His predecessor failed

Chapter 135 Catch the big fish

"My goodness, this is too big! This is the first time I have seen such a big grass carp."

After shaking the big grass carp in his hand, Zhu Ye raised the fish a little and felt it carefully.

"Well, I estimate it to be around ten pounds, which is pretty big. Normally, ponds can't hold fish this big. It's probably because of heavy rain that the water ran out from the reservoir above."

"No matter what, no matter what, we'll have an extra meal tonight, Captain Zhu. You can have dinner with us before you leave. With such a big fish, I'll make a few more dishes for you. I guarantee you've never had any."

After a revolutionary friendship of digging wild vegetables, Su Zhuzhu is no longer so averse to Zhu Ye and no longer deliberately keeps a distance from him.

When Zhu Ye heard Su Zhuzhu say this, he was very happy. After working so hard for so long, he finally took a small step closer to Su Zhuzhu.

When people are happy, they work more energetically. He watched Su Zhuzhu wash her hands by the stream and then let her get in the car. He put the fish in the car first, found a raincoat to wrap them up, and then went back to load two buckets of wild onions into the car. Then the two of them set off quickly.

I don't know if it was because of the good harvest today, but Su Zhuzhu was anxious to go back and eat the delicious wild vegetables as soon as possible. She was very excited along the way. Zhu Ye was also in a good mood due to Su Zhuzhu's influence. They also exchanged ideas on various ways to eat water celery, wild onions and grass carp on the way, making the originally bumpy journey easier.

An hour later, a military jeep drove onto the road of the Red Star Brigade. Why do I say that? The road of the Red Star Brigade was specially paved. It was wide, solid and had good drainage. Such a heavy rain had little impact on the road and the car drove smoothly.

Zhu Ye couldn't help but smile in appreciation as he looked at the smooth road in front of him. He thought about what he had heard from his grandfather and Dean Chen about Su Zhuzhu and the Red Star Brigade. No matter how much he heard, it was not as shocking as experiencing it in person. At least there were not many roads of this specification in the county, and only the main roads in the county could be compared. It was obvious that a lot of effort and cost were spent. A small brigade could achieve this level, which showed that the two processing plants of the Red Star Brigade were really excellent.

The team members who came out to work because there was no rain also saw the military jeep on the road, but they were now very calm. They had seen it many times, so there was nothing strange about it. They just took a look and continued to do their work.

Su Zhuzhu looked out through the car window. It turned out that the team leader had organized everyone to check the drainage, not only here on the road, but also the ditches in the fields and the drainage in the processing plants. Especially for the storage of medicinal materials, moisture-proofing must be done well. And the houses in the village, before the new houses are built, the old houses still need to be maintained and lived in for a while.

As the car got closer, some sharp-eyed people noticed that the person in the car was Su Zhuzhu.

"Zhuzhu is back, Zhuzhu is back!" The sister-in-law who first discovered the situation shouted excitedly, and then quickly asked her children to run and tell the team leader.

At this moment, all the team members around heard it. Even those who were far away knew, through word spread, that it was Su Zhuzhu, the educated youth, who had returned. Everyone put down their work and gathered around the jeep.

There were so many people that the jeep stopped soon and was instantly submerged by the enthusiastic crowd.

"Zhuzhu, I knew it was you. I saw it at first sight." The excited sister-in-law was the first to squeeze next to Su Zhuzhu's car window.

"Su Zhiqing, you are finally back. I went to the clinic to look for you several times. The medicine you prescribed for me last time worked well. Now I can sleep well every day. I brought a chicken to the clinic, but you were not there. It happened that you are back, so I asked my family to send it to you in the evening. It's a good time to replenish your energy. I haven't seen you for a while, and your face has become sharp."

"Let me go, let me go. I have something to talk to Zhuzhu about."

Everyone started to make a noise, "You are the only one who has something to do. You are so anxious that you have to queue up anyway. You even want to cut in line and talk to Su Zhiqing!"

The one who just spoke had to beg for mercy.

"Everyone, I really have something to say. The captain has been telling me about this for a long time, but I always can't get the ratio right. Now Zhuzhu is back and I'm worried!"

After hearing this, everyone knew that this was a matter related to the hot sauce factory, and that this person worked in the hot sauce factory. This was a serious matter.

Just then, the team leader heard that Su Zhuzhu had returned, and rushed over. He waved his hand and told everyone to disperse, doing what they needed to do and not to delay things. They should check early and deal with any problems as soon as possible, as there might be heavy rain in the evening.

