After dinner, the wind outside grew even stronger, making the leaves rustle loudly, and even Wangcai, who was sleeping in the yard, was so frightened that he ran back to the main house.
As for Little Yellow, it had long since hidden in the little nest that Fu Ling and Qin Mingzhu had prepared for it. Even though its wings had recovered, it was unwilling to go out and face the gale.
"With such strong winds, there must be a lot of seafood washed ashore!"
Ye Xiaocui handed a bowl of steaming hot brown sugar water to Fu Wan, muttering to herself.
"Awan, drink this brown sugar water while it's hot. It's been sitting at home for so long and it's gotten soggy."
Brown sugar was considered a nourishing supplement in the 1980s. The brown sugar at home was bought by Ye Xiaocui from the supply and marketing cooperative, which was intended to be given to Fu Wan to drink when she had her period. However, the last time Fu Wan had her period was the last time.
It has been at least two months since then.
Even though Fu Wan was unwilling, she had no choice but to accept the bowl of brown sugar water from her mother, who was acting as if she were doing it for her own good.
"Mom, the sweet soup is a little hot, I'll drink it later."
If there's one thing Fu Wan dislikes the most, it's this brown sugar water. She can't help it; she always feels there's a strange, indescribable taste to it.
It's neither sweet nor salty, and it smells awful.
Ye Xiaocui didn't say much. She checked the windows in the room to make sure they were closed properly before going back to her own room to sleep.
Although the family hadn't discussed it in advance, they all had a tacit understanding: once the typhoon subsided, they would go to the beach to find some bargains.
Meanwhile, Fu Shi was also busy taking shelter from the typhoon. The old house he was living in was really dilapidated. With the typhoon blowing, the windows were constantly letting in drafts, and the roof was in disrepair. It was raining heavily outside, and the house was also leaking a little rain inside.
Fu Shi ran to get the only two basins and buckets he had to catch the rainwater leaking from the roof, and then found two bundles of thatch to block the drafty window.
After finishing all that, he sat down next to the dilapidated bed, thought for a moment, and then took out the savings he had hidden in the corner of the wall.
This is his recent pastime of passing the time when he has nothing to do: counting money.
All the gains from the past two months are here. He has counted them hundreds of times, and there are a total of 282.8 yuan.
It was the wages he earned day and night at the dock, moving goods and working for Fu San.
This amount of money seems like a lot, but it's still far from enough for him to build a house.
However, if you want to build an earthen house, that's also possible.
However, inspired by the two blue brick buildings in Fu Lao's house, Fu Shi also wanted to build a beautiful house like that.
Although he was not as capable as Fu Wan and Fu Ming, he still dreamed of increasing his savings from two hundred to two thousand, and then to twenty thousand through his own efforts.
Finally, he'll live in a beautiful house, get married, and have a child.
Thinking of the bright future, Fu Shi's face showed a rare smile.
He wrapped himself tightly in the old quilt that Fu San had given him, and then fell into a deep sleep.
Meanwhile, at Fu Lao Er's house, the atmosphere inside was no different from the raging storm outside.
"Are you still going out to do business?"
Fu Lao Er asked with a cold face.
Fu Qiang didn't even hesitate, his face showing a determined expression.
"Dad, trust me one more time. This time I'll go out and make sure I come back looking good for everyone to see."
Fu Lao Er didn't know where this kid's confidence came from, but he no longer trusted his son.
"Go ahead and go if you want, but I'm warning you upfront, I don't have any money for you!"
Fu Lao Er was heartbroken. His back pain had flared up again recently, and all the few dollars he had managed to earn had been spent on medicine from the village doctor.
He didn't have a single penny in his pocket, even cleaner than his dark face.
Fu Qiang was surprised that Fu Lao Er would be so ruthless, and it took him a long time to react.
His face flushed red as he said, "If you don't give me the money, how am I supposed to buy a train ticket and get out?"
Fu Lao Er shook his head decisively, "I don't have any money. I spent it all on the last medical treatment. You'll have to figure it out yourself!"
After saying that, he went into the house without looking back.
Fu Qiang watched his departing figure, his face instantly darkening.
Unfortunately, his father was Fu Lao Er, a useless man who only knew how to farm. If his father were Fu Lao Da, he couldn't even imagine how powerful he would be.
Thinking about how popular the Fu family is now, he was green with envy.
Just wait and see. Once he leaves Longhai City and follows his older brother, he'll return home in glory. If Fu Lao Er comes begging to take care of him in his old age, well, that'll depend on his mood!
Fu Qiang's arrogance was of no concern to Fu Lao Er. However, Old Lady Wang thought for a moment, took out a floral cloth bag from the house, rummaged around in it for a while, counted out two ten-yuan bills, and handed them to Fu Qiang.
"Grandson, take this money and use it on your way back."
Fu Qiang took it without hesitation, his eyes still glued to Old Lady Wang's money bag.
"Grandma, can you give me some more?"
These twenty yuan are gone.
However, twenty yuan had already nearly killed Old Lady Wang, so how could she possibly give her more?
Grandma Wang hurriedly clutched the money pouch to her chest, saying, "It's all gone, you can have it all!"
Seeing that Old Lady Wang didn't seem to be lying, Fu Qiang put the twenty yuan into his pocket.
"Alright, Grandma, just wait and see. When I get back, I'll take you out for a feast, and all the villagers will be so envious!"
These words made Old Lady Wang beam with delight. "Alright, alright, I'll be waiting!"
But she didn't notice that Fu Qiang's gaze followed her every move until she put the money bag back in the cabinet and locked it.
...
Fu Wan was woken up by the urge to urinate at around 4 a.m.
In her hazy state, she felt a complete silence around her. When she lay back down on the bed and closed her eyes again, she suddenly woke up with a start. Something was wrong; the wind seemed to have stopped.
She hurriedly got up, grabbed a flashlight, and opened the window. Sure enough, only a few wisps of breeze came in.
Then she stretched her hand out the window, and sure enough, it wasn't raining.
This discovery made Fu Wan even more sober; the wind wasn't strong and the rain had even stopped.
If we don't go to the beach now, when will we? We'll miss it if we wait until dawn!
With that in mind, she quickly put on her clothes. Because it was a bit chilly in the early morning, she even took a thicker coat from the closet and put it on.
Then she carefully tucked the blankets around the two children before going out and knocking on Ye Xiaocui's door.
After Ye Xiaocui, Fu Laoda, and Fu Ming came out of the house dressed, Fu Wan had already brought out all the beachcombing tools.
"Hurry up, there will definitely be a lot of people later!"
After saying that, Fu Wan picked up the fire tongs and basket and walked ahead, and Fu Ming quickly picked up the tools on the ground and followed.
"Ah Wan, wait for me!"
When they arrived at the beach, it was indeed deserted, but the mess on the beach startled Fu Ming.
There were broken branches and leaves everywhere, as well as many dead fish and jellyfish washed ashore by the waves.
"Wait, what is that?!"
As everyone was looking around, Fu Wan felt something fly past her feet. She instinctively picked up her flashlight and shone it in that direction.
Good heavens, this photo is something else entirely.
Where the flashlight shone, there was a dense mass of sea cucumbers and crabs crawling everywhere!
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