Chapter 682 - Chapter 682: Chapter 682: Picking Fruits! (1/2)

Chapter 682: Chapter 682: Picking Fruits!

The Land Officer’s wife also smiled with pursed lips. These medicinal materials can be used for themselves or can be easily sold outside for money. Plus, they were a present from Ye Lei, which was quite appropriate.

“Alright! Since it is a gift from my dear nephew Ye Lei, I will accept it on behalf of your Uncle Land Officer. As for Elder Di being able to return to the Upper Village to live, we all hope for that to happen!”

“In that case, I must thank my aunt in advance.”

Liu Sisi chatted with the Land Officer’s wife for a while before leaving their home.

In fact, although she called him Uncle Land Officer, he was not a real relative. However, in the countryside, everyone is related through marriage to some extent.

She then went to Zhang Peng’s home. Zhang Peng had gone to the county to work, and Zhang Yun went with him. Only Guihua was at home.

As soon as she saw Liu Sisi’s arrival, her eyes lit up!

“Sisi, why are you here? Come in and sit down.” Guihua excitedly greeted Liu Sisi.

Liu Sisi also happily stepped in: “We’re in-laws. If I don’t come here, where else should I go? What are you doing?”

Liu Sisi peeked at Guihua’s actions.

Guihua hurriedly washed her hands and greeted Liu Sisi straightly: “Well! Isn’t it the time of harvest in the fields? My family also planted some late rice, which has already been put into the grain storage. I went with them to the rice fields by the river, then went to dig loach. Seeing that the fish basket is full, and knowing that you have returned, I hurriedly brought it back, just in time to meet you here… ”

Digging loach has always been a small hobby for the children in this area.

After the rice is harvested, there will be some rice heads left behind in the fields. The children of poor families have to wait until the owners have picked up the rice heads before they can go in to pick them up. Of course, not many rice heads are left in the fields of ordinary farmer families. The fields where more rice heads can be found are those of landlords who hire tenant farmers to harvest the rice.

After picking up the rice heads, it does not mean that there is nothing good left in the fields. There are small fish in the water fields, and eels and loach in the rice fields where the surface is dry but the bottom has silt.

Finding loach in the fields usually involves using a small hoe and a fish basket. When you spot an eel hole, just dig a few times with the hoe, and you can almost always get an eel.

That’s why people here call it “digging loach.”

Of course, the locals don’t really like eating loach. One reason is that it has a strong muddy taste. The other reason is that loach consumes a lot of oil. This one reason has stopped many people from eating it.

However, Guihua knew that Liu Sisi loved to eat loach and eels, so she went out to dig for them before dawn.

“Sister Guihua, please don’t be too busy. I plan to go back to the county later. The children are at home, and I have been out for two days. I can’t delay any longer,” Liu Sisi said hurriedly.

“You’re going back this afternoon? Why are you in such a hurry? Didn’t Brother Ye Lei already go back to the county?”

Guihua obviously didn’t expect Liu Sisi to leave so soon, and the smile on her face disappeared.

“He did, but he has been very busy lately. The new County Magistrate hasn’t arrived yet, and he’s also busy recruiting soldiers and buying horses. He’s practically spinning.”