Su Zhuzhu then seized the opportunity to open the door and get out of the car. Zhu Ye saw Su Zhuzhu getting out of the car and followed her out.

"Captain, you seem to be in good spirits recently, with a rosy complexion. Tell me if there is any good news!"

The captain glared.

"You're teasing me before we even enter the village. I heard you're back, so I came to see you. You've been away for a while, so I have to see how our Su Zhiqing is doing!"

"But speaking of happy events, there are indeed a few happy events in the brigade. We have received several large orders, and the factory is going to expand again. However, it is difficult to explain this in the short term. Let's talk about it tomorrow when we go to the office. Let me introduce you to the officer who sent you back. You have been leaving him alone for a long time."

Su Zhuzhu quickly introduced both parties, and specifically mentioned that Zhu Ye was the leader of the 624th Unit in the back mountain of their brigade, and also Lin Wu's leader.

When the captain heard this, he quickly stretched out his big hands full of cracks and calluses, held Zhu Ye's hands with both hands and shook them violently, which confused Zhu Ye. Is the Red Star Brigade so warm in welcoming people?

In fact, Zhu Ye had no idea that as long as it was a big business for the Red Star Brigade, the brigade leader would be as excited as if he had been injected with chicken blood. The 624th Troop purchased a lot of hot sauce from them, and it was a long-term order. Recently, the military hospital of the army also intended to come to purchase Chinese medicine. Although it was not much, but a mosquito meat is still meat. Their brigade cannot look down on small orders just because they make a lot of money. Besides, the order for hot sauce is here. Anyone who comes from the 624th Troop is the God of Wealth, including Lin Wu. Now the reception standard for Lin Wu when he comes to the Red Star Brigade is much higher. It was Lin Wu who put in a lot of effort to pull this off.

Su Zhuzhu had just returned, and the team leader insisted that the two of them come to his house for dinner tonight. No matter what, he, as the factory director, had to entertain the God of Wealth well.

Before Su Zhuzhu could refuse, Zhu Ye politely declined. He was still waiting to eat the food Su Zhuzhu cooked. Who would want to go to someone else's house for dinner with such a good opportunity? Moreover, they picked the wild vegetables themselves, and there was such a big fish in the car. He must eat it today. If he couldn't eat it today, he would definitely not have the chance again. Needless to say, it was impossible for him to stay overnight. No matter how delicious the food was, it would not be as delicious as the food Su Zhuzhu cooked herself.

After finally sending off the overly enthusiastic captain, the two got back on the bus. Under Su Zhuzhu's command, the Chinese medicine doctor arrived at the Youth Institute smoothly this time.

Returning to the Youth Institute, Su Zhuzhu felt like she had been away for a long time, and inexplicably felt a little homesick. Shaking her head, she waited for Zhu Ye to park the car, then she opened the door and got out.

While Zhu Ye was moving things in the back, Su Zhuzhu had already taken out the key from her bag and opened the door to her room. The room was exactly the same as when she left, except for a light layer of dust.

Taking advantage of the rare absence of rain, Su Zhuzhu opened the front and back doors and windows to let in some fresh air, and then she and Zhu Ye moved in her luggage, as well as the wild vegetables and fish she had picked.

Of course, wild vegetables and fish were moved into the small kitchen in the backyard.

Su Zhuzhu was a little confused when she saw the several large bags of things in her room. Apart from the ones prepared by Aunt Chen for her, what were the others for?

Zhu Ye saw Su Zhuzhu's confusion and walked over to open a few unfamiliar bags. Inside were various milk powders, malted milk, brown sugar, candies, chocolate snacks, and several bottles of vanishing cream. One bag contained fruits and various dried goods, fungus, mushrooms, etc. What interested Su Zhuzhu was that there were also seafood, such as dried shrimps, dried fish, isinglass, mussels, and scallops. She smelled the familiar salty and fishy smell as soon as she opened the bag.

"These are prepared for you by Grandpa and Uncle Wang. They were afraid you would not accept them, so they told me to take them out when we get there." What Zhu Ye didn't say was that he bought the vanishing cream. As a straight man who has lived for more than 20 years, he knows that girls are proud to use vanishing cream, so he simply bought a few bottles and stuffed them among a pile of gifts without being conspicuous.

Su Zhuzhu looked at the pile of things, mostly food, and took them without hesitation. She asked Zhu Ye to go to the kitchen in the backyard to help clean the fish first, and she would go over as soon as she had packed up the things.

Just after she finished packing her things, she heard the excited voices of Liu Yuanyuan and Duan Xiaoling from the yard outside, calling her name.

