When Zhou Yuanyuan woke up, it was already daybreak. The rich aroma of fish balls wafted from the kitchen, filling the air.
Huh? Why is there still the aroma of egg custard? It wafts towards Zhou Yuanyuan's nose.
"Gurgle, gurgle." Zhou Yuanyuan's stomach started singing the empty city plan.
Opening her hazy eyes, Zhou Yuanyuan saw Wen Ziqing holding a bowl of steaming egg custard and waving it in front of her nose.
Zhou Yuanyuan woke up and rolled her eyes. She hadn't expected Bingshan to be so childish, using egg custard to lure her out of bed? No way!
Zhou Yuanyuan's self-righteous eye rolls seemed to Wen Ziqing like a cute act, and adorable no matter how he looked at it. Strangely, Wen Ziqing saw a hint of feminine charm in Zhou Yuanyuan's eyes.
Charming? How could a six-year-old girl give him such a feeling? Wen Ziqing was stunned. Was there something wrong with his thinking?
"Cough cough cough." Wen Ziqing, who was a novice in love in both lives, put down the bowl in his hand, put his fist to his lips, and cleared his throat embarrassedly.
"Brother Ziqing, I want to eat egg custard." Zhou Yuanyuan stretched out her little hand without hesitation and pointed at the bowl of egg custard that Wen Ziqing placed on the low stool.
"Oh, okay." Wen Ziqing hurriedly took the bowl and fed Yuanyuan the egg custard with a spoon.
When the fragrant egg custard was about to reach her mouth, Zhou Yuanyuan felt even hungrier. She subconsciously opened her mouth wide and ate the egg custard in the spoon.
Wow! So fragrant, so smooth, so delicious! Zhou Yuanyuan squinted her eyes happily.
Zhou Yuanyuan's skin is very good, white and tender, without a single pore. Wen Ziqing thinks Zhou Yuanyuan's skin is like the egg custard in his hand, smooth and tender. He wants to touch it, is it really like that?
Seeing Zhou Yuanyuan's eyes narrowed and she looked contented, a hint of smile crossed Wen Ziqing's eyes. Zhou Yuanyuan looked like a lazy kitten, so delicate and adorable.
Zhou Yuanyuan ate the egg custard with big mouthfuls, her heart filled with happiness. A child with a mother is like a treasure. When she opened her eyes, there was a steaming hot egg custard to eat. Such a day was really good!
Wen Ziqing looked at Zhou Yuanyuan's red little mouth moving, and a ridiculous thought flashed through his mind: Which part is smoother, the little girl's lips or her face?
As soon as this thought came to his mind, Wen Ziqing couldn't help swallowing his saliva with a "gulp".
The loud sound of saliva made Zhou Yuanyuan smile. Zhou Yuanyuan thought that Wen Ziqing was tempted by the egg custard in his hand, so she snatched the spoon from Wen Ziqing's hand and fed a spoonful of egg custard into Wen Ziqing's mouth.
Zhou Yuanyuan's laughter startled Wen Ziqing awake. The delicious taste of egg custard in his mouth made his ears quickly turn red. This spoon was just used by the little girl. He...he ate the little girl's saliva?
Before Zhou Yuanyuan finished the remaining two mouthfuls of egg custard, Wen Ziqing rushed out of the room with the bowl in hand as if his butt was on fire.
"Hey~! Hey~!" Zhou Yuanyuan raised the empty spoon in her hand and called out a few times, but Wen Ziqing didn't turn back.
Brat! This is so confusing! Zhou Yuanyuan pouted, helplessly put the spoon in her hand on the stool, and slowly put on her clothes.
Hiss! It’s so cold today! Zhou Yuanyuan doesn’t want to get up anymore.
Wen Ziqing said hello to Zhao Yunxiang in the kitchen and prepared to return to Zhaojiagou. He didn't know what had happened, but since last night, he had already embarrassed himself twice in front of Zhou Yuanyuan.
