"Oh dear~"

I want to go too!

Upon hearing that she could go out, Su Tiantian was incredibly excited. The weather hadn't been very good these past few days, and she hadn't been taken out to play.

Although a few boys would come to tease her, they would always run away quickly.

She can't kick a shuttlecock, and she can't play with stones.

She wanted to sneak out to play, but her nose was stuffy, so she knew she couldn't go out. She's still very weak, and her mother would worry if she got sick.

"A-Luo, you do your thing. I'll take Tian-Tian for a walk on the beach."

Su Chengguo said with a smile that the little one loves to go out, and Su Luo is studying medicine, so it can't be delayed.

However, the little guy doesn't recognize anyone; he'll let any family member take him out.

Su Luo nodded.

Su Chenggong and Li Xue also went out together.

The children all ran outside to play wildly.

After leaving the beach, Zhou Chunmei saw a figure preparing to go ashore. As she approached, she greeted him with a smile: "Taotao's mom, you're here to go beachcombing too?"

Seeing the Su family members all in pairs, Tao Tao's mother felt a little envious. She smiled and nodded, saying, "I came to try my luck, but I wasn't very lucky. I only found two fish."

These two fish aren't expensive; they'd only sell for a few cents.

It was little, but something is better than nothing, and she was satisfied.

"Taotao's mom, thank you for last time."

Li Xue smiled and thanked Tao Tao's mother.

Tao Tao's mother waved her hand: "I didn't do anything."

She just casually reminded me; she didn't offer any other help.

"Then I'll head back now."

Tao Tao's mother smiled and parted ways with Li Xue and the others.

Su Tiantian let out a soft "Ah!" in Su Chengguo's arms.

Su Chengguo stopped and looked at Su Tiantian carefully before asking, "Tiantian, do you want us to invite her along?"

Every sound Su Tiantian makes is meaningful.

Hearing Su Chengguo say that, Su Tiantian laughed again and exclaimed "Oh!"

Su Chengguo immediately understood and turned to Tao Tao's mother, who had already walked away, and called out, "Tao Tao's mother, do you want to come with me to go beachcombing?"

Tao Tao's mother stopped in her tracks when she heard the shout; she thought she had misheard.

"Taotao's mom, want to come along?"

Zhou Chunmei spoke with a smile.

Tao Tao's mother nodded repeatedly. She knew that the Su family was particularly lucky. They were the talk of the town lately, and everyone in the village said they were surrounded by good fortune.

Their willingness to take her along was like a windfall for Tao Tao's mother; she couldn't have asked for more.

Except for that one time when she shamelessly tried to steal it, she always observed quietly afterwards.

She would often search the places the Su family had been after they left, and she gained a lot from this.

Tao Tao's mother suppressed her excitement and followed behind them.

Thank you.

Thank you for being willing to take her. Tao Tao's mom felt a lump in her throat.

"No, no, I just wanted to ask how your child is doing at school. My eldest child is also going to school soon, and since you have experience, I wanted to ask you for some information."

Li Xue spoke gently, naturally bringing up the topic of children.

Tao Tao's mother understood their good intentions, and she replied with a smile, "The school teachers are very responsible. Just keep notebooks and pencils handy, that's all you need..."

Tao Tao's mother spoke attentively, and Su Chenggong and Li Xue listened very carefully.

Until Su Chengguo exclaimed, "Wow, there's a great place over there!"

From a distance, it was impossible to see what it was; all I could see was the sight of waves crashing and floating.

Everyone quickened their pace.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a sea cucumber.

Tao Tao's mother was stunned when she saw such a large number of sea cucumbers being blown ashore. She knew the Su family was lucky, but this was just too good!

"Taotao's mom, don't just stand there, hurry up and pick them up!"

Zhou Chunmei immediately opened the burlap sack and started picking things up. Seeing that Tao Tao's mother was still standing there, she quickly reminded her.

Tao Tao's mother snapped out of her daze, her eyes reddening as she repeatedly expressed her gratitude: "Thank you, thank you all, thank you..."

She had never had such good luck before, and she couldn't bring herself to share her occasional good fortune with others.

"No need for thanks, hurry up and pick them up, or we'll all be done and I won't let you have them..."

Without even looking up, Su Chengguo turned the bag upside down and started rummaging through the sea cucumbers.

He was quick; with one swipe, a bunch of sea cucumbers were shoveled into the bag.

Tao Tao's mother immediately started working, and everyone else was picking things up.

Su Tiantian's gaze was fixed solely on Su Chengguo's chin.

It goes up and down.

Su Tiantian cried out "Ah!" several times, but she couldn't wake her second uncle, who was engrossed in picking sea cucumbers.

It wasn't just my second uncle; everyone was picking them up, their eyes filled with longing for seafood.

As she swayed back and forth, Su Tiantian began to yawn.

In just over half an hour, almost all the sea cucumbers in this area had been picked up.

Su Chengguo looked out at the sea, but after a long time she still couldn't see Yuqing.

I can only thank him again when I go out to sea.

The buckets are full, the sacks are full.

"There are so many, you can't carry them all, can you?"

Su Chengguo was in a dilemma; this must weigh several hundred kilograms.

Tao Tao's mom picked up about 200 jin (100 kg) of the rubble.

“That’s easy, I’ll go back and bring our tricycle.”

Su Chenggong spoke with a smile.

"I'll get some dried sea cucumbers. I'll add some to soups later; they taste amazing. I'll save some to make steamed buns tomorrow morning, or make braised sea cucumbers with scallions, or sea cucumber rice..."

Su Chengguo looked at the abundance of sea cucumbers and began to plan how to eat them.

Tao Tao's mother was a little envious; there were so many, yet she didn't plan to sell any of them.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. The Su family is so lucky that they don't need to rely on this for a living.

She had a good harvest today, and she didn't know if she would have such an opportunity again. She sold all of these, and kept a pound or two for the children to try.

"Taotao's mom, you're taking these to Liu's fish farm, right? We'll use our tricycle later, it'll save us the effort."

Zhou Chunmei asked with a smile.

Tao Tao's mother nodded: "Thank you. If there's anything you need me to do in the future, please don't hesitate to ask."

She has about 200 jin of sea cucumbers. Sea cucumbers are only 1 mao per jin, so she can sell them for more than 10 yuan. In just one hour, she has earned more than half a month's worth of income.

She had nothing to give back except her hard work.

"OK."

Zhou Chunmei nodded and wrote it down.

By the time we finished getting everything done and got home, it was already dark.

Su Luo took Su Tiantian from Su Chengguo's arms and asked with a smile, "Sweetie, did you have fun?"

Su Tiantian blinked and shook her head, letting out a soft "Yay!"

She won't go beachcombing anymore; it's not fun there, and her second uncle even made her fall asleep.

Su Luo couldn't help but laugh when she saw Su Tiantian's adorable face.

After tidying up, everyone went to sleep.

The next morning, Su Dahai and his two sons ate some hot sea cucumber noodles and then set off for sea.

Liu Xiaohua and her two daughters-in-law were cleaning up the sea cucumbers, Su Luo was studying, and Su Tiantian was lying quietly and obediently in her cradle.

...

At this moment, Su Chengguo stood on the deck and used a landing net to retrieve the items that Yu Qing had brought.

Su Chenggong and Su Dahai looked at him curiously. Su Chenggong was a little proud. He smiled and explained, "This was given to me by Yuqing. She said it was a treasure that the old sea turtle had transformed into after its death. It's the old sea turtle's way of repaying Tiantian."