Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue couldn't wait to start eating, and then they both sighed with satisfaction. It was so delicious! "Xiaoxi, I don't feel like I came to the countryside to suffer, I came here to enjoy life."
Wen Xi said with a smile, "With me here, I can't help you with anything else, but I can make sure you eat well. In the city, you don't have money or tickets to buy these things, but in the countryside, these things are free. I guarantee you can eat your fill."
"Xiaoxi, I'm so glad I went to the countryside with you." Shen Jiaojiao was overjoyed. If she hadn't gone to the countryside, she might have been married off by her grandmother for a dowry very soon.
Now that she's been sent to the countryside, far from the reach of the emperor, her grandmother can't control her anymore. Besides, her grandmother is unlikely to be so kind as to give her money to buy her a job. In other words, she doesn't have to worry about her grandmother doing anything to harm her.
"Xiaoxi, Jiaojiao, it's so good to have met you." Jiang Yue was also very fortunate to have met them on the train, otherwise, with only thirty yuan, she probably would have starved to death in the countryside.
Her family was so cruel to her. They only gave her thirty yuan when she came to such a poor rural area and needed to buy everything from scratch.
If it weren't for the kind-hearted Wenxi and Shen Jiaojiao, she probably wouldn't have survived the winter of her first year in the countryside, which is now.
So she was truly grateful, and no matter what happened in her life, she would stand firmly on their side, never backing down or wavering.
There was only one dish tonight: sauerkraut fish stew with potatoes and radishes. But after eating all the dishes, they were all stuffed and their bellies were round.
Jiang Yue rubbed her stomach and said with great satisfaction, "I don't think I've ever eaten as much as I do now. I'm really very satisfied."
"If you like fish, I'll cook it again next time." She had already collected a lot of fish, enough for them to eat for a while. Moreover, no one had been catching fish in that stream that no one knew about, so the fish were overflowing. They had to keep eating to prevent the fish from damaging the ecosystem.
Meanwhile, the Chang family of four next door were also sitting at the dining table, eating fish under the dim light of a kerosene lamp, because they had already eaten dinner before dark.
Wenxi brought them four large fish, each weighing one pound, just enough for one person. After Zhao Yuanyuan ate them, her eyes lit up. "I didn't expect that fish and pickled vegetables could taste so good together. Let's go catch some fish at the river bend!"
"You're not allowed to go." Chang Qingqing looked at Zhao Yuanyuan and Zhao Huihui seriously. "Neither of you are allowed to go. The water in the river bend is so deep, it's not a place you can go. If you want to eat fish, go catch them in the ditches. In short, you're not allowed to go to the river bend on your own."
“Your mother is right. The water in the river bend is too deep. We can’t go there. Even grown men have drowned there a few years ago, let alone young girls like you.” Zhao Zhiping nodded in agreement while eating fish. Water and fire are merciless, and we should definitely stay away from them.
Zhao Yuanyuan playfully stuck out her tongue, then nodded, "Okay, we definitely won't go to the river bend."
Zhao Huihui tentatively raised her hand, "Then can we wait until we're short of water before we go fishing?"
Sometimes, it doesn't rain for several months in a row. At that time, there is not much water in the river bend, so there is no danger.
"Then you can only go to the place where everyone washes clothes, you're not allowed to go to the upstream dam," Chang Qingqing instructed.
It's not worth risking your life for the sake of satisfying your appetite. Although she didn't know how Wenxi caught the fish, she wasn't envious. After all, fish are easy to catch these days; there are fish even in rice paddies, so why bother catching them in the river bend?
"Alright, alright, from now on, when you want to eat fish, let your dad catch it for you. Don't worry about it." Chang Qingqing was afraid that they would catch fish on their own behind their backs, so she directly cut off their idea.
“Yes, I’ll catch them from now on,” Zhao Zhiping said.
However, he didn't dare go upstream of the river bend, so he could only catch fish in small ditches or ponds.
Chang Qingqing's family had dinner, and afterwards each of them ate a large fish weighing one pound. They were all so full that they didn't want to move, but they were also very satisfied because they had never eaten such delicious fish before.
Wen Xi got up and walked around in the yard to digest her food. When she returned to the kitchen, Shen Jiaojiao had already cleaned it up and boiled water.
Everyone did their work very conscientiously, which made Wenxi very satisfied. After all, this home is a home shared by the three of them, so naturally everyone has to contribute; otherwise, it would be unfair to anyone.
With firewood added to the stove, there was no need to keep an eye on it, so Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue went back to their respective rooms.
Wenxi took twenty-one eggs from the system warehouse and put them in the cupboard. She also filled the oil bottle with cooking oil, took out the cured meat, cut two pounds of it, and put it in the cupboard.
That way, when I'm not home, it won't affect Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue's eating and drinking.
Wen Xi sat down behind the stove and took out the note that Jin Changfeng had given her.
"I'll be waiting for you on the mountain at noon tomorrow."
Jin Changfeng's calligraphy flows smoothly and is full of power.
Wenxi didn't know why he asked her to meet him on the mountain, but considering that he was a soldier and a gentleman, she thought he wouldn't do anything to hurt her!
Wenxi leaned back and started signing in. When she signed in a picture of a 400-pound wild boar, she was startled and couldn't help but exclaim.
Upon hearing Wen Xi's voice, Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue rushed out of their room in alarm, asking worriedly, "Xiao Xi, what's wrong? What happened?"
Wenxi hadn't expected her commotion to attract their attention, and she smiled awkwardly, "It's nothing, just a small spark jumped onto my hand when I was adding firewood, it's not very hot."
Jiang Yue quickly squatted down, grabbed Wen Xi's hand and began to examine it. She couldn't see any signs of injury, so she felt relieved.
Wen Xi stood up and said, "The water is hot, you all go wash up! I'll come wash up in a bit."
Afterwards, Wenxi hurriedly returned to her room, closed the door, and leaned against the door to examine it. To her surprise, it really was a large wild boar.
But what is she going to do with such a big wild boar?
She's not a butcher, and she doesn't know how to handle wild boars. If she took the wild boar out to be processed, wouldn't everyone know that she had a history with wild boars?
Wenxi stopped dwelling on the matter and continued to sign in, signing out ten pounds of apples and four pounds of large white shrimp. She probably knew that there was a shortage of supplies in the countryside and that she was living a hard life, so the things she signed out today were all food.
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