Eating melons

Li Zhibin didn't say anything after hearing this, because Jiang Qi often ran around with Wei Wei, and when they went out, either you gave me a ride or I gave you a ride, and they took turns riding.

This year, Jiang Qi's abilities have been honed, and he can now ride one person back from the county town without any problem.

As soon as she arrived at the place, Ning Lanzhen saw how familiar Li Zhibin and Jiang were with the place and knew that they had been here many times.

Therefore, Ning Lanzhen felt relieved. If Jiang Qi came here to eat often, it meant that he was living a good life here.

The dishes here are indeed worth the price and taste very good.

The three of them had a meal at the private restaurant and then prepared to return to the Red Star Brigade.

Even though Ning Lanzhen was well prepared, she couldn't help but feel disappointed when she saw the bicycle going further and further away and the road becoming more and more desolate, even though the fields were full of crops.

Such a remote and vast land, a lot of it was cultivated by Jiang Qi, and a lot of it was grown by Jiang Qi. How hard must Jiang Qi have worked!

Ning Lanzhen felt very distressed when she saw her daughter riding a bicycle on the road. The back seat was padded with such thick cloth, but it was still so bumpy, so she knew how tired Jiang Qi must be riding on this kind of road.

"Nannan, you must be tired! Stop for a moment, let mommy take turns riding with you."

Jiang Qi refused directly, "No, I'm used to riding this. I often ride this road with Weiwei, so this is a piece of cake for me."

Because she often does farm work, her endurance and ability are no longer comparable to the previous Jiang Qi.

Seeing that there was no sweat on her daughter's face, Ning Lanzhen knew that she was not forcing herself, so Ning Lanzhen didn't say anything.

Because the road is so bumpy, it might be okay for her to ride alone, but it would be a bit difficult for her to carry someone.

Ning Lanzhen felt a little regretful. She should have taken Li Zhibin's car at that time. Because of her momentary face, she caused so much trouble to her daughter.

Soon the three of them arrived at the Red Star Brigade. Looking at the rows of houses, Ning Lanzhen was quite curious.

“Is this the house you built yourself?”

Jiang Qi shook his head. "We didn't build it ourselves. We paid someone to do it. Your daughter doesn't have the skills to do it."

Hearing this, Ning Lanzhen gave her a reproachful look and said, "You are so naughty."

Jiang Qi took Ning Lanzhen into the house, and Li Zhibin moved Ning Lanzhen's luggage into the house.

Seeing that each house had a lock on it, Ning Lanzhen asked doubtfully, "Have they all gone to work?"

"Yes, it's time to go to work. They've been gone for almost an hour."

Ning Lanzhen was a little confused, "Why didn't I see them all the way here?"

Along the way, they only saw a lot of land and crops, but did not see anyone working.

At that time, she was very confused, thinking that it was lunch time. She was a little surprised that their lunch break was so long.

Because Jiang Qi had told them that they had a break at noon. At that time, she thought it was fake and that Jiang Qi was just comforting her. There was no such thing as a lunch break in the countryside.

But she didn't expect that there was no one in these houses.

She was very shocked at the time. What Jiang Qi said was actually true. They actually had a lunch break, but she didn't think she was overthinking it.

"They are on the other side. They have already finished the work near the village. There is not much work to do now, so their main task now is to open up the wasteland."

There is not so much farm work now and the weather is not so hot, so there are still many people willing to open up wasteland.

After all, the work points for land reclamation are really high. For the same amount of work, the work points for land reclamation are twice that of land development.

Moreover, because everyone was so active, the work in the fields had been almost completed, with only a little finishing work left.

Seeing them going to open up wasteland, Zhang Xinwang agreed very much and was very supportive.

But when Ning Lanzhen heard about land reclamation, she felt terrible and was dumbfounded.

"Are you still going to open up the wasteland? Didn't you say that you are doing this voluntarily?"

Jiang Qi nodded. "Yes, clearing wasteland is voluntary. So many people are going there because it's not very busy right now. Most people are happy to go there, after all, the work points are high."

