Wang Xiaolan nodded earnestly in agreement. Thinking of the second son's contribution to the mill, she asked with some embarrassment, "Son, the second son has indeed put in a lot of effort. What do you think is the most appropriate reward for him?"
Ye Zhiqiu looked at Wang Xiaolan with a strange expression. She was troubled by such a small matter?
He said jokingly, "How do you feed a donkey? Just reward him with a bottle of soda and praise him a few times. I think with these sweet potatoes, he'll be able to grind the millstones at full speed tomorrow! Don't tell him how much money you've made, isn't that enough?"
Wang Xiaolan nodded happily and said, "Right, right, right. We can't tell him how much money we made, lest he feel like he's wasting his effort!"
"Also, remember to remind Aunt Liu to keep her mouth shut. After all, the country doesn't encourage the processing of vermicelli noodles right now. Lest someone get jealous and report it..."
At four o'clock, Ye Bailu woke up and ran around the yard with Xiao Hei, while Ye Zhiqiu went out on his bicycle.
Half an hour later, Ye Zhiqiu, carrying a hen, a five-jin fish, and a fat rabbit in a basket, asked for directions several times and finally found Chen Yimin's yard.
Looking at the courtyard with the gate open, Ye Zhiqiu could only shout loudly: "Is Grandpa Chen home? Is anyone home?"
A moment after the words fell, a woman's voice rang out.
"Here it comes, who is it?"
Ye Zhiqiu looked at the woman who came out. Judging from her age, she should be Chen Yi's wife. He quickly smiled and explained, "Hello, ma'am. I'm Ye Zhiqiu, a buyer for the brewery. I'm here to visit Grandpa Chen."
When she heard that he was looking for Chen Renfu, the woman asked curiously, "Young man, how do you know my father-in-law Chen Renfu?"
Ye Zhiqiu quickly took out his work ID, handed it over, and explained with a smile, "Madam, I am a soldier under Director Chen. I used to be from the Black Mountain Commune and went fishing with Grandpa Chen.
This time I came here because my boss said he would arrange a cooking apprentice for me. He said it was his junior apprentice, and that I would meet my future master tonight and also meet Grandpa Chen by the way!
Only then did the woman relax her guard. She smiled and said, "Why call me Madam? My name is Sun Lai Di! Since you want to learn from Lao Chen's junior apprentice, you should call me Auntie.
I'll call you Xiaoye, come in and have a cup of tea first. The old man went fishing and probably won't be back for a while! "
Ye Zhiqiu said happily, "Okay, Auntie, I've got a fish, a chicken, and a rabbit to go with our dinner."
Sun Lai Di said happily: "Xiao Ye, you are such a sincere child. You don't have to be so polite when you come to your master's place!"
Ye Zhiqiu parked his bicycle and said to Sun Lai Di, "Aunt, let's boil some water and kill the chicken! I'll kill and skin the rabbit first. I can use the skin to make gloves or something."
Sun Lai Di said anxiously, "Oh, Xiao Ye, this is your first time here, how can I let you do any work? This is not how it's done!"
Ye Zhiqiu quickly explained, "Listen to me, Auntie. I want to become your disciple this time, right? I need to see who is cooking and see if he is suitable to be my master!"
Besides, I bought the chickens, I caught the fish, and I raise the rabbits at home. The factory manager knows about this rabbit thing too!"
After hearing what Ye Zhiqiu said, Sun Lai Di stopped talking about these things. She immediately made tea for Ye Zhiqiu and went to the kitchen to boil water.
This courtyard was much better than Ye Zhiqiu's. The main house was incredibly large, and the side rooms were also incredibly large. There was also a side room on the right side of the east and west wing rooms, and a bathroom and kitchen on the left. The back room was a utility room, and the gatehouse had been converted into a chicken coop!
Because Ye Zhiqiu heard several chickens crowing, he was sure that they must be raising chickens!
He went to the kitchen, asked for a chopping board, pulled out the rabbit with its legs tied, and quickly skinned it.
Sun Lai Di, who was standing by, saw this neat and tidy scene and praised Ye Zhiqiu non-stop!
After processing the rabbit skin, Ye Zhiqiu asked, "Master Aunt, I have processed the skin. Do you know how to tan it?"
Sun Lai Di said happily, "Of course I don't know how to do this! I'm from Heilongjiang, so if I don't know how to do this, I'm going to be in trouble!"
Ye Zhiqiu said with a smile: "Master's Aunt, your hometown is a great place! It's a place where you can catch roe deer with a stick and fish with a ladle!"
"It's not that exaggerated. There's really more prey, and when it comes to spawning fish, you can easily catch a lot. But life is hard over there. In the winter, you can freeze to death..."
Sun Lai Di was quite enthusiastic and liked to chat. After chatting for a while, Ye Zhiqiu chopped the rabbit meat into small pieces.
Just as he was about to kill the fish, Chen Renfu came back with his fishing gear!
Ye Zhiqiu quickly stood up and shouted, "Grandpa Chen, the factory director said you kept asking me to come over for dinner, so I came over to eat for free today!"
Chen Renfu laughed heartily and said, "You little bastard! I've been catching a lot of fish these days. Come over and see what I've accomplished today!"
But the next second Chen Renfu was stunned, because Ye Zhiqiu was holding a fish weighing four or five kilograms in his hand!
He immediately felt something was wrong and asked in disbelief, "Stinky boy, don't tell me you caught this fish?"
Although he didn't want to pretend to be a fishing expert, sometimes he just had no choice! Because he had just told Sun Lai Di that he caught the fish himself, and now he couldn't deny it!
So Ye Zhiqiu gave a thumbs up and said with a smile: "Grandpa Chen has good eyes! He saw at a glance that this fish was caught by me. You must have seen that the fish's mouth was injured by the hook. Your eyes are really sharp!"
Chen Renfu's mouth twitched, and he suddenly felt a little disheartened. The three small crucian carps in the bucket only weighed about half a pound in total...
Ye Zhiqiu was a little surprised as to why Chen Renfu's face suddenly turned ugly. He leaned over to take a look and immediately understood what was going on!
Ye Zhiqiu rolled his eyes and immediately revealed an exaggerated smile, praising Chen Renfu: "Grandpa Chen, you are really amazing. You actually caught three crucian carp. These things are not easy to catch at all!
We just happen to have rabbit, chicken, and fish tonight, and all we need is your crucian carp soup!"
Sun Lai Di on the side looked at Ye Zhiqiu in surprise. How could this young man be so shameless, or even say such a thing against his conscience?
But the father-in-law really enjoyed it! Look at the smug look on his face, like a general who had won a battle, it really makes people speechless!
Ye Zhiqiu took the bucket and went to kill the fish. Actually, he was not very good at killing fish. In the past, he always used a feather duster to force Ye Wubing to kill the fish!
Today I really had to do it myself. Although my movements were a little unfamiliar, I was able to catch the fish quite well under the guidance of Chen Renfu who came over after I put down the fishing rod!
After finishing the four fish, Ye Zhiqiu started to kill the chicken. He was quite good at this, as he had done it several times and it was very smooth!
Chen Renfu told him to stop working and wait for Chen Yimin to finish his work, and then asked him to go to the living room to drink tea.
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