Although I was full of confidence when I made the announcement, more than an hour later, I still didn't find the big crab.
Ruirui, on the other hand, came from behind and found three shrimps in a row, one more than Mingming who found the shrimp first. But his boasting was not so obvious. He just glanced at the bucket from time to time, and then pretended to say casually: "Mom, the three lobsters I found crawled so fast."
Lin Wei: “…”
OK, you found three lobsters.
Although they didn't find any crabs, they could still say that they had a good harvest today. There were several layers of shellfish at the bottom, mostly clams, but there were also quite a few clams and conchs, at least enough to stir-fry two plates. I also caught eight or nine shrimps, barely enough for a dish.
While thinking in her mind, Lin Wei saw Liu Dan and the others coming over from afar. The three of them had beaming smiles on their faces, and it was obvious that they had gained a lot.
When they got closer and took a look, it turned out that the three of them had filled half a bucket with seafood. Yang Yi found a sea cucumber that was three fingers thick, a dozen shrimps, and even a sea snail with clams was bigger than what Lin Wei and the others found.
Zhao Li found an elephant snail and two swimming crabs, and the rest was similar to Yang Yi. Liu Dan didn't find any special seafood, but he caught a lot of crabs, about seven or eight in total, enough for a big meal.
Although they separated when they arrived, Liu Dan still remembered what he said before he came, and generously gave the biggest crab to Mingming.
Mingming was very surprised: "Really? Are you really giving this crab to me?"
Lin Wei felt a little embarrassed. You know, this crab weighs at least eight or nine taels, so she quickly refused.
Liu Dan first gave Mingming a positive answer, and then said to Lin Wei: "This is what I promised Mingming, it has nothing to do with you."
Since she said so, and she looked expectant, Lin Wei stopped being shy and said, "We'll have steamed crabs for lunch."
"There are crabs to eat!" Mingming cheered.
At this time, the sun had already climbed high in the sky and the temperature continued to rise. The few people did not delay at the beach for long and returned to the family area.
On the way, Zhao Li also asked Lin Wei where she bought the hat. She also wore a hat when she came, but it was an ordinary straw hat. It looked a bit rustic, so she didn't wear it very often. She only wore it once when she went to the beach, and took it off when she arrived at the family area.
As the face of the supply and marketing cooperative, Zhao Li still cares a lot about her image.
When Zhao Li asked, Liu Dan also remembered: "By the way, you haven't told me where you bought the hat?" She had asked Lin Wei this question in the morning, but then the topic got off topic during the conversation.
Yang Yi also looked over, obviously very interested in the hat on Lin Wei's head.
Lin Wei did not hide anything and said, "Sister Deng made the hat herself and gave it to me."
"You didn't buy it outside?" Liu Dan was a little disappointed.
Yang Yi was not familiar with Lin Wei, so she asked in confusion, "Who is Sister Deng?"
Liu Dan introduced her: "It's Deng Xiangyun, the wife of Deputy Instructor Zhou."
"Her!" Yang Yi suddenly realized, "Then she is quite skillful. It must have taken some effort to make this hat."
Zhao Li really liked the hat on Lin Wei's head, so she asked, "Xiao Lin, can you help ask her if she can make one for me? I'll be fine with a little more labor fee."
Liu Dan was more familiar with Deng Xiangyun, so he said without waiting for Lin Wei to answer, "I don't think it will work. This is just a gamble."
Zhao Li thought that just charging for the labor cost was not speculation. Those who were reluctant to buy ready-made clothes and did not know how to make clothes, didn't they all pay the labor fee to hire someone to make clothes? I don’t see anything wrong with making clothes for others.
But just as the words came to her lips, Zhao Li remembered that Deng Xiangyun had always been cautious in her actions because of her bad background, so she sighed and said, "In that case, let's just forget it." It's better not to cause trouble for others.
…
Because of the good harvest, Lin Wei did not skimp at lunch. She steamed the crabs, stir-fried the shrimps and shellfish, and peeled some clams to make egg pancakes. As for the remaining shellfish, she kept them in clean water and would eat them tomorrow.
After lunch, Lin Wei arranged a bath for the two children and herself.
Although the sun was not very strong in the morning, the mother and her two children were sweating after standing in the sun for so long.
Not only was it sweaty, but it was also very tiring. The two brothers were better off because they were short and only needed to bend down slightly when looking for seafood. But Lin Wei is an adult. I don’t know how tall she is, but she is at least 1.63 meters tall. Not only does she have to bend over, she also has to bend her legs.