Wen Ziqing had visited the secret room early this morning and found dozens of boxes of gold and silver bars, as well as several large boxes of jewelry and ancient paintings. Even with his past life's experience and vision, Wen Ziqing couldn't help but be dazzled by such a huge fortune.
Those things were obviously left behind by the landlord Zhou Fugui, and Wen Ziqing planned to discuss with Zhao Qingshan what to do with them. After all, it would be a waste to just throw such a large fortune away.
When Wen Ziqing appeared in Zhaojiagou, sweating all over, Zhao Qingshan had just closed the gate and was about to go to the brigade headquarters.
Yesterday, the town called and said that a working group would go to Zhaojiagou to investigate the situation. They asked the village chief and secretary of Zhaojiagou to stay at the brigade headquarters and wait for the arrival of the working group.
After retiring from the supply and marketing cooperative, Zhao Qingshan has been serving as the village secretary of Zhaojiagou. He knows all the big and small things in Zhaojiagou by heart.
A few years ago, due to drought, the villagers had a hard time! There was not enough food to eat, so they had to eat grass roots and leaves. The trees on Daqing Mountain suffered a great disaster.
In recent years, the villagers have lived better than in previous years. Although there is not much food, at least people are not starving to death. Under the government's promotion, Daqingshan has implemented the measure of closing the mountain to protect the forest.
Under the leadership of Zhao Qingshan, the villagers of Daqingshan also had a high level of awareness. Guarding this "treasure trove" of Daqingshan, no one had ever gone up the mountain to cut down a tree except for cutting some dead branches and shrubs to burn at home.
Soon after Zhao Qingshan arrived at the brigade headquarters, a working group arrived, led by Qiao Aiguo, an officer of the Sanhe Town Armed Forces Department.
Coincidentally, Qiao Aiguo was Zhou Zhixin's comrade-in-arms, having just been discharged from the army the previous year. Qiao Aiguo had served as a company commander and, after his discharge, was assigned to work at the Sanhe Town Government. "Uncle Zhao, thank you for your help." Upon seeing Zhao Qingshan, Qiao Aiguo's face lit up with a smile, and he extended both hands to shake Zhao Qingshan's hand.
Zhao Qingshan knew Qiao Aiguo's father well, and when Qiao Aiguo joined the army, Zhao Qingshan had even helped him. Furthermore, Qiao Aiguo was Zhou Zhixin's comrade-in-arms, and with these connections, Qiao Aiguo didn't act like a leader when he arrived in Zhaojiagou.
Zhao Youtian, the village chief of Zhaojiagou, was particularly impressed by the movements of previous years. When he saw four cadres coming from the town, Zhao Youtian was very nervous, fearing that he had not done his job well and would be criticized by his superiors.
Even if Qiao Aiguo took the initiative to shake Zhao Youtian's hand, Zhao Youtian's smile would still be frozen. Zhao Youtian had only met so many cadres when he attended the village chiefs' meeting in town. During the meeting, these cadres sat at the rostrum and gave reports. Zhao Youtian could not even speak to them, let alone shake hands.
This sudden face-to-face close contact made Zhao Youtian so excited that his calves were shaking.
"Aiguo! What happened? Why did it sound like something serious happened on the phone?" Zhao Qingshan knew that Zhao Youtian was not able to handle big occasions, so after everyone sat down, he started asking.
"Uncle Qingshan, this is what's going on. The town received a letter of complaint the day before yesterday, saying someone in Zhaojiagou Village was stealing state-owned trees." Qiao Aiguo's expression grew serious as he spoke. "The mayor sent us down to the countryside to investigate the situation. Uncle Qingshan, I know that under your leadership, the villagers in Zhaojiagou have become very aware of the situation in recent years. However, since someone has reported it, we must verify it thoroughly."
Qiao Aiguo was very good at speaking. He not only explained his purpose but also praised Zhao Qingshan.
Are there villagers stealing trees? Hiss! Zhao Qingshan and Zhao Youtian both gasped.
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