The car was shaking, and after playing for a whole day, little Tiger fell asleep in his father's arms.
Gu Qi was also feeling a little sleepy, so he turned his head away from his wife's pretty face and wanted to chat with her. Unexpectedly, he saw her staring out the window in a daze.
"Xing'er?" he called softly.
Chen Xingling said "Ah?" and asked in confusion: "What's wrong?"
Gu Qi smiled slightly and asked curiously: "What were you thinking about just now?"
Chen Xingling smiled sheepishly and whispered, "I was thinking about what my dad said just now. I remember that when I was a kid, I loved eating crabs, and I only ate big blue crabs. My dad would catch a few for me every day when he came out to sea. My brothers all thought it was very strange, after all, fishing is mostly based on luck. Once the net is cast, whatever comes up is what's caught. How is it possible to get big blue crabs every day?"
"Why?" Gu Qi was also very curious.
Chen Xingling explained: "We all asked Dad, but he refused to tell me at first. I pestered him and acted like a spoiled child, and he finally couldn't get away from me, so he had to tell me the truth. There is a small island about ten nautical miles away from our village. The island is very, very small, probably only as big as our Sanyuan. When the tide rises occasionally, most of it can be submerged. There are some trees on the island, with tangled roots growing in the mud and sand. My dad said there are many, many large blue crabs on the island, and each one is huge. He found the blue crabs for me, all of which were caught from there."
"Oh?" Gu Qi chuckled: "There are many small islands nearby, I don't know which one it is."
Chen Xingling shook his head: "That is too small, it won't appear on the map at all. My dad said that sometimes the tide can submerge most of it. Because there is no place to land on the island, it is not easy to stop the boat, and the fishermen don't even like to rest there."
"I see." Gu Qi said softly, "Dad must have spent a lot of effort to satisfy you, a greedy little cat."
Chen Xingling smiled happily: "My dad said that it's a bit difficult to stop the boat, but it's not difficult to catch big blue crabs. It won't take long to catch several. I got tired of eating them after a few days, and I didn't ask my dad for big blue crabs anymore. Later, I never heard him talk about it again."
Gu Qi smiled and asked, "Are you missing the good old days of childhood? I thought you were in a daze just now."
"I..." Chen Xingling lowered his voice thoughtfully: "I was wondering if I could borrow Brother Liu's car."
Gu Qi couldn't quite follow her train of thought and asked, "Borrow a car? Where are we going?"
"I'll borrow it on the first day of the first lunar month." Chen Xingling replied, "I'll probably be able to return it in the afternoon of the first day of the first lunar month."
Gu Qi asked doubtfully, "Going to my mother's house? Okay, I'll tell him in advance when I go. Since he was transferred here, he has been driving the car in the logistics department almost all the time. The factory is on holiday now, and no one is using it."
"Okay! That's decided!" Chen Xingling said, "Since we have nothing to do, we can come here early in the morning to catch big blue crabs, pack them up and head straight to the provincial capital. We should be able to reach the provincial capital early in the morning on the first day of the new year."
Gu Qi: “???”
Chen Xingling turned his head again and asked, "Da Li, do you need to pray on the first day of the new year? Do you want to go with me to make money?"
Ma Dali's eyes lit up when he heard the word "earn money": "It's OK to worship at other times! Where can I make money?"
"Come to my house early in the morning on the first day of the new year." Chen Xingling reminded: "The earlier the better. Wear old clothes and bring one or two extra sets of clothes."
Ma Dali answered without hesitation: "Okay!"
When getting off the car, Ying glanced at Chen Xingling from time to time, and her mouth moved, but she was too embarrassed to speak.
Chen Xingling knew what she wanted to say and found an opportunity to move forward.
"Don't worry, I asked my mother to put away the things. There were too many people here just now, so I was embarrassed to take them out. I have to go to my mother's house tomorrow morning, and I will help you pack them then."
Ying immediately smiled and narrowed her eyes: "Okay, then you must keep it in mind."
"I know." Chen Xingling answered without even turning his head.
…
That night, after Gu Qi took his son to take a bath, he went downstairs. The two of them were playing chess and chatting in the study.
Chen Xingling hid upstairs and went straight to the outdoor activity area in the supermarket, but found that it was full of things for camping, and there was nothing she wanted.
