Arrived at the doorstep.
Wu An called out.
Aqing ran to open the door and beckoned Wu An into the courtyard.
Wu An greeted Li Juan, but didn't go into the yard. He took out a hundred yuan and gave it to A Qing, asking, "How many snails did you pick up later?"
Aqing took the money without asking any questions and said, "I picked up about three or four pounds."
Wu An said, "That's enough to eat."
"I only have five pounds left, so I won't leave any for you."
Aqing naturally had no objections and asked, "Brother, what are we going to do tomorrow?"
Wu An said, "Let's talk about it tomorrow."
"The roof isn't finished yet; it'll probably take another day."
He didn't have any particular plans.
It mainly depends on luck.
No need to send it.
On this beachcombing trip, Aqing and he actually picked up about the same number of snails, but it was impossible to split them equally. Others might not know how many snails he had picked up, but he knew it himself.
He couldn't possibly be lying to himself.
So we'll stick to the agreed-upon profit-sharing ratio; no matter how much, it'll be 10%.
He would never let Aqing suffer a loss.
Aqing waved her hand and closed the large iron gate.
He went into the kitchen and handed the money to Li Juan.
Li Juan wiped her hands and happily accepted it. She knew about Wu An and A Qing's profit-sharing ratio. In terms of income, A Qing didn't get much.
But if we consider the current wages and income, Aqing can earn a hundred yuan in two hours of work, which is already a lot.
"I'll put it away."
Li Juan entered the room, opened the bedside table, took out an iron box containing a stack of red banknotes, and put one hundred yuan inside.
Without counting, she knew it was 4,000 yuan in total.
Aqing asked curiously, "How much are these?"
Li Juan said four thousand, and exclaimed, "You've earned so much money in just one week!"
"Son, you are truly amazing."
"If word gets out, I don't know how many people will be so envious of you."
Aqing grinned and said, "My brother is amazing."
Li Juan nodded: "Yes, yes, yes."
"If you stay with Ah An, Mom will build you a new house next year."
"You're about the right age to get married."
Aqing scratched her head and smiled foolishly, not knowing what to say.
...
Wu An went to the old house.
The workers have all left, and the roof has been mostly cleaned up. The house is a bit messy, but the bed is covered with a plastic sheet, so you can sleep as soon as you lift the sheet.
After looking around and finding nothing particularly interesting, I put the bucket and my belongings away and strolled leisurely home.
Wu Ping was washing vegetables in the yard when he saw him walk in. He asked with a gossipy look, "Your sister-in-law said there's a girl in the neighboring village who's quite close to you."
"Are you secretly dating someone?"
"Confess honestly."
Wu An waved his hand: "That's not true."
"They just saw my sister-in-law and me being bothered by those women and helped us out of the situation."
"Let's not flatter ourselves."
Mei Yueqin came out of the kitchen carrying a spatula and said, "Erzi, you two know in your hearts whether there's anything wrong or not. Your brother and sister-in-law won't interfere, but if you're serious, you should tell us sooner rather than later."
Wu Ping also said, "Yes."
"Hey kid, why are you suddenly acting so serious? Did some girl teach you a lesson?"
“You didn’t see how beautiful that girl was, she was like a fairy.” Mei Yueqin paused, then looked at Wu An and said, “Erzi, you really need to work hard and make money, otherwise even if you marry her, you won’t be able to support her.”
Wu An scratched his head.
If his brother and sister-in-law keep talking like this, they might even start discussing what brand of formula their child will drink.
He changed the subject, saying, "Sister-in-law, how are you going to cook these spicy snails?"
Mei Yueqin said, "These snails are quite big. Let's make a simple salted snail dish to go with some drinks."
Wu Ping asked curiously, "Your sister-in-law said she picked a lot of snails today. How much did she make?"
Wu An casually replied, "One thousand."
Wu Yingwei, who had just stepped into the courtyard, was immediately stunned.
He suspected he had misheard.
How many spicy snails do I need to collect to sell for a thousand yuan?
