Chapter 530: I was a monkey in my previous life
The next day, Yi Chichi took Qin Jiu to send a telegram to his grandfather to report his safety, and then took him to the beach to catch seafood.
There was a high tide today, and when they arrived the tide had not yet receded. It was not a holiday, and there were scattered people in a safe location away from the coastline.
Qin Jiu looked at the rough sea, then at those people, "Auntie, are you all here to catch seafood?"
"Um."
Yi Chichi nodded, "Why did you think of going to the beach?"
“It’s a waste if you don’t pick up the free food.”
Qin Jiu chuckled, "Don't worry, Auntie, I did my homework before coming here."
"Who do you ask for homework?"
Yi Chichi became interested, and Qin Jiu explained, "I have a classmate whose maternal family lives in Shandong Province. He often goes to the sea to catch seafood. When he knew I was going to the island, he taught me some special skills of catching seafood."
No wonder they were so well prepared.
Checking the time, Yi Chichi led him forward and said, "The tide won't recede anytime soon, let's go pick some coconuts first."
Qin Jiu's eyes lit up and he blurted out, "Aunt, can I send a few coconuts back to my classmates?"
“…Today?”
"When we're almost back."
"good."
When the time comes, call Lao He and the others to help pick coconuts.
The two men walked south along the coastline and met many elderly fellow villagers and children who had not yet gone to school along the way, but they did not see many military families.
The rare times we meet someone, we are mostly just acquaintances.
There is no way to say how cooked it is.
until--
"Chichi, wait for me."
A familiar voice came from behind.
Hearing the shout, Yi Chichi and Qin Jiu stopped and turned to look over.
Then, they saw Ji Jian and Zhou Lan running towards them breathlessly.
"Slow down, slow down, I can't run."
Seeing that the two were running faster and faster, Yi Chichi was worried that they would fall, so he quickly reminded them.
In a moment, two fully equipped people appeared in front of her.
"You came to the beach without even calling us?"
Ji Jian started by questioning.
Yi Chichi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "I left home early this morning, I didn't know you guys were here to go fishing today."
Zhou Lan's gaze fell on Qin Jiu's face. "Is this your eldest nephew?"
"Yeah."
Yi Chichi pulled Qin Jiu over and introduced the two parties. Qin Jiu politely called people, and Ji Jian and the others also treated him in a friendly manner.
After getting to know each other and asking about their destination, the two decided to travel together.
"It's perfect. I haven't had coconut in a while. I might as well get two to take home."
"Then let's go."
So, the four of them headed towards the coconut tree.
The tall coconut trees were getting closer and closer. Qin Jiu felt numb as he looked at the tall coconut trees.
He hesitated and asked, "Auntie, how can we pick coconuts from such a tall tree?"
"See if there's anything fallen on the ground."
If there is no tree, you can only try to shake it. If you can't shake it down, you can only climb up the tree or use tools.
However, they did not bring a scythe, so the option of using tools could be abandoned.
"If not, let your Aunt Ji climb the tree."
Ji Jian, "???"
No, what did she do to offend anyone? Why was she the one climbing the tree?
"Why don't you go up yourself?"
She questioned dissatisfiedly.
Yi Chi Chi said confidently, "I can't climb trees like you."
Zhou Lan laughed heartily. "Haha, no one in the family quarters can climb trees better than you. Jane, just accept your fate. You have to be the one to pick coconuts."
Then, Ji Jian, who had to be there, walked around under the coconut tree but didn't pick up many fresh coconuts. She tried shaking the trunk but still couldn't shake out one or two coconuts, so she rubbed her palms in resignation.
"You guys step back and get out of the way. I'm going to use my ultimate move."
Before she finished speaking, she hugged the tree trunk and climbed up.
The speed was so fast and agile that Qin Jiu was stunned.
Are all the family members in the family quarters so capable?
In all his years, he had never seen a lesbian who could climb a tree so smoothly.
Zhou Lan couldn't help but sigh, "I think Old Ji must have been a monkey in his previous life."
Yi Chichi said, "...don't say that to her face, or she'll beat you up."
"Don't worry, I'm not stupid. I'll tell her everything behind her back."
Zhou Lan laughed and said, "It's a pity that I can't learn this skill. If I could, I wouldn't have to trouble my old Wang when I want to drink some coconut water."
"Men are meant to be used."
Qin Jiu couldn't help but continue, "My Aunt Ye said that women who care about men will suffer misfortune for the rest of their lives."
One sentence confused two people.
Yi Chichi asked, "Who is Grandma Ye?"
Her focus was on the surname Ye, and as for feeling sorry for the man's unlucky life, she just listened to it.
She doesn't comment on how men and women get along with each other, she just takes care of herself.
After all, whether it is love or marriage life, only the person who drinks the water knows whether it is hot or cold.
"Grandpa Ye's wife is back."
The Grandpa Ye that Qin Jiu mentioned was Ye Yunqing. Because of their seniority, she called him uncle and aunt, while Qin Jiu had to call him grandpa and grandma.
"...Your Grandpa Ye didn't tell me in the letter."
"I'm sorry to say."
He gave Yi Chichi a look that told him to go back and talk about it. Yi Chichi understood that there was something behind this.
Otherwise, Uncle Ye wouldn't have kept it so secret when he sent her something.
Just then, there were a few thuds and a few coconuts appeared on the beach.
Zhou Lan suddenly became excited and shouted at the top of her voice, "Old Ji, get a few more. These ones are not enough to share."
Ji Jian said "oh", lay on the tree and looked up at it for a long time, picked a few more and got down from the tree.
"Change the tree. The ones left on this one are too small and won't be ripe in a while."
People who can't climb trees have no say, so Yi Chizhi and the others followed Ji Jian.
She said to change the tree, so let's change the tree.
After changing three coconuts in a row, I finally had enough.
On average, each family can get six.
After packing the coconuts, the four returned to the coast again. At this time, the tide had almost receded, revealing large stretches of sandy beaches and reefs.
"We've come to the wrong place. We should go to the mudflats or the mangroves."
Looking at the various fish, shrimps and other creatures that were still alive and kicking on the beach, Ji Jian sighed and waved his hand, "Let's get started."
"Go ahead."
Zhou Lan rushed out first, bent down, picked up a cat's eye snail and threw it into the backpack.
Yi Chichi saw a purple scallop in a small puddle. It was big and beautiful in color, with its mouth open revealing a little meat, which looked very tempting.
She rushed over, picked up the scallops and threw them into her backpack. Just as she was about to leave, she caught a glimpse of a piece of kelp hanging on the reef out of the corner of her eye.
Suddenly he was delighted, "Sister-in-law, there is kelp."
It looks quite big.
If we pick them up and dry them, it will probably be enough for the three of them to share.
"where?"
Ji Jian and Zhou Lan looked over at the same time. Obviously, kelp was more attractive than shrimps.
"There."
Although this thing is not valuable, there are not many times to pick up kelp on the island, so you need luck to pick it up.
As soon as she pointed in the direction, Ji Jian and Zhou Lan saw the kelp hanging on the reef.
His eyes lit up.
"Come on, let's get it back. This kelp looks really big."
Before he finished speaking, Qin Jiu immediately said, "I'll go."
"You can't!"
Ji Jian refused directly, "You're new here and don't know the habits of the reef. It's rocky and has bumps everywhere. It's also very slippery because the tide has just receded. It's easy for an inexperienced person to fall."
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