After a meal, Zhao Sheng had already faded away from the initial unfamiliarity. He tapped his younger brother on the head and said, "You, you can cook with a deep fryer, but you can't do anything. You usually learn from Brother Qi. How about you when you get to your in-law's house?" It won't hurt either."
Zhao Ning feigned anger when his elder brother exposed his old background: "In my heart, my sister-in-law is the best. I know, my younger brother has to stand aside."
Zhao Sheng scratched his head in embarrassment.
Zhong Ziqi watched the two quarreling amusedly, and from time to time he would interject, while Zhao Zhengan had already dozed off on the stool.
It was getting late, and taking advantage of the twilight of the summer night, Zhao Ning and Zhao Sheng headed home. Before leaving, Zhong Ziqi brought a large bowl of vegetables to Zhao Ning and asked him to take it back for his uncle Ah Mo to eat. Neither Zhao Ning nor Zhao Sheng took over, and Zhong Ziqi forced it to them and said: "This is not for you, this is for Uncle and Ah Mo. If you refuse, it will be invalid, and leave quickly."
In the end, Zhong Ziqi and Zhao Ning had no choice but to go home with a big bowl. The Zhao family and Zhao Amu were having dinner with Zhao Baogen. In summer, the country dinners were late, so they could do more other work. Seeing my brother come back with a bowl, I couldn't help but wonder: "Could it be that you finished eating and brought it back?"
Zhao Sheng scratched his head in embarrassment: "Brother Qi insists on bringing it back for you to taste."
Zhao Ning put the bowl on the table and opened it, and immediately smelled the aroma: "Mum, Dad, try it, Ziqi's craftsmanship is amazing, my brother and I are still alive."
Zhao Amu shook her head and said, "Nothing." However, she and Zhao Baogen held a chopstick and tasted it. Sure enough, as my brother said, he couldn't catch up with this skill after years of cooking.
The taciturn Zhao Baogen also gave a rare compliment: "It's delicious, and there's a lot of oil in it."
Zhao Amu nodded and said, "No, Brother Qi is still too young to know how to save money, but I didn't expect such a skill."
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Zhong Ziqi cleaned up the bowls and chopsticks before waking up the fast asleep Zhao Zhengan, twisted a wet towel and wiped his oily face clean, Zhao Zhengan dazedly played with Zhong Ziqi as he wished, and after wiping his face, Zhong Ziqi helped him Get up: "Get up, let's go to bed."
"Oh." Zhao Zhengan replied in a daze, and walked crookedly towards the bedroom.
"Take off your clothes before going to bed." Seeing that Zhao Zhengan was about to fall like this, Zhong Ziqi hurriedly stopped him.
"Oh." Zhao Zheng'an closed his eyes and began to pluck at the clothes. He fumbled around and couldn't find the buttons, like a drunk.
Zhong Ziqi sighed dumbfounded, and helped him unbutton his clothes and take off his clothes. Zhao Zhengan closed his eyes and smiled silly, muttered: "That's a nice wife," and fell asleep.
Zhong Ziqi couldn't help but rolled his eyes, and ignored him, went to the kitchen to boil some hot water, because he was too tired, he didn't plan to take a bath, wiped himself, and then fell asleep.
The next day, I ate the leftover vegetables from last night in the morning. Even overnight, it was still delicious. After eating, Zhong Ziqi found that there was really nothing to do at home, so she wanted to go to the field to see what happened when the family was separated. In fact, he also wanted to go up the mountain to have a look at the three acres of land, to see if there was any way to make money, but he was not familiar with the roads on the mountain, so he had to ask an acquaintance to take him with him.
The three mu of land belonging to them is regarded as a middle-lower field, and the grains of rice are not as full as those of the first-class field. Zhong Ziqi looked at it and didn't say anything. He didn't expect to make a fortune by farming. The three mu of land was enough for them to eat. He would buy good land when he had money.
Going home after watching the whole thing, I happened to see Zhao Ning hovering in front of his house: "Isn't it hot? What are you doing here?"
Zhao Ning raised his hand: "I'll bring you a bowl, and by the way, Em brought you some eggs." Sure enough, there were about seven or eight eggs in the two bowls.
"Egg, chicken." Zhao Zhengan's eyes lit up when he saw the egg. He knew that the egg was laid by a chicken. It was delicious, although he only ate it once.
Zhong Ziqi said with a straight face, "What are you doing with this? We don't lack food, so it would be nice to keep the money to sell." He knew the situation of Zhao Ning's family, and he was not a wealthy family, and Zhao Sheng was going to get married soon. This is another expense. There are five or six little hens in the family who usually lay eggs and save up to sell them in the county town. Giving him so much shows that Zhao Ah has a good heart, but he appreciates the kindness.
"Oh, you don't want to be with my mother-in-law. Hurry up and accept it. If you don't accept it, you will look down on me. Do you still treat me as a friend?" Zhao Ning said pretending to be angry.
"This... okay" Zhong Ziqi had no choice but to accept it.
Open the door and enter the house.
"Why did you two go?" Zhao Ning asked curiously.
"I went to see the land. By the way, Xiao Ning, I want to go up to the mountain to have a look. Are you familiar with the mountain?" Zhong Ziqi said.
"Familiar, I often go into the mountains with my brother. You forgot that you were told to go, but you didn't go, saying that your mother would not let you go."
Zhong Ziqi smiled embarrassingly, and had no memory at all: "Then why don't you take me into the mountains to see?"
"Okay, I'm familiar with this mountain, as long as you don't go deep, it's fine. If you're worried, I'll call my brother too."
