Chapter 22 Going to the Sea
“Shen Zhiqing!”
Chen Zhu moved the bouquet away, looked at the person who came and found it was An Yu.
It was the man who fell from the tree by the sea last time.
"It's you, you're discharged from the hospital?"
An Yu, with a bandage on her leg and a crutch, happily handed over the flowers in her hand.
"Yes, thanks to you, Shen Zhiqing, I was able to recover so quickly and be discharged so early. Look, I came to thank you as soon as I was discharged."
The flowers are fresh yellow-white flowers, and you can smell the refreshing fragrance when you get close.
Chen Zhuyi didn't answer.
"I wasn't really of much help. You were lucky enough not to be seriously hurt. As for the flowers, I'm allergic to pollen."
When An Yu heard that Chen Zhuyi didn't want the flowers, her eyes were full of disappointment. Then when she heard the word "allergic", her hands froze, and then she threw them away immediately. She put her hands behind her back nervously, fearing that her hands that had touched the flowers would touch Chen Zhuyi.
"I'm sorry, Shen Zhiqing, I didn't know you were allergic."
When Chen Zhu saw An Yu's helpless and annoyed look, she felt that he was especially like a puppy she had raised in her previous life. Even when he did something wrong, he liked to lower his head and stand obediently in front of her.
Unfortunately, after only raising it for a while, Zhao Anche threw it away because it bit the skirt of Shen Wantang who was visiting her home. When she found out and went to look for it, it was gone.
The images overlapped, and Chen Zhu's look became a little gentler.
"It's okay, you don't know."
An Yu raised her eyes cautiously, and after making sure that Chen Zhuyi was really not angry, she breathed a sigh of relief and bent down to pick up a box on the ground.
"Take this."
Chen Zhu saw that the box was not small and An Yu had a hard time holding it because of his lame leg. After taking it, before he could say no, he saw him turn around and leave quickly with his crutches.
"Shen Zhiqing, you saved me. Please accept this as a small token of my appreciation. Otherwise, I will feel bad!"
The man's crutch moved quickly and disappeared in a flash, leaving Chen Zhu standing there with a confused look on his face, holding the box.
There was no choice but for Chen Zhuyi to take the box back to the room.
Ye Xumei saw it and came over.
"What are you holding?"
Chen Zhuyi briefly recounted what had happened, then casually opened the box, wanting to see what was inside.
"ah!"
When Ye Xumei opened the box and saw what was inside, he couldn't help but scream.
Chen Zhu took a look and frowned slightly.
There were two large bags of White Rabbit milk candies, a peach cake, three boxes of vanishing cream and a stack of bills.
This is too luxurious.
Chen Zhuyi originally thought that there might be eggs and vegetables inside, so she accepted it as a token of her appreciation. But now that she knew that there were such valuable things inside, she said she would not accept it no matter what.
When Liu Zhaodi and Huang Cuicui heard Ye Xumei's call, they secretly glanced over here.
After seeing clearly what was inside, Huang Cuicui walked away with an expressionless face, but her clenched hands revealed her emotions at the moment.
Someone shouted outside the door again.
"Ye Zhiqing, someone is looking for you outside."
Ye Xumei was puzzled.
"Looking for me?"
She doesn't know anyone on this island.
When Ye Xumei came back after leaving, his face looked even more confused, and he sat beside Shen Zhuyi's bed.
"It was Luyou, the girl we met today. She asked me a lot of weird questions. After I finished speaking, she just smiled at me and left. It was really weird."
"What's the problem?"
"He just asked me where I bought the beautiful handkerchief and whether I had encountered any strange things recently."
Chen Zhu was also confused when he heard this, but he didn't ask any more questions. He continued to stare at the box in his hand and began to worry.
I'll pay it back next time I have time.
Working in the countryside on an island is different from working in other places. In addition to earning work points by working in the fields, you can also earn work points by going to sea to catch seafood.
Since the educated youth went to the countryside, they became people from the island, so they also needed to go to sea.
All the educated youth stood at the dock, and a middle-aged man stood opposite them.
"You can just call me Lao San. Today I'm going to teach you how to go fishing. The first step is..."
The third brother explained it in great detail and in plain language, which was easy to understand, so the educated youth quickly understood the steps.
The next step was practical training. The educated youth put on a one-piece latex suit with suspenders to prevent their clothes from getting wet.
"Okay, let's get on the boat."
A small fishing boat could only accommodate six people at most. Ten educated youths, plus an experienced fisherman was needed, were divided into two teams.
Four female educated youth, one male educated youth and fishermen boarded a boat.
The four female educated youth had already boarded the boat, and the remaining male educated youth looked at each other, not knowing who would board.
Dong Wencai then volunteered and raised his hand.
"I'll go."
The other male educated youth had no objection.
The female educated youth were weak and it would take a lot of effort to get on the ship, so they were unwilling to go.
Dong Wencai happily put on his clothes and got on board.
When Chen Zhu saw that it was him who got on the boat, his eyes paused for a moment, but he didn't say anything and turned to continue chatting with Ye Xumei.
All the people on both boats were on board, and the fishermen on each boat were also responsible for driving the boat.
Twist the engine, pull the rope hard, the engine roars, and the fishing boat begins to slowly move towards the sea.
The fishing boat was swaying with the waves on the sea. Five people stood by the railing and struggled to pick up the fishing net and throw it into the sea.
After casting a fishing net that is more than ten meters long, it takes about an hour to collect the net. This is the only time to rest and eat. Waiting for a while to collect the net and sort the fish and seafood is very tiring.
There was no cabin lounge on the fishing boat, so the five people sat on the floor. Except for Chen Zhuyi and Ye Xumei, the other three sat separately.
Everyone took out lunch from their bags, which was boiled sweet potatoes prepared by the educated youth team that morning.
Chen Zhu had just broken open the sweet potato when he suddenly saw half a sausage in front of him. He looked up and saw Dong Wencai's face.
“Shen Zhiqing, this sausage is for you.”
"No, I don't want it."
Dong Wencai insisted on passing it forward: "This is made by my mother herself. It's made with pork. It's expensive! My family can't bear to eat it. We use it as gifts. My mother only made a few sections for me when I went to the countryside this time. You must have never eaten pure pork like this. Take it."
Looking at the sausage that was not even as thick as her thumb, Chen Zhuyi was speechless.
"No, it's better for you to eat this expensive food yourself."
After being rejected twice, Dong Wencai left in disappointment. When he left, he put the sausage in his pocket as if it were a treasure and was reluctant to eat it himself.
After he left, Ye Xumei curled his lips.
"A broken sausage is so showy."
As Shen Zhuyi's good sister, she had seen with her own eyes what was in Shen Zhuyi's cabinet. Any item in it was more than ten times more expensive than this sausage.
Chen Zhu smiled and didn't care, continuing to eat the sweet potato in his hand.
Liu Zhaodi and Huang Cuicui, who were sitting on the other two sides, watched the whole process.
Liu Zhaodi stared at the sausage and Shen Zhuyi's face, with envy and loneliness flashing in her eyes. She lowered her head and continued to eat the sweet potato numbly, but she only ate half of it. She would eat the remaining half in the evening so that she could send the saved food back home.
Huang Cuicui bit her lower lip tightly, and she didn't even notice that the sweet potato in her hand had been crushed by squeezing it hard. After a long while, she slowly stuffed the broken sweet potato into her mouth.
After resting on the railing for a while, the fisherman looked at the sky and knew that it was almost time.
"It's time to close the net!"
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