Gu Anran is quite pretty.
Even in trousers and a loose long-sleeved shirt, her youthful beauty was undeniable.
Beyond his yearning for beauty, Wu An felt mostly admiration.
Gu Anran is a year younger than him, probably not even 20 yet, only 19, but she has already shouldered the burden of life.
No wonder they had no connection whatsoever in their previous life.
Gu Anran is trying her best to live her life, while he is wasting his.
After waiting for about 10 minutes, Gu Anran arrived on a red pedal tricycle.
After parking the tricycle on the beach, Gu Anran got off carrying a bottle of mineral water and said, "You've been waiting anxiously, haven't you? Here, take this water."
Wu An was a little surprised, but he didn't stand on ceremony and reached out to take it: "Thank you, how did you know I was thirsty?"
Gu Anran laughed and said, "You've been digging for three hours, you must have been sweating a lot."
"I noticed you haven't had any water, so I figured you must be thirsty."
Wu An was taken aback, pondering Gu Anran's words, "I noticed you haven't been drinking any water," then smiled and tilted his head back to drink more than half the bottle in one gulp.
Seeing Gu Anran carrying buckets of water, they quickly went to help.
He had a snakeskin bag and a bucket, while Gu Anran had two buckets.
Despite her slender and frail appearance, Gu Anran is surprisingly strong.
He carried a bucket of water uphill without hesitation, and everyone could keep up with his pace.
Gu Anran also came to help carry the burlap sack. The two of them each pulled on one side and together carried the burlap sack to the side of the road.
Gu Anran skillfully wiped the sweat off with the towel draped around her neck and pulled a scale out of the tricycle.
Wu An said, "You've prepared quite well."
Gu Anran smiled and said, "I borrowed it from my neighbor."
I put the burlap sack on top and weighed it; it was exactly 70 jin (35 catties).
The bucket weighed 25 jin, Wu An kept 5 jin, and together they weighed 90 jin, totaling 540 yuan.
Gu Anran opened the zipper of her handbag, and Wu An glanced at it. There were many small pieces of money inside.
Gu Anran counted the money and handed it over: "Count it."
Wu An took the money and casually put it in his pocket, saying, "No need."
"goodbye."
Gu Anran smiled and said, "Goodbye."
Wu An nodded, picked up the bucket and walked back. He didn't notice that Gu Anran turned her head back several times while riding her bicycle.
...
Back home, Wu An tidied up, took a cold shower, and then glanced at the clock. It was already 11:30 p.m. Looking at the few hundred yuan on the table, he couldn't help but smile.
I only worked for a little over four hours and earned more than 500 yuan. I'm quite happy with that.
If this salary were to get out, it would definitely make those migrant workers in big cities extremely envious.
When it comes to making money, Gu Anran, who runs a business, definitely earns more. These days, setting up a stall and doing business well can be very profitable.
In his previous life, he also set up a stall at the night market.
However, he was lazy and didn't work hard, so his business was just so-so. After a month of hard work, he didn't earn as much as someone who delivers food.
At the time, the guy next door who was grilling squid was doing incredibly well. I overheard his colleagues gossiping that he had managed to buy three houses in the city by selling grilled squid.
But he was incredibly envious.
Unfortunately, he wasn't cut out for making money, and after a few months he switched to delivering food.
Seeing how readily Gu Anran bought clams today, her business must be doing quite well.
He felt that if he had the chance, he could help this hardworking girl who was forced to leave her hometown.
After all, helping Gu Anran is also helping her father.
Lost in thought, I drifted off to sleep, gently swayed by the breeze from the electric fan.
...
The next morning.
Wu An woke up, glanced at the alarm clock, and saw that it was already 7:30 in the morning.
I turned over and sat up against the headboard. My muscles ached all over, but it was much better than the previous two days. My body was gradually adapting to the high intensity of daily activities.
My lazy bones are slowly hardening.
This is probably what it feels like to become stronger.
That's a good thing.
I glanced out the window and saw that it was gloomy outside.
I got out of bed and opened the door.
The sky was covered with dark clouds, and it looked like it was about to rain.
After washing up, he went into the kitchen. There was rice and flour in the house, as well as clams he had saved from yesterday. He planned to make pancakes with the clam meat.
Clam meat cakes.
Just thinking about it made him swallow hard.
Blanch the clams, then pick out the meat and throw it directly into the flour water. I also cracked two eggs into the water; the eggs were from home.
"It's a pity there are no scallions."
Wu An muttered something to himself, heated the pan, brushed it with oil, and poured the batter around the edge of the pan. Soon, a steaming hot clam pancake was ready.
They made over a dozen pancakes, and each bite was filled with clam meat.
Before I could finish eating a pancake, a light drizzle began to fall.
The rain grew heavier and heavier, and the downpour became more and more intense.
That's how it is at the beach there. Not to mention, the rain only comes after the dark clouds gather. Often, one second the sun is shining brightly, and the next second the rain might be falling on your head.
Of course, this kind of rain comes quickly and goes quickly; sometimes it can rain four or five times a day.
Wu An ate the pancake and watched the rain, finding it quite interesting.
I glanced at the system.
Luck value: 59 (15)
Daily luck is neither too much nor too little.
After finishing his breakfast, Wu An took out his phone to play around with it, but suddenly remembered that he hadn't contacted Lao Mai yet, so he quickly found the note Lao Mai had written.
I dialed the number listed above.
"Beep beep beep".
Wu An waited for a while, feeling that the call was about to automatically disconnect, before Old Mai finally answered and called out, "Hello, who is this?"
"Old Mike, it's me."
"Ah An, you finally called me." Old Mai's voice was loud, and there were sounds of wind and rain in the receiver: "Come quickly to the east sluice gate of the town, the stone grouper is causing trouble."
Upon hearing this, Wu An said, "It's raining, so I won't go."
"Who cares about rain when fishing?" Old Mai suddenly raised his voice several octaves: "Enough said, I've got a fish on the hook..."
The call abruptly ended.
Wu An shook his head, looked at the rain outside, went to the kitchen, found a relatively clean snakeskin bag, cut it open, and put it over his head as a raincoat.
I left the door slightly ajar and headed straight for the convenience store in the rain.
To be honest, it's even better than the raincoats I bought.
When I arrived at the convenience store, I greeted Lao Jiang and said, "I'm planning to renovate the old house. My dad told me you have the contact information for a construction team."
Old Jiang rummaged around for a while and took out a yellowed business card.
Wu An called.
Old Jiang looked at his phone and his eyes lit up: "Xiaomi 2, it was just released not long ago."
"Tsk tsk tsk, a prodigal son who returns is more precious than gold."
"It seems even the Goddess Mazu falls for this."
Wu An ignored it and waited a while before the call connected. They chatted briefly, and Wu An explained his needs: installing doors and windows, repairing the roof, and roughly the size of the area. The result was a quote of 5,000.
Wu An remained silent for two seconds.
He hadn't expected that just a simple repair would cost so much money; he only had a little over a thousand yuan in his pocket.
He coughed twice and asked, "When will you have time to come visit my house?"
The other person said, "It's raining here, so it won't be until the afternoon at the earliest."
"Xiaoxi Village, right? I called you before I came."
Wu An responded and, after ending the call, called Lao Mai again, saying, "Lao Mai, you're not leaving, are you?"
Old Mai replied, "Of course I'm not leaving. You want to come?"
Wu An said, "I think you're right. As a fisherman, how can I be troubled by a little wind and rain? I'll come find you right away."
Old Mai asked suspiciously, "Why did you change your mind?"
Wu An smiled and said, "Of course, it's because I like fishing."
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