Chapter 82 Stewed Pig's Trotters
Showing his strength is of great benefit to Zhou Ziwen.
For example, the villagers in the stonemason group were very enthusiastic towards him.
He also took great care of him while working and explained stonemasonry techniques to him.
Gradually, Zhou Ziwen became the most popular person in the stonemason group.
After work, Zhou Ziwen carried a huge stone and walked home step by step.
When villagers on the road saw this scene, they were so surprised that they couldn't close their mouths.
"Is this Zhou Zhiqing?"
"How heavy is this stone? How did he carry it by himself?"
"I heard he's been practicing boxing since he was a kid, and I thought it was just for show! I didn't expect he actually has real skills."
"My son has always wanted to learn martial arts. I'll take him to Zhou Zhiqing's house to become his disciple so that he can learn a few moves."
"That's a good idea. I'll let my grandson go too."
In the past, no one had a clear understanding that Zhou Ziwen had practiced boxing, but now people have finally witnessed his strength with their own eyes.
They didn't know how powerful his boxing skills were, but they felt that the strength alone was amazing enough.
If they had the strength, who would dare to mess with them?
In addition to being amazed, everyone also felt a sense of awe towards Zhou Ziwen.
With this kind of strength, if he gets hit by a punch, he'll die immediately, right?
Faced with everyone's compliments, Zhou Ziwen did not stop walking, but he did not ignore them. He still spoke to them with a smile as before.
Chen Qiaoyi followed behind Zhou Ziwen, chest puffed out, eyes full of pride.
Her man is just so outstanding.
Chen Shiying also looked at Zhou Ziwen from time to time, with strange lights flashing in her eyes.
Not to mention Shen Zhaodi and Zhou Chaoyang, the two of them came up to Zhou Ziwen, their eyes full of admiration as if they saw their idol.
"Brother Zhou, you are so strong, stronger than those strongmen." Zhou Chaoyang said enviously.
"Haha, don't you want to learn boxing from me? Why haven't you come?" Zhou Ziwen asked with a smile.
"This..." Zhou Chaoyang scratched his head, feeling a little embarrassed to speak.
"Haha, how can he get up? If I don't call him every day, he will even miss the work time." Shen Zhaodi laughed at the side.
"It's just that I'm too tired from work!" Zhou Chaoyang explained with his hands spread out.
It’s not that he is lazy, it’s mainly because he has to work during the day, and after work he has to chop wood and fetch water.
Asking a person who has never worked since childhood to do this, it would be good enough if he can stick to it. How can he have time to practice boxing!
"I see you've adapted pretty quickly. I heard the land in the yard was already cultivated yesterday."
Zhou Ziwen doesn't have time to go to their yard, but Chen Qiaoyi often goes there and even went to help a few days ago.
"Yes, it will be too late if we don't cultivate the land now. We won't be able to plant in two months." Zhou Chaoyang shrugged helplessly.
In fact, they went to the countryside later than Zhou Ziwen and his team, and it took some time to build the house. It was a bit late to start planting now. By then, no matter whether the crops were mature or not, they could only harvest them in advance.
Otherwise, when the weather gets cold, the vegetables in the field will freeze to death.
Carrying the stones, Zhou Ziwen chatted with them along the way and didn't show any sign of being tired at all.
When they got home and put down the stone, Chen Qiaoyi hurriedly wiped the sweat off his face, fearing that he was tired.
"Have a drink of water first!" Chen Shiying also brought a teacup and asked him to drink some water and take a rest.
"It's okay. You all know how strong I am. I can carry this little stone easily." Zhou Ziwen seemed particularly confident in front of the two sisters.
"Yeah, it's really strong." Chen Qiaoyi nodded in agreement. She had a deep understanding of this point.
"Haha, then I'll go get busy. There are two more stones over at the quarry. I'll move them back first."
Zhou Ziwen returned the teacup to Chen Shiying, and then left home without stopping.
Because it didn't require much processing, he used his lunch break to mine three stones in one day alone.
"Sister, let's stew some pig's trotters for Brother Ziwen to nourish him. He's so tired, what if he gets too exhausted?"
After Zhou Ziwen left, Chen Qiaoyi said to her sister.
"Okay, there's still one pig's trotter left from what Ziwen brought over, so let's stew half of it today!"
Thinking about how Zhou Ziwen had been busy these days, Chen Shiying also wanted to nourish him.
After the discussion, the two sisters started busying themselves in the kitchen.
It takes quite a while to stew the cured pork trotters, so they have to hurry.
The two sisters were quick and efficient and quickly stewed the pig's feet.
When Zhou Ziwen came back after moving the stones, the aroma of cured pork trotters wafted into the house.
"Oh, sister is quite generous today. She even stewed pig's feet." Zhou Ziwen joked.
"It's all for you, don't be so rude." Chen Shiying rolled her eyes.
"Hehe, I knew that my sister treats me well." Zhou Ziwen licked his face. That look showed nothing else but shamelessness.
Of course, this is not his fault, because the two sisters look exactly the same!
Ever since he and Chen Qiaoyi developed a relationship beyond friendship, every time he saw Chen Shiying, he couldn't help but feel close to her.
It feels like this thing is out of control!
Chen Shiying had no choice but to ignore his tired look and concentrate on her own things.
"Sister, I'm going to level the ground behind the house. Call me when it's time for dinner!"
Zhou Ziwen also knows the principle of knowing when to stop. It's okay to be naughty for a while, but it would be annoying to keep pestering others.
"Yes." Chen Shiying nodded in agreement.
Carrying a hoe to the backyard, Zhou Ziwen did not delay and started working on the spot.
He discussed the matter of building a chicken coop with the two sisters, and decided to build a larger chicken coop against the wall of the two houses so that the chickens would have a larger area to move around.
The chicken coop is built separately in the chicken pen.
It could have been built against the wall, but Zhou Ziwen was afraid that the smell would drift in, so he gave up after thinking it over.
Building a separate chicken coop just takes a little more time and effort.
He will not ignore his living environment just to be lazy.
Not long after they started working, Chen Qiaoyi came running to call him home for dinner. Zhou Ziwen put away his hoe and ended his work for the day.
At the current rate of progress, this chicken coop will be completed in a few days.
Zhou Ziwen was not in a hurry. The chicken was still small, so he just took his time.
Tonight's dinner is quite sumptuous.
There are pig's trotters stewed with soybeans, fried mushrooms, and fried cabbage.
The staple food is steamed buns made of two-grain flour.
It was obvious that a lot of thought went into this dinner.
"Brother Ziwen, you have worked hard during this period. You should eat more meat." Chen Qiaoyi put a piece of meat in Zhou Ziwen's bowl.
"Haha, it's what I should do." Zhou Ziwen laughed happily.
He was happy to work on building their home and didn't feel tired at all.
(End of this chapter)
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