ushernet Chapter 157 The Seaside Era 3
Chapter 157 The Seaside Era 3
For several days in a row, Wang Dingbo went out early and returned late with his younger sister to collect seafood, accompanied by his aunt Chen Jiafen.
Thanks to Wang Pinghai's skillful handling of the situation.
They didn't realize that having too much seafood could have any connection with anyone.
I secretly prayed to the Dragon King and the Sea Goddess in my heart, hoping that these days of returning home with a full load of good goods would come a few more times.
After Wang Dingbo and his sister started school, Aunt Chen took the children and picked up the trash for a few more days.
The small seafood finally stopped their reckless and suicidal journey.
A classroom in a village school.
Wang Pinghai blended in with a group of dark-skinned children, his expression calm and unremarkable.
Her brother is in the next class, and he worries about her even more than the homeroom teacher.
Even after class, he would ask his younger sister to go to the restroom with him.
The other little black kids only dared to make faces at each other from the sidelines.
However, once the midterm scores came out, their winks and grimaces turned into wailing and screaming from their parents.
Wang Dingbo was naturally intelligent, and he had also taken Qizhi Dan (a traditional Chinese medicine for mental health enhancement).
This time, their performance was even more outstanding.
The educated youth in the village all said that with Wang Dingbo's grades, he wouldn't be any worse than others if he went to junior high school in the commune.
The implication in his words made Old Man Wang so happy that he wandered around the village.
Finally, one of his children is going to be a successful one!
I'm also willing to stand under the old tree and chat with people.
They start by saying things like, "My son Dingbo," "Dingbo's teacher said," and "Dingbo is thoughtful, sensible, and has good grades..."
The villagers felt that he was forcing himself to stay together after losing his son, but they also felt a pang of jealousy, since Wang Dingbo had always been a worry-free kid.
Wang Dingbo, however, acted as if nothing had happened, and after school he would take his younger sister to dig.
The mental health remedy and tonic soup turned him into a ruthless beachcombing machine...
They even specifically asked Aunt Chen to teach their younger sister how to swim. This was because they were worried that their grandparents were too old to teach her properly.
...
Old Wang said his mouth was a little dry, so he went home.
The people left behind, their heads spinning with his rambling remarks, stared at each other in bewilderment.
That's it?
I thought he could talk for half an hour.
The group of people squatting under the tree started chatting idly again, looking at Old Wang's white hair.
"Old Wang has hope again!"
"That's right, I have fewer gray hairs!"
"It's also because Dingbo and Pinghai don't cause trouble. Didn't you see Dingbo? He's busy every day, teaching Pinghai."
"Pinghai is quiet, unlike her parents."
"If she looks like her parents, that's a huge misfortune!"
It's clear that even Old Wang's white hair is less noteworthy than his "early death" son.
Even though Old Man Wang separated from them and lived separately, he didn't ask anyone to stand up.
It's impossible to get full work points.
When my parents were still alive.
Wang Dingbo and Wang Pinghai survived by relying on their grandparents' help and their own efforts in digging for seafood.
Growing up is no easy feat.
Old Wang returned home with a worried look on his face.
He poured out his troubles to Liu Dongxia, worrying about the tuition and food rations for his grandson's schooling.
Then the two agreed that whenever there was a bright moon at night, they would go and find some good goods and ask someone to take them to the city to exchange for money.
Of course, it would be even better if Fang Zhiqing was willing to accept it.
After all, Pinghai will need it for his studies in the future, so every penny saved is a penny earned.
Don't wait until they can't work anymore, or it will ruin the children's future.
After learning about his grandparents' troubles, Wang Pinghai thoughtfully stuffed a lot of good catches and a broken box into the fishing net of the elderly couple who had secretly gone out to sea.
Their fishing venture was thus put on hold.
This is truly a happy problem!
The box was placed on the dining table at home, and it contained several small yellow croakers.
"Now we have the money for Dingbo and Pinghai's education, marriage, and house construction."
