As everyone dragged the seaweed toward the shore, everyone except those watching over the children stepped forward to help.
"Brothers Song, it was you who discovered that this seaweed is edible..."
Why don't you help everyone divide it up?
The one who spoke was one of the men.
If the fisherwomen are divided by headcount, it would be difficult to divide them among those who did not go into the water.
If the spoils are divided per person, the Song family has more members, and they're afraid the Song family will be taken advantage of...
The other fisherwomen also agreed.
In that case, Song Chenghou proposed that the money be divided equally among the households present.
No one present had any objections. Apart from the two men who brought their wives, the other families at most brought one woman...
This way of dividing the spoils is the least advantageous for the Song family.
The two men had originally intended to suggest that the Song family take two extra portions, but Song Chenghou declined with a smile, saying, "Retrieving seaweed is the same as before, when everyone saved us brothers..."
It doesn't matter who contributed more or less; what matters is that everyone did their best.
Besides, there's plenty of seaweed in the ocean; if everyone just wants to get the most for themselves...
Competition and scrambling among each other will inevitably breed resentment over time.
"How about this, if we all understand and share with each other, there's plenty of time in the future..."
The men and fisherwomen all thought Song Chenghou was remarkable; his words were learned, and with just a few words, he had deeply impressed them...
He also gently advised everyone not to damage harmony by taking more than their share.
People at sea are generally generous, so no one declined and they happily divided the seaweed equally.
Even though there are many households, several clumps of seaweed were hauled up, each clump being four or five meters long...
Even if the money was divided equally among the households, each family still received several buckets.
"If we can't finish it, should we keep it in water, or how should we store it?"
A fisherwoman muttered to herself.
Wen Shishi thought for a while, remembered what was written in the book, and was about to remind him when Song Chenghou noticed.
Song Chenghou squatted down and asked softly, "Shishi, do you know how to preserve seaweed?"
Wen Shishi nodded obediently.
Song Chenghou gently stroked her head and said softly, "In the future, if you know anything, you can tell me alone, or to your second brother, okay?"
The older brother did this to protect Shishi, not out of selfishness or to avoid telling others.
If they knew how amazing Shishi was, many people would want to take her away, and the brothers would be worried, you know?
Although Song Chenghou didn't want his sister to be afraid, he had already discovered Wen Shishi's intelligence based on their time together over the past two days...
I believe my sister will understand.
If this isn't explained clearly, and the younger sister doesn't understand the implications, she might reveal even more serious clues later...
No one can predict what the consequences will be.
The brothers can protect themselves, but Shishi is still young. If someone harbors malicious intentions, it will be difficult to prevent them from doing so...
Yesterday, when Shishi collapsed on the beach, only her brothers took her in; the rest of the people could do nothing to help...
However, upon discovering that Shishi recognized seaweed and could explain its uses and methods of consumption, the fisherwomen began to regret missing out on this "precious gem" of a child...
If they knew that Shishi taught them to recognize oysters and razor clams, and told them that lime could be made by calcining shellfish, I wonder what they would think...
Song Chenghou believed that none of them were bad people for the time being, but their willfulness and selfishness, especially their covetousness of someone as vulnerable as Shishi, might lead them to harbor malicious intentions...
Wen Shishi seemed to understand and nodded seriously.
Song Chenghou then asked, "So now, can Shishi tell her older brother how to preserve seaweed?"
Wen Shishi leaned closer and whispered to Song Chenghou.
Seeing the little boy's obedient and well-behaved appearance, Song Chenghou's heart softened again.
The men and women glanced at each other, and seeing that Song Chenghou didn't say anything, they assumed that the brother and sister were gossiping and that the elder brother was comforting his younger sister, so they didn't pay any attention.
Seeing that the Song family was unharmed, the men and women divided the seaweed and were preparing to leave...
Song Chenghou respectfully inquired about the issues they had considered beforehand.
Inform them of the plan to build a house, and also tell the men and fisherwomen about the proposed site, and solicit their opinions.
When the men and women heard that the Song family was going to build a house, they were initially delighted, thinking that the Song family would be living with them...
The houses can be built right next to everyone. Anyway, the shore is vast, and they don't discriminate against outsiders. Besides, they get along quite well with the Song family.
But upon hearing that they planned to build a stone house at the foot of Limu Mountain, everyone's expression changed...
One of the men stated bluntly, "Let's not even talk about how hard it is to find stones, but building a stone house is also difficult..."
When the typhoon hit, everything was gone...
Moreover, you plan to build at the foot of the mountain. What if the inhabitants on the mountain become angry?
Another man chimed in kindly, “Indeed! Ever since we’ve lived in Yazhou, apart from temples, no one has ever dared to build houses around Limu Mountain…”
I advise you not to create trouble for yourselves. If a dispute arises with them, given your large family, it wouldn't be worth it if anyone got hurt or arrested...
Otherwise, you can live next to us, and when we build the house, we can all lend a hand!
In the future, when we go out to sea to fish or hunt for Moon Pearls, we can take you with us; at least we'll have something to eat...
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