Lunch was ready and Chen Ermei put their food on the table.
Chen Zhaozhao sent Yu Jinggui’s meal over.
At this time, Yu Jinggui was the only one in the room, and Chen Xiaoni went to the main room obediently when she heard the call for dinner.
After carrying the meal in and facing Jing Gui alone, Chen Zhaozhao became a little nervous again for some reason.
"I heard from Xiaoni that you specially cooked for me. Thank you very much. I'm sorry to trouble you." Yu Jinggui looked at Chen Zhaozhao who was coming and said with a smile.
"You're welcome, no trouble." Chen Zhaozhao put the food on the bedside table.
Yu Jinggui smelled the aroma of the food and was very moved. It was so fragrant. Moreover, the dish was well cooked, tasty and well-prepared. He immediately felt even happier.
"You take care of me so carefully, I don't even know how to repay you."
"It's a small effort, so I don't need to repay you. Besides, you've helped me a lot, so this is my reward for you.
Moreover, you were injured because you rushed in to save us, so I should take care of you."
"If you want to say that, I would be ashamed. I wanted to save you, but in the end I asked you to save me. Now I have caused you so much trouble."
"No trouble, you can recuperate here, and you can spend more time with Xiaoni."
"What about you?"
"Me?" Chen Zhaozhao didn't understand what the boss meant, "Me?"
"It's nothing." Yu Jinggui smiled, "Go and eat quickly."
"Oh." Chen Zhaozhao looked at him suspiciously and nodded. What did the boss mean? Why don't you explain it clearly?
Yu Jinggui smiled and picked up his rice bowl.
Chen Zhaozhao stopped exploring and left with confusion.
Yu Jinggui watched her figure disappear behind the door and breathed out secretly. He had just been impulsive. Fortunately, she didn't understand what he meant.
He wanted to think about whether he could spend more time with her, but he thought about the distance she kept from him and what she said about not liking him.
He also felt that this was too pretentious and would definitely be rejected if he said it, so he simply stopped saying it.
After lunch, let’s eat cake.
Chen Zhaozhao made eight-inch portions and steamed them in large bowls, which was quite successful.
However, milk is usually used to make cakes. If she didn't have it, she used water with Lingquan added instead. The sugar content was also reduced accordingly, and it was not as sweet as the ones sold on the market.
Chen Simei and Chen Xiaoni were very excited watching Chen Zhaozhao cutting the cake.
After cutting the cake, Chen Xiaoni took a bite of her own piece and tasted it, and couldn't wait to take a piece to Yu Jinggui.
She cares very much about her father.
Chen Zhaozhao was happy and relieved but also a little worried and sad. It will definitely be difficult for Xiaoni to make a choice in the future.
One piece of the eight-inch cake is gone for each person.
After Chen Simei finished eating, she was still unsatisfied and insisted on making Chen Zhaozhao again, saying that the cake she made was many times more delicious than the one Yu Jinggui bought.
After finishing the cake with Yu Jinggui, Chen Xiaoni said she still wanted to eat it and wanted her to make it again.
So Chen Zhaozhao immediately made another one.
Chen Sanmei stood next to her and said excitedly: "Zhaozhao, your cakes are so delicious and the cakes are so expensive. Let's make cakes and sell them."
"Yes, yes, selling cakes can make more money than selling vegetables." Chen Simei said.
"How can we do this?" Chen Zhaozhao smiled helplessly, "Besides, we already earn so much, it will be bad if we are targeted more."
"Alas, such a delicious cake, it would be a pity not to make it and sell it." Chen Sanmei was heartbroken.
"When we can open a store by ourselves in the future, we will do it again," Chen Zhaozhao said with a smile.
"What did you say? Is there ever such a time?" Chen Sanmei thought it was impossible.
"There will definitely be one." Chen Zhaozhao thought about the future and was full of expectations.
In the afternoon, Chen Zhaozhao went to the soybean field to take a look. The soybeans were growing well, but they would need to be weeded in a few days, so they had to find someone to do the weeding.
Farming is busy in the village now, and there is no one available at all. She can't even hoe ten acres of land by herself. Where will she find someone?
After walking around the soybean field, Chen Zhaozhao went to pick bayberries.
It’s the same tree as last time.
Today she climbed a little high, and found that there was a bigger bayberry tree under the mountain stream, and the fruit it produced was bigger than this one even though it was still green.
Looks very good.
She might as well go to that tree first and have a look.
Standing under the bayberry tree, she was pleasantly surprised when the fruit ripened for the first time.
This tree is actually a white bayberry.
There are mostly red bayberries in the mountains, and some people have picked white bayberries in the past, but only a few people know where the white bayberry trees are.
As for their relationship with the people in the village, they naturally don't know. They only know that it is far away from the village and takes two or three hours to walk.
White bayberry is sweeter and tastes much better than red bayberry. If you sell it on the black market, it will be sold in seconds, and the price is twice as much as that of red bayberry.
Chen Zhaozhao did not expect that there was a white bayberry tree hidden in this mountain stream.
Based on the depth of the weeds and thorns on this side of the mountain, no one should have discovered this place, because the bayberry tree that is generally known to people will be walked out of a mountain road. Even if there are few people walking there, there should be traces of walking there.
But not here at all.
This was her secret bayberry tree, but to avoid being discovered, she had to hide it.
During this year's bayberry season, she relied on these two trees to make money.
Chen Zhaozhao went home happily after picking half of each type of red bayberry into his basket.
However, she had not recovered from the previous consumption. This time she operated the spiritual spring again and she felt that her whole body was not well. She was mentally exhausted and had no strength.
The steps back are heavy.
It doesn't seem possible. She has to fully recover before using the spiritual spring. She has to stop picking bayberry for a few days.
Most of the afternoon had passed when Chen Zhaozhao returned home. She gave the bayberries to Chen Simei and climbed into bed to rest and regain her strength and mental strength.
She actually slept until the next morning.
When I got up hungry, everyone else had already gotten up and started a new busy day.
After sleeping for so long, she felt much more comfortable, but if she wanted to fully recover, she would have to rest for at least three days.
Chen Ermei made breakfast and Chen Zhaozhao went to give it to Yu Jinggui.
Yu Jinggui watched her come in with a complicated mood, but since she hadn't seen her since noon yesterday, he was actually anxious.
"What happened to you yesterday?" Yu Jinggui asked, watching Chen Zhaozhao put down his rice.
"I'm tired from a trip to the mountains." Chen Zhaozhao smiled plainly.
"Don't be too busy before your body recovers. Let's get some rest. You know how come you don't know about me?" Yu Jinggui's tone was a little serious.
Chen Zhaozhao looked at him strangely, "Why are you so serious?"
"I..." Yu Jinggui looked at Chen Zhaozhao's distant expression, and couldn't say "I'm worried about you" behind him.
They hadn't seen each other for half a day and one night, so why did Chen Zhaozhao become so alienated from him again?
He felt a little depressed, "I'm done eating."
"Well, I'm leaving first." Chen Zhaozhao said calmly and left.
Yu Jinggui looked at her indifferent back and frowned slightly.
What's going on with Chen Zhaozhao? Does he want to test her?