Educated Youth in the Countryside: She is the Village's Embroidery Queen!-Chapter 506: Getting Shut Down

The couple exchanged glances, then lay down on the bed together.

Wen Shi closed his eyes, "Wife, when do you think we’ll be rich?!"

Yi Chichi knew that by ’we’, he meant something else. Pretending to hesitate, she said, "Perhaps in a few decades."

"...That’s too long, unbearable."

"Even if it’s unbearable, there’s no way around it. You have to eat one bite at a time, walk one step at a time. There’s no instant success in this world, everyone is striving. You have to believe that people can change their fate."

The era of trading shirts for airplanes will eventually pass.

The future is beautiful.

For now, let’s persevere.

Yi Chichi turned over and hugged him, "Sleep, the money will come, the airplanes will come, the massive warships will come."

Wen Shi murmured, holding her, he fell into a deep sleep.

After a good night’s sleep, Yi Chichi woke up at around ten in the morning, not naturally, but from being awakened by voices outside.

She washed up and went out to see the courtyard bustling with activity.

Wen’s mother had returned with the meat, Ji Jian and others had also come back from the sea with good harvests.

Wen’s mother brought back half a pig, Ji Jian and the others brought back lots of fish, shrimp, crabs, and shellfish, with oysters being the most plentiful.

Yang Qing and the others were seated on small stools, washing vegetables like green peppers and cucumbers.

"Anyone needs help?"

Yi Chichi spoke up, interrupting the laughter in the courtyard.

Everyone turned to look at her, and Wen’s mother, seeing her holding her belly, quickly stopped her, "Don’t come, go eat the breakfast I’ve warmed for you in the pot."

"Right, eating matters most in the world, you’re eating for two now, can’t be careless."

Ji Jian and the others urged her on, leaving Yi Chichi with no choice but to go to the kitchen to eat the breakfast Wen’s mother had left for her.

Two big meat buns, a cup of soy milk, and a small appetizer, she ate it all.

After eating and drinking enough, when she returned to the courtyard, everyone stopped driving her away, giving her the task of peeling garlic.

"These are for you to work on, peel them slowly while sitting."

Zhang Xin, who was also resting today, brought her some garlic.

Yi Chichi responded, clarified if they needed garlic paste or whole, then took a cleaver to start smashing garlic.

It’s quicker this way.

Peeling them one by one is too slow.

As she peeled, she remembered something, "You all came to my place, what about the kids?"

Ji Jian was dealing with hair on the pig skin, hearing this, said helplessly, "Are you so muddled with dates, the kids are at school today, only after the afternoon will they be home."

Yang Qing added immediately, "It’s normal, as the saying goes, pregnant for three years of silliness, although Chichi hasn’t given birth yet, she’s almost there."

Yi Chichi was embarrassed by this remark, couldn’t resist defending herself, "I thought you were all resting today, so I got the date wrong."

"Shift changes caused it."

Zhang Xin explained, "I worked three consecutive long shifts, couldn’t hold up any longer, so took a whole day off."

Ji Jian and others had similar situations, some due to shift changes, some because of having covered for colleagues, who later returned the favor.

Days like this, when everyone could get together, weren’t frequent.

Therefore, this gathering should be cherished, who knows when everyone will gather like this again.

A group of people laughing and chatting prepared all the fish, shrimp, crabs, shellfish, and meat, leading to the most crucial step.

"Chichi, you do the marinade!"

Wen’s mother took out two bags, containing spices like cumin, Yi Chichi acknowledged, got up and took the bags to start marinating, not forgetting to worry about the staple food.

"Steaming buns or rice?"

"Prepare buns, dumplings, and rice."

Wen’s mother brought out the rice and flour, flour was white flour, the rice mixed with millet, also prepared sweet potatoes and potatoes.

A group worked tirelessly until after two in the afternoon, when they officially started cooking.

The half pig was reserved for roast pork belly, the rest to be stir-fried or stewed as needed.

Half the vegetables were skewered, the other half stir-fried.

Besides grilled oysters, Ji Jian also made garlic oyster under Yi Chichi’s direction, similarly with the scallops.

Unable to gather big fish from the sea, they managed to collect many hand-sized sea fish, all marinated for grilling.

Around three in the afternoon, a faint aroma began to waft out.

First, Mr. Zhang brought He An over. The little girl with a keen sense of smell immediately noticed the aroma upon arrival, darted with her short legs straight to Zhang Xin, eyes fixated on the grilled shrimp in front of her.

"Mommy, eat shrimp."

"Just started grilling, wait a bit."

The shrimp wasn’t cooked yet, Zhang Xin dared not let her eat.

He An behaved well, quietly sat with Yi Chichi, staring at the grill, waiting for the shrimp to be done.

Mr. Zhang wandered around satisfied, took a seat and handed Yi Chichi a jar, "Your Seven White Ointment."

"Done so quickly?"

Yi Chichi, surprised and delighted, Mr. Zhang nodded, "Had nothing else to do, just one jar prepared, the rest will take time."

Zhang Xin came over, "Can I have it first?"

"This one is not for you."

Yi Chichi refused, leaned in to whisper a few words, Zhang Xin suddenly understood, unconsciously looked down at her own belly, after a moment of silence, she engaged in secret conversation.

"Does it really work for loose skin?"

"It works."

If it didn’t, why would she ask Mr. Zhang to make Seven White Ointment?

The enhanced version of Seven White Ointment not only has whitening and skincare effects but also tightens the skin.

In the original world, her family relied on this recipe, thriving in the private skincare customization industry, wealth rolling in.

Connections kept growing.

Zhang Xin cheerfully said, "That’s great, I’ll try the second jar."

"Let grandpa make it for you."

She didn’t keep her voice low; Mr. Zhang heard and glared at them, grumbled, "You really can’t see me idle."

"Idle hands do the devil’s work."

He An chimed in, Mr. Zhang found himself at a loss for words.

Wanting to retort, but that’s what he said himself.

Not retorting left a suffocating feeling.

Yi Chichi and others didn’t care about Mr. Zhang’s thoughts, saw his expression of discomfort and laughed cheekily.

Zhang Xin added, "Grandpa, just endure it; who asked An’an to be your precious great-granddaughter."

"If not for her, I would’ve smacked you both long ago."

Meanwhile, Zhang Xin’s shrimp was ready, she handed a skewer to Yi Chichi, then divided the rest among Mr. Zhang, He An, and Ji Jian and the others.

"Try how my cooking is."

"Definitely need to try."

The aroma while grilling was delightful; no idea what the taste would be.

So, everyone started to taste the grilled shrimp.

"The shell is burnt."

The shrimp in Yang Qing’s hand was a little blackened, a bite had a hint of bitterness, luckily she only took a bite of the tail, but the unpeeled shell was affecting the taste.

After getting to the shrimp meat without shell, her face scrunched up.

"The meat is a bit tough, not as tasty as boiled."

"Maybe your shrimp wasn’t grilled properly."

Madam Lei offered a different opinion, "Mine was just right, let’s swap a shrimp to taste each other’s."

Thus, they swapped.

Yi Chichi and Wen’s mother also swapped, one shrimp had chili, the other didn’t.

Yi Chichi wanted something spicy.

Wen’s mother gave her the remaining shrimp with a reminder that she could only taste it.

Yi Chichi nodded to show she understood, just ready to eat, He An showed interest in the chili powder on her shrimp shell.

"Aunt, let me take a bite."