Dragon and Phoenix soup was simmering outside, and Zhou Ziwen stayed with the Chen sisters.
The people next door, Shen Zhaodi and Zhou Chaoyang, felt it was not fun to stay in the house, so they came over to visit.
Chen Qiaoyi entertained them with the dried fruits Zhou Ziwen found from the mountain.
I have finished eating the melon seeds and peanuts at home, but there are still some pine nuts.
Speaking of which, fried pine nuts are still delicious, but peeling them is a bit troublesome, but because of the trouble, they are very suitable for killing time.
Zhou Ziwen didn't like this stuff, but the Chen sisters and Shen Zhaodi liked it quite a bit.
“Let’s play cards!”
Zhou Chaoyang was a little bored and suggested.
"Okay, but I don't have any cards here. Do you have any?" Zhou Ziwen was not very bored. He thought it was interesting to listen to a few girls chattering.
Although it is said by some parents who are short-sighted, it still sounds interesting when they are bored.
"Hey, I bought a box when I went to the county last time." Zhou Chaoyang smiled and praised his wit.
"Go and get it quickly, why are you still standing here?" Shen Zhaodi urged from the side.
I don’t know since when, Shen Zhaodi became more and more rude to Zhou Chaoyang.
Well, it seems to have started when Zhou Chaoyang asked her to be a partner.
What is this called? This is called people who can’t cook have no human rights...
"Let's go."
Zhou Chaoyang was quite obedient. After being urged by Shen Zhaodi, he immediately went to get the cards.
Zhou Ziwen watched the interaction between the two of them meaningfully, always feeling that something was not simple.
When they came to this strange place in the countryside, they were alone and having dinner together. Even if it was fine at the beginning, it would become troublesome after being together for a long time.
He felt that the two of them had signs of this.
However, both Zhou Ziwen and Shen Zhaodi had more concerns, one was about identity and the other was about distance.
They are not like Zhou Ziwen, who wants to get married first regardless of the distance.
Chen Qiaoyi is also a lover. As long as he identifies with someone, he will stay with him for the rest of his life.
Not everyone has the courage of Zhou Ziwen and Chen Qiaoyi to stay together when they say they will be together, and get married when they say they will get married.
Educated youths who go to the countryside have a lot of relationships, but not many get married. Most of them are in a different place and can't help but find someone to talk to about a partner.
When rationality returns, they feel regret and then break up. This situation is very common among educated youths who go to the countryside.
After a while, Zhou Chaoyang came back with the cards.
"What to play? Knock three houses? Beat eggs? Is it enough?"
Zhou Chaoyang opened the cards and asked while shuffling them.
"What is knocking three families?" The Chen sisters and Shen Zhaodi were a little confused.
"Knocking on three families is a way of playing over there." Zhou Ziwen explained briefly.
Although he doesn't play cards often, he also knows how to play some cards.
“Sounds interesting.” Shen Zhaodi listened carefully for a while and quickly understood the rules of the game.
"What to lose?" Chen Shiying asked a key question.
"Stop playing with money. If you lose, do squats!" Zhou Ziwen said a simple thing.
He doesn't like playing cards, let alone playing money.
Others will be unhappy if he wins, and he will be unhappy if he loses. It is better not to gamble in the first place.
“Well, let’s play without making money.” Chen Shiying nodded in agreement.
Just now she was thinking that if she played for money, she would stop playing.
In the following time, the five of them played cards and chatted, which was much more interesting than just chatting. As time went by, the smell of dragon and phoenix soup from outside also drifted in.
"Brother Zhou, why are your craftsmanship so good? Just smelling it and asking it makes people drool." Zhou Chaoyang has always been a little puzzled.
They are actually about the same age, they are both just graduating from high school, but Zhou Ziwen seems to know everything, while he is like a waste.
If his family hadn't been rich, he might have been just as hungry as those in the Educated Youth Institute.
"Maybe he is gifted!" Zhou Ziwen explained lightly.
It's hard for him to explain this thing. You can't tell him that you have a hang-up panel!
This is a secret that he plans to keep for the rest of his life, something that even his wife cannot tell.
"Brother Zhou, do you also cook at home?" Shen Zhaodi asked curiously.
"Not much." Zhou Ziwen shook his head.
When he was at home, he would always hold out his hands for clothes and open his mouth for food. There was a mother at home, an eldest sister, a second sister, and a younger sister. Whose turn would it be for him to cook?
Before he traveled through time, the original person didn't know any cooking skills.
"Brother Zhou is very good." Zhou Chaoyang gave a thumbs up.
You don’t cook much, but the food you cook is so delicious. This is really a gift!
"I also studied through reading." Zhou Ziwen explained.
Although there is an AFK panel to help him improve after learning, the learning process is inevitable.
At the very least, he has seen the cooking methods of some recipes.
Having seen it means you have learned it, and there is nothing wrong with this.
“That’s awesome!” Shen Zhaodi was very envious of Zhou Ziwen’s learning ability.
This is simply what you learn!
Who among the people present did not know that Zhou Ziwen did not know how to grow mushrooms before going to the countryside.
It turned out that he was able to grow mushrooms through self-study, and now he is the leader of the mushroom team. He does not have to work every day. How can he come to the countryside to suffer? It’s almost enough to enjoy the happiness.
After playing cards for a while, the dragon and phoenix soup outside was almost ready.
It just so happens that it has been snowing outside for so long, and the temperature inside the house is slowly getting lower.
Being able to take a sip of hot soup at this time is like living a fairy life.
But there are so many people today, just one Dragon and Phoenix Soup is definitely not enough.
Chen Shiying went to the kitchen to fry two more dishes, one shredded potatoes and one fried sweet potatoes.
Because Zhou Ziwen and Zhou Chaoyang wanted to drink, a peanut was specially fried for them.
“It feels so good not to work!”
At the dinner table, Zhou Chaoyang picked up his wine glass and clinked it with Zhou Ziwen, and then said with some sigh.
Although it had only been two months since he went to the countryside, he felt as if a long time had passed.
Especially during the time when I first went to the countryside, I was extremely exhausted.
"Haha, we are doing pretty well here in Heijiang. At least we don't have to work in the winter. If we go to the south, we won't have any free time all year round." Zhou Ziwen said with a smile.
The south and the north also have their own advantages. At least the south is not so cold in winter.
Sometimes being too idle is not a good thing, especially on such a snowy day when you can’t even go out.
I can only stay at home, unable to do anything.
If you can't work, you have no work points, and if you don't have work points, you have no income.
If possible, I believe many people would be willing to work in winter.
People in this era are relatively simple. They don’t care whether they are tired or not, they only care about whether they have something to eat.
If we can earn work points, we can let them work without rest all year round. (End of this chapter)