Chapter 63: The Yan Family Gather

  Just as the three were about to leave, they met a man and a woman, who were none other than Xiu's children, Yan Rujin and Yan Ruoyu. The two had been sitting in the carriage with Old Yan for two or three hours when they arrived, only to be told that Chou Jiaqiang and others were in the back garden, and the two young people immediately slipped inside.

  "Mom, Brother Chu! We're here." The two greeted. From the moment they entered the village, their eyes were scanning around. They were both city-raised kids and had never been to a village like this before. Although it looked quite impoverished, with not a single high-rise building in sight; but it felt very comfortable, the air was fresh, and the ecological environment of Chujia Village was still very primitive, making them feel as if they were immersed in nature.

  "Haha! Came over? This is my sister Chu Jia Wan, also in Education City, high school sophomore, and can be considered your junior." Chu Jia Qiang introduced.

  Yan Ruyu quickly started chatting with Chu Jiaowan, the two of them not being much different in age, without any generation gap. Yan Rugui just gave a greeting, this guy was not very open in front of Chu Jiaowan, but his eyes would occasionally sneak a peek at her.

  "Alright, let's talk again when we get back!" Chu Jiaqiang picked up his farming tools and headed home.

  "Cough, cough! Brother Chu, I heard you caught a big golden money turtle yesterday. Can I take a look? I've heard it's very valuable and I've never seen a golden money turtle before!" Yan Rujin immediately spoke up, one of the reasons he sneaked in was to see the legendary golden money turtle.

  Xu Xiu glared at her son: "If you don't study hard, you'll just be wandering around all day, see how you'll live independently in the future."

  "Mom, I've been staying in a lot this year. You and Dad have been away for days, so I just stay home with Grandpa, eating fast food every day. My tongue is almost getting ulcers!"

  It seems this guy ran over here, and there's a reason for it too?

  Chu Jia Yan looked at him strangely: "Eating fast food, someone as old as you can't even cook?"

  As soon as the words came out, Yan Rugong's face turned red immediately, while Yan Ruyu just smiled and ate, and Xu Xiu was more helpless. If it were usual, Yan Rugong's skin would be very thick, but today, for some reason, Chu Jiaxuan looked at him strangely and his face started to heat up.

  Yan Ruyu whispered a few words in Chu Jia's ear, and Chu Jia's eyes widened in shock: "Master!"

  Yan's face turned even redder with shame, and she decided that when she got home, she would definitely learn how to cook. She couldn't bear the thought of being looked down upon by this girl in front of her. Her grandfather spent every day playing chess in the park, sometimes forgetting about time altogether, so it was impossible to expect him to cook. As for herself, she couldn't even manage to boil rice properly, and the dishes she made were so bad that not even a dog would eat them.

  At home, we use coal gas. When cooking rice, a high-pressure cooker is used. The most unbearable time was when the rice on top wasn't cooked yet, but the bottom had already become mushy. We could only scrape off the middle layer to eat. If an electric rice cooker were used, this situation wouldn't occur. However, the rice cooked in an electric rice cooker isn't as delicious as that cooked in a high-pressure cooker.

  Cooking is even more hopeless, this kid can't judge whether it's cooked or not, how much salt and oil to put. Can only keep tasting the dish, the dish may not be cooked yet, but he might have eaten most of it already. Anyway, from then on, no one in the family dared to let him cook again.

  "Alright! Let's go see Old Jin." Chu Jiaqiang had no choice but to take them to broaden their horizons, gain some experience, and there was no harm in that. Xu Xiu didn't follow them, preparing to head back to cook dinner instead.

  Lao Jin is the name given by Chu Jia Wan to Jin Qian Gui. This girl really has no level when it comes to naming.

  Four people arrived at the reservoir, and Yan Jia siblings' eyes were full of surprise. They didn't expect this small place to have such good scenery, it's picturesque beyond description.

  "What a big lake, and there's a beach and small islands." Yan Rugui was not a person who understood appreciation, but when he saw the large lake in front of him, it was like a piece of jade, and the beach was like a floating silk ribbon, and he couldn't help but feel a little dazed.

  "It's not a lake, it's a reservoir. Now it belongs to my elder brother. He has contracted the entire reservoir and riverbank, over there they are preparing to build a suspension bridge that spans to the small island, connecting to the mountain valley on the other side. Next to us is a large patch of yellow flower vegetables, which will be even more spectacular when in bloom. The fruit forest across the valley belongs to my brother, with many types of fruits planted inside, but it was only planted this year, I don't know if there will be any harvest next year." Chu Jia Yan introduced proudly.

  Yan's siblings were extremely surprised, never expecting Chu's family to make such a big move in the countryside.

  Walking to the edge of the reservoir, Yan Ruyu couldn't help but take off her sandals and walk in the shallow water.

  "The water here is so clear and cool!" Yan Ruyu exclaimed.

  "Wow! What a big crab!" Yan Rujin saw a huge crab, about the size of a palm, lazily sunbathing on the beach not far away. She widened her eyes and rushed over to catch the crab.