Jiang Qi looked at Ning Lanzhen and explained to her, "The work nowadays is mostly idle work. Working in the fields from morning till night only earns six or seven work points.

But if you go to open up new land, you will be busy from morning to night, for the same amount of time, but you will earn at least 16 or 17 work points, more than twice as much.

Although it is a bit tiring to open up new land, everyone is still very happy to do it.

Those who do not go to open up wasteland, or rather those who do not want to or cannot go to open up wasteland, will stay here and do farm work.

But those are usually done by the old, weak, sick and disabled, and I am one of the weak ones."

Knowing that Jiang Qi would not go to open up wasteland, Ning Lanzhen breathed a sigh of relief, but still couldn't help but remind him:

"Nannan, we don't lack those work points. We don't need to earn that much. We don't want to suffer that hardship, understand?"

Everyone knows that labor is the most glorious, and everyone believes that labor is the most glorious.

Even so, Fang Yuwu still didn't want to work so hard for that little bit of glory. Her family didn't lack that little bit of money and things, nor did they lack her glory.

Jiang Qi nodded and said, "Don't worry, I won't go through that hardship. Even if you want me to go, I won't go."

Asking her to open up new land is more realistic than just dreaming. Of course, if she is really short of money and has no other way to make money, that would be another matter.

As soon as Ning Lanzhen arrived here, she started chatting with Jiang Qi.

There was no way. She hadn't seen her daughter for a long time, and she really wanted to know about her daughter's life in the countryside, and whether she had suffered any hardships or difficulties.

So as soon as I got here, I talked to Jiang Qi non-stop, even when I was packing my things.

Jiang Qi also knew Ning Lanzhen's concerns and tried his best to tell her some interesting things.

Knowing that Ning Lanzhen would definitely have a lot to say to Jiang Qi, Li Zhibin did not bother her, but went back to deal with shopping.

Although they had just finished lunch, they still had to eat dinner.

Although it was still early, Jiang Qi's mother was here, so they couldn't just deal with her casually. Of course, they didn't deal with her casually usually.

Therefore, some things still need to be prepared in advance.

The brigade has a farm, so it is quite convenient to eat chickens, ducks, geese and other things.

It’s just that the geese and ducks haven’t grown up yet, especially the geese, so they can’t be eaten yet.

But there is no problem with the chickens. Some of them were left over from last year to hatch eggs, so there are still big chickens for sale.

After Li Zhibin bought all the things and came back to clean up, it was almost time to cook, so he started cooking immediately.

Ning Lanzhen also thought that it was almost time to cook, so she said to Jiang Qi:

"Didn't you say that your good friend ate with you?

The girl must be tired after working in the fields all day. Let's cook quickly so she can have a hot meal when she comes back.

People care about you, take care of you and teach you so much, so you should be more considerate and understanding of them.

Feelings are mutual, there has to be give and take. You can’t just accept other people’s kindness, you have to give too, understand?”

She knew that Jiang Qi was heartbroken by the man from the Xue family and had changed a lot.

She also changed her previous behavior of just giving, and she was happy about the changes in her daughter.

But she was also afraid that the change would be too drastic, and she would become someone who only knew how to ask for things. If that happened, even those who were sincere to her would drift further away.

When it comes to Jiang Qi, Ning Lanzhen still can't help nagging even though she knows her daughter doesn't like her nagging.

Hearing this, Jiang Qi smiled and said, "It's okay, Li Zhibin, Weiwei and his boyfriend, the four of us had dinner together.

As for cooking, Li Zhibin must have already prepared it, so we don’t have to worry.

"Xiao Li is cooking?"

Jiang Qi nodded, "Yes, what's wrong?"

After saying that, he took Ning Lanzhen to the door and pointed towards Li Zhibin's house.

"Look, isn't there smoke coming out of his chimney? He must be cooking. We don't have to worry about that. We can just eat what's ready."

Hearing this, Ning Lanzhen slapped Jiang Qi's arm and said, "How can you talk about being lazy and gluttonous so confidently?"