After Liu Dongxia finished speaking, she coughed twice.
He nudged the old man next to him, who seemed distracted, signaling him to say something.
Old Wang, having received a hint, retorted to his grandson.
"Dingbo, from now on... from now on, don't worry too much, or you won't grow tall."
Wang Dingbo's expression was much more complicated.
There was joy at unexpected windfall, and also sorrow at his grandparents going out to sea in the middle of the night without taking him.
As for what Grandpa said about not growing tall...
Whatever, Wang Dingbo didn't take it to heart.
Little did they know that Tongzi had personally paid for a height-increasing potion for him.
I'll grow to 1.9 meters tall in my lifetime and become the tallest villager in Xiaowang Village!
The family of four turned the small yellow croakers over and over, and finally decided to stuff them, along with the box, into the cracks in the bricks next to the stove.
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In the end, the seafood from the Wang family was still acquired by Fang Zhiqing.
As for how much money Fang Zhiqing would spend or who he would give it to, that's none of their business.
Wang Pinghai, having learned his elder brother's true skills, dug and dug until he filled a bucket with seafood, then squinted and began to doze off.
In reality, Tongzi secretly used the trading system of the educated youth above to enjoy the fun of interdimensional trading.
This educated youth's cheat code is surprisingly useful; no wonder he stayed in the small fishing village and didn't return to the city.
Tsk tsk.
At this moment, Tongzi was actually multitasking.
It adopted the appearance of a Chinese rural dog, acted silly, and followed Wang Dingbo home from school from the commune.
Wang Dingbo, who was always concerned about his studies, did not live at school after enrolling in the commune. Instead, he chose to get up early and run to school.
If it weren't for the fact that running too much makes you hungry, he felt he could run another round trip.
Liu Dongxia and the others got up early.
Seeing my grandson running like lightning every day, I can't help but marvel at how healthy kids are.
That day, Wang Dingbo felt a dog chasing him, so he ran faster and faster...
Tongzi felt like he wanted to chase after her and leave a trail of afterimages.
All I could hear was Wang Pinghai's laughter.
Who wouldn't run if a dog was chasing them?
Those that don't run away probably want to eat dog meat...
It followed Wang Dingbo into Xiaowang Village, kicking up a cloud of dust.
...
I discovered that this silly kid didn't understand what I meant by wanting to join.
Tongzi had no choice but to dog paddle in the sea and catch a few fish in exchange for the right to stay at the Wang family's house.
Aunt Chen had encountered Gouzi delivering fish a few times when she came over to do chores and chat. She muttered to herself that Gouzi was more diligent than a person.
Whose big mongrel dog hauls firewood, catches fish, pushes carts, gathers mushrooms, collects wild eggs, and even "picks up" silly rabbits...?
Moreover, he would travel back and forth to the commune every day to pick up and drop off Wang Dingbo.
When Fang Zhiqing heard about it, she came to see it with her mother-in-law, after all, this dog was quite extraordinary.
She used her points to redeem a testing opportunity, wanting to see if the Wang family's big mongrel dog had become a spirit.
This left Wang Pinghai, who shared the transaction system with Fang Zhiqing, quite dumbfounded.
With the addition of a dog to the household, who acts silly every day, the old man's face is filled with more laughter.
This is a development that no one could have imagined when unifying the country.
Wang Dingbo noticed that his dog was so capable that it was even more diligent in its studies than before.
He heard from his deskmate Wu Dazhuang that the first place winner could save on tuition fees, and if they were lucky, they might even get a prize. He knew he had to work even harder.
Meanwhile, Wang Dingbo's parents, who live far away, are also forced to work hard.
They work during the day and dream at night, and the couple are even tormented by evil spirits in the same dream.
Every time they feel numb, they have a new terrifying dream the next day.
I think I should go find a master to exorcise the evil spirits.
I don't have a single penny more than what I need.
The couple could only envy their fellow villagers who had a promising future, and were even mocked as a pair of stingy old people by those who didn't know the truth.