She could only turn to the pet food area, and unexpectedly saw the crab food she wanted on a small counter.
Then, she went around to the prepared food section and the raw meat section, picked out the beef she would "buy" the next morning, and went around to the vegetable section to pick out some common Chinese cabbage and lettuce, plus a few potatoes.
After everything was ready, she went to bed early.
Gu Qi thought she was busy and tired, so he didn't dare to wake him up. He coaxed his son to sleep next door, and then he tiptoed in to rest.
The next morning, Gu Qi was awakened by the sound of his son reading.
He opened his eyes and found his son holding a piece of white paper in both hands, reading it attentively.
"...I will probably be home in the afternoon, so don't wait for me. Just make something for lunch. There is soy milk and steamed buns in the kitchen for breakfast. You can heat them up and eat them. I just went to the grocery store to buy meat and vegetables. They are all in the kitchen. I have already arranged the New Year's Eve dinner, so you don't have to prepare too much. I'm full, so I'll go to my mother's house first. Ling."
Gu Qi was suspicious: "Did you drop something yesterday?"
"No way." Little Tiger tilted his head and thought for a while, "Mom might be helping Wai-yu to find big blue crabs."
Gu Qi's brows twitched slightly, and she couldn't help but laugh when she thought of her conversation with Dali yesterday.
"Maybe. We might even be able to eat some big blue crabs in the evening."
Little Tiger rubbed his belly and pouted: "Dad, I'm hungry."
"Wait a minute, I'll go wash up first." Gu Qi put on his military coat and said, "I'll go downstairs to heat up some soy milk and buns in a while."
Little Tiger jumped and followed beside him: "Even if mom is not at home, we don't have to worry about being hungry."
"Of course." Gu Qi teased: "Your mother is just like the Thousand-armed Guanyin, taking care of everything."
…
At this time, "Thousand-Armed Guanyin" was riding a bicycle towards Huiqiao Fishing Village. Even though the cold wind in the morning was a bit biting, it did not affect her pedaling speed at all.
By the time she reached the door of her house, she was already sweating profusely.
Chen Sanshui was smoking at the door when he saw his daughter stop her bicycle, take off her coat to fan herself, and walk towards him. He stood up in surprise.
"Lingling, why are you here so early in the morning... are you okay?"
Chen Xingling smiled and said, "Dad, I have nothing to do at home, so I came to you to take me to the sea."
Liu Peiyun, who was busy steaming rice noodles in the corner: “…”
The brothers who were busy killing chickens on the other side said: "..."
…
At noon that day, the only ship going out to sea in the morning arrived.
After a while, several sons of the Chen family jumped off the boat and tied it up carefully.
Chen Sanshui tried to get off the boat, frowning in embarrassment: "The provincial capital is 70 or 80 miles away from us. It was a bumpy ride. How could the crabs get that far?"
Chen Xingling replied, "I borrowed the car yesterday evening. We will drive to the provincial capital overnight and arrive around five or six in the morning."
Chen Sanshui hesitated and asked, "How many crabs can a car hold? You saw them just now, they are all very fat."
"Don't worry, I found some foam boxes." Chen Xingling explained, "They can keep food fresh and keep heat in. Stack one box on top of another, and you can put a lot of them in the back of the jeep."
Chen Sanshui frowned and asked, "What box? What can it be used for?"
Chen Xingling smiled and said, "Don't ask. I have already taken care of the packaging and transportation. You and your brothers just need to help me catch blue crabs tomorrow."
"It has to be tied up." Chen Sanshui thought for a moment and said, "I have to go up the mountain to get some vines in the afternoon."
"I only knew there were a lot of crabs hiding on that island." Chen Daxing shook off the seawater on his hands and smiled, "I didn't expect they were all big blue crabs! It's usually not easy for boats to dock, and there's mud everywhere, so we were too lazy to even take a look when we passed by."
Chen Jixing walked forward holding a large crab and smiled excitedly, "A snack for lunch! This thing must weigh at least two kilograms! Wow! So delicious!"
Chen Sanshui glanced at him and said, "This one is not very active, you guys can eat it. The beautiful one inside is for Hu Zi, no one is allowed to touch it."
"I know!"
“Okay, okay, okay!”
…
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