Chapter 9 It’s time to make money!
"But we don't have any change of clothes!"
Hearing that it was possible to wash up, Su Xi was very clean. Then she thought of this problem and said hurriedly with a frown.
"Uncle, this is indeed a problem. Why don't we wait until nightfall to wash and dress? When it's dark and there are fewer people around, we can first find some large leaves and use twigs to make clothes to cover our bodies. Then we can wash our clothes and wear them tomorrow!"
Su Qian thought about it and suggested.
"That makes sense. It's Uncle who didn't think it through. Let's wait until after dinner!"
Uncle Su placed the iron pot filled with water on the stove and said, "Use this water to boil clams tonight!"
"How about we wash in batches? Let the children wash first, we'll wash their clothes and hang them to dry, and then we'll wash them in the evening?"
Gu Luyun, who was standing by, said, "Let's go get some big leaves to wear and then let them wash first."
"Alright. Let me take care of the search for the big leaves! I just saw that there are two rocks two or three meters away from us that form a private area, perfect for bathing."
Uncle Su got up and went to look for large leaves.
The second aunt of the Su family poked the stove with a branch and began to slowly boil water.
"Aunt, there are clams and sea bass in this big wooden barrel. We don't have anything to take a bath with, so why don't we boil the clams and grill the sea bass first and eat them ready-made in the evening? That way, we can get out of the wooden barrel and wash ourselves."
Su Qian pointed out the most important point at a glance. If they wanted to wash, they had to take out the big wooden barrel.
"Well, Xiao A-qian is really thoughtful. Auntie, cook the clams first, grill the fish, and then boil water for you!"
The second aunt of the Su family smiled and nodded, then started to get busy.
Not long after, the second uncle of the Su family also came back, holding a bunch of broad leaves and branches with a slight smell of seawater in his hands. "I was worried that there might be something dirty on the leaves, so I went to the beach to rinse them a little. By the way, I just ran into the kid from the Du family, and he said there is a freshwater well on this island, right at the back near the land reclamation area, and we can go there to get water for our daily use!"
"Well, that's great! Her second uncle, leave it to me from now on!"
Gu Luyun signaled to Uncle Su to put the washed large leaves on the stone slab and start to use the thin branches to make clothes.
Su Qian on the side watched quietly. It seemed that he still had to find an opportunity to go to the mall to exchange some fabrics or clothes in the evening!
Originally, she wanted to use the thirty cents to exchange for some rice or flour, but now it seems that changing and washing clothes is more important.
However, thirty cents doesn't seem to be able to buy much cloth, right?
Su Qian frowned slightly, and she slowly stood up, "Mom, Second Uncle, Second Aunt, I'm going to take a walk."
"Ah Qian, can I come with you?"
Su Xi stood up quickly after hearing that.
"No, I'll just walk around here. You can wash up first. I'll be back in a while!"
Su Qian smiled slightly, shook her head gently, and then walked out of the rock.
After Su Qian left, the second aunt of the Su family sighed softly, "Sister-in-law, little Ah Qian seems to have more independent ideas than before, but she is even more worried. You have to teach her a lesson!"
"Alas, they have encountered a great change. The three siblings are already very careful and attentive. They will definitely not be the same as before."
Gu Luyun, who was working non-stop, also sighed, "In the past, Ah Qian was like a dodder flower. Now she has her own opinions, which is good. But Ah Xi and Ah He in your family are still the same, which is good."
As she spoke, she looked at Su Xi and her brother with satisfaction.
"Ah, these two children of mine are just so heartless."
The second aunt of the Su family also glanced at her two children and said jokingly.
As expected, this attracted the murmurings of disobedience from Su Xi and Su He.
She smiled and changed the subject.
The joyful chat atmosphere, set against the backdrop of the two simple stone houses, gave people a feeling of finding joy in adversity.
On Su Qian's side, seeing that no one else was following him, he quickly came to the rocks on the beach.
After eating the clams, she felt that the weakness and fatigue she had at the beginning were gone, so Su Qian planned to catch some fish near the reef.
With the cover of the sea water, even someone would not notice that she could make those fish and shrimp disappear out of thin air.
Su Qian gently lifted up her trouser legs, rolled them up to her knees, and began to slowly step one foot into the sea.
The cool sea water slowly soaked her jade feet, and Su Qian's entire pores relaxed.
Perhaps it was because of her water control skills that she was able to feel the closeness of the sea water to her the moment she entered the sea.
She curled her lips unconsciously and stepped her other foot down.
With her feet stepping on the clear pebbles, Su Qian felt completely relaxed.
Schools of shrimp-sized fish approached her feet and pecked them gently, making her squint her eyes in comfort.
She gently placed her hands into the water, and soon a transparent shield appeared in the water, isolating her feet from the sea water.
"Fortunately, my water control technique has not been downgraded."
Su Qian whispered, and the shield shattered.
"It's time to make some money, or you won't even have clothes to wear."
Su Qian whispered and stretched out her right hand towards a one-foot-long grouper. Soon a prompt appeared in her mind: The grouper is worth 5 cents. Do you want to put it on the shelf?
Of course the choice is yes!
Soon, there were 5 more cents in Su Qian's account, and the grouper in her hand disappeared.
Then she extended her claws to another flat turbot.
Strangely enough, these fish were not afraid of Su Qian at all. They came very close to her and let her touch them.
Turbot, valued at 5 cents, do you want to put it on the shelf?
Eh, it’s also five cents.
Must choose yes!
Soon, there was another five cents in Su Qian's account.
After catching seven or eight groupers and turbots in a row, Su Qian's account had reached 70 cents.
However, this is far from enough!
She reached out to the little octopus again.
Octopus, valued at 1 cent, do you want to put it on the shelf?
Hey, this octopus is the same price as the blue crab?
Forget it, I’ll just pick the bigger one to touch!
Su Qian let go of the octopus in his hand and continued to attack the grouper and turbot that were slowly approaching!
Soon, the copper money in her account increased to 100 wen.
At this time, a perch weighing five or six pounds also swam over, and she grabbed it casually.
The sea bass is worth 10 cents. Should we choose to put it on the shelf?
Su Qian chose yes without hesitation, and there was an extra 10 cents in his account.
She smiled slightly and completely fell in love with the feeling of making money.
After looking up at the empty beach, Su Qian bent down again and continued her money-making career.
By the time Gu Luyun came to find her and she went back to wash up, Su Qian already had 680 copper coins in her account.
"How can you go into the water, kid?"
Seeing her feet soaking in the sea water, Gu Luyun said with a worried look on her face.