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off day.

Chang Wei was leaning on a recliner, watching the child polishing the wooden floor with terrazzo. Next to him, Chang Tian was sticking his butt out, working just as hard.

The renovation is nearing completion. The wooden floor will be painted with tung oil and the bluestone slabs in the yard will be repaved. It will take two or three days at most.

The three back rooms were re-tiled, the walls were painted white, and the windows were replaced with glass, making them empty, spacious and bright.

Who says the south room is unsuitable for living?

It's nothing more than a bunch of stinky rules passed down from the previous dynasty.

The yard in front of the door is eight meters long and four meters wide. Against the north wall is a water tank connected to a fish pond more than four meters long. Next to the west wall is a bathroom and a kitchen, both of which are two meters square. Although small, it is sufficient.

Old Man Jin and his team of chefs had excellent cooking skills. Chang Da was extremely satisfied and even reserved a piece of hairtail for them as a snack at noon.

I planned to buy furniture today, but when I bring it back I have nowhere to put it, and I have to wait for the tung oil to dry before I can use it.

So Chang Wei was in a depressed mood today.

"Didn't the boss go fishing today?"

Old Man Jin came out of the small kitchen and saw Chang Wei fanning himself listlessly.

"too hot."

Old Man Jin nodded and said while busying himself with his work: "It is indeed hot in the city. If it were in our countryside, where there are big trees beside the pond and a little breeze, it would be more comfortable than in the city."

"Where are you from?"

"Mentougou. Later, my son moved to the city and took us all in. But it's a pity that life in the countryside is so good now, with communal meals every day."

Chang Wei curled his lips. It was because of this kind of eating that many communes would have no food in the winter.

"To be honest, this city is not as good as our countryside. We have many ponds there. In the summer, these kids can soak in the water with their bare bottoms. It's so comfortable."

“Are there a lot of fish in your hometown?”

"A lot. There are all kinds of fish in rivers, lakes, and ponds. Country people don't know how to cook them. Besides, everyone eats in the commune, so who would cook for themselves? There are also eels, loaches, and a kind of big shrimp. They are this big, but there is less meat and the shell is hard. They are not delicious."

Chang Wei looked at the length the old man was gesturing and was distracted.

Can you raise shrimps half the length of your palm in fresh water?

"Are the shrimps you're talking about having hard shells, green in color, and with two large claws?"

"Boss, have you seen it, too? Alas, there are so many of them, and it's bad news. This kind of shrimp likes to dig holes in the mud. The commune has to arrange people to catch them every summer, otherwise the dam will be dug down."

Chang Wei confirmed that this was what he wanted, and asked anxiously: "If I go to catch it, will anyone care?"

"Who cares? If you catch a lot, the boss will thank you. Does the boss like to eat this shrimp? It just so happened that my nephew came to see me yesterday and brought 20 to 30 kilograms of shrimp."

Chang Wei said happily: "Hehe, I really like it. Do you have any more shrimps at home?"

"Yes, yes, Xiao Zhuzi, go back to your Grandma Jin and bring all the shrimps from home."

After hearing this, the little boy put down the terrazzo in his hand and ran away.

After an hour or so, the little guy came in sweating profusely, carrying a sack. Chang Wei quickly took it, handed the little boy two candies and said, "Go play with Chang Tian, ​​and ask him to get you some soda."

The little boy licked his lips, shook his head, carefully put the candy back into his pocket, and continued to scrub the floor.

Chang Wei didn't force it. He opened the sack and took a look. It was the crayfish he had been thinking about.

People nowadays don’t know how to eat it, or rather, without the addition of oil and spices, crayfish really has no taste.

“How do you eat at home?”

"Dig out the meat and fry it. It's too hard to peel it, and there's not much meat. Most of it is the head. If it weren't cheap, no one would want to eat it."

Chang Wei recalled old photos in which children in Shanghai relied on hairy crabs to make ends meet before liberation.

Ma Dan, that’s a table full of authentic Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs.

In later times, who would dare to eat like this unless they were rich?

"How much is this shrimp per pound? I'll give you the money."

