As noon approached, the fisherwomen were all heading back.
When Xiao Bao's mother saw this, she also pulled Xiao Bao away, preparing to leave.
She extended a warm invitation, but since meat is forbidden at temples, it wouldn't be convenient for them to eat the oysters they had dug up...
Right now, they don't even have cooking utensils, so Xiaobao's mother invited them to her home as guests.
Although the island's inhabitants are open-minded and don't adhere to strict gender segregation, the Song brothers felt it inappropriate to bother Xiao Bao's family since his father wasn't home...
Therefore, she declined Xiao Bao's mother's suggestion, citing the need to wait for the second and fifth children.
Before leaving, the eldest brother instructed the fourth brother to forcibly pour half of the two buckets of oyster meat they had plucked into the Xiao Bao family's possession.
Xiao Bao's mother was embarrassed to accept the gift, but Song Chenghou thanked her, saying, "I also want to thank you, sister-in-law, for taking us to the beach and for lending us your hat and bucket..."
Could we borrow these buckets for another two days? We'll return them to you after we've made some food ourselves.
Xiao Bao's mother personally agreed, laughing and saying they were being too polite.
I'm increasingly realizing that the Song brothers are so different from the Dayin people who were previously exiled here...
He's quick-witted, grateful, and even has medical skills...
Xiao Bao's mother secretly resolved that she would help him as much as possible whenever she had the means.
The situation on the island was unclear, and since the second and fifth brothers were both skilled in martial arts, the eldest brother didn't rashly send his other brothers to search for them...
Everyone just waited where they were, waiting for the second and fifth brothers to come back and join them.
While waiting, the brothers weren't idle. The sixth and seventh brothers continued shucking oysters, carrying them to Xiao Bao's house, and refilling the half-empty wooden bucket...
Wen Shishi arched her legs, letting her tenth brother put her down. Her fair little feet touched the soft sand, and she chased the waves...
The eldest brother and the tenth brother kept their eyes fixed on her, worried that she might be in any danger...
The fourth brother is thinking about how to cook these oysters.
The seventh, eighth, and ninth brothers, having mostly pried open the oysters, straightened up and watched the little guy hopping around...
They all showed faint smiles.
Suddenly, Wen Shishi screamed, "Ah! Something's poking my foot!"
Upon hearing this, the older brothers immediately dropped everything they were doing and rushed over together.
"How?"
Are you injured anywhere?
Fourth Brother turned the little girl upside down to examine her tiny feet.
I was relieved to find that there was only one red spot on the sole of my foot, but the skin was not broken.
The older brother groped in the shallow water, picked up the thing that had just irritated Wen Shishi's foot, and held it up so everyone could see it that they couldn't help but frown...
Lying in the eldest brother's palm was something the size of Wen Shishi's fist.
It is shaped like a large snail and has a hard shell, but it has no tentacles. However, soft things can be seen wriggling under the shell.
The sixth brother retreated in disgust, but was summoned by his elder brother, unsure whether the thing was poisonous...
The older brother asked him to check on his younger sister, Wen Shishi, to see if she had been poisoned...
The sixth brother, Song Chengfeng, had no choice but to bite the bullet and go for it.
Even so, he dared not be careless in the slightest, carefully checked the situation, and asked Shishi a few questions...
Fortunately, Wen Shishi isn't too young and can answer questions. Furthermore, the Song family discovered that this younger sister has excellent communication skills and can accurately express her thoughts and feelings...
Only after confirming that they hadn't been poisoned did the Song brothers breathe a sigh of relief...
But less than two seconds later, my heart was in my throat!
Because Wen Shishi broke free from her fourth brother, grabbed something from her eldest brother's hand, and brought it to her eyes to look at it...
The Song brothers were both startled!
Wen Shishi's next words shocked them even more...
Wen Shishi looked at the conch shell in her hand, level with her eyes, and said to her brothers, "This is a conch shell."
The Song brothers looked at each other, but the eldest brother seemed to be deep in thought.
Although he had never seen a snail, ancient books recorded that snails live by the sea, their meat is edible, and their shells can be used for decoration.
So, this is what a snail is?
Seeing her brothers' expressions, Wen Shishi realized they didn't recognize her, so she read out the words in her mind, one by one.
"Sea snails belong to the phylum Mollusca and are rich in protein, vitamins, amino acids and trace elements, making them a nutritious natural seafood food."
It has a square shape, a large and thick shell, and there are more than 70,000 species worldwide.
It is commonly cooked using methods such as stir-frying, cold salad, and blanching, and has a good chewy texture.
After Wen Shishi calmly finished speaking, the Song family was once again dumbfounded.
Song Chenghou had already noticed that Wen Shishi's memory was probably excellent...
For a four-and-a-half-year-old child to be able to fluently express their thoughts and ideas is already quite an achievement...
But his younger sister could recite lengthy passages from books word for word...
So, Song Chenghou pointed to himself and said softly to Wen Shishi, "Little sister, my name is Song Chenghou, I am the eldest brother..."
Song Chenghou pointed to the third brother, who quickly stepped forward smugly, "This is my third brother, his name is Song Chengxin..."
Then, he pointed to each of his other younger brothers present and told Wen Shishi their birth order and their names.
And, regarding the two people who weren't present, "The one who hugged you yesterday was your second brother, his name is Song Chengjian..."
The one who left with your second brother was your fifth brother, his name is Song Chengyu…”
Wen Shishi nodded cutely.
Song Chenghou softened his voice and pointed to himself, "Sister, who am I?"
Wen Shishi said softly, "Big brother, Song Chenghou."
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