The Fu family kept making noise until the rooster crowed, and the Fu family slept soundly until dawn, feeling incredibly comfortable.
Ye Xiaocui went to the dock early in the morning and bought several fish. She also bought a piece of good pork belly from the pork stall on the way.
The pork stall at the dock is from the next village, and it's always been several cents more expensive than in town. Most people have someone bring it from town, and only those who are in a hurry or have plenty of money will buy it directly at the dock.
"Hey, Xiao Cui, something good has happened today!"
Grandpa Fu from the village was watching the excitement from the dock, fanning himself with a palm leaf fan. He was quite curious to see Ye Xiaocui being so willing to part with her money.
You should know that his niece-in-law was frugal her whole life.
Ye Xiaocui smiled, and was about to say something when she heard someone calling her from behind.
"Honey! Come home for breakfast!"
The voice sounded familiar. When Grandpa Fu turned around, he was so frightened that he almost fainted. Good heavens, it was Boss Fu!
"Dog Boy, how come you're not dead?!"
Fu Laoda was a little embarrassed to hear this long-unheard nickname. "Uncle, I was rescued at sea by soldiers who happened to be passing by. Yesterday, Awan happened to run into me in the county after I woke up, so she came home!"
Grandpa Fu has seen it all in his life: the Japanese invaders entered the village, famine struck the village, but the only thing he's never seen is someone who went missing at sea actually coming back alive.
Although she has lost a lot of weight and her skin tone has lightened several shades, she looks several years younger.
At least they're alive!
He boldly stepped forward and grabbed Boss Fu's arm; the warmth from his hand proved that he was indeed a living person.
"I'm so confused. With the sun so bright, if you were a ghost, you'd be scared out of your wits!"
Grandpa Fu fanned himself several times with a palm-leaf fan. "Gouwa, you've survived a great calamity, you're sure to have good fortune in the future! Your son's leg injury is fully healed, and your daughter is also very capable."
"A family being well is more important than anything else!"
Boss Fu nodded repeatedly and took the things from Ye Xiaocui's hands.
"This fish is good, Uncle, you should take it home and braise it. It's not a good time for us to host a meal during the Ghost Festival, so come to my house for drinks in a few days!"
Grandpa Fu nodded happily; he really enjoyed a few sips of wine.
As for the fish, he naturally accepted it without hesitation. When Boss Fu was a child and there was no food to eat, he had taken care of this little dog a lot.
Fu Laoda and Ye Xiaocui returned home amidst the incredulous gazes of everyone.
The news spread like wildfire among the villagers, and in just one morning, the whole village knew that Boss Fu had returned home safely!
When Boss Fu returned, Fu Wan had already laid out breakfast.
It was hot and humid early in the morning, and Fu Wan didn't have much of an appetite. She went to the backyard, picked two cucumbers, cut them into thin strips, rolled out some dough, and made a bowl of sauce to make several bowls of mixed noodles.
Shen Lingling is a child who is not picky about food, and she especially loves her mother's food.
"Mom, this noodle dish is so delicious! Can we have this for lunch too?"
"Braised pork for lunch!"
Ye Xiaocui just pushed the door open and came in, directly responding to Chen Lingling's words.
When Shen Lingling heard that they would be having braised pork for lunch again, she couldn't help but feel happy.
But the mixed noodles were also delicious, so she couldn't help but feel conflicted.
Fu Wan tapped her nose, "We'll have braised pork for lunch, and Mom will also make you noodles. If you mix the broth from the braised pork into the noodles, it will be so fragrant you won't know which way is up."
Chen Lingling cheered and hugged Fu Wan tightly, refusing to let go, "I can't find north, but I can find my mom! I love my mom the most!"
The mother and daughter were very affectionate, but just after breakfast, an uninvited guest arrived at their home.
"Brother Fu, is it really true that my Shengli didn't go with you?"
Fu Laoda frowned and shook his head. "I was rescued by a naval comrade. That day at the county hospital, I was the only patient like this."
Qian Xiaohua couldn't stop crying. Her husband and Boss Fu had the same accident on the same day, but Boss Fu came back perfectly fine today, while there was no news of her husband.
"Girl, good people are always blessed. You still need to live your life well."
Ye Xiaocui held a bowl of sweet soup and kindly offered it to him.
Qian Xiaohua, however, was a little ungrateful. They had all become widows, so how come her man came back as soon as she turned around?
"You don't need to be so hypocritical. If your man can come back, my man will definitely come back too."
Fu Wan was mending fishing nets at the doorway and was speechless at the man's sudden change.
"Is this guy out of his mind?"
Ye Xiaocui sighed, "She's pitiful too, her child is only the same age as Lingling... an orphan and a widow, it's really sad."
"That has nothing to do with my family. You were even kind enough to bring her some sweet soup!"
Fu Wan was a little annoyed. She had always disapproved of the behavior of taking out one's anger on others because of one's own misfortunes.
Just then, someone knocked on the door.
"Wan, Wan, are you there?"
Judging from the voice, it sounded like the village chief. Ye Xiaocui went to open the door, and the village chief came in excitedly with a piece of paper in his hand.
"Ah Wan, you really are a quiet but accomplished person!"
After Village Chief Fu finished speaking, he noticed Boss Fu standing to the side. He had heard earlier that Boss Fu had returned alive, but the shock was nothing compared to seeing it with his own eyes.
"Doggy, it's good that you're back alive!"
Fu Laoda's attention was focused on the important matter the village chief was talking about. "Uncle, what's the important matter?"
Village Chief Fu then seemed to snap out of his daze, holding the paper in his hand and asking, "Awan, did you go to the county town yesterday?"
Fu Wan nodded, "Yes, take my brother to the county hospital to see Dr. Bai for a follow-up examination."
Village Chief Fu then asked, "Did you also take a few counterfeit silver dollars?"
Fu Laoda was unaware of the counterfeit silver coins. When Fu Wan nodded, he assumed that someone had bought counterfeit silver coins and was coming to settle accounts.
"Uncle, Wan doesn't understand this. If it's true or false, our family will compensate you."
Village Chief Fu pushed him aside, "She doesn't understand yet, she understands far too much!"
"Awan, experts from the county and city are coming to the village the day after tomorrow. They specifically asked you to come with them to retrieve those counterfeit silver dollars!"
Fu Wan suddenly realized, "Oh, that's it. I understand."
Fu Laoda was completely confused. What were these fake silver dollars and salvage? He felt like he had a claw scratching at him.
Ye Xiaocui pulled him aside and whispered the whole story.
Fu Wan listened to Village Chief Fu rambling on and on, saying that experts from the city and county had come to the village, which was such an honor for the village!
Otherwise, with such a vast sea and so many surrounding villages, why would they only look for their village instead of other villages?
To put it bluntly, their village is just lucky!
As he was saying this, he discussed with Fu Wan about having a few people take a few boats and go out together, since the experts were coming and they needed to be taken good care of.
Fu Wan then remembered that the fuel tank of her family's boat was full of water. Now that the village chief had delivered the case to her doorstep, she had no choice but to file a complaint!
Sure enough, when the village chief heard that someone had pried open the fuel tank of Fu Wan's boat, stolen the diesel fuel, and poured water into it, he was furious.
Damn it, there are always a few bastards dragging down the civilized Fu Family Village!
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