Chapter 58: Heading to the Sea

Song Shi smiled and nodded: "Yes, your sister Xiao Cui is probably here now. I promised her to catch up with the sea and teach her how to read."

As a result, before Zhou Lin could say anything, Zhou Cheng limped out of the house.

"Mom, I'll go with you and give all the old books we find to Sister Xiao Cui!"

Since they called out "Mom" for the first time, Zhou Cheng and Zhou Lin became more and more accustomed to calling her Mom.

Song Shiwei looked at him and felt sorry for him: "Just stay at home and take good care of yourself! Just let Zhou Lin go with me!"

Zhou Lin also nodded quickly: "Yes, brother, just take a good rest at home!"

Zhou Wei and Zhou Xinxin also shouted: "Let's go too!"

"I'm going to go to the sea and catch some shrimps!"

To be honest, after what happened with Xiaojun, Song Shiwei really didn't dare let her children get close to the sea anymore.

It would be fine if Zhou Lin was older, but Zhou Wei and Xinxin were young. If they were not careful and ran into the sea and were caught in the rip current, she would regret it too late.

And the dangers at the seaside are not limited to rip currents. There are also hidden dangers among the reefs, not to mention some poisonous marine creatures!

If you accidentally touch it and get poisoned, it would be fatal.

"You two shouldn't go, just stay at home and wait for mom!"

Although Zhou Wei and Xinxin were somewhat reluctant, when Song Shiwei asked them to think about what happened to their brother Xiaojun, the two children began to feel a little scared.

Zhou Wei pursed his lower lip and said pitifully, "Well, when I grow up to be as old as my second brother, can I go there?"

Song Shi smiled and rubbed the two children's heads: "When you grow up a little and know how to stay away from danger, you can go!"

After saying this, she picked up her things and prepared to call Zhou Lin to leave.

But Zhou Cheng still followed.

"Mom, just let me go. I want to learn more skills from you! I'm really fine. My dad didn't want to really hit me. They are just flesh wounds. They will heal in a few days!"

Seeing how persistent he was, Song Shiwei thought about it and decided to just let him go.

When they arrived at the beach, Xiao Cui was already waiting there.

Seeing them coming over, she waved happily: "Sister Weiwei!! You're here!"

Song Shiwei walked closer and saw that in addition to the bucket, she was also carrying a large backpack.

There are a lot of fresh leeks on the top layer of the basket.

Xiao Cui pointed at the basket and said with a smile: "Sister Weiwei, I found a large patch of wild chives when I went into the mountains this morning, so I thought of bringing some for you!"

"There are peaches from my peach tree under the basket. There are so many peaches this year that my brother and I can't finish them all. It would be a pity if they go bad. I thought that Xinxin and her friends loved the peaches I brought last time, so I brought some for you!"

As she spoke, she pulled aside the leeks on top, revealing the juicy peaches underneath.

When Song Shiwei heard what Xiao Cui said, he couldn't help but think of the canned fruit that Xinxin mentioned today. It seemed that he could now fulfill his promise to the little girl.

"Then I'd like to thank you on behalf of Xinxin and the others. Today, Xinxin said she wanted to eat canned fruit, so I can use these peaches to make some. When it's ready, I'll give some to you and Xiaojun to try."

"Canned fruit?"

Xiao Cui's eyes lit up obviously, that was a valuable item, and it was said that it was only sold in the county town. She and Xiao Jun had only heard of it but had never seen it, let alone tasted it!

Now, I heard Song Shiwei say that she could actually use peaches, which are not rare in every household, to make canned fruit? I couldn't help but be extremely surprised.

"Can we do that with these peaches?"

Song Shi smiled and nodded.

"Canned fruit is made from fruit, right? But peaches are the best!"

In modern times, canned yellow peaches are the best-selling products. Although there are no yellow peaches now, these nectarines are just as good, especially when these peaches are just picked from the tree, they are crispy and sweet!

Xiao Cui was very happy.

"Sister Weiwei, I'll pick some more peaches from my home for you! Anyway, Xiaojun and I can't eat that many, so we often give them to the villagers! However, almost every household in the village grows some fruit trees, so they're not valuable, and they're not worth much!"

Song Shiwei smiled and nodded when he heard it: "Okay, I'll make some more and find some bottles to put them in, so they can be kept for a while!"

Hearing them talking about making canned fruit, Zhou Cheng and Zhou Lin looked expectant.

After all, they are only twelve or thirteen years old, still children. How can children not like to eat canned fruit?

Zhou Cheng handed the old notebook in his hand to Xiao Cui.

"Sister Xiao Cui, these are the old books and notebooks we used in school. You and Xiao Jun can use them!"

When Xiao Cui saw it, she was extremely surprised to find that there were books for grades one and two, which were just right for Xiaojun!

Although Xiaojun is twelve years old, he has never been to school and has no basic knowledge, so he can only start learning from the first grade!

"Thank you, thank you!"

The roots of Zhou Cheng's ears turned a little red, and he seemed a little embarrassed.

"Sister Xiao Cui, why are you saying thank you or not? You don't have to be so polite!"

It was getting late and the tide had receded a lot on the coast. Many villagers nearby started picking up seafood with buckets.

Song Shiwei originally wanted Zhou Cheng to sit aside and rest, and look at these things at the same time.

But he disagreed with everything.

"I came here today just to learn how to catch the sea from you! I want to learn some skills!"

Help share the burden at home.

He didn't say the last sentence out loud, but as the eldest child in the family, he had thought about it for a long time these days. He also had to learn to be more sensible, like Sister Xiao Cui and Xiao Jun, to help lighten the burden on his family.

Song Shi smiled helplessly.

"You are still young, what skills do you need to learn? Studying is your first priority right now... For the rest, just eat well, have fun, and grow up well! That's all!"

Zhou Cheng pursed his lips and whispered: "I, I'm not good at studying, maybe I'm not that cut out for it..."

She may feel a little embarrassed, and raised her head to Song Shiwei and said: "Mom, let me learn to catch the sea from you! I can also learn some knowledge, right?"

Song Shiwei thought about it and agreed. It wouldn't be tiring at all, and he could also help them learn some ocean-related knowledge.

"Okay, but you have to follow me closely. Ask me before you catch anything. There are a lot of things in the sea, and many of them are poisonous. If you're not careful, it could be fatal!"

Zhou Cheng saw that she agreed, so who would disagree? He nodded quickly.

"good!"

Although Xiao Cui doesn't go fishing often, she grew up by the sea and knows a little about these things. At least she knows a lot of seafood.

The three of them started picking up things while carrying their belongings.

Song Shiwei discovered that there were quite a few mantis shrimp holes on the beach, which are also called shrimp holes.

This shrimp can dig holes in the sand and run very fast.

As she shoveled down here, the shrimp over there heard the noise and ran away from the other side.

This made her think of the shrimp catching tool used by the sea dwellers in her previous life. It seemed that she had to find a way to make one for herself.

Just as I was thinking about it, I suddenly heard a scream from Xiao Cui.

"ah!!!"