"Bang!"
"Ahhh!"
First came a loud bang, followed by a series of screams, which made Fu Ming and Fu Wan, who were busy bleeding the tuna in the yard, look up.
What happened?
Before the group had even left the courtyard, a deafening shout suddenly erupted from next door.
"Ah Wan, Ah Ming, come out quickly! Your foreign devil has fallen to the ground!"
It was Fu Zhenhua shouting. Upon hearing this, Fu Wan hurriedly dropped the knife in her hand and ran quickly out of the courtyard.
Fu Ming and Fu Liang followed closely behind, and when they saw Tom, who had just climbed out of the mud pit, and the wheelbarrow lying askew to the side, Fu Wan was also stunned.
"What happened? Did you fall and hurt yourself anywhere?"
Tom shook his head blankly. To be honest, he was a little flustered at first. After closing his eyes, he felt dizzy and the world spun around him. When he came to his senses, he had already fallen to the ground.
Robert rushed forward to help her up, but Fu Wan couldn't bear to look at his guilty expression.
"I'm sorry, Tom, I didn't control the unicycle well."
Robert kept apologizing to his brother. He didn't know what was going on; the cart suddenly went out of control, and he couldn't stop the wheelbarrow from rushing into the field.
Fu Ming and Fu Liang each helped Tom up, one lifting the wheelbarrow and the other pulling him over to examine the injuries on his arms and legs.
Thankfully, it's just a minor scrape and a slight bruise. Applying some safflower oil should do the trick.
Fu Laoda and Ye Xiaocui also came out at this moment. After Fu Zhenhua embellished the story, everyone understood what had happened.
Fu Wan was quite helpless; she hadn't been paying attention for just a moment, and the two of them had gotten into trouble.
"You have to consider the terrain before you push a wheelbarrow. It's downhill over there, so the wheelbarrow will just go downhill with the slope, won't it?"
Fu Wan pointed to the road beneath her feet. Robert couldn't understand, so he could only look at Jack.
Jack gave a brief, simple translation, and Robert finally understood.
He hadn't noticed before that the cement road had a slight downhill slope.
Actually, he was a bit carried away at the time, thinking about how to show off his wheelbarrow-pushing skills in front of Fu Honghong and the others, but he didn't expect it to overturn in the end.
Fortunately, the slope below was Fu Honghong's family's cultivated vegetable field, so he wasn't seriously injured when he fell. If he had fallen on a concrete slab, Tom would have been in real trouble today.
Fu Wan glanced around. Tom and the unicycle had fallen and damaged several chili peppers and eggplants. Fu Honghong's grandmother's hesitant expression just now clearly showed that she was heartbroken.
It was only because Tom and his friends didn't do it on purpose, and because Fu Wan's family and their family had a good relationship, that they were allowed to leave. Otherwise, given the old lady's temper, she would have already started cursing their ancestors.
"Brother Zhenhua, how much are these eggplants and peppers? I'll compensate you later."
Upon hearing this, Fu Zhenhua waved his hand, "Oh, no need, no need. They didn't do it on purpose. We can still eat these if we pick them up."
"Really? Why be so polite with your neighbor? Ah Wan, you need to talk to these kids and tell them they can't play around like that!"
Although the old woman had a smile on her face, Fu Wan could see the forced smile in it.
Anyone would be unhappy. Fu Wan knew that they had put a lot of effort into planting the peppers and eggplants this year. Every few days, she could see the old lady carrying water. Otherwise, these pepper seedlings wouldn't be full of fruit. If they hadn't been crushed, Fu Wan estimated that they could have eaten them until at least October.
When she got home, Fu Wan hurriedly asked Ye Xiaocui to take five yuan to her.
The eggplant and chili pepper plants were broken into several pieces and could not be reattached.
These vegetables were grown with great effort; we can't let them work for nothing.
Ye Xiaocui herself also grows a lot of vegetables. She saw the terrible state of the vegetable garden just now, so it's normal for her to lose some money.
"Amin, go inside and get some safflower oil to rub on him!"
As soon as Boss Fu returned, he called out to Fu Ming, who responded and turned to go inside.
Fu Wan picked up the knife and continued to prepare the tuna. The blood had been drained enough, and she could start cutting it up.
Just as they were busy working, Fu San's voice came from the doorway again.
Before he even entered the room, his voice preceded his arrival; Fu San couldn't wait to start shouting.
"Brother, brother! I heard you caught a golden tuna while beachcombing?"
He waited and waited at home, but Fu Laoda didn't come over. He guessed that Fu Laoda wasn't going to sell the golden spear.
"Yes, I caught a yellowfin, but I'm not going to sell it!"
Fu Laoda picked up a knife and sharpened it by the well. Fu San had just entered the room when he saw the tuna next to Fu Wan.
"Wow, it's quite big too, Awan, are you really not selling it?"
Fu San looked regretful. "The price of tuna has gone up again recently, and yellowfin tuna is selling for five yuan a pound now!"
Fu Wan laughed and said, "Third Uncle, the weather has been unstable lately, so we can't go out to sea. We finally caught a tuna, so I definitely have to eat it myself."
"Besides, look at my family, there are so many people, including three guests who have come from afar. One golden spear killed them all. Uncle, if you have time, why don't you come to my house for lunch today!"
Fu San hesitated upon hearing this, and Fu Laoda got angry at his conflicted look.
"Hey, you're really strange. My daughter invited you to dinner and you're still hesitant. Hey, do I have to invite you myself?"
Upon hearing this, Fu San chuckled and said, "How could that be, brother? I just thought I couldn't come here empty-handed and eat for free."
My mother-in-law is here these few days, so please save me a seat. I'll bring a bottle of good wine at noon!
After saying that, he turned around hurriedly and disappeared in a flash.
Fu Wan shook her head. Drinking in the middle of the day, let's see if they get scolded later!
Ye Xiaocui went next door and came back with a basket of eggplants and peppers.
Fu Wan knew exactly what was going on at a glance.
"Mom, did the aunt next door give you this?"
"Oh, you're right! I said no, no, but she kept trying to force me to take the money. She even said she wouldn't take my money if I didn't want it!"
Ye Xiaocui kept muttering, "She didn't take all five yuan she was given, she only took three. I'm telling you, Sister Xu is really a kind person!"
Sister-in-law Xu is Fu Zhenhua's mother and Fu Honghong's grandmother.
When Fu Wan first asked Ye Xiaocui to send the money over, Ye Xiaocui wondered if five yuan was too much.
Unexpectedly, when she took it to the neighbor's, Aunt Xu not only refunded her two yuan, but also gave her half of the broken eggplants and peppers.
This made Ye Xiaocui feel a little embarrassed.
"It's alright, Mom. We won't take it for nothing. You take this plate of tuna over there so the aunties can have a taste!"
Fu Wan brought over the tuna beside her. The tuna had already been cut into several plates, and the fish meat was bright red, making one's mouth water just looking at it.
The amount of fish and meat given to Fu Honghong's family was neither too much nor too little.
Not much, referring to the whole tuna; the meat on the plate was probably only about half a pound.
To say it's not a lot is a bit of the truth, because Fu Wan cut off a significant amount of the middle and upper abdomen inside, which would easily cost more than ten yuan in a restaurant!
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