bayedsolid Chapter 124: Green Leafy Vegetables in Winter
Chapter 124: Green Leafy Vegetables in Winter
When Li Erwa got home, he told his grandfather about the incident where Zhou Ersao brought a large group of people from her family to cause trouble at Shen Nian's house.
"Zhou Jinqiu's wife is becoming increasingly outrageous!" The captain slammed the table in anger. "I'm going to talk to Zhou Guogang about this tomorrow."
Early the next morning, the team leader specially convened a meeting of village cadres. In addition to discussing some trivial arrangements in the team, he emphasized that this is an era of free love, and people should not engage in feudal practices and introduce others to potential partners without considering their wishes.
After the meeting, Zhou Zhigang was kept.
"Old Zhou, do you know what happened yesterday?"
The captain looked at Zhou Zhigang and asked in a serious tone.
Zhou Zhigang's heart tightened. He didn't know what the captain was talking about. He had always worked diligently and had never made any mistakes.
"What's going on? What do you mean by knowing or not knowing?"
When the captain saw him like this, he immediately confirmed that Zhou Zhigang was indeed unaware of the situation.
"Didn't anyone tell you that your second son's wife brought her family to the home of the educated youth Shen and caused trouble yesterday?" the captain explained.
"What? The second son's wife went to Shen Zhiqing's house to cause trouble? What were they causing trouble for?" Zhou Zhigang was shocked.
"Erwa said they were going to introduce a girl to your second son's brother-in-law. It's a good thing Shen Zhiqing is so capable, otherwise I would have to eat your wine."
"Are they going to introduce Shen Zhiqing? Shen Zhiqing doesn't need a partner! He can kill pigs and catch fish, so why would he need a partner? Is he going to find someone to eat meat and drink soup for free..."
Zhou Zhigang was muttering to himself, his voice getting lower and lower. When he saw the captain glaring at him, his eyes widened instantly. Could it be that today's game was specially opened for him?
Shen Zhiqing is a man of strong character. These two idiots have only been in prison for a short time. What if they are accused of having feudal ideas and their whole family is imprisoned as well? Just thinking about it makes Zhou Zhigang feel a chill down his spine.
"Captain, I... I really don't know about this." Zhou Zhigang said hesitantly.
"Old Zhou, first of all, you are a cadre of our brigade. Secondly, Liu Juan is your daughter-in-law. As an elder, you should remind them of their behavior."
After that, the captain continued earnestly, "Old Zhou, what era is this now? It's not like our time when parents had to decide. Now we value freedom of marriage. We must respect everyone's wishes and not engage in feudal arranged marriages."
Zhou Zhigang nodded, indicating his agreement with the captain's words.
"Captain, don't worry. I will explain it clearly to them when I get back and tell them not to mess around for a day." Zhou Zhigang promised.
The team leader nodded and continued, "Also, Shen Zhiqing is an educated youth from our village. Spring is coming and our team's chicken-raising plan will begin. This plan was proposed by Shen Zhiqing. If the plan succeeds, every household in our team will have an extra income next year. Then Shen Zhiqing will be the hero of our team. He is there to help our team in every way possible. Your family can't be the one that holds us back!"
"Yes, yes, captain, you are right! I will go back right away! I will go back right away to say hello to them!" Zhou Zhigang felt cold sweat starting to appear on his back. Without staying any longer, he hurriedly left the brigade office.
The captain looked at the door Zhou Zhigang closed and nodded with satisfaction. He knew Zhou Zhigang. He was timid and didn't want to fight for anything. He just wanted to live a stable life. Otherwise, when he was called to join the army, Zhou Zhigang would have run to the mountains to hide.
Old Mrs. Zhou's personality would not allow her to think of finding a female educated youth as her daughter-in-law. It seems that this is Zhou Jinqiu's wife's own little idea. It seems that she still needs to make more efforts in the village.
"Why are you two back again? Is Zhang Fengfeng here again?" Shen Nian watched the two brothers Shen Nian'an walk into the house one after another, holding books.
"Yes, sister, why does she go to the cowshed every day? It prevents my brother and I from going to the cowshed to find Uncle Gu and the others."
Shen Nianle put the book on the kang table, climbed onto the kang and sat down, grabbed the melon seeds on the kang table and ate them while complaining. Shen Nian'an crawled to a corner and sat down to read the book in his hand.
