Rebirth in the 50s: The Couple with the Hidden Space novel Chapter 258

Chapter 258: Chapter 190

Zhou Xiaozheng was just returning to the kitchen with his wife and Cheng Hongli from the main house. At this moment, he saw Zhang Guoqing pacing with his foot over the entrance to the cellar, occasionally looking down, with a smile in his eyes.

Zhang Guoqing saw him come in, "Dad, you went to HX County, right? How was it there? Is there really a sea, a fishery?"

Before Zhou Xiaozheng could answer, Cheng Hongli said loudly, "Xiao Wu, how did you know your dad went to HX County? Why didn’t you tell us earlier? We could have gone there a long time ago."

Zhang Guoqing said with a smile, "It’s not too late to know now. We can go once Uncle Dashan takes a break. Our county records mention it. I’ve been pondering where there might be a sea around us for a while. I hadn’t thought of how close the sea actually was, always hearing about different provinces, who would pay attention."

Cheng Hongli nodded repeatedly, giving Zhou Xiaozheng a thumbs up, "Brother Zheng is really amazing, only three days here, and he found the place. Brother Zheng, so many live crabs, sea snails, and shrimp, cook them quickly for us to taste."

Zhou Xiaozheng nodded, instructing his wife Lin Lishan, "I’ll go to the storeroom to get some small bamboo baskets, you first sort the fish in the sack, I’ll divide them. When Zhao Chuan Guang comes tomorrow, he can take them back. Don’t touch the live crabs yet, be careful of pinching your hand."

Zhang Guoqing quickly stopped him, "Dad, you just sit here and give instructions, I’ll do it." He knew very well that after driving for five or six hours, his dad must be exhausted.

After speaking, Zhang Guoqing went to the warehouse, saw the hanging dried fish, and felt speechless. His father-in-law had hidden all the big dried fish, intending to give away those in the kitchen.

He chuckled softly, Jiao Jiao really takes after her father. It’s a natural bond between father and daughter! He remembered that every year Jiao Jiao received school benefits, and she always kept the biggest and best for herself and generously gave the rest away without blinking an eye.

In the warehouse, there were bamboo baskets, winnowing trays, sieves, and other miscellaneous items left behind by Mr. Liu. Zhang Guoqing looked at the baskets, thinking to take a few small and medium ones, and also took the largest one to fill up.

Zhou Xiaozheng started talking about his experiences in the fishing village, "I was lucky; when I asked for directions, I ran into Liu Sanyuan, the driver from the seafood company. He was very enthusiastic and took me to the fishery. We ate in the fishery cafeteria at noon, it was full of seafood. That place was short of food, everyone got only three steamed cornbreads, no meat dishes, just braised prawns, braised fish, plenty of vegetables, but no more cornbread. The drivers who went to the fishery for purchases could eat there for free. The person at the next table added food three times. These things aren’t rare in that locality. I bought fish from Liu Sanyuan at public prices. I bought the live crabs from a village outside, all cream crabs. Those miscellaneous sea snails were collected by village kids for a dollar. It’s quite nice; you could visit there when you have time."

Zhang Guoqing came in, put down the big bamboo basket, and suggested, "Mom, you sit here, I’ll take care of it. I’m strong, I’ll dump everything from the sack into the bamboo basket and then sort them."

Zhou Xiaozheng saw the big bamboo basket and suggested to her to stop for now, seeing her doing it piece by piece would take an age. "Shanshan, you and Hongli first boil the pot, let’s steam some live crabs for us to eat. Hongli, see what Dashan likes and steam that too. When Dashan gets off work, I’m sure he’ll come here."

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