"What the boss said is all worthless stuff. If the boss likes it, just take it. There's no need to worry about the money."

"That won't work." Chang Wei calculated for a while and decided that he definitely couldn't calculate it based on the price in later generations. Crayfish were really worthless right now.

Even though crayfish is more expensive than fish in later generations, it will be the other way around. People will only think of eating this thing when they have no food to eat.

But it would take half a day to get these twenty pounds, and transport them from the countryside to the city, so he took out five dollars and said, "I don't know the price either, let's just take five dollars. If I give you less, you'll suffer a loss."

The old carpenter waved his hands quickly. This bag of shrimps would not fetch more than two dollars even if he sold it. "Boss, this is not acceptable."

Chang Wei didn't care. He left the five dollars and went home happily. He called Chang Tian home and said, "Take two bottles of soda to the outer courtyard and drink with your friend Zhuzi. Remember, one bottle for each of you."

He was not afraid that Chang Tian would not give it to Xiao Zhuzi, he was afraid that Chang Tian himself would not be willing to drink it, and in the end either the little girl would get it or Chang Long would snatch it away.

After hearing what was said, Chang Tian took two bottles of soda from under the cupboard and went to the outer courtyard.

Chang Wei found a bucket to pour the crayfish out of the sack, then went into the house to find a pair of scissors. As soon as he came out with the scissors, he saw Chang Da putting the little girl on her knees and spanking her.

"Uncle, save the nest, save the nest!"

Chang Wei smiled and pulled her over, rubbed her little butt and said, "Why are you naughty again?"

The little girl rubbed her eyes and cried without saying a word. Chang Da scolded her, "This girl is so stupid. She tried to catch shrimps with her hands."

Chang Wei comforted him: "It hurts when you are pinched by the shrimp's claws."

The little girl said arrogantly: "I'll step on it and kill it."

Chang Wei laughed, pulled a small stool for her to watch beside him, and started cooking.

Ma Xiao, the most troublesome thing is washing.

Under the eaves, Chang Wei sat on a stool and picked out a big shrimp. He twisted and pulled the tail skillfully, and pulled out the shrimp tail with the shrimp thread. He used scissors to cut off the head and open the back. He took out an old toothbrush and brushed the tiny shrimp!

The little girl squatted beside Chang Wei, hugging her knees, staring at the shrimp in front of her with her big round eyes.

This was the biggest one, which was caught by Chang Wei and placed on the ground. It was half a foot long, with a blue-gray hard shell, long tentacles, and two large pincers that were open and waving at the little girl.

"I'm not afraid of you."

The little girl shouted loudly and put her hands in her arms.

Chang Wei was pinched once just now, and the screams scared the little girl so much that she almost cried.

Chang Tian came back from the outer courtyard and saw the crayfish and wanted to catch it with great interest, but Chang Wei stopped him and asked, "Why did you come back empty-handed? Where's the bottle?"

Chang Tian said weakly: "Zhu Zi was reluctant to drink it and wanted to take it back to his sister, so I gave him my bottle as well, and he can bring the bottle here tomorrow."

Chang Wei nodded and did not interfere with his brother's way of making friends.

Kindness is a noble quality.

As for how to maintain his kindness and not be exploited and bullied, that is something he will have to learn when he grows up.

"Third brother, take a thermos bottle and go to the state-owned restaurant to get some beer. I want five-star beer. Also buy me a pack of cigarettes. Take Xiao Man with you."

"Okay, brother."

"Uncle, I can't leave."

"Good boy, go buy cigarettes for your uncle, okay?"

"Okay, that nest will cost seven candies each."

"Here, one for you and one for your uncle."

"Well, uncle, are you Seven Sugar?"

"Xiao Man, don't bully your uncle."

"Oh, I didn't bully my uncle, I just asked."

While the two were out, Chang Wei quickly threw the remaining ten kilograms of shrimp into the pond in the space. He was exhausted after washing ten kilograms.

As for whether the crayfish will destroy the water and soil in the space, he doesn't have a river embankment, so digging some holes will not have any impact. Besides, he is a god in the space, and he can fill all the holes with just a thought.