Chapter 315:
Yun Tao’s wife also had to go take care of Yun Tao in the hospital, so after thanking them, she handed over the things and left with the child in a hurry.
Others also came with gifts. These were for families whose boats had been found, and of course, some just came to see Yun Jiao.
After yesterday’s events, they were very enthusiastic towards Yun Jiao, as if they wanted to get a good look at her.
This day, Yun Jiao spent almost the entire time under everyone’s enthusiastic spectating and gratitude.
At first, there was a smile on her little face, but later it gradually turned into a perfunctory smile, and then she couldn’t smile at all.
Her little chubby face was stiff!
It was the village chief and Yun Linhai who couldn’t stand it anymore and quickly sent everyone away.
“That’s enough, everyone. You’ll see her again in the future. If you’re not tired, Yun Jiao is tired. She needs to eat. What are you all still doing here? Go do what you need to do.”
After they left, Yun Jiao rubbed her face with her little hands, her big eyes holding a bit of resentment.
She really couldn’t handle this kind of enthusiasm.
The Yun family members were overjoyed.
“Oh, why aren’t you happy when so many people like you?”
Yun Jiao mumbled, “I know exactly how Third Brother felt that day.”
Yun Chennan smiled and ruffled her hair.
“This kind of enthusiasm will probably last for a few more days.”
Yun Jiao’s eyes widened in horror.
Yun Chennan was right. At least the next day, Yun Jiao was greeted enthusiastically everywhere she went, and some people even stuffed things into her hands without a word.
They were all snacks and small toys.
The children in the village looked at her with admiration.
Yun Jiao: I can’t take it, I can’t take it!
The next day, the village chief called a meeting.
Most of the villagers attended. When Yun Linhai carried Yun Jiao there, everyone made way for them to go to the very front.
The village chief looked at Yun Jiao and nodded with extreme satisfaction.
At this moment, Yun Jiao seemed to have become the most promising person in the entire village, even more so than Yun Chennan, who had gotten into university.
After everyone had mostly arrived, the village chief cleared his throat and asked everyone to be quiet.
“This big typhoon came too suddenly. If it weren’t for Yun Jiao, our village would have suffered so much loss, and even Yun Tao might not have been saved.”
The village chief’s expression was serious: “Of course, there are still a few boats that haven’t been found. Don’t harbor any resentment. Otherwise, you’d be worse than beasts.”
“There are also some boats that don’t belong to our village. I will hand those over to the police station. If we keep things that don’t belong to us and people come to cause trouble later, it won’t look good.”
“Later, everyone will identify the boats and take their own boats back to be repaired. Finally, as the village chief, I will represent everyone in commending and thanking Yun Jiao.”
“These items were bought with money pooled together by those whose boats were found, as thank-you gifts. You will take them back later.”
A bag of rice, flour, a barrel of vegetable oil, and about twenty catties of pork.
These were all practical items. They had already sent some eggs and dried noodles before. This time, it was bought with money pooled together by everyone.
After the meeting, Yun Jiao’s family happily returned with those items.
Yun Jiao was holding many snacks in her arms, including candy and spicy strips bought from the small shop, as well as peanuts and sunflower seeds, and some wild fruits from the mountains.
She could barely hold them all.
Although she was a bit embarrassed when praised in public, she was still quite happy.
People at that time, when praised in public, wouldn’t be embarrassed; they would just grin and be happy as simpletons.
“Jiaojiao, our family’s boat wasn’t found.”
That’s right, Yun Jiao’s family’s boat was not among those she found.
Yun Linhai patted Yun Xiaowu: “It’s gone, it’s gone. As long as the person is safe, that’s what matters. Later, we’ll go to the seaside with incense and offerings to pay our respects, as it accompanied us to many places.”
Yun Linhe: “The weather has turned cooler, so we won’t buy a wooden boat for now. We’ll just find some work or occasionally rent a boat to go out to sea. Our iron boat will arrive next year.”
“If Jiaojiao wants to go into the sea, just tell us, and you can go play with your whale friends.”
Yun Jiao nodded: “Okay.”
After returning home, she distributed the snacks.
After eating lunch, they took incense, wine, some meat, and fruits to the seaside.
After arranging the offerings, they lit incense in the direction of the sea, sprinkled wine, and the whole family bowed towards the sea.
This was to bid farewell to the boat that had accompanied their family for some time.
As they were preparing to leave, Yun Jiao keenly heard the sound of wings flapping, coming from the sky.
Yun Jiao looked up, and oh my, it was a very familiar big bird.
“Wow, what a big bird!”
Yun Jiao whistled, and the sea eagle circling above flew down.
Yun Jiao raised her little arm, and the sea eagle accurately landed on her arm.
When it landed, it carefully retracted its claws, making sure not to scratch her.
“Is this the sea eagle you tricked out of fish twice?”
Yun Jiao glared at him: “Uncle, what are you talking about? I didn’t trick it; I exchanged several fish for it.”
“But when did you become so friendly with this sea eagle?”
Yun Jiao: “My relationship with it has always been good.”
Yun Jiao’s older brothers looked on with envy.
“Jiaojiao, can we touch it?”
Yun Jiao pointed at the sea eagle on her arm: “Ask it.”
How could the sea eagle answer?
However, when Yun Xiaowu eagerly reached out his hand to touch it, the sea eagle swatted him away with a flap of its wing.
Was it someone anyone could just touch?
Yun Xiaowu: “Okay, it doesn’t allow it.”
Yun Linhe: “This is a bird of prey, naturally, it has its temper.”
Yun Jiao returned home with a sea eagle. Many people saw her on the way, and their gazes towards her became even more different.
After returning home, Yun Jiao placed the sea eagle on a wooden perch and asked her mother to prepare some meat strips.
Conveniently, they had pork from the gifts they received today.
“I’ll feed it, I will.”
Yun Xiaowu was the first to rush out: “Jiaojiao, let me feed it.”
Yun Jiao looked at his pleading expression, and her other brothers who were also eager.
“Then you all try.”
It turned out that this sea eagle was a glutton.
It ate the meat strips the brothers fed it, after all, who could resist delicious meat strips?
But it still wouldn’t let anyone other than Yun Jiao touch its feathers.
It would get fierce if anyone got close.
Yun Jiao suddenly remembered the yellowfin tuna she had caught yesterday.
“Dad, our family’s tuna.”
Yun Linhai: “Are we still going to take that fish to the county to sell?”
Yun Jiao shook her head: “No, we’ll eat it ourselves.”
Hiss…
Yun Linhai took a sharp intake of breath.
“We ourselves will eat it?”
What kind of precious family could afford to eat that, and they wouldn’t even know how to prepare it. Eating it just like that would be too wasteful.
“We can’t finish it all ourselves.”
Yun Jiao: “Let’s invite everyone to eat it together, to celebrate Third Brother getting into university.”
Yun Chennan had already filled out his application, with Qingbei University as his first choice. With his grades, getting into Qingbei was a sure thing.
Of course, the main reason was that Yun Jiao herself wanted to taste the expensive tuna that was being sold.
