Educated Youth in the Countryside: She is the Village's Embroidery Queen!-Chapter 483: Keep Her in Line

"What’s this."

"It’s from Wen Shi."

Upon hearing this, the somewhat indifferent Uncle Yaozi instantly perked up like a wound-up spring. He quickly took the items from Yi Chichi’s hands, "You hurry up and take these to your captain uncle and the others."

"Okay!"

It was meant for him anyway, so Yi Chichi didn’t think his attitude was a problem. After all, whenever he and Mu Da brought fish and such to Wen’s house, Wen’s mother’s attitude was pretty much the same.

So, Yi Chichi turned around with the remaining items and left, casually asking Da Li and Big Orange if they wanted to follow her.

In the end, these two cats, perhaps drawn by the smell of the sea, weren’t willing to follow her and instead returned to rub against Uncle Yaozi’s side with great affection.

They really are two ungrateful cats.

Yi Chichi clicked her tongue and turned to leave.

Meanwhile, Yaozi carried the items into the house, with Da Li and Big Orange following and meowing incessantly.

"You two sharp-nosed fellas, let me see if there’s something you can eat."

Before he finished speaking, he opened the bag and immediately saw the sun-dried, tightly-textured, brightly colored large prawns.

"You can eat this!"

After taking out three prawns and sharing them out, Yaozi placed the dried fruits and seafood separately. When he got to the bird’s nest, his eyes lit up, "Wow, Wen Shi even sent bird’s nest."

He must cook it for his wife and send it to her to eat.

This thing is good for women.

At the same time, Yi Chichi was also pulling Aunt Ma and Nuonuo’s mother over to talk about the bird’s nest, "You can eat this yourselves."

The team captain stretched his neck to look, and Wen Sheng was unhappy, "What’s this, you bring something over and favor the women over the men?!"

They’re all elders. How can there be such favoritism?

Yi Chichi just laughed, "The aunts have trouble sleeping, whereas you and the big bros snore like thunder when you hit the pillow. You don’t need it."

The team captain understood, "This thing can improve sleep?"

"...Yes."

Actually, it doesn’t do much. The main components of a bird’s nest are various acids like phenylalanine, and its nutritional value is very limited.

But high-quality bird’s nest, when cooked, has a good texture.

Yi Chichi eats bird’s nest purely for psychological impact.

As for claims of bird’s nest beautifying and moisturizing, she doesn’t feel it. Instead, some medicinal diets cooked according to the season and one’s constitution can do these.

But she didn’t plan to say this, as making a good medicinal diet is difficult, and using it to regulate the body is also troublesome.

First of all, the quality of medicinal materials and ingredients is crucial, and it’s impossible to achieve this under current conditions.

"In any case, uncle, if you want to eat, feel free, but there’s only this much. Once it’s gone, it’s gone."

"Then forget it, let your aunts eat."

The team captain still cared for his wife. When he heard this, he wasn’t jealous anymore and went to properly store the seafood and dried fruits.

So, after Yi Chichi carefully taught Aunt Ma and the others how to cook the bird’s nest, she took her leave and went to the village secretary’s house, repeated the process, and then returned home to cook the bird’s nest.

When Wen’s mother came back, she was greeted with a bowl of bird’s nest, "Mom, Wen Shi sent back the bird’s nest, hurry and eat!"

Wen’s mother acknowledged but didn’t rush to eat, instead asking if Chichi had eaten.

"I already ate."

"Alright, then put it on the table. I’ll wash my hands and come back."

"Sure."

Yi Chichi put the bird’s nest on the table and ran to the kitchen to pack the rest into a food container, "Mom, I’m going over to Grandpa’s."

"Use the back door."

"Got it."

You always have to mind the details, and Yi Chichi was well aware of this.

She emerged through the back door and headed straight for the cowshed.

When she arrived, she found that the elders were organizing the vegetable garden. The land, frozen over the winter, needed to be prepared soon, or else, once spring planting started, there wouldn’t be time for this.

