Chapter 21 Wedding Banquet

"Really? To leave this deserted island, each person needs to pay a head tax of 20 taels of silver. Can the Du family really afford it?"

"Don't worry! I heard that the boy from the Du family is a good swimmer! He has caught a lot of big goods at sea in the past two years, so he must have some money! Didn't you see the food they bought?"

"Yes, and I heard that the Du family kid also promised his father Taishan that he would help them pay the head tax in three years, and then the family can live on the land!"

"Oh, then Uncle Zhong will enjoy his life, right?"

"That's for sure!"

Su Qian listened quietly to the conversation between the Du family and the Su family next door.

She was thinking about what she needed to buy when she went to Haiping Town tomorrow.

In fact, the most important thing is to buy a little bit to show off, and to find an excuse to take out things from the space market.

"Ah-Qian, what are you thinking about? Come eat now."

Su Xi used chopsticks to pick up a piece of beef for Su Qian. "I just heard that the Du family will let us take these bowls, chopsticks and dishes back home in a while!"

“Is this true?”

The second aunt of the Su family paused while eating, then looked up and asked Su Xi.

"Well, it seems that the groom's parents said so."

Su Xi said softly while eating the food in the bowl.

"It must have cost a lot for this Du family kid to marry our Su family's Ah Qing! It must have taken a lot of thought."

Gu Luyun said thoughtfully, "From the proposal yesterday to the preparation of so many dishes and household items today, they must have gone to Haiping Town last night..."

Su Qian instantly understood what Gu Luyun wanted to say next. She shook her head gently, "Mom, let's eat first!"

After looking at Su Qian, Gu Luyun looked around and stopped talking. Instead, she started eating quietly.

Sure enough, after a while!

The groom's parents came to the beach and said to everyone, "This time our son and Su Qing's marriage is a great joyous event. Everyone, please eat and drink well. You can take the bowls and chopsticks in your hands and the plates on the ground back with you later! The lunch boxes are the return gifts from the young couple to you!"

The Su clan members who had just arrived on the deserted island were in need of bowls and chopsticks, so the cooking provided by the Du family was undoubtedly a timely help!

This made the entire Su family cheer and cheer!

"The Du family is really generous. It seems that they have indeed made a lot of big fish in this sea in the past two years! It's a pity that we don't have anyone who is familiar with the water."

The second aunt of the Su family looked at the groom's parents enviously and said.

"Mom, I can learn even if I'm not familiar with it! Just wait, I will be filial to you and your aunt in the future!"

Su He said with a firm look in his eyes.

After the meal, everyone took the bowls and chopsticks they had used and washed the plates in front of them and returned home.

After Su Qian placed his bowl and chopsticks on the stone slab, he said to his second uncle and second aunt who were about to return to their stone house to rest, "Second uncle and second aunt, wait a minute!"

Su Qian glanced around, asked Su He to take the dragon-phoenix fetus to play outside on the rocks, and then led the others into his own stone house No. 12.

"Ah Qian, why are you being so secretive?"

The second aunt of the Su family asked doubtfully.

Su Xi knew what Su Qian was going to say, so she casually found a place to sit down.

"It's like this. Sister Xi and I went to help Sister Qing with her makeup today. Her groom has some connections and said he can arrange for us to go to Haiping Town alone tomorrow to buy supplies. What do you think?"

Su Qian said to the other four people.

"Well, that's what I wanted to talk about today!"

Gu Luyun nodded gently, "They were able to arrange such a grand banquet overnight, so they must be able to travel freely between the deserted island and Haiping Town."

"Yes, so I plan to go to Haiping Town to buy some things tomorrow, the most important thing is to buy a fishing boat!"

Su Qian said softly to everyone, "With a fishing boat, we can go fishing and travel freely to Haiping Town."

"Ah Qian, this is a good idea! But where do we get the money?"

The second aunt of the Su family agreed to buy a fishing boat, but they were exiled suddenly and they had no time to pack up.

Gu Luyun knew that Su Qian had received a lot of large pearls last night. She said softly, "Qian has them. On her birthday, A Sheng gave her a lot of pearls, which she kept close to her body. In order to avoid being robbed by the officials along the way, she didn't take them out."

"Really? That little Ah Qian is really smart!"

The second aunt of the Su family gave Su Qian a thumbs up and said, "When it was Ah Xi's birthday, Ah Sheng also gave her some gifts, but unfortunately that girl treated them like marbles and toyed with them. I don't know where they went!"

As she said this, she glared at Su Xi speechlessly, as if she was a spendthrift.

Su Qian smiled helplessly in response.

In the original body's memory, General Su did give them pearls on their birthdays, but they were not as big as she was.

Moreover, those beads were hidden in the closet by the original owner and were never taken out during exile.

However, what Gu Luyun said at this moment was consistent with what she said in front of other people, which also cleared the way for her pearl.

"Oh, so Ah Qian asked us to come here to discuss with us what supplies we need to buy tomorrow?"

The second uncle of the Su family, who had been listening quietly to what they were saying, asked softly.

"Well, we are now in a poor house except for this stone house. We still need to buy some things to bring back!"

Su Qian nodded gently. "In addition to the things that need to be bought, I plan to buy some cotton and cloth, and some tools for felling trees. The ground in this stone house is cold at night, so we still need to make a few wooden beds."

"Well, we need to seal up the gaps in the stone wall, too. I heard that when the weather on this deserted island gets hottest, there are typhoons and heavy rains! This stone house with holes in it won't be able to withstand the ravages of the wind!"

The second aunt of the Su family listened to a lot of idle chatter from the Du and Su clans today, and she spoke carefully.

"In fact, the shells of the clams and conchs we eat can also be used to build houses! When we have time, we can dig out the shells we eat, break them up, mix them with soil, and fill the gaps in these stone houses!"

Su Qian thought about it and suggested.

"What? The shells of clams and conchs can repair the house? Then I have to dig up those shells and collect them! Such good things can't be wasted!"

Upon hearing this, the second uncle of the Su family hurriedly spoke.

"Well, Sister Qing's family said they would contact us today and ask us to wait at the beach at 11:00 am tomorrow. So, uncle, do you want to come with me? If there's anything that my niece forgot to buy, uncle can also give me some advice."

Su Qian thought that since it was his first time to go to Haiping Town, it would be beneficial to bring his second uncle along.

"Even if you don't tell me, Second Uncle will definitely go with you, but..."

The second uncle of the Su family frowned slightly and said.