Chapter 210: A Small Favor
The weather gradually warmed up, and everyone started going out early and coming back late for tide pooling again.
The most exciting thing for Yun Jiao was that the chickens, ducks, and geese at home had finally started laying eggs!
This morning, while brushing her teeth, Yun Jiao heard unusual sounds from the chicken coop and went to see what was happening out of curiosity.
Seeing it, she was immediately astonished.
The fat hen she raised was squatting in the chicken coop, and when she lifted her rear, a round, warm egg appeared beneath her.
Yun Jiao immediately cried out in excitement.
“Grandma, Mother, the hen I raised has laid an egg!”
She darted into the chicken coop, grabbed the still-warm egg, and ran towards the house, her happiness visible.
Granny Yun glanced at it and exclaimed, “It’s about time it laid an egg. Look how big this first one is!”
Usually, the first egg is much smaller, typically only the size of a ping-pong ball.
But this egg in Yun Jiao’s hand was two sizes larger than a ping-pong ball.
“It’s all thanks to our Jiao Jiao raising them well.”
Yun Jiao grinned, tilting her chin up slightly, very proud.
“After this, the chickens, ducks, and geese Jiao Jiao raises will all lay eggs one after another. Keep a close eye on the chicken coop, and also be careful when you let the ducks and geese out, as they like to lay eggs outside.”
Yun Jiao nodded.
After eating breakfast, she ran back to the chicken coop and watched expectantly.
After the first hen laid an egg, it was like a signal, and the other hens started laying eggs one after another.
That morning, Yun Jiao collected five chicken eggs and one goose egg.
The ducks hadn’t laid eggs yet.
Holding the eggs, little Yun Jiao looked exceptionally satisfied.
Yun Xiao Wu and the others, who were diligently working on their winter holiday homework, came to watch.
“Will our family have many eggs to eat from now on?”
“That’s great! Grandma, we want to eat eggs every day from now on!”
Granny Yun: …………
You really know how to imagine things.
Because she got eggs, Yun Jiao was in an exceptionally high spirits today.
Holding a small stick, she led the two puppies, who were already much taller than her calves, bravely and proudly to let out the chickens, ducks, and geese.
She also carried a basket and a bucket.
What if the ducks laid eggs while they were eating on the tidal flats?
“Grandma, I’m going to let the ducks out.”
After greeting Granny Yun, Yun Jiao led her entourage leisurely towards the seaside.
Having not come for a long time, Yun Jiao excitedly ran all over the beach.
If she could take off her shoes and run barefoot, she would be even happier,
but unfortunately, she couldn’t go into the sea yet, or she’d get spanked.
She held a shovel and dug and dug on the big beach.
“A cat’s eye snail.”
“Such a big snail, it’s empty.”
Yun Jiao picked up a snail much larger than her palm and shook it, thinking it was empty inside, but a hermit crab emerged.
Her eyes immediately lit up.
This was delicious.
She put it in the bucket, looked around, and squatted down in a nearly deserted spot to dig.
“Ewwwww, what is this thing, it’s so ugly.”
Yun Jiao’s small face scrunched up as she pulled out a fleshy “worm” that looked very much like an earthworm and was as thick as an adult’s finger.
“Sea cucumber?”
It seemed to be.
Although it looked a bit unpleasant, this thing was very nutritious, and Uncle A’wang seemed to buy it too.
So, she decided to keep digging.
Yun Jiao was squatting on the ground, digging with effort, when she suddenly heard footsteps approaching.
She looked over with wary little eyes.
It was Yun Sui.
“What are you doing here?”
Seeing it was him, Yun Jiao glanced and then continued her work.
“Here, Jiao Jiao.”
Yun Sui grinned and handed Yun Jiao what he was holding.
It was a crab, and it was pinching his hand, yet he didn’t seem to be in pain.
“You’re so clumsy, doesn’t it hurt? Why are you holding a crab like that?”
Yun Jiao muttered and took the crab from him.
Yun Sui was relatively clean today.
He was wearing clothes that Yun Xiao Wu and Yun Xiao Liu couldn’t wear.
Yun Xiao Qi and the others had their own new clothes, so they wouldn’t continue to inherit their older brother’s patched clothes, but Granny Yun and the others were accustomed to being thrifty, so it would be a waste to throw them away.
Giving them to Yun Sui to wear now was just right.
His hair was still short, and since he was often brought home to be bathed, he looked much cleaner now than before.
“Yun Sui, come here and dig this.”
Yun Sui was quite amusing. Although she had hit him before, he always came to find her.
He even brought her things.
Sometimes it was some good-looking small stones, or roasted sweet potatoes.
This time, he brought a crab.
Moreover, he was very obedient to Yun Jiao.
For example, at this moment, when she told him to dig, he dug.
Although Yun Sui was thin and a bit foolish, he was strong.
Without a shovel, he picked up a wooden stick and squatted aside, digging with effort.
The two puppies also quickly dug at the sand with their paws.
The two people and two dogs worked together, and in not too much time, they dug up a small pile of sea cucumbers.
“It broke.”
Yun Sui pouted and handed the broken stick to Yun Jiao to see.
Then he threw the stick away and started digging with his hands.
His posture clearly mimicked the two dogs!
Yun Jiao couldn’t bear to watch: “Use this.”
“I’ll go look for other things.”
“Oh.”
Yun Sui watched Yun Jiao leave with longing eyes before vigorously digging with the shovel.
Yun Jiao went to check on her chickens, ducks, and geese and was delighted to find that the ducks had also laid eggs!
They were blue and slightly larger than chicken eggs.
The oval shapes were very noticeable on the tidal flats.
Two duck eggs.
She happily picked them up, and after walking a short distance, she found another goose egg.
“Hehehehe…”
Holding the eggs, Yun Jiao smiled happily.
“It would be great if there were sea urchins, steamed sea urchin with egg is delicious.”
Smackinng her lips, Yun Jiao decided to look for sea urchins.
About ten minutes later…
She didn’t find any sea urchins but returned dragging a giant sea turtle.
“Gui Yi, where did you run off to? You’ve gotten so big.”
The giant sea turtle, its hind flippers being dragged, moved along peacefully, leaving a long trail on the tidal flats.
Gui Yi’s emotions were very stable.
“We’ll change locations later, and you’ll find sea urchins for me. I want to eat steamed sea urchin with egg.”
As she dragged Gui Yi back and was nearing the spot where she was digging for sea cucumbers, she heard a commotion and the barking of her two dogs.
Yun Jiao frowned, what was going on?
“You little brat, this tidal flat isn’t yours, and you dare to occupy it and stop me from digging for sea cucumbers?”
“Scrappy mutt, get lost. You’re lucky to have found these sea cucumbers in this bucket? Now they’re mine too. You’re an idiot anyway, you won’t know how to sell them.”
“Damn your mother, where did these dogs come from? Get lost, or I’ll stew you and make dog meat soup.”
Yun Sui held the bucket tightly, not letting the man move it.
Baozi and Tangyuan, the two dogs, surrounded the man, baring their teeth and barking.
The man, enraged, kicked Yun Sui several times.
The small person groaned in pain, but stubbornly refused to let go.
The man rolled up his sleeves: “You little bastard, I’ll beat you to death today!”
He raised his hand high, about to slap Yun Sui’s face.
Yun Jiao, who had run over, grabbed the giant sea turtle she was holding and threw it like a weapon, raising it over her head.
“Go!”
Gui Yi, flying through the air: !!!
‘Ahhhhhh!!!’
Yun Jiao: Sorry, it was just a spontaneous thing.