Su Zhuzhu quickly stuck her head out and saw the two girls running towards her together. When they got close, Liu Yuanyuan hugged her.

"Zhuzhu, I'm so glad you're back. You don't know how miserable I was when you were away. I missed you so much."

"Are you missing the food I cooked?" Su Zhuzhu bluntly exposed Liu Yuanyuan's little thoughts.

Liu Yuanyuan was not embarrassed at all and laughed a few times. Anyone who is used to eating the food cooked by Su Zhuzhu would not want to see the big pot meals in the cafeteria.

Duan Xiaoling was much calmer, but she could not hide her excitement. There were only three female educated youth living in the educated youth center, and they had a very good relationship. After not seeing each other for so many days, she must be very excited.

"Zhuzhu, you don't know that during the time you were away, people asked every day when you would be back. Everyone was thinking about you! Just now, I heard someone in the office say that you were back, so Yuanyuan and I immediately asked for leave to come back and see you. Sure enough, it was you who came back!"

Su Zhuzhu took out the snacks and fruits sent by Aunt Chen and Old Zhu, and asked Liu Yuanyuan and Duan Xiaoling to sit down and eat.

"There's another guest helping out in the kitchen at the back. You guys sit down and eat. I'll go check on him."

When they heard that there were guests, Liu Yuanyuan and Duan Xiaoling could no longer sit still and went to the kitchen together.

Wow, at first glance I thought it was Su Zhuzhu's boyfriend Comrade He. However, this officer comrade is more burly and appears wilder. He looks very masculine but also quite aggressive. What's quite inconsistent is that this officer comrade in military uniform is bending over the chopping board, holding an oversized fish in his left hand and rapidly scraping the scales with a knife in his right hand.

Hearing the noise, Zhu Ye turned around and saw three girls standing at the door watching him scrape the fish scales!

Zhu Ye stopped what he was doing, stood up and greeted the two girls he didn't know.

"Hello, comrades!"

Liu Yuanyuan and Duan Xiaoling looked at each other and saw the confusion in each other's eyes, but they both responded to Zhu Ye quickly.

"This is Captain Zhu Ye from the 624th Unit in the back mountain. I came back a few days ago and have been in the county hospital treating Captain Zhu's grandfather. So Captain Zhu sent me back today because he is about to return to the team."

Then he introduced Zhu Ye to her two friends.

Knowing that the two girls in front of him were Su Zhuzhu's good friends, Zhu Ye rarely smiled at outsiders as a kind response.

"Zhuzhu, where did you get such a big fish? It can't even fit on the chopping board."

After the people were introduced, any questions had to be asked to Su Zhuzhu in private. Liu Yuanyuan then became concerned about the big grass carp behind Zhu Ye. It looked like they would have another big meal tonight. She wondered what delicious food Zhuzhu would prepare for them.

It was like a sleepy boy hitting the pillow. Talking about this, Su Zhuzhu became excited. She wanted to share her happiness and joy with her good friends.

"We encountered heavy rain on the way back. After the rain stopped, we passed a creek. Captain Zhu found the fish. He knocked the fish unconscious with one shovel. The creek was not big. We estimated that it was due to heavy rain and the fish escaped from the reservoir upstream. It was a good catch for us."

Liu Yuanyuan and Duan Xiaoling showed envious eyes, they had never caught a fish before, even if they could just watch. Usually they saw some children in the team holding baskets or something to catch small fish and shrimps in the ditch. It was the first time they saw such a big fish. It must have been a better sight if Captain Zhu could stun the fish with one shovel. It was such a pity.

"Come and see!"

Su Zhuzhu pulled Liu Yuanyuan and Duan Xiaoling to the corridor behind the kitchen. Looking at the neatly arranged water celery and wild onions, they were shocked again with their mouths wide open.

"Well, this is my achievement. You may not know it, but when I saw such a large patch of wild vegetables by the creek, I was so excited that I rushed over with the bag. Captain Zhu saw that I had difficulty digging wild onions, so he brought a military shovel to help me. I found the fish when I was washing the shovel. My luck was incredible."

After Su Zhuzhu said this, Liu Yuanyuan and Duan Xiaoling beat their chests and stamped their feet. They both worked in the processing factory all day long. Although it was much easier than working in the fields before, they felt regretful that they could not be present at such a fun thing. They really wanted to go out and play. They had been working since they went to the countryside and never thought about relaxing. Being able to go to the commune to buy things was the greatest enjoyment!