Educated Youth in the Countryside: She is the Village's Embroidery Queen!-Chapter 310: This Life, No Next

Wen Shi was silent for two seconds, then said with some emotion, "My wife has quite diverse interests."

She loves reading and never misses a day of reading the newspaper.

She enjoys discussing all the knowledge she gains from the radio and newspapers with him, from current affairs to livelihood issues.

She loves embroidery, and can sit in front of the embroidery frame for hours.

She enjoys painting, calligraphy, and so on...

"Honestly, her reading volume is so large that I feel quite ashamed in comparison."

Lin Qiu Ping, "..." Old Wen has quite an impressive reading volume himself.

If his wife reads more than him...

"Forget it, let’s change the topic."

We can’t continue this, or else I’ll feel like buying a tofu block to bump myself to death for my low reading volume.

Wen Shi responded with an ’oh’ and started chatting with him about marine training.

This was a men’s topic, and Qi Zhiyuan and the others joined in.

Yi Chichi and the other female comrades listened for a while and completely lost interest in their topic.

"The Zhao family’s child is sick."

As soon as Sister-in-law Qi said this, everyone fell silent.

Wen Shi and the others looked grim; this family truly has it tough.

Qi Zhiyuan asked, "Have you visited them?" 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

Sister-in-law Qi shook her head, "Not yet, I’m waiting for them to come back from the hospital to go see them."

The hospital is quite far from here.

Yi Chichi raised an eyebrow, "Couldn’t Zhang Xin and his team treat it?"

"The leg is broken, and the clinic doesn’t have the capacity for surgery."

Wen Shi was puzzled, "How could the leg have broken?"

That child has no self-care capacity, so such a serious accident shouldn’t have happened.

"I don’t know how it happened. The child couldn’t articulate clearly, and when Madam Zhao found out, he had already lost consciousness, with a broken leg."

"Did Old Zhao go to the hospital?"

"I don’t know."

She heard it from others.

Wen Shi and the others exchanged a glance and all looked at Qi Zhiyuan, silently urging him to check it out.

Qi Zhiyuan, "... Should I go now?"

"The sooner, the better."

That would be fine.

"Then you all carry on, I’ll go check on the Zhao family first."

Understand the situation and see what steps to take next.

"We’ll save you some braised flavors."

Wen Shi added, and Qi Zhiyuan was not at all worried, knowing the character of the couple, they wouldn’t exclude their family.

So, he left without worry.

While Wen Shi and the others continued discussing the marine training, they diligently cleaned tripe and other ingredients.

Time passed by, and finally, before the night fully descended, the group managed to clean everything.

There was nothing more for He Yunsong and the others to do; they just had to wait for the braised flavors to be ready.

However, braised flavors take time, and in the evening, the Wen Family kitchen was filled with a rich aroma of braised dishes.

The fragrance kept the neighbors awake all night.

Yi Chichi and Wen Shi were the same because the braising times varied; some were quick, some needed longer.

Since the braising pot was open, Yi Chichi wouldn’t just braise tripe.

Seaweed, old tofu, and more could all be braised.

At night, someone had to watch the stove so the fire wouldn’t go out.

But the hardship of not sleeping well was worth it.

With breakfast brought back from the cafeteria, Wen Shi enjoyed eating steamed buns with braised flavors so much he felt like he could fly from happiness.

"Wife, I never knew tofu braised could taste so good."

As he spoke, he put more seaweed in his mouth, chewed and swallowed, and commented again, "Seaweed is tasty too."

Yi Chichi laughed and added a bite of cold mixed tripe for him, "The tripe isn’t particularly flavorful yet."

Meats and the like need a minimum of 4-6 hours, sometimes over ten hours of soaking to achieve the best flavor.

But with extra seasoning, the cold mix still tasted fine.

It suited Wen Shi’s palate.

"The tripe taste is just right, it would be even tastier with more spice."

After tasting, he gave his review.

Yi Chichi was a bit helpless, "This is already the spiciest pepper I can find."

This area doesn’t produce yellow lantern peppers, and due to the climate, the peppers in the family compound aren’t very spicy.

To have this level of spiciness is already her limit.

Wen Shi understood but still reminded, "Wife, next time, bring some chili seeds from home."

That should be no problem, except, "Are you planting them?"

"Of course it’s me."

There’s no way his wife could be expected to do it; her hands weren’t meant for farming.

"Okay, bring some scallions too."

The scallions from the Northeast are quite fragrant and authentic, "Oh, do you know where to find perilla leaves?"

Wen Shi looked up from his food, thought seriously, and shook his head.

"There’s none around here, I’m not sure about other places."

"Then bring some perilla leaves too."

"Okay, got it."

Yi Chichi couldn’t help but laugh, "Where did you learn this Sichuan dialect?"

"From the kid from Sichuan, his way of speaking is funny."

You’re calling him a kid?

"How old is this kid from Sichuan?"

"Just turned 16."

Then he indeed is a kid.

"Take care of him, don’t bully."

"Got it."

He finished his bowl and then started to clear the dishes, "Wife, I won’t come back for lunch, I’ll cook dinner when I get home after work."

"Alright."

She responded, "Should I visit Madam Zhao and her daughter at the hospital later?"

Wen Shi shook his head, "No need."

It’s too much trouble to make a trip, plus, "Give me some money."

"How much do you need?"

"Ten dollars."

It’s better to be prepared, see how much Old Qi and the others lend him, and he’ll follow suit.

Yi Chichi went into the house and took out a banknote for him, "Lending to Old Zhao?"

"He doesn’t have money."

Wen Shi said softly, "The burden is too heavy, his monthly allowance isn’t enough to pay his debts."

Help where you can.

"Wife, will you blame me for being too generous?"

Seeing her silent, Wen Shi looked a little uneasy.

Yi Chichi chuckled silently, "What are you thinking about, you’re doing the right thing, I’m not against it."

Wen Shi showed a smile, and Yi Chichi said gently, "That’s right, as brothers, we only have this life and no next, you have the capability to help, and if it’s truly worth helping, then just do it with confidence."

She patted her chest and said solemnly, "Your wife can make money, we don’t lack this bit."

Besides, she was willing to help Old Zhao.

He does it for the family and his wife and children, plus Old Zhao’s status deserves her help.

Speaking of lending money, she remembered something.

"By the way, did you receive the money and tickets from Xiao Ba?"

"Yes, and returned a package to us."

Yi Chichi, "??? What did he send back?"

Wen Shi shook his head, indicating he didn’t know, "He didn’t say, we’ll find out when the package arrives, I also asked Old Wu and the others, they didn’t send him any money or tickets, but other things."

Mainly because they had no money or tickets, instead they had some wild chickens, wild boar meat, etc.

They sent those over.

"Wife, do you want to eat wild boar meat?"

"No."

Yi Chichi wasn’t interested in wild boar meat, when at Kao Shan Village, the team leader uncle hunted wild boar in the mountains, she had tasted it.

Compared to domestic pork, wild boar meat didn’t taste as good.

"Do you have a way to get wild boar?"