The sun was high in the sky when little Tiger woke up in a daze. He looked around with his little head and found that he was already upstairs with his grandmother!
He blinked a few times in disbelief, then jumped off the bed and ran out of the room, but quickly slipped back in, took a thick cotton coat beside him, put it on, buttoned it up, put on his small cloth shoes, and ran downstairs.
"Grandma! Grandma!" the little guy shouted.
After hearing this, Liu Peiyun, who was sweeping the door, quickly put the broom aside and greeted him with a smile.
"Huzi, are you awake? Did you go to bed late last night? You woke up more than half an hour later than usual today!"
The little guy shook his head: "I go to bed at nine o'clock like usual. Grandma, where are my mom and dad?"
Liu Peiyun squatted down and fastened the big button that was not buttoned properly.
"Your mother and your grandpa have gone to sea. Your father drove into the city, and he seemed to be looking for some gasoline."
Little Tiger asked in surprise: "Mom is going into the sea too?"
"Yes." Liu Peiyun said with a smile, "I went to catch a big crab for you."
This sentence made the little guy cheer and applaud: "Great! I have a big crab again! Haha! Big crab!"
Liu Peiyun took the little guy to brush his teeth and wash his face, and led him out of the kitchen.
"Wait, I'll bring you breakfast."
Little Tiger nodded obediently, looking around curiously with his little head.
The sea breeze was strong today, and the fishing nets hanging on bamboo poles were shaking constantly. Not far away, my aunt was sorting some purple things, turning them over and bundling them, and I didn't know what she was doing.
"Grandma, what my aunt made is not kelp - what is it?"
Liu Peiyun answered absentmindedly, "These are vines cut down from the mountain, and they are being arranged neatly. Come on, eat them quickly! Eat them while they are hot!"
Little Tiger had been hungry for a long time, so he lowered his head and started eating with a small spoon.
At this time, Liu Peiyun seemed to see something and hurried over to meet him.
I saw several daughters-in-law, each carrying a large bucket on their backs. They were sweating profusely and moving towards home with difficulty. The buckets on their backs seemed very heavy.
Liu Peiyun didn't know who to help for a moment, and asked stutteringly: "What's in there? Are there really so many blue crabs?"
Several daughters-in-law hurriedly greeted the old man, all of them smiling from ear to ear.
"Oh my! Mom! You didn't see it with your own eyes! We who saw it with our own eyes can hardly believe it!"
"That's right! That small island is full of giant blue crabs! They're all so big! I went fishing with my dad for a while, and this is the first time I've seen so many blue crabs! They're all so big!"
"Daxing said there weren't that many yesterday, but today there are more and more. It might be related to the 'crab feed' thing thrown by my sister-in-law!"
"Mom! Look, look! It's full of them! There are only 20 or 30 of them, but they're so full! There must be at least 100 kilograms!"
Liu Peiyun listened in disbelief, "Oh oh? Oh oh?" She shook her head and looked at it, overwhelmed.
"Um...why are you the only ones here? Where are they? Where is your father?"
The eldest daughter-in-law replied, "Dad brought us here first so we could quickly tie up the crabs. He'll be leaving soon, and by a little later there will definitely be a full boat again!"
Liu Peiyun was pleasantly surprised and quickly pointed in the direction of her home.
"Quick! Quick... let's go and tie it up!"
More than half an hour later, Chen Xingling and his fourth and fifth brothers arrived.
"As soon as Dad's boat arrives, we'll get on board right away! Look! There are four big barrels again! We have to take the plastic barrels away quickly, as we'll need to ship them back later! Sister-in-law, once you're done tying them up, take the empty barrels and wait at the small pier. Dad's boat will be bringing more, so remember to go get them."
"Hey!" The eldest sister-in-law agreed while busying herself: "Don't worry, it will be done in about half an hour. We will take turns to wait for Dad at the dock!"
Liu Peiyun poured a few bowls of water and called out, "Quick! Drink some water!"
Chen Xingling didn't even bother to drink water and asked, "Mom, where's Xiao Hu?"
Liu Peiyun explained: "He and Sanqiang went to play dice, just on the other side of the banyan tree. Stop talking, drink some water."
The three of them gulped down the water and set off again in a hurry.
Next, several buckets of crabs were delivered to the shore almost every half hour.
Liu Peiyun helped to carry the load from time to time, and several daughters-in-law and Zhao Xiaoxing helped to tie the vines.
