The Siheyuan of the Young Educated Youth

Chapter 455: Still

Haisheng ate his fill and soon fell asleep.

Qi Feifei was afraid of waking Haisheng up so she didn't shout directly. Instead, she said to Bai Zhi in her mind, "Let Huo Sheng bring the food in."

Huo Sheng immediately went to bring Qi Feifei a bowl of millet porridge with ten peeled eggs in it.

Bai Zhi had been standing at the door, waiting for Huo Sheng to come over, opening the door for him, and then waiting for Huo Sheng to go in. He followed quietly behind him.

Huo Sheng's attention was all on Qi Feifei. While serving her porridge, he asked, "Do you feel better? Does your stomach still hurt?"

Qi Feifei, "It doesn't hurt anymore. You don't need to boil so many eggs, just two will do."

Huo Sheng, "I heard from my comrade-in-arms that his wife ate twelve eggs in one meal after giving birth. Eating more eggs will help her recover faster." He cooked too little, thinking that there was still pig's trotter soup stewed for her in the pot, so he ate less first.

Qi Feifei, "Really, no need, I can't eat it either."

They are very strict on weekdays, so they can only eat so many eggs after giving birth. After a few years when life gets better, how can a new mother eat so many eggs in one meal? I eat well every day, and my stomach is full, how can I eat so many at once?

Huo Sheng was worried that she was weak, so he advised her, "You have to eat more. Eating more will help you recover faster. My comrades-in-arms used to eat a lot when they were recovering from injuries, and they recovered quickly."

Qi Feifei: How can it be the same? !

Huo Sheng served the meal and fed Qi Feifei with the bowl.

Qi Feifei, "I can do it myself." It's not like my hand is injured.

Huo Sheng, "Take a rest, I'll feed you." He had lost so much blood and his face was still very pale.

Seeing that he insisted on being fed, Qi Feifei did not refuse and leaned against the head of the bed, waiting to be fed.

Baizhi was staring at Haisheng quietly, not knowing what was so good about a sleeping child!

I looked very attentively at Haisheng's eyebrows, nose, eyes... His hair was black and shiny, covering his forehead and ears, and his skin was tender and red.

Baizhi found everything about him novel, beautiful and cute.

When Xiao Haisheng frowned, Bai Zhi frowned too. When Xiao Haisheng opened his mouth, he moved his mouth too...

Her eyes were full of love, and she moved her fingers behind her back, as if she really wanted to poke Xiao Haisheng's little face.

He stole a glance at Qi Feifei and saw that one was feeding the other and the other was eating. Huo Sheng was using a handkerchief to gently wipe the porridge from the corner of Qi Feifei's mouth. No one was paying attention to him, so he secretly moved closer to Xiao Haisheng.

He quietly touched the back of Xiao Haisheng's hand with one finger.

The corners of his mouth rose silently.

From that day on, Bai Zhi focused most of her attention on Xiao Haisheng. As long as Qi Feifei was not asleep, he would find a chance to sneak in and see the child.

Qi Feifei also discovered that he particularly liked Xiao Haisheng, so she let him hang around the child every day.

When Huo Sheng and I arrive in Hong Kong, we will definitely go out to work hard, and the family really needs someone to look after the children.

Baizhi, the free babysitter, can be trained. It would be even better if she could be Haisheng's teacher in the future. After all, Baizhi is persistent and strict in teaching, and is good at both literature and martial arts. Haisheng doesn't need to learn everything, but learning 30% is great.

In addition to resting every day, Qi Feifei teaches the two men how to raise children.

Everything, from heating water for the baby's bath, cleaning the diaper to washing the baby; from knowing when the baby is hungry, when he is sleepy, when he needs to poop or pee; how to hold the baby, how to dress and undress the baby...

Huo Sheng and Bai Zhi were both very humble. They always believed what Qi Feifei said and never contradicted her. They were serious about their work and the process was harmonious and smooth.

A month later, Qi Feifei had recovered well physically and mentally, except for gaining a little weight.

He started practicing martial arts every day again.

Of course, the first day of the full moon must be to go out for a walk.

A person who runs around all day long has been locked up at home for a month. He is eager to get out of his body and go out for a walk.

After feeding Haisheng early in the morning and leaving Huo Sheng and Bai Zhi at home to look after the child, he left the courtyard carrying a bamboo basket and a small shovel.

The sun had just risen, and the sky was red and yellow, emitting golden light.

The sea breeze blew Qi Feifei's hair, and her clothes rustled. The waves came over slowly and gently caressed the beach.

Qi Feifei felt the air was particularly fresh. He took a deep breath and his entire chest felt refreshed.

