Fisherwoman: After my divorce, I became rich by fishing at sea

The next morning, Fu Wan opened her eyes and saw the familiar beams. She then remembered that she was no longer in a foreign country, but had returned home.

It’s better to go home. No matter how soft the quilt in the hotel is, it’s not as warm as at home.

She sat up. The children and Qin An Ning were no longer in the room and had obviously gotten up.

Winter mornings are always bitterly cold. The temperature inside the house is a little higher, and the temperature difference makes the windows covered with foggy water vapor.

She put on her clothes and went out, and Ye Xiaocui just came out with a bowl of porridge.

Seeing her daughter coming out, she hurriedly called out: "Go brush your teeth quickly. I made some porridge this morning, it's just right to warm up!"

"it is good."

Fu Wan glanced at her bowl. Ye Xiaocui was willing to cook porridge now, but it was not pure white rice porridge. Ye Xiaocui also cut a few sweet potatoes into it. The red and white colors looked delicious.

While brushing his teeth, Fu Ling and Qin Mingzhu also ran back from outside.

They had already had their winter break, but they still kept the habit of running at school. The children were full of energy and not afraid of the cold, so they would run laps outside their home every morning to exercise.

Ye Xiaocui was worried that the children might fall down due to the slippery road. Seeing this, Fu Lao Da simply ran with them every day. On the one hand, he could watch the children and pay attention to their safety, and on the other hand, he could also get enough exercise.

"Awan, are you awake?"

Qin An Ning also came out of the kitchen with chopsticks, followed by Fu Ming carrying two bowls of porridge.

Fu Wan nodded with toothpaste foam in her mouth. Qin An Ning turned around and went back to help Fu Wan fill a bowl of porridge.

Since there was porridge but no side dishes, Fu Wan turned her attention to the kelp that Ye Xiaocui had washed.

It doesn’t take long to make a cold seaweed salad. The seaweed from last night was washed and not dried yet, so there is no need to soak it.

There was some unburned firewood in the stove, and Ye Xiaocui was using a pair of tongs to put some large pieces of charcoal into the fire basket.

The fire basket is a traditional local heating tool, usually made of bamboo and iron wire.

This thing has a ceramic basin in the center, filled with sawdust, then a layer of charcoal from burning firewood, along with a few pieces of commercially available charcoal, and finally covered with wire mesh. Elderly people usually use it to keep warm all day. (Image of a fire cage net, please delete if infringing.) Those in the south may have seen this, but it's not common in villages; most families use coal stoves or fire pans. Ye Xiaocui learned to make this when Fu Lao Da was free, and she's used to it.

This thing was still more common at that time, but in the later era when electrical appliances became more developed, it was gradually eliminated.

Fu Wan hadn't seen this thing for many years. When she saw it, she missed the time when she and Ye Xiaocui used to sit by the fire basket and warm themselves.

Seeing Fu Wan looking at her from the side, Ye Xiaocui couldn't help feeling a little strange.

"Awan, why are you looking at me here? Why don't you go have breakfast?"

"Oh, don't worry, I'll make some seaweed."

Ye Xiaocui suddenly realized and gestured for her to use the water in the small pot.

She boiled the water there for the children to wash their faces. If she put it in the big pot and boiled it for a few minutes, the water would boil.

It is also simple to make cold seaweed salad. When the water boils, put the seaweed in and blanch it for about half a minute, then take out the seaweed and rinse it with cold water.

This will keep the seaweed crispy. After the seaweed was blanched, Fu Wan added some garlic. She was too lazy to heat the oil, so she simply opened the cupboard and scooped out half a spoonful of chili sauce made by Ye Xiaocui.

After a stir, a bowl of spicy and crispy seaweed salad is ready.

This thing is perfect for eating with porridge.

When Fu Wan brought out the seaweed, Fu Ming had already eaten half a bowl of porridge.

Seeing the seaweed in Fu Wan's hand, his eyes lit up and he complained casually, "Awan, you are so mean. You didn't even tell me that you wanted to make some cold seaweed..."

Fu Wan was speechless and put the dishes on the table.

"Why, why did I tell you?"

"If you had told me, I would have eaten slowly! Now that the seaweed is so delicious, hehe, I have to eat another bowl of porridge!"

Fu Wan was speechless. Sweet potato porridge itself has a sweet taste, so Ye Xiaocui and the others usually don't need to pair it with any other dishes.

Fu Ling and Qin Mingzhu were even happier. Ye Xiaocui put half a spoonful of sugar in their bowls, making them taste sweet.

But there are also people who don’t like sweet things. Boss Fu and Fu Wan just don’t like sweet things very much. Boss Fu picked up a piece of seaweed with chopsticks and put it in his mouth. This is the taste. Paired with some porridge, it’s so delicious!

After breakfast, Ye Xiaocui sat in the house by the fire and twisted a hemp rope.

Even though she didn't have to work outside in the winter, she couldn't rest. She would go out to work in the spring and use the hemp ropes. If she made a lot, she could sell them in town.

But it can't be sold for much. In the past, Ye Xiaocui would have liked it, but now it's just a way to pass the time.

Fu Wan went into the house and put on some thick clothes. She was going to ride her bike to the cannery. If she didn't wear something thick, her limbs would be frozen stiff.

"Mom, I'm going to the cannery."

"Okay, will you come back for lunch?"

Fu Wan thought about it and hesitated.

"Probably not. I have to go to the county town with my brother and the others to buy some things later."

"By the way, Mom, do you want to buy anything for the New Year?"

Speaking of this, Ye Xiaocui became excited and spoke a series of words like an announcer.

"Buy some flour, rice, and cornmeal so we can have some supplies for the New Year.

There are also fruit candies and peach cakes, which children like to eat when they come to pay New Year's greetings.

By the way, please see if there are any red paper firecrackers. Your brother bought two pairs a few days ago and set them off in the past two days. They won’t be enough when the time comes.

Oh, and buy two cans..."

Fu Wan's scalp tingled when she heard this, and she gestured to stop.

"Mom, why don't you come with me to the county town? You can buy it when the time comes."

"I'm going to the county town too? This..."

At most, the old lady would go to the market in town and worship Mazu in the temple. It was not known how long ago she last went to the county town.

The more Fu Wan thought about it, the better she felt about this idea. "Yes, let's go to the county town. It's almost the New Year, so I'll buy you some new clothes."

"Oh, at our age, why waste this money? We can just buy it for the children."

Ye Xiaocui habitually refused, but she had no objection to going to the county town, she just had some concerns.

"If we go, how do we get there?"

Fu Jian drove the tricycle to the factory to deliver goods. It was a bit cold sitting on the back of the motorcycle in such a cold winter.

If we were to take a tractor, I wonder if Uncle Niu would have time today.

At this time, Qin Anning, who was watching the excitement nearby, spoke up, "Hey, I have a car, take my car!"

This solved Fu Wan's urgent problem. When Ye Xiaocui heard that they were going to take Qin An Ning's car, her eyes lit up again.

A car, she had never ridden in such a high-end car!

After this discussion, Fu Liang happened to send over some dried radishes made by Jiang Chunlan. When he heard that they were going to the county town, he was also tempted.

The final result was that Fu Liang and Fu Ming rode motorcycles, Qin Anning drove, and they took Fu Wanye, Xiao Cui, Jiang Chunlan and two children with them.

As for Boss Fu, he was pulled away by the village chief Fu, saying that he wanted to discuss something.