After Uncle Chen finished speaking, he frowned.
"Wait, how many people are in that teacher's family?"
He's been so busy lately that he only heard her mention it briefly during dinner.
Now that I've thought about it, I realize I can't be too careless.
Uncle Chen recently heard that Wei Er's family is now in complete chaos because of his new daughter-in-law.
Li Qin wasn't crazy anymore, but she kept insisting on getting a divorce.
These days, who gets divorced less than a month after getting married?
Moreover, no one in the village has ever been divorced.
There are three older sisters and two younger brothers in the family. All the older sisters...
She got married.
"The Qian family ancestors passed the imperial examinations. This young man is the eldest in the family and works as a junior high school teacher with a permanent position," Aunt Chen repeated verbatim, recalling what the matchmaker had said.
"After getting married, I won't go back to the village. I'll live in the school dormitory directly. I heard that I'll be allocated a house later."
After finishing her story, Aunt Chen felt parched and quickly poured herself a glass of water.
Uncle Chen glared at her. "You think this kind of family is good?"
"Besides being a little thin, what's wrong with her?" Aunt Chen asked, frowning.
Uncle Chen is an only child; he has no siblings.
Two years after Aunt Chen married into the family, both of Chen's parents passed away. She no longer had to take care of her parents-in-law, nor did she have any troublesome sisters-in-law causing trouble.
She hadn't experienced these things, so she hadn't thought about it in that way.
"What a load of crap! Marrying her off will only bring a bunch of trouble. Three aunts, two brothers—they'll all be a headache for your daughter."
"You think I don't know it's a tenement building because I live in a dormitory?"
Uncle Chen waved his hand, "Don't mention it again."
He hurriedly walked out the door, leaving Aunt Chen standing there stunned.
Why didn't she think of these things?
Aunt Chen slapped her thigh, realizing she had almost pushed her daughter into the fire.
She was stunned when she heard the matchmaker say that he was her junior high school teacher.
These days, finding a teacher is a blessing.
Aunt Chen hurriedly put on her straw hat and followed her out. She first went to return the matchmaker's call before heading to the beach on the east side.
When she arrived at the beach, she looked around but couldn't see her daughter, which made her break out in a cold sweat.
We only saw people when we got to the rest tent.
"Fat sister, it's delicious!" Jiaojiao sat on a rock, eating a meat bun with her mouth full of oil.
The chubby girl said, "Right? This steamed bun shop in town is the best. I used to always take time off work to buy them..."
"Delicious!" Xiaoxiao exclaimed, her mouth greasy as she ate.
"Ziyan, why did you only eat half?" The chubby girl asked hurriedly when she saw her stop and stare blankly at the bun.
Lin Ziyan said helplessly, "I can't eat anymore."
The meat buns of that era were large and had lots of filling; she felt stuffed after eating only half of one.
“Then take it back…” The chubby girl paused for two seconds, then held half a steamed bun in her hand.
"I broke the food apart, so it didn't get wet with saliva," Lin Ziyan said with a smile.
Aunt Chen took a deep breath and, after calming down, took off her straw hat; it was unbearably hot.
"Fatty, have you taken a fancy to that guy?" she asked hurriedly.
"I don't like him. I want someone fat. I'm afraid he'll lead me astray if I'm too skinny," the chubby girl said casually.
Lin Ziyan pursed her lips, suppressing a laugh.
She didn't know why her friend would have such an idea; these days, it's not easy to find a fat person.
Aunt Chen said, "That's good. I just told the matchmaker that we're rejecting this marriage proposal."
The chubby girl was dumbfounded. She looked up at her, expecting to be scolded, but her mother directly refused on her behalf.
Lin Ziyan found it strange and looked at her.
Aunt Chen then explained in detail that she was worried about her three aunts causing trouble in the future, and that she also had two younger brothers to support, which would lead to a lot of trouble after she married into the family.
She knew her daughter could earn money now, so she didn't want her to give all the money to the Qian family later.
After Aunt Chen figured it out, she started to worry again. Her daughter was about to turn 20, and her best years were numbered. If she didn't seize the moment, it would be even harder later.
After Pangniu and Lin Ziyan had rested enough, they instructed their second sister to take Jiaojiao home and then went back to the beach.
If we work on it quickly today, we should be able to finish the enclosure.
Lin Ziyan had other plans for the portion she set aside.
Professor Shen, wearing a straw hat, followed behind them, his brows furrowed so deeply they could have trapped several mosquitoes.
"Have you ever kept fish before?" he couldn't help but ask.
Lin Ziyan, "Does the one in the water tank count?"
She had only cultivated fish fry before, and before she could raise them properly, she was reborn into this era.
Shen Hai was silent for a moment, then said, "It's alright, I'll stay in the fishing village for a while, and go back after you've raised a batch..."
Lin Ziyan waved her hand, "No, these yellow croakers need to be raised for a year. If you stay in the fishing village for a year, Principal Chen will be able to come with a knife."
She joked that she started ordering people to lay things out.
Shen Hai pursed his lips, watching her prepare methodically.
After Lin Ziyan had the things laid out,
"Is this really your first time raising fish?" Shen Hai didn't believe her; she seemed like a pro.
Lin Ziyan nodded.
When Chen Hai looked up again, Lin Ziyan had already run to the other side.
The chubby girl continued watching the workers build the fence.
"Everyone has worked hard. Ah Yan said she'll try her best to finish the last bit of enclosure today, and she'll give me an extra 5 yuan for my work, plus a pound of pork belly." The chubby girl clapped her hands and shouted loudly.
Everyone cheered and worked even harder.
Lin Ziyan had already run to the seaside. She had calculated that if they started pumping seawater in now, the seawater would be almost ankle-deep by the time the beach was fenced off.
"Brother Jian, start pumping seawater now." She finished speaking and looked at the sea.
The water shimmered and sparkled with a dazzling light.
Ah Jian nodded and began to turn the tractor head, driving the water pump.
Lin Ziyan watched as the seawater flooded the beach before turning back.
She thought to herself that in two days she could release the small yellow croakers. She would need to hire a few workers to watch over the area, feed them regularly, and change the water...
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