Chapter 301:
“Invite your grandpa to my house for a meal. We have many family members today, so please come.”
Yun Jiao, though small, spoke very dominantly.
Then, she took her older brothers and turned a corner, heading to Yun Sui’s house together.
Yun Sui’s grandpa was sitting at the door weaving bamboo products.
This was his livelihood.
He was old and couldn’t go to sea to tide pool or find good things. Moreover, when Yun Sui was even younger, he didn’t dare bring Yun Sui near the seaside.
His grandson was slow to react and a bit foolish; if he fell into the sea, he wouldn’t even be able to call for help.
He was now reassured about Yun Sui because Yun Sui and Yun Jiao were familiar with each other and often went tide pooling. Even if Yun Sui was foolish, he knew not to go too close to the sea.
“Grandpa.”
Yun Sui hopped home and showed him what he found tide pooling.
“Grandpa, there are fish, eat fish.”
After saying that, he suddenly remembered that Jiaojiao had also come.
“Grandpa, Jiaojiao.”
The old man squinted and looked at the person who had come with his grandson.
“It’s Jiaojiao, come in and sit.”
“Third Uncle.”
Yun Sui’s grandpa, according to generations, they should call him Uncle.
“Third Uncle, come to my house for a meal. We have many family members today, please come join us.”
The old man waved his hands repeatedly: “I’m not going, you go, you go.”
“Oh, come along.”
Yun Xiao Wu and Yun Xiao Qi went to pull the old man.
“Let’s go, Third Uncle, it’ll be more lively if you come.”
Third Uncle: “I haven’t finished weaving this basket!”
Yun Jiao: “I’ll put it inside for you.”
They pulled Third Uncle along with Yun Sui back to the house.
Yun Linhai and Yun Linhe had also returned. Seeing the two of them didn’t seem to surprise them, and they warmly welcomed them.
“Third Uncle, you’ve arrived at a good time, let’s have a drink together.”
The meal today was abundant, prepared by Shen Yunlian and Wang Mei. Of course, Yun Chennan, along with his good buddies, and his uncle, and Yun Jiao’s two cousins handled those fish and mussels.
With so many people, they divided into two tables, adults at one and children at another. They also invited Yun Chenbei and his master, Old Mu, to join them.
Yun Linhai brought out the white liquor he bought in the county and invited everyone at the table to drink.
The children’s table was lively, their mouths never stopping while they ate, chirping away.
Yun Jiao buried her head in her food, eating from her small bowl. She was serious about eating.
It was a pity that Sixth Brother wasn’t there; otherwise, she could have discussed with Sixth Brother which dishes were delicious and which ones could be improved.
“Jiaojiao, I’ll take you to the county tomorrow. Tomorrow is Saturday.”
Yun Xiao Qi eagerly raised his hand: “I want to go too.”
Yun Xiao Ba and Yun Xiao Jiu were not to be outdone.
Yun Jiao finished the food in her mouth before saying, “The car at home can’t fit so many people.”
“Then we’ll take the public bus, or we can walk there. You go first, and we’ll find you.”
Of course, their main purpose was to stroll around the county.
Yun Xiao Qi touched his pocket; he had saved three yuan and was waiting for the holiday to go to the county and buy things.
“Then we have to ask Father and Mother.”
Yun Jiao herself didn’t mind; having these few brothers with her made her quite happy.
After the meal, everyone cleaned the table together. Yun Chennan volunteered to wash the dishes.
Yun Chenbei also followed.
Chu An and the others swept the floor.
Shen Yunlian: “All good children.”
When children at home are excellent and sensible, their parents can’t help but be proud.
Chu An: “Aunt, when will you harvest your corn? I’ll help then. I ate a lot of your things during the college entrance examination period.”
Chu An displayed the sunny, cheerful, and sweet-talking demeanor he had at school, making Shen Yunlian and Wang Mei grin.
In the end, they actually told him when they would harvest the corn and rice and invited him to visit often.
Finally, after eating the cool, refreshing, sweet, and sandy watermelon, the guests were about to leave.
Yun Linhai and Yun Linhe offered to escort them.
The family now had two motorcycles and a bicycle. Their family was definitely considered wealthy in the village now.
Motorcycles were fast for sending people, and each family received some seafood.
Yun Linhai first took Chu An home, then his two nephews.
Meanwhile, Chu An, who had already arrived home, was surrounded by onlookers as he returned with the large bags.
It could only be said that no matter where you were, neighbors and friends who had known each other for many years in the village were very gossipy.
“Didn’t Anzi go to a classmate’s house? Why is he bringing so many things back? Who was it that gave you a ride back on a motorcycle just now?”
“What is he bringing back in these big bags? There seems to be quite a lot, and it smells fishy.”
Chu An’s parents were also very curious. They opened the bags and exclaimed, “Wow, there are so many mussels, sea snails, and such.”
“Whoa, there’s even such a big fish here.”
Although they lived in the same city, their place was still some distance from the sea. The fish they ate were freshwater fish from here; they rarely ate sea fish.
Because they lived in a remote mountainous area, they rarely went to the city to buy things, mainly due to inconvenient transportation.
It was fine on sunny days; the road was a bit difficult but passable for motorcycles and bicycles. It was difficult on rainy days, with mud everywhere, and even motorcycles would slip.
Chu An bared his teeth: “These were all gifts from my classmate’s family. I went out to sea with them on a boat today.”
“Aiyo, no wonder you’re so tanned.”
Chu An also belatedly felt a bit of pain on his skin. Moreover, when he lifted his clothes, the contrast between the covered and uncovered parts of his arms was very clear.
Even though he was used to working at home and wasn’t afraid of the sun, his skin was now red and painful.
No wonder Uncle Hai told me to use medicinal wine or something when I got back.
“Hehe, I didn’t expect the sea to be so sunny.”
No wonder the skin of the two Yun uncles was so dark.
“These things were all found on the island.”
“I also found quite a bit, and they let me bring some back.”
Chu An tried his best to answer everyone’s questions until someone asked if his classmate’s family had any suitable male or female youngsters, and the questions gradually veered into strange territory.
What, they’re trying to be matchmakers now?!
Chu An’s parents quickly pulled their simple-minded, silly son back home.
“Anzi only went to his classmate’s house once, how would he know about that? Everyone, disperse, it’s getting late.”
With so much seafood, they had to process it quickly; otherwise, letting it sit and rot would be too wasteful.
Looking at the items, Chu An’s family members also lamented that the gifts were too much.
“Anzi, when it rains, let’s go to the mountains to find some mushrooms, or hunt some wild rabbits to dry and make smoked meat, and bring more next time you visit your classmate.”
Chu An nodded: “Okay, you don’t know how exciting my day was…”
Chu An excitedly shared the day’s events with his family, especially how Yun Jiao jumped into the sea and caught two hundred-pound fish with her bare hands, and how an orca helped push the boat. He described it all with great drama.
The Chu family suspected their son had lost his mind. Was he really just trying to fool them by reading too many storybooks?
