Seeing that Da Bao was so exhausted from just one trip to sea that he slept for two days and two nights, I thought he might die if he went out to sea again.
When Da Bao saw Zhao Di's look and recalled what she had just said, he immediately understood.
"Do the villagers want me to go to sea?"
This was the only thing in the village that could cause the He family trouble.
Zhao Di shook her head.
"Nothing's wrong, nothing at all. You were sick, and Uncle Wu and the others came to see you a few times. The production team leader also came a few times. How could you have gone out to sea?"
Seeing Zhao Di's evasive eyes, Qi Zai immediately realized that this older sister could also lie.
But no matter what, he was quite grateful to Zhao Di. After all, since he came to this family, the three children had always shown him kindness and treated him like their own younger brother without any complaints.
Whether she was bought or abducted, He Cuihua and her three daughters never harmed her in this family, and they are still trying their best to make her feel a sense of belonging to this family.
She knew Uncle Gu would definitely come to pick her up soon, but judging from the weather this morning, it would probably be after the typhoon subsided.
Since that's the case, he should create some wealth for this family before he leaves!
If he can ensure that this family can live peacefully in the village, then he can say that he has done right by his decision to support this widow and her orphan.
Qi Zai ate the seafood porridge that He Cuihua brought him, a big bowl of seafood porridge.
The cooked, soft, and sticky rice milk exudes a fresh and fragrant aroma.
It contains all kinds of seafood, and despite its appearance, it tastes delicious.
He Cuihua said with a smile,
"These are some things your sister and her friends picked up at the beach these past two days."
The waves have subsided.
"You can still find a lot of good stuff after a typhoon; there's been quite a lot blown ashore, and everyone in the village went to collect it."
"If you like to eat it, don't worry, I'll have your sister and the others go pick some more tomorrow."
Looking at the rice grains in the bowl, Qi Zai knew, of course, that there couldn't possibly be any white rice at home; the grain they were issued didn't include such high-quality refined rice.
Their 150 jin of grain was all coarse grains, such as cornmeal and sorghum.
Add some sweet potatoes, and things like rice—they can't trade 150 jin for that. If they were to trade it for 150 jin of rice, the villagers would complain.
Refined grains are rationed.
Just by looking at this rice, you can tell that He Cuihua must have traded her family's grain with someone else. The exchange rate between coarse and refined grains is quite high.
One pound of rice can be exchanged for five pounds of cornmeal, or eight pounds of sorghum.
It's obvious that He Cuihua specially changed it back for him to take care of this sick patient.
"No need, it's raining so hard, the sisters will catch a cold if they go out in the rain."
Seven knew perfectly well that he had been to sea before, where storms and heavy rains could capsize ships, let alone the coast.
Even if you're wearing a raincoat and holding an umbrella, you can still get soaked to the bone.
Zhao Di, Lai Di, and the others hurriedly spoke up.
"Da Bao, don't worry about it. We're not afraid of getting wet in the rain. What's a little rain?"
We've been through rain since we were little. If you want to eat, we'll go pick some for you tomorrow.
These past two days haven't been as lucky as when you were here. I haven't been able to find anything good; all I've found are clams, shrimp, and small crabs.
Nothing good was found.
Yesterday, someone in the village found a large sea fish.
The three sisters chatted amongst themselves, and it was true that they would go beachcombing even when it was raining these past two days.
The main thing is to pick up whatever little bit we can.
However, without Da Bao, most of the time the beachcombing would end up empty-handed. The things they could find were not worth much money, and even their own family members were too thin to eat.
Seven muttered to himself, "If I hadn't used those talismans, I wouldn't have gotten all these good things."
After thinking it over for a moment, he said to Liu He Cuihua.
"Go and invite Uncle Wu over!"
Upon hearing this, He Cuihua's heart tightened, and she glared fiercely at her three daughters.
"Da Bao, don't listen to those three talking nonsense. The weather outside is bad, so we only need to go out for a short while."
"I've already told the villagers that you're too young for them to take on such responsibility. You should stay home and rest."
"Let's see who dares to spout nonsense. I'll kick them out."
This is outrageous! There are so many grown men in the whole village, why do they have to use our little kid?
What kind of nonsense is this? Have they no shame?
The three sisters lowered their heads under their mother's gaze. They hadn't expected their brother to have such thoughts, and it was all their fault for being so talkative.
"Let's go and find Uncle Wu."
Qi Zai's words immediately silenced He Cuihua.
I don't know why, in this family, Qi Zai, who is not even five years old, has more authority than He Cuihua.
He Cuihua couldn't leave the house.
Seeing that He Cuihua didn't move, Qi Zai had no choice but to speak to Zhao Di, who was standing to the side.
"Sister, go and call Uncle Wu. We can't avoid this. The whole village is there."
We're waiting for our reply. If I don't leave the house, people will gossip about us and break our backs.
"Unless the whole family leaves the village, are they just going to wait to be ostracized and starve to death?"
Zhao Di glanced at her mother, but she knew even more that in this family, Da Bao was the one in charge.
In the end, he managed to get up and run to call his fifth uncle.
Knowing that Da Bao had woken up, Uncle Lao Wu and several others rushed over. At this moment, Lao Wu said that he was already the new captain's representative in the village.
To be precise, Uncle Wu had a limp, and given his condition, it would normally be impossible for him to board the ship.
So the work points he earned were already the lowest in the village, but Lao Wu said he had five children to support, and apart from his eldest son who could earn work points on the boat.
No one else can earn work points.
But after the boat returned safely this time, their status in the village rose dramatically.
Whether he's lame or not, I hope he can get on the ship.
But Uncle Wu himself wasn't sure; he knew his own situation better than anyone else.
If it weren't for Da Bao and the others, they would never have made it back alive.
This is why Uncle Wu and the other four insisted on bringing Da Bao on board; they would never go to sea unless Da Bao was on board.
Hearing that Da Bao had woken up, they rushed over in a hurry.
The five grown men in the room were all awkward and nervously clutching the hem of their clothes when faced with a child who was not even five years old.
"Da Bao, we were all quite worried when we heard you hadn't woken up. Now that you're alright, get some rest and recuperate for a couple more days."
Uncle Wu couldn't bring himself to say those beastly words, telling the child to get on the boat with them as soon as he woke up.
"The fifth brother said we should hurry up and go out to sea. He said the wind and rain have subsided these past two days, so we should take this opportunity to bring back more water and supplies."
This will also save the villagers from any problems later. I'm also thinking of taking this opportunity to go out to sea a few times and catch some fish.
Seven is preparing for his departure.
This family consists of the elderly, women, and children.
Traditionally, women cannot board ships, and this is something I cannot change. I can only help the mother and daughter endure two more years.
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