Chapter 18 Being a buddy

On the day when he picked up more than 60 kilograms of hairtail, Mu Chenze did not go out to sea.

It was thanks to his suggestion that we discovered the prawns tonight.

Could it be that it wasn't God's blessing but a secret gift from Mu Chenze?

Ask him in person tomorrow.

Chu Xuan got up at six o'clock the next morning. He decided not to go fishing during the day but to wait for the construction team at home.

The structure of the new house and the height of the courtyard wall need to be communicated, and we also plan to rebuild the toilet and kitchen.

In fact, it would be more convenient to have a well at home, but this place is too close to the sea and we can’t get fresh water. We need to go to the stream on the other side of the village to fetch water.

The stream water is spring water from the mountain, the water is clear and sweet.

The water tank at home was empty, so Chu Xuan went out carrying a bucket of water.

When I got to the stream, I happened to meet Mu Chenze who was also coming to fetch water.

Take the initiative to greet, "Are you not going out to sea today?"

"That's right."

Mu Chenze put down the carrying pole and picked up the empty bucket to fetch water.

Seeing that no one was around, Chu Xuan asked the question in his heart, "Did you put the prawns there in advance yesterday?"

Mu Chenze looked at me like a fool and replied nonchalantly, "How much free time do I have to go to the beach and put prawns in advance for you? Don't flatter yourself and be so self-indulgent!"

He filled two buckets of water and left without looking back.

Chu Xuan touched his nose slightly embarrassedly, thinking that he had asked too rashly today.

He didn't notice anything, and only after walking more than ten meters did Mu Chenze dare to breathe a sigh of relief.

It seems that I can't do such stupid things again in the future.

However, the water tank needs to be filled several times.

On the second and third trips, I met Chu Xuan again.

Chu Xuan did not take the initiative to talk to him.

On the fourth trip, after Mu Chenze had filled his bucket, he took the initiative to talk to Chu Xuan with a smile on his face, "I heard that your family is building a new house today, and the construction team is doing all the work and materials?"

"Yes."

"If you need help, just call me."

"No. To avoid misunderstandings among the villagers. Mu Chenze, I'm actually very curious. Why don't you hate me, but help me instead?"

Mu Chenze no longer concealed it. "Because I passed by the Chu family's old house that day and overheard your conversation with Feng Chunhua, I realized that it was Feng Chunhua who forced you to scheme against me and my family. After marriage, I gave her a subsidy of hundreds of yuan a month, and the amount will increase in the future. How dare she ask for it! I am very grateful for your kindness in not marrying me. So if you need me in the future, just let me know."

After saying that, I felt relieved.

Chu Xuan didn't expect him to know the truth. "I hope you don't blame me. I'm the one who let you down. I've been feeling guilty all this time!"

"What's there to feel guilty about? That wasn't your intention. From now on, I, Mu Chenze, will treat you as a friend and a buddy. Let's go!"

Mu Chenze carried water and left.

Chu Xuan muttered softly, "It's good to be brothers!"

Since the prawns were not secretly given by Mu Chenze, she would not be polite.

Chu Xuan returned home and made boiled prawns, which she and Xiao Feng enjoyed to their heart's content.

Mu Chenze returned home and saw Qin Mahua hesitant to speak. He couldn't help laughing, "Mom, just ask whatever you want to ask."

Qin Mahua made a gesture of counting money and said, "You didn't go out to sea today. Did you go to collect and sell fish again? I saw there was no money under your pillow."

Mu Chenze laughed heartily and took out a wad of money from his pocket. "Here it is! Over four hundred yuan."

Qin Mahua happily took it and asked while counting, "Is it hairtail again this time?"

"No. It's abalone. I left some in our kitchen. I've had breakfast and am going back to my room to catch up on some sleep. Don't disturb me."

Mu Chenze walked into the bedroom.

After a while, Qin Mahua's surprised voice was heard, "Oh my god, how many are these? They are clearly a pile of abalone! Just keep these and sell them for money. Wouldn't it be a waste to eat too much?"

Fortunately, I didn't go into the house to disturb Mu Chenze.

Mu Chenze would not tell anyone that the pile of abalone was actually intended to secretly subsidize Chu Xuan. It had already aroused Chu Xuan's suspicion, and he could not do that again.

