"Aunt Hua, you are really good at praising. It was also because of the villagers' willingness to help that I was able to receive it. There are fifty-nine pounds in total, so count it as sixty pounds. I will give you one hundred and twenty cents. Please keep it." Ye Qing also weighed the lobsters quickly.

Aunt Hua chatted for a few words and then got up to go back. Dinner was not ready yet because the whole family had gone out to catch lobsters.

Even at night, people are still arriving. Some are catching lobsters with torches. We were in a hurry today so we only caught them at night. We will catch them in the morning from now on, so they should be ready by the afternoon.

The next day, before dawn, the whole family got up to clean the lobsters. Lobsters are delicious only when they are cleaned thoroughly.

At dawn, a thousand kilograms of lobsters were cooked. Now a stove has been built in the yard, and three pots are cooking at the same time.

"Qingya, everything is fine. These 300 kilograms are for me. I'll ask your uncle to move them away." Ye Qiu still came very early.

"Aunt, please move out." After Ye Qing greeted his aunt, he spoke to Ye Chenjing, "Brother, this is for your classmate. It's still hot. One spicy and one non-spicy. Ten kilograms in total."

"Qingya, I understand. One hundred and fifty coins. I will bring it back in the afternoon." Ye Chenjing quickly calculated the amount.

Ye Qing could see that his fifth brother loved money more than he did.

After everything was packed up, several people followed the Sun family's car to the city. On the way, several people thought about the contents of the book and recited them silently.

When you just wake up in the morning, your mind is very clear. You can remember the words more clearly than at night, and you can also save time to practice a few more words.

Ye Qiu looked at them and felt very happy. All the children cherished the opportunity to study, and he was willing to do it even if he was tired, as long as the children were well.

Ye Chenjing met Liu Rui at the gate of the private school. Liu Rui had just got off a carriage.

"Liu Rui, we have brought your lobster, and it's still hot. Would you like to take it back in the evening or take it back now?" Ye Chenjing didn't go in, but greeted Liu Rui first.

"I want it now. I'll put it in the car and take it back so my dad can try it while it's fresh." Liu Rui also took it.

Liu Rui gave the lobster to the coachman before entering the private school with Ye Chenjing.

During lunch, Liu's coachman came to the private school again.

"Master, the master asked me to ask who sold the lobsters today. The restaurant wants to buy some."

Liu Rui grew up with his father, so he understood it as soon as he heard it.

"Ye Chenjing, can you sell us some of your lobsters? My restaurant needs some."

Ye Chenjing was not very clear about the lobster business. "Liu Rui needs to talk to my father about this. He will come to deliver the lobsters tomorrow morning. I asked him to go to your restaurant to discuss it."

Liu Rui also thought it was a good idea and told him his home address in detail.

Ye Qing got up too early in the morning. After lunch, he took a nap at home. He was woken up by the sound of people chatting outside. Someone had come to sell lobsters.

The villagers caught as much as 60 or 70 kilograms, and as little as 30 or 40 kilograms, and could earn 70 or 80 cents a day.

Everyone in the yard went back, and Aunt Six, who had just left, came back. "Qingya, when your uncle came out to get firewood this morning, he saw Tian San at your door, acting suspiciously. You should be careful."

"Aunt Liu, it's Tian San from the east end of the village. His home is far from mine. Are you here to sell lobsters?"

"That's the one. He doesn't look like he's here to sell lobsters. He's so lazy that he hasn't installed the gate for months."

Ye Qing looked around the house and found nothing was missing, so he prepared to observe it for a while, thinking maybe he was just passing by.

"Qingya, I'm leaving. I'll go catch some lobsters this afternoon."

"Aunt Six, take care. Thank Uncle Six for me." Ye Qing saw Aunt Six out the door.

"Qingya, come here quickly. Grandma will teach you needlework." Li came back from the vegetable garden and looked at Ye Qing who was free. She planned to teach her how to sew clothes.

"Grandma, I don't want to learn. My hand hurts from the needle prick." Ye Qing acted coquettishly towards Li.

"Qingya is a grown-up girl now. You should learn it. Then you can make small clothes for yourself in the future."

Ye Qing felt that what Li said made sense, so he picked up the needle and thread and started practicing sewing straight lines.

There was nothing to do at home today. Zhou went back to her parents' home to help dry the vegetables, and Ye Qing stayed at home to collect lobsters.

"Dad, you're back. Have you finished reclaiming the wasteland?" Boss Ye and Old Man Ye had just returned after reclaiming the wasteland.

"There is still half an acre of land. It will be almost done. Another three or four days will be enough." Boss Ye washed his face before explaining the situation in the field.

"Dad and Aunt Six said that Tian San was sneaking around outside our house this morning and didn't look like a good person."

Boss Ye was stunned. He knew that Tian San was a slacker at work and had no food to eat at home.

"Qingya, maybe the food at home smells too good, so you're embarrassed to come in. I'll tell the people around me to keep an eye out."

Ye Qing felt relieved and went back to fiddling with her needlework. Today's practice was not over yet.

Zhou came back and went to the kitchen to prepare dinner. The dough she had kneaded in the morning had risen, so she made some pancakes.

Not long after it was done, Ye Chenjing came back and the family gathered together for dinner.

"Dad, my classmate's family owns a restaurant, and they also want to order some lobsters. I told you to go to the restaurant tomorrow to discuss it." Ye Chenjing first told him what he was thinking about, then he started to eat his meal.

"Brother, are you the one who asked for lobster this morning?"

"Yes, it's his family. They run a restaurant in the east of the city called Queranlou." Ye Chenjing carefully recalled the address Liu Rui said.

"Dad's family has tasted lobsters, so this deal should be successful. The price should be the same as that of Fu'an Pavilion." Ye Qing was very optimistic about this deal.

"I'll go there tomorrow after delivering the lobsters, and bring another 100 kilograms with me, so it won't disrupt his business." Boss Ye was thoughtful.

After dinner, Ye Qing went to see his rabbits. It was his first litter, and there were more than a dozen rabbits with baby rabbits, and two more were about to give birth today.

Ye Qing fed the baby some water and put some grass in it before going back to sleep.

Before going to bed, Ye Qing thought of something again, "Mom, did Tian San come to sell lobsters yesterday? I didn't see him selling them today."

"A young man came to sell it yesterday, but he only took 20 kilograms. The children took more than him."

Ye Qing still felt something was wrong, but he couldn't remember it for a moment, so he put it aside.

When Ye Qing got up in the morning, he went to see his rabbits first. Both rabbits had given birth, with six or seven babies in the litter. Ye Qing took some warm water to feed the big rabbits before going to cook the lobsters.

After Ye Qing finished cooking the lobster, she took a break and then was busy learning how to sew clothes. Her day was very fulfilling.

Ye Qing sat at the door with needle and thread in hand, practicing, and could notice when someone came to sell lobsters.

Ye Qing practiced for a while, put down her needle and thread, stood up to stretch her legs, and saw her aunt coming towards her angrily.

"Auntie came back so early today. Who is she angry with?"

"It's all because of Tian San. He's the one who caused all this trouble. That's why I came back so early." Ye Qiu sat down on the stool, holding Ye Qing's hand and complaining.

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