Traveling through life as a widow: six sons to support her in her old age

Lan Qiyan had already boarded the boat. She looked at the large ship not far away and asked, "Brother, whose boat is that? Why is it so big?"

"That belongs to the village chief. Everyone can use his boat to go to the deep sea, and then give 30% of the fish they catch to the village chief, and they share the rest."

"Hasn't Big Brother used it before?"

"The deep sea is too dangerous. I don't have such big ambitions. It's enough for my family to have enough food and drink. Feng Chun just now, he is the leader of this team. This kid is brave. There are many mouths at home, so he wants to take risks."

Lan Qiyan chuckled, "Brother, there aren't many mouths to feed in our family."

"It's not a lot. Little sister, you haven't gone out to find out yet. When you have time, let your sister-in-law talk to you. You have five nephews and nieces in our family, which is not a lot. Mother gave birth to me and my two brothers, which is not a lot either.

They will not stop until they have ten or eight children, because we are a fishing village and we live by the sea. The sea has a bad temper and many people die every year in various disasters caused by the sea.

That’s why people like to have more children, so that if a few die they won’t be sad and it won’t affect family life.

Look at my family, there are only a few people. My father died saving someone. One of my two younger brothers was swept away by the sea, and the other went out to make a living and hasn't been home for many years.

So my mother asked us to keep having children because she was afraid. She also didn't allow me to take Fengqi to the deep sea with the big ship. Fengchun had fifteen brothers and sisters in total. After they got married, each family had seven or eight children.

The names are all numbers from Feng Yi to Feng Ba, otherwise how can these children go out and show off their names? "

Lan Qiyan never expected that this was the reason why every family had many children and grandchildren.

"How old is that brother?"

"32. I got married late, so I'm 38 now. If my second brother were still here, he would be 35. We are three years apart in age."

"Sorry, bro."

"It's okay, we've accepted it. Everyone has sad things. But my father saved the village chief and his son and grandson, so they still took good care of us.

But mother won't let us accept their things. This favor needs to be used in a critical place. Little sister, do you still want to find your memory?"

Lan Qiyan shook his head and said, "I don't know. Since you found me in the sea, it means that my memory is not so good. If it is not a good memory, why should I retrieve it?

Brother, is this favor used for my household registration?"

Feng Nian didn't intend to hide it from her, "Yes, but this is also for the good of our family, don't feel any psychological burden."

"Okay." I had no burden in my heart and could only provide more for this family.

As she spoke, the boat was already far from the shore. She took out the bait and said, "Brother, today's fish should be medium-sized. Don't catch too many at once."

Feng Nian was stunned for a moment, then smiled, "Don't worry, little sister, big brother understands.

We can live together in poverty or in wealth, but we cannot have only one person dominating. Even if only one person dominates, you need some support.

Look at the village chief. First of all, he is the village chief. Secondly, his elder brother is the county magistrate. You say that no one dares to be jealous of his family's dominance. "

"Brother, the mouth is the source of trouble. Stop talking."

Feng Nian waved his hand, "It's okay, we are at sea, no one can hear us."

"Brother, look behind you."

Feng Nian turned around and saw several small boats coming towards him. He was shocked and said, "This is really a ghost. I won't tell you anymore. What's going on? Why are they here?"

"I guess they saw that we caught too many yesterday, so they all wanted to try their luck today."

As soon as he finished speaking, the fishing boats came over.

Lan Qiyan touched the headscarf on her head. Fortunately, she had the foresight to cover her face, otherwise it would be inconvenient for everyone to ask questions.

"Brother Nian, this must be my younger sister." A dark-skinned man in a short coat shouted.

Feng Nian said cheerfully, "Yes, this is my little sister. Feng Qi didn't get up today, so I asked my little sister to accompany me out.

Little sister, this is Feng Xi from my second uncle’s family, she is only one year younger than me.”

Lan Qiyan nodded, "Hello, Brother Feng Xi."

Feng Xi was a little embarrassed. "Brother Nian, I feel really bad. I haven't caught any fish for three consecutive days. Your sister-in-law is about to give birth, so I wanted to sell some money to give her some food. That's why I followed you here today."

Feng Nian looked at Lan Qiyan, who nodded slightly. Feng Nian said, "That's nothing, but I can't guarantee how many I can catch today. Don't have too much hope in me."

Feng Xi and the others hurriedly said, "It doesn't matter, as long as Brother Nian lets us follow."

Lan Qiyan had been sitting there playing with water, and Fengnian had tried to sprinkle water several times but had no results.

The same went for the others. When Lan Qiyan saw that everyone's enthusiasm had basically worn off, he took out half a pound of bait left over from yesterday. After a short while, he heard their cheers. This was a really great harvest.

Feng Nian said, "Don't just be happy. Throw the small ones away and leave the big ones behind. Feng Xi, you take the lead."

"Everyone listen to Brother Nian and throw the little ones down and let them continue to grow up."

Lan Qiyan picked up a few big fish and exchanged them for a large bag of bait. He threw it casually, and three consecutive nets were full of fish.

Finally, seeing that everyone had gained a lot, Lan Qiyan suggested that they should deal with it quickly before the big ship returned.

Even the big ships couldn't catch so many fish, so how could a small boat possibly do that? Feng Nian explained it to the others and they said they understood.

In the end, each of their boats caught 150 kilograms of fish, but they were mediocre fish, about two kilograms each, and there were a few big fish occasionally, so it was still acceptable.

Feng Xi ran to Feng Nian with ten taels of silver and took out two taels, "Brother Nian, this is my gift to you."

Seeing this, the others followed his lead. Feng Nian looked at Lan Qiyan again, and Lan Qiyan pushed him back, "Keep your mouth shut. This kind of thing can only happen once in a while. Too many times is not good. Don't be too greedy. Tomorrow you can fight yourselves."

Feng Xi is a sensible person. "Don't worry, little sister. I can only weigh 20 to 30 kilograms tomorrow."

"So are we."

"So are we."

......

Feng Nian was sneaking around with ten taels of silver. Lan Qiyan really wanted to kick him, "If you were walking normally, someone who didn't know would think you made a hundred or eighty taels."

"Little sister, you don't know, I have never seen so much silver, little sister, all this silver is earned by you."

"You earn it. I don't know how to fish."

"Go home and ask your mother to make you something delicious, ask your sister-in-law to make you some nice clothes, and buy you a hairpin. Look at your hair, which is just tied with a piece of cloth."

Lan Qiyan turned back helplessly and said, "Save it for your living. I don't need it."

Fengnian was very touched, his little sister was really a fairy.