Just as Zhou Ziwen came out of the clinic and was about to go home, Li Lei from the village suddenly ran over.
"Brother Li, what's wrong? Did something happen to someone?"
Zhou Ziwen asked.
It’s not that he is impatient, it’s just that as a health worker in the village, if he shows such an expression, something must have happened.
"Something happened? Nothing happened! Ziwen, don't worry, it's a good thing."
When Zhu Jianguo heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then began to explain.
"The captain of Zhaojia Village is here. They also picked out several baskets of things. Go and take a look!"
"Are they here to see me?"
< br>Zhou Ziwen asked in surprise.
"Yes, didn't you perform surgery on Captain Zhao before? Now that he is well, I will come over to thank you as soon as possible."
Li Lei explained happily.
“Let’s go and have a look.”
Hearing this, Zhou Ziwen didn’t delay any longer and walked to his home first.
If Li Lei is right, then Captain Zhao will definitely find his home.
He just needs to go back home and wait to greet them.
Not long after returning home, Captain Zhao came with his entire family.
The eldest son Zhao Dajin, the second son Zhao Shengyin, and the third son Zhao Detong.
There are also captain Zhao’s wife and several daughters, totaling up to about ten.
"Uncle Zhao, what are you doing?"
Looking at such a big battle, Zhou Ziwen also felt a little numb.
He treats people, and many people come to thank him, but for such a big battle, it has to be Captain Zhao.
"Hey, aren't the corn cobs in the field ripe? I'll bring some to you."
Captain Zhao smiled and greeted his sons to move things into the house. Zhou Ziwen was not given a chance to refuse at all.
"Uncle Zhao, you are so right in giving me this gift. I can't even finish it."
Zhou Ziwen was a little dumbfounded.
Under normal circumstances, when others came to give gifts, he would accept them and write down who gave them and how much they gave.
He doesn't lack this, it's just a matter of favor. If you don't accept gifts from others, that means you don't give face and look down on others.
Zhou Ziwen never does such things to offend others.
And when people give gifts, they also express their feelings.
It doesn’t matter how much you have, at least you have what you want.
Zhou Ziwen is not short of money, nor is he short of these things. He will always find opportunities to return the things he collects later.
As time goes by, the human relationship becomes deeper and deeper.
This is also the reason why Zhou Ziwen has such a good reputation in Dabazi Village.
"You grow them all yourself, keep them and eat them later."
Captain Zhao was not stingy at all and moved a lot of things to Zhou Ziwen's house.
In addition to corn on the cob, there are also vegetables, dry goods, etc.
Captain Zhao knew that Zhou Ziwen was not short of meat, so he did not send any meat, but only some of his own local products.
But it was this intention that made Zhou Ziwen feel very comfortable.
"Uncle Zhao, Brother Dajin, Brother Zhao, stop working and go inside first to have a drink of water."
Zhou Ziwen took Captain Zhao and then greeted the two sisters who had just returned. Make tea.
"We won't go in. I came here to deliver the things. Now that the things have been delivered, we should go back."
Captain Zhao waved his hand and did not enter the house at all.
He came to thank Zhou Ziwen, not to cause trouble for him.
This is dinner time. If they go in, Zhou Ziwen will probably find a way to keep them here.
But Captain Zhao didn’t give him this chance at all.
After the sons put their things into the yard, Captain Zhao waved his hand and left with a group of people. "Uncle Zhao, he left so neatly."
Watching them come and leave in a hurry, Zhou Ziwen was a little helpless.
Just now he was thinking that he would leave them at home to have a meal and cut another piece of mutton when they went back.
In the end, Captain Zhao left simply, making all his plans useless.
"Brother Ziwen, Uncle Zhao has given so many things, what should we do with them?"
After the others left, the two sisters began to count the things.
“The dry goods are easy to deal with, just put them all in the cellar. These vegetables and corn cobs will not be stored for a long time, so they need to be eaten first.”
Zhou Ziwen took a quick look, but the things were not there There are only a few large baskets of vegetables and corn cobs.
These corn cobs have just grown out. They will break when you pinch them with your fingernails. They are very fresh and tender.
With these corn cobs, he doesn't have to go to Aunt Li to exchange them.
While there was still time, Zhou Ziwen hurried out and came to Aunt Li's house to talk about the matter.
"Haha, we all saw it when Captain Zhao came over just now. We knew that you should not be short of corn cobs, so I didn't go get them."
Aunt Li said with a smile.
Originally, she planned to get it after lunch, but it turned out that Zhou Ziwen didn't need it now, and it saved her trouble.
"Sorry for bothering Aunt Li."
Zhou Ziwen thanked her.
"What's the trouble? I can't help."
Aunt Li waved her hand with a smile.
Because it was dinner time, Zhou Ziwen didn't talk much with Aunt Li, and left after talking about the matter.
Back home, the two sisters were cooking.
Zhou Ziwen divided the things brought by Captain Zhao into categories. The dry goods were put in the cellar, and the vegetables were put in the kitchen.
The vegetables Captain Zhao sent were a bit too much. Even though Zhou Ziwen had a big appetite, he couldn't finish them in a while.
Afraid of letting it go bad, he simply gave some to Shen Zhaodi and Tang Yaoyao.
By the time he was finished, Chen Shiying had already prepared the meal.
"Ziwen, it's time to eat."
Listening to his aunt's gentle voice, Zhou Ziwen was in a better mood.
After lunch, Zhou Ziwen took a nap.
When the two sisters went out to work, he woke up from the kang.
After getting up, he shucked all the corn cobs in the yard.
These corns are still relatively tender, so he plans to save some for cooking, and then some for frying, and the rest will be ground into corn paste and made into steamed buns.
The two large baskets of corn cobs sent by Captain Zhao look like a lot of corn cobs, but after peeling them off, there are actually not many.
Zhou Ziwen was quick with his hands and feet, and it didn't take long for him to complete the preliminary work.
After peeling off the corn kernels, he took out part of it and ground the corn syrup first.
Fortunately, Zhou Ziwen has a small stone mill at home, otherwise it would be a bit troublesome to do this.
Fresh corn kernels have their own fragrance, especially when they are ground on a stone mill, the sweet smell emerges one after another, making people unable to help but recall the taste after making steamed buns.
In the yard, Zhou Ziwen pushed the stone mill rhythmically.
While adding water and corn kernels, he pushed the stone mill with his other hand.
Although there is only one person, the work speed is not slow.
It didn’t take long for him to grind a large bucket of corn syrup.
"If these are all made into steamed buns, it will be enough to last for several days."
After finishing the work, Zhou Ziwen put the corn syrup in the kitchen, then started to light a fire and make steamed buns.
It's not that he's greedy, it's mainly that the corn pulped into pulp doesn't last long.
If it is stored for a long time, it will not only affect the taste, but also easily go bad.
In line with the principle of not wasting, he planned to make the corn syrup into steamed buns first, so that it could be stored for a few more days. (End of chapter)