Chapter 78: Sea Hunting
Chen Ping'an never thought that one day he would go to the county jail to rescue Chen Lin'an.
The moment he heard the news, he almost hurt himself internally from trying to hold back his laughter. Afraid that the people who came with Chen Linan would notice, he stayed in the room and laughed until he was satisfied before leaving.
The happier Chen Ping'an is at this moment, the sadder he will be in the future.
He once said something to disgust Cui Qingyi, and Cui Qingyi also secretly tripped him up.
After all, Chen Linan was not really stupid. They were the only ones in Qinghe City who knew that they had come to Dongping County to find a husband for Chen Pingting.
How did Cui Qingyi know about this? Someone must have met Cui Qingyi in advance and told her about it.
Those who followed Chen Linan were all their own people, and they would definitely not say that the person with the greatest suspicion could be found with just a little thought.
Cui Qingyi didn't care at all how Chen Ping'an would pass this level.
She was busy tending to the vegetables in the backyard.
There is a lot of rain here, so the vegetable seeds turn green soon after being sown, and the growth looks particularly pleasing.
Cui Qingyi’s most common thing to do every day is to go to the backyard to take care of the seedlings. Watching the seedlings grow day by day, she feels a special sense of accomplishment.
The small pepper seedling that received extra care was growing very well. It was now about 20 centimeters tall, and Cui Qingyi finally felt relieved.
Chili peppers have a high yield. If nothing goes wrong, the seeds harvested from just one chili pepper tree are enough to plant a whole backyard of chili peppers next year.
After finishing weeding the field, Cui Qingyi cleared the empty spaces in the corners and planted the leek roots that Mrs. Li had sent.
Chives are easy to grow. Once the roots are planted, they don’t require much care and you can have fresh chives to eat soon.
Cui Qingyi’s favorite food is leek dumplings fried in lard, which she often made for herself in her previous life.
Chive boxes and vermicelli soup are a very satisfying meal.
Dajin leek is also a very common vegetable, but because it leaves a bad taste in the mouth, this dish is not seen on the tables of the Chen and Cui families.
Cui Qingyi hadn't eaten it for more than ten years and gradually forgot about it. She would never buy this strong-smelling vegetable when she went to the market to buy konjac. It was not until Mrs. Li came over with half a basket of leek roots that Cui Qingyi remembered it again.
While waiting to plant the leek roots, a series of delicious leek dishes came to my mind like turning pages.
But she was not as eager to eat leeks as she was to eat chili peppers.
Day 2
Cui Qingyi and Konjac got up early, washed up, and then each had a bowl of steaming hot chicken noodle soup.
After eating a bowl of chicken noodle soup, Cui Qingyi felt warm from head to toe.
It is now late spring and early summer, and the temperature in Dongping County has risen significantly, but perhaps because of the abundant water vapor, it is always chilly when you get up early.
For example, when I woke up this morning, it was foggy and the air was very humid, making me feel damp and uncomfortable. After eating a bowl of noodle soup, I felt relaxed all over.
But fortunately, when the sun comes out, it will be another sunny day.
The two men were dressed neatly, one of them holding a wooden bucket and a small shovel.
Wangcai also had a small basket in his mouth, which was specially prepared for him by Cui Qingyi.
Wangcai is very smart. He has seen Cui Qingyi and Konjac go out with a basket several times before, so he would often observe the basket quietly and open his mouth to grab it when he got the chance.
Although it had grown into a big, strong dog, its teeth could not bear the weight of the basket for a while.
Seeing the big black dog's lost look, Cui Qingyi followed the steps in her memory and slowly figured out how to weave a small basket for it.
(When I was a child, my father wove all the baskets we used at home. I learned a little bit from him, but now I have almost forgotten it.)
Cui Qingyi's skills were average and the basket she wove was not very pretty. She had planned to just throw this one away and wait until she had time to weave a better one for Wangcai.
But Wangcai liked this slightly flat and rough basket very much, and he was reluctant to put it down after holding it in his mouth.
Cui Qingyi tried to persuade the dog several times but seeing that it wouldn't listen, she just let it go.
At this moment, the two people and the dog are ready to go to the beach to catch seafood.
Cui Qingyi’s favorite types of videos on the short video platform in her previous life included catching fish and picking shells at sea, watching craftsmen repairing donkey hooves, and watching sailors removing barnacles from sea turtles. Sometimes she would watch them for an hour or two.
She has always had a desire to go to the beach, but she didn't expect that she couldn't realize this wish in her previous life when transportation was so developed. However, after traveling through time, she realized it.
Cui Qingyi was excited to show off her skills. Thinking of the prawns, crabs and shells she was about to catch, the dimples on Cui Qingyi's face grew deeper and deeper.
Konjac was born in a small village near the sea. His ancestors have made a living on the sea for generations and he knows how difficult it is to live by the sea, so he doesn’t quite understand what’s so exciting about just going to the sea.
But seeing Cui Qingyi so happy, he felt a little sad when he thought that his daughter had been basically trapped in two small courtyards for more than ten years of her growth.
So when Cui Qingyi was happy, she was happy too. The happiness of the two infected the big black dog Wangcai. It ran in front with a basket in its mouth and even the tip of its tail showed excitement.
The two of them arrived at the entrance of the alley and got on the mule cart driven by Mrs. Li's husband.
Li Miao was also in the car. Seeing Cui Qingyi and the others coming over, he hurriedly waved, "Master, master, hurry up and get in the car. My dad said the tide is about to go out. We need to go early or else all the good stuff will be taken away by others."
Sister-in-law Li hurriedly grabbed Li Miao, who was jumping around on the cart, and asked Cui Qingyi and Konjac to get on the cart. At the same time, she was worried that this girl had always been lively and now that she had learned some skills, the man in the family and her mother-in-law spoiled her, making her even more unrestrained.
It was the first time that Cui Qingyi met the men from Mrs. Li's family, and Mrs. Li introduced them to each other.
"This is Xiao Miao's father, Li Shun. You can just call him Brother Li."
This is not because Mrs. Li is taking advantage of Cui Qingyi and Konjac, but because everyone generally calls them that. If they don't call them that, they can't just call each other by their names when they meet.
Li Shun is tall, with dark red skin from working at the dock all year round. He wears old coarse work clothes, but it can be seen that he keeps them very clean and tidy, even his hair is combed meticulously. Both he and his wife are meticulous people.
Cui Qingyi had a good impression of Li Shun, not because he looked honest and simple, nor because he was Li Miao's father. But because he took good care of Li Saozi and Li Miao. Just looking at the way Li Saozi and Li Miao dressed in their daily life, it was clear that this family was not one that only exploited women.
After a brief greeting, Cui Qingyi and Konjac got into the car and sat on the straw mats handed to them by Mrs. Li. Mrs. Li was really a clean person, and she even kept the straw mats spotless.
Li Miao excitedly invited Wangcai to get in the car. Wangcai was also a person who liked to get on the bus. He jumped on his hind legs and got into the car. Cui Qingyi drove the naughty dog out with a dark face.
The mule was heavy enough to pull the four of them. Didn’t you see that Li Shun just followed the mule? How could it be that their dog was riding in the car? No matter how much she felt sorry for Wangcai, she couldn’t be so tactless.
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