Fisherman Fubao made his fortune by fishing

Chapter 139 Return to the Island

"Are you going to the beach again today?" Li Erlang asked.

"Yeah." Nao Nao said a little embarrassedly, "I was going to call you, but there was no tide, so we decided to take a stroll. I didn't expect that I used the net to drag around in the puddle a few times and pulled up a few fish."

Li Erlang patted his shoulder and said, "It's okay. We went to the market today and didn't have time to go fishing. You are lucky. This year, there will definitely be surplus every year."

The village chief's wife brought out some sweet soup and said, "Hurry up and sit down."

Recently, Nao Nao brought home a lot of money, and the Cai family also helped them make some money. When they saw Li Erlang and the others, their smiles were more sincere.

The village chief asked, "Why are you here at this time? Are you not planning to return to Rabbit Island this year?"

Li Erlang sat opposite the village chief and said, "Go back. We'll be leaving soon. Before you leave, A-nai asked us to come and see you. Thanks to the village chief for taking care of my uncle's family all these years."

"Hey! What do you mean by taking care of each other? We are helping each other. Our two families have been friends for generations. It would be awkward to say that."

After the two exchanged pleasantries for a while, Li Erlang said goodbye.

The village chief's wife did not let them go empty-handed. She picked up a basket of eggs, a small jar of pickled vegetables, and a bag of brown sugar for them.

Since they were going to see each other more often in the future, the two of them exchanged some polite words and then collected their gifts.

Nao Nao was reluctant to leave them and said, "Will you come to our village again next year? Let's go fishing together."

Li Yuer smiled and nodded, saying, "Of course, maybe we'll see each other often in the future."

Nao Nao was instantly happy and said, "Wait a minute, I don't have any New Year gifts for you, but I have this." After that, he ran away, "Wait for me."

Li Yuer took out a handful of colorful candies from his pocket, stuffed them into Nannan's pocket, and said, "Nannan, take this candy and keep it for yourself."

Nannan took Li Yuer's arm, nodded and smiled, saying, "Yubaoer, you are so nice."

Soon, Naonao came back with a bucket.

"In addition to fish, there are some other seafood in it. "I know you like to eat these, so I saved them for you."

Li Yuer looked inside and saw a large blue crab immediately opening its claws to threaten Li Yuer.

"This is great, thank you Naonao, this is one of my favorite gifts I received this year."

Naonao's cheeks turned red and he said, "If you like it, I'll get it for you next time."

"Okay! Then we'll see you next year."

Naonao and Nannan reluctantly sent Li Yuer and the others all the way to the door.

After Li Yuer and the others left, the village chief's wife curiously opened the wicker basket.

"It's so big, what's inside it?"

When he saw what was inside, he was so surprised that his mouth couldn't close.

"Old man, come and see!"

"You are so old, but you are still so jumpy. Don't let the children laugh at you." The village chief was taking out the peanuts for New Year's Day and picking out the rotten ones.

"You old man, this is an important matter, come here quickly!" The village chief's wife rolled her eyes at him unhappily.

The village chief reluctantly stood up from his stool and said, "What a fuss..."

This time it was the village chief who was stunned. "What, what does the Li family mean?"

There was rice, flour, pork belly, pork fat, tea leaves and shell oil lamps. These New Year gifts were many times more than what ordinary families gave.

If you don’t know, you might think that he came to their house to propose marriage.

The village chief was surprised and happy, and his mood fluctuated like the tide.

As soon as Li Yu'er and his companions walked out of the Wen family's gate, the carriage of the clerk and his wife entered the village.

When the village chief showed the New Year gift from the Li family to the clerk, the clerk told him about the previous visit by the Li family's children.

The village chief was surprised and said, "So they boarded the Wanfu ship. No wonder they are so generous."

The clerk shook his head, "I'm afraid it's not the Wan family, but Young Master Jing. I don't know how the child of the Li family caught the eye of the noble master. We should help their family more in the future."

When he returned to the Cai family, Li Laosan had already packed his things.

"Jia Que'er, the three of you should spend the New Year here. We only have one boat. If you go over there, you will definitely not be able to stay there."

Li Laosan looked at Lai Zi who was in a sloppy state and said, "Lai Zi, you should go home for the New Year. Your mother must miss you very much."

Lai Zi just smiled indifferently, and then said perfunctorily: "Don't worry, Third Brother, I will go home for the New Year."

Li Yuer and two other people pushed a cart of cargo across the ice and returned to Rabbit Island.

Old Mrs. Cai had been waiting impatiently for a long time. She looked in the direction of the official road, sighed, and cursed: "You have grown wings and don't want to go home anymore!"

Old man Li stroked his old pipe and said, "Old lady, they will definitely come back."

While saying this, he paced back and forth on the boat with his hands behind his back for who knows how many times.

Li Erlang's leg had not yet fully recovered, so he could only sit on the boat and help the woman pick vegetables.

In just a short while, his father almost made him dizzy, but since he was a son, he didn't dare to object.

Zhang and Li Meir were working on the oil in the kitchen. It was New Year's Eve, so they had to prepare the fried food in advance, otherwise there would be so much to do on New Year's Eve that they would not have enough time.

Li Dalang wielded the newly bought butcher knife and chopped the pork stuffing with his arms, while Li Lao Da helped to light the fire.

Fan was already able to do some light work. She was sitting on a small stool milking the goats. The ewes were now much stronger than before. They were fed with soybeans and grass every day, and occasionally with salt. Naturally, they grew well and produced enough milk, which was not only enough for the manatees to drink, but also for the family members to take turns drinking from every now and then.

Old Mrs. Cai was humming an unknown lullaby to coax her little grandson, who was noticeably whiter and fatter. The manatee was sleepy and blowing bubbles from his mouth.

Now that life is better, the crow's feet at the corners of Mrs. Cai's eyes have smoothed out a lot, and she seems to be a few years younger.

"Back! Back!"

Li Dalang, who was chopping meat in the kitchen, was the first to notice Li Yuer and his companions.

No one was trying to lower their voices, and Xinxin didn't wake up at all, which showed how tired she was.

Li Laosan sighed, "This is a long story."

He briefly recounted what had happened.

Old Mrs. Cai was very worried and looked at Old Man Li: "Old man, what do you think we should do about this? This old woman wants to sell her granddaughter. Do the child's parents know about it? How can we tell Brother Jiu? It's New Year's Day, why is this old woman so cruel?"

Old man Li carefully placed the pipe on the table and said, "When the kids wake up, get them something to eat. We'll go to Ninth Brother's house to give him a New Year gift later, so we'll take them over together and see how they handle it."

Li Yuer recalled the wound on Xinxin's arm and said, "Her hands are full of pustules. It seems that she was pricked by Mrs. Zhang with a needle, and then got infected. Then she got frozen. When she got frozen and went into the house, it was easy for pus to bleed."

Old Mrs. Cai hurried forward and lifted the child's sleeves.

"Hiss!" Everyone gasped. Hearing it was one thing, but seeing the festering, inflamed, and horrific wound with their own eyes was another.