Once her son marries Wenxi, she will start looking for a suitable woman, someone fertile and capable of bearing him a son.
When the puppy came to the field and saw his mother, he realized that she had come to see his future wife, just like him. So the puppy quickly ran over and asked in a low voice, "Mom, which of these women is Wenxi?"
The puppy pointed at Wenxi, "That's the one who even wears gloves when pulling weeds."
So the puppy quickly searched the field and sure enough, it found a woman wearing white work gloves. She was a very beautiful woman with fair skin, big, bright eyes, and a braid hanging down her back. Under the winter sun, she radiated a charming glow. She was much prettier than Nie Xiulan.
The puppy felt increasingly parched as it looked at the screen, beads of sweat forming on its forehead, and it felt unbearably hot all over.
Unexpectedly, Nie Xiulan wanted to introduce him to such a wife. Regardless of Nie Xiulan's purpose, as long as he married Wen Xi, he would have two beautiful women, so he wouldn't lose out.
The puppy made up his mind: if Nie Xiulan didn't come to find him tonight, he would definitely go to the educated youth settlement to find her. He was determined to marry Wenxi as quickly as possible and couldn't let someone else beat him to it.
Wen Xi had no idea that two men in the production brigade were trying to take advantage of her to make a better life. She was focused on her work, and the workload in the fields was decreasing. She should be able to have a full vacation soon, so she could put her plans into action.
Wenxi went home half an hour earlier than Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue because she had to go back to make lunch. The eels should have already expelled the mud and sand.
So after Wenxi started cooking lunch, she also put any vegetables that could be steamed in the steamer, and then began to process the eels.
Take the eels out one by one, then scrub the mucus off their surfaces with salt. After that, secure the eel heads with a wooden board and nails, and clean each eel thoroughly.
After processing and cleaning all the eels, put them in a sink and place them in the cupboard to be processed again when you come back in the evening.
After finishing work in the evening, as soon as Wenxi got home, she couldn't wait to run into the kitchen. She first steamed the leftover rice from lunch in a steamer, and then started making braised eel.
After Shen Jiaojiao heated the wok, Wen Xi poured in a spoonful of oil. Once the oil was hot, she added the pre-washed and chopped scallions, ginger, garlic, peppercorns, and other seasonings directly into the wok. With a sizzling sound, Wen Xi quickly stir-fried the seasonings until they were fragrant, then added half of the eel segments into the wok.
There were over ten kilograms of eels, not enough to fit in one pot, so we had to cook them in portions. We'll send half of this to Chang Qingqing's family later.
Onions, ginger, and garlic were also obtained through a sign-in process. Each type came in a whole basket, just like the large baskets used in the vegetable market, weighing dozens of kilograms, enough to last them for a year.
Soon, a rich aroma filled the kitchen. Shen Jiaojiao swallowed hard and said with a smile, "Xiaoxi's cooking skills are amazing. No matter what it is, it can be turned into a delicious dish in Xiaoxi's hands."
"The happiest thing in my life is meeting you all on the train and then living with you outside," Jiang Yue said with a smile.
“Even if we didn’t meet on the train, we would definitely meet at the educated youth settlement. If we get along well, we can definitely become sisters,” Wenxi said with a smile.
The entire educated youth settlement, including these five newcomers, had a total of eighteen people, but very few of them were of sound mind. Zhu Jiawen was a scumbag and a smooth talker.
Nie Xiulan, Xu Huaying, Liang Zhaodi, and Chu Wan'er all have their own little schemes and are not good people. There are also many people who don't talk much. In addition, they are only mentioned briefly in the original text and have little presence. Wen Xi was not familiar with them or knew them during her two years in her previous life, so she didn't know what kind of people they were.
But now that the three of them live outside, there's no need for them to know who they are, since they don't need to interact with them.
Even if the three of them didn't meet on the train but only at the educated youth settlement, they would still become friends because of their character, it just might take a little longer!
After the first batch of eel was cooked, Wenxi began making the second batch.
Qian Liang hid behind the courtyard wall, smelling the delicious aroma emanating from Wen Xi's kitchen. He couldn't help but swallow hard, eager to marry Wen Xi.
What right does a lowly slut have to eat meat? These good things should only go into his stomach.
After dinner was ready, Wenxi brought half of the braised eel to Chang Qingqing. Chang Qingqing was overjoyed and said shyly, "Xiaoxi, thank you so much. I'm sorry to have troubled you."
They wanted to eat eel, but their own cooking wasn't good, so they asked Wenxi to make it for them.
"Sister, why are you being so polite? We've troubled you a lot before, and we don't know how many more times we'll have to in the future!" Wen Xi said with a smile.
"Sister, since brother-in-law is good at catching eels, let him catch more eels in the future. When he's not working, I'll cook eels for him. I know several ways to cook them, so you can try them all. Whichever flavor you like, we'll cook that flavor from now on."
Eels are delicious when cooked. If live eels are hard to sell, or if people don't know how to cook eels, could she cook eels and loaches and then try selling them on the black market?
However, she first needs to establish a cooperative relationship with the black market boss, otherwise why would he accept her prepared eels and loaches?
Cooked food is prone to spoilage in the summer, so we have to wait until winter. It's almost Chinese New Year this year, so it's definitely too late. We can only consider this matter next winter.
However, she can sell fish to earn some money first. Once she has capital, she can buy eels and loaches from others. When she has free time, she can also go out and catch more to stock up, so that she will have food to use in winter.
After giving the braised eel to Chang Qingqing, Wen Xi hurried home for dinner.
The eel was not deboned, and the well-cooked eel meat easily fell out of the mouth with a gentle bite. The meat was plump, tender, and incredibly satisfying.
The three sisters ate heartily. Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue, who rarely ate delicious food, felt especially happy. Wen Xi, on the other hand, was not so excited. Her family was considered well-off in this era, and her second brother treated her very well, buying her all sorts of good things to eat, so she wasn't craving anything.
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