Chapter 15: The Anxious Mother
Before 6 p.m., the community, which originally seemed to be quiet, began to become lively with the return of the crowd who got off work one after another. For the Xu family, the first person to go home every day is always Xu Haibao's mother.
Like other housewives, Xu Haibao's mother, who works in a textile factory, usually takes care of the family's daily life in addition to work. And the time she got off work was half an hour earlier than Xu's father.
As soon as she took out the key and opened the door, Xu Haibao's mother, Zhu Fen, smelled the fragrance coming from the kitchen. Looking at Xu Haibao who walked out of the kitchen, Zhu Fen was stunned but said with a smile: "Baowa, when did you come back?
"Mom, you're back! I arrived at a friend's place for a while, and I just got home not long after. Where's Dad?"
"He should be going to take a while! What kind of food? So good?"
"Hehe, this is your son's special product that he brought back from the village, a good thing, it's very rare! That thing, I believe you and your father have not eaten it for a few years. Tonight, you must eat more!"
Hearing this, Zhu Fen thought for a while and said, "You kid, you won't get the big yellow croaker again, right?"
As soon as these words came out, Xu Haibao was also speechless and said: "Mom, your ambition is too big, and my son really can't meet your wishes for a while." Of the four big yellow croakers that I fought with the third uncle yesterday, none of them were sold.
If the mother really wants to eat the big yellow croaker, the son will work hard in the future and strive to catch a few more. When the time comes, let's eat one and throw it away, and feed the extra one to the wild cats downstairs, what do you think?"
"People who are so big are still so shapeless. Let's go, see what good stuff you've brought back!"
When the mother and son walked into the kitchen and looked at the steamer on the stove, Zhu Fen was also surprised: "Grouper, lobster, this is what you caught in your hometown?"
I forgot to tell you, in fact, this time in the village, I caught a total of eight large groupers on the side of Echo Rock, and I sold six of them to Donghua Restaurant and made 10,000 yuan.
Of the remaining two more than two catties, I steamed one, and kept one in a foam box. However, it is estimated that it will not be raised for too long. I called Xiaoya before, and the girl booked directly, saying that she would wait for her to come back and eat it!"
Yesterday, the third uncle Xu Licheng and Xu Haibao's father Xu Liyan talked on the phone to divide the money, and Zhu Fen knew more or less about it. Originally, in Zhu Fen's opinion, his son didn't need to be in a hurry to find a job just after being discharged from the army, so it was good to let him rest for a while.
If you really want to find a job, it's not too late to wait until after the New Year. But no one expected that just by going back to his hometown for a while, Xu Haibao would earn 60,000 yuan. Such a speed of making money was really beyond her and Xu Liyan's expectations.
"Echo Rock, there's a grouper down there?"
"Well, when the waves were small during the day, I took a few peeks down and noticed that there were a lot of big groupers hiding there. Although I want to leave a big grouper to honor you and my father, our steamer is limited, and I am afraid that it will not be able to fit at all.
As a result, I kept these two small snacks and didn't sell them, and steamed the lobsters I caught on Shrimp Island. Tonight, our family of three also had a good luxury and tasted the taste of this big grouper and lobster. ”
Listening to Xu Haibao's words, Zhu Fen also agreed and said: "It's really quite extravagant! This kind of wild big grouper, if you go to the hotel to eat, it will be at least four or five hundred yuan." This lobster, I guess it's not cheap!"
"Mom, these are all the fruits of my son's labor, isn't it appropriate to honor my parents?"
Just when the mother and son were chatting, Xu's father, Xu Liyan, who also got off work on time, also pushed the door in. Looking at the mother and son staying in the kitchen, Xu Liyan was slightly stunned, but his expression was very calm: "Baowa, I'm back!"
"Dad, you came back just in time. Hurry up and wash your hands, we're ready to eat, and we're going to have a big meal tonight!"
Regarding what Xu Haibao said, Xu Liyan was also a little puzzled. When Zhu Fen explained the situation, Xu Liyan frowned slightly and said: "What are you doing with this? Wouldn't it be better to sell it for money! This big grouper is not that I haven't eaten it!"
What he didn't expect was that Xu Haibao quickly said: "Dad, your concept should have changed." Have you ever eaten this wild grouper since you went to work in the city? This fish may not be able to be eaten even if you have money now!"
"That's it, your dad is like this, he's about to get into the eyes of money. The son worked hard to bring the fish home to honor his parents, you are good, and you still complain about the waste of your son. Is there a dad like you?"
After taking Xu Haibao's words, Xu's mother also made up for it in a timely manner. Father Xu, who was a little helpless, could only say: "When did I complain about him? I just think that it is too luxurious for the three of us to eat such a meal?"
