Chapter 8: Into the mountains

After a meal, Zhao Sheng has faded away from the initial unfamiliarity. He knocked on his brother's head and said, "You, you can cook in the fryer, and you can't do anything. He usually learns with Brother Qi, but what about when he comes to her husband's house? I won’t suffer."

Zhao Ning was exposed by his brother Laodi pretending to be angrily: "Sister-in-law is the best in my heart. I know that my brother has to stand aside."

Zhao Sheng scratched his head embarrassedly.

Zhong Ziqi watched the two bickering interestingly, and from time to time he also interjected, while Zhao Zhengan had already dozed off on the stool.

It was getting late. Taking advantage of the lingering light of the summer night, Zhao Ning and Zhao Sheng went back home. Before leaving, Zhong Ziqi brought a large bowl of vegetables to Zhao Ning and asked him to take it back to Uncle Ama to eat. Zhao Ning and Zhao Sheng didn't take over, but Zhong Ziqi forced it to them and said: "This is not for you, this is for uncle and Ah Ma, your refusal is invalid, so leave quickly."

But Zhong Ziqi finally had to go home with Zhao Ning holding a big bowl. The Zhao family and Zhao Amu were having dinner with Zhao Baogen. They had dinner in the countryside late in summer, so they could do more work. Seeing that my brother came back with a bowl, he couldn't help wondering: "Aren't you going to pack and bring it back after eating?"

Zhao Sheng scratched his head and was embarrassed: "Brother Qi must bring it back for you to taste."

Zhao Ning put the bowl on the table and opened it, and the scent smelled immediately: "Em, Daddy, try it. Ziqi's craftsmanship is superb. My brother and I are still holding the food."

Zhao Amu shook his head and said, "It's not promising." But he still had a chopstick with Zhao Baogen and tasted it. As the brother said, he couldn't keep up with this craftsmanship who has been cooking for many years.

The taciturn Zhao Baogen also rarely praised: "It's delicious, and there is a lot of oil."

Zhao Amu nodded and said: "No, Brother Qi is still too young to save, but I didn't expect to have such a hand."

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Zhong Ziqi tidyed up the bowls and chopsticks before waking up Zhao Zhengan, who was asleep, and wrung a wet towel to wipe his greasy face clean. Zhao Zhengan was confused and messed with Zhong Ziqi, and wiped his face. Zhong Ziqi helped him. Get up: "Get up, let's go to bed to sleep."

"Oh" Zhao Zhengan answered in a daze, walking crookedly to the bedroom.

"Take off your clothes and go to bed." Zhong Ziqi hurriedly stopped when Zhao Zhengan was about to fall down like this.

"Oh." Zhao Zhengan closed his eyes and began to tugging at his clothes. He felt like a drunk and couldn't find the buttons.

Zhong Ziqi sighed dumbly and helped him unbutton his clothes. Zhao Zhengan closed his eyes and smiled silly, and muttered: "My wife is really nice." Then he fell asleep.

Zhong Ziqi couldn't help rolling his eyes, and he didn't care about him. He went to the kitchen to boil some hot water. Because he was too tired, he didn't plan to take a shower. He wiped his body and fell asleep.

The next day, I ate the leftover dishes from last night in the morning, and it was fragrant even overnight. After having dinner, Zhong Ziqi found that there was really nothing to do at home, so she wanted to go to the field to see and see what was separated at the time. In fact, he also wanted to go up the mountain to see if there was any way to make money, but he was not familiar with the road on the mountain, so he had to ask an acquaintance to take it with him.

The three acres of land that belonged to them were considered middle-to-lower fields, and the grains of rice were not as full as those of the first-class fields. Zhong Ziqi looked at it and didn't say anything. He didn't expect to make a fortune from farming. The three acres of land were enough for them to eat, and he would buy the land when he had money.

When I went home after reading it, I just saw Zhao Ning wandering in front of his house: "Isn't it hot? What are you doing here?"

Zhao Ning raised his hand: "Give you a bowl. By the way, Eminem brought you a few eggs." Sure enough, there were about seven or eight eggs in the two bowls.

"Egg, chicken." Zhao Zhengan saw the egg's eyes glowing. He knew that the egg was laid by a chicken and it was delicious, although he had only eaten it once.

Zhong Ziqi said with a straight face, "What are you doing with this? We don't need food, it's better to keep the money to sell." He knows the situation of Zhao Ning's family and it is not a wealthy family. Zhao Sheng will get married soon. This is another expense. There are five or six young hens in the family who usually lay eggs and go to the county to sell them. He brought him so many, which shows that Zhao Ama is a good heart, but he has the kindness.

"Oh, don't you and my mother-in-law, please accept it quickly. If you don't accept it, you will look down on me. Do you still consider me a friend?" Zhao Ning pretended 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.

"Go to see the land, by the way, Xiaoning, I want to go up the mountain to see, are you familiar with the mountains?" Zhong Ziqi said.

"Familiarity, I often go into the mountains with my brother, you forgot to tell you to go and you didn't go, saying you don't let me."

Zhong Ziqi smiled embarrassedly, with no impression in her mind: "Then you take me into the mountain to see?"

"Okay, I'm familiar with this mountain, as long as you don't go deep, it doesn't matter. If you don't worry, I will call my brother."

