At noon, the sun is shining brightly.
Even though we still had to wear sweaters inside, it was already scorching hot outside in the sun.
Chen Xingling wore a large bamboo hat and helped her mother turn over and dry the squids while chatting with the old lady.
Liu Peiyun looked at her daughter's still skinny face and couldn't help reminding her: "Bring a few bags of shredded squid over later, wash and roast them, and chew some as snacks whenever you have time. Also, you must bring the spring rolls that Mom made for you at noon. Fry them in oil and you can eat them in a short while."
"Okay!" Chen Xingling agreed sweetly.
Liu Peiyun looked left and right and held her daughter's hand.
"There were two large fish maws left from drying them last year. I asked your dad to cut them into strips with a large chopping block, wrapped them in newspaper, and placed them next to you and Huzi's clothes."
Chen Xingling laughed and shook his head: "No, I've been eating it every day at home for a while, and I'm tired of it."
She had been eating well and sleeping well during this period, and she also made nourishing soup every day in the super space, so her health had improved significantly.
After running back and forth between the school and the shipyard these days, she no longer felt the weakness and tiredness she had before. Instead, she felt refreshed and full of energy, and was in a good mental state from morning to night.
Fish soup and fish maw are both very nutritious things. With these material subsidies from her mother's family, I believe she will be back to normal in less than a month or two.
"Eat even if you get tired of it." Liu Peiyun reminded: "Drink up the fish soup in the pot later, don't leave any. There are more than a dozen small fish in the pot, add ginger, red dates, wolfberries and astragalus, all of which are good for your body. When your sisters-in-law were in confinement, I made two big bowls of soup for them every day, and their qi and blood recovered very quickly!"
Chen Xingling didn't dare to refuse, and said, "Okay, I'll go and drink two big bowls right away!"
Then she turned over the remaining squid.
"Mom, are the prawns on the stove almost done? Don't overcook them, or the meat will be too tough and not tasty."
Liu Peiyun shook her head: "It will last longer if it is baked dry."
Chen Xingling reminded him jokingly: "I can come home every week in the future, and I will come to stay for a long time during holidays. You don't need to give me too much at a time. I will come to get it after I finish eating. It will only take a few days to keep it. What are you afraid of!"
Liu Peiyun laughed when he heard this, and his old face, which had been eroded by the sun and sea breeze for many years, looked like an old chrysanthemum.
"How could I have forgotten! It needs to be dried before it is sent to you in the capital, to prevent it from getting wet during the journey. There is no need to bother with it now! Haha!"
Chen Xingling's nose felt slightly sour.
At this time, Xiaohuzi came running over with sweat all over his head, his little face was sunburned, and he was gasping for air.
"Mom! Mom! I'm hot!"
Chen Xingling looked at the only piece of clothing on his body and shook his head: "Don't take it off anymore. It will get cold when you go to a cool place later. If you are not careful, you will catch a cold."
Liu Peiyun, who was standing by, smiled kindly and waved, "Huzi, come quickly! Grandma left some coconut juice for you to drink. It's cold and delicious."
"Wow~~" Little Tiger was almost satisfied. He sat under the big banyan tree, enjoying the sea breeze and drinking coconut juice. He began to enjoy himself: "Mom, let's not go to the shipyard, okay?"
"No." Chen Xingling reminded with a smile: "You have to go to kindergarten every day, and mom also has to go to school."
Little Tiger was very depressed and muttered: "Then I won't go to kindergarten."
When Liu Peiyun heard this, she rolled her eyes and scolded him with a smile: "You little bastard, you are not allowed to not study. Your cousins have to go to school when they are supposed to, and no one is allowed to be lazy and not study! Come back during the holidays, your mother won't run away to her parents' house!"
Little Tiger pouted in grievance and continued to drink coconut milk.
At this time, Chen Zhongxing came with a few huge orchid crabs in his wet pants.
"Little sister! I just caught a large nest of big ones. I'll bring them to you for dinner in the evening."
Chen Xingling smiled and replied, "Okay!"
After a while, several sisters-in-law came over carrying baskets of raw oysters.
"Sister-in-law, let's pick some big ones later and take them to steam for dinner."
"It's so fresh! We went down to knock when the tide went out. When we passed by the stream, we had washed it several times, so it wasn't too dirty."
Chen Xingling hurried forward to help and chat with several sisters-in-law.
The eldest sister-in-law was more than ten years older than her. She had married into the family when she was still a little girl. She was the one who watched her grow up and get married. Maybe for this reason, the eldest sister-in-law loved her very much and always loved to take care of her like her own daughter.
"You, don't get involved. You haven't done this kind of work for several years, so you're probably not used to it. If you hurt your hand, how will you write for the rest of the day? Just sit down. We have enough people to do this kind of work."
As soon as the eldest sister-in-law finished speaking, the other sisters-in-law also echoed her and told her not to get involved.
Chen Xingling smiled and said, "Then I'll be responsible for cleaning."
Several sisters-in-law wanted to chat with her, so they handed her a small stool and made room for her.
"Sister-in-law, the noodles you brought yesterday were delicious! They are smooth and tender when boiled in hot water, and they won't get mushy even if you cook them for a while longer. They are also delicious when fried!"
"What kind of noodles? Did my sister-in-law bring some noodles?"
Chen Xingling explained quickly: "I brought it from Shangjing City, it's called egg noodles. It's just a bunch of dry noodles, not very heavy, but I brought a lot of it. I gave 20 yuan to my parents, and 20 yuan to my brother and sister-in-law. My third brother drove us here yesterday, so I gave him his share first."
When the sisters-in-law heard that each household would get 20 yuan, they all smiled.
"Sister-in-law, just come over, it's not worth spending money!"
"That's right! You brought it from far away, so you should keep it for yourself."
Chen Xingling shook his head: "Over in the capital, we eat noodles every day, and we are tired of it. We don't grow much rice here, but luckily we have plenty of seafood, otherwise we would probably go hungry."
"Yes, yes! Food coupons are so hard to find! When I go to the grain station to buy rice, I can only buy a few kilograms, which I can eat in a few days."
"That's right! If you don't have food coupons, you can only buy it at the black market, and the price is much higher than on the market."
Chen Xingling frowned slightly and said, "Don't worry, sisters-in-law. I'll buy some in the city later. Um... Aqi's unit will issue food coupons from time to time. He doesn't need so many by himself. He has saved a lot in the cabinet."
"Really?!"
"No, no! There are three of us in your family now, and you have a young brother-in-law who eats a lot. You should keep it for yourself."
Chen Xingling had no choice but to say, "Well, let's do this. We'll keep some for ourselves and use the rest for you to buy."
Anyway, there are many kinds of rice in the super space, domestic and foreign, long and short, flat and round, for cooking rice and porridge, too numerous to count and piled up like mountains.
She'll find a chance to get a few bags out and bring them back to her family.
The eldest sister-in-law couldn't help but remind him: "Even if you have food coupons, they won't let you buy too much at once. At most they will sell you 20 kilograms."
"Don't worry." Chen Xingling lowered his voice: "Before I met her, I worked at the front office of the Grain Bureau. Her mother also worked there. I'll see if she can help sell more. It doesn't matter if I can't sell too much at one time. Anyway, I have to go to school every day. I can go there every two or three days. It's okay to go more often."
Several sisters-in-law laughed happily.
"So, you should read more books! Look! Those who read books know respectable people."
"The opportunities are wider and the road is easier to walk!"
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Just then, several nephews ran over, pointed in the direction of the village entrance and shouted excitedly: "A car is coming! A jeep is coming!"
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