Zhong Ziqi waved his hand: "Don't worry, don't call Brother Sheng and go up the mountain. I want Brother Sheng to help me look after Zheng'an. After all, we have no time to take care of him when we go up the mountain." He didn't know the situation in the mountain and didn't want to rashly take Zhao Zhengan Going up the mountain, but looking at Zhao Ning's confident appearance, it shouldn't be a problem. I remember seeing a single brother go up the mountain not long ago.
"Okay, there is nothing left and right, let my brother help to watch, when are you going?" Zhao Ning asked.
"How about lunch?"
"Okay, you have the final say, I'll go back and tell my brother."
Zhong Ziqi actually had an idea. Qingshui Town is a small town next to a canal, and merchant ships often pass by here for rest and replenishment. Therefore, the north and south piers of Qingshui Town are very lively, and vendors abound.
Zhong Ziqi came up with this idea. He wanted to sell some food on the pier. With his unique craftsmanship, he believed that he would definitely be able to make money, but he had to plan well for the early preparations.
After eating at noon, Zhong Ziqi comforted the noisy Zhao Zhengan for a while, and then gratefully said to Zhao Sheng, "Brother Sheng, I'm sorry."
Zhao Sheng scratched his head and waved his hands: "It's nothing, you go, be careful, don't go far."
Only then did the two go up the mountain in peace.
If you look at this mountain from a distance, you can't see anything at all, but when you enter, you will find that there are dense jungles, strange rocks, and endless mountains in the depths. It is said that no one has ever entered there, and they don't know where it leads, but everyone knows that it is dangerous, and all the large beasts gather there to thrive, so the villagers here dare to go up the mountain with confidence. Ferocious beasts are just wild boars, or wolf cubs that escaped by mistake.
Zhong Ziqi and Zhao Ning walked in the jungle one after the other, carrying a basket on their backs. Zhong Ziqi looked around and felt very novel. In his previous life, his hometown was on the plains, and the most he saw was grasslands. He had never seen mountains, let alone such jungles. It really opened his eyes.
After entering the mountain for a short time, he saw many high-priced things sold in modern times, such as: hickory nuts, chestnuts, apples, wild grapes, red bayberries, etc. In modern times, it is not a small fortune for ordinary people to eat fruits every day. The cost of food can be seen everywhere here, you can eat whatever you want.
But it is also because these things can be seen everywhere, so they become worthless things. If anyone gets hungry, he can go up the mountain to pick some back.
In addition to these, there are also many bamboo shoots and mushrooms in the mountains, as well as black fungus. Zhong Ziqi happily picked off a large piece, and turned to meet Zhao Ning's strange eyes.
"Uh... what's wrong?" Zhong Ziqi asked in confusion.
"Ziqi, what are you picking it for?"
"Eat!"
Zhao Ning's expression became even weirder: "Ziqi, you forgot that someone in the village ate it before, it was hard and unpalatable, and they had a stomachache for many days?"
"Eh..." Zhong Ziqi scratched her head and was speechless, eating fungus like this can only mean one thing, the way to eat it is wrong. He blinked his eyes and thought about how to deal with it: "Xiao Ning, I read in a book later that this thing is called fungus, and it needs to be soaked in water to soften it before eating, otherwise it will be as hard as you said." Zhong Ziqi It's not a lie, the original owner in memory is literate, which is rare among brothers.
Zhao Ning still looked at the big black thing suspiciously, and said uneasy: "Be careful, we don't lack this food, or forget it." He also knew that Zhong Ziqi could read and write , Uncle Zhong hugged him and taught him how to read since he was a child. There are many books in his room, and he can read them smoothly, which makes many brothers envious.
"Anything, it's going to be all right, trust me." Zhong Ziqi threw the fungus into the basket and continued searching. Occasionally, he would not let go of fresh mushrooms, and of course bamboo shoots. He and Zhao Ning dug a lot. Anyway, there are many bamboo shoots in the mountains, so he can use them if he sets up a stall.
Zhong Ziqi and Zhao Ning walked around the mountain for a long time, with more and more things in the basket, and finally had to go back home.
During the trip in the mountains, Zhong Ziqi had many ideas in her mind, and also thought of many ways to make money, all of which were related to food. It's not his fault. He majored in economics in college, and he doesn't like this major. It's just that the person he likes applied for this major, so he followed. Even after working, it is closely related to this industry, but it is useless to put this thing here. It seems that he himself has nothing to sell except for his decent cooking skills. Modern society does have A lot of practical things can be amazing here, but the premise is that he can, and the premise is that there are resources and conditions, otherwise everything is out of the question.
In the evening, when she returned home, Zhong Ziqi wanted to stay with Zhao Ning and Zhao Sheng for dinner, but the two said nothing and left in a hurry. Zhong Ziqi shook her head helplessly, knowing that they were afraid of increasing their burden.
Since Zhao Zhengan came back, he has been wandering around him, shouting from time to time: "Daughter-in-law." Zhong Ziqi didn't care about him and let him stick to him like a brown candy. In his opinion, the relationship between him and Zhao Zhengan A weak layer of trust should have been established. This kind of trust is not the kind of trust that Zhao Zhengan usually does what he says, but the kind of trust that even if that person is not around, he will wholeheartedly trust that he will come back sooner or later that kind of trust.
Although this kind of trust is still very weak now, from the last time Zhao Zhengan waited for him to come back with red eyes to today, it can be seen that there has been a great change except for a little restlessness but no other movements. This is what he wants to see Yes, it's not that he doesn't want to take him with him and let him cling to himself, but he can't keep from any unexpected situation. When the two of them can't be together, he has to let him learn to calm down, but this matter has to be done gradually. It cannot be done overnight.