Lin Shanhai brought the seafood with dipping sauce to the table and shouted at Lin Chaosheng.
"I'm going right now!" Lin Chaosheng had been suffering from the city food all day and hadn't eaten much yet, so he hurriedly ran to the farm to bring the workers over for a meal.
"Everyone," Lin Chaosheng called to the workers who were tying up rabbit fur, "let's take a break and go eat first!"
The workers stopped working one by one. They thought that, as expected, the food probably wasn't very good. Otherwise, how could the Lin family have prepared the meal so quickly?
But there was nothing I could do; my stomach was already rumbling. If I wanted to eat something delicious, I'd better wait until I got home tomorrow.
So they put down what they were carrying and followed Lin Chaosheng to the Lin family home.
As they approached the Lin family's door, the fragrance of winter rain wafted into their noses.
"Am I hallucinating from hunger? Why do I smell seafood?"
"I think I can smell seafood too, and meat too?!"
"Not only that, I can also smell rice!"
"What on earth is going on? Who has the means to make all this food?"
Lin Chaosheng just wanted to get home as soon as possible, so he left a large gap between himself and the workers and walked frantically ahead, not hearing their questions.
Upon hearing that it was time for dinner, the skilled workers happily put down their tools and followed Lin Chaosheng back to the courtyard to eat.
They hadn't held out any hope, thinking there couldn't be anything good to eat on the island. It was in the middle of nowhere, and they might even have to eat wild vegetables. So they were prepared to go hungry.
"What do you think we'll be able to eat tonight? It's not going to be wild vegetables or tree bark, is it? I heard they don't even have enough to eat here, not even wild vegetables."
A worker quietly asked the person next to him.
"Who knows? Just eat whatever they offer. At worst, you'll go hungry for a little while, but you won't starve. We'll go back to the city tomorrow and have a good meal."
They were whispering behind him, which Lin Chaosheng couldn't hear. Even if he had, he wouldn't have said anything, since what they were worried about was true.
"Let's all sit in the courtyard to eat. It's small and hot inside the house, so it'll be cooler in the courtyard."
Liang Mei, heavily pregnant, held chopsticks in her hand and greeted them with a smile as they ate in the courtyard.
"Oh my god, what is this? It looks delicious!"
"There's meat in here, braised pork, and even quail eggs?"
"My goodness, they even have white rice! I haven't seen white rice in ages!"
"These greens look so tender! I've never seen such fresh greens in the city!"
After hearing the workers' shock, Lin Shansheng and Lin Shanhai secretly exchanged glances and then chuckled.
"Brother Lin, your family is really powerful!"
The leading worker gave Lin Chaosheng a thumbs up.
After all, these days, even if a family has some food reserves, they are reluctant to share it with others, let alone so many people like them.
They weren't even related, yet they clearly belonged to the Lin Chaosheng family.
Everyone would want to be friends with someone like that; no wonder such a big boss would do business with a small-time fisherman like him.
"This is just some simple home-cooked food, please don't be shy, help yourselves. If there's not enough rice, there are also steamed buns, all freshly steamed, soft and delicious!"
"Yes, please don't mind these dishes. They're just some simple food I prepared. My family doesn't have anything fancy to offer you, so please make do with them."
Zhao Shufang and Lin Shanhai spoke one sentence at a time, leaving the workers dumbfounded.
"What? These are just some casual meals?"
"They even have freshly steamed white flour buns?"
"This is no mere 'makeshift'! It's better than the finest delicacies! No, this is absolutely the finest delicacies!"
"We rarely get to eat these things in the city. We're really lucky to have you all today. Otherwise, we don't know when we'd be able to eat rice again."
Zhao Shufang and Lin Shanhai smiled somewhat awkwardly.
They've been living such a comfortable life lately that they've forgotten that people outside are struggling to get enough to eat.
They were seen wolfing down their food. Zhao Shufang set up another table for her family, leaving the other table for them to eat.
After dinner, they still had to go back to work, so Lin Chaosheng dragged Lin Shansheng to the county town to pick two watermelons and put them in well water to chill.
So when the workers finished their work and returned to the yard, they saw Zhao Shufang cutting a large watermelon.
"This is way too expensive!"
The lead worker wiped the sweat from his clothes with both hands, looking embarrassed. They had eaten so much meat and refined grains that night, and now they were even eating watermelons that they couldn't even buy at the supply and marketing cooperative. This was simply too extravagant.
"Yes, this is what we should do, and it makes us feel so embarrassed."
Liang Mei smiled as she handed out watermelons to them, saying, "There's nothing to be embarrassed about. We're all guests, and you're all working for the government."
"Don't feel guilty, just eat these watermelons. They're all grown by us, we didn't spend any money on them."
Lin Shansheng was holding half a watermelon in his hand and eating it continuously, while looking up and explaining to the workers.
But his explanation startled the workers again.
Who exactly is Lin Chaosheng?! Not only does he raise so many high-quality rabbits, but he also grows watermelons. This is simply terrifying.
This was the unanimous thought in everyone's mind.
They hadn't eaten watermelon in a long time, so everyone squatted or sat on the ground in the yard and ate the watermelon. After they finished eating, Lin Chaosheng found them a place to sleep.
The next day, after they finished their work, they left with the rabbit fur.
"Brother Chaosheng, thank you for your hospitality. We will definitely treat you to a meal when you go to the city in the future."
The foreman scratched his head sheepishly. He had initially looked down on the fact that it was in the middle of nowhere, but now he realized that compared to him, the other workers were living a much more comfortable life.
After watching them leave, Lin Chaosheng turned and went back to the courtyard.
They thought the matter was over, but unexpectedly, another great thing happened to Lin Shansheng.
That evening, Lin Shansheng suddenly said to them during dinner, "Father, Mother, Eldest Brother, Sister-in-law, I've made up my mind."
Lin Shansheng put down his rice bowl and looked at them with a serious expression.
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