The little girl from a farm family has a big wish to make a fortune by farming and picking mushrooms

After Old Mrs. Zhou cooked the lard, she began to prepare lunch.

She didn't know how to cook the chicken grass to make it delicious, so she blanched some and cooked some, and stir-fried some. After they were cooked, Old Mrs. Zhou tasted it and found that the chicken grass tasted sour. Although it was not unpalatable, it tasted strange.

I also stewed a pot of bamboo shoots with lard residue. Each person scooped half a bowl and ate it with the steamed bun.

Boss Zhou walked around the field and looked at the emergence of the peanut seedlings. Many seedlings had already broken through the soil, but some were still motionless.

He weeded the ground before going home and told Old Mrs. Zhou about the situation on the field.

"Okay, don't be so busy yet. Everyone is almost done eating. You should wash your hands and eat too."

"Okay, let's talk about it after dinner." Boss Zhou originally wanted to go check on the fish basket, but after hearing what Old Lady Zhou said, he turned a corner.

"Dazhi and Xiaojie, after you finish eating, go check on the fish basket."

Zhou Mingzhi looked at the last bite of rice in the bowl and shoveled it directly into his mouth. He patted Zhou Mingjie's shoulder and motioned him to follow.

Zhou Mingjie imitated his elder brother, stuffed the last bite of rice into his mouth, and went to get a bowl.

Seeing his appearance, everyone laughed. Judging from his posture, people thought that the fish basket could catch a lot of fish.

Zhou Mingyuan was left behind last time, so this time he was very active. He didn't even eat the food and just ran away with the steamed bun.

Zhu was not paying attention and failed to catch him, so he slipped away.

"Let him watch if he wants to. If you hold him back, he'll start crying again later, and it'll be the same when you come back to eat."

Old Mrs. Zhou said this while eating, and Zhu didn't chase after her.

Zhou Mingzhi pulled the rope of the fish basket and slowly pulled it up. As soon as the basket emerged from the water, the fish inside fluttered around.

The three brothers were immediately pleasantly surprised, with a light of achievement in their eyes.

Zhou Mingzhi untied the mechanism and poured out all the fish in the fish basket.

"One, two, three, four, five... Brother, there are so many, and there's a big one." Zhou Mingjie was so excited. He knew that taking the basin was a wise choice.

Zhou Mingyuan shouted happily and broke the steamed bun crumbs in his hand and threw them into the basin to feed the fish.

There was not much left, so Zhou Mingzhi took his younger brother's steamed bun, crushed it and threw it into the fish basket, then sank the fish basket back into the river.

"Let's go home and let grandma, dad and mom see us and make us happy."

Zhou Mingzhi picked up the basin and hurried home, followed by a big and a small child, who chattered and laughed non-stop.

The family hadn't had dinner yet, but when they saw the three brothers coming back with happy faces, they knew that the fish basket was filled with fish.

Zhou Mingqi came over and exclaimed, "Grandma, there's a big fish in the basin. We can make braised fish again."

Zhou Mingzhi put the basin on the ground and everyone came to look.

"Oh, we caught two loaches. We are in for a treat."

Except for a bigger fish, the rest are some small fish, but they are also the size of a palm.

There are gaps in the fish basket and it cannot hold all the small fish, so they don’t have to go through the trouble of releasing the small fish.

"Well, let's braise the big ones, and make fish soup with the small ones and stir-fry the loaches."

With this harvest, two pots of meat dishes can be served on the table immediately, and I feel so happy just thinking about it.

"Dazhi, go to the kitchen and get some corn and put it in there. Then go back and fish it out at this time tomorrow and have a look."

"No need, I just threw a piece of steamed bun in."

Zhou Mingyuan had returned to his seat and was eating his meal obediently, enjoying the freshly-broken steamed bun in his hand.

After he was away for a while, there were several pieces of pork lard in the bowl, which were obviously left by his mother for him.

After dinner, Big Brother Zhou was not in a hurry to take a nap. He took a kitchen knife to process the fish, while Zhou Mingzhi next to him took scissors to process the small fish. The father and son were talking and laughing while working.

It was noon, the weather was very hot, and many people in the village were taking naps at home.

Old Mrs. Zhou and Mrs. Zhu came to the village with baskets to pick mint. Apart from two dogs on the road, they didn't see a single soul.

"Mom, why don't we grow mint over there? Why don't we dig up a few and plant them back home. There will be more next year, and we won't have to come here. Every time we come here, we feel like thieves."

Old Mrs. Zhou looked at her timid daughter-in-law and couldn't help but sigh.

"How can you achieve anything great with such little courage? You are even worse than your daughter."

Zhu looked embarrassed, and although she felt a little dissatisfied in her heart, she did not show it.

Why is she timid? She is afraid that her recipe will be stolen by others. She has been doing business in the county with her parents since she was a child, so she has seen some of the world.

Although Old Mrs. Zhou was talking about her daughter-in-law, her hands moved faster. After a while, the basket was full. Before leaving, she pulled up several mint plants with their roots and soil.

Although Zhu was surprised by her mother-in-law's actions, she followed her mother-in-law's example and plucked several plants to take with her.

Two people were walking in front, and a man appeared on the path behind them. The man had messy hair and a piece of hay in his mouth. The hay stem was stuck between his yellow teeth, which looked disgusting. He loosened his belt and urinated in the corner of someone's wall like a dog.

Looking at the old man and the child in front of him, who were walking home in a hurry with something green in their hands, Wang Laizi narrowed his eyes, looked at the grass in front of him, and didn't take the matter to heart.

He turned around, ran a few steps quickly, and then jumped into someone else's house.

The busiest time for Baicaotang is noon, when many people come to get medicine and see a doctor.

Doctor Chen set aside a single room specifically for treating patients, while Madam Xu and her two children were in charge of getting medicine in the front hall.

The shop was a little busy due to the anti-itching ointment, and Xu Niangzi's father also came to help. Now there was also Zhou Mingshu, so even though Baicaotang had no customers, it was very lively with everyone chatting together.

Mr. Xu was a very humorous man. Whenever he had free time, he would tell his grandson some interesting stories about his travels when he was young. Zhou Mingshu also listened to some of them.

Listening to these stories was originally a way to kill time, but it allowed Zhou Mingshu to learn about a place that is bigger and more fascinating than Jinmiao Town.

In the eyes of Mr. Xu, Jinmiao Town is just a place the size of a palm. Above it is Sanshui County, and above that is Chengzhou.

Mr. Xu said that there are more than a dozen towns in Sanshui County, and Jinmiao Town is just a small town among them. The county town is so big that you can’t finish visiting it in a whole day. There are also many small stalls and shops, and the things they sell are dazzling.

Not to mention Chengzhou, that's where the governor of the prefecture lives, and all the wealthy merchants choose to settle in Chengzhou.

After a long while, Old Man Xu talked a lot about his own deeds, which made Chen Banxia and Chen Gansong very excited. They were so fascinated that they couldn't stop listening.

Of course, Zhou Mingshu is also included. She thought to herself that when she has the chance, she must go to Sanshui County and of course Chengzhou.

Mr. Chen and Mrs. Xu were packing up their things on the side. They listened to old man Xu bragging but did not expose his boasting. They let him play with the children as long as the old man was happy.