Happiness System

“Tsk, your days are so boring, you either stay in the village or go home to look for your mom!

Unlike us, if we didn’t know the addresses of my father and uncle, we might not have enough time in three months to visit relatives.

Really, I feel tired just thinking about it!"

Lin Jian's arrogant look makes him look like he deserves a beating.

The others naturally took action directly!

Lin Jian was surrounded and ran around with his head in his hands, no longer able to be arrogant.

"When are you going to leave, together?"

Qin Xi heard the voice and realized that Jing Yan had been beside her. She looked up and smiled and said, "Okay, I plan to wait until most of the educated youth who went home to visit their families have left before leaving. Will it delay your trip?"

Jing Yan shook his head: "It's not a big deal for me."

"Oh, that's fine! I'll let you know when we've set a time."

The next day at noon, the first snow fell. The southern children were so excited to see snow for the first time!

Especially the little ones, who were not afraid of the cold at all. As soon as a thin layer of snow fell, they took a broom and swept it into the corner.

Qin Xi thought they were going to make a snowman, but she didn't expect them to have a snowball fight!

She was so angry that she almost beat her child after being hurt several times by innocent people.

Later, I simply locked myself in the room and knitted sweaters, and I had some peace and quiet!

"Qin Xi, Qin Xi! Grain will be distributed tomorrow. I heard that the village will kill two pigs and distribute the meat tomorrow!"

During this period, Zhou Pandi and Zhao Xiaofen have continued to go to work very actively every day. Today, when they heard the news about the distribution of food and meat, they put their things down, asked the team leader to record their work points, and quickly ran back to tell everyone the good news.

But for Qin Xi, this is not good news. She is the last one in the list with three children to support.

Not only does it cost money to get food per person, but you don’t even have the right to get a share of meat, so you still have to pay to eat!

Well, I’m not really looking forward to it!

On the other hand, Zhou Pandi and Zhao Xiaofen were both hard workers. Not only did they seldom take leave, but after they got used to the job, they were able to earn seven or eight work points every day.

Although they only went to the countryside in June, based on the work points of previous years, after deducting the basic food grain, they should be able to get more than ten yuan.

Qin Xi was not a spoiler either. Seeing how excited they were, she happily responded, "That's great. We can eat fresh pork tomorrow. I wonder if the brigade will have a pig slaughtering dinner?"

In later generations, there were even special shops that sold only dishes prepared for slaughtering pigs!

The food here is all authentic, but I wonder if I can eat it?

Zhao Xiaofen's face froze, and she suddenly thought of the more than 100 households and 1,000 people in Shitou Village, and the two pigs weighed only 400 to 500 kilograms...

What the hell is this!

She was a little disappointed. "It seems so. I heard the secretary's wife calling for people to go to the team headquarters to help tomorrow."

Qin Xi patted her shoulder and said, "Although there are many people and little meat, it's not bad to try it. Anyway, we're here for the New Year. When we finish the task, the remaining ten or so pigs will definitely be enough for us to eat!"

Zhao Xiaofen felt comforted. "Well, the price should be cheaper than that at the butcher's shop. Let's buy more and get some bacon and sausage."

Qin Xi's current meat smoking skills are no worse than Aunt Ma's. Upon hearing this, she nodded and said, "Yes, it's very greasy to always eat chicken, rabbit, and fish. Let's buy more if we can to change the taste!"

Zhou Pandi rolled her eyes at them and said, "Feel your pockets and ask if the money is hot!"

Zhao Xiaofen laughed and went over to hug her and retorted, "You still have to have dreams, otherwise how will you have the motivation to work and earn money next year!"

She and Zhou Pandi are almost like poor people who have suddenly become rich. When they were still in the city, they would lose if they had more than one dollar in their pockets!

Now, they each have more than fifty in their hands, and they can't help but count them before going to bed every night before they can fall asleep!

Although Zhou Pandidi earned more than Zhao Xiaofen from collecting herbs, she had a weaker foundation and needed to purchase more things, so when you think about it, the difference between the two was not much.

The two of them have always encouraged and supervised each other, otherwise they probably wouldn't be able to save money.

Who told them that their roommates are all rich people? That makes them feel like money is not money.

The next day, Qin Xi did not join in the fun. She left the kids in the care of Jin Zhe and Jing Yan. She took the money to the accounting office, paid the extra money for the siblings' food, and asked for another 100 kilograms of wheat.

Jin Zhe and Jing Yan would take the food back with them later, so Qin Xi did not stay in the team headquarters.

Brother Chen Er hasn't been home for a month. He sent someone to tell him that Sister Chen Er was having severe pregnancy reactions and the nursery would not reopen until after the Chinese New Year, so San Zhuang could not be taken back for the time being.

Aunt Ma was worried that her son would have to go to work and would not be able to take care of his daughter-in-law, so she planned to go to the city to take care of Chen Ersao for a few days, and also asked Sanzhuang to go back to see his parents.

In addition to the pork in the team, Aunt Ma and Qin Xi also ordered a few fish to take to their daughter-in-law for nourishment.

After the temperature dropped, Qin Xi spent most of his time going up the mountain to look for prey, and rarely went to the river to fish. They hadn't eaten fish for a while, so they agreed.

"Why are you back?"

Qin Xi was about to go out when she saw Jing Yan following her back to the Second Hospital.