I am full of fighting spirit. I haven't had a good seafood meal in such a long time! I must succeed today.

But the only things she knows how to eat now are kelp, crabs and clams, and she doesn't know how to catch crabs.

Qi Feifei walked along the beach, looking down slowly, hoping only for clams.

She was not disappointed. There were quite a lot of clams in this area, some with smooth shells, some with angular shells, some oval, and some triangular.

Anyway, she dared to pick up and eat whatever the old lady had picked up.

She bent over and searched all over the beach, found a washbasin, and happily entered the courtyard.

As if he had won a great victory, he proudly put the bamboo basket on the ground.

"We're having seafood today. Wait and see how I cook!"

She didn't know that no one came to this beach. Firstly, it was far from the village, and secondly, there was little seafood. She thought there was a lot, but it was not enough for the fishermen.

Anyway, we have clams to eat today.

Bai Zhi held the little Haisheng and handed it to her, "Let's talk about your seafood later, hurry up and feed the child first, it's already so late!"

Qi Feifei stuck out her tongue. She had forgotten the time when she picked it up. It was indeed a bit long.

"Wait, right away, right away."

I quickly rushed into the bathroom, took a quick shower (Cantonese people call it taking a shower), and changed into clean clothes.

Then she held little Haisheng and fed him.

After feeding, put the child in the crib made by Huo Sheng. Bai Zhi waved to Qi Feifei.

"Just go and do your own thing." Just play with Haisheng by yourself, that's enough.

Qi Feifei happily went to clean the clams. She only knew one way, just follow the old lady's instructions.

Since I didn't have a suitable piece of iron, I found a five-cent coin and opened the clams one by one. I watched the old lady cut and dig them out, but it was not easy. I had to work very hard to open just one.

"Huo Sheng, take a coin too and come together."

It's so laborious, we have to pull them together, otherwise when will we be able to finish it?

Even if she didn't say it, Huo Sheng still wanted to do it with her.

The two of them scratched their hands and broke several pieces of skin, but they finally managed to finish the job.

Qi Feifei was still in high spirits and went to wash the clams.

"Huo Sheng, go cut some leeks and wash them."

The two of them worked together to stew a pot of rice and stir-fry some mixed clams and leeks.

The first time I tried it, it was quite successful, the taste was sweet and tasty. But the clams were of different sizes and species, some were overcooked and hard to bite.

Qi Feifei couldn't bear to throw it away, and her back teeth ached from chewing it.

Huo Sheng, "You can't bite it. Stop biting it. You'll hurt your teeth. I'll pick some more tomorrow." Living on the beach, how could you be without this little bit of food?

Qi Feifei also knew this, but since it was her first time, she cherished it especially.

I couldn't "fight" the hard clam meat, so I gave up. I couldn't bite it, I couldn't bite it at all!

Qi Feifei is still a layman when it comes to picking seafood and cooking it. She doesn't have to worry about food and drink, as she can live here in the future. But she doesn't even know what the locals eat, and she doesn't know how to order or eat in a restaurant, and she doesn't fit in.

During the month of confinement, when she had nothing to do, she wondered how she could go to Hong Kong.

I was unfamiliar with the place, didn't speak the language, and couldn't find the way. It was completely different from what I had imagined.

But Qi Feifei was a born stubborn person who would never admit defeat, so it was impossible for him to go home.

If there is no road, she will find a way out.

If you don’t speak the language, learn it. If you don’t know the way, find a way.

She decided to go to the village to study.

This time she not only went to the old lady's house, but the old lady was alone and she didn't say much all day. It would be convenient for her to learn to speak with many people around.

This time, Qi Feifei found a family with a large house and entered the courtyard under the eaves.

Sure enough, early the next morning, the yard was filled with noisy sounds from the dozen or so people in the family, big and small.

Qi Feifei couldn't understand what they were saying at all. It was like a group of birds chirping. She couldn't make out the individual words at all. It was all chaos.

Qi Feifei found out that she was wrong. This was too noisy! She was so busy listening to it that her head was pounding.

In the evening, Qi Feifei quietly changed to a house with a smaller population.

The couple has four children, two sons and two daughters. The two sons are older and the two daughters are younger.

The eldest son is about fifteen or sixteen years old, the second son is half a head younger than the eldest son, and the two girls are also in their teens.

It was still dark in the morning and it was drizzling, but the two brothers went out with baskets on their backs.

After a while, when it was daybreak, the couple got up, the woman began to cook, and the man sat in the yard smoking a hookah, his teeth having turned yellow from the smoke.

Soon the two little girls also got up. They cleaned the house, swept the floor and fed the chickens.

