Chapter 52: Unexpected Gains
"Wow, we have fried eggs today!"
Zhou Chaoyang estimated the time and came to eat. As soon as he reached the door, he smelled the smell of fried eggs.
I have to say that the country eggs are really delicious, and you can smell the scent from far away.
"You're in for a treat today. These are authentic country eggs, so delicious." Zhou Ziwen also came into the house and prepared to eat.
"Where did this egg come from?" Zhou Chaoyang asked curiously.
"I exchanged it with an auntie in the village." Zhou Ziwen explained the source.
"Oh!" Zhou Chaoyang's eyes turned and an idea came to his mind.
Zhou Ziwen enjoyed the delicious lunch.
Although each person only got one egg, everyone was very satisfied.
Take a small piece of egg and a bite of corn bread, it tastes better than delicacies from land and sea.
Until he went to work, Zhou Ziwen was still savoring the taste of the fried eggs.
He thought, why not just have another meal in the evening, it’s just a matter of spending money!
Money is meant to be spent.
"It's decided. We'll continue eating eggs tonight."
Thinking of the taste of eggs, Zhou Ziwen worked harder.
After work in the afternoon, Zhou Ziwen reunited with the Chen sisters and was surprised to find that Zhou Chaoyang was not there.
"Where is this kid Zhou Chaoyang?" Zhou Ziwen looked at Shen Zhaodi.
Shen Zhaodi and Zhou Chaoyang are both in the seventh team. After work, they should come out together.
"He said he was going to do something and would be back soon." Shen Zhaodi said.
"Then let's not wait for him and go back first!" Zhou Ziwen said.
Today he plans to go to the mountains to collect some wood.
Although the trees we cut down last time have not been used up yet, the good firewood can be kept and burned during the winter.
For now, burning some firewood such as leaves, branches and pine needles will suffice.
It’s just that these firewoods don’t burn easily and need to be picked up frequently, but that’s okay, since he has the time and energy anyway.
When going up the mountain to collect firewood, Chen Qiaoyi is of course indispensable, and Chen Zhaodi is also with us when we set out.
This girl is also a hardworking person. She feels that she has not made much contribution by living with them, so she always rushes to do the work at home and cannot be persuaded.
After returning home and drinking some water, Zhou Ziwen set out fully armed, carrying a backpack and an axe.
Chen Qiaoyi also carried a backpack, but Shen Zhaodi had nothing. She only took a rope and prepared to carry branches.
"Looks like I have to find time to go to the county town to buy a backpack."
Seeing that the two were so fully equipped, Shen Zhaodi felt that she was a little unprepared.
"You don't have to go to the county town. You can just ask the villagers to exchange it for one next time. Many people in the village know how to weave bamboo." Zhou Ziwen reminded.
The reason they bought the backpacks in the county town was because they bought too many things and it was difficult to carry them without the backpacks.
In fact, it is cheaper to exchange it with villagers.
"Then do you know whose family can be exchanged?" asked Shen Zhaodi.
"Let's go to Uncle Wang's house. I heard his cooking skills are pretty good."
After being in the village for so long, Zhou Ziwen is already familiar with the situation there and has already found out which family has the best craftsmanship.
"Not bad, you figured out the situation in the village so quickly." Shen Zhaodi looked at him in surprise.
"Zhao Di, you don't know that Brother Ziwen has a very good reputation in the village. Everyone wants to make friends with him." Chen Qiaoyi said proudly.
"Really? I really didn't realize that!" Shen Zhaodi was even more surprised when she heard this.
"Haha, it's not that exaggerated." Zhou Ziwen felt a little embarrassed by the compliments.
Chatting and laughing all the way, the three of them soon arrived at the foot of the mountain.
"You two can gather some firewood in the woods first. I'll go check it out."
Just like the last division of labor, Zhou Ziwen prepared to walk around and find a dead tree to take back.
The winter in Heijiang is quite cold, so we need to prepare enough firewood to survive the winter. Zhou Ziwen came to the mountain to prepare for the winter.
"Okay, Brother Ziwen, please be careful too." Chen Qiaoyi said with concern.
"Don't worry, there will be no problem." Zhou Ziwen patted his strong chest, his eyes full of confidence.
His Bajiquan is about to reach level five, which is equivalent to a boxer who has worked hard in boxing and has achieved some success.
When you encounter danger, even if you can't fight, you can run away.
Holding the axe in his hand, Zhou Ziwen walked up the mountain.
After he actually stepped into the forest, Zhou Ziwen became cautious, with the axe in his hand ready to attack at any time, and his eyes became sharp.
The ears are constantly collecting all the sounds around, for fear that something will suddenly appear.
You can have confidence, but you can't joke with your life.
However, Zhou Ziwen was obviously worrying too much. The animals in the mountains are very smart and generally do not appear in the outer forests.
Even if there were some that occasionally ran to the outskirts, they would have been swept away by the villagers long ago.
In the distance, Zhou Ziwen also heard some bird calls. He didn't know whether they were pheasants or eagles. Moreover, the sounds came from deep in the mountains and forests, so he couldn't go there.
But Zhou Ziwen also confirmed one thing, that this forest is indeed rich in resources, and if one goes into the mountains to hunt, one should have a good harvest.
As Zhou Ziwen went deeper and deeper into the woods, he saw more weeds and vines around him.
This means that usually few villagers come here.
If any villagers came here, they would have taken away everything here long ago.
"Hey, there are mushrooms!"
Zhou Ziwen had sharp eyes and discovered a small patch of mushrooms that were a bit white and a bit gray, and looked somewhat similar to oyster mushrooms.
"This thing should be edible, right?" Zhou Ziwen was a little embarrassed because he was not sure whether it was oyster mushroom.
If you make a mistake, you're in trouble.
"Who cares! If it's edible or not, you can just pick it and ask."
He didn't know it, but that didn't mean the villagers didn't know it. They had lived in this area since they were young, and they knew what was edible and what was not. Not to mention the adults, even the children probably knew it.
But the problem was that he had nothing to store the mushrooms.
For convenience, Zhou Ziwen simply took off his shirt and wrapped the mushrooms.
It is said to be a small piece, and it is actually very small. He did not pick the small ones and plans to pick them next time, emphasizing sustainable development.
But there weren't too many big ones, only about seventeen or eighteen in total, but each one was about the size of a child's palm, enough for one meal.
After finding the mushrooms, Zhou Ziwen stopped walking around and walked down the mountain carrying the mushrooms.
There are a lot of mosquitoes in the forest, and he can't stand it with his upper body naked.
A few minutes later, Zhou Ziwen came to where Chen Qiaoyi and Shen Zhaodi were collecting firewood.
"Yiyi, look what I found." Zhou Ziwen shouted happily.
"oops!"
"ah!"
When the two girls saw Zhou Ziwen shirtless, their faces immediately turned red with shame. Shen Zhaodi had never seen such a scene before and couldn't help but exclaimed.
"Oh, Brother Ziwen, why did you take off your clothes?" Chen Qiaoyi stomped her feet and couldn't help but take another sneak peek.
The well-proportioned and strong muscles seem to be glowing, making people blush and unable to help but linger.
(End of this chapter)
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