Ye Xiaocui launched into a tirade of curses, and the neighbors watching dared not utter a word of gossip. Fu Ming took the opportunity to meekly push his motorcycle into the yard.
Once the courtyard gate was closed, blocking the view of the neighbors outside, Ye Xiaocui withdrew the anger from her face and gestured for the brother and sister to come inside.
"Why did you buy a motorcycle? That must have cost a lot of money."
Still so high-profile, are you out of your mind?!
Fu Wan patted her mother's hand and comforted her, "Mom, it's alright. We'll need the motorcycle later. Lingling and Mingzhu will be going to school soon, and the motorcycle will make it easier for me to pick them up and drop them off."
Otherwise, when I pick up the two kids on my bicycle, one of them will have to sit on the back and the other on the crossbar.
Ye Xiaocui glanced at her sideways and said, "Don't give me that. With a TV and a motorcycle, you've made such a big fuss today. People will probably talk about you for a long time."
"Sure, Mom, if you have to worry about other people's lives all the time, it'll be exhausting!"
Fu Ming didn't care at all, and after saying that, he ran to dismantle the television.
After buying the TV, we needed to install an antenna to receive the signal outside. As soon as Fu Laoda came back, he and Fu Liang were busy with this in the yard.
Just as everyone was busy, there was a knocking sound at the door.
Who is it?
Old Fu shouted, but no one answered for a long time. He was a little puzzled. "Ah Liang, I'll fix this antenna. You go and take a look."
"good."
Fu Liang rushed to the courtyard gate, but when he opened it, he saw no one.
"Uncle, there's no one here!"
"Nobody's here? Did I hear that right?"
That's strange. Oh well, I guess some kids are just being naughty. Boss Fu didn't think much of it and continued working on installing the antenna.
Meanwhile, in the alley next to him, Fu Lao Er stood against the wall, constantly wiping the sweat from his forehead.
He was the one who knocked on the door of Master Fu's courtyard just now. He was forced to come by his own mother. He had finally mustered up the courage to come, but he still chickened out in the end.
The thought of Fu Lao Er's home gave him a headache. His mother, in a moment of wild imagination, suggested that he come to Fu Lao Da to borrow money.
He said they were brothers, that even if their bones were broken, they were still connected by tendons. Ha, he blushed when he said that.
He didn't understand how his mother treated Boss Fu when he was a child, but how could he not understand now?
It's already a miracle that Boss Fu didn't tear him apart, let alone lend him money.
Fu Lao Er sighed, thought for a moment, and then walked towards his own field.
I couldn't borrow any money, so I can't go home for now. I'll go take a walk in the fields first!
At this moment, at Fu Lao Er's house, Wang Zhao Di was boiling eggs with a pained expression on her face.
"Mom, have all these eggs been boiled?"
These are eggs she's been saving for almost half a month, and they're all in the pot.
Old Mrs. Wang glared at her while tending the fire.
"Why not cook it? Are you going to feed it to this good-for-nothing?"
"Can't you see my grandson is so thin he's practically skin and bones from hunger?"
The grandson she was referring to was clearly not Fu Shi, but Fu Qiang, who had just been released by the base.
Fu Qiang returned early this morning. He had been detained at the camp for half a month. Based on the information he provided, the camp, in conjunction with the local police station, arrested those Japanese people in the county town.
As for Fu Qiang, since he didn't know what the islanders were putting into the sea, he was given a good talking-to before being released.
After all, we can't just let him eat for free at the camp every day.
Wang Zhaodi was so happy to see Fu Qiang return that she wiped away tears, but what he said next made Fu Lao Er start to want to cry.
"Dad, give me two hundred yuan. I want to go out and try my luck!"
Two hundred yuan? Let alone two hundred, his family is struggling to come up with even twenty yuan right now.
The boat was sold, so he could no longer go out to sea. Also, because he had been pushed to the ground by Fu Qiang and injured his back, he couldn't even work as a boatman at the dock.
So he could only do some work in the fields every day, and what he grew was just enough for his family to eat.
"Son, your dad has injured his back and doesn't even have money for medical treatment and medicine. Where am I going to get those two hundred yuan for you?"
Fu Lao Er was too weak to even get angry, so he could only sit at the door and sigh.
Wang Zhaodi also felt sorry for her son, but when he asked for money, she didn't have any.
As for Old Lady Wang, she did have some money for her funeral, but after saving for most of her life, she had only managed to save less than a hundred.
Just then, Boss Fu passed by in his tractor, and Fu Qiang, who was feeling somewhat discouraged, suddenly had a new idea.
"Dad, why don't you go borrow some from Uncle? Look at that tractor of stuff he just brought, the family must have made a lot of money!"
Although he had no evidence to prove that the injuries he sustained were from being beaten by Boss Fu, he guessed that it was either Fu Ming or Fu Liang.
Anyway, his father looks miserable right now, so maybe Boss Fu will soften and give him some money to get rid of him?
As for repaying the money, he never even considered it.
Fu Lao Er was unwilling to do that. Besides, when he saw Fu Lao Da, he had to clench his bladder and try his best to control himself.
But no matter how unwilling he was, he couldn't withstand the onslaught from his wife and his mother. In the end, he could only stumble and knock on the gate of Old Master Fu's house.
However, when Boss Fu's voice came out, his deep-seated fear began to resurface, and before Fu Liang could open the door, he hid in the alley.
Fu Laoda was unaware of Fu Laoer's dilemma. After he finally finished installing the antenna, Fu Wan turned on the TV inside the house. Then, with Fu Laoda rotating the antenna from the outside, they finally managed to get the TV broadcast on.
Wow, this TV is really great!
Ye Xiaocui, who was used to listening to the radio, was initially reluctant to spend the money on a television set with both sound and picture, but now she is full of praise for it.
Fu Ling and Qin Mingzhu were even more excited, their eyes glued to the television.
"Brother and sister-in-law, are you home?"
Just then, Fu San's voice came from outside.
Fu Wan and Ye Xiaocui quickly went out. Fu Laoda was washing his hands in the yard and casually opened the door.
"Third brother, what brings you here?"
Fu Wan guessed that Fu San's arrival at this time was probably because the batch of seafood from a few days ago had been sold.
The truth was pretty much what Fu Wan guessed, but Fu San had another important matter to attend to.
"Brother, Wan, I spread the word about the yellow croaker in the county town yesterday, and five or six wealthy bosses have already asked me how much I want to buy it!"
Fu San was happy at the moment, but he was also a little conflicted.
"I asked around about the yellow croaker. The weight of the one we caught is currently worth around 100,000."
"One hundred thousand? That means those few yellow croakers alone are worth six or seven hundred thousand?!"
Fu Ming exclaimed in surprise, "Good heavens, this little orca really doesn't treat us like outsiders! It's even taking us to find rare fish!"
"That's right. Yellow croakers are rare to begin with, and their maw is so valuable. In fact, most people go there for the maw."
A small number of people were giving gifts, after all, several people in Beijing received the news and even called Fujia Village.
"Ah Wan, I didn't expect this fish to be so expensive. Now I really can't afford it anymore. Are you sure you still want to keep that yellow croaker?"
Fu San took Lin Qiuju to the hospital for a prenatal checkup this morning. The doctor said everything was fine, so Lin Qiuju no longer wanted to buy yellow croaker.
That fish costs 100,000 yuan a piece; their entire family's savings don't even amount to that!
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