Qing'er looked at her brother with disgust and said, "That's mung bean cake."
"Mung bean cake? Can you eat it?" Zhou Yang's eyes were shining.
Cheng Xiang smiled and said: "Of course, you can try it and see how it tastes?"
Zhou Yang stuffed it into his mouth and choked.
Seeing this, Cheng Xiang quickly brought him a glass of water and let him drink some. He rubbed his back to help him calm down: "Slow down, this mung bean cake is made of flour. It's easy to choke if you eat it like this."
Zhou Yang drank some water and his breathing slowly became smoother.
He gasped, rolled his eyes, and clucked his lips and said, "Mom, I... didn't taste anything."
Cheng thought: "......", does Zhu Bajie eat ginseng fruit?
Qing'er rolled her eyes at her brother: "Brother, we're not trying to compete with you. Why are you eating it so quickly? You have to eat it carefully to get the taste. Look at me."
Saying that, Qing'er opened her small mouth and slowly took a bite.
"Hmm~" He squinted his eyes with a satisfied expression on his face, "It's sweet, fragrant, and cold. It's so delicious."
Zhou Yang swallowed while watching: "Mom, I want to eat another one. This time, like my sister, eat slowly and carefully."
Cheng Xiang looked at his look and chuckled. When "Journey to the West" starts to be played on TV in a few years, he must let Zhou Yang see if Zhu Bajie eats ginseng fruit exactly the same as he does now.
Zhou Yang took another piece of mung bean cake and walked out of the door with his head held high. Needless to say, he must have shown off to his children.
Cheng Xiang smiled slightly and watched Zhou Yang walk out the door.
As soon as Zhou Yang left, Chen Jiao came.
Chen Jiao walked in carrying a big carp: "Think about it. I'll give you one of the fish Xiaotian caught. Find a basin."
Since the divorce, Chen Jiao no longer has a gloomy expression on her face. She is cheerful every day. Even if she is tired and sweaty, she is still full of sincere joy.
"What a big fish." Cheng Xiang went into the kitchen and took out a basin.
Chen Jiao took the basin, threw the fish in, and poured a bucket of water in. "Eat it as soon as possible while it's fresh. Will you kill the fish?"
Cheng Xiang smiled and shook his head: "Just let Zhou Tianlei come back and take care of it."
Chen Jiao rolled up her sleeves: "What are you waiting for him to do? I'll clean it up for you. You can marinate it and make it for dinner tonight."
After saying that, he took out the knife and scaled and disemboweled the fish.
Cheng Xiang took a bench and sat next to her, watching her work quickly while chatting with her: "Is Sister Jiao busy lately?"
Chen Jiao scraped the fish scales: "Fortunately, beans, tomatoes and peppers are already the second crop of vegetables. Several other cooperative farmers have also planted the second crop.
However, the vegetable season is about to pass. When autumn begins, we can only plant some potatoes, cabbage, and green onions. In winter, there will be even less vegetables. "
Cheng Xiang nodded: "Have you stored the wolfberry and mugwort leaves?"
Chen Jiao nodded: "I followed what you said before. Before the moxa leaves were defeated, all the mugwort leaves were dried in the sun. When I had time, I ground them to make moxa sticks and picked the wolfberries. But there are still many autumn leaves on the back mountain. Wolfberry can be harvested until October.”
Chen Jiao pondered for a moment and said: "You can't hide the money-making business from others. Some people are jealous. That mountain is a wild mountain without an owner. I can pick it, and others can pick it. Recently, more people have gone up the mountain to pick wolfberry, but They don't sell them either. Some people cut them whole and feed them to pigs."
"Huh?" Cheng Xiang's eyes widened.
Chen Jiao smiled helplessly: "The people in the village are like this. They pity you for being poor but hate that you are rich."
"But it doesn't matter. I got up early and went a little early so I could collect more." Chen Jiao smiled innocently.
Cheng Xiang also smiled and nodded. She was really living her life seriously, trying hard to change, and wanted to make herself better.
Chen Jiao cleaned the fish and put them in the kitchen for Cheng Xiang.
"I'm here today because I have something to discuss with you," Chen Jiao said while wiping her hands.
"What's the matter?" Cheng wanted to ask.
"Didn't I tell you before that I wanted to learn the technology of greenhouse cultivation? Brother Tianlei asked people from the agricultural technology station in the town to help me contact the growers in the next city and said that I could learn it."
"That's a good thing." Cheng Xiang only mentioned this matter to Zhou Tianlei a few times and asked him if there was anyone familiar with this industry. He didn't expect that he was so busy that he could still take this matter to heart.
"Well, I plan to leave in two days."
"Then the collection of vegetables should be suspended?"
"No, I have discussed it with Zhang Qingxiang. If he continues to do these things for me during this period, I will pay him a salary." Chen Jiao seemed to have the aura of a boss at this moment.
"Aren't you afraid of gossip in the village?" After all, Zhou Tianwang's mother spread a lot of rumors in the village.
"Don't be afraid. Zhang Qingxiang said that if you are upright, you will not be afraid of a slanted shadow. Besides, I am divorced. I will pay him a salary clearly and clearly." Chen Jiao looked calm.
Cheng Xiang nodded seriously: "That's good."
"After I learn the technology, when I come back, I plan to grow my own greenhouse, and I want to win you over as a partner." Chen Jiao said with a naive look on her face.
Cheng Xiang blinked: "Me? I... don't know how to farm, and I don't like farming either."
After all, liking rural scenery and working in the fields are two different things.
Chen Jiao smiled: "Why do you let me farm? Look at your hands, which are as tender as tofu. Not to mention Brother Tianlei, I don't want you to do menial work.
But I need you to do military work for me. Xiaotian said, you can look after accounts and manage accounts. You have a broad vision and can see far. What vegetables to grow, where to sell them, and how to find buyers all depend on you. If you have You sit in charge and I feel at ease.
When the money is made, we'll split it half and half, do you think that's okay? "Chen Jiao looked at Cheng Xiang expectantly.
In her eyes, he is the person who changes her life and is the beacon and direction for her to move forward. As long as she is there, she feels at ease.
Cheng Xiang was surprised that his position in Chen Jiao's heart was so important.
"Then didn't I take advantage of it?" Cheng Xiang said jokingly.
Chen Jiao whispered: "I can live again because of your credit."
Looking at Chen Jiao who was in a low mood, Cheng Xiang quickly coaxed her: "Okay, let's forget about the past. I agree. I will serve as a military officer for you and we will be the boss together."
Chen Jiao then showed a smile and laughed happily.
In the afternoon, Zhou Tianlei got off the early shift. When he got home, it was still dark, which was rare.
Cheng Xiang took Qing'er to the supply and marketing cooperative in the town to buy things. When he got home, he saw a motorcycle parked in the yard.
Qing'er ran happily: "Dad is back."
Although Zhou Tianlei doesn't like to express himself and is not so enthusiastic about his children, children's admiration for their father is innate.
The children felt at ease when they saw him, and so did Cheng Xiang.
