Lin Yihui's words were very blunt, almost directly stating, "Don't think I don't know your purpose," which instantly changed Wang Xiaoju's expression. She turned her head and glared at Wen Xi, who was standing by the river, before getting up and leaving.
If it weren't for Wen Xi, that little vixen, how could Lin Yihui have refused to meet her niece? And judging from Lin Yihui's tone, he wouldn't even allow the other unmarried young men in the Lin family to go on blind dates with her niece!
You know, the young men of the Lin family are all very promising, and they are highly sought after by young girls. However, the Lin family is very picky, and so far, no girl has taken a liking to them.
Wen Xi was glared at by Wang Xiaoju and felt speechless. She was now Jin Changfeng's sister and had been publicly praised by the city and county, but people still didn't give her face and would give her the cold shoulder whenever they wanted.
This is why Wenxi always hopes that Yan Zheng will come to the countryside to accompany her and support her, because these little things in the countryside are really annoying and she doesn't want to face them at all.
Of course, she now also knows that mountains may crumble and people may run away, and everything can only be done by oneself, so she no longer expects Yan Zheng to come to the countryside.
They're from completely different worlds, so how could he possibly care about a mere village girl like her? So much time has passed since he saved her life, couldn't he really spare an hour or two?
Even someone as busy as Secretary Li can find time to come to the countryside, but he has never come. It's simply because he doesn't take her matter seriously and has put her last, not even last.
After Wang Xiaoju left, Wenxi went to the river to check the bamboo basket she had put there the day before. Yesterday, she had put the innards of the fish into the basket and caught a lot of small fish. After returning home from work in the evening, she did not take the basket out and did not know if there was anything inside.
Wenxi squatted down, grabbed the edge of the bamboo basket with both hands, and forcefully lifted the basket out of the water. Water gushed out from the gaps in the basket.
"I'll do it." Seeing this, Lin Yihui hurriedly came over, lifted the heavy bamboo basket from Wen Xi's hands, and placed it on the bank.
"Then could you please help me bring up all the bamboo baskets in the water, Brother Lin?" Wen Xi said, and then quickly turned around to check the harvest.
Inside the bamboo basket, white fish were jumping around, and crayfish were waving their large pincers and backing away. The most abundant thing was the densely packed tiny snails, which almost covered the entire inner wall of the bamboo basket. No wonder it was so heavy.
She hurried back to the canteen, grabbed a wooden bucket, and took the fish out of the bamboo basket and put them in the bucket to keep them alive. She would cook them for everyone when there was enough for one meal.
Wen Xi glanced at Lin Yihui, who had gone back to deal with the snake, and quietly collected the few remaining crayfish and river shrimp. She wanted to keep the crayfish to make money herself.
As for the large river shrimp, there weren't many to begin with, so of course she wanted to keep them for herself.
Looking at the bamboo basket full of small snails, Wenxi didn't waste them. Instead, she took them all out and piled them on the ground for the time being. Then she put several bamboo baskets back into the water. There were still fish entrails left from yesterday, so they could be used again.
Several bamboo baskets yielded over a hundred pounds of small snails, but there were too many people in the harvest team, and it wasn't enough for everyone to eat. Moreover, the small snails needed to be kept in clean water for two days to purge the mud and sand from their stomachs before they could be eaten, so they could take this opportunity to catch more small snails.
Wenxi went back and got a few more basins, kept the small snails in clean water, and then went back to the canteen to cook. Lin Yihui was processing snake meat and did not help Wenxi with these chores.
When Wenxi received the note that Captain Qian had sent through someone again, she couldn't help but smile. She hadn't expected that Secretary Li and the others would actually make another trip to the countryside just to have snake meat soup.
When Captain Qian and the other officers arrived at the canteen, Wenxi and her team immediately served the delicious food. The snake meat soup was fragrant, smooth, and delicious, and every bite was intoxicating, making people linger.
As they ate, everyone remarked that some people knew snake meat was edible, but they never imagined it would taste so good. They were glad they had come to the Fengshou Brigade despite the heat, otherwise they would not have had the chance to taste such a delicacy.
Originally, snake meat soup was meant to be eaten for lunch and dinner, but they ate too much at lunch today, which resulted in not enough food for everyone in the evening. So Wenxi processed the fish in the bucket and added them to the snake meat soup to increase the quantity.
Two days later, there were enough little snails. After everyone finished lunch and went to rest in the woods, Wenxi and Shen Jiaojiao carried the little snails into the woods and asked the strong and efficient uncles to come and trim their tails.
When people heard that they would be making delicious snails for everyone that night, many people came to help, but Captain Qian only managed to borrow a few pairs of scissors, so only a few people could help with the preparation.
However, many women gathered around watching, wanting to learn how to make spicy snails so they could go to the ditch to collect snails and eat them themselves.
After all, there's plenty of this stuff in the countryside. People used to let their kids collect it, smash it up, and feed it to the chickens. Since people can eat it too, we should naturally prioritize feeding people first!
Several hundred pounds of small snails were cooked by Wen Xi, Chen Jiaojiao, and Jiang Yue, each with their own pot. The three of them cooked at the same time. After one pot was cooked, they would take it out and start making the second pot. Each of them made three pots before they finished cooking all the small snails.
The entire cafeteria was filled with an irresistible aroma.
When everyone lined up for food in the evening, Wenxi gave each person a full bowl so that everyone could eat to their heart's content.
There are more shells than meat on the snails, and even a whole bowl for each person isn't enough to satisfy everyone. Many people plan to wait until they're less busy and go find snails to eat themselves.
Hue Chau Province is located in the central plains region, and the Harvest Brigade is located in the southern part of Hue Chau Province. Rice is the staple food here, so the main crop is rice, while wheat is grown less. Therefore, everyone worked hard for about ten days and the Harvest Brigade's wheat was all harvested.
Aside from the follow-up work, there wasn't much else to do, so Captain Qian gave those who were working on the front lines a break to rest for a couple of days.
During this period, Tang Xiaoyun did not do much work, but she was still exposed to the sun quite a bit. Every day after work, she would go home, wash up, and then lie down to rest. She had no time or energy to do anything sneaky, and even less energy to discover that Tian Xiaoke and her brother Minglei went out for a date every night.
Tian Xiaoke is surrounded by happiness every day, and she looks radiant. She was already prettier than Tang Xiaoyun, but now she is much prettier than Tang Xiaoyun, who has become much more tanned.
Tang Xiaoyun was filled with jealousy and wanted to ruin her relationship with Ming Lei so that she could be with him herself. However, she was too tired lately, so she had to postpone the matter.
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