Chapter 4 Worry
Ye Yu was not stunned for too long, and a gust of sea breeze blew into the forest to scare away a flock of birds, which also woke her up. Now is not the time to think about this, there are still fish she caught today on the beach outside!
Although there are not many people on this island, there are many seabirds on the island. It would be terrible if the fish were all eaten by the birds.
Thinking of this, Ye Yu didn't care about anything else, so he hurriedly ran to the beach with his clothes. It has only been half an hour since she accidentally fell into another place, and there should be no accidents.
She ran to the beach in one go to see the bucket of fish for the first time. Fortunately, the fish in the bucket are still alive and well, and not a single one is missing. I just breathed a sigh of relief, and when I looked back at the bucket containing the conch, most of it was missing!
Ye Yu counted and ran away at least six oyster snails, which was almost ten yuan. Ten cents, it's so heart-wrenching!
She put it on the ground and immediately searched for it. The conch won't move too quickly, and if you're lucky, you'll be able to find a few.
On the long stretch of beach, the little girl carefully searched for a long time, and really asked her to find two. I don't know if the others have entered the sea, but they really can't be recovered.
Ye Yu is not dead, and it is not bad to be able to retrieve two. Before the tide had yet to rise, she had to hurry up and find something to sell for.
In the blink of an eye, an hour passed, and the two buckets she had brought were almost full. The tide is also about to start rising. Only then did she have time to eat something to soothe her rumbling stomach.
The dry whole grain cake is mixed with some wheat bran, and you have to drink a handful of water to swallow it smoothly in your stomach after taking a bite. It's either particularly unpalatable, or a little unpalatable, and it's very difficult to squat in a thatched house.
While nibbling on the cake, Ye Yu remembered the rice porridge that her father left for her during the previous New Year's Festival, a bowl of white flowers, which was called a sweet and lubricated. It's a pity that rice is too expensive, and it costs eight cents a catty, and she is really reluctant and can't afford it, so she can only buy some coarse grains to go home.
I hope I can make more money this year, so that I can buy some rice and give it back to my mother when the Chinese New Year comes.
Ye Yu slowly ate the cake, and found some wild vegetables on the island to tie to his waist, and then returned to the place where he put the raft with the bucket.
In the past, she used to send fresh fish and crabs to the nearby dock to sell after rushing to the sea, but today she has an extra treasure on her, and she can't take it to a crowded place to adventure, so she decided to go home first and hand over her clothes to A-Niang for safekeeping before buying fish and crabs.
The way back was a good wind, which made her feel a lot more relaxed, and she arrived home with little to no effort.
Xu, who was sitting outside the straw shed weaving straw sandals, saw her daughter at a glance, as well as the two full buckets beside her.
Today, my daughter came back very early, and the bucket was full, which made her a little worried.
"Fisher, what's wrong with these fish? Can't you sell it? ”
Ye Yu shook her head again and again, she only leaned on the shore, but did not take the bucket to the shore.
"Ah Lang (mother), I haven't gone to the pier yet. Only four (yes) came back to put things. ”
Her experience today is too strange to be understood for a while. Ye Yu didn't plan to tell Ah Niang now, he only said that things were very important and would be explained in detail when he came back, and then hid his clothes under the wooden planks of the grass hut and left on the raft again.
Xu listened to his daughter very much and didn't ask. Her temperament is a little soft, and after losing her husband and son, she can't stand up this family, relying on her daughter, so she will subconsciously follow the new head of the family.
Although Ye Yu sometimes thinks that Ah Niang's soft temperament is not very good, compared with many aunts in the village, he feels that this temperament is actually not bad. At least A-Niang really loves her, and she never looks at her with strange eyes, let alone beats and scolds.
Such a good A-Niang village doll can be envied very much, if A-Niang's body can be raised, it will be even better.
The little girl was bent on making a lot of money, and she worked very hard to row the raft to the periphery of the nearby Longyu Wharf.
Longyu Wharf can be regarded as the most prosperous and lively place in their entire county, and there are often passing merchant ships docking for supplies.
There are many people on the ship here, those who go to sea to return to the sea, those who are in a hurry to unload, and the wharf is very lively. Fishermen trade almost all the fish, shrimp and crabs caught here.
The central position Ye Yu, a little girl with no background, of course can't squeeze in, she has her own fixed small stall, squeezing is squeezing, it is just right for her.
Today, as luck would have been, a young woman came to buy fish as soon as the bucket was set.
"These two little pomfret ...... I'm not very energetic anymore, and I look like I'm dying. ”
The first step in buying goods is to dislike it first, and then reduce the price.
Ye Yu has sold it many times and understands the mentality of these buyers very well. She immediately smiled and poked the two little pomfret that the man had taken a fancy to.
The lazy little fish immediately flicked their tails and swam around in the bucket.
"Eldest sister, look, the fish is fine."
Ye Yu is very good at using her thin image to win the pity of the guests, and as soon as she finished stammering, the woman didn't find fault with anything anymore, and happily weighed the fish and took the two little pomfret away.
Everyone sells this fish at the wharf for 30 yuan a catty, and she sells it like other fishermen, and she has never cheated people at a high price, and all she earns is conscience money.
The two little pomfret were weighed by the uncle next door to eight taels, and the income was twenty-four cents. The head was opened well, and soon there were customers standing in front of her stall one after another.
The oyster snails were the first to be sold, selling a total of 20 wen, and the rest of the fish and crabs were sold for a total of 44 wen.
Fortunately, after a few hours of hard work, the harvest was still very gratifying, and these copper plates were lying in her money bag, and she felt that there was hope for this day.
Ye Yu was happy for a while, and took out the money that had not been covered again.
"Ye girl, your mother hasn't come for a follow-up visit for a long time, and she can't delay it anymore after drinking the medicine this time. Her body didn't know how much better, and the old man couldn't prescribe the medicine here, so she must be called for a follow-up. ”
"Okay, okay! Come next time! ”
Ye Yu paid fifty-four yuan for catching the medicine, and most of his pocket was empty. Fang Cai's excited heart gradually cooled.
While worrying about A-Niang's body, she was also worried about how to arrange the rest of the money.
The poor really can't afford to take medicine......
After entering the pharmacy, she now has the remaining thirty-four wen on her body in addition to selling fish and crabs, as well as the last five wen of the family, just this copper plate, bought rations, and has to pay back Aunt Fuhua's money, and when she returns home, I am afraid that there will be nothing left.
If it doesn't work like this, the family can't afford to save money at all.
Ye Yu grabbed the money bag and walked into the street selling grain with a heavy heart.