In the yard, Zhou Ziwen was chopping sweet potatoes into pieces, and then grinding them.
Fortunately, he had a stone mill at home and did not have to go to the village's public mill.
After several days of hard work, Zhou Ziwen dug more than 400 kilograms of sweet potatoes, and this time he used about 100 kilograms to make sweet potato starch.
One hundred kilograms of sweet potatoes may sound like a lot, but it’s actually not that much. After he peeled and chopped them, they were just enough to fill two buckets.
There was no time today, so Zhou Ziwen added water to the bucket and prepared to soak the sweet potatoes first to prevent them from oxidizing if left for too long.
When he finished his work and came out, Chen Yang's voice was heard outside the door.
"Brother Chen, why are you here?" Zhou Ziwen asked curiously.
"Haha, I'm here to thank Brother Ziwen. If it weren't for your and Chen Zhiqing's help, this spot might not be mine!" Chen Yang said gratefully.
"Hey, it's nothing." Zhou Ziwen waved his hand, but he was completely grateful to him.
To be honest, Chen Yang should really thank them. If they hadn't cast all their votes for Chen Yang, who knows who would have gotten this spot!
"Brother Ziwen, I won't say much else. I'll take a day off tomorrow and go to the county town to buy some materials. When I come back, I'll treat everyone to a meal." Chen Yang didn't beat around the bush and got straight to the point.
"Sure, Brother Chen, this is indeed worth celebrating, so we won't be polite." Zhou Ziwen did not refuse.
In fact, it doesn’t matter whether you eat or not, it mainly depends on Chen Yang’s attitude.
Although he was joking, Chen Yang had already promised to treat them to a meal.
"Haha, of course I should. But I'll need to borrow your stove. You know, cooking is not very convenient where we are." Chen Yang laughed heartily, and then said a little embarrassedly.
"No problem, then let's cook it at Yiyi's house. The stove here has hardly been used yet!" Zhou Ziwen nodded with a smile.
"It has to be Brother Ziwen! You just arrived in the countryside and you found a partner as handsome as Chen Zhiqing. Now you don't even have to cook. The life you live makes us all envy you." Chen Yang was very envious of Zhou Ziwen.
Who wouldn’t have some thoughts about such beautiful women like the Chen sisters?
But Zhou Ziwen acted too quickly. He had only been in the countryside for a few days and everyone wasn't familiar with each other yet, but he had already taken Chen Qiaoyi down. It was impossible not to accept it!
In fact, there are people who have their eyes on Chen Shiying.
But these people were either rejected by Chen Shiying or intimidated by Zhou Ziwen.
From the very beginning, Zhou Ziwen has been quietly promoting the fact that he is a boxer.
As more and more things were revealed later, no one dared to provoke him.
Not to mention, he has now become the leader of the mushroom group, and the production team values him very much.
Anyone who is not a fool knows that he is not to be messed with.
No matter his influence in the village or his personal strength, no one dares to provoke him easily.
After chatting with Chen Yang for a while and confirming the time for tomorrow's dinner, Chen Yang tactfully said goodbye and left.
"This kid Chen Yang is quite interesting." Zhou Ziwen felt a little funny looking at Chen Yang's still somewhat excited figure.
Chen Yang is a smart man with high emotional intelligence. He is willing to specialize and will definitely be a big shot in the future.
Zhou Ziwen didn't care what would happen to him in the future, he just thought he was a good person.
Seeing that the sun had set outside and the sky was gradually getting dark, Zhou Ziwen called out to Tayun at his feet and went to the next yard with it.
At this time, the Chen sisters, Shen Zhaodi and Zhou Chaoyang were still busy.
The cabbage heads they exchanged for had been shredded and were almost done by now.
What they want to make is dried pickles. The cut pickle shreds need to be pickled with salt to extract the moisture inside, and then placed in the sun to remove some of the moisture.
Once the water is almost gone, you can add the seasoning.
However, due to time constraints, they only had time to cut the cabbage into shreds and had no time to do anything else.
"Brother Ziwen, are you done with your work over there?" Chen Qiaoyi looked at her man, her eyes following his figure.
"Almost done. Grind the sweet potatoes tomorrow and let them settle for a few days. That'll be it." Zhou Ziwen replied.
In fact, if you want to make sweet potato starch, there are other steps to follow, but that is a matter for the future, so let’s talk about it after we get to that step.
"How about you guys? Are you done with your work?" Zhou Ziwen asked.
"Well, let's marinate it today and deal with the rest tomorrow." Chen Shiying answered from the side.
"Everyone, go to bed early. We still have to harvest mushrooms tomorrow." After saying this, Zhou Ziwen looked at Chen Qiaoyi, "Yiyi, let's go check on the chickens in the backyard."
He certainly couldn't call Yi Yi back to his room in front of everyone. It was okay for him to be thick-skinned, but he was afraid that the little girl from the Chen family would be shy.
As for going to the backyard to watch the chickens, that was just an excuse.
Chen Qiaoyi was naturally familiar with Zhou Ziwen, and she knew it was an excuse as soon as she heard it.
But the girl pretended not to understand, followed him obediently, and left with him.
Behind them, Chen Shiying glanced at the two people who left with a normal expression.
On the side, Shen Zhaodi and Zhou Chaoyang lowered their heads and bickered with each other, looking very sensible.
Just when Zhou Ziwen brought Yiyi back to the house.
Forty-nine cities.
Zhou Ziwen's hometown.
Zhou Ziwen's father and mother were looking at the letter in their hands with joy on their faces.
On the side, Zhou Ziwen's elder brother and second brother, elder sister and second sister-in-law, elder sister and second sister, and Zhou Xiaomei all gathered together.
The eldest and second sister-in-law were both pregnant and looked like they were about to give birth.
"Ziwen, why didn't you tell us earlier about such a big thing as getting married? If you had told us earlier, I would have gone to Dabazi Village myself." Mom complained, but her face was full of joy.
In their family, Zhou Ziwen is the most favored, even Zhou Xiaomei cannot compare to him in this respect.
In the eyes of Zhou's parents, even if what Zhou Ziwen did was ridiculous, they would not blame him.
When she heard that Zhou Ziwen was about to get married, Zhou's mother's first reaction was joy.
"What are you doing over there? Didn't Ziwen say that he was living well over there? He even sent us some roe deer meat this time. I think that kid is living a better life than us!" Dad Zhou's face was calm, but if you looked closely, you could tell that he was also very happy.
"Yes, Mom, Heijiang is too far away, and you are unfamiliar with the place. It's not safe to go there." Zhou Ziwen's eldest brother also advised.
"You know nothing! My son is suffering in the countryside! I'm going to see what's wrong with him. I also have to go see my daughter-in-law." Mother Zhou glared at her eldest son angrily.
Zhou Jianhua: “…”
Why does he feel like he is not his mother's son?
"How come my younger brother is still so young, he's already married?" The second brother Zhou Guohua was a little confused.
He knew that his younger brother was in a relationship, but he never thought that he would get married so soon. He wasn't even old enough yet!
"What do you mean by small? When I was Ziwen's age, I already had your older brother." Zhou Ma said proudly. (End of this chapter)
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