Mei Yueqin said with a smile, "I think Erzi can get rich just by going to the beach to fish."
"Dad, the job you mentioned only pays three or four thousand a month."
"Even if Erzi only works sporadically, he'll still earn more than if he were working a regular job."
Wu An turned around and saw Wu Yingwei, and quickly greeted him.
Wu Yingwei nodded, smacked his lips, and wanted to refute Mei Yueqin's words. How could he work so hard, fishing only for three days and drying the nets for two? But then he thought, isn't that how beachcombing is done?
Others might not be able to earn this wage, but Wu An is lucky; he might be able to earn it, and even eat his fill and eat well.
What else could he say?
Of course, he couldn't possibly speak ill of his own people; he wished Wu An's luck could continue to be this good.
Wu An breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that his father didn't say anything.
Going to work or taking a job is definitely out of the question.
But if his father insists on his old ideas and thinks that fishing at the beach is unreliable, and insists that he go to work, then he will be in a difficult position.
Fortunately, my dad is quite open-minded.
This is actually quite normal. My dad is quite knowledgeable in the village and knows how to be flexible in handling his work every day.
After preparing the meal, the family sat down together.
Wu Ping asked his father if the conflict between Lin Bin and Lin Hu had been resolved.
Wu Yingwei nodded: "I guess so."
"These two have completely fallen out."
"It's better to never see each other again, so as to avoid further conflicts."
Mei Yueqin sighed, "These two have such a good relationship; they're cousins who are closer than blood brothers."
"They fell out over fishing... really..."
"Erzi, you and Aqing..."
Wu An took a sip of soup and said, "It doesn't seem so now... but who knows what will happen in the future."
He didn't want to say more, so he changed the subject and said, "I plan to go to town tomorrow to check out the cars."
"I'll buy a tricycle to use."
"Brother, are you free tomorrow?"
Wu Ping was taken aback: "I do have time to spare, but you've just renovated your old house and you still need to buy a car..."
Wu An said, "Buying a car is a necessity."
“We only have one bicycle at home, and you and Dad have to take turns using it for dozens of days to get to work.”
"I went beachcombing today and collected so many snails that I almost couldn't transport them all back."
"You don't need to worry about the money."
"I only have about ten thousand yuan on hand right now. It will take up most of it to repair the old house, but there are still many days before I need to settle the final payment."
"I dare not say much about other things, but over so many days, I can easily earn enough to cover the cost of the transportation."
Wu Ping looked at Wu Yingwei.
Wu Yingwei said irritably, "Why are you looking at me?"
“I’m not contributing any money, so I have nothing to say.”
"Come along if you have time."
Wu Ping quickly replied with a smile, "Yes, I'm free."
We've eaten.
Wu An wanted to help tidy up, but Mei Yueqin refused, saying that he must be tired from going to the beach today and should rest.
He had planned to have a cup of tea with his father and older brother, but a sudden clap of thunder startled him.
Seeing that it was about to rain, he didn't dare to delay, so he said goodbye and ran to the old house.
On the way, I also ran into Shen Fang and a few others, all of whom were the same age. They were probably just visiting each other since they had nothing else to do.
Hearing someone call his name, Wu An didn't listen. He waved his hand and called out in response before running over quickly.
In the crowd.
Shen Fang looked resentful. From the moment Wu An appeared, she had been watching him, but he hadn't looked at her once.
She had been badly provoked by Gu Anran in town before, and now she was completely devastated.
In Wu An's eyes, she was no longer there at all.
The freckled girl said, "Shen Fang, maybe we should just forget about it."
Shen Fang was indignant and said aggrievedly, "Why should I?"
"He was the one who didn't study hard back then, so it's only natural for me to dump him."
"Now that you've learned your lesson, if I ask him to come back, he should come back!"
The freckled girl sighed, "That's true, but things have changed now."
"Wu An now has Gu Anran by his side."
"You're no match for them at all."
Shen Fang was speechless and had no way to refute it. After a while, she gritted her teeth and said, "No, I can't just let go of the feelings I've invested over the years."
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