Zhao Xiaoxing was originally very afraid of crabs. Her sisters-in-law taught her several times before she finally learned how to avoid the crabs' large claws and quickly wrap the vines around them several times to tie the crabs tightly.
At noon, Chen Xingling and her old father came. Her hair was disheveled and she looked tired. Her old father often worked and was accustomed to high-intensity labor. He looked almost the same as usual.
Liu Peiyun had already cooked the noodles and cut up a chicken.
"Hurry up and have lunch! Where are the boys?"
Chen Xingling replied: "They are still busy. Let's send another boat over and bring some food to fill their stomachs."
Liu Peiyun didn't care about her daughter's pain when she saw that she was covered in mud.
"Eat quickly first, and leave quickly after you finish eating."
Chen Xingling picked up the big bowl and couldn't help looking around.
Liu Peiyun said, "Your sisters-in-law have all gone inside to eat. Xiao Xing and Hu Zi will eat at your eldest sister-in-law's house."
Chen Xingling frowned slightly and asked, "Mom, isn't Aqi here yet?"
"He... No!" Liu Peiyun shook her head: "Since I sent you here this morning, he drove back to the city, and I haven't seen him since then."
Chen Xingling was secretly worried when he heard this.
Is it possible that we can't find gasoline?
Don't do that! Such beautiful and strong big crabs are hard to come by. If they are only transported to the city to be sold, the price is at most half of the price in the provincial capital, or even only one-third.
Thinking about Gu Qi's firm assurance last night, she felt a little relieved.
Archie is a man of his word. He must have found a way to go, otherwise he wouldn't have come by noon.
"It's past twelve o'clock." Liu Peiyun couldn't help but remind him, "The tide may rise around three or four in the afternoon. The waves over there are very fierce, old man, you have to take it easy."
Chen Sanshui nodded slightly, picked up the big bowl and started eating.
"Mother, do you have any meat? The kids are struggling to dig in the mud, so they need some meat. They need more meat so they can work harder."
Liu Peiyun was extremely embarrassed and hesitated: "I killed a chicken last week...it's all here."
Chen Sanshui asked again: "Are there any eggs left?"
Liu Peiyun thought for a moment and answered, "About ten."
Chen Sanshui raised his chin slightly and said, "Go check on my daughter-in-law and ask her to bring over a dozen more and cook them all together."
Liu Peiyun was about to leave when her daughter pulled her back.
"I brought beef jerky and roast duck." Chen Xingling said quickly, "Mom, just let the hot water cool down and put it in the thermos. I'll go get the meat after I'm full."
Liu Peiyun asked suspiciously: "You brought meat? Where?"
"Upstairs." Chen Xingling answered confusedly.
Liu Peiyun said, "The boiled water is cooling down. I'll go downstairs and get it. Where did you put it?"
"I'll go!" Chen Xingling said, "Your legs and feet are not in good condition, so the less you go, the better."
Liu Peiyun glared at her daughter with amusement and asked, "It's just a few steps away? Don't I climb up and down every day? Let's do it together."
Chen Xingling buried his head in his food and pretended not to hear.
After a moment, she put down her dishes and went upstairs and hid in a corner.
Next, she quickly took out a roast duck and some beef jerky from the hyperspace, and brought downstairs the foam box she had prepared last night.
Liu Peiyun was stunned: "Lingling, what are these boxes? They look like the boxes people use to sell popsicles - where did they get them?"
"Don't ask! Buy from the guy selling popsicles!" Chen Xingling stuffed all the meat at her and said, "Cut it into smaller pieces! Hurry up!"
Liu Peiyun hurried to the kitchen with the meat.
Chen Xingling took the foam boxes to find his sisters-in-law and asked them to put the tied crabs into the boxes, sort them by size, and write the number on the outside.
"Yinmo, you are responsible for writing with the fountain pen! Write bigger, the bigger the better!"
Little Tiger blinked curiously and nodded quickly.
Zhao Xiaoxing asked in confusion: "Sister-in-law, where did it come from? It would be easy to get the crabs dirty if you put them in such a clean box."
"It's dirty, so it is." Chen Xingling said, "It's not a big deal, it won't cost much. These boxes can keep the crabs fresh, and there's no need to worry about too many crabs squeezing each other. If they get crushed to death on the way, it would be a big waste. Sisters-in-law, remember to put them in order, so you can fit more."
"Oh! I'm listening to you!"
"good!"
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