Go back to the past to plant trees

"Fourth brother, we've come to see you."

That noon, Feng Cheng and Zhao Jinquan were walking back from the nursery when they heard several people shouting in the distance. The voices were loud and could be heard from a great distance.

"Brother Feng, my brothers from the village have come to see me," Zhao Jinquan said happily to Feng Cheng upon hearing the voice.

"We need to head back quickly. Little Six is ​​still in the camp. We don't want him to bite someone."

Feng Cheng was also somewhat worried when he heard this.

Xiao Liu had been staying in Bashang for a long time, and since there weren't many people there, Feng Cheng usually had him stay in the camp. Sometimes he would come to see Feng Cheng, but most of the time he would stay in the camp to look after things.

There's no need to worry when Yu Zheng and his group come, because Xiao Liu knows them. But it's different with other people; Xiao Liu might actually bite them.

Feng Cheng and Zhao Jinquan walked back quickly. When they arrived at the camp, Feng Cheng saw Xiao Liu barking at the entrance of the dugout. In the distance in front of it, three men stood there, not daring to go any further.

"little six."

Zhao Jinquan ran over and called out to Xiao Liu. Upon hearing Zhao Jinquan's voice, Xiao Liu stopped calling.

Zhao Jinquan ran over and patted Xiao Liu's head. "This is my friend, one of our own."

Xiao Liu sensed Zhao Jinquan's emotions, and his tense body relaxed. He slowly lowered his head.

"Brother, Jinshui, what brings you guys here?" After calming Xiao Liu down, Zhao Jinquan turned to the men opposite him and said.

“We just happened to have nothing to do these past few days, so we thought we’d come and see where you work. It just so happens that someone caught two carp in the river a couple of days ago. Didn’t you ask me to get you two fish a while ago? So I bought them. But I was worried about killing them, so I brought them over for you today since I had some free time.”

The speaker was a man who looked somewhat similar to Zhao Jinquan. Feng Cheng recognized from the conversation that this man was Zhao Jinquan's brother.

"You caught fish! You're so lucky!" Zhao Jinquan's eyes lit up instantly when he heard this. He had told his older brother when he went back a while ago that he should go to the river and see if he could catch a couple of fish. If he couldn't catch any, he could buy a couple from someone else who had caught some and keep them at home until he returned.

I never expected that my older brother would get fish in just a few days and even bring it over himself.

"Hey, I was lucky. A few kids were fishing in the stream, and they actually caught a few fish. I bought them for a few cents."

"But I didn't have anything to put this fish in, so I just killed it and brought it over. You have to eat it today, or it will go bad."

Brother Zhao Jinquan raised the two fish in his hand. They weren't very big, each weighing only a little over one or two kilograms.

"It's okay, I'll take care of it tonight."

"Oh, right, let me introduce you," Zhao Jinquan suddenly remembered Feng Cheng who was standing next to him.

"Brother Feng, this is my elder brother, Zhao Jinsheng."

“This is my cousin, Zhao Jinshui, from the same ancestor.”

"This is Zheng Erqiang, my childhood friend. Zheng Laosan is from the same ancestral hall as him."

“Brother Feng, although I am from the same ancestral hall as Zheng Laosan, I don’t get along with him. My whole family doesn’t like him.”

Upon hearing Zhao Jinquan's introduction, Zheng Erqiang immediately began to explain.

Feng Cheng laughed and said, "It's nothing. I have no grudge against Zheng Laosan. My business with him is over. As long as he doesn't bother me, I don't want to deal with him."

Zheng Erqiang praised, "Brother Feng, you are a magnanimous man, you don't stoop to his level."

Feng Cheng smiled and then said, "You guys haven't eaten yet, have you? Jin Quan and I are going to cook anyway, let's cook together!"

"No need, no need, we've already eaten. We'll just take a look and head back later," Zhao Jinsheng waved his hand in refusal upon hearing Feng Cheng's words. These days, no one is well-off, so few people go to other people's houses for meals. Everyone heads home at mealtimes, and if someone invites you to stay for dinner, everyone knows it's just a polite gesture.

"We've come all this way, how can we not be hungry? We still have to go back later, how can we walk back without eating something!"

"Listen to me, although I don't have much food here either, it's at least better than what your team has."

As he spoke, Feng Cheng instructed Zhao Jinquan, who was standing beside him, "Jinquan, go cook. Oh, and get these fish ready too. I'll teach you how to cook them later!"

"Did you kill the fish too?" Zhang Jinquan asked, somewhat surprised.

Feng Cheng nodded: "Kill it, we'll eat it together later."

Normally, he would have saved the fish to eat together that evening, but since guests had come and the fish had been brought by them, Feng Cheng couldn't bring himself to save the fish for himself.

Call it putting on a show of wealth or being generous, Feng Cheng had worked for over a decade in his previous life. He was meticulous about large sums of money, but he didn't care about expenses like a few hundred or a thousand.

It's a habit formed over more than a decade, and it's impossible to change it now. It's very difficult to change it in this lifetime unless you're really so poor that you can't afford to eat.

"No, Brother Feng, you should keep the fish! We brought it all this way, and now you're going to eat it? How can we accept that? You're just trying to get rid of us."

Zhao Jinsheng was also surprised by Feng Cheng's generosity, but after all, he was married and had his own family. He knew the importance of fish and meat to his family and knew the value of these things, so he quickly waved his hand to refuse.

Although Zhao Jinshui and Zheng Erqiang really wanted to eat the two fish, they knew their current difficulties. It was already a great favor that Feng Cheng was willing to treat them to a meal, and it would be a bit much to eat his fish as well.

"It's alright, Jinquan and I can't finish this fish. You know how fish is, it's very fishy if it's left overnight, and it won't taste good tomorrow. I'll cook both of them later, and save some for Jinquan and me to eat tonight. We can all try the rest."

"I asked Jin Quan to prepare this fish. I know a recipe for cooking fish, but I'm not sure if it will taste good. This is a way for you to try it out! If it's good, I'll have to ask you to bring me more in the future."

"this…"

Zhao Jinquan also spoke up: "Brother, it's okay, don't think too much about it. I'll just go back and catch two more next time."

Zhao Jinsheng smiled wryly. If these fish were really so easy to catch, would the villagers still be starving? Although there are still some in the stream, catching one depends on luck.

However, since Feng Cheng has already said that, it would be disrespectful to push him any further.

"Then let us help make some food!"

"Okay, it'll be faster if you guys come and help with the cooking."

Zhao Jinquan led the people to the kitchen, while Feng Cheng washed his face and returned to the dugout. With so many people here, there was no need for his help.