Chapter 16 Eel
"I can understand inviting the people who built the house to dinner, but this friend, you can't be talking about the people from the Youth League Home, right?" Zhou Ziwen raised his eyebrows.
"Although Liu Lingling didn't say it explicitly, this is what she meant." Chen Shiying said from the side.
"It seems that Liu Lingling is quite cunning!" Zhou Ziwen sighed.
To be honest, he didn't have much friendship with the people in the Youth League Home. At most, they introduced themselves to each other when they first went to the countryside. Until now, he didn't know the names of many people in the Youth League Home.
Now that the house was about to be completed, they actually started to set their sights on him.
"Yes, that Liu Lingling is quite cunning," Chen Qiaoyi agreed. "I've only met her a few times, yet she came over to our place to try to build relationships. She implied that the educated youth should unite, otherwise they'd be bullied by the villagers."
"They also said they had a meal together on the first day of their trip to the countryside. Since we weren't there at the time, it was a good opportunity for us to connect with everyone."
"You really thought I didn't know. At that time, they had a dinner together, and the new educated youth were being bullied by the old educated youth. They said they were holding a welcoming banquet for the new educated youth, but these educated youth didn't even show any appreciation by taking out their own things to share with everyone."
Speaking of this, Chen Qiaoyi was still a little indignant.
These old educated youth are really arrogant. They work hard to bring some delicious food from home to the countryside, and they keep it for themselves to enjoy. Why should they share it with everyone?
"Forget it, we have already moved out, so we should just have less dealings with them in the future." Zhou Ziwen waved his hand.
During the time he had been in the countryside, he had seen the true faces of these people.
No wonder the villagers disliked the educated youth so much. Anyone would dislike them if this happened to them!
Not only does he have poor work ability, but he also always likes to take advantage of others. Such people are not welcome anywhere.
Although they like to take advantage of others because their lives are too difficult and they are forced to do so, the fact is that no one likes to deal with such people.
"So should we treat everyone this time?" Chen Shiying hesitated for a moment, then asked.
"We definitely have to treat everyone, at least Uncle Wu and the others. As for the people from the Youth League, we can explain to them that we don't have much food. If they want to have a meal together, they can bring their own food."
"If they want to, then come!"
In this day and age, even visiting relatives required bringing food with you! His method made sense.
As for vegetables, that’s easy. Just spend some money and buy some from the villagers.
After all, building a house is a happy event. Everyone gets together for a meal and it’s a joyous occasion for both of us.
"Brother Zhou, can our two families do it together?" Chen Qiaoyi asked.
"Of course we do it together. The houses were built together. It would be much easier if we do it together!" Zhou Ziwen nodded.
He didn't think there was anything wrong. Their houses were built together and they were neighbors next to each other. From a distance, they looked like one house.
"That's great, we are going to live in a new house." Chen Qiaoyi jumped for joy and was full of energy.
After returning to Uncle Wu's house, the Chen sisters began to help with cooking.
Taking advantage of this time, Zhou Ziwen prepared to go to the river to take a bath.
Before he reached the river, he came across a group of mud monkeys.
He also knew this group of mud monkeys, namely Erzhuzi, Zhang Xiaoya and Gangdan.
"Brother Zhou, are you going to the river to take a bath again?" Erzhuzi asked with his head tilted back.
"Yeah, what about you guys? Did you just come back from the river?" Zhou Ziwen asked.
Children in the countryside are more wild. Although adults don't allow them to go to the river, children are naughty by nature and it is difficult to control them.
In addition, these children are very good at swimming, and there are many people going to the river together. After a long time, the adults will at most scold them and will not care much.
"We didn't go to the river. We went to the fields to fish for eels." Erzhuzi held up the dirty bag and opened it to show Zhou Ziwen.
"So many? You guys are amazing!" Zhou Ziwen praised.
These kids are really amazing. There are at least five pounds of eels in their pockets, and the eels are quite big. If they were to stir-fry the eels, it would probably be delicious.
Of course, the prerequisite is that you are willing to use oil and seasonings.
Nowadays, eels are considered to be disliked because they consume too much oil and have a fishy taste if not properly processed, so no one is too lazy to catch them and eat them.
"Of course, I'm the best at catching eels in our village." Erzhuzi raised his neck proudly.
"How about selling me some of your eels?" Thinking about the dinner he would have to treat everyone to when the beams were put up in two days, Zhou Ziwen suddenly had an idea.
"Brother Zhou, I don't want money. These eels are worthless. There are plenty of them in the fields. If you want them, I'll give them to you." Erzhuzi said generously.
He thought Zhou Ziwen was a good person and even gave them candy.
"Well, let's put it this way. I'll take these eels and give them to you in exchange for some candy."
Since other children are so generous, he can't be stingy. It happened that he bought two bags of candy when he went to the county town last time, but he didn't like to eat them, so he just gave them all to these little guys.
"Thank you, Brother Zhou."
When they heard that there would be candies, the little ones jumped for joy.
So, the little ones didn't go home, Zhou Ziwen didn't take a bath, and a group of people came to Uncle Wu's house in a mighty manner.
"Erzhuzi, you guys are still playing outside, be careful or your dad will beat you up!"
At the door of the Wu family, Wu Dagang was sitting on a stool smoking his leaf tobacco. When he saw Erzhuzi and others who looked like mud monkeys, he immediately laughed and teased them.
"Uncle Wu, we'll be back soon." Erzhuzi raised his head, not afraid of being beaten at all.
It's just a beating. He is used to being beaten. For the sake of candy, he doesn't mind getting one more beating.
"Wait a moment, I'll go get some candy." Zhou Ziwen said to the little guys.
"Are you asking Xiao Zhou for candy?" Wu Dagang frowned.
"Uncle Wu, no, we caught some eels and Brother Zhou said he wanted them. I said I would give them to him, but he didn't want them and insisted on exchanging them with us for candy." Erzhuzi's white teeth were exposed on his dark face.
Among this group of kids, Erzhuzi is their leader, and it is Erzhuzi who does the daily negotiations and other things.
It’s true, although Erzhuzi is usually naughty, he is actually very smart and will definitely have a bright future when he grows up.
"What does Xiao Zhou want to do with the eel? It doesn't taste good." Wu Dagang was a little puzzled, but didn't say much.
"Uncle Wu, you may not know this, but eel is actually quite delicious. It all depends on how it is cooked." At this time, Zhou Ziwen had already come out with candy.
After hearing Wu Dagang's words, he immediately explained.
When it comes to cooking, Zhou Ziwen feels that his skills are not bad. Although he is not as good as those professional chefs, he feels that some home-cooked dishes are still quite delicious.
In his previous life, he worked alone outside, and in order to save money, he learned to cook for himself.
(End of this chapter)
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