The family didn't talk much. Qi Feifei listened with her ears perked up, trying her best to catch the syllables and break down their words.

It really is like a heavenly book, more difficult to read than ancient Chinese books.

When she was tired, she would take a rest, take care of the children, chat with Huo Sheng, do some work, and go see Doubao and the others.

Qi Feifei stayed in this yard for two months.

I also told Huo Sheng and Bai Zhi the words I heard to practice their pronunciation, and asked Huo Sheng to learn from me, as he must be able to speak Cantonese in the future.

The pronunciation is weird, and it seems like the tongue can't move. I often can't help laughing while speaking.

At least I can understand the general idea of ​​daily conversation, but there is still a long way to go.

I also learned some recipes for home cooking.

The man often goes fishing at sea, and there are always different kinds of fish to eat at home.

Qi Feifei didn't know the name, but she knew the shape and color.

If you want to eat it, you have to catch it yourself.

That day I heard two boys say that there would be a high tide tomorrow morning and they had to get up early to pick up seafood.

My elder brother Aki said, "Tomorrow we will go to the rocky beach and bring buckets. There are puddles of water there, so maybe we can get some good stuff."

Qi Feifei went to the rocky beach in the middle of the night in the drizzle. She wanted to see how the two boys went to the sea.

Qi Feifei found a place where the high tide waves could not reach and entered the courtyard.

As the tide began to recede, two boys came over.

None of them picked up kelp or clams.

When they see a small puddle, they will grab a handful of them. If there are snails, they will throw them into the bamboo basket. Some puddles have shrimps, and some have crabs. They will catch them with their bare hands, easily tie them up with grass, and throw them into the bamboo basket.

Qi Feifei watched with envy. For them, these things were as simple as eating.

The two boys walked away, and Qi Feifei also left the courtyard and went down to the beach, wanting to try her luck. Seeing others picking up the items, she also felt itchy.

The tide receded, revealing a section of the beach. Qi Feifei followed the example of the Aki brothers and groped around in the puddle, but she was afraid of being pinched by crabs, so she wore wire gloves.

There are quite a lot of seafood on this beach. There are things in almost every small puddle, including shrimps and snails. Qi Feifei doesn't pick and chooses the size of the species. He just picks them up and studies them when he gets back.

She was happily picking up things when she heard some women greeting each other in chatter. A group of people were coming over here, chatting.

Qi Feifei hurried into the courtyard.

The women walked and talked.

"Grandma is so lucky. Her husband sent some stuff back yesterday. She will be able to enjoy a good life in the future."

"Acai has been there for more than a year, right? I wonder how much money he can earn in a year?"

"Granny didn't say anything. She doesn't like to talk. Someone from my mother's side sent a message back saying that if you work well in Hong Kong, you can earn more than 10,000 Hong Kong dollars a year. If I hadn't just given birth to Ayi, I would have gone there right now." Her mother's family was already on their way and came to tell her before leaving.

"That's great. I can earn more working there in a year than I can here in my entire life." I went home and discussed it with my husband, and decided to go over there too.

"Is it true?" It's too far off. Am I talking in my sleep?

"It must be true! I don't know how many people go there every year. They don't earn much, so who would write to ask their relatives and friends to go there?"

"Yeah, I heard it's easy to make money there. It's much better than here."

“I heard there’s a village in Shenzhen, and the entire village went there.”

"I don't know if it will be easy to find a job if I don't have any connections?" What if there is no work? Will I starve to death?

"Are you kidding me? How can there be no work? My brother from my mother's family said that there are many factories hiring workers over there, and there is a lot of work. Just don't be afraid of hardship. We work so hard every day, why should we be afraid of hardship?"

……

Qi Feifei, do these people talk about smuggling so casually? Why are they shouting about it all over the street?

Soon the crowd passed by. Qi Feifei began to wonder, how could he know how these people got there?

The next day, it rained even harder. Aki's father did not go out to sea to fish. Instead, he sat at the door of the house smoking a hookah. Aki took a bamboo stool and sat over.

"Dad, Uncle Cai from my grandmother's family wrote to me. I heard that life is pretty good there. Uncle Cai works in a factory and makes a lot of money. I want to go there too."

The man took a few puffs from his hookah and said, "I don't trust you alone."

Aki, "I can swim well. At worst, I can be caught. It won't be a big deal. I'll go again after a while."

The man smoked his hookah silently, waiting for nightfall and lying on the bed.

"A Ping, I also want to try Hong Kong."

The woman was silent. She also wanted to go, but her two daughters were still young and could not swim over, but she could not leave them behind.