Chapter 440
Xiaoning, the clever grandson of my second uncle, is just five years old this year. He is at the age of innocence and curiosity about the world.
Although they could not recognize many words, they were frequent visitors to the "Miao Miao Library". They had read all the cartoon picture books and often listened to Hu Zi reading to them.
Xiao Ning admires his aunt Su Miao very much.
In his heart, Su Miao was like an omnipotent fairy. Not only was she beautiful, she also knew so much interesting knowledge. What was even more amazing was that she built such a wonderful "Miao Miao Library" for them.
In the past two years, whenever Su Miao returned to the village, Xiao Ning would follow her closely like a little tail.
At this time, he came to sit next to Su Miao, looked up and asked: "Aunt, I heard that in some places it not only rains, but also fish. Is this true?"
"Fish? Is this the fish we're going to eat tonight?"
"Yeah, Brother Huzi read an article a while ago, but I didn't remember it. I just remember that fish, shrimps, and crabs rained down from the sky."
After hearing this, Su Miao knew what Xiao Ning was asking and replied with a smile, "Fish rain does exist. It has appeared in many coastal areas more than once. Xiao Ning, do you know what a tornado is?"
Xiao Ning jumped up excitedly and said, "I know, I know. Tornadoes are very powerful. They are like a tornado, and they can move everywhere, sweeping everything on the ground up into the sky."
All the adults were amused by Xiao Ning's description. It turned out that children have an extraordinary perspective.
Su Miao also smiled and nodded, saying, "Yes, when a tornado blew up at sea, the sea water and fish and shrimp were swept into the clouds.
Then they follow the waterspout, fly for a while, and then fall to the ground. It looks like a rain of fish to us!"
Xiao Ning's eyes widened in surprise. "Can it pump water up like a pump? Will there be fish here tomorrow when the typhoon comes?"
Su Miao thought for a moment and replied, "It's a bit like a water pump. Many people call this phenomenon a water dragon. Generally speaking, objects pumped into the sky can't travel that far. It's more common in cities near the sea."
But the mysteries of nature are unpredictable. Maybe one day it will rain fish here, but the probability is relatively low."
From this moment on, Xiao Ning began to look forward to seeing a dragon sucking water and a rain of fish in his little heart.
He was drawing on the ground with chalk. No one present expected that when he grew up, he would really chase the wind.
The wind was getting stronger and stronger. It was summer, and it was already dark at 6:30 in the afternoon.
Seeing the wind and rain getting stronger, Su Miao said worriedly, "I don't know what the situation will be tomorrow. I'm afraid Uncle Huzi will come here in the typhoon. That would be too dangerous."
Su Yuanzheng frowned and said, "Before the wind gets to its strongest, I'll go to the store and call Hu Zi. Tell him to take a break tomorrow and not drive in the typhoon."
As he spoke, he began to put on his raincoat. Second Uncle followed suit and said, "I'll go with you and call Ah Zhi back for dinner. It's so windy, let's close the store."
"Uncle, Dad, please be careful."
"Don't worry, it's only a seven or eight minute walk, nothing can happen."
Su Yuanzheng went to the store to make a phone call. Fortunately, the phone line was still connected. He called Hu Zi and the store.
There is still stock in the store and workshop, so it doesn't matter if the delivery is one day late, so Su Yuanzheng asked Hu Zi to rest tomorrow and wait until the weather is better the day after tomorrow to go into the village to pick up the goods.
For dinner, we had pickled fish and roast suckling pig sent by Uncle Qi.
The second uncle said happily, "Now your seventh uncle has become successful. He sells ten roast suckling pigs a day, and the price has gone up a bit, stabilizing at 4.5 yuan per catty.
He starts roasting them early in the morning, sells them in the county town at 11 a.m., and returns to the village after selling them all by 4 p.m. This one he delivered this morning, specially for you and your dad!"
"Oh, the weather is so bad today. Is Uncle Qi back? Don't go out in the wind and rain just for business."
"Don't worry about him. I don't know him well enough. He won't let himself suffer. He must be sitting at home counting money right now."
Su Miao smiled with relief and continued, "Actually, Uncle Qi's roast suckling pig is already well-known, so we can consider renting a permanent storefront.
Open a formal storefront. A fixed store is more stable than a mobile stall, and regular customers can find it immediately when they want to eat.
It can also block the wind and rain, and it is more hygienic and cleaner to keep the roast suckling pig in the store."
"That's great! Having a fixed storefront is good. I'll talk to him about this later. Once you have your own store, you'll be considered a real boss and you'll have made it big."
The hot meals were all on the table. As soon as the family sat down, the lights went out. The room was dark, with only the little cat's bright eyes flashing.
"Oh! There must be a power outage!" exclaimed my second aunt.
"The wind is so strong, it might have snapped some power lines. It happened the same way last time. Wait, I'll go light the oil lamp."
Second uncle collected all the kerosene lamps in the house and lit three in a row. This time it was bright enough.
The kerosene lamp flickered with warm light, reflecting on everyone's face and on the table full of food.
Su Miao looked at her family under the light, and a warm feeling welled up in her heart.
Xiao Ning is not very good at spitting out fish bones, so his second aunt made him scrambled eggs with tomatoes, which is the child's favorite when mixed with rice.
Add a few pieces of roast suckling pig and he would eat it himself with a spoon without being urged by adults.
Second Aunt put roast suckling pig into Su Miao's bowl and said with a smile, "Eat more, your seventh uncle's cooking skills are quite good.
After it became popular, a few people tried to make it, but none of them were as delicious as your uncle's. Others still buy ours."
Su Miao took a bite of the roast suckling pig, and the crispy skin and tender meat spread in his mouth, overflowing with fragrance.
Listening to her family's words and feeling their simple care, she felt that the warmth at this moment was more precious than any delicacy.
"In the past, when there was no electricity, we lived like this under kerosene lamps."
The second uncle recalled the past with a hint of emotion in his eyes: "Although the conditions were difficult at that time, we felt very satisfied just sitting together as a family."
"Yes, life is better now. We have electricity and more electrical appliances. But when there is a power outage like this occasionally, lighting a kerosene lamp is quite a different experience." Su Yuanzheng also said with a smile.
After dinner, my second aunt and daughter-in-law began to clean up the dishes, while my second uncle and father talked about things in the orchard.
Su Miao played a simple game with Xiao Ning. Grandma San was holding the little cat in her arms, sitting in the rocking chair with her eyes half closed and a smile on her face.
Beside this small kerosene lamp, there is constant laughter and joy, as if isolating the wind and rain outside, leaving only this full of happiness and warmth.
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