Chapter 75 New Harvest
Looking closely, it was a gray sea duck.
How bold of you to snatch her king clam.
Don't blame her for catching all the sea duck eggs in a while.
Where there are sea ducks, there must be sea duck eggs.
This is the first time I've encountered this.
Let’s tie up the sea duck first.
Chu Xuan did it immediately after he thought of it.
Quickly tie up the sea duck's legs and beak, lock its wings together so it can't fly, and put it in the backpack.
Mu Chenze was surprised and said, "Today is another lucky day."
Even if there is nothing good in the tide pool for a while, with this sea duck, you can pick up some sea duck eggs and catch some king clams and still get a lot.
Chu Xuan continued to sprinkle salt, "I guess there's more than one sea duck nearby. After I finish chasing the sea ducks, I'll go look for one nearby."
Don't count on Mu Chenze. After all, he is wearing such expensive clothes. If it gets torn, it will be more trouble than gain.
Mu Chenze hummed as a response.
Half an hour later, they had caught 80 king clams.
"Chu Xuan, go check out the tide pool. Leave the salt shaker here, I'll catch the king clams here."
"good."
Chu Xuan handed over the salt shaker and carried the wooden bucket towards the tide pool.
When I got there, I smiled optimistically and found that there were very few goods.
I fished in more than a dozen tide pools, but only caught two conches, a few pounds of blue-scaled fish, some small clams and crabs, and nothing else.
It didn't take much time.
Discard the small clams and crabs.
Chu Xuan returned to the place where he caught the Razor Clam King and put down the wooden barrel.
Mu Chenze looked over and said, "There's not much in the tide pool today! But it doesn't matter. I can still sell some king clams if I catch them."
"Okay." Just then, another sea duck came over to grab the king clam. It ate it, but Chu Xuan caught it, tied it up, and put it in the backpack. "We'll each have one sea duck."
Mu Chenze accepted it with a smile.
More than an hour later, the tide rose and Mu Chenze shouted to Chu Xuan to get ashore quickly.
Only when they reached the shore did they check the number of king clams.
208 pieces.
What a great harvest!
If it is sold at the dock, it can be sold for 208 yuan, and if it is brought to the city, it can be sold for at least 300 yuan.
Of course, Mu Chenze will take him to the city early tomorrow morning.
Mu Chenze was looking at the catch on the shore, while Chu Xuan went to check around.
No other sea ducks were found, but 20 sea duck eggs were found and put in the backpack.
She and Mu Chenze each had 10.
Half an hour later, they returned to the village and took their belongings back home.
Chu Xuan returned home, said hello to everyone, and continued to work overtime in the evening to provide meals, including stewed sea duck, fried sea duck eggs, and fried bluefin bream.
As for those two conchs, they are not enough to fill the gaps in my teeth, so I'll just keep them for now.
Everyone cheered.
Everyone said that Chu Xuan was good at catching up with the sea transportation.
Chu Xuan smiled indifferently and did not mention the matter of catching the Razor Clam King.
Two ovens of grilled fish fillets have been taken out and lunch is ready.
Chu Xuan washed her face and hands, changed into clean clothes, and invited everyone to have lunch.
Chicken nuggets stewed with potatoes, chicken soup mixed with rice, and each person was given two pieces of lard residue, so delicious!
Everyone ate with their mouths drooling.
After dinner, Chu Xuan felt more motivated and went back to the house for a nap.
At 2:30, Chu Xuan woke up and took over from Miao Dacui to watch the oven. The others had already killed the fish and went back to rest.
Miao Dacui obediently went home to rest. Only after a good rest could she work better and earn money.
Only Chu Xuan and his sister were left at home.
Chu Feng moved a wooden bench and sat next to his sister, whispering, "Sister, how was your sea fishing today? You brought more than what you brought back, right? Did Brother Chenze go?"
Chu Xuan replied as he put firewood into the oven, "He went. We had a good catch today. We caught 208 king clams. He'll take them to the city to sell tomorrow morning. I estimate they'll fetch over 300 yuan."
