Chapter 21: Instant Noodles for Crabs Incident (Part 1)
Shi Qingqing shook her head and raised her hand: "I just want to ask you, what about the other two men? Did they only see those women? Did the men die?
Or do you think that housework is not for men? Then what are you doing when you are cleaning and doing housework? "
Zhao Fengnian was stunned.
He had never looked at this seemingly simple matter from this perspective.
Zhao Fengnian can do housework, he knows a lot and is willing to work hard.
In his own small family, he is not the kind of male chauvinist who is not involved in worldly affairs.
But outside of his own small family, he didn't seem to think so at all. Even at home, it was because he loved his wife as a newlywed. When he reflected after the quarrel, he remembered that he seemed to have done very little housework in the month before the quarrel.
"Okay, I have to get up early tomorrow to go to the beach to earn money. If you have nothing else to do, let's just leave it at that." Shi Qingqing's heart, which had been restless because of Zhao Fengnian's hard work at home, now calmed down enough.
She had reasons why she would never hate this man.
But there is also a goal of not wanting to be held back.
Neither of them slept well that night.
The next morning, before leaving, Shi Qingqing said directly: "There is no money left at home. The food we have is only enough for the next half month. And the vegetables were sent by my uncle to help us. That's all I have to say."
"I understand. I won't give it to anyone."
There was no longer the trust that was evident in Shi Qingqing's eyes as before. Zhao Fengnian wanted to say something several times but stopped himself. He could only watch his wife carry the bucket and hang it on the bicycle and leave.
He also had plans for today. He originally planned to take his elder brother and the others to visit a nearby factory, while he himself had to gather with the engineering team to prepare for the division of labor.
Now……
Zhao Fengnian filled the containers at home with water, then locked the door and went out.
Shi Qingqing went all the way to the beach. Without a rickshaw driver, she rode on her own.
This time she did not go to the previous place, but used the positioning to go to a new mudflat. There were several women wearing face scarves also going to the sea. When they saw Shi Qingqing coming down, no one stopped her.
It is most likely not a private contractor.
Shi Qingqing also took off her shoes and went down, digging several kilograms before noon.
This isn't very efficient, but it's better than nothing.
At noon she cooked some instant noodles for herself, which was quite tasty, with some ham, eggs and some vegetables. A woman came and asked if she could have some soup, and she offered a steamed bun in exchange for some hot soup.
Shi Qingqing originally brought some dinner with her, so she simply cooked another pot, but this time she didn't have any side dishes.
But the woman was still very surprised. Not only did she give her steamed buns, she also caught a handful of snails and two swimming crabs from her own catch and gave them to her.
There weren't many swimming crabs in her own harvest.
A message popped up at the right time in Haihuo Mall: [One swimming crab of qualified appearance can be exchanged for two points. ]
[For inferior snails, one point is given for every pound. ]
Shi Qingqing's eyes lit up. Those two were four points, plus these snails, a total of five points.
But a pack of instant noodles in the mall only costs 0.5 points, and she felt embarrassed to exchange so many points for just one pack of noodles.
The key is that people keep saying thank you.
"It's okay. You don't need these two crabs. You can keep them for yourself."
The woman shook her head and said, "If I take it back, my mother-in-law will take most of it and give it to my eldest sister-in-law. It's better to give it to you."
Shi Qingqing was silent for a few seconds: "How about I trade you some noodles, two crabs for a pack of noodles, or two sausages."
"Is that okay? The things in the sea aren't that valuable. A pack of instant noodles costs 80 cents."
"It's okay. I have a mother-in-law I don't like. Just think of it as me not wanting your mother-in-law to take advantage of me."
The woman hesitated for a moment, then lowered the price to three crabs and a pack of instant noodles.
Shi Qingqing would not refuse.
After that, the woman left with full of energy, and before leaving, she left all her gains with Shi Qingqing.
Shi Qingqing exchanged the two crabs for points, bought eight packets of instant noodles with four points, and continued to pry the oyster meat. More than an hour later, the woman named Jinhua came over with a bunch of crabs in her hand.
After counting, Shi Qingqing gave the other party five packages, two sausages, and some snails that were placed here before. The two of them each took what they needed, which was quite clear.
Half an hour later, an older child came over and said that her aunt had changed the instant noodles and he wanted some too.
[Intermediate quality swimming crab, full yellow, eight points per crab.]
Shi Qingqing: “!”
To be honest, you have to come to the seaside to make money.
Although the child only has three in his hand, one is equivalent to four of his aunt's!
"What are you going to exchange these for?"
"How about a pack of instant noodles? I want spicy ones. They taste better when eaten dry."
Shi Qingqing bought the common satay flavor locally, and there was no spicy flavor.
However, the mall has instant noodles that are suitable for dry eating and come with small cards.
Even cheaper, 0.3 points per pack.
"I'll bring spicy flavor tomorrow. Today I'll give you a pack of satay flavored instant noodles and a sausage. Tomorrow you can exchange a crab for spicy instant noodles. How about that?"
The child was very happy: "Okay, then what time do you come tomorrow? I will go to my brother's boat to get it... Um."
The child quickly shut up, but Shi Qingqing heard everything.
It turns out that this is not a big crab picked up from the beach, but one picked from my brother's harvest. No wonder it is of intermediate quality.
This is embarrassing. When the brother finds out that I exchanged instant noodles for big crabs, I don't know whether he will feel like I lost money or gained money. After all, a big crab costs a few dollars in the vegetable market.
"If it was from your brother's boat, I wouldn't exchange it with you. It would cause misunderstanding." Shi Qingqing endured the heartache and returned the crab and continued to work.
After working for a while, I found that the child was gone.
She breathed a sigh of relief. She was really afraid of being pestered by the child.
Seeing that it was getting late, Shi Qingqing also calculated the time it would take to return, so she planned to pack up.
When I cleaned up, I found that a pack of instant noodles was missing, and the three crabs were still in my bucket.
I don’t know if the biggest one was aggressive or what, but one of its pincers fell off.
As a result, after the appraisal, the price could not be sold at all and the price became one point per piece.
It’s better to eat it yourself.
Originally she wouldn't think it was too little, but when the crab that was worth eight points became only one point, she felt disappointed!
It would be better to just eat it directly, which would be like you luxuriously eating a crab worth eight points!
The child's behavior was unacceptable, but she didn't have the heart to settle the score with anyone. She didn't know whose child the was or where he lived. So what could she do if she went to their house? Generally speaking, the parents who raise naughty children are probably the naughtiest ones in the family or the ones who indulge their children the most.
Neither of these fits the theory.
After packing up her things and keeping most of the gains, Shi Qingqing sighed when she found out that the weight beyond the ten kilograms had cost her another 0.1 point.
Home was supposed to be the most relaxing place, but she felt unsafe.
Shi Qingqing rode her bicycle a few steps, and heard the sound of pursuit and shouting from behind. "Wait a minute, the one riding the bicycle!"
She who rides a bicycle?
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