"It's okay. It's the same as reading at home. It's so cold, if she wants to freeze outside, let her." Shen Nian touched Shen Nianle's head and comforted her.
"Sister, what do you think Zhang Fengfeng wants to do? Running to the cowshed every day, isn't she cold and anxious?" Shen Nianle raised her head and asked in confusion.
Shen Nian frowned slightly, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "Maybe there's something she wants in the cowshed."
"What is she after? She is after Uncle Wang? Uncle Wang can be her father, right? Could it be that she is after the cows in the cowshed?" Shen Nianle analyzed with divergent thinking.
What can I gain from this? The future resources of those big shots in the bullpen, Shen Nian thought to himself.
Shen Nian also admired Zhang Fengfeng for running to the cowshed every day in the middle of winter.
Ever since Zhang Fengfeng told her that people would die in the cowshed, Zhang Fengfeng started going to the cowshed every few days.
Gu Jianhua and others in the cowshed ignored her and the gate was not open. Every time, Zhang Fengfeng would wait outside the yard for a while before leaving.
Ever since she broke up with Shi Shengxia, Zhang Fengfeng came more frequently, reporting to the cowshed almost every day, often carrying something in her hands.
Because Zhang Fengfeng came to the cowshed every day, Gu Jianhua and others asked Shen Nian'an and Shen Nianle not to go to the cowshed for the time being. Old Man Gu said that Zhang Fengfeng was a person with bad intentions and they were afraid that she would make a fuss about Shen Nian'an and Shen Nianle going to the cowshed.
So the Shen Nian'an brothers haven't been to the cowshed for a long time. When no one came to the cowshed before, the brothers ran to the cowshed almost every day. Now that they can't go to the cowshed, the two brothers are not used to it.
"Sister, I miss Grandpa Gu, Grandma Gu, Aunt Su, Uncle Gu, Uncle Wang, Uncle Zhou, and Aunt Shen..." Shen Nianle couldn't figure out what Zhang Fengfeng wanted, so she simply lay down on the kang and said weakly.
Upon hearing this, Shen Nian put down the book in his hand, turned around, looked at his brother who was lying on the kang with a depressed look on his face, and smiled gently.
She knew that Shen Nianle and Shen Nian'an had a deep relationship with the people in the cowshed. Not having been to the cowshed during this period was indeed a big blow to them.
"Nian Le, I know you miss them, but in this situation, we have to listen to Grandpa Gu and be cautious."
"But we can still find a way to go to the bullpen."
Shen Nianle's eyes lit up when she heard this. She quickly sat up and asked anxiously, "What's the solution? Tell me quickly, sister!"
Shen Nian'an, who was standing beside him, also put down the book in his hand, turned his head to look at Shen Nian, with anticipation glittering in his eyes.
Shen Nian pondered for a moment and said, "When Zhang Fengfeng comes home for dinner in the afternoon, you should go to the cowshed. Come back when she comes home in the evening."
"Yes! We can do this! Sister, you are so nice!" When Shen Nianle heard Shen Nian's words, she immediately jumped up from the kang happily with a bright smile on her face.
Although Shen Nian'an didn't say anything, the joy in his eyes was evident.
The next day, Li Erwa and Chunyang came to find Shen Nian'an and Shen Nianle to play, but not only did they refuse, they also took turns to watch at the door, hoping that Zhang Fengfeng would go home quickly.
Shen Nian looked at the two brothers, shook her head in amusement, and went to the kitchen to cook for them. She planned to pack the brothers up and take them to the cowshed for dinner. After sending them off, she would go into the space to eat hot pot! She would eat hot pot for herself and also make hot pot for them!
Shen Nian went into the kitchen and started tinkering with what dishes were available. He took out a plate of cured pork ribs and planned to make a simple cured pork ribs hotpot for them.
Shen Nian first washed the ribs, chopped them into small pieces and put them in the pot. He also added some dried mushrooms and stewed the ribs.
Then Shen Nian took a basin into his room and stood in a corner of the room. Shen Nian reached out and lifted the film covering it. If there was someone around Shen Nian at this time, they would definitely be shocked!
It turned out that there were lush green vegetables growing in the corner of Shen Nian's room! A closer look revealed spinach, lettuce, and even cilantro!