Chapter 49: Coming to the Door (Page 1/2)

After getting the village chief's consent, Huo Qinghuan was so happy that he rolled up his trouser legs and rushed to the fish pond. The water in the fish pond was only one or two centimeters deep at most.

Many women and children were carrying buckets, bending over to pick up small fish and shrimps floating on the water in the mud. Two children were fighting over a fish that was four fingers wide, and they pushed themselves directly into the mud.

Huo Qingci frowned, "Manman, let's not go down."

"Brother, I want to go down. Anyway, the clothes can be washed if they are dirty."

"Then you go, your sister-in-law won't go."

Lin Man looked at the clay figurines in the fish pond, hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay, let's stand here and watch for a while. It's been a long time since we've seen such a lively scene."

Although Huo Qingci's space also has a fish pond, they have no shortage of fish to eat. If they want to eat small fish and shrimps, they can just cast a fine net in the fish pond and catch them.

To put it bluntly, they came here just to join in the fun and feel the atmosphere of fishing.

"Manman, when we get to the island, I'll take you fishing after I've rested. There's too much silt in the pond, and your feet will easily get stuck."

"Okay, I won't go down."

Lin Man handed the bucket to Huo Qinghuan and warned him, "Be careful, there may be glass in the mud, so be careful."

Some people are so wicked that they like to throw sprayed pesticide bottles or broken bowls from home into the pond. If you are not careful, you may get your feet pricked.

"Sister-in-law, I will pay attention."

After Huo Qinghuan got down to the fish pond, he didn't rush to compete with them for the small fish and shrimps. Instead, he picked up snails one by one, and if he stepped on a river clam, he would throw it into the bucket.

Lin Man sighed, "There are so many snails in this pond and no one is picking them up. With the way my brother-in-law is picking them up, I guess he'll fill up a bucket in no time."

"There are indeed a lot of snails. The women and children in the village are busy picking them up."

Huo Qinghuan shouted towards the shore: "Ah~! Big brother, save me, a snake bit my toe and it hurts so much..."

When Huo Qingci heard that his brother had been bitten by a snake, he took off his sandals and rushed to the pond.

"Where? Where is the snake?"

"The snake's head bit my little toe."

"Lift your legs up."

Huo Qinghuan held onto his elder brother's arm and pulled his legs out of the mud. Huo Qingci looked at what he had brought out and was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

"It's an eel. Let me help you break it off."

Lin Man stood by the pond and asked loudly, "How is Huanhuan now?"

"My toe was bitten by an eel, but it's okay now."

Lin Man hadn't expected Huo Qinghuan to be bitten by an eel. Was this lucky or unfortunate? She could only say, fortunately, it wasn't a snake.

After buying the fish, Zhao Dong learned that Huo Qinghuan had been bitten by an eel. He laughed heartily, "You picked up a snail and got your toe bitten by an eel. This is unbelievable luck."

"Uncle, please stop making fun of me."

"Okay, I won't laugh at you anymore. I'll kill that big yellow eel when I get back and stew it for you."

Huo Li saw Huo Qinghuan limping back and asked him what happened. Huo Qingci explained to his grandfather, "I was picking up snails by the pond and got bit on my toe by an eel."

"Are you not hurt?"

"It's nothing serious. I checked it out for him."

He used his healing ability to treat him, and he should be fine.

Huo Li asked Huo Qinghuan to lift his foot for him to see. He found that it was just a little red and swollen, so he told him not to run around.

"Your toe is injured, so you'd better not learn to swim for now."

Huo Qinghuan was extremely depressed. Just because his toe was bitten off by an eel, why couldn't he learn to swim?

The next morning, Zhang Hanjiang drove to pick up Huo Li and the others to take home. Zhao Yungui picked a large bag of peppers, eggplants, beans and cucumbers in a woven bag for his brother-in-law to take home to eat, while Zhao Yunchuan brought a large bag of peanuts and a bag of dried wild vegetables for his brother-in-law.

Huo Qingci knew that his grandfather gave each of his two uncles a hundred yuan last night so that they could buy some delicious food.

After returning home, Huo Li asked Huo Qingci to pack his luggage first and prepare to return to the military compound for lunch.

