Chapter 129 Letter from Home
Getting up from bed the next morning, Zhou Ziwen checked the growth of the bean sprouts as usual, and also watered it.
After a few days of cultivation, the bean sprouts he sent have grown out, and they are standing on top of the bamboo basket, looking very happy.
"It will be ready to eat in two days."
Looking at the growth speed of the bean sprouts, Zhou Ziwen estimated in his mind.
After breakfast, the Chen sisters, Shen Zhaodi and Zhou Chaoyang gathered in Zhou Ziwen's yard.
"The main work today is to sterilize the culture medium. The pot in my house is ready-made, I just need to stir it evenly."
"Sister, you and Yiyi are doing this at home Zhao Di and Chaoyang are going to prepare firewood. I can't provide this firewood." Zhou Ziwen began to arrange the work for them today.
“This needs to be stir-fried in the pot!” Chen Qiaoyi opened her mouth in surprise.
Chen Shiying and Shen Zhaodi were not much better.
Only Zhou Chaoyang was in good condition, but he also frowned.
They knew exactly what the culture medium was made of.
But this thing has to be fried in a pot, which is a bit disgusting when you think about it.
"Use it. This is the condition now. What can we do if we don't use it?" Zhou Ziwen was also helpless.
He didn’t want to waste a pot like this!
This pot of his has only been cooked once, and it’s still brand new!
But since he used it to fry the culture medium, he had no intention of using it for cooking.
A pot costs several dollars!
He was wasted like this, no wonder everyone looked at him like a prodigal.
But Zhou Ziwen had no choice. After all, the culture medium needed to be sterilized, which was a very critical step.
If this is not done well, his culture medium will be useless.
In fact, the standard practice is to use a high-temperature sterilization box, but they don’t have this condition at all here.
"Okay, you can start working by yourselves! This is just the first step of sterilization, and there will be cooking later. There are many procedures!" Zhou Ziwen waved his hands without looking at their expressions.
Anyway, that's the procedure. Everything that needs to be explained has been explained, and then it's their turn to do the work.
After leaving home, Zhou Ziwen went to the mushroom house.
The preliminary work on his side will be completed soon. Once the mushroom house is built, cultivation can begin immediately. He has to rush it.
In fact, the progress of the mushroom house is not slow. According to the current progress, it will be completed in two days.
But as the leader of the mushroom group, he has to show up every day.
After walking around the mushroom house construction site for a while, Zhou Ziwen rushed home leisurely.
As soon as I arrived at my door, a postman on a bicycle came from behind.
"Comrade, comrade, is this Zhou Ziwen's home?" the postman asked.
"I am Zhou Ziwen, do you have my letter?" Zhou Ziwen asked.
"Yes, it turns out you are Comrade Zhou Ziwen. Please show your ID and I will check." The postman said.
"Okay, wait a moment." Zhou Ziwen nodded.
When he returned home, the Chen sisters also heard the noise outside.
"Brother Ziwen, has the postman arrived? Is there any letter from us?" Chen Qiaoyi asked.
"There should be, you should go and see it too!" Zhou Ziwen said.
“Yeah.”
Hearing this, Chen Qiaoyi couldn’t wait to go out and have a look. Chen Shiying also showed an expression of expectation on her face.
After being away from home for so long, the only thing that makes them happy is the letters from home.
By the time Zhou Ziwen came out of the house, Chen Qiaoyi had already gone home to get her identity documents, leaving only Chen Shiying counting their packages.
“Do you have my package?” Zhou Ziwen handed the ID card to the postman and asked.
In fact, there was no need to ask. He estimated that given how much his family loved him, they would definitely send him something.
Although he no longer lacks anything, there is one kind of lack that your mother thinks you lack.
"Yes, this biggest package is yours."
Sure enough, the postman's words verified his guess.
On the side of the postman's bicycle, a large package hung there. Although I didn't know what was inside, it must be a lot.
"This letter is yours too, please sign for it." The postman handed over a thick envelope.
Same as last time, this envelope probably contains many letters. Everyone in his family should have written one to him.
"Okay, thank you!" After Zhou Ziwen signed, he received his package and letter.
Besides, the Chen sisters also received their letters and packages.
"Are Comrade Shen Zhaodi and Comrade Zhou Chaoyang here? Here are their mails." The postman asked while handling the mails of the Chen sisters.
"They went to the mountains to chop firewood. They should be back soon. Well, aren't they back?" Zhou Ziwen reached behind the postman and pointed. Not far away, Shen Zhaodi and Zhou Chaoyang were carrying He rushed back with his basket on his back.
"Zhao Di, Chaoyang, hurry up, there is your letter here." Zhou Ziwen shouted.
"Here we come!"
After hearing their letter, Zhou Chaoyang and Shen Zhaodi were both excited, and ran here in a hurry regardless of the weight of the backpacks on their backs.
As educated youths going to the countryside, receiving letters from home is what they look forward to most.
Zhou Ziwen ignored their happiness. When he returned home, he put down the parcels and letters, poured a bowl of water, and delivered it to the postman outside.
People were so exhausted that they were sweating profusely after traveling all the way to deliver a package to him. According to etiquette, he should also offer someone a bowl of water.
"Thank you!" Seeing the water handed over by Zhou Ziwen, the postman licked his chapped lips and took it after hesitating.
Actually, before going to the countryside, he had brought water, but the weather was too hot, so he drank it all long ago.
"It's okay. It's very hard for you to walk such a long distance on this hot day. It's nothing if you pour a little water." Zhou Ziwen smiled and waved his hand.
The Chen sisters and Shen Zhaodi happily sent the postman away, and then couldn't wait to return to their homes and start checking their mail.
Compared with the packages delivered by mail, they want to read the letters from their families more.
Because their family members miss them in their hearts, which also gives them the courage to persevere in the countryside.
Zhou Ziwen also returned home and began to read the letters.
Opening the envelope, there were indeed several letters inside.
Among them were letters from my father and mother, and this time their letters were separate, not written together like last time.
There are also letters from the eldest brother, the second brother, and the eldest sister and the second sister.
As for the last letter, it was from Zhou Xiaomei. Her letter was the thickest. It can be seen that she had a lot to say.
Thinking of the chirping character of his little sister, Zhou Ziwen inadvertently smiled on his face.
Speaking of which, the personalities of the younger sister and Yiyi are somewhat similar. When they meet in the future, they will probably get along very well.
(End of this chapter)