Time Travel: A Fisherwoman Goes to the Sea to Raise a Baby

"Sister, can I send some to Mr.? Ayuan said he hasn't felt like eating these past few days."

Sanchuan likes this gentleman very much, even though he doesn't like to talk to people.

He always has a stern face, but in Sanchuan's eyes, he is like his uncle, cold on the outside but warm on the inside.

Xu Yiyi naturally would not refuse. Sanchuan was holding a basket with a plate of fried sea urchin in it, and in the other hand were fresh sea urchins and lobsters caught from the pond.

Xu Yiyi took a look in the bucket. She had caught nine lobsters in total. She gave three to her uncle last night, and now Sanchuan took three more.

It seems that I need to try harder to catch more next time, otherwise there won’t be enough to share.

No one told anyone that the shark Xu Yiyi killed was sold for forty taels, but the fishermen in the village had been selling their catches at the dock for so many years that they could more or less guess the price.

As soon as she went out, she ran into someone who came to borrow money from her.

"Yiyi! You know Uncle Yong'an's family is poor. He's been going out to sea with your grandpa and his family for so many years. He's saved money for half his life but still hasn't saved enough to buy a boat. Uncle just wants to buy his own boat like you. In the future, the whole family can go out to sea. No matter how much he earns, at least it's his own, right?"

The person who spoke was smiling and speaking in a coaxing tone.

There are kind people in the same clan, and of course there are also uncles who are a little greedy.

It was just that their great uncle was there, so they didn't dare to pay attention to her obviously. They took advantage of the early morning when no one was out to wait for her here.

"Uncle Yongan, wait until I get rich, then come back and see me! I've already paid back all the money I made from selling fish yesterday. Why don't you go and borrow some from him?"

Xu Yiyi gave a suggestion very enthusiastically and sincerely. Uncle Yongan looked bitter when he heard it. Who in the village would dare to ask the patriarch for a loan of money?

This is because they feel they haven't been scolded enough.

"No need for that. Uncle and your grandpa can eat their fill when they go out to sea. Let's wait for the boat purchase!"

After saying that, he ran away without looking back.

In a corner of the river, my great uncle got up very early to fish.

It’s true that I sleep less as I get older.

Xu Yiyi greeted Sanchuan respectfully, and the uncle nodded proudly.

"I forgot to tell you last night that the water is cold in the morning and evening, so you're not allowed to go in the water."

It is not good for a girl's health to always soak in water. Most of the female divers are infertile for life.

Early in the morning, many people were already on the river preparing to go out to sea, while some children and women might still be sleeping soundly in their beds.

Only some people on the river heard what Uncle Taiye said.

"You went out to sea again last night?"

Xu Pinghai popped his head out of the boat and saw what Sanchuan was holding.

"I just went for a swim."

"Sanchuan will be late for the academy, so we need to leave now."

Xu Yiyi signaled Sanchuan to sit tight, and the brother and sister rowed the boat and disappeared in a short while.

As the sun rises, the pier becomes bustling with activity.

Xu Yiyi docked the boat at the pier and sent Sanchuan to school.

Then he went to the government office to rent a stall, and ran to the blacksmith shop to take away the finished frying pan and small clay stove.

I bought ten kilograms of rice noodles at the grain store, ten kilograms of this year's new rice, twenty kilograms of white flour, and twenty kilograms of glutinous rice flour. I also bought an old hen near the dock and asked for a bag of eggs.

The boat was filled to the brim.

After finishing her morning class, Sanchuan sent the pan-fried sea urchins made by her elder sister to her husband. She had already given the fresh sea urchins and lobsters to Ayuan to take care of, as he was worried that they would die from dehydration.

"Hello, sir. This is the pan-fried sea urchin my eldest sister made. I heard that you haven't had a good appetite these days, so I brought it here for you to try."

Xiang Yu was very impressed by this student, who was recommended by Lin Ke.

The family is poor, the father has passed away, the mother has remarried, and now the eldest sister is the head of the family.

This is what Lin Ke described in the letter.

Xiang Yu recalled the scene when Xu Yiyi brought Sanchuan to his house that day. She was a woman who didn't care about trivial matters.

