Chapter 144: Visit to the Youth Institute
“A nice place.”
"Good stone."
Zhou Ziwen looked delighted.
These stones are exactly what we need to make stone jars.
After all, these stones are left behind after being washed by river water for many years.
If it were not strong, it would have been washed away by the river long ago.
"Let's go back first and start work in the afternoon." Zhou Ziwen took a quick look at the nearby stones and after finding two stones of suitable size, he prepared to go back.
There was no rush to build the stone jar. The mushroom house was almost done anyway, so he had plenty of time.
Because these stones are of different sizes, as long as he chooses the right size, he can skip the mining step and process them directly.
Seeing that it was getting late, Zhou Ziwen took one last look at the place and prepared to go back.
This place is indeed sparsely populated. He walked such a long way, but except for meeting people in the village, he didn't meet anyone outside the village.
Moreover, his home is right in the direction of Niutou Mountain. Going back from this side is the closest to his home. Under normal circumstances, no one will see him.
Although it’s okay to see it, you should still avoid it if possible to avoid gossip.
Just like when people eat meat at home, they usually cook it with the door closed, for fear that the smell will drift out and cause gossip among others.
This was also the reason why Zhou Ziwen insisted on moving out, even away from the village and the Youth League Institute.
But later the production team insisted that they live with the Youth League Home, so Zhou Ziwen had to stay away from them as much as possible.
Fortunately, it is pretty good now. As long as we pay attention when cooking the meat, the people in the Youth League will not find out what they are eating.
As for the last time the chicken was stewed, it was because it was stewed for too long and the wind was blowing towards the Youth League Home, so it drifted too far and was smelled by the people in the Youth League Home.
He rushed all the way, and when he got home, it was almost time for dinner.
The Chen sisters have returned from work and are busy in the kitchen.
Zhou Ziwen came to the next yard, and Chen Qiaoyi came up to him, jumping up and down. "Brother Ziwen, where did you go just now? I saw that the door to your yard was locked."
"Are you planning to make a stone jar? I went to look for stones," Zhou Ziwen explained.
"Have you found it?" Chen Qiaoyi asked curiously.
"Of course, I will start building it in the afternoon, and then I will build one for your yard as well." Zhou Ziwen nodded.
"Hehe, Brother Ziwen is so nice." Chen Qiaoyi raised her head and praised.
"Well, with the stone jar, we can go to the river to fetch water for watering the vegetables instead of walking such a long way." Zhou Ziwen said.
The water they draw now is from the well in the village. Because it is a bit far from the village, they need to walk for a long distance.
Fortunately, Zhou Ziwen and the Chen sisters teamed up, and Zhou Chaoyang and Shen Zhaodi teamed up, otherwise, it would be a problem for girls like them just to fetch water.
After all, girls use much more water than men. For example, taking a bath requires at least three or five buckets of water.
"Yeah, that's great." Chen Qiaoyi nodded happily.
Sometimes they use well water directly to water the vegetables. This was also Zhou Ziwen's special instruction. After all, for two girls, carrying water is quite tiring.
"Okay, let's go help my sister cook first. What are we having for dinner today?" Zhou Ziwen asked.
"There's no meat today, only cabbage and baby cabbage." Chen Qiaoyi replied.
During this period, they can eat the baby cabbages they grow themselves. If they don’t mind the monotony of the dishes, they can already achieve self-sufficiency.
"Oh." Zhou Ziwen was instantly disappointed when he heard this.
"But my sister said that we will eat dumplings in the evening. Didn't you grow some chives? We can use the chives to make dumplings in the evening." Seeing Zhou Ziwen's disappointed look, Chen Qiaoyi smiled.
Her brother Ziwen really loves meat!
"Chives!" Zhou Ziwen pondered for a moment. Although he knew that this thing was a good thing, he didn't need it at all!
With his physical strength, why would he need this?
Zhou Ziwen has no interest in leeks unless they are used to replenish his body.
Although leeks taste delicious, they are very difficult to chew and sometimes cannot be chewed at all.
"Hey, it seems that the dumpling filling needs to be chopped!" Zhou Ziwen suddenly remembered this and his eyes suddenly lit up.
If that's the case, he still likes eating dumplings.
Nothing tastes better than dumplings, and it’s fun…
Well, I can’t go into detail about this.
After lunch, Zhou Ziwen was too lazy to rest, so he took a complete set of stonemasonry tools and a large pot of water and set off for the quarry at the foot of Niutou Mountain.
But this time, he went by bicycle. The journey that would normally take half an hour only took him a quarter of an hour.
After arriving at the place, Zhou Ziwen took the hammer and chisel and started working without stopping.
He planned to make the general shape of the stone jar today, and then hollow out the inside, so that he could move the stone jar back and slowly carve it in his own yard.
But he definitely can’t move it back today. After all, he came here on a bicycle, and he definitely can’t put the stone jar on the bicycle and take it back!
Even if he could pull it, the bicycle couldn't bear it!
This afternoon, Zhou Ziwen has been building his stone jar.
Because of the third-level stonemasonry skills, it is not difficult to make a stone jar.
With his physical fitness, the big stone was like tofu under his hammer and he could carve it.
By the time work was almost over, Zhou Ziwen had already completed the basic construction.
Next, it only needs some fine polishing and the stone jar will be completed.
Seeing that it was getting late, Zhou Ziwen packed up his things and rode his bike home.
Anyway, the stone jar is left here and no one moves it. I can just find a time tomorrow and carry it back.
When they returned to their own yard, it was time to get off work. After a while, the Chen sisters, Shen Zhaodi and Zhou Chaoyang came back together.
But what was surprising was that the Youth League Institute, which usually had little interaction with them, suddenly came to visit.
And it wasn't just one or two people who came, but several.
These people did not only come to Zhou Ziwen's family, but also the Chen sisters, Shen Zhaodi, and even people from Zhou Chaoyang's family came to visit.
"What's going on?" Zhou Ziwen was a little confused.
To be honest, his relationship with the people in the Youth League Institute was not very good. At most, they would just nod to each other when they met, or say a few meaningless nonsense.
"Brother Chen, why did you think of playing here with me today?" Zhou Ziwen couldn't figure it out, so he just asked.
Several male educated youth came to him, including Chen Yang, Song Chengbing and Wang Tao.
These people have a relatively good relationship with Zhou Ziwen.
Chen Yang was the captain of the male educated youth team, and Zhou Ziwen gave him more face. Chen Yang also asked him to exchange fish several times. Zhou Ziwen was always friendly to his parents who provided him with food and clothing.
Some time ago, Song Chengbing disliked Tang Guoqiang because of the stewed chicken incident and even had a fight with him.
Speaking of which, Song Chengbing also spoke a fair word for him, and from that day on, Zhou Ziwen had a good impression of him.
As for Wang Tao, when he was first assigned to the production team, he was still a member of a small team.
But later he joined the stonemason group and we had less contact.
(End of this chapter)
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