Chapter 197 The Past

The enthusiastic aunt's face was full of smiles.

Su Jinxia passed the basket over and said, "The kelp and fish are both very fresh."

The old lady took the basket and said, "Okay, I understand. I happened to buy tofu today, so I can stew a pot of fish and tofu. I can also make a soup with kelp. I just fried shredded potatoes. Xiaoyue said you would bring something back, and I thought it was just two fish. I didn't expect you guys could really do it. These are enough for everyone to have several meals.

Okay, you guys go inside and have some rest! Leave the cooking to me from now on, I’m a real cook!”

"Okay, let's go back to the house." Su Jinxia was also a little tired. Mainly because there was too much sunshine and it was very hot outside.

It seems that we shouldn’t go to the beach when the weather is hot. As soon as we entered the house, we felt a hint of coolness.

When I opened the curtain, I saw that those people were resting on the kang, and some were sitting on the ground.

There are a lot of melon seed shells on the ground, and some people are still eating melon seeds.

Luo Yue came out from the inner room and said, "You guys are finally back. If you hadn't come back, I would have gone to look for you."

"I was delayed for a while due to something." Su Jinxia saw them voluntarily give up their seats, so she sat next to them.

Zhao Yue held the bird and sat on a stool nearby, as if he was holding a child. He couldn't help but wonder what it would be like if he was really given a child to release.

It would be interesting to have a child who grew up to look like him, and it would be even more fun if he looked like me.

Luo Yue went back to the inner room and took out cakes, melon seeds, and apples that she usually was reluctant to take out, and put them all on the kang.

"You guys are welcome to eat. You can eat in a while. I'll go to the kitchen to check."

"Sister Yue, we brought back a lot of food. There must be enough for today. Such a big fish and half a basket of kelp!" Li Haixia gestured with her hands, "I feel like we can make a big pot of it."

"Really? Then I have to go take a look!" Luo Yue couldn't help but suppress her curiosity and lifted the curtain to go out.

When I came to the small kitchen, I saw two large baskets on the floor. Then I saw the cook squatting on the floor cleaning the fish. There were still several fish in the basin.

"Wow, how did they bring back so many things? I don't know, I thought they were from the island."

"No, I can tell from your accent that you are from another place. It is a rare treat to have such a harvest. How do you feel about stewing and frying the fish?"

"Okay! Just do what you want. Try to make today's dishes as delicious as possible. Don't embarrass me!"

"Don't worry! Don't you know my cooking skills? No one on the island can cook as deliciously as I do."

"Then I'll leave it to you. I'll give you a raise for this month."

"I've kept that in mind."

"Haha! I knew you'd be happy in advance. Now that our living conditions are better here, I'll start raising everyone's salary next month. As long as you're not new here, everyone's salary will be raised."

"It's not easy for you either, just increase it a little bit!"

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

Su Jinxia was chatting with this group of people in the house and learned that this place has a history of 10 years. It had been making losses in the past few years. It was only under the leadership of Luo Yue that it slowly made money and the number of workers gradually increased.

Especially during the fishing season, many fishing boats return to the island, and this is also the time to make the most money.

As for the off-season, they sit in the yard and weave fishing nets to be sold well the following year.

When the fishing boats come back, some of them will help to sort and load the cargo.

Or they take some odd jobs, such as drying salted fish and shrimps. In short, they do all the odd jobs on the island.

There weren't many residents on the island before. Later, some people came here to work and moved their homes here.

It's also interesting to listen to them talk about their troubles and family happiness.

"It's time to eat!" shouted the auntie who cooks.

Those people immediately got busy, went to the table to find their own rice bowls and went out to get their meals in an orderly manner without any scrambling.

"The working environment here is really good and the people are very friendly." Su Jinxia said to Li Haixia.

Li Haixia found her lunch box and came back and said,

"Yes! That's why I like it here. Even though the weather on the island is sometimes very cold, I think it's pretty good here."

Just as Su Jinxia was about to go out, she saw Luo Yue moving a table in and immediately stepped forward to lend a hand.

Then she took the table into the inner room and placed it on the kang.

"Let's eat in this room. Haixia, go and bring in the food."

"Oh!" Li Haixia reacted and quickly put down her lunch box. She had just forgotten about having dinner together and went to the small kitchen outside.

Seeing that the food had already been served on the plate, I quickly reached out to take it.

The aunt who was cooking saw it, quickly reached out to stop it, and then gave her a rag.

"It's hot underneath the plate."

"Okay, I forgot about that."

"Move slowly, and don't fall while walking."

"No!" Li Haixia almost tripped over the doorstep as she finished speaking. The smile on her face faded, and she walked seriously to carry the plate into the house.

After several trips, I finally finished moving all the things.

She was taking her lunch box and preparing to go out to get food, but Luo Yue stopped her.

"You are such a fool! I won't say anything more. We are all eating here today. Why are you going out to get food?"

"I'm so stupid." Li Haixia sat down with a smile.

Luo Yue started to serve them rice. "Let me tell you, this lady who cooks here has a great background! Her ancestor was a chef in the kitchen of Yu. She came to help me simply because she likes the island life. She feels comfortable here, and the salary is also good.

I just stayed here, and I’m telling you bluntly, even if she boiled a pot of water, it would taste good, I don’t know why!”

Su Jinxia was a little surprised. She never expected that such a capable person would like island life.

"Then how about inviting Auntie to come over for dinner?"

"If you don't mind, I'll call someone over!"

"Of course I don't mind."

"Okay, I'll go out and call for help."

Luo Yue came back soon, followed by her aunt who was cooking.

"Aunt Qiu, please go sit inside."

Aunt Qiu climbed onto the kang swiftly, then sat down in the corner in an orderly manner.

The sitting posture is very regular. He does not cross his legs like most people, but sits with his legs slanted.

Su Jinxia just took a glance and didn't think much about it.

As usual, Zhao Yue gave Su Jinxia the selected fish meat until her bowl was full.

Luo Yue looked at him with envy. Such a man was really good. A woman's fate depended on the kind of man she married. Unless, of course, she didn't get married.

The dog outside started barking. She looked up and saw the man who had not come back for a long time. His hair and beard were messy, and his clothes were dirty. She didn't know where he came from.