Chapter 26: Entering the County Again
After dinner, Zhou Ziwen originally planned to invite Chen Qiaoyi to his house for a while.
After all, you should be intimate with each other when you are just dating.
But Chen Shiying seemed to understand his thoughts. With her subtle interference, Zhou Ziwen's plan soon failed.
"Sure enough, my elder sister is not that easy to fool. Fortunately, I chose my younger sister." Zhou Ziwen sighed. There is still a long way to go. Anyway, Chen Qiaoyi is already his girlfriend, so there will be plenty of opportunities in the future.
He just didn't believe that Chen Shiying could defend herself forever.
I went to the river to take a bath, and then lay dead on the bed after returning home.
There are not many entertainment activities in this era. It is already dark now and there is no electricity in the house. There is nothing to do except lie down.
After thinking about it, he decided to go to the county tomorrow to see if there were any books so that he could buy one to pass the time.
Nothing happened that night. Early the next morning, Zhou Ziwen was awakened by the sound of a gong in the village.
Because I went to bed early, I didn’t feel sleepy after waking up.
He felt that the only benefit of traveling to this era was that he no longer had to stay up late.
Early to bed and early to rise, good health.
After getting up, Zhou Ziwen did a few rounds of boxing in the yard to stretch his body.
After figuring out his personal hygiene, Zhou Ziwen went to the Chen sisters' home on his own initiative.
But before leaving, he took his own food with him.
Since we agreed to share the meal, of course we have to bring food with us.
However, given his appetite, he was a little worried that the Chen sisters would suffer.
"Brother Ziwen, you're here. I was just about to call you!"
As soon as he entered the door, Zhou Ziwen met Chen Qiaoyi who was about to call him.
"I brought the food here. Where do you think I put it?" Zhou Ziwen's mood instantly became cheerful when he saw Chen Qiaoyi.
This girl is pretty and lively. When you are with her, your mood will unconsciously improve.
"Don't put it down. We can go to the village to grind the grain later. Otherwise, we won't be able to eat it." Chen Shiying came out of the kitchen holding white flour buns.
"Okay, I'll go after dinner." Zhou Ziwen nodded.
Today's breakfast is white flour buns and pickles.
However, Chen Shiying told them an unfortunate news, that is, there was no more white flour.
For the next period of time, they can only eat coarse grains.
After dinner, Zhou Ziwen carried the grain to the shared stone mill in the village.
This is the place in the village where everyone grinds grain.
There is a large millstone that needs to be pulled by animals, and three smaller stone mills that are pushed by people.
There is also a smallest, hand-cranked grinding wheel, which is most suitable for people with less strength and is very labor-saving, but it does take a longer time to grind.
Zhou Ziwen chose a hand-pushed millstone.
Although he could push the big millstone used by animals, wouldn't he become an animal if he did that?
This matter is hard to explain!
Because they were going to the county town soon, the three decided to end the battle quickly.
Zhou Ziwen lifted up the millstone, and the Chen sisters began to clean.
These millstones have been in use for a long time and only need a little cleaning.
After finishing the cleaning work, Zhou Ziwen put the millstone back in its place, held the handle and started pushing it.
One of the Chen sisters was responsible for adding grain into the mill, while the other was responsible for cleaning the ground cornmeal.
Perhaps it was the first time they saw this thing, the two sisters seemed a little excited.
Especially when watching the rough corn kernels being ground into fine powder by the stone mill, I couldn't help but feel a sense of accomplishment.
Although they were not the ones grinding the mill, this did not affect their happy mood.
Seeing their excited expressions, Zhou Ziwen blinked and asked, "Yiyi, do you want to try it?"
"Can I?" Chen Qiaoyi opened her eyes wide in surprise. "I might not be able to push it!"
"It's okay, I'm here!" Zhou Ziwen said with a smile, "I can help you!"
"Then I'll try." Chen Qiaoyi put down the small broom in her hand and walked happily to Zhou Ziwen.
"Hey, hey, this grinder is so heavy, Brother Ziwen, help me!"
Chen Qiaoyi is a typical example of a novice but playful person. After getting the hang of it, she did push the millstone, but it was very difficult and her little face turned red.
"Haha, here it comes!" Zhou Ziwen reached out and grabbed the mill handle. With a little effort, the millstone began to turn smoothly.
"Hehe, this is quite fun!"
With Zhou Ziwen's help, Chen Qiaoyi pushed the millstone around happily, as if she had found a new and interesting toy.
Chen Shiying on the side was also tempted, but did not take any action.
Because of her personality, she is not allowed to play as freely as her sister.
After playing for a while, Chen Qiaoyi felt tired and had to go back to her cleaning work.
But being able to operate it herself already made her very satisfied.
The three of them divided the work and worked together, and soon they ground nearly 100 kilograms of grain into fine powder.
These foods will be their food for the next period of time.
After reloading the ground grain, the three of them went home together and prepared to go to the county town.
Before going to the county town, Zhou Ziwen had one more thing to do, which was to write a letter.
He needed to tell his family about what had been going on during this period so that they wouldn't worry.
After all, in the eyes of his parents, he is still a child who has not grown up. It is his first time to come to such a far place, and his family will definitely be worried.
He wrote about his life in the production team and some interesting things in the letter, including the house building, and mainly reported good news but not bad news.
In fact, he felt that his life in the countryside was quite fulfilling, and he could even say that he was at ease.
After all, he is a second-generation human being and has an auto-switch panel. If he can't do it with ease, he will have to consider his IQ.
After writing the letter, Zhou Ziwen set off with the Chen sisters who had already packed up.
They arrived at the perfect time, and just as they reached the village entrance, they saw an ox cart approaching.
Not many people went to the county town today. I didn’t meet any other educated youth, only a few scattered villagers.
After paying the money and getting on the ox cart, they swayed towards the county town.
Chen Qiaoyi sat next to Zhou Ziwen, chattering with him.
This girl is full of energy and always so lively.
Even a little thing can make her happy for a long time.
Chen Shiying is just the opposite of her. She hardly talks and keeps her thoughts to herself, not expressing them easily.
With a young and lovely girl accompanying him along the way, Zhou Ziwen will not be bored.
Ever since the two of them made it clear and started dating, their relationship has reached a new level.
The intentional or unintentional physical touches along the way make this journey full of sweetness.
"Wow, we're finally here! My body is about to be shaken apart."
As soon as they arrived in the county town, Chen Qiaoyi couldn't wait to jump off the ox cart.
"Be careful, don't fall." Zhou Ziwen smiled helplessly from behind.
In a trance, he felt like an old father.
(End of this chapter)
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