437: Feeling heavier than visiting a grave
Cuihua didn't believe that she could really catch fish from the river.
However, not long after, the two finished eating blueberries and came across a hazelnut tree. Cuihua was busy picking hazelnuts when she suddenly heard Yu Xiaoye's shouting not far away:
"Second sister-in-law, come quickly, I caught a big fish!"
Cuihua hurriedly dragged the heavy wicker basket and went to the direction where the shouting came from.
She was wondering if her sister-in-law was teasing her on purpose, and she actually caught a fish?
When she saw Yu Xiaoye dragging a big fish as long as his arm from the river, Cuihua widened her eyes in shock.
I actually caught such a fish from the river!
This is the first time Cuihua has encountered such a big fish in her life!
Yu Xiaoye dragged the fish ashore with great effort and threw it on the grass.
Cuihua looked at the big fish and was ecstatic:
"Oh my god, this fish is so big, how did you catch it?"
Yu Xiaoye chuckled:
“Good luck!”
Cuihua swallowed her saliva:
"This fish is enough for our family to eat for several meals!"
"Several meals? I finished it in one meal."
"It's such a shame to eat it all in one meal. If you save it, you can eat it for a few more days."
Yu Xiaoye thought about the fish in his ocean and said:
"That's all right. There are plenty of fish in the water. Just eat as much as you want. Well, the basket is almost full. Let's go back and pick more tomorrow. Bring our scoop net with you tomorrow. Maybe we can even catch some prawns."
Cuihua couldn’t believe it. She was already very lucky to catch such a big fish today. Would she be so lucky to catch a big shrimp tomorrow?
The aunt and sister-in-law carried a full wicker basket and dragged the big fish back to the company.
After entering the house, he poured the basket of mountain products into the winnowing basket, filling it up, and then began to sort out five or six kinds of mountain products.
There are chestnuts, hazelnuts, pine cones, wild hawthorn berries, pears, crabapples, persimmons, and several other fruits in smaller quantities.
The aunt and sister-in-law were sorting the vegetables one by one here, while Xu Ying was wandering around the vegetable garden, planning to chop some cabbage in the next two days and learn to make sauerkraut like other families.
Although they had stored a lot of fresh vegetables in their home, they couldn't eat them openly, so they had to prepare some sauerkraut.
Moreover, authentic Northeastern sauerkraut is indeed delicious, and stewed meat and vermicelli are especially fragrant. Xu Ying plans to make a big jar of it.
Not only sauerkraut, but also soybean paste should be made more to prepare for the long winter that is coming.
The family was busy preparing for food when Jia Song came over and called Yu Xiaoye over from outside the fence.
Yu Xiaoye also picked up a handful of fresh hazelnuts and ran over to give them to Jia Song.
Jia Song cracked some fresh hazelnuts and said:
"Your second brother is already married. Section Chief Cui has told me several times when you will report to the Propaganda Department. If you don't go, I can't hold it back anymore."
Yu Xiaoye said seriously:
"I'm busy these two days."
Jia Song smiled:
"What are you busy with?"
"Don't you see I'm busy picking chestnuts? Also, my mom is going to pickle sauerkraut these two days, so I have to help chop the cabbage at home. I have a lot of work to do."
Jia Song smiled meaningfully:
"Why, you're making excuses everywhere and just don't want to go to the Publicity Department. Is there something hidden? Is your friend not planning to write a love letter to Director Zhou anymore?"
Yu Xiaoye's face darkened:
"Brother Jia, how come you are more gossipy than the old woman at the head of our village?"
"I'm not gossiping, but has your friend figured it out?"
"have no idea."
Jia Song laughed twice:
"Okay, I won't ask about the gossip anymore. Pack up as soon as possible and report to the Propaganda Department. This matter has been decided. It's useless if you don't want to go. Don't worry, you will be a pillar of the station if you go there. However, I will remind you that there are so many talented people there. Once you get there, you must learn to be humble and not be as arrogant as you were in the propaganda team at the headquarters."
Yu Xiaoye responded lazily:
"knew."
After saying that, he turned around and went back to the yard.
I felt a little melancholy after I got home and didn’t know how to tell my family.
Mom is fine. She doesn't know anything about Zhou Ziheng at the moment. If she had told her that she was going to the Propaganda Department, she would at most be reluctant to let her go, but she wouldn't think too much about it.
But it’s different for my dad. He would definitely be able to guess that this was Zhou Ziheng’s work.
Zhou Ziheng has been scheming and manipulating things time and time again. I guess his father won't let him off so easily.
The aunt and sister-in-law sorted and picked up the full basket of mountain products.
Then split the pine cones and pick out the pine nuts inside. From dozens of pine cones, you can pick out almost a pound of pine nuts.
While Cuihua was away, Yu Xiaoye stored some more nuts in the space. The rest needed to be dried in the sun. For example, hazelnuts and pine nuts needed to be fried after drying. He would do this slowly when he was not busy.
Wild hawthorn berries and crabapple berries are waiting to be canned.
Yamanashi pears can be used to make sweet soup and can also be preserved to make frozen pears.
Persimmons can be kept and eaten when they become soft. In winter, you can also eat frozen persimmons.
In short, the autumn woods are a treasure trove.
Yu Xiaoye wanted to take advantage of this season to go to the forest to find more mountain products, but when he thought about it, he was going to the Propaganda Department soon, so what mountain products could he pick up?
When Yu Xiaoye thought about leaving the company and home and ending his free and leisurely days, his mood became as heavy as visiting a grave.
No, it's heavier than visiting a grave.
Just after packing up the mountain products, Cuihua went to light a fire for Xu Ying.
At this time, the father and son returned home.
Yu Erye came back first, holding a cardboard box in his hands, and ran straight to Yu Xiaoye and said:
"Xiao Ye Xiao Ye, look, Director Zhou gave me a wedding present, it's a radio!"
After hearing this, Yu Xiaoye's mind skipped a beat. The Zhou guy is omnipresent!
even
Her second brother didn't forget to win her over.
Now, my second brother has completely joined Zhou Ziheng's camp.
In the kitchen, Xu Ying heard that Director Zhou actually gave their silly second son a radio. She asked in disbelief why Director Zhou gave such an expensive gift.
Yu Xiaoye was afraid that his second brother would say something he shouldn't, so he quickly explained to his mother that Director Zhou had a good relationship with his father and respected him very much, so he sent such a generous gift.
Xu Ying was a little suspicious, but she didn't think about anything else.
How could she imagine that her daughter, who was still very young in her heart, would be involved with Zhou Ziheng.
Zhou Ziheng is the general manager and is much older than her daughter. They are two people who have nothing in common. Xu Ying couldn't think of anything that could happen between them even if she racked her brains.
The brother and sister came to the main room, sat on the kang and started tinkering with the radio, but the company's signal was not good, and they could only barely receive one or two stations, and they were not clear.
Yu Xiaoye was still tinkering when Yu Jiahui came in with a gloomy face:
"Xiao Ye, come here and help me with some work."
Yu Erye stood up quickly:
"Dad, I'll do whatever work you want."
"You stay away!"
Yu Erye really just stayed aside.
When Yu Xiaoye saw her father's expression, she knew that her father was going to hold a private meeting with her.
Either it was because of the radio, or her father already knew that she was going to the Propaganda Department.
It's not a good thing anyway.
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