  However, this crab is not easy to provoke. It immediately raised a big pincer and went straight for Yan Rujin's outstretched hand. Yan Rujin quickly withdrew his right hand and secretly called it lucky. The crab did not let go of the despicable guy who disturbed its sunbathing, turned around, rushed over horizontally, and opened and closed the raised pincer.

  "My goodness! This crab is not easy to mess with, it's even more fierce than the ones in the seafood store." Yan Rugui quickly retreated a few steps.

  At this time, Chu Jia Wan walked over, pressed down on the crab's back with one hand, picked it up, and looked at Yan Ruogin with a speechless expression. Yan Ruogin was once again disheartened, thinking that he had been despised by this girl again.

  "Brother Chu, is this the crab you raised?" Yan Ruyu took one glance and saw that this crab was exactly the same as the one Chu Jiaqiang had given to Teacher Gu last time. Thinking of the delicious crab roe, Yan Ruyu couldn't help but lick her lips.

  This action was very enticing, causing Chu Jia Liang to lose his composure for a moment.

  "Cough, cough! It can't be said that I raised them, this reservoir was contracted by me, and the things inside naturally belong to me. This river crab is a specialty of our Chu family river, and because the water is deep on this side of the reservoir, the aquatic products are not well developed, and there are quite a few river crabs." Chu Jiaqiang explained.

  Chu Jiaqiang stretched out his hand into the water, stirring up the surface while secretly releasing some spiritual water.

  Lao Jin's golden turtle immediately emerged from the water, swimming towards Chu Jiaqiang like a cat smelling fish, followed by a school of fish. The golden turtle took a few sips of water and then looked at Chu Jiaqiang again. Seeing that Chu Jiaqiang didn't make any further moves, it slowly swam away.

  "Wow! It's really a huge turtle." Yan Ruyu and Yan Rugong were amazed again.

  Yan Rugong suddenly thought of a question: "Chu Ge, how did you lure it out? Is it related to the way you slapped the water just now?"

  "Hehe! This is a secret. Alright, Jin Qi Gu has also seen it, go separate ways to find some crabs to bring back." Chu Jiaqiang knew that Yan Ruyu liked to eat this thing, actually everyone present liked it.

  Before long, the four of them caught more than 20 crabs and then headed back along the ditch. Seeing the fish in the ditch, Yan Rugui let out another cry of surprise, rolled up his pant legs, and ran into the ditch to catch fish. However, after trying to catch them for a while, not only did he fail to touch any fish, but his pants got wet instead.

  "Alright, come on up, stop messing around. With your skills, you won't even catch one fish in a whole day." Chu Jiaqiang was also getting annoyed, if they could catch fish with empty hands, it would be like snowing in June.

  "Alas! What kind of fish is this? How can it be so slippery?" Yan Rugong crawled up, washed the mud with water. Not only did she not mind getting dirty, but she also found it very interesting and decided to come back after dinner to try again. For city people, the opportunity to catch fish was quite rare, let alone Yan Rugong, even Yan Ruyu was a little excited, but since Chu Jiaqiang was by her side, she didn't want to go down and make a fool of herself.

  "Hehe! The fish inside, except for my big brother, no one can catch with bare hands." Chu Jia Yan knew her older brother's skills best.

  "Can Brother Chu catch fish with his bare hands?" Yan Rugong asked curiously, but then remembered that the strong men of the Chu family had been dealing with these things since they were young, and felt at ease.

  "We won't catch any more now, we still have dishes at home and with these crabs, it's enough to eat." Chu's family hurriedly led everyone back, their footsteps hasty, leaving the people behind them quite perplexed.

  Because the Chu family's strong repair is advancing one layer at a time, the Shanhe Map will undergo a transformation. After breaking through in the morning, the Shanhe Map has been in a state of transformation until now, and it has finally been completed, so I couldn't wait to go back.

  Returning to the old house, he saw Yan Lao was playing chess with his son. Yan Lao's mood was also very good now, until his son's legs were saved and he was full of energy, it was a joyful occasion that lifted one's spirits!

  "Jia Qiang is back? Wow! So many big crabs, we're in luck today." Yan Tianyi saw Jia Qiang from afar.

  "Haha! Jiaqiang, I've been troubling you for a while now. Now that my whole family is coming over to disturb you, I'm really sorry about that! But this place is truly a great place to retire, the air is good and the scenery is beautiful!" Yan Lao found himself liking this place.

  A man who has lived for more than half of his life, has been to many places, but such a beautiful village is rarely seen. He slightly understands Feng Shui and finds that the Feng Shui of Chujia Village is also very good. It can't be said that it's like the left green dragon and the right white tiger, but the deep mountain range in the village is like a giant dragon, which is a rare dragon vein, facing Chujia Village.

  "Haha! No trouble at all, as long as you don't mind the place being a bit backward." Chu Jiaqiang had to step forward and greet him.

  The three of them chatted for a long time before Chu Jiaqiang excused himself and left.

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