The Red Era: Starting from a Truck Driver

Chapter 174 Zhou Lingying's Mischief
It is about 600 kilometers from Nanjing to Changcheng.

It took Jiang Cheng two days to arrive. He got up early every day and drove. When it was hot at noon, he would fish by the river as a way to rest.

He had caught a lot of fish, and if he asked people, they would all know what the fish species were called. Anyway, there were many protected fish species in his space, so he would never release them.

For example, the Yangtze River shad is not a protected species yet. Hundreds of tons are caught in China every year, and everyone eats it. It makes no sense for Jiang Cheng not to eat it.

At most, I will consider whether to keep some fish for breeding in the future, but now many things are being eaten by everyone, and Jiang Cheng has no burden at all eating them.

So after coming back, Jiang Cheng created a first-level fish from later generations, which was relatively large in size.

Then Jiang Cheng also took out a lot of local specialties that he bought on the road, such as ham, brown sugar, and rice wine.

As for the rice wine, Jiang Cheng did not take out the Huadiao wine, but only the kind that was suitable for cooking wine. He even put one in a small jar, and put the rest in the space. This opened wine can only be best preserved in the space.

Jiang Cheng also got out a few chickens and two ducks. Zhou Lingying was pregnant, and only living things like these that could be raised were best to eat when he was not around.

The meat and other things in the space cannot be preserved for long after being taken out.

"Jiang Cheng, you're back."

Just as Jiang Cheng was packing his things, the voice he was concerned about came from behind him.

Turning back, I saw Zhou Lingying appearing before me. She had the purity of a young girl and the charm of a woman, which was really tempting.

"How do you know I'm back? I just arrived a while ago. You weren't about to go out, were you?" Jiang Cheng said with a smile.

"Jiang Cheng, I can sense that you will come back today. The feeling was particularly strong just now, so I came out to take a look. I didn't expect you to really come back." Zhou Lingying said with a smile and dimples on her face, blinking her eyes.

Hearing Zhou Lingying's words, Jiang Cheng couldn't believe it. Could it be that women really have a sixth sense? He planned to go back and ask her carefully. Now he had to ask her to help get the things.

Jiang Cheng put all the feathered chickens and ducks in a sack, and also put the big fish in a sack. He left the rest to chance, and this time he took out more things like brown sugar and kelp.

As for the brown sugar, you can give it to Zhou Lingying as a favor. At least she will have good interpersonal relationships in the courtyard and will be happier.

As for the kelp, Jiang Cheng planned to let Zhu Lan handle it. Last time, the director of the supply and marketing cooperative where she worked invited him to dinner. Zhu Lan's position might be changed. She was waiting for the appointment letter to become the deputy director of the third store here.

If Zhu Lan wants to demonstrate her ability, she still has to rely on Jiang Cheng to get her some supplies. It depends on whether she will take care of it back if the supply and marketing cooperative has good things in the future.

"Aunt, I told you Uncle Jiang is back, can you give me the picture book you promised to read now?"

Jiang Cheng and Zhou Lingying had just brought the things back when an eight-year-old boy who lived in the backyard next to Zhu Lan came over and asked Zhou Lingying for a picture book to read.

Jiang Cheng didn't need to ask Zhou Lingying how she knew he was back. There were people coming in and out of the yard at this time. Jiang Cheng just didn't think about the spy and was tricked by Zhou Lingying.

She has a bad mouth~~, she needs to be taught a lesson tonight.

Zhou Lingying smiled and pretended to know nothing, and took the elementary school student to get picture books to read.

Jiang Cheng let Zhou Lingying go for the time being. He put the chickens into the chicken coop first and tied the ducks aside with ropes.

When releasing the chickens, Jiang Cheng discovered that there were only two chickens in the chicken coop. His wife was really a foodie.

However, the last time Jiang Cheng brought Zhou Lingying back from the reclamation farm, he let her eat whatever she wanted and spend money as she wanted.

