Era: Winning since educated youth went to the countryside

The rockery has a unique shape and is well-proportioned, giving people a natural and beautiful feeling.

Zhou Ziwen is also very satisfied with this rockery and believes that it will become a beautiful landscape in the yard.

After making the stone jar and rockery, Zhou Ziwen began to prepare to make other items.

First of all, there are four mascots, which include Pixiu, Qilin, Guan Gong statue and Ruyi.

Ruyi needs jade, but this is also simple. He had found a batch of treasures in the well of the Youth League Institute, including the jade Ruyi.

As for the statues of Pixiu, Qilin and Guan Gong, you need to make them yourself.

However, these things don't need to be very big, each one can be made the size of a fist.

Zhou Ziwen is no stranger to carving mascots.

Although he had no carving skills, as a stonemason, it was very easy for him to carve as long as it was stone.

Of course, if it were any other material, he would be at a loss.

Thinking of this, he felt that it would be necessary to keep his carving skills idle for a while.

As an all-rounder, he cannot leave any shortcomings for himself.

Pixiu, as a mythical beast in ancient mythology and legends, symbolizes wealth and good luck.

When carving, Zhou Ziwen paid special attention to the shape and expression of the Pixiu, striving to show its majesty and mystery.

The carving knife in his hand danced flexibly on the stone, and gradually, a lifelike image of a Pixiu appeared before his eyes.

Qilin is also a kind of auspicious mythical beast, representing good fortune and peace.

When Zhou Ziwen was carving the Qilin, he focused on its docile and noble temperament, and he tried to be meticulous with every cut, making the image of the Qilin appear both dignified and agile.

The statue of Guan Gong is a symbol of loyalty and righteousness, and Zhou Ziwen showed great respect when carving it.

He carefully portrayed Guan Gong's face, trying to show his majesty and righteousness, making him the guardian deity of the family.

By the time he had almost finished all these, half of the afternoon had passed.

Just as he was about to clean up and set up the feng shui layout, the captain's voice suddenly sounded outside the door.

When Zhou Ziwen heard the captain's voice, he quickly put down the tools in his hands and walked out of the yard to greet him.

"Captain, why are you here?" Zhou Ziwen greeted with a smile.

"Haha, you've been back for several days, but you didn't even come to see me. You still have the nerve to ask me what I'm doing here?"

The captain glared at him angrily.

"Hey, I just got back and I have a lot to do!"

Zhou Ziwen chuckled foolishly.

He had been so busy these past two days that he had actually forgotten to keep in touch with the captain.

"Okay, I don't know you kid yet." The captain waved his hand unhappily, then handed over the thing in his hand.

"You gave birth to a daughter, and I haven't had time to visit her yet. Now is a good time to make up for it."

"Thank you, Uncle Zhou."

Zhou Ziwen did not refuse and took the gift handed to him by the captain on the spot.

"Uncle Zhou, please come in and have a seat and some tea."

At this time, Chen Shiying came out of the room with a cup of tea.

"Haha, OK." The captain was not polite and went into the house with Zhou Ziwen on the spot, "Where's the child? Let me see."

Zhou Ziwen heard this and quickly asked Chen Qiaoyi to carry little Yueyue out. "Uncle Zhou, look, this is little Yueyue." Zhou Ziwen said with a smile.

The captain looked at the cute little Yueyue and smiled kindly: "Oh, this child is so handsome. She will definitely be a great beauty in the future."

"Uncle Zhou, thank you for the compliment." Zhou Ziwen said with a smile.

Everyone chatted for a while before the captain got down to business. "Ziwen, there's something we need to discuss."

"What's the matter? Uncle Zhou, tell me." Seeing the captain's expression, Zhou Ziwen also became serious.

"Ziwen, our mushroom planting base did well last year and the village has become prosperous. Lao Wu and I have both said that we should kill a few more pigs for the New Year so that everyone can have fun together." The team leader said.

"Yes, I remember this." Zhou Ziwen nodded.

"Didn't you go back after the autumn harvest last year? Without you, the villagers refused to slaughter the pigs and insisted on waiting for you to come back," the team leader continued.

"Ah? Isn't this delaying everyone's New Year celebrations?" Zhou Ziwen was a little surprised and a little touched.

"Haha, you are our great contributor. Without you, this pig-killing banquet would be boring." The captain said with a smile.

"So what does Uncle Zhou mean?" Zhou Ziwen asked.

"You're back now, and everyone is not busy during this period. I plan to choose a time to make up for the pig-killing banquet." The captain explained.

"That's great! I guess the villagers will be very happy if they knew this news." Zhou Ziwen nodded with a smile.

"Haha, everyone has been waiting for this day! Someone asked me about it yesterday." The captain said with a smile.

"Okay, then count me in. Call me when you slaughter the pig. I'll be the head chef." Zhou Ziwen said proactively.

He was the perfect person to take on this task. With his top-level cooking skills, the villagers would probably want to swallow their tongues by then.

When the captain heard that Zhou Ziwen was willing to be the chef, the smile on his face became even brighter. "That's great. With you here, this pig-killing banquet will definitely be a lively one."

"Uncle Zhou, don't worry, I will make sure everyone eats and drinks well." Zhou Ziwen said confidently.

"Okay, then I'll go back first. I still need to discuss the specific date with Old Wu." The captain stood up and prepared to leave.

"Uncle Zhou, take care." Zhou Ziwen stood up to see him off.

After seeing off the captain, Zhou Ziwen returned to the yard and continued to arrange the feng shui layout.

He first placed the stone jar and rockery, and then placed the four auspicious symbols in the four corners of the yard.

Next is the landscape painting, but he hasn't had time to paint it yet, and he doesn't have suitable paper, so he needs to go to the county town tomorrow.

There is also a coffee table, which also needs to be built.

Fortunately, his carpentry skills have reached the maximum level, and he just needs to go to the mountains to find some suitable wood.

But that's all for tomorrow, now it's time for him to eat.

"Brother Ziwen, it's time to eat."

Sure enough, before Zhou Ziwen had finished packing his things, Chen Qiaoyi's voice was heard from inside the room.

When Zhou Ziwen heard Chen Qiaoyi's call, he smiled and responded, "Coming!" Then he quickly packed up his tools, washed his hands, and walked into the house.

The table was already filled with hot, fragrant dishes, all carefully prepared by Chen Shiying and Chen Qiaoyi.

"It smells so good. Thank you for your hard work." Zhou Ziwen sat down and looked at the table full of dishes in a good mood.

"Brother Ziwen, you've been busy all day today, eat more." Chen Qiaoyi picked up a piece of meat and put it in Zhou Ziwen's bowl, her eyes full of concern.

"Thank you, Yiyi." Zhou Ziwen nodded with a smile, and picked up some food for Chen Qiaoyi and Chen Shiying. "You have worked hard, too. Eat more."

The three of them sat around the dining table, eating and chatting, the atmosphere was warm and pleasant. (End of this chapter)