Chu Feng's face was full of admiration, "You two are awesome!"
"You're great too! You made lunch for everyone and did my laundry while I was asleep. Did you miss out on your studies?"
"No." Chu Feng glanced at Chu Xuan's watch, "Sister, can you buy me a watch too?"
Chu Xuan held his forehead with his hand. He had made a lot of progress in this life, but his habit of asking for things had also improved a lot.
"When you successfully enter the fourth grade, I will buy you a watch."
"That's great! Sister, you're so kind! I've already learned the Chinese and math textbooks for the first semester of second grade. I'll start studying the second semester today, and then the first semester of third grade in August. In mid-August..."
Chu Xuan praised, "The study plan is well done. Let's start implementing it quickly."
"yes."
Chu Feng ran back to his bedroom to read.
At this moment, Qin Mahua and Fu Qing had returned home and saw the sea ducks, sea duck eggs and razor clams.
Without waiting for them to ask, Mu Chenze took the initiative to explain, "Chu Xuan caught all the king clams from the sea. She asked me to sell them in the city tomorrow. The sea ducks and eggs were given to our family by Chu Xuan as a token of gratitude."
Qin Mahua pinched Mu Chenze's ear and said, "You've become capable now. Help Xiaoxuan sell some goods, and you want her to thank you? I'll bring them back to her when I go to work this afternoon."
Mu Chenze grimaced in pain. He was already an adult, yet his mother was still pulling his ears. "Mom, let go first and listen to me."
Qin Mahua finally let go, "Just tell me! Let's see what you can come up with!"
Mu Chenze rubbed his ears. "She said that if I didn't accept it, she would give me half of the profits from the Clam King. That would be over a hundred yuan, and I was embarrassed to ask for it. That's why I accepted it. Mom, if you feel bad about it, why don't you make her a set of clothes? I remember you have two pieces of small floral fabrics in different colors..."
"That's a good suggestion!" Qin Mahua looked at Fu Qing and said kindly, "I'll make it for you too. You and Xiaoxuan can use different colors."
Fu Qingle was delighted. "Thank you, Mom! When do we start? Can I help you cut it?"
"Let's do it now! I'm not sleepy anyway."
"Okay."
Mu Chenze didn't say anything else. His wish came true and he just waited for his mother to give Chu Xuan clothes.
In the room, Qin Mahua was sorting clothes while chatting with her eldest daughter-in-law.
"Xiao Xuan's biological mother isn't around. I actually wanted to adopt her as my goddaughter, but the fortune teller said I wasn't destined to have a daughter, and whoever I adopted would be unlucky. So when Xiao Xuan privately proposed to me as her godmother, I politely declined. What a pity!"
"Mom, even if I can't recognize her as my goddaughter, I can still treat her like my own daughter. Please make more clothes for her in the future."
There was something that Fu Qing didn't say, and she also took advantage of it.
Isn't this a blessing today?
Qin Mahua thought her daughter-in-law was right. "Let's do it! Oh, and I'll make a suit for Xiaofeng. You can help me choose the fabric."
"good."
At around four o'clock in the afternoon, Qin Mahua took out two sets of women's floral dresses. Chu Xuan's was a floral dress with a pink base, and Fu Qing's was a light blue base.
As for Chu Feng’s, it hasn’t been made yet.
Qin Mahua was a little tired and lay down on the kang. "Old man, I'll go to work later. Please tell Xiaoxuan!"
Take a break first.
"Okay. I'll go first. Can I take this skirt to Xiaoxuan?"
"good."
Fu Qing was young and didn't feel tired, so she took the skirt and went out.
When Mu Chenze heard his mother complaining about being tired, he hurried forward and rubbed her back and shoulders.
With such a sensible son, Qin Mahua's fatigue disappeared for the most part.
"Mom, can I discuss something with you? Be prepared and don't be scared."
Qin Mahua looked alert, "What's going on?"
(End of this chapter)
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