"Chun Yan, I...I really have no other choice."

Granny Feng took the hot water handed to her, calmed herself down, and spoke in a slightly hoarse voice.

"Yesterday, the children and I pried a lot of oyster meat at the beach. We wanted to take it to the town to sell it today and get some money to buy food for the children. But who could have thought that it would rain so hard that the road to the town was impossible to walk on."

Sister Chunyan looked at Grandma Feng’s wrinkled face and felt a pang of sadness in her heart.

She knew that Grandma Feng's life was full of ups and downs and hardships.

Since her husband passed away early, Granny Feng has raised her son alone.

After so much difficulty, my son got married and had lovely grandchildren. Our family's life seemed to be getting better and better.

But fate once again played a cruel joke on her. The sudden death of her son and daughter-in-law shattered this originally happy family in an instant.

Grandma Feng, who is about 60 years old, has to shoulder the burden of taking care of three grandsons and two granddaughters.

The pressure of life was like a mountain, weighing heavily on her thin shoulders.

Grandma Feng's family doesn't have a fishing boat and can't go out to sea to fish. In order to make a living, she can only take several older grandchildren to the beach to catch fish.

At the seaside after the tide receded, the large areas of exposed reefs were densely covered with oysters.

Granny Feng and the children took a knife, pried open the oyster shells, took out the tender meat inside and collected it.

There are so many oysters on the beach that they can’t be sold at a high price in the village. After all, everyone can go to the beach to get some when they have time.

So Grandma Feng had to get up before dawn every day to catch the only ox cart to the town.

Just to be able to sell the oyster meat in town and earn some hard-earned money.

"Granny Feng, don't worry. I want all your oyster meat."

Sister Chunyan said without hesitation, and Zhou Yue added a sentence.

"Granny Feng, from now on, please bring all the oyster meat you and the children dig up to us instead of selling it in town."

Granny Feng looked up in surprise, tears glistening in her eyes.

"This... How can I say this? I'm already very grateful if you can help me keep these oyster meats and prevent them from going bad. If I send you oysters every day, you won't be able to eat them all!"

Sister Chunyan gently held Grandma Feng's hand and interrupted her.

"Granny Feng, please don't be polite to us. It's not easy for you to take care of so many children by yourself. These are just a small token of our appreciation!"

Granny Feng's lips trembled slightly and tears rolled down her cheeks.

"Thank you! You are such good people! The Bodhisattva will surely bless you!"

Sister Chunyan smiled and comforted Grandma Feng, saying.

"Don't say that. We are all neighbors and we should help each other! Then let's go to your house and get the oyster meat!"

Sister Zhou Yuechunyan and Zhou Xing walked into the slightly dim adobe house of Grandma Feng.

The ground beneath my feet was bumpy and uneven. Rainwater kept seeping in through the cracks in the roof, dripping into the house and forming several small puddles.

Six children sat quietly, the older ones leading the younger ones, their eyes showing understanding and cleverness beyond their age.

When they saw someone coming in, they just smiled shyly and lowered their heads again.

Granny Feng greeted them warmly and said.

"Come on, sit down, I'll go get something."

Having said that, she turned and walked towards the inner room. After a while, she saw Granny Feng coming over with two large wooden barrels struggling to carry them.

The wooden barrel was the one normally used to carry water, and one barrel could hold about 50 to 60 kilograms. These two full barrels of oyster meat must have weighed more than 100 kilograms.

Seeing this, Zhou Yue hurried forward to help.

"Granny Feng, please be careful."

Granny Feng put the wooden barrel down and wiped the sweat from her forehead.

"These two buckets were made by the kids yesterday. There are a lot of oysters here, but they are not valuable. It all depends on the quantity."

Sister Chunyan looked at the two full buckets of oyster meat, her heart filled with emotion.

"Grandma Feng, it's not easy for you and the children. It's so hot, and you have to stay at the beach all day!"

Granny Feng sighed with a wry smile on her face.

"What can I do? As long as I can raise these kids, it doesn't matter if it's a little bit hard and tiring."

Zhou Xing squatted down and looked carefully at the oyster meat in the bucket.

Zhou Yue looked at the oyster meat in front of her, and her thoughts drifted back to her previous life.

In her previous life, she loved eating raw oysters and mussels, but they were rarely sold in the mainland, so she could only buy them by express delivery.

Oysters and clams look similar, but they are different in size and taste basically the same.

Although oyster meat is not as plump as raw oysters, it still tastes delicious.

Especially the Fujian oyster omelette, the blend of oyster meat and eggs, the wonderful taste is still unforgettable to her.

After weighing the oyster meat, Sister Chunyan carefully counted the money and handed it to Grandma Feng according to the price which was higher than that in town.

She knew that during this difficult time, it was not easy for everyone and any help would be appreciated.

Granny Feng took the money, her wrinkled hands trembled slightly, tears welled up in her eyes, and she kept muttering words of gratitude.

Zhou Yue and Zhou Xing worked together to carry the two large buckets of oysters back to the base. As soon as she entered the kitchen, she began to prepare dinner, and the first thing she prepared was the special snack, fried oysters.

Zhou Yue skillfully washed the oyster meat and drained the water.

But when preparing the egg liquid, she hesitated slightly because the number of eggs available in the base was limited.

After all, the chickens, ducks and goose seedlings we bought have not grown up yet, and their egg production is still relatively low.

After thinking for a moment, she decided to reduce the amount of eggs and add more oyster meat.

Zhou Yue poured some oil into the hot iron pan. When the oil started to smoke slightly, she slowly poured the mixed oyster egg liquid into the pan.

The golden egg liquid wrapped around the tender oyster meat, and the aroma of fried oysters spread, filling the whole house.

In addition to fried oysters, crispy fried oysters are also a must-try.

Gently place the cleaned oyster meat into the prepared batter, making sure the batter evenly covers each piece of meat.

Put the oyster meat coated with batter into the oil pan one by one and let it gradually turn golden brown.

The batter on the outside is crispy, and the oyster meat on the inside is tender and juicy, which is widely praised by comrades.

These two large buckets of oyster meat looked like a lot, but there were also many people in the base, so they were all finished in one meal.

The next morning, Zhou Yue thought it would continue to rain, but unexpectedly it stopped.

But fortunately, today is not a sunny day, but a little cloudy, so the sun is not so hot, and the comrades can work more comfortably.

At noon, when Zhou Yue was about to cook, Granny Feng came with a wooden bucket.

"Chunyan, this is the oyster meat that the children and I made this morning. I brought it to you!"

Granny Feng's voice had a hint of fatigue, but it could not conceal her enthusiasm.

Sister Chunyan hurried forward and took the wooden barrel with both hands.

"Oh, great! The comrades at the base really love this oyster meat. I'll make it for them this afternoon!"

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