She didn't feel it when she was busy, but when she got home and took a break, Lin Wei felt sore in her back and legs and cramped that she just wanted to go back upstairs and lie down. She only made lunch with her tenacious perseverance.
So after taking a shower, Lin Wei didn't wash clothes. She locked the door and went upstairs with her two children to sleep.
Lin Wei slept until four or five in the afternoon. She was conscious but her eyelids were still a little difficult to open and she was too lazy to move. She continued to lie in bed until Mingming called her and said he wanted to go out and play.
I have to say, seeing Mingming's energetic appearance, Lin Wei felt a little envious.
Although she didn't want to get up, it was almost dinner time. After struggling, she finally got up with difficulty, cooked a pot of noodles and boiled three eggs.
After eating and drinking, Lin Wei took a quick shower and went back to sleep.
Before going to bed, Lin Wei thought that although she was a little tired today, she would be fine tomorrow if she took a break. As a result, this break lasted for five or six days, and until Zong Shao came back from the sea, she still felt a little unwell.
Seeing Lin Wei looking lazy and extremely tired, Zong Shao initially thought that she had done some heavy work while he was away.
After asking, I found out that she had just gone to the sea a week ago and the process took no more than two hours.
After a long silence, Zong Shao did not directly say that Lin Wei had poor physical strength, but only suggested: "Why don't you get up earlier next time, and I will take you out for a run."
Lin Wei's eyes widened in disbelief: "Is this how you comfort your overworked and still-unrecovering wife? Do you want to sleep in the second bedroom tonight?"
Zong Shao: “…I was wrong.”
…
As Zong Shao returned from the sea, the durian from the supply and marketing cooperative also arrived.
Because she wanted to let Lin Wei have a taste, Zhao Li brought the durian directly over after get off work in the evening.
It was almost eight o'clock. Lin Wei had already finished her shower and went back upstairs to lie down, so when she heard Zong Shao calling her and saying that someone was looking for her, she was a little puzzled. She looked down from the window and saw Zhao Li, then hurried downstairs.
After asking Zhao Li why she came, Lin Wei said, "You are too polite. You could have just told me tomorrow. Why did you make this special trip?"
Zhao Li smiled and said, "No one else in our supply and marketing cooperative can stand the smell of durian. I didn't dare to open it at work, so I was going to take the durian back home. On the way, I remembered that I wanted to let you taste it, so I came here to save you the trip."
"Then I'll go to the kitchen to find a knife. You go in and sit for a while." After welcoming the person into the living room, Lin Wei took the key and went to the kitchen. She found the kitchen knife from the cupboard, rinsed it with water and took it out.
But as soon as she went in with the kitchen knife, Zhao Li said, "Let's do it outside. Otherwise, if we do it in the house, the smell won't dissipate."
Lin Wei knew that durian smelled, but she didn't know what the smell was like. She didn't dare to take the risk, so she moved a bench out and handed the knife to Zhao Li.
Durian has many thorns and will not bloom.
Zhao Li was very skillful and opened the durian in no time. There were four petals in total, with a lot of flesh.
As the durian was opened, Lin Wei finally smelled the smell, but she didn't think it was that bad... Just as the thought flashed through her mind, she heard Mingming's voice behind her: "Mom, what are you doing? It stinks!"
Lin Wei turned around and saw Mingming Ruirui had also come down.
Mingming covered his nose and mouth while talking and backed away, while Ruirui sniffed hard and asked in confusion: "It doesn't stink?"
Zhao Li was used to the brothers' different attitudes and explained with a smile: "Durian is like this, people who like it think it smells good, and people who don't like it think it stinks. Ruirui, do you want to try it?"
Ruirui suddenly realized that this was the stinky durian that Aunt Zhao had mentioned before, and then she looked up at her mother.
Lin Wei took the golden durian flesh from Zhao Li's hand and asked, "Do you want to eat it directly?"
"Yes, eat it directly." Zhao Li said, and took another piece of fruit pulp and took two bites to demonstrate.
Lin Wei picked up the fruit flesh and took a big bite.
Soon, Lin Wei found that she didn't need to use too much force. The durian flesh was very soft. After biting it, she just pressed it lightly with her tongue and it became soft and blue. Moreover, the flesh did not have the smell she had imagined. Instead, it was very sweet, sweeter than jackfruit and mango.
Seeing the expression on Lin Wei's face, Zhao Li smiled and asked, "Is it delicious?"
"Yeah, it's delicious," Lin Wei nodded, then turned to ask the two children, "Mingming and Ruirui, do you want to eat it?"
Mingming covered his nose and shook his head like a rattle, while Ruirui stepped forward and said, "I want to have a small bite."
