A stunning mermaid dressed in the 1980s, the whole family lined up to pamper her endlessly.

Chapter 128 Drawing Lots
"If we don't keep it, what's the point of keeping it?"

Neither woman agreed.

Yun Jiao glanced at the pearls: "They look pretty when worn."

"Grandma, would you like some?"

She turned her head and asked Grandma Yun with a smile on her face.

Grandma Yun smiled and said, "I'm so old, what would I do with pearls?"

"Grandma's pearl is pretty, but this one is small and not pretty at all."

The little guy has such a sweet tongue that he made Grandma Yun laugh heartily, her eyebrows and eyes relaxing.

In fact, Yun Jiao wasn't wrong; Grandma Yun was indeed a great beauty when she was young.

Her family was once wealthy, but during her youth, they were destroyed by war.

She later ended up in Bailong Village, where she and Grandpa Yun fell in love and, since they were both homeless, they got married.

But since they were both good-looking, their child was naturally very good-looking as well.

Putting everything else aside, their family's looks are among the best in the entire Bailong Village.

But life in the fishing village was too hard. Now, Grandma Yun's face is full of wrinkles, her hair is white, and her skin is dark.

But she was very knowledgeable, so she raised all the children in her family very well.

"Grandma doesn't want this. Then when Jiaojiao makes a lot of money in the future, she'll buy Grandma a big gold bracelet!"

Everyone was amused by Yun Jiao's bold and ambitious words.

Grandma Yun patted Yun Jiao's hair: "Alright, alright, then Grandma will wait for Jiao Jiao's big gold bracelet."

Neither Yun's mother nor her aunt wanted pearls, so Yun Jiao didn't insist.

She also felt that this pearl was too small and not good enough for her mother and aunt. She would save it for them when she found a bigger one later.

At this moment, the Yun family wished they could immediately open the oysters and extract all the pearls from them.

But it was too late.

"Why open them now? Let's raise them first. It's so dark here that we can't even see the pearls clearly. We don't want to miss any."

Yun Xiaowu clamored, "Grandma, please turn on the light. We'll turn it on inside the house."

"The electric lights don't work well either; it's not as clear as during the day."

The light bulbs were all recently replaced.

Previously, all the light bulbs in our house were broken, but because we were too poor, we couldn't bear to buy new ones, so we basically used candles at night.

Now it's finally been replaced with something new.

The elderly are frugal and try to save money by using the lights at night, since electricity costs money too.

Oysters are kept in large tanks first. These things are quite resilient and can be kept in seawater for three or four days without any problems.

The next day, everyone got up early.

When Yun Jiao woke up yawning in a daze, the courtyard had already become lively.

"Ah! A pearl! I've found a pearl!"

The faint sound of Yun Xiaoba cheering could be heard.

Then he was scolded.

"Keep your voice down, as if you're afraid others won't hear you!"

Yun Xiaoba's cheers came to an abrupt halt.

Yun Jiao, wearing a loose white shirt and barefoot, ran outside.

Before he could even get outside, someone pulled him up from behind.

"Big brother."

Yun Chendong hummed in agreement and touched her toes with his rough hands.

The older brother's hands were very warm, and Yun Jiao's little feet curled up slightly.

"Put on shoes."

He carried her and found Yunjiao's little sandals for her to wear.

The sandals are pink, look very plasticky, and aren't particularly attractive.

But Yun Jiao's feet were very beautiful, plump and white, with light pink hues on her ankles and toes, like works of art.

Even those inexpensive little sandals looked expensive on her.

"Go."

Yun Chendong put the person down.

Yun Jiao, wearing her little sandals, skipped happily outside.

Upon seeing her come out, her brothers immediately greeted her with sparkling eyes.

Yun Xiaowu: "Jiaojiao, come to Fifth Brother." Yun Xiaoba, not to be outdone, said: "Sister, come to me, look what I have in my hand."

Just then, Yun Xiaojiu also opened a pearl and immediately waved.

“Sister, look, I’ve found it too. Come here.”

Just as Yun Xiaoqi opened her mouth to shout, Yun Xiaowu suddenly darted out, grabbed Yun Jiao and, like a fighting rooster, walked towards her with her head held high and chest puffed out.

Why bother talking? Just grab it.

Yun Jiao obediently nestled in his arms, ignoring the subtle power struggles between her brothers.

No matter who she chooses, no one else will be satisfied.

Yun Xiaoliu was cunning; he went and brought over a low stool, and moved his own stool over with him.

“Jiaojiao, sit here.”

He was between him and his fifth brother.

The other brothers: ...I just regret that I wasn't fast enough!
After Yun Jiao sat down, she also started shucking oysters with her brothers.

At this moment, only Yun Xiaoba and Yun Xiaojiu opened the pearl.

Grandma Yun has already taken the freshly shucked oyster meat to make breakfast.

When Yun Jiao opened the third oyster, she found another pearl.

"Jiaojiao, yours is the biggest."

Then Yun Xiaowu arrived.

However, their hands got tired after only a few drives.

Especially Yun Xiaojiu, who was so tired that she decisively gave up and ran to Yun Jiao's side to see her.

There was a huge pile of oysters, and by the time Grandma Yun and the others had finished preparing breakfast, they had only opened less than a third of them.

"It's time to eat, it's time to eat."

As soon as they heard "Dinner's ready," Yun Jiao and Yun Xiaoba were the first to run.

"Don't run, be careful not to fall. Wash your hands first."

Although we have to wait until everyone is seated together before we start eating, there are advantages to being fast.

The two dining buddies each held a piece of cucumber and sat together, munching away.

Yun Jiao frowned slightly: "There are no more sea urchins. We need to go catch some."

However, neither Father nor Uncle will be going out to sea today.

Yun Xiaoba: "Little sister, wait for me. Wait until I'm good at diving, then we'll go catch them together."

With their mouths full of food, the two were discussing what they were eating, their big eyes fixed on the food on the table.

This is a true foodie.

Once everyone in the family had arrived and announced that dinner was ready, the two of them eagerly picked out the food they had already set their sights on.

“These oysters have been opened to sell pearls. Whoever goes to the city to sell the pearls and buys a fan while they’re at it? Comrade Wang sent a letter saying that we should go to the city department store to find a comrade named Sun Jian, who will give us the electric fan.”

The whole family is incredibly excited about getting an electric fan soon.

Yun Linhe rubbed his hands together: "Dad, I'm going. Big brother, are you coming?"

Yun Linhai thought for a moment and shook his head: "I won't go. There's still so much work to do at home. You take the third son and get him some glasses."

Yun Chennan touched his eyes, a sense of anticipation rising in his heart.

"I want to go!"

Several younger children raised a string of hands.

All those eyes were shining as they stared at Grandpa Yun.

But it's obviously impossible to send so many people.

None of the younger children had ever been to the city.

This time, Yun Jiao didn't argue with her brothers and let them go to the city to have some fun too.

"Then we'll draw lots. Only the two younger ones can go."

It's all about luck; no one can say it's biased.

So after finishing their meal, Yun Xiaowu and the others rubbed their hands together, waiting to draw lots.

Uncle Yun came over carrying a few small wooden sticks.

"There are only two short ones here. Whoever catches the short one goes."

Finally, Yun Xiaojiu and Yun Xiaoqi were lucky enough to catch two short ones, and the two jumped up and down with cheers.

The rest of Yun Xiaowu and the others who hadn't been caught looked dejected.

(End of this chapter)