Chapter 130 Before Departure (Page 1/2)
Lin Man picked more than a dozen papayas and did not pick the remaining small ones on the tree. She took advantage of her grandfather's inattention to transfer some more supernatural powers to the papaya tree.
The fruits of the papaya tree have not been picked yet, but flower buds have begun to form on the trunk and the tree has grown twenty centimeters taller.
Lin Man carried fifteen green papayas to the living room and sat on a small stool to peel the papayas.
Seeing that she couldn't handle it alone, Huo Li came over to help her dig papaya seeds.
As he dug, he said, "Fruit trees from the south won't bear fruit even if they survive in the north. It would be great if we could grow lychees and longans in Beijing."
"Grandpa, we brought back some fresh lychees and longans when we went back."
"No, it's not convenient to take it with you on the bus. I'd better eat more during this period! I've been here for several months, and I haven't been to the sea yet. I want to go to the beach and take a look."
"Grandpa, how about I take you to the beach this afternoon? I haven't been there in a long time."
Huo Li smiled like an old child and said, "Okay, okay, I'll ask Qinghuan to go with us later."
Lin Man spent the whole morning shredding papaya. After shredding, she poured all the shredded papaya into a large winnowing basket to dry. It took four large winnowing baskets to dry in the sun.
Since my mother-in-law and Sijie were not at home, Lin Man prepared four dishes and a soup for lunch, including cold shredded papaya, pan-fried yellowfin sea bream, stir-fried eggplant with long beans, and steamed clams and egg yolks.
After finishing the meal, Lin Man turned to Huo Qingci and said, "I plan to take Grandpa and Qinghuan to go fishing later!"
Hearing this, Huo Qingci looked at Huo Li beside him in surprise and asked, "Grandpa, are you really going to go fishing?"
Huo Li smiled and answered confidently, "Why not? Even though I'm over seventy years old now, I'm still in good health!"
I'm not an old man in his eighties or nineties who can't walk, so of course I can go fishing! "
Seeing his grandfather so energetic, Huo Qingci smiled a little embarrassedly, and then flattered him:
"Haha, of course I know that you're strong and in good health, Grandpa! Forget about something as trivial as going to the beach. Even if you were to go to the battlefield and fight the Japanese, you could probably kill several of them with just one shot!"
Grandpa laughed heartily at him, waved his hand and said, "Alright, alright, stop flattering me. I just want to go to the beach and see the scenery, that's all."
After returning home this time, I don’t know if I will have the chance to visit this beautiful island again in the future.”
Huo Qingci quickly comforted him, "Grandpa, don't worry. If you still want to live here, just tell me and I will definitely take leave to come back and pick you up."
Grandpa shook his head, indicating that there was no need to go through so much trouble. Instead, he smiled and said, "In fact, as long as you can bring your great-grandson back to Beijing to show me, I will be very satisfied!"
"Next year, when the children can walk, I will take leave and take them back."
Huo Qinghuan was a little anxious when he learned that his mother and grandfather would be going back in a few days.
"Grandpa, when you go back this time, should I go back with you?"
Huo Li glanced at his grandson and asked, "Are you willing to go back?"
Huo Qinghuan hesitated for a moment and said, "I want to go back, but I also want to stay on the island. I want to stay here to raise my nephew, and also go to the sea to pick up small seafood."
"Okay, then you can continue to stay here. Anyway, there is food and shelter here. I can't keep an eye on you if you go back, and your parents won't have time to take care of you either."
Huo Li was still a little worried when looking at his grandson Xiao. The child was only in elementary school and the school was suspended and no one knew when it would resume. If he continued like this, wouldn't he become illiterate?
"Qinghuan, if you have time, read more books. If you don't understand something, ask your sister-in-law. Even though school is closed, you can't stop learning! If you want to be a useful person, you still have to read more, right?"
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"Grandpa, I haven't given up studying. I'm currently studying the first semester of the fifth grade textbook. If you don't believe me, ask my sister-in-law."
Lin Man nodded and said, "Grandpa, you don't have to worry about Qinghuan. When school resumes, let him go straight to fifth grade."
Huo Li sighed, "I don't know when classes will resume. If school does resume, Qingci, please send Qinghuan back."
"Okay, I understand."
Classes will resume in the first half of next year. After Huo Qinghuan leaves, only the three of them and Liao Sijie will be left at home.
People have joys and sorrows, separations and reunions, and the moon has phases. Lin Man is used to having many people at home, and now that everyone is leaving suddenly, she still feels a little reluctant.
Lin Man knew that lonely people often actually prefer lively atmosphere in their hearts, while those who appear to like lively atmosphere actually hate having too many people at home.
She was considering whether to have more children. Two or three were not enough, so she should have at least four. Two sons and two daughters would be just right.
In the afternoon, Lin Man took Huo Li and Huo Qinghuan to go fishing. Although they said they were going fishing, Huo Qinghuan was the only one there, carrying a bucket and a rake, digging on the beach.
Lin Man stayed with Huo Li, walking and chatting with him on the beach. After walking on the beach for more than an hour, Mr. Huo was tired.
Lin Man had no choice but to take him back, and Huo Qinghuan had no choice but to follow them carrying the bucket.
If he had known that his grandfather was just out to see the sea, he would not have followed him. Today he only picked up dozens of worthless clams and didn't catch a single mantis shrimp. Alas, how miserable!
In the evening, Lin Man was brought into Huo Qingci's space. Huo Qingci said anxiously, "Manman, those three sows gave birth this afternoon. Suddenly, there are forty-five more piglets in our space."
Lin Man jokingly said, "That boar is really amazing. He got three sows pregnant at the same time, and they all gave birth on the same day. Forty-five piglets! The pigs raised in the space are really productive."
Huo Qingci nodded, "These sows eat better than humans. I pick up all the fruits that fall from the trees and throw them to them. They eat better than humans."
Lin Man joked, "I wonder if the roast suckling pig tastes good."
"Manman wants to eat roast suckling pig."
"No, I'm just kidding. If we can raise these 45 piglets, we won't be short of meat in the future.
You have so much space, it would be great if you could raise a few more cows and sheep."
"There are ways to raise sheep, but calves are generally not available."
"Forget it, we'll figure it out later. Grandpa and Grandma are going back, so let's pick some lychees and longans."
"Okay, I'll bring back two bags in woven bags tomorrow."
Lin Man took two pairs of pruning shears from her own space and took Huo Qingci to pick lychees. They picked two baskets of late-ripening glutinous rice cakes.
The next day at noon, Xiao Ya was shocked to see her son pulling two woven bags of lychees back on a bicycle.
"Did you go on a robbery? Where did you buy so many lychees?"
"My colleague's family has more than a dozen late-ripening lychee trees. Thinking that my grandfather likes to eat them, I bought some from him. It didn't cost much."
"We can't finish all of this in one sitting. How about we dry some lychees?"
Seeing that his eldest grandson had brought back so many fresh lychees for him, Huo Li was both touched and amused. "I'll leave a dozen pounds for you to eat slowly, and dry the rest."
Seeing that his grandfather and mother said so, Huo Qingci naturally nodded and agreed.
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