Before the brother and sister even got home, they saw several older women gathered at their door.
"Auntie, what are you doing in front of my house?"
Fu Wan asked in confusion, and Wang Xiuer, who was closest to her, turned around instinctively when she heard Fu Wan's voice.
"Hey, Wan and Ming are back. We heard that your dog Dahuang saved Hongya last night, and everyone thought it was amazing and wanted to come and see."
"That's right, Awan! This dog is a female, isn't it? That's great! Can I have one of the puppies next time it has puppies? I'll trade it for the goslings I hatched!"
It was Aunt Huang who said this. Fu Wan was both amused and exasperated. She hadn't even noticed whether Da Huang was male or female, yet everyone was already thinking about Da Huang's baby.
"Let's talk about the future later. Da Huang isn't pregnant yet!"
Actually, a few years ago, not many families in the village kept dogs.
After all, people are struggling to even get enough to eat, let alone have leftover food to feed dogs.
However, in the past two years, many people in the village have started raising dogs, partly because they are working hard and their family conditions have gradually improved.
Secondly, everyone discovered that the dogs didn't actually eat much. Other people's dogs didn't have as good a diet as Fu Wan's. Most people's dogs ate rice bran and usually picked up fish heads and tails that others didn't want at the dock, and they were able to survive.
Of course, there are also those who are extremely unpicky about food and will go to the outhouse to have an extra meal.
As for the third, and most important, reason is that everyone's decision to keep dogs was actually influenced by Fu Wan's family.
Leaving aside the big yellow dog that just joined the Fu family, Wangcai is famous for guarding the house, and Yuanbao and Xiaohei, although small, each have their own highlights.
Of course, everyone has also discussed behind the scenes that the reason why Fu Wan's family is so successful might also be related to the dog. Everyone saw that Wangcai bit a thief a while ago.
So everyone thought that getting a dog wouldn't be a bad idea; not only could it guard the house, but it might even bring good fortune.
The events that happened at the beach last night spread early this morning. In addition, Fu Zhenhua showed his gratitude by buying meat from Fu Dazhuang early this morning, which many people witnessed.
That's ten pounds of meat! If we kept it at home, it would last us half a year.
Everyone was incredibly envious. If Dahuang were their own dog, they'd be happy with at least five pounds of meat, if not ten.
After all, Fu Honghong was able to be saved not only because of Da Huang, but also because of Fu Wan's considerable efforts.
Seeing her daughter and son return, Ye Xiaocui breathed a sigh of relief.
God knows how tired she was entertaining so many people.
Not to mention inviting everyone to drink tea, so many people were talking at once, making her head spin.
This was the first time she had ever realized that these usually gossipy old women could be really noisy.
Fu Wan and Fu Ming wanted to go home, and the onlookers at the door automatically made way for them.
This gave Big Yellow an opportunity; it seized the moment and slipped away from the people's legs.
Oh my, this is terrifying! These two-legged creatures are absolutely horrible. They not only touched its back but also its ears, and some of the older ones even pried at its legs.
If the two-legged creature that fed it hadn't returned, it would have jumped over the wall and run away.
That's terrifying, that's terrifying.
Those two-legged creatures still have their eyes on its puppies. Humph, it hasn't found a suitable male dog yet!
That black dog, Wangcai, looks just so-so!
As soon as Dahuang ran away, the onlookers dispersed.
After all, the dogs weren't there, so there wasn't much for them to see.
When Fu Wan entered the house, she discovered that Boss Fu was not home again.
"Mother, where did Father go?"
Ye Xiaocui took a sip of water. Oh dear, entertaining people is tiring. Talking to these people has made her mouth dry.
"Oh, your dad went to the aquaculture area. Didn't you say you wanted to build a small house there a while ago? It should be finished in the next few days, and he went to take a look."
Only after Ye Xiaocui mentioned this did Fu Wan remember that there was such a thing.
"Then I'll go take a look too."
After saying that, she ran to the backyard. A while ago, Boss Fu used the leftover cement and bricks from building the house to build a small pond in the backyard.
All the fish and shrimp that we don't have time to eat at home are kept in there, and the sea cucumbers that Fu Wan brought back yesterday are also kept in there.
The pool was filled with seawater that Boss Fu had just changed. Fu Wan picked up a sea cucumber, and it was in good condition; its tentacles quickly retracted, indicating that it hadn't been affected by the environment much.
Fu Wan found a small bucket containing sea cucumbers and then drove to the aquaculture area.
The motorcycle was ridden away by Boss Fu, and the bicycle was too bumpy, so driving was the safer option.
When she got there, she found that Fu Qingfang was also there, having just returned from feeding the fish and shrimp.
"Ah Wan, what brings you here?"
Fang Min greeted Fu Wan, who smiled and replied, "I need to see Uncle Jiang. Fang Min, where is Uncle Jiang?"
Fang Min pointed to the inconspicuous little house next to her, "They're inside, probably discussing something."
"Alright, I'll go find them!"
Before even entering the small house, Fu Wan heard Boss Fu and Jiang Wanghai arguing about when they could move in.
According to Boss Fu, a newly built house needs to be aired out for at least two days. But Jiang Wanghai didn't want to wait; he couldn't wait to move in tonight.
As the fish and shrimp grew larger, he worried all the time that someone would sneak in at night to steal them.
Fu Wan felt helpless and coughed twice at the door before the two people noticed her standing there.
"Comrade Xiao Fu, what brings you here?"
Jiang Wanghai was somewhat surprised. In his eyes, Fu Wan was a very busy person who rarely came here unless she had something to do.
Even if they come over, they'll check and see if there are any problems, then they'll go back to do other things.
However, this was also because Fu Wan trusted him. Although he was initially just sent by his superiors to provide guidance, Fu Wan gave him too much money later on, so he went from being a guidance expert to becoming Fu Wan's temporary person in charge of breeding.
"Uncle Jiang, I've come to see you about something. I have something to show you."
Jiang Wanghai was confused, and Boss Fu only remembered the white jade ginseng after Fu Wan took out the small bucket she was carrying behind her.
He was so busy this morning that he completely forgot about this precious item at home.
"This...this is?!"
Upon seeing the glistening white sea cucumbers lying in the bucket, Jiang Wanghai was so shocked that his eyes almost popped out.
"This is the white jade sea cucumber I saw when I went out to sea a few days ago."
Fu Wan picked up a white jade ginseng, but this action angered Jiang Wanghai.
"Oh my god, how could you just fish it out like that? Put it back right now!"
This is a white jade ginseng; what if it dies after being fished out?
Fu Wan was surprised by Jiang Wanghai's strong reaction and quickly put it back.
God knows she's always been doing this, trying to get something out of nothing.
Seeing that Fu Wan obediently put the white jade ginseng back, Jiang Wanghai breathed a sigh of relief, and his tone softened considerably.
"You're too young to know what white jade ginseng represents."
At my age, I've only ever seen a white jade sea cucumber once. These albino sea cucumbers are incredibly rare...
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