Since they just wanted to taste it, Lin Wei put the durian flesh she had bitten into to Ruirui's mouth and let him take a bite. The next second, the little guy nodded his head: "Delicious!" He looked eagerly at the fruit pulp in Lin Wei's hand.
Lin Wei handed him the fruit pulp and asked Mingming, "Mingming, are you really not going to give it a try?"
Mingming shook his head firmly: "I don't want it!" It stinks.
"Okay." Lin Wei was a little disappointed, but she didn't force Mingming. She turned to Zhao Li and said, "How much is the durian? I'll give you the money."
"No need." Zhao Li waved her hand, "I just brought it for you to taste."
"That won't work either. There are only four petals in total," Lin Wei said, thinking back and asking, "Does everyone in your family like to eat durian?"
Zhao Li asked in confusion: "My daughter eats it, but no one else eats it, what's wrong?"
"Is one piece enough for each of you? If so, we can split it between us. I'll go to your supply and marketing cooperative tomorrow to buy another durian. Or how about we split it in half?"
Although Zhao Li could eat two pieces of durian in one night, she would get tired of eating more than that, so she agreed immediately: "Okay." She also gave another piece of durian to Lin Wei.
After distributing the durian, Zhao Li did not stay at Lin Wei's house for long. She went back with the durian in the shell.
Not long after Zhao Li left, Zong Shao also came out of the shower and stopped at the door. He frowned and asked, "Is she here to deliver durian?"
"Yes, do you want to eat it?" Lin Wei held the durian and placed it in front of Zong Shao.
Zong Shao took two steps back and shook his head: "I don't want to eat it."
It was the first time that Lin Wei saw him looking so anxious. She wanted to tease him and took two steps forward to ask, "You really don't want it? Durian is delicious and very sweet, Ruirui, don't you think so?"
Rui Rui, who was eating durian flesh, took time out of her busy schedule to nod: "Yeah!"
But Mingming shouted, "Dad, don't believe what mom and brother say, durian stinks!"
Zong Shaoze took two steps back and said, "Just eat."
"Then you won't have a good time." Lin Wei said with a smile and finished eating the durian flesh in her hand.
After eating the flesh, a brown core was left on Lin Wei's hand. It is said that this is the seed of the durian, and the same was true for Ruirui's hand.
With the idea that seeds should not be wasted, Lin Wei didn't care how the durian tree was planted and directly threw the core to the empty side of the gift.
Whether fruit trees can grow or not is up to fate.
Ruirui also followed his mother's example and threw the fruit core on the ground, then brushed his teeth and washed his face, then followed his mother's steps upstairs to prepare for bed.
But after going upstairs, a problem arose. Although I have a sharp nose, I always felt that my brother also smelled bad after eating the stinky durian, so I didn’t really want to sleep with him.
He also didn't want to share a room with his mother because his mother and brother also smelled bad.
So the old mother who was despised by the old shígG asked: "Who do you want to sleep with at night?"
Mingming said without hesitation: "Dad! I want to sleep with you."
Lin Wei turned to look at Zong Shao: "Then you want to sleep with Mingming?"
Zong Shao: “…Okay.”
Although it was Lin Wei who asked Zong Shao, and he showed some hesitation, Lin Wei still did it a little and chuckled in her heart: Ha, man!
She decided that she would eat durian not only tomorrow, but also the day after tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow... For the next week, durian would be her bedtime fruit!
But ideals are full and reality is skinny. On the third day, the durians in the supply and marketing cooperative were sold out, and the time of the next restock was uncertain.
After being a vegetarian for two days and deciding to eat meat tonight, Zong Shao breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the news.
During these two days, if Lin Wei hadn't really liked eating durian, he would have wanted to write a letter to the supply and marketing cooperative, suggesting that they stop buying durian in the future.
They finally got to eat meat, and the next day was Sunday, so Zong Shao indulged himself a bit that night, and Lin Wei was not able to close her eyes until the late night.
Lin Wei slept until noon the next day. She went downstairs yawning and saw two new low cabinets in the living room.
Just as he was in a daze, Zong Shao and Zhou Jianhai came in carrying a bookshelf. Seeing Lin Wei standing stupidly in the middle of the living room, Zong Shao asked, "Are you up?"
Lin Wei groaned softly, then slowly realized, "The furniture was made so quickly? It's only been more than half a month, right?"
Zong Shao said: "It has been completed a long time ago. It was painted and left to dry for several days."
Lin Wei suddenly realized, walked over, touched the smooth low cabinet and said, "As expected of a professional carpenter, he works fast."
Amateur carpenter Zong Shao: "...My wife is right."
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