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Ye Jiao didn't get what she asked for, so she slowly smiled and turned around to walk to the kitchen.

After a while, Ji Yang started killing fish outside. He also picked a fat crucian carp and treated it in a few strokes.

While scooping out the water and washing it, continue to shave the scales of the fish. Cut the gills with a knife on the left and right sides. Then scoop out two more spoons of water, and you will have a clean fish.

Ye Jiao took it, looked at the basin of water, and warned, "Take this and pour it into the grass behind. It's too fishy."

Ji Yang nodded and walked out with the basin in hand.

While eating, Ye Jiao thought about how many fish there were in the tank and said, "Would you like to send some to your parents?"

In fact, it was just a casual question. Ji Yang might have feelings for his parents, but she didn't.

"No, my sister-in-law will report me." He refused flatly.

Ye Jiao was glad that he could carry it clearly. Sun Miaolan was really not a fuel-efficient lamp, so she probably wouldn't be grateful to them either.

"Mom only cares about his grandson now, and it has nothing to do with me." Ji Yang said and urged her, "Eat more."

Ye Jiao knew that he thought he was angry, and she was afraid that she could not accept being ignored by her parents. She thought about it and said, "Don't blame your parents too much. Maybe they have difficulties too."

"Their problem is that the next incense is available, and it will hurt to change someone else." Ji Yang's tone was neither salty nor cool.

Ye Jiao was embarrassed.

He knew better than she did.

"When the family was separated, we didn't ask for anything. We gave them all their parents' money and food, and they also lived in the new tile-roofed house. They should also be supported. We gave some money during the holidays. We made it clear at the time."

"Yeah." Ye Jiao didn't think about it, she was just afraid that he would say she was unfilial. In the countryside, this would be ridiculed and discussed.

Now that Ji Yang said so, she felt relieved.

Life goes on as usual, except that when Ji Yang comes back from work every day, he has to go to the mountains.

I can get a few fish back every time.

The small water tank was full of fish. She couldn't help it anymore and said, "Stop catching them. We won't be able to eat them all and they will starve to death."

When he said this, Ye Jiao felt that they were really bloated. In the past, they could only eat meat during the Chinese New Year, but now they can eat fish every day.

That is tender and delicate fish meat that others may not be able to eat once a year.

"I won't die of hunger." Ji Yang was looking at his bean sprouts. After four days of sprouting, two kilograms of mung beans had sprouted. They were watered frequently and were growing well. They had grown about ten centimeters and could be sold tomorrow.

"There's so much to eat." Ye Jiao felt that he wasn't listening to her and walked towards him. Looking at so many bean sprouts, she felt worried again, "I'm afraid it weighs more than ten kilograms, right?"

"Bring the basin, let's fry a plate today to try out the taste." Ji Yang said, already picking out edible bean sprouts, and Ye Jiao went back and gave him the basin.

Ji Yang said as he picked it up, "If it grows a little longer tonight, I will sell the fish and bean sprouts tomorrow."

"Is this okay? This is illegal." Ye Jiao looked worried. Even though he said it, she still felt uneasy.

"Normally no one will check the black market. If they are sold, we will buy three chicks and raise them." Ji Yang induced slowly.

Ye Jiao really hesitated.

They have no chickens to lay eggs, no money or food stamps. They seem to be really desperate and don't know how much they can sell them for.

"I'll soak the remaining half of the mung beans in a moment. When you get up tomorrow, pour out the water and cover it with a towel. You can sell it again in a few days." Ji Yang warned, and then felt relieved, "It's okay. I'll leave before dawn tomorrow. The bean sprouts will be covered with leaves. Who will know me after I leave the village?"

Ye Jiao was gradually convinced by him and said, "Then, we will bear the burden together if anything happens."

"What could happen? The door was locked when you went to work." Ji Yang handed the basin to her, "Just wash it and fry it. I'll get some dried chili peppers."

In the evening, there was a fish soup, a large plate of bean sprouts, and cold wild vegetables. There were only two of them, and they were fuller than during the Chinese New Year. In the end, there was only half a bowl of fish soup left. Ye Jiao urged Ji Yang to finish it quickly, because there would be no more food tomorrow. Delicious.

In such weather, Ji Yang always uses cold water for bathing, while she is the only one who uses hot water all year round. Sometimes he feels that he is in a lot of troubles, but he doesn't care about this.

He was able to boil hot water, mix it with lukewarm water, and carry it in for her, all with ease. He also liked to lean on the head of the bed, pillowing their only pillow, and watch her read and do questions under the dim light.

When he has seen enough, he will say lazily, "Are you going to sleep?"

"You go to bed first." Ye Jiao replied.

There were several books he brought back, and to her they were another world to be discovered, tirelessly.

Ji Yang: "Then don't go to work tomorrow. I'm afraid you won't be able to wake up. There's only half an acre of land left unploughed. I'll come back to plow and plant rice seedlings."

"I can just plow slowly. I have to plow your land twice, but it's not done well." Ye Jiao turned to look at him.

Men are not as careful as women in doing things, and Ji Yang is not good at it. He stumbles, and both of them are half-measured.

"Then take your time. I'll try to come back as soon as possible. Are there any books you need? I'll pick them up for you tomorrow."

Ye Jiao was happy for a while at first, and then confused, "Pick it up?"

"Otherwise, where do you think you can get it? The library in town requires book stamps. When I walked around the black market, no one was selling these things. There were so many books in the scrapyard, and the old man even asked me to go there more." Yang lazily put his hands behind his head and spoke slowly.

"..." Ye Jiao's mouth twitched, and after a while she whispered, "Then... can you help me see if there are any of these exercises? Just math and physics."

"I'll look for it. Then I'll go to sleep." He said as he pulled the quilt over him and went to sleep. Before he went to sleep, he said, "By the way, find some comic books to read. I used to like reading them."

Ye Jiao looked at him with his eyes closed, and then looked at the book on the side. She felt relieved for some reason.

At present, it seems that Ji Yang can still take on some responsibilities. As long as he is free from Zhang Yan's nagging and protection, she can help him grow up slowly. This is the best life she can think of.