"It's not extravagant, it's not extravagant at all! Sell the fish for money, that's money. If you don't sell it, the fish and shrimp are just the fruits of your son's labor, and they don't cost a dime. How can it be called luxury?"
knows that his father often plays the role of a strict father in front of his children. But in front of his own mother, this father doesn't have much right to speak. Giving a little face to my father is also what a son should do!
Xu Haibao, who was born in a fisherman's family, knows very well that steaming seafood is the most nutritious. And tonight's steamed grouper and lobster are also steamed. It's just that the fish and lobsters have been raised in the nameless pearl for a few days.
As a result, it is clear that the grouper and lobster, which are delicious in their own right, have been raised in the nameless pearl, and their taste is even more fragrant. Even Xu Haibao's parents felt that the chopsticks couldn't stop.
Seeing that his parents were immersed in delicious food, he seemed to be a little unable to help himself, and Xu Haibao also felt that it was worth his hard work. And he also believes that in addition to being delicious, this seafood can also play a certain role in strengthening the body.
The longer the marine fish are cultured in the nameless pearl, the more they can also play a certain role in dietary tonic or dietary therapy. Although his parents' health has always been good, Xu Haibao also knows that his parents have worked hard for many years and have some minor problems on their bodies.
If you can enjoy delicious food and regulate your body, this is undoubtedly a good thing to kill two birds with one stone. At least in the short term, Xu Haibao does not intend to sell the fish that has been farmed in the nameless pearl easily.
More than two catties of wild large grouper, plus a lobster of more than one catty, plus two plates of dried seafood. When the meal was over, the two plates of dried seafood, except for Xu Haibao with a few chopsticks, the parents didn't eat a bite at all.
Father Xu, who had said that he had made too many dishes before, looked at the two plates with only shells and fish bones left, and he seemed a little unsatisfied. In his opinion, the taste of grouper and lobster really makes people can't stop chopsticks!
"Dad, how's it going? This wild grouper tastes good, right?"
"Well, it's really good! It seems that the farmed grouper really can't compare with the wild ones!"
Xu Haibao did not refute the judgment made by his father. It's just that he knows in his heart that if it is ordinary wild grouper and lobster, it is difficult to have such quality and taste.
The seafood produced by Nameless Pearl Space is not a delicious thing to describe!
Even Zhu Fen, who usually eats leisurely, sighed and said: "The taste of this fish and shrimp is indeed very authentic, and the grouper sold in the vegetable market, even if it is alive, it can't be compared with this at all!"
"Mom, don't worry! Under the Echo Rock, there are a lot of wild groupers. In the future, as long as you want to eat, even if you eat with your son, I promise to let you eat enough. This time the fish is too small, next time we will have a bigger steamed strip to eat!"
"Stinky boy, you think this fish is home-raised! Big grouper, how can you say that you can catch it?"
"Then it depends on who goes fishing! Your son has a good character, so his luck will naturally be good. As long as I want to fish, it has to bite!"
For her son's trickery, Zhu Fen also felt that she couldn't cry or laugh. Just taking advantage of the time to eat, Zhu Fen said in a timely manner: "Baowa, do you remember the Aunt Sun who used to work in the Hongyan Factory?"
"Remember, isn't she working in the same company as you now? What's wrong?"
"It's okay! I thought, you're not too young. Your Aunt Sun's daughter, whom you should have seen before, is two years younger than you, went to the province to study in a health school in high school, and is now working as a nurse in the first hospital of the city.
Some time ago, I went to take a look, and that girl was really a female college with eighteen changes, and I almost didn't dare to admit it. A few days ago, I chatted with your Aunt Sun, and she has a good impression of you, but if it doesn't work, you young people have to make up your own minds.
I thought, if you have time, you can meet with the girl for a cup of tea, and talk about it by the way. If you think it's okay, then the girl doesn't object, let's get along for a while, what do you think?"
Facing his mother's blind date banner again, Xu Haibao resolutely retreated: "Mom, I have just passed the legal age of marriage, are you too anxious to get married so soon? What's more, I haven't even decided on a job now!"
If Aunt Sun's daughter is really as good as you say, do you think people will take a fancy to me? Talk about my girlfriend and wait until my job is stable! Now, I really don't have the heart to do that!"
"She's not a regular worker, and she doesn't get much paid every month, so don't feel any pressure. What's more, your Aunt Sun doesn't know about the situation in our family. Didn't let you get married, just let you look everywhere first. ”
For his return from the army, his mother was very enthusiastic and positive, and made a name for herself. Xu Haibao knew that this was a sign that his mother cared about her son, but Xu Haibao felt that he would not get married, and he would have to take the blind date route, right?