Zhong Ziqi waved his hand: "I don't want to ask Brother Sheng to go up the mountain. I want Brother Sheng to help me look at Zhengan. After all, we have no time to go up the mountain to take care of him." He doesn't know the situation in the mountain and doesn't want to take Zhao Zhengan rashly. Going up the mountain, but it should be no problem to see Zhao Ning's well-thought-out appearance. I remember that I saw a single brother going up the mountain not long ago.

"Okay, there is nothing left or right, let my brother come to help and watch, when are you going" Zhao Ning asked.

"How about having dinner at noon?"

"Okay, you have the final say, I will go back and tell my brother."

Zhong Ziqi actually has an idea. Qingshui Town is a small town next to a canal. Merchant ships often pass by here for rest and supply. Therefore, the two piers in the north and south of Qingshui Town are very lively and there are many vendors.

Zhong Ziqi made this idea. He wanted to sell some food on the dock. With his unique craftsmanship, he believed that he could definitely make money, but he had to plan and plan well in this early preparation.

After having dinner at noon, Zhong Ziqi calmed down the noisy Zhao Zhengan for a while, and then gratefully said to Zhao Sheng, "Brother Sheng is troublesome."

Zhao Sheng scratched his head and waved his hands: "It's nothing, you go, be careful, don't go far."

The two of them went up the mountain with confidence.

If this mountain can't be seen from a distance, after entering, you will find dense jungle, strange rocks, and endless mountains in the depths. It is said that no one has entered there and does not know where it leads, but everyone knows that it is dangerous. All the large beasts are concentrated there and thrive, so the villagers here dare to go up the mountain with confidence, even if they encounter the most The ferocious beasts are just wild boars, or little wolf cubs who ran out by mistake.

Zhong Ziqi and Zhao Ning were carrying a basket on their backs, walking in the jungle one after another. Zhong Ziqi looked around and felt very strange. In his previous life, his hometown was biased towards the plains, and the most he saw were the grasslands, where he had seen mountains, let alone such jungles, which really opened his eyes.

After entering the mountain for a while, he saw many modern high-priced items, such as: pecans, hairy chestnuts, apples, wild grapes, bayberry, etc. In modern times, wanting to eat fruits every day is a big deal for ordinary people. The cost of food can be seen everywhere here, and you can eat it whenever you want.

However, it is precisely these things that can be seen everywhere, so they have become worthless things. If anyone is greedy, they will go up the mountain and 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 his head to meet Zhao Ning's weird gaze.

"Um...what's the matter?" Zhong Ziqi asked puzzledly.

"Ziqi, what are you doing picking it?"

"Eat!"

Zhao Ning's expression became even more weird: "Ziqi, have you forgotten that someone in the village had eaten before. It was hard and unpalatable, and had trouble with it for many days?"

"Uh..." Zhong Ziqi scratched her head speechlessly, eating fungus like this would only show one thing, the way of eating is incorrect. He blinked his eyes and thought about how to deal with the past: "Xiaoning, I saw in the book later that this thing is called fungus. It needs to be softened with water before eating, otherwise it will be as hard as you said." Zhong Ziqi It is not a lie, the original owner in the memory is literate, and he is rare among the brothers.

Zhao Ning still looked suspiciously at a large pile of dark things, and said uneasy: "Be careful, then, we don't lack this food, or just forget it." He also knew that Zhong Ziqi was able to hyphenate. , Uncle Zhong hugged him to teach him calligraphy when he was young. There are many books in his room, and he can read them smoothly, which makes many brothers envious.

"An, nothing will happen, trust me." Zhong Ziqi turned his hand and threw the fungus into the basket, and continued searching. He never let go of fresh mushrooms occasionally, and of course there are bamboo shoots. Both he and Zhao Ning dug a lot. Anyway, there are many bamboo shoots in the mountain. If he sets up a stall, he can use it.

Zhong Ziqi and Zhao Ning had been around the mountain for a long time, and there were more and more things in their backs, and finally they had to go home.

In the mountains and his party, Zhong Ziqi had many ideas in his mind and thought of many ways to make money, all of which were related to food. It's not to blame him. He studied economics at university and didn't like this major himself. He only followed after the person he liked enrolled in this major. Even if he works later, it is closely related to this industry, but it is useless to put this thing here. He himself seems to be a decent cooking skill except for one hand. It seems that there is really nothing that can be done. Modern society does have it. Many practical things can be amazing here, but the premise is that he can, and the premise is that the resources and conditions are available, otherwise everything is forbidden.

In the evening, when he returned home, Zhong Ziqi wanted to keep Zhao Ning and Zhao Sheng for dinner, but the two of them said nothing to stay and left in a hurry. Zhong Ziqi shook his head helplessly, knowing that they were afraid of increasing their burden.

Since he came back, Zhao Zhengan has been walking around him, shouting from time to time: "Daughter-in-law." Zhong Ziqi doesn't care about him, letting him stick to him like a brown candy, in his opinion between him and Zhao Zhengan A weak trust should have been established. This trust is not the kind of trust that Zhao Zhengan does what he usually says, but the kind of trust that he will wholeheartedly trust that he will come back sooner or later even if the person is not around. That kind of trust.

Although this kind of trust is still very weak, from the last time Zhao Zhengan was waiting for his return with red eyes until today, apart from being irritable, he has no other actions. It can be seen that there has been a big change. This is what he wants to see. Yes, it’s not that he doesn’t want to take him and let him stick to him, but he can’t keep from any unexpected situations. When the two can’t be together, he has to let him learn to calm down, but this matter has to be made gradually. It can't be done in one go.