It can be seen that she has not learned etiquette very well. A woman who grew up in the countryside has a wild nature.

But it felt a bit awkward to speak to him in such flowery terms just for my younger brother.

When Sanchuan talked about his elder sister at this moment, his tone was full of admiration for his elder sister.

"Your eldest sister's cooking skills are pretty good."

Xiang Yu stretched out his chopsticks and picked up a bit of the golden sea urchin. It was also his first time eating it. It tasted sweet, smooth and refreshing.

"My eldest sister's cooking is so delicious. My brother is a picky eater, but he always finishes everything she cooks."

Ever since Xu Yiyi came, Sihai rarely becomes picky about food.

He will only refuse to eat something he doesn't like.

When Xu Yiyi returned to the river, the boats docked there had disappeared.

When Uncle Taiye came home from fishing, Er'er was waiting for her there with Wuyuan and Sihai in her arms.

The siblings moved all the food on the boat back home and prepared to set up a stall tomorrow.

So today Xu Yiyi is going to take Er'er and Sihai to dig enough oysters. Li Xiuying looked at Sihai who was sitting on the reef and working diligently, as if she suddenly thought of something.

Holding the basket next to him, he ran to Sihai, squatted down, and pretended to work.

Sihai took a look, his big eyes full of confusion.

"What are you doing?"

Sihai didn't have much contact with Li Xiuying because his second sister didn't like her.

"Si Hai, I heard Sanchuan went to study in town? You're so pitiful. You and he are both boys, but he can sit in the school wearing clean and tidy clothes, while you are doing fishy and smelly work under the scorching sun. I really feel sorry for you. What your elder sister did is so unfair..."

Li Xiuying and Xu Yida were probably born incompatible.

She has disliked Xu Yiyi since she was a child, and she is willing to do anything that can make Xu Yiyi unhappy.

Sihai's hands were constantly moving, holding a freshly pried oyster in his hand.

After hearing what Li Xiuying said, he turned his head to look at her with a strange expression on his face, as if he was looking at a fool.

"Why are you talking nonsense?"

Eldest sister has told Sihai about studying, but he doesn't want to go yet.

I want to find a martial arts master to learn martial arts, but it’s hard to find one.

It's not like what Li Xiuying said at all.

After being retorted, Li Xiuying was stunned for a moment, wondering why this kid was so difficult to deal with?

"I'm not talking nonsense. Think about it carefully. Is your head sunburned and your feet smelly?"

Li Xiuying seemed to be trying hard to prove something, but Sihai didn't want to talk to a fool.

He stood up with his little basket and suddenly roared.

"Sister, this person keeps telling me that you favor Big Brother and don't like me!"

After saying that, he snorted and moved back to his elder sister.

Li Xiuying was stunned by Sihai's sudden voice.

Er Er saw that it was Li Xiuying with an unhappy look on her face.

When Aunt Li heard what Sihai said, she quickly scooped up a handful of mud and threw it at Li Xiuying's feet.

"You're just bored all day. If you can't do it, just go back home."

Aunt Li couldn't understand it either. She and Li Shunan were not like that, so how come their daughter was so narrow-minded?

"Why throw me? It's so dirty..."

Li Xiuying was shy. Seeing that people nearby were watching the fun, she stamped her feet in displeasure and didn't want to stay there any longer, so she left her tools behind and ran away.

"Damn girl..."

Aunt Li came over to apologize out of embarrassment, and Xu Yiyi smiled without saying anything.

Uncle Li and Aunt Li were nice to them, so whatever Li Xiuying did now had to be done for their sake, so she couldn't hold on to it.

"I don't know who this girl looks like. She's always been narrow-minded. I used to want her to straighten out, but no matter how I taught her, it didn't work. She's getting married at the end of the year, and I can't control her. Let her in-laws take care of her!"

Li Xiuying's proposed marriage partner was a man selling multi-grain pancakes at the dock. No one knew when the two of them fell in love.

It was just decided some time ago.

"Who else can he look like? Your mother-in-law."

The woman next to her interrupted and Aunt Li's face turned dark.

It’s true, she looks exactly like her mother-in-law who has been dead for many years.