Chapter 376 Earthquake. Changing the message
The old fisherman walked up to the crowd and found that everyone looked unhappy. They were just selling dry goods, so what was going on?
With doubts in his heart, he looked at Chu An and Gu Ye again, frowned and asked, "Did some misunderstanding happen?"
The village chief cleared his throat and said, "Um, Lao Zhao, are you sure there is nothing wrong with these two children?"
Fisherman Zhao nodded, "Yes, my fishing net broke this morning, and the fish were scattered all over the ground. Many people came to grab them. Fortunately, this girl helped me to bring the fish back. Otherwise, my wife and I would have gone hungry for the next few days."
After saying that, he looked inside and said, "Hey? Old woman, what are you doing? Come out quickly, this is the girl who helped me this morning. Didn't you say that if you have the chance to see her, you must thank her properly?"
Aunt Zhao put Yunyun down and checked her body. She was not injured. Although she was still twitching, she had to comfort her. There was no other way.
"Yunyun, did you misunderstand something?" Aunt Zhao asked solemnly.
She pursed her lips, blinked twice, and started crying again.
Aunt Zhao hurriedly called out to the sharp-tongued woman with pigtails, "Caifeng, come over here and look after Yunyun."
Caifeng walked over reluctantly and said that others were light-hearted, but she was not happy to help others coax the child in such a hot day.
"Oh, little ancestor, don't cry. Your crying makes my heart pound." Caifeng just stood beside Yunyun and didn't touch her.
Aunt Zhao stood up and spoke slowly, "Yunyun, you are a big kid now. You need to learn to control your emotions. If you are really bullied, just speak up and we will all help you. It's different now than before. Tears are useless. You... should also be more considerate of your brother. It's not easy for him out there."
Her words seemed like blaming, but they were sincere. The people living here had all been together for the past two years, and they were not united in spirit. Each family had their own problems, so how could they care about others?
Although Yunyun's crying did not stop, it became much quieter.
Fisherman Zhao poked his head in again and saw Yunyun with red eyes from crying. He frowned and said, "Village Chief, how about I take these two little guests to my home first? Don't worry, if anything happens, I will take care of it myself."
The village chief nodded and said, "Okay, you can entertain them first."
After that, he looked at Chu An again, "My two young guests, it's not us who are aggressive about this matter. Too much has happened in the past two years... Well, let's not talk about it. Since it didn't cause any serious consequences, this matter has passed."
Zhao Yufu also hurriedly explained, "We are alive today because we take care of each other, so sometimes we will be united against the outside world. You must not take it seriously. We are usually very kind."
If there was a chance, Chu An would naturally choose to stay and find out the news. After all, going straight into the resort was a bad idea.
"Okay, now that we've talked about it, I'll continue to collect the dry goods."
"Well, please follow me to my home." Zhao Yufu smiled and called his wife, "Go home, old woman."
Chu An and Gu Ye followed the couple home. Zhao Yufu was the one talking all the way. His lover seemed very embarrassed and only smiled when she was mentioned.
Fisherman Zhao lived in the innermost two-story wooden house, which had no extra decorations and was just a straight-tube building.
The door to the first floor was wide open, revealing a very simple interior with only a wooden bed and no other furniture. Pots, pans, and even dry goods were placed on the floor.
Sitting at the door was a one-armed old man in his 50s, smoking a pipe without tobacco leaves, just like Old Man Wei.
When everyone came over, he just raised his eyelids and took a look, then continued to sink into his own world.
Fisherman Zhao took a handful of dried fish from his pocket and placed them in the bowl at his feet. "Guard for eight days, and come up to eat in the evening. Don't cook for yourself."
"Yeah." Shou Baitian lowered his head and responded.
Chu An guessed that this was just his nickname, and some fishing enthusiasts were very persistent.
Zhao Yufu's home was on the second floor. The two of them followed him up and found that the furniture upstairs was much more normal. There was a bed, a cabinet, and a table, but they were all low tables.
When Zhao Yufu's wife returned home, she started to boil water and work without stopping for a moment.
"My house is simple and we don't have any stools." Fisherman Zhao took out a mat from the only cabinet and spread it on the ground. "Don't despise me, this is the best mat in my house."
The two of them didn't care about that and sat on the ground. Zhao Yufu sat on the ground opposite them, without any covering.
"My two friends, what are your names?"
"My name is Gu Ye, you can just call me Xiao Ye, this is Xiao An." Gu Ye did not say Chu An's full name intentionally.
"Okay, Xiao Ye Xiao An. I heard from the village chief that you want to buy some dry goods. Do you want to buy some to take back or do you want to do business in this area?"
Seeing that he was speaking freely, Chu An said bluntly: "Uncle Zhao, if we want to be a channel, do you have a source of goods?"
"How could I have that? There are no more than five people who can go out to sea here. For someone like me, they would only let me on board because there is really no one else."
"Is this Xia Shui Village?" Chu An remembered that he said he was from Xia Shui Village.
"No, this is where we live temporarily." Fisherman Zhao said this with a dim look in his eyes, "Xiashui Village is no longer habitable, and there are probably only a few families left.
I just moved here a month ago and I'm staying at my friend's house, the one downstairs. I just said Xiashui Village when I told you."
Chu An narrowed his eyes and looked at his determination. He had a conscience and should tell the truth.
It's just that the place I'm staying in is better than the original owner's, which is a bit unreasonable.
Fisherman Zhao seemed to see her confusion and explained hurriedly, "When we first came here, there was nothing here. Jin Shu and I bought everything bit by bit. Be it a prosperous age or a doomsday age, a diligent person will never starve to death."
Chu An nodded, agreeing with what he said.
"What happened to your leg? You were fine this morning."
"Oh, don't mention it." Fisherman Zhao's face instantly fell, and his wrinkles seemed to deepen. "I went to the sea with the help of the Sea God this time, but because the net bag was broken, some of the fish I sent lost their scales, and I was a little late, so I was whipped twice."
It’s the Poseidon Gang again.
Fisherman Zhao let out a long sigh, "It's okay, I'm used to it. There's no one here who's not injured."
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