Jing Yan walked over, took the bucket from her hand and said, "I'll go fishing with you. Jin Zhe and Li Jianshe will help."

"Then put on your gloves and hat." Qin Xi didn't refuse the free labor.

Jingyan went back to the house and armed himself, and the two of them locked the door and walked towards the river together.

"Let's come again before we go on home visit leave. Catch as many fish as we can and bury them in the snow to eat later. Otherwise, when the river freezes over, we'll have to chop ice if we want to eat the fish, which is cold and troublesome."

There was no shelter nearby, so Qin Xi could only tighten her scarf.

"Jin Zhe will definitely come to us after he gets the food. He will definitely bring a bucket with him. We can catch more today. It won't be a problem to take these fish home and raise them for half a month. When the temperature stabilizes, we can freeze them or continue to raise them."

Jing Yan really didn't consider the problem of not being able to catch any fish. Qin Xi was lucky and never went back empty-handed.

Moreover, the bait she made also had a bonus. He and Jin Zhe would go out fishing occasionally when they didn't want to go to work. Every time they used the bait made by Qin Xi, they would get some harvest.

On the other hand, if Qin Xi’s bait was all gone, they could still use their own baits to get something, but they could forget about catching any big fish weighing more than a pound.

The same was true for the people in the village. When they saw Qin Xi's achievements, they couldn't help but be jealous and follow suit. The result was naturally a waste of time and they had to give up.

"It's so cold!"

In less than an hour, their bucket was filled with several large fish, and there were a few more fish tied to the small tree nearby.

Snowflakes began to fall from the sky again, and Qin Xi was almost frozen.

Jingyan advised her to go back, but she thought that if she didn't fish more, the temperature would be lower in a few days and it would be even colder to go fishing. It would be better to catch more today and keep them as she told Jingyan.

Jing Yan couldn't persuade Qin Xi, but he was worried about Qin Xi being here alone, so he could only pick up some branches nearby and build a fire.

After another hour, there were six or seven more fish on the ground, and seven or eight larger ones. Jing Yan pulled some vines and kept them in the water.

"Jingyan, Qin Xi!"

Jin Zhe and Cheng Bing were pushing a wheelbarrow when they saw two snow piles by the river from afar and instantly found it a little funny.

Could it be that the fish today are smarter?

"The fish is on the hook, hurry up and catch it, don't let it drag the fishing rod away..."

Qin Xi stood up and stretched her frozen hands and feet, then asked the two people who came over: "Has the food been distributed?"

Jin Zhe shook his head. "No, I heard from the aunties in the village that it will be our turn in the afternoon. Zhou Pandi and Zhao Xiaofen have already returned to the Second Hospital. Lin Jian is playing in the village with the kids, and Li Jianshe is watching over there."

Qin Xi nodded and pointed at the fish on the ground and in the river and said, "Get the fish back first and clear out a big tank to see if they can still survive."

Jin Zhe was stunned for a moment and said, "It's enough to eat for a long time. How about we go back?"

Qin Xi shook her head. "I'm too lazy to go out and freeze before the New Year. I'll just get as many as I can this time."

"Okay then, let's bring some firewood when we come over later." Jin Zhe saw the fire next to him that had been extinguished.

The villagers were diligent and smart. Even children of a few years old would pick up dead branches when they saw them. Jing Yan couldn't walk far, and the small branches nearby would not last long.

Jin Zhe and Cheng Bing brought the fish back. After two days of fishing, they also took out some food and said they would eat together at noon. They told Zhou Pandi and Zhao Xiaofen not to cook too early.

The two men hurriedly put the fish away, picked up some firewood and left in a hurry.

"Did Qin Xi disturb the fish nest today?"

"The fish have been dehydrated and died these past few days. Do you want to deal with it first?"

"It seems that Aunt Ma and Qin Xi have ordered some fish, but I don't know whether they want it alive or dead..."

"Make a pickled fish and a braised fish fillet for lunch?"

Zhao Xiaofen and Zhou Pandidi looked at it in wonder, and then decided to only process the two fish that Jin Zhe specially took out.

After Jin Zhe and his friends left, Qin Xi and his friends left their marks and moved to another place. Not long after, the two came back and built a fire.

Qin Xi had to be careful not to get too close to the fire on the river surface for fear of burning her clothes, so she was still cold!

But she had to keep an eye on it, so she walked away and handed the fishing rod to the three men. After more than ten or twenty minutes, no fish took the bait.

They persisted for more than an hour. The villagers all went home to eat and rarely went out. Then they packed up their things and quietly returned to the Second Hospital.

Knowing that Qin Xi was a mysophobe, she would definitely not use the water tank that had been used to raise fish again. Jing Yan also had this problem, so they did not touch the water tank in the bathroom, but went directly to Carpenter Lin's house and brought back two large bathtubs.

After dinner, Qin Xi did not go to the village office to join in the fun in the afternoon.

After being frozen all morning, she fell ill as expected.

She has a very poor physical condition. She has not been sick for such a long time, which is already a great achievement for her.

But this illness came on with great force, and none of the medicines she took worked. She had a fever for several days, and was finally held down and given two injections in the buttocks. She lost all her dignity as Sister Qin!

After that, the fever finally went away, but it took me half a month to recover from the cold.