Brother Chu doesn't have other hobbies, but he likes to smoke. When you encounter something annoying, sometimes you will smoke several sticks.

If Shen Anting gave him something else, maybe he could refuse very decisively, but when it came to foreign smoke, he couldn't refuse. "Is this really foreign smoke?"

"Isn't it, big brother, you can't just smoke it. I don't smoke, I just keep it for my friends to eat, taste it, since my eldest brother likes it, you can take it, next time I will ask my boss to get a few more boxes. ”

"Thank you." Brother Chu took the cigarette and smoked it.

Shen Anan took a look, this foreign cigarette is very similar to modern cigarettes, that is, without cigarette butts, it is still a white cigarette. However, at this time, it is not easy to have this kind of finger-thick smoke.

"I'll give you some." Shen Anting took the fire and helped Brother Chu light a cigarette, and after Brother Chu took a puff, the expression on his face was really much better.

As the saying goes, eating people's mouths is short, I don't know if this box of cigarettes has played a role, which makes Brother Chu think a lot shorter.

After smoking a cigarette, he stood up and said, "Forget it, I'll make an exception for Young Master Sheng." However, it is not easy to find puffer fish at this time, so let me find someone. ”

Hearing that Brother Chu finally relented, Shen An'an and Shen Anting almost shouted happily on the spot.

"Okay, if we need to do anything, it's no problem to contribute money and effort."

Shen Anan hurriedly said.

I saw Brother Chu raise his hand and said, "You don't need anything else, as long as you have this." If you can, get me two more boxes later. ”

"No problem, Brother Chu, you wait, when Young Master Li's matter is finished, I will immediately go to our boss and help you get a few boxes." Brother Chu listened, nodded, and his expression seemed to be much better than before.

Seeing that Brother Chu could be dealt with with such a difficult task with a few boxes of foreign cigarettes, Shen Anan and the others were also overjoyed.

Because they didn't have an inn in the village, they rested at Brother Chu's house at night.

If Brother Chu hadn't invited them today, they would probably have to build a grass hut on the side of the road for the night, Thinking of being blown by the cold wind and shivering for a night, Shen Anan felt creepy, fortunately, Brother Chu and Li Sheng have such a relationship, it seems that even God is helping them.

Shen Anan was in a very good mood when she went to Brother Chu's house, although she saw that the room in the Chu family was not big and very shabby, she didn't dislike it at all.

She had a hard life in the Shen family, and now she can live like this again. The main thing is that the big stone in my heart fell.

Brother Chu explained a few words to his family, and then took his coat and went out, so he should go to the old fisherman.

As soon as Brother Chu went out, Shen Anan stopped him from behind.

"Brother Chu, I have something to say?"

Brother Chu glanced at Shen An'an, seemed to know what she was going to say, and hurriedly said: "If there is anything, let's talk about it tomorrow, you go back first, it will rain soon." ”

"Brother Chu!" Shen Anan shouted in the back.

Brother Chu waved his hand and walked out directly.

Shen Anan knew that Brother Chu was a smart person, but he clearly said that they were forbidden to fish for puffer fish here, what if they went to catch it and something happened?

"Don't worry, it's okay. You can just wait at home. ”

Seeing Brother Chu leave in style, Shen An'an's heart was really up and down, that is, he hoped that Brother Chu and the others would be able to find the puffer fish soon, but he was also worried that if something really happened, it would be very troublesome.

Brother Chu's wife is a very beautiful and beautiful woman, and they also have a son, a daughter and two children. The two children, one three years old and the other five, looked very much like their parents, very beautiful, the boy and the girl had big eyes, black eyes, but black hair.

Shen Anan estimated that this Brother Chu's hair was brown, probably because he often soaked in river water. The river water contains rich salt components, and if you soak it for a long time, it will cause some damage to your hair. If the hair loses its nutrients, it will dry up and turn yellow, and over time, it will become the brown it is now.

The two children were very curious when they saw Shen An'an and Shen Anting, two outsiders, but because they were a little afraid of life, they only dared to hide behind the door and look at them quietly. Seeing these two children, with hemp rod-like arms and yellowed skin, this is all caused by long-term malnutrition.

Seeing that Shen An'an's tears were about to come out, the life of the fishermen here was too bitter and very backward.

In the whole village, there is probably only one decent big boat, and the others are small boats.

The fishing techniques they adopt are still this kind of primitive, relying on the weather for food, using fishing nets to take advantage of the high tide to catch crabs, as for the amount of fish, it is up to God to decide.

It can be seen that the Chu family is not wealthy, and even when it rains heavily at night, even the roof will leak, but there are five or six people living in a small and spacious house.

After listening to Sister-in-law Chu's narration, Shen Anan learned that Brother Chu's sister-in-law and Brother Chu's mother lived with them, and Brother Chu's sister was married, and she was also married to a fisherman, in a village. Brother Chu's father died very early, and it was her mother who pulled the three brothers and sisters to grow up.

