happy fisherman

Chapter 5
5
"Mother—" Bai Mancang looked at his mother sadly and worriedly.

At this moment, Bai Mancang wished that he would grow up quickly, wished that he could share the burden with his mother earlier, so that mother would not have to look at people's faces and be popular.

Bai Yuzhu dropped the scissors in her hand and ran out of the house, shouting angrily: "Mom, I did it myself, who dragged me down?"

Bai Beibei followed Bai Yuzhu out of the stone house, silently looking at Yuzhuniang who was full of disdain.

In Bai Beibei's memory, Yuzhu Niang was an approachable woman, but since her eldest son and second son married daughters-in-law one after another, she changed her sexuality. Thinking of You Shi's words in the morning, Bai Beibei felt concerned.

"You stinking girl, do you still see me, your father, and your brother and sister-in-law in your eyes? Take all the good things out, and you will be satisfied if the whole family starves to death, right?!" Yuzhu Niang Grabbing Yuzhu's ear and yelling and cursing.

Heh, even the words of cursing are the same, Bai Beibei is now more sure of his guess, Youshi's sister-in-law must have said a lot of provocative words in front of Yuzhuniang.

At this time, Bo Beibei's eldest aunt, Yun Shi, came over with a wooden barrel in her hand, and said with a dark face, "Yuzhu, your mother is right, there are so many good things in your house, so don't take them out again in the future." , We poor people are afraid of losing their lives if we eat it!"

"Auntie!" Bai Beibei greeted the well-behaved Chaoyun Shi when Bai Mancang met.

"Enter the house!" Yun Shi didn't even look at Yuzhu's mother and daughter, and pushed Feng Shi who stayed where she was into the stone house.

"Bei Bei, this is the leftover small fish your uncle sold in the morning. You will kill it later, and dry it if you can't finish it." Yun's side poured the fish he brought into the wooden bucket in the kitchen, side exhorted.

"Understood, auntie, thank you and uncle." Bai Beibei responded obediently. It was not the first time that auntie gave them something, and Bo Beibei did not refuse.

"My family has nothing to thank!"

Yun groaned, and went back to the main house, Feng shi sat on the stone bed and wept, suddenly furious: "Why are you crying, what is there to cry for?! Without Yuzhu to bring you food, you will starve to death, right? "

"Sister-in-law, that's not the case..." Feng Shi was instinctively timid towards Yun Shi, the elder sister-in-law.

"Since you're not crying, why are you still crying?" Why doesn't she know why Feng Shi is sad, but can crying solve the problem?Can crying be eaten?
"Sister-in-law..."

"The third child is gone, and Man Chuan hasn't come back yet. If you keep doing this, what will you do with Bei Bei and Man Cang?" Yun pointed at Man Cang, who was full of tears, and said angrily, "It's fine if you don't do anything, as a mother. You also make the child sad and sad all day long, how can you let the third child die in peace like this?"

Feng's body trembled, and he raised his eyes to look at Yun's at a loss: "Sister-in-law..."

Seeing Feng Shi like this, Yun Shi couldn't bear it again, swallowed back the words he hadn't finished cursing, sat next to Feng Shi, and said in a soft tone: "His third aunt, the third child is gone, You must cheer up, the two children are still counting on you."

"Sister-in-law, I understand." Feng said with a sob.

Seeing that her mother seemed to have listened to what her aunt said, Bai Beibei breathed a sigh of relief.

Although her mother is not as sad as her father just passed away, Bo Beibei knows that she is desperate for life, and the aunt's scolding just now should have woken her up.

As soon as Feng wiped away her tears, Bai Beibei's second aunt Zhao walked into the room with a smile.

"I knew my sister-in-law was there."

"Second aunt!"

"Second sister-in-law."

Mrs. Zhao responded with a smile, and said again: "His third aunt, my family has sold out all the fish today, and there is not even a small fish left. I just sent you a bundle of firewood. I will wait for the head of the family to go out to sea with the children tomorrow to see if it can be done." Catch more fish and bring them to you when the time comes."

The fish Mrs. Zhao mentioned is naturally small fish, because big fish are all for money, and no one is willing to eat them.

"Eldest sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, we have dragged you down." Feng said with red eyes.

If it wasn't for them, the first and second wife would be able to live a more comfortable life.

After hearing this, Yun was not happy, and said with a sullen face, "Do you dare to say what I just said in vain?"

She said so much that it was not enough for Yuzhuniang's words, Yun Shi was really angry.

Mrs. Zhao is different from Mrs. Yun's outburst of temper, but he comforted him in a calm voice: "His third aunt, we are a family, what is the burden or not? If the head of the family heard what you said, he would definitely be angry. Look at Beibei Follow Mancang, these two children are your hope, and when they grow up, it will be your day of happiness."

"It's mother, I will definitely let you and your sister live a good life in the future." Bai Mancang said vowedly.

"Pfft——" Yun Shi and Zhao Shi were amused by Bai Mancang's seriousness: "You are really a big kid!"

Feng also wept with joy, the elder sister-in-law and second sister-in-law were right, the child is so sensible, she must live a good life!

Bo Beibei quietly retreated to the kitchen to kill fish and cook fish soup. Mother really needed persuasion at this time. It would be more appropriate for the first aunt and second aunt to say some things than for her to say, and it would be more convincing for mother. accept.

After Bai Beibei cooked the fish soup, Yun Shi and Zhao Shi had already left.

After drinking the fish soup, Bai Beibei began to tinker with the shells again.

"Beibei, Mancang said that you can exchange money for this, is it true?" Feng asked while holding the little white rabbit that her daughter had made out of shells.

"Mom, I'm not sure if I can change the money. I'll take it to the town in a few days to see if anyone wants it." Bo Beibei said with a smile.

"Let me help you." Feng said, taking the scissors from his daughter and drilling holes in the shell.

"Mother, don't use too much hand strength. Use the tip of the scissors to slowly drill the hole, otherwise the shell will crack..." Bai Beibei patiently explained the points that need to be paid attention to when piercing.

It's a good sign that my mother is no longer negative and starts to care about the trivial matters at home.

Bai Mancang didn't want to be idle, and helped to separate the shells on the stone bed by color and type.

Although the stone house was stuffy in summer, the family of three didn't seem to feel uncomfortable. There was a faint smile on their lips, which was extraordinarily warm.

Bo Beibei thought that Bai Yuzhu would come to help after lunch, but there was no one there until evening, presumably because she was caught by her family.

The mother and son were busy until dark before finishing work, and only finished two finished products in the whole day.

Bo Beibei was secretly anxious, but she didn't dare to show it in front of her mother.

Tomorrow is the day to pay the fishing tax. If you don't have a hundred coins, you still don't know how to pass the government's hurdle?
Bo Beibei stayed up all night and went out early in the morning.

As soon as he walked out of the house, he saw his uncle Bo Dinghai coming over with a string of money.

"Uncle!" Looking at the money in Bai Dinghai's hands, Bo Beibei's heart relaxed, she was worried about who to borrow money from.

(End of this chapter)