Lin Man asked Huo Qingci, "Should we pack our luggage for the island now?"

"No, we'll be back in a few days, and Mom and Dad will come to see us off. Grandpa should also come back once."

"Alas, we haven't had time to deal with those snails yet."

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"It's okay, my parents have a kitchen at home."

"How can the car fit so many things?"

"Grandpa said he would let Uncle Zhang take a few days off and let me be his personal driver for a few days."

Lin Man thought that this was misusing the public bus for personal purposes, but since Grandpa was the commander, they didn't dare to say anything to him.

"In that case, shall we bring some more fruit for Mom and Dad?"

"You and grandpa wait for me at home. I'll drive out and be back soon."

Lin Man waved her hand and took out the return gifts for her fourth uncle's family and younger uncle's family. She then took out a bag of flour, a bag of rice, and a bucket of peanut oil from her own space.

Huo Qingci asked: "What are you doing?"

"Everyone has a ration of food. We'll have to eat when we stay there for a few days, right? We should always remember to bring our own rations when we go out."

“You, you…”

Huo Qingci went out for a while and came back soon. Huo Li asked him, "What did you do?"

"Grandpa, don't you like eating bayberries? I asked a friend to buy another basket, and also a basket of lychees. I also bought some rice, flour and oil for Mom and Dad."

Everything has been bought, what else can Huo Li say? His grandson is getting married and has a lot of ideas, so it would not be good for him to say too much.

The group returned to the military compound and went directly to the cafeteria to eat at mealtime.

After dinner, they took gifts and went to their fourth uncle’s house first, and then to their younger uncle’s house.

Grandpa distributed about ten pounds of various vegetables that his uncle had given them to each family.

After visiting his fourth uncle and younger uncle, Huo Qingci drove his grandfather, wife, and younger brother back to the space base.

Originally, Huo Li had no intention of going there and wanted to stay in the military compound. Huo Qinghuan said, "Grandpa, it's more lively with more people. We'll all be going to the island in a few days. Even if we want to have some fun, it won't be that lively."

Huo Li couldn't bear to leave his eldest and youngest grandsons behind, so he decided that they would follow him wherever they went. It just so happened that his son's house was an independent bungalow with three bedrooms, which was not enough space for the young people to sleep, so he let them sleep on the floor.

Xiao Ya was so happy when she learned that her son and daughter-in-law came to visit a day in advance. When the car drove to the gate of their yard, she hurried out to greet them.

"Manman, you're here."

Lin Man came down with a bag of rice and greeted Xiao Ya with a smile, "Mom."

"Hey, Manman, why are you still carrying rice?"

At this time, Huo Li opened the passenger door and walked down, saying calmly: "The children don't want to cause you any trouble, so they brought their own rations.

Have Qingyan and Junshan returned yet? If they have, tell them to take the things off the car."

"Dad, you're here. Junshan is killing a chicken in the kitchen. Qingyan should be back soon."

"Since they're not here, go and take the fruits and vegetables off the car."

Huo Qingci said, "Grandpa, you go in first. I'll carry the things in the car slowly."

Huo Qinghuan got out of the car carrying the urea bag of snails. "Grandpa, I'm here too. Mom, you can go in too. My brother and I can just take the things from the car."

Seeing that her son treasured the contents of the urea bag, Xiao Ya asked, "Huanhuan, what's in this bag?"

"They're snails. We caught them in the countryside. We haven't even eaten them yet, so we brought them all here this time."

After answering, Huo Qinghuan looked at Lin Man and said, "Sister-in-law, can you make fried snails tonight?"

"Okay, but you have to use pliers to cut off the snail's butt first."

"Sister-in-law, can I use a hammer?"

"sure."

Huo Qingci and his companions ran back and forth several times and finally took all the things off the car.

Lin Man had just entered the house and sat down to rest for a while when someone knocked on the Huo family's door.

“Boom boom boom~!”

Lin Hun thought about it for a long time, and tonight he mustered up his courage and finally took advantage of his break after get off work to sneak to the door of the Huo family's house.

"Aunt Xiao, are you home?"

Xiao Ya opened the door and was startled. "Comrade Lin Hun, why are you here?"

"Aunt Xiao, I came here today specifically to ask you two questions."

"What's the problem?"