clothes, she felt much more comfortable as she was no longer sweaty.
After getting ready, Wenxi put on her straw hat and went to the main canteen. However, she didn't go directly into the canteen. Instead, she quietly went to the river bend from another place first, transferred twenty large fish from the system warehouse, and then came to the main canteen. She said to Shen Jiaojiao, "Jiaojiao, I caught some fish. Quickly fill the wooden basin with water and raise the fish."
Seeing Wen Xi with a thick bamboo pole draped over his shoulder, with large white fish hanging from both ends, Wang Xiaoju and Sun Mei both looked rather grim.
Just now, they had been making sarcastic remarks to Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue about Wenxi being late again today. Actually, it doesn't matter when she comes, as long as it doesn't affect everyone's meal. But they just don't like Wenxi getting a higher and higher status. Why should these new educated youths be allowed to work in the canteen, while the original ones have to go to the fields to earn work points?
But to my surprise, Wenxi brought back so many fish.
Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue immediately took the wooden buckets to the river bend to fetch water and filled several wooden basins with water. Wen Xi then took the fish off the grass and put them into the wooden basins.
As soon as the fish entered the water, it slapped its tail, splashing up a large amount of water that soaked the ground.
The silver carp and bighead carp that Wenxi brought out today are all three or four catties each. There are twenty of them here, weighing several dozen catties, enough for everyone to have a good meal.
"Wenxi, thank you for your hard work. How about I cook this fish for you for lunch?" Wang Xiaoju walked over, smiling ingratiatingly.
Wen Xi refused with a cold face, "No need, everyone should just do their own job and do their own thing."
Why should Wang Xiaoju cook the fish that she worked so hard to catch? This person really knows how to steal the credit. However, Wen Xi is not that stupid and will not attribute her own achievements to Wang Xiaoju.
Moreover, Wenxi's words also contained an implication: in the future, it doesn't matter what time she comes, as long as she doesn't interfere with everyone's meals. It's fine if she comes at 11 a.m., since the three of them can cook at the same time.
Wang Xiaoju pouted and left dejectedly, glancing enviously at the large fish in the wooden basins. There were four basins, each containing five large fish. With so many fish, who wouldn't be envious?
Only Wenxi is a fool, always giving everyone good things.
Of course, if Wenxi secretly kept these fish for herself, she would definitely report her. How could so many fish be given to her alone? But seeing her give the fish to the villagers, Wang Xiaoju felt indignant.
Today is cicada nymph day again. Wenxi will cook cicada nymphs for everyone at noon. Since we will be having fish for dinner, Wenxi will cook all the cicada nymphs at noon and not save them for dinner.
At noon, when everyone came to the cafeteria for lunch, they all saw the big fish kept in the wooden basin. The white fish looked very tempting, and some people were already swallowing their saliva in exaggerated way.
Although there is a delicious dish every day, fish is something that people rarely eat. During the spring planting season, the spicy dried small fish that Wenxi makes for everyone is really delicious. The taste of these big fish is definitely not bad.
Before they even had lunch, everyone was already looking forward to dinner.
Captain Qian and his fellow village cadres arrived late and lined up at the back. When they heard that Wenxi had caught a lot of big fish and that everyone would be in for a treat that night, their faces were full of disapproval.
Because the river bend is wide and the water is deep, it is really dangerous. Even the men in the village who can swim dare not go into the river to catch fish.
After the meal, everyone went to the woods outside to cool off. Captain Qian also came to the wooden basin to look at the fish. When he saw those fresh, big fish, he couldn't believe it.
Wenxi, a seemingly frail woman, actually caught so many big fish.
Wenxi was thinking of everyone's best interests and wanted everyone to eat well and have nutritious food, so Captain Qian couldn't bring himself to criticize her.
"Uncle Qian, is there something you need from me?" Wen Xi asked curiously.
"We'll harvest the hay tomorrow morning. We'll feed it to the cows and pigs and see if they'll eat it. Do you want to come and check on the results? After all, you provided the hay seeds and planting methods," Captain Qian said.
Wen Xi nodded, "Okay, then I won't go to gather pig feed tomorrow morning, I'll just go straight to the pasture."
With so many fish in the canteen, Wenxi was afraid they would be stolen. After all, there were hundreds of people in the Fengshou Brigade, and all sorts of people. So, none of the three of them went back after the meal.
Wenxi left Chen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue in the canteen to watch the fish, while Wenxi took a bamboo basket and a wooden bucket to the river bend, went to the place where everyone was washing clothes, put the bamboo basket into the water, threw in a piece of pig liver, and then waited under the shade of a tree.
The river bend is lined with dense woods, the leaves rustling in the wind. The breeze is gentle and quite cool, much cooler than the oven-like cafeteria. Otherwise, people wouldn't go outside to cool off after meals.
Some people take their food outside and eat it under the trees.
Whenever small fish swim into the bamboo basket, Wenxi uses a net to scoop them up and puts them in a wooden bucket to keep them. These small fish include bitterlings with colorful patterns, plump minnows, slender white gudgeons, black fighting fish, beautiful stream groupers, and most of all, big-bellied fish...
After about an hour of fishing, Wenxi simply washed the small fish clean in the river. Cleaning the small fish is troublesome, and by the time they were cleaned, most of the fish were gone, so Wenxi stopped removing them.
Back in the main canteen, Wenxi salted the small fish, then took them out and placed them on a winnowing basket. After that, she took the basket outside the canteen and left it to dry in the sun.
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