"My sister-in-law is here."
"Hello, sister-in-law."
The aroma of the food wafted over before Qin Zijin arrived.
A group of people were sitting there, greeting each other with smiles on their faces.
Qin Zijin nodded one by one. In fact, she was not very familiar with many of them, had never met them, and had no intention of making close friends with them.
When they reached Tang Shen, Qin Zijin handed the meal over to him and asked, "Have you been waiting for a long time?"
"Not long." Tang Shen shook his head, reached out to take the meal, and inexplicably felt an indescribable emotion rising in his heart.
Qin Zijin looked at the progress of the traps around him. Because this mountain was very large, the area at the foot of the mountain where the traps needed to be installed was two kilometers long, so the workload was also huge.
When Tang Shen opened the lid, the aroma of the braised meat wafted out.
Those who were nearby began to swallow their saliva.
Tang Shen felt the gazes of the people around him and subconsciously protected the rice in his hand. Then he picked up the chopsticks and quickly put a mouthful of rice into his mouth.
When the rice soaked in the marinade entered his mouth, the salty and fragrant taste exploded in his mouth. The excellent taste enjoyment made Tang Shen even pause for a moment.
This taste...
He had never tasted it, but he thought it was absolutely delicious.
After taking the first bite, Tang Shen couldn't stop anymore. He put one bite after another into his mouth. In just over ten minutes, he had eaten up the whole bowl of food and even licked the plate clean.
After finishing the meal, Tang Shen felt a little embarrassed looking at the shiny plate.
Qin Zijin took the empty plate with a smile and said, "Go home early when you're done. I'll be leaving first."
Tang Shen nodded and watched Qin Zijin leave.
As soon as Qin Zijin left, someone couldn't help it anymore.
Cheng Zhihao, who usually had a good relationship with Tang Shen, ran over. The aroma of braised meat still lingered in the air, making him swallow his saliva. He glanced at Tang Shen and his face was immediately filled with envy: "Tang Shen, is it delicious?"
"Yeah, it's delicious." Tang Shen answered seriously.
"Are we brothers?" Cheng Zhihao asked again.
Tang Can immediately looked at him warily and did not answer.
"What's with that look in your eyes? Have you forgotten that when your family was so poor that they couldn't even afford to eat, it was me who supported you. Now you can't even bear to treat me to a meal?" Cheng Zhihao's face was immediately filled with disappointment.
Tang Can thought about it. Cheng Zhihao had indeed helped him in the past. After a moment of silence, he said, "I'll give you some of my share."
"Hehe, you are worthy of being my good brother." Cheng Zhihao immediately smiled.
The others were immediately filled with envy.
However, no one dared to get close to Tang Shen.
Tang Wei, on the other hand, looked at Tang Shen with a complicated look.
After the rest, Zhao Mantang gave an order and everyone started working again.
This time, it wasn't until almost dark that all the traps were finally set.
Everyone started walking home in groups of three or four. Cheng Zhihao followed Tang Can home, while the others just looked on with envy.
Zhao Daniu didn't care and walked behind Tang Can and Cheng Zhihao.
"Tang Can, you are so lucky. Qin Zhiqing is a good person and has never left you for so many years. You must treat him well." Cheng Zhihao said as he hit Tang Can.
Tang Shen glanced at him and said nothing.
Tang Shen's home was not far from the foot of the mountain, and they arrived there soon.
Qin Zijin had already reheated the braised meat from lunch, and the taste was even more overbearing.
Seeing Tang Shen coming back with a strange man following behind him, Qin Zijin was stunned for a moment.
Cheng Zhihao was generous and greeted with a big smile: "Sister-in-law, I'm Cheng Zhihao. You may not know me. I have been working outside before, and I just returned to the village to celebrate the New Year."
Qin Zijin nodded without much response.
Cheng Zhihao looked at Qin Zijin's reaction and felt a pang in his heart. He guessed that Qin Zijin probably didn't like him coming over.
"Well, I just came over to visit and get to know you. If there's nothing else, I'll leave first. Tang Can, I'll see you again some other day if I have the chance." Cheng Zhihao said and turned and left.
Tang Shen subconsciously wanted to speak, but before he could, he heard Qin Zijin say, "Since you're here, why not have a meal?"
After saying that, he carried the dishes into the house.
Cheng Zhihao paused, unable to resist the temptation, and turned back, but still lowered his voice and asked Tang Can, "Is sister-in-law unhappy? You didn't tell me before you came. It won't affect your relationship, right?"
"It's okay, she's not that stingy." Tang Can shook his head and led his men into the house.
Tang Simeng and Tang Ruixuan were already seated, both with anticipation in their eyes.
There was only one candle lit in the room, and the light was a little dim. The candlelight was swaying in the wind, and it seemed that it would go out at any time.
Cheng Zhihao was also shocked when he saw the scene in Tang Can's house.
He had been away from the village for more than two years, and only came back occasionally during the Chinese New Year. He had not been to Tang Shen's house in more than two years. He did not expect that his life was so difficult.
Tang Can went and brought a stool over for Cheng Zhihao to sit on.
"Sister-in-law, um, I'm really sorry for coming here without saying hello." Cheng Zhihao felt that the atmosphere in the room was a little weird. He couldn't help scratching his head and said with an embarrassed smile.
"It's okay. It's rare for Tang Shen to bring people back for a meal." Qin Zijin just said softly, served food to several people, and then sat down.
Only then did Tang Shen realize that there was not enough rice.
Qin Zijin only had half a bowl, while he and Cheng Zhihao both had full bowls of rice.
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