Downstairs, Chen Jianguo and Lu Ming sat in the yard to rest after finishing their work.
Chen Jianguo looked at Lu Ming and suddenly remembered something: "By the way, Lu Ming, didn't you say that you have a relative who works and teaches at the county high school?"
Lu Ming nodded: "Yeah, what's wrong?"
Chen Jianguo chuckled and said, "I was thinking about whether he could help find a teacher for Jiaojiao to help with her studies. You know, she's not going to school this year, so it's definitely not going to be easy for her to get into high school next year."
Lu Ming readily agreed: "No problem, I'll take care of it.
My relative is studying at a high school in the county town and should be able to help find a suitable teacher."
Chen Jianguo patted Lu Ming's shoulder gratefully and said, "Thank you for your help."
The cooking task was left to Zhou Xiuying and Chen Jiaojiao, mother and daughter.
They brought food, vegetables and meat with them when they came, and they quickly cooked the meal.
At this time, the sun was setting and the whole courtyard was dyed with a layer of golden glow.
The Chen family sat together, and Lu Ming also stayed. Six big dishes were prepared on the table to celebrate their first warm home meal here.
Lu Ming's family conditions are similar. They only eat so many dishes in one meal during Chinese New Year.
Lu Ming tasted the meat and kept praising it.
"Auntie, your cooking skills are amazing. This braised pork is so delicious."
Zhou Xiuying smiled and said, "If it tastes good, eat more."
At the dinner table, they ate and talked, and finished the meal with laughter.
After the meal, Lu Ming stood up and said goodbye: "It's getting late, I should go back. Thank you for your hospitality, auntie."
Zhou Xiuying said, "You just finished your meal, and you're leaving without even sitting for a while."
Lu Ming chuckled and said, "I have something else to do, so I'll be leaving soon."
He looked at Chen Jianguo again and said, "Jianguo, if you need any help in the future, just let me know. The reason is that the food my aunt cooks is so delicious."
His words successfully made Ji Ri laugh.
Zhou Xiuying said, "Next time I come to the county town, I will ask Jianguo to invite you to my house. I will make you something delicious."
Chen Defu also said, "Thank you, Xiao Lu, for troubling you today."
Lu Ming waved his hand. "Uncle, Jianguo and I are brothers. This is as it should be. No need to be so polite. I'll be leaving now."
They saw Lu Ming out the door. Zhou Xiuying thought to herself, this Lu Ming is such a warm-hearted person. I wonder which girl will marry this young man.
In the afternoon, Jiang Baige took her mother-in-law and sister-in-law to the supply and marketing cooperative.
Since it’s their first time in the city, I must buy them some things to take back.
When she arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative, Zhou Xiuying didn't expect that the supply and marketing cooperative in the county town was so big. The five floors were filled with shops selling a wide variety of things.
Zhou Xiuying bought some cloth, planning to make some clothes for her unborn grandson. Chen Jiaojiao bought some hairpins and rubber bands, as the little girl liked these fancy things.
The next day, the three members of the Chen family went home after breakfast.
Chen Jiaojiao still has a few days of classes to teach, and Chen Defu and Zhou Xiuying can't leave the village.
Chen Jianguo went to work early in the morning, leaving Jiang Baige and Siyan at home, the man and the dog, looking at each other.
Jiang Baige was so bored that she suddenly remembered something. The house seemed quite empty, so she went to the backyard and took out the flock of chickens from the space.
The two chickens had been kept in her space for almost a year and had never seen the light of day.
Originally, only two chickens and a clutch of eggs were needed. Later, the clutch of eggs was hatched, and now there is a flock of chickens. Maybe they have never seen the light of day or something, so the chickens are not very big.
As soon as the dozen or so chickens came out of the space, they ran around excitedly and had fun in the yard.
Suddenly a big black dog ran in and a group of chickens flew around in panic.
Fortunately, Jiang Baige had trimmed the feathers in advance, otherwise he would have escaped long ago.
Siyan happily chased the chickens, making them fly everywhere. Jiang Baige quickly stopped Siyan and froze him in place, not letting him move.
After a long while, Jiang Baige took great effort to catch the chickens and put them back into the space.
If you keep yelling, someone will come to see you soon.
Since she couldn't let the chickens roam free, she planned to build a chicken coop in the yard and raise chickens there from now on.
Jiang Baige got to work right away. With her big belly in hand, she slowly found tools and materials, and after working for most of the day, she finally built the chicken coop.
Looking at the chicken coop that she built with her own hands, Jiang Baige felt tired but also felt a sense of accomplishment.
She put the chickens back into the coop and gave them some water and food.
The chicks were chirping when they first came out, and they wanted to run away when they saw the dog. Now that they were eating the familiar food, they finally calmed down.
Jiang Baige put a finger through the crack in the wood, touched the hen's head, and said with a smile, "You must grow up quickly. I'm looking forward to eating the eggs you lay!"
Although there are many eggs in the space, they are not free-range eggs after all.
Siyan was looking at the chickens under the chicken coop, drooling.
Hadn't his master taken him to catch chickens? These fat chickens couldn't run fast, so he immediately wanted to catch them and give them to his master.
Seeing Siyan drooling all over the floor, Jiang Baige wanted to call him away so that he wouldn't drool over her when she couldn't see him anymore.
When Chen Jianguo came back, he didn't find his wife in the front yard, so he went to the back yard.
He was shocked to see the extra chicken coops and chickens.
"Wife, raising so many chickens is not allowed by the regulations."
Jiang Baige smiled and said, "It's okay. I'll just raise it and kill it to eat. I'm not afraid of being reported."
Seeing that the chickens were quite quiet, Chen Jianguo sighed.
"Well, just raise it! Then I'll kill a chicken to give you some nutrition."
He immediately did what he said and went to boil water.
Jiang Baige looked at Chen Jianguo's back in disbelief. She didn't expect that this chicken had just come out to see the sun and it would die soon.
"Is this okay?"
She followed Chen Jianguo to the kitchen and asked.
"Brother Jianguo, you really eat!"
Chen Jianguo had already lit the fire and said with a smile: "Eat, you need to replenish your body now. There are so many chickens, eating one or two is not a problem."
Suddenly thinking of something, he asked again: "Uh, wife, where did you get this chicken?"
Jiang Baige suddenly shut up. She hadn't figured out what to do yet.
"Oh! Well, I bought it."
Her eyes darted around as she spoke.
It’s really not easy to buy so many chickens.
Chen Jianguo sighed and said, "If you don't want to tell me, then forget it."
He thought that his wife must know someone who could get these things, otherwise how could so many good things be brought into the house.
It's no wonder he was suspicious. Everyone knew what the conditions were like here. Let alone big fish and meat, even eating dishes fried in oil was difficult.
I don’t know what kind of connections this daughter-in-law has, but she can always buy things that other families would never even think of. In the past year, the family has never lacked chicken, duck, fish and meat.
He never dared to ask in detail, fearing that his wife would not like to hear it. Although he was sometimes nervous, he had even thought of a way to rescue his wife if she was caught.
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