Preparing early and planting early is necessary, otherwise, when the weather heats up, there will be no vegetables to eat.

"Stop what you’re doing, come eat something first."

She sneaked over like a thief, lowering her voice to call out to them.

The elders exchanged glances, silently put down their work, and followed her inside.

"Did your in-law prepare some food again?"

There was no smell of food.

Yi Chichi hesitated for a moment, then looked up at her grandfather, "Be honest, are you craving meat?"

"Eating meat every day doesn’t necessarily mean indulgence, so how could one crave it?"

Her honest grandpa laughed, "It’s just that you always send over meat whenever you make it."

She wouldn’t send vegetables specifically unless they contained meat.

"You’ll be disappointed this time; it’s not meat."

Speaking, she opened the food container lid and brought out the bird’s nest inside, "Bird’s nest delivery, one bowl each, eat quickly, and I’ll take the bowls back after you’re done."

Wanting to eat meat isn’t hard. Tomorrow, I’ll have mom stew pig’s feet with soybeans.

Give them some nourishment to handle the busy and tiring spring planting.

Mr. Song felt it was a waste for them to eat bird’s nest and nagged that they should keep it for themselves.

Mr. Ma and the others nodded in agreement.

Even her grandpa thought the same.

Yi Chichi felt helpless, "Wen Shi sent over six pounds, and I’ve already shared some with Uncle Yaozi’s family. It won’t hurt to share with you guys."

That made sense.

So, the group stopped talking and ate the bird’s nest.

After eating, Ye Yuntang wiped his mouth and said to Yi Chichi, "Don’t cook mine next time, this stuff is not tasty, a bit fishy."

He was referring to the fishy protein taste.

"I don’t want it either, it’s not delicious."

Her grandpa and the others were also not impressed by the bird’s nest, and they all requested that she doesn’t send it again.

Unfortunately, Yi Chichi pretended not to hear, letting it go in one ear and out the other.

Not eating it was out of the question. Without others to help share it, it would take her and Wen’s mother forever to finish the remaining few pounds.

"I’ll bring vegetables over tomorrow night."

She packed up the bowls, carrying the food container as she left.

Mrs. Song looked at her husband, "She didn’t agree."

Mr. Song nodded with a bitter expression, "Looks like we still have to eat the bird’s nest."

But this stuff is really not tasty.

As for the notion that bird’s nest is nutritious, he never believed in it.

His ancestors had never run out of bird’s nest, spending a lot on it every year, yet they weren’t particularly healthy.

Many passed away weak and ill.

"Old Qin, you have to manage Chichi."

Mr. Qin snorted, "I’d be grateful if she didn’t manage me, let alone me managing her."

If he could manage her, he would have arranged for her to join the army or take a proper path long ago, rather than contently stay in Kao Shan Village doing nothing, waiting for that day to come.

"When she sends it, just eat it and don’t be polite with her. As for the future..."

He didn’t finish, but everyone understood the implication in his words.

They all exchanged glances and sighed together.

That’s the only way it could be.

Yi Chichi wasn’t aware of the conversation after she left. With the surplus bird’s nest in stock, she cooked it daily, causing everyone to complain, even Qin Jiu, who was home on break, didn’t escape.

Once the break ended, he didn’t stay a minute longer, packing up and heading back to school.

Yi Chichi didn’t mind. After all, with her grandpa and the others to help finish it, losing Qin Jiu wasn’t a big deal.

After the spring planting, Wen’s mother busied herself washing, drying, and storing away the family’s winter clothes and bedding, while Yi Chichi busied herself with sewing and mending.

The mended clothes, shoes, and socks were for Wen’s mother, her grandfather, as well as the village elders.

Wen’s mother, whacking a stick against a quilt, began to take an interest in Yi Chichi’s work, "Have you finished embroidering that twin lotus yet?"

"Not yet."

She first embroidered two pieces for the Friendship Store, one of which is complete and the other nearing completion. After that, she can focus on embroidering Tang Ruoqing’s twin lotus.