Chapter 67 Where have you been?

Chen Qingqing suddenly had a feeling that "old ginger is still spicy".

Although Ming Peilan has never raised a child, perhaps the ability to fool children will be acquired naturally when they reach a certain age.

Although it is called fooling, it is indeed effective. When Chen Qingqing caught the third cat-eye snail as big as her palm, Xiaohuan came back disappointedly: "Mom, I can't catch the little fish."

Chen Qingqing took the opportunity to say: "That means the little fish still prefer to live freely in the sea, right?"

"Then we have to respect the little fish's ideas."

Xiaohuan nodded thoughtfully: "Mom is right!"

Shang Li on the side found a new toy: "Sister, brother-in-law, what do you think this is?"

Water was spraying out of a larger hole.

Chen Qingqing's eyes lit up. This was much more interesting.

"This is a clam, in the shape of a long strip." Chen Qingqing measured it, picked up the shovel, and dug twice.

After noticing the tilted direction of the hole, he started digging from the opposite direction.

Chen Qingqing concentrated on digging the sand, and the people around him watched intently, afraid of missing any details.

Until the surrounding sand began to collapse and seawater began to pour into the sand pit, it would be too late if they didn't take action.

Chen Qingqing immediately put down the shovel and reached inside.

Not long after, Chen Qingqing touched a long strip as thick as a finger, and immediately grabbed it and pulled it up.

"Got it!"

Chen Qingqing placed the still-pupa clam on the sand beside it.

"Look, this is a razor clam."

"Wow!" Xiaohuan's eyes widened, and suddenly pointed to the broken end: "Its head fell off!"

Ming Peilan explained: "That's its 'nose'. When it feels danger, it will take the initiative to cut off its nose to survive."

Xiaohuan: "Just like a gecko cutting off its tail!"

Ming Peilan was stunned, then came to her senses and nodded with a smile: "Yes, Xiaohuan knows a lot."

Xiaohuan raised his chin proudly: "My mother just told me a picture book about a gecko cutting off its tail yesterday!"

Chen Qingqing didn't expect Xiaohuan to apply it today.

After several people rushed to the sea for a whole morning, the sun began to be scorching, and in order to avoid being sunburned, they prepared to go back early.

In addition to cat-eye snails and razor clams, they also used sleds and colanders to sift a lot of white clams.

A full bucket and a half, enough for them to have a big meal tonight.

But Qian Qian still didn't catch the crabs he had been thinking about.

Chen Qingqing pointed to the rocky beach not far away: "If you want to catch crabs, you can go there at night. Crabs like to hide in places with rocks."

Qian Qian nodded repeatedly: "Okay!"

Ming Peilan returned home with Chen Qingqing and the others. She took out the tea she brought with her and had just made a pot of tea when there was a knock on the door.

It was the village chief Uncle Zhang and Xu Yi.

"I came to look for you this morning, but you were not there."

Uncle Zhang said.

Seeing Ming Peilan on the sofa, he nodded to her: "Sister Lan, you are here too."

"We went to the sea today." Ming Peilan poured a cup of tea.

"...Catch up with the sea?" Uncle Zhang was stunned.

He could understand Chen Qingqing and the others trying to catch up with the sea, but hadn't Ming Peilan been paralyzed for decades?

He thought Ming Peilan was wrong, but the next second Ming Peilan stood up in front of them.

"...Sister Lan? You, you!"

Ming Peilan held the teacup in her hand: "What are you doing standing at the door? It's as if Qingqing won't let you in. Come in and sit down with me and have some tea."

"Ah? Oh, okay! Okay!"

Uncle Zhang reluctantly accepted the fact, took Xu Yi in, and sat on the sofa.

He didn't want to offend, but he couldn't help but glance at Ming Peilan's legs several times.

Ming Peilan poured two cups of tea for the two of them: "I have awakened my superpowers."

The moment she opened her mouth, it was like a heavy punch, and the hands of the two who had just picked up the teacups shook violently.

"What? What talent?"

Although Uncle Zhang was smart and capable, these words were still too unfamiliar to him.

It was Xu Yi who was stunned for a while, then he was the first to understand what Ming Peilan said and gave Uncle Zhang a brief explanation.

Ming Peilan looked at Xu Yi: "You know about superpowers? You have them too?"

Hearing this, Xu Yi shook his head with a wry smile: "How can I be so lucky to awaken superpowers? I just collected some information from the Internet before I was disconnected. They said that with the outbreak of the zombie virus, a small number of people will awaken superpowers."

"But what exactly are superpowers? I haven't really seen them yet."

Xu Yi asked hesitantly: "What... is your superpower?"

"This, I haven't mastered it yet, so it's inconvenient to disclose it for now." Ming Peilan looked like she was keeping a secret, "Anyway, my legs are much better than before."

But it was also thanks to Lao Ding's insistence on letting her receive treatment in the hospital. The hospital has equipment and nurses massage her legs every day, so the muscles in her legs did not atrophy too severely.

Although the doctor said that there was only a small chance of successful cure, Lao Ding never gave up hope. He went to deliver meals to her and talked to her every day without complaint.

She had lost the confidence to live, but Lao Ding still persuaded her to look at things positively and encouraged her to stand up again.

If it weren't for Lao Ding, perhaps even if she awakened her superpowers, her legs, which had long been atrophied, might not be able to support her to stand up.

"Anyway, this is a good thing!" Uncle Zhang said with emotion, "If Lao Ding knew, he would definitely be very happy. When he was here, the most common thing he said to me was 'Go deliver meals to Peilan.'"

Whenever he saw Lao Ding and asked him what he was doing, he would always answer with this sentence.

Although Peilan was paralyzed for decades, Lao Ding never complained.

Ming Peilan was stunned when she heard this, and she recalled Chen Qingqing's words of encouragement.

Yes, there was a time when Old Ding was so hopeful that she would get better.

She couldn't change the fact that Lao Ding turned into a zombie, but if Lao Ding knew that she could stand up, he would be very happy.

Maybe, she could really live with Lao Ding's share.

"By the way, Aunt Ming, how did you know that you awakened your superpowers?" Xu Yi asked suddenly.

Ming Peilan said calmly: "Why, old people can't go online?"

"I am an old lady who can use a smartphone."

Of course, she couldn't say that it was Chen Qingqing who told her.

She knew that Chen Qingqing wanted to keep it a secret, so she couldn't be the informer.

"You came at the right time," Chen Qingqing saw that the time was ripe, poked her head out of the kitchen, and smiled at a few people, "We cooked seafood porridge, let's have lunch together."

Shang Li walked out of the kitchen with a large pot of seafood porridge and put the pot on the coffee table.

Shang Li served the porridge and passed it to Uncle Zhang and Xu Yi. When he passed it to the latter, Shang Li asked with a smile: "You live by the sea, you must eat a lot of seafood porridge, right?"

Xu Yi took a big bowl and took a deep breath: "Yes, but the taste of this porridge is much better than what I usually eat."

Uncle Zhang scooped a spoonful and took a sip, showing a surprised look: "Yes, it tastes really good, is it made by Qingqing?"

Shang Li continued with a smile: "This is my brother-in-law's unique skill. You don't know, my brother-in-law is an amazing cook!"

"I guess my sister was attracted by my brother-in-law's cooking skills!"

Uncle Zhang nodded with a smile: "Qingqing is not a girl that everyone can like. If she can catch your eye, your cooking skills must be at the level of a chef! We are in for a treat today."