Moreover, Jiang Cheng's thinking is that of the 21st century. If a woman is willing to bear a child for him, it is really easy for her to eat chicken. In later times, if a woman gives birth to a child for a man, it is a big bargaining chip, and giving birth to a child is a warning.

After taking care of the chickens and ducks, Jiang Cheng was going to deal with the fish, which would be given first-class protection in later generations.

The fish is too big to fit in one pot, so we have to cook it in two ways: braising and stewing.

"Jiang Cheng, what kind of fish is this? It's so big."

"Sturgeon, a fish that only lives in the Yangtze River."

“It’s delicious~.”

After Zhou Lingying sent the neighbor's children away, she saw Jiang Cheng handling a big fish by the pond.

Many neighbors in the yard were also watching. During the New Year and other festivals, large grass carps also appeared in the market. However, the belly of the fish that Jiang Cheng caught was not as big as that of a grass carp, but its body was definitely bigger than that of a large grass carp.

"I haven't eaten it either, it should be delicious." Jiang Cheng replied.

Facing Zhou Lingying's question, I'm afraid this is the inertial thinking of many people in this era. Anyway, as long as it is an animal, the first thought is whether it tastes good.

Zhou Lingying talked to Jiang Cheng for a while about how to get the fish, and then she was not idle. It was time to give benefits to the people in the yard, selling brown sugar to everyone, and there was no shopping list this time.

The price of brown sugar in Changcheng is not cheap, it is 10 cents more expensive than white sugar, 48 cents per pound. And you need a ticket to buy brown sugar. If you don't have a ticket, you can buy it with a certificate issued by the hospital to the mother.

Jiang Cheng bought a lot, but Zhou Lingying only allowed the neighbors to buy one kilogram. She planned to bring some back to the educated youth team in Jinhe Commune when she returned, but she would sell it, not give it away.

Women really need brown sugar, especially when they are having their period.

To be honest, every time Jiang Cheng comes back from a long trip, he always brings back a lot of things. He will also give some to the neighbors in the yard. Now, people in the yard sometimes talk privately about whether Jiang Cheng will bring back things from his long trip. People in the yard are looking forward to Jiang Cheng's return.

This time there was brown sugar, and each person could buy one pound. Zhou Lingying didn't even need to inform anyone, because there were only nine households in the yard, including hers, so everyone would know if they just passed the message around.

When Jiang Cheng was processing the fish, he discovered that it had no fish bones. When he cut it open, he also felt that the texture of the meat was completely different from that of ordinary fish.

Originally Jiang Cheng wanted to cut some meat and stew it first, but Zhou Lingying refused.

Zhou Lingying told Jiang Cheng that his father came to the city hospital for treatment this morning. He stewed a hen for him at noon, and there was still a big bowl of it in the cupboard. If he stewed fish again, it would be bad with soup, so he changed to braised it.

After eating sturgeon for dinner, Jiang Cheng and Zhou Lingying were full of praise for the fish, saying it was really delicious and tender. It also had no fish bones, making it very easy to eat.

"Yingying, your brother Zhou Xingcai is also married. I went to your house this time and attended his wedding." Jiang Cheng said as he sat on a stool and watched Zhou Lingying packing her things.

"Really? Then you have to tell me about it in detail." Zhou Lingying said happily when she heard that her second brother was getting married.

"Wait a minute, I'll go get something from the car to show you, I forgot something in the car."

Jiang Cheng said with a smile, and then went out. What he wanted to show Zhou Lingying was the camera, but he forgot to take it out when he came back just now, so it was difficult to "show" it out.

When they got back from the car, Jiang Cheng showed Zhou Lingying his camera and told her that he had taken photos of her family. Zhou Lingying could see what her family looked like now, and she could also take photos of herself and bring them to her parents next time.

　That’s all for today because I was catching up on chapters in the morning.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)