With a rumbling sound, a tractor loaded with red bricks stopped in Gao Qiang's yard.
The roads in the village are too narrow; the wider ones are only wide enough for oxcarts to pass.
There is a slightly wider road leading to Captain Gao Qiang's house, but it's only wide enough for a tractor to pass through.
The red bricks were unloaded at Gao Qiang's doorstep. Construction workers carried the bricks in baskets to Lin Chen's house.
Although it was hard work, everyone had smiles on their faces.
As soon as Luo Guangming returned, he began to describe how the bald man flattered Zhang Lei when he met him.
They practically worshipped him like a father.
"The bald guy you're talking about probably already found out Zhang Lei's background, otherwise he wouldn't be so nice to him."
Jiang Ning said with a smile, "As for the crazy woman, there's no need for everyone to know."
With the red bricks in hand, the project could continue, she announced loudly to everyone:
"I'm happy today, so I'll stew fish for everyone."
"Great, we're in for a treat today!" Everyone exclaimed with great anticipation.
I'd heard that Jiang Ning was a good cook, but I'd never tried her cooking. Today I finally got to, and I feel more energetic to work.
Zhao Ergou swallowed hard, wishing he could wind up time.
Jiang Ning returned to the kitchen, scooped out a few fish from the bucket, and prepared to remove their scales.
The bucket of fish was delivered by Liu Fang. She heard that Liu Fang was building a house, so she immediately asked her husband to fish a bucketful from the lake. The fish were all four or five pounds of silver carp.
This fish tastes best when stewed.
Before she could even start, Lin Chen came into the house to find something. Seeing that she was about to start preparing the fish, he immediately took the knife from her.
"Go to the side and don't get your hands fishy."
Jiang Ning laughed at him: "Just because you're not home doesn't mean I can't eat fish!"
Lin Chen lowered his head and rubbed her nose with his own: "I'm not going anywhere, I'll stay here with you!"
The unintentional sweet words warmed Jiang Ning's heart.
As he was cleaning the fish, she hugged him from behind, pressing her face tightly against his back.
She didn't go anywhere else; she just stayed by his side.
They are each other's salvation, and will never be separated, not even in death!
When Liu Fang came out of Wang Xiufen's room, she saw them embracing while working. Embarrassed, she blushed and went back into the room.
Wang Xiufen asked in confusion, "I asked you to check how many orders Jiang Ning still had, why did you come back so quickly?"
Liu Fang stammered, "I saw them hugging in the kitchen, so I didn't dare to disturb them."
Aunt Luo, who was standing nearby, laughed loudly: "How can you be so thin-skinned? If you want to stay as an apprentice, you have to get used to this kind of scene."
Aunt Luo wasn't used to it at first, but she got used to it later.
Liu Fang brought fish over today, and upon hearing that Wang Xiufen was recruiting apprentices, she immediately stayed to become her apprentice.
Her husband wouldn't let her work in the fields, so she had nothing to do and decided to learn how to sew clothes.
The dress she wore last time was absolutely gorgeous; she hopes that one day she can make one herself.
In order to stay as an apprentice, she took a deep breath and went out again.
This time, Jiang Ning didn't hug Lin Chen, but instead peeled garlic on the side. When she saw Lin Chen come out, she smiled and asked her what was wrong.
Liu Fang smiled and said, "Ningning, I've decided to stay and learn to make clothes from Aunt Wang. She asked me to ask how many orders we have left."
"Really? It's good to learn a skill. I'm clumsy and only good at running errands. Tell my mom there are still sixteen orders, all for summer clothes."
Jiang Ning was very happy that she stayed, feeling that the team making clothes had grown a little stronger.
Before long, Lin Chen had killed all five fish, scaled them, washed them, chopped them up, and then took the things he was looking for and went out.
Jiang Ning heated the pan, scooped a large lump of lard from the jar and put it into the pan. The milky white lard gradually turned into clear oil, and then she put the fish pieces into the pan to fry.
Once all the fish pieces are fried until they are slightly golden brown, add water and simmer.
Add scallions, ginger, and garlic to remove any unpleasant odors, and then add a little spring water to enhance the flavor.
While stewing the fish, she took out some flour, added water and kneaded it into a dough, then waited for the fish soup to boil.
About half an hour later, the aroma of fish wafted out from the pot lid. She lifted the lid and saw the milky white fish soup, bubbling and bubbling.
She pinched off a piece of dough, squeezed it into a flatbread in her hand, and stuck it to the edge of the pot, covering the entire rim.
There were many people eating, and one round of flatbread wasn't enough, so she made another round after the flatbread had browned.
Adding a pot of cooked rice should be enough.
While she was cooking, the workers outside sniffed and smelled the aroma.
My stomach was rumbling with hunger.
I'm just waiting for Zhang Lei to say he's off work soon.
After cooking the fish, Jiang Ning put it into a clean large basin, and then stir-fried some green vegetables.
Everyone ate an extra bowl of rice at this meal compared to usual.
The fish soup was so delicious that I could easily finish a whole bowl of rice just by adding the soup.
And those cornbreads were absolutely delicious! They were soft, crispy, and chewy, and when you dipped them in the fish soup, you almost ate your tongue.
After the meal, Jiang Ning tied a fish with straw for each of them to take home, so that their families could also taste this delicious fish and buy it from Shengli Village in the future.
"You're too kind, taking food and gifts at the same time." Everyone felt embarrassed.
Jiang Ning smiled and said, "Thank you all for building my house. It's nothing."
However, according to their later feedback, the fish they took back and stewed tasted far worse than Jiang Ning's.
Looking at the simple meal on the table and smelling the rich aroma of fish in the air, Ma Huijuan lost her appetite in anger.
How lucky Jiang Ning is! Her husband loves her, her mother-in-law earns money for her to spend, and even the people who come to help her praise her.
Then look at her husband, he's useless in bed, useless at making money, he's good for nothing; her in-laws are even worse, all they know is how to ask for money.
Sooner or later, she will leave this place, find a good husband, and make everyone envious.
Just when she was feeling utterly disgusted with Lin Tao, someone brought him a letter.
When Ma Huijuan saw that the postmark was from Beijing, she quickly reached out to grab it:
"The letter from the capital must be mine."
Lin Tao shoved her away, snorting through his nose:
"You're allowed to have friends in the capital, but I'm not allowed to!"
The envelope was indeed addressed to "Lin Tao," so she had to abandon her attempt to steal it out of suspicion.
She didn't believe for a second that he would have friends in the capital, unless it was Jiang Rou.
She really wanted to take the opportunity to sneak a peek at the letter, but Lin Tao had it hidden in his pocket and treasured it dearly, so she had no chance at all.
When no one was around, Lin Tao read the letter repeatedly.
In the letter, Jiang Rou treated him as a friend she could confide in, revealing all her experiences to him.
It turns out that after Jiang Rou and Wang Wei became intimate, they confirmed their relationship as boyfriend and girlfriend.
From then on, the two often went on dates together. Jiang Rou gradually liked the feeling of hugging him and would go to see him whenever she had free time.
Even during the Chinese New Year, she would go out and spend some time with Wang Wei before returning home.
Unexpectedly, just when she was deeply in love with him and wanted to meet his parents, Wang Wei suddenly disappeared.
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