Otherwise, after the truth was revealed, Chu Xuan would definitely convert the hairtail fish and prawns into money and give it to him.

At eight o'clock in the morning, the construction team entered Chu Xuan's house. There were ten people in total, and the man in the lead was called Lin Lou.

Today we will demolish the house, mark the lines and dig the foundation.

The two rooms and the courtyard wall that had collapsed before were demolished, and they were all broken earth and rotten wood.

Lin Lou suggested to Chu Xuan that after the new house was built and moved in, he should demolish the remaining two rooms and build new ones.

Chu Xuan thought so too, but he didn’t have that much money at the moment.

I need to earn at least another thousand yuan before I can build it again.

Around ten o'clock in the morning, Gao Meijuan and her daughter came to help.

Gao Meijuan's daughter Wang Shasha is the same age as Chu Feng this year, but she is a head taller than Chu Feng.

This made Chu Xuan more aware of the need to provide his younger brother with nutrition.

At noon, I made stir-fried clams, pork belly and prawns stewed with cabbage and vermicelli, steamed mixed flour buns, and boiled mung bean soup.

Mixed flour steamed buns are made of corn flour and white flour, and taste sweet.

Accompanied by the delicious dishes, the construction workers ate happily and satisfied, and worked more vigorously in the afternoon.

When the work was finished, the foundation had been dug and laid with stones, red bricks, concrete, etc.

There are not many building materials left today, so we need to bring some more tomorrow.

We didn't pull it all in at once because we took into consideration that there is no wall here and it would be easy for thieves to steal.

Hearing that Qiu Daguang had been arrested, he took the blame and Qi Hong escaped unscathed.

Around eight o'clock in the evening, Chu Xuan came to the beach carrying his sea-hunting tools.

Although she was very tired today, it still couldn't stop her enthusiasm for going to the beach.

Live by the sea.

She wants to pick up more seafood and make more money.

Mu Chenze was walking on the beach to digest his food after dinner. Even though the light was bad, he still saw Chu Xuan at a glance.

The main reason is that her figure is huge enough.

This time I didn't go up to disturb her.

Chu Xuan took a flashlight and followed the receding tide.

I saw a sea bass weighing three or four pounds.

Put down the bucket, grab it with your hands, and put it into the bucket easily.

Continue walking forward and pick up a 15-centimeter-long sea cucumber.

We also saw a group of bluefin mullet stranded.

The bluefish is small and has a lot of bones, but it smells delicious when fried!

After a while, he picked up half a bucket.

Walking forward again, I saw a dozen sea urchins.

The thorns all over the body are moving, they are all alive.

I was lucky today and was able to put it into the bucket with a clamp.

Sea urchins are delicious, but Chu Xuan is reluctant to eat them and plans to go to the dock to sell them later.

The purchase price of sea urchins varies, depending on the quality.

After picking up the sea urchins, Chu Xuan found another sea bass and caught it and put it in the bucket.

Walking forward, I picked up two sea cucumbers that were about 17 or 18 centimeters long. They were plump and weighed about half a pound each.

Chu Xuan decided to quit while he was ahead and walked back with the bucket.

Whenever they met villagers going to the beach, they would shine their flashlights on Chu Xuan's bucket.

Everyone thought she had been doing well in shipping recently, and they were all curious about what good stuff she had picked up.

Arriving at the dock, Chu Xuan went straight to Li Tong's stall and said, "I'm not selling the blue-scaled fish, but I'll sell you the rest."

"Okay."

Li Tong weighed them quickly.

Two sea bass weighing 7.4 jin and 3.7 jin of sea urchins.

When it was Chu Xuan's turn to weigh the sea cucumbers, he stopped them and said, "We're already so familiar with each other, let's just give a fixed price for the sea cucumbers."

I was thinking to myself that the three sea cucumbers were of very good quality and were valuable because they were rare, so I would definitely not sell them for less than 80 yuan.

Unexpectedly, Li Tong looked embarrassed. "Last time I fixed the price because a customer urgently needed them. I need to weigh them today. The quality is good, so I'll give you 15 yuan per catty. These three must be more than a catty. If you don't agree, you can take them to the county hotel and sell them yourself. You may get a good price."

(End of this chapter)