The income of the fishermen is already meager, and they have to rely on the sky for food, Shen Anan seems to understand how Brother Chu's muscles are trained. It is the result of long-term fishing outside, doing some gravitational work, and exercising.

Brother Chu's elder brother died a few years ago when he was shipwrecked while fishing on the river, leaving no children, and his sister-in-law was a very virtuous woman. She is very beautiful and gentle, but she is not young, and when they went, Brother Chu's sister-in-law was making fishing nets.

Brother Chu's mother, but her eyes are not good, I heard that because she misses her eldest son and husband, she cries a lot, and slowly tears her eyes half blind.

However, Shen Anan took a closer look, there was still a slit in the middle of her eyes, and she should still be able to see a little something, I don't know if I can help her treat her eyes if she can find Song Ao.

Before they could have dinner, it started to rain. So the large and small pots of the Chu family, including some clay pots, came in handy.

As a result, the originally small place is full of water.

Seeing this, Shen Anting felt that it was really not a way to go on like this, so he immediately picked up the hammer next to him, cut a few pieces of wood at the door, and tied them with a rope to turn it into a simple ladder.

Shen Anting was very skillful, he used a ladder to go up to the roof, covered the roof with a rain cloth, and then repaired the damaged places with tiles. A heavy rain fell, and Shen Anting was drenched.

Shen An'an asked Sister-in-law Chu for ginger, and immediately boiled a bowl full of ginger water for Shen Anting to drink, he drank a big bowl in one go, took a hot bath, changed into Brother Chu's clean clothes, and felt much better.

"Thank you, thank you very much." The Chu family is very grateful to Shen Anting, because Brother Chu is too busy, and he has to work to earn money to support the family, there is no labor force in the family, and there is no time to repair the house if it is broken.

Now that Shen Anting is here, they finally don't have to live in a broken house.

Brother Chu's mother, her eyes could still see a little bit, and when Shen Anting put on Brother Chu's clothes, his mother thought that his eldest son had returned. immediately took Shen Anting's hand and refused to let go.

After Shen Anting knew what happened to their family, he was also very sympathetic, and finally understood why Brother Chu refused to agree to help them catch puffer fish.

Because Shen Anting helped them repair the house, the three women of the Chu family were undoubtedly much closer to Shen Anting and Shen Anan.

When it was time to cook dinner, Shen Anan went to the kitchen to help Sister-in-law Chu, and found that their family was also very difficult to eat, and there was not even a single oil heart in the dish, let alone put some fine oil, salt, sauce and vinegar in the dish.

Seeing this situation, Shen Anan gritted his teeth and went to the sedan chair and took a few bottles of essential oil that she had fried, which were originally intended to be given to Mr. Luo.

Seeing that the conditions of their Chu family were so poor, especially when the two children were growing up, she poured out all the oil.

When Sister-in-law Chu saw this, she immediately looked very embarrassed. "Miss Shen, this oil is a good thing, how can we be embarrassed to take yours."

"Sister-in-law Chu, it's polite for you to say this, it should be me and my brother who bothered you today."

In fact, Shen An'an was still a little worried in his heart, afraid that because of this matter, Brother Chu would be involved. If something happens to Brother Chu, what can this big family do?

For dinner, Shen Anan said that he wanted to eat fish, and sure enough, there were fish and crabs on this table, and they had very few green leafy vegetables here. Probably because it is all sandy land, it is almost impossible to grow crops. So the fish and crab here are cheap, but if you want to eat a meal of greens, it's even harder than a meal of meat.

I am used to eating, and I use fine salt and various seasonings to make a delicacy, which is just a dish boiled in salted water, which has a unique flavor.

For Sister-in-law Chu, if they can eat food with oil, it is good luck.

The essential oils made by Shen Anan are also vegetable oils, which can also be eaten. It's just that the price of eating this oil is a bit big.

Even if the price is large, Shen Anan did not feel reluctant. Because the conditions of the Chu family are really too poor, after a long time, who can stand it.

It can be seen that Brother Chu's wife and Brother Chu's sister-in-law are both beautiful women, but because of the food, their skin is a little yellow, and there is no moisture that a woman should have.

So compared with Shen An'an, who is very bright, their skin is very different.

Shen Anan told Sister-in-law Chu that in fact, many fish also have oil in their stomachs, and if the oil from the very fat fish is taken out to make dishes, it is also very good for the body.

Hearing Shen An'an say this, Sister-in-law Chu's eyes suddenly lit up, and she hurriedly took Shen An'an's hand and said, "You come with me." ”

So Shen Anan saw the Chu family's fish pond, dug a pit in the ground, piled it up with stones next to it, put water in it, and raised about four or five fish weighing more than ten catties.

Shen Anan looked at these fish carefully, and pointed out one of them: "Sister-in-law, if you kill this fish, there must be oil in your stomach." ”

Sister-in-law Chu used to think that fish oil could not be eaten, and she never wanted it, but now she heard Shen Anan say that this fish oil can not only be eaten, but also can increase the nutrition and strength of people's bodies after eating, and she immediately washed the fish very hard.

In less than a few moments, a fish was cut clean by her.