"Don't say anything anymore, come in and see for yourselves."
No amount of explanation can be as convincing as seeing it with your own eyes.
Mrs. Shu directly led her to the bedroom, opened the mahogany box, and put the rag bag containing the money on the table. "All our family's belongings are here. You can see for yourselves."
Shu Mingzhi opened the cloth bag and took a look. There were about ten pieces of silver scattered here and there. At first glance, it was indeed a lot, but after careful consideration, well, it was not even a hundred taels.
There is still a long way to go before buying a store.
Mrs. Shu took out a few small pieces of silver and said, "These are the dowry left by Yan Yan's grandmother to Yan Yan. How dare you, my uncle, spend it?"
Shu Mingzhi quickly retracted his hand on the silver, "I won't say anything anymore. I'm going to go back to bed. I have to get up early to catch crabs in the sea tomorrow."
The plan to open a restaurant fell through, and Yan Yan was completely exhausted. She stood in front of the table and sighed at the pile of broken money.
Mrs. Shu gathered up the money again, rubbed her face lovingly and said, "Grandma knows what you are thinking. You just want to make more money so that everyone can live a good life. Grandma wants it too.
But the meal must be eaten one bite at a time, and the road must be walked step by step. How can one eat a meal and become fat?
Grandma promises you that when we save enough money, we will open a shop and start a business, and we will not be outside asking for help."
Yan Yan couldn't believe her ears, "Really, grandma, did you agree?"
"Agreed." Mrs. Shu looked at the cracks on the wall and sighed, "It's too dangerous to go fishing at sea. Opening a restaurant and making money means your uncle no longer has to work as a helper at the ship owner's house.
"
As long as her children are safe and healthy, she will be fine no matter what.
Yan Yan didn't expect to pass her grandmother's test so easily. She was so excited that night that she couldn't sleep and tossed and turned in bed thinking of ways to make money.
Although there is a lot of harvest from traveling to the sea, there are unscrupulous middlemen at work and the price cannot be sold.
So she had to think of a way to make more money.
Just when Xiaotuanzi was worried about making money, he looked up and saw the big coconut on the bedside.
coconut?
When Xiao Tuanzi was excited, a lot of information about coconuts immediately popped into his mind, such as coconut oil, coconut mash, coconut milk...
Every time my grandmother cooked, she would complain that the oil was too expensive, and she would only put in a little bit at a time. When frying crabs, it was too wasteful to recite oil while frying.
Coconuts are the least valuable thing on this island. If you just pick them up in the forest, you will find a big basket.
If she could make valuable coconut oil from worthless coconuts, wouldn't she make a lot of money?
Thinking of the image of the white money going into her arms, Xiaotuanzi couldn't hold back and giggled.
Mrs. Shu, who was awakened by the laughter, was stunned. She patted her little face and asked, "Yan Bao, are you okay?"
Yan Yan: "Hey hey hey..."
Mrs. Shu: "???"
Is this kid going to be stupid?
"Why are you laughing if you don't sleep in the middle of the night?"
Xiaotuanzi grinned, smiling so hard that his teeth couldn't even see his eyes, "I thought of a way to make money, we can pick coconuts..."
Before he finished speaking, Old Shu, who was sleeping beside the bed, suddenly turned over, lay down on the bedside, and vomited with a "wow" sound.
Mrs. Shu was startled, "What's wrong with you?"
"I'm vomiting... I'm dizzy, my stomach hurts, and my body is itchy." Old Man Shu lowered his head and replied weakly.
"Didn't you feel fine when you were eating? Why did you suddenly become ill? Could it be that you caught the wind and cold while going to sea?" Mrs. Shu stretched out her hand to feel the temperature of his forehead, and it was not hot at all.
Old Man Shu gasped and said: "It's not the cold, I feel the same as last time. I ate steamed crab and itched all over my body. Do you remember?"
"But wasn't it better that time?" Mrs. Shu quickly put on her clothes and got out of bed and lit the oil lamp.
The problem was obvious as soon as the lamp shone on it. The old man's forehead was covered with a layer of cold sweat, his cheeks were rosy, and there were many red spots densely clustered under his neck. Judging from the situation, it seemed to be more serious than last time.
"No, I'm going to call Akihito and ask him to go to the town to find a doctor. You can't delay your illness."
Mrs. Shu put down the oil lamp and was about to leave, when Xiao Tuanzi's voice sounded in the room: "Grandpa may be allergic. Boiling water with perilla leaves will help. There is perilla in the woods over there."
Mrs. Shu used perilla leaves as a seasoning when cooking, so she knew it. Without asking any unnecessary questions, she went out to pick perilla leaves with an oil lamp.
After a while, other people in the family woke up and came to the east room one after another to visit Old Man Shu.
"Dad, I heard that you are allergic. What are you allergic to?" Shu Mingli started yelling as soon as he entered the room.
Old Man Shu was scratching his itch and was getting upset. When he heard this, he shouted angrily: "How do I know what an allergy is? You are so curious. Don't you know it after you have experienced it yourself?"
Shu Mingli smacked his lips, tutted, and could also curse. It seemed that the disease was not serious.
Mrs. Sun was still considerate and poured him a cup of hot tea and handed it over, "Don't be angry, drink a cup of hot tea and take it easy."
Old Man Shu had just vomited and drank some hot tea. His stomach felt a little better. While gritting his teeth and scratching the itch, he asked Yanyan: "What's going on with me?
It was itchy last time, and it's still itchy this time. Could it be that you have some strange disease that cannot be cured?"
"No, you are probably allergic to crabs. If you don't eat them in the future, you won't be itchy."
After thinking for a while, she cautiously added: "But generally people who are allergic to crabs may also be allergic to other seafood. Otherwise, you should avoid eating crabs, shrimps, conches, etc. in the future."
Old Shu's stomach didn't even hurt at first, but it hurt even more after hearing these words.
Emma, there are so many delicious seafood, but he can only look at them but not eat them. It is simply worse than killing him!
"No, it can't be." Old Man Shu cried sadly and held Xiaotuanzi's hand, "My dear, can this disease be cured? It must be curable, otherwise how will I live the rest of my life."
Xiaotuanzi shook his head and patted his head sympathetically, "Grandpa, don't be sad. We can't eat seafood. We can eat other things. Chicken, fish, and pork are all delicious."
He understands everything...
But living by the sea, baskets of seafood are brought home every day, but he cannot eat a bite. How can he accept this?
Seeing that he was leaning on the bed helplessly and describing his misery, several people tried to persuade him: "Dad, don't cry. We will work hard to make money so that you can eat fat pork every day."
Old Man Shu looked at them with tears in his eyes, "Then can you share my taboo with me and not eat seafood in the future?"
"Ah..." Shu Mingzhi scratched the back of his head and pretended to be dumbfounded, "It's so cold. I'll go back to the room and change into thick clothes."
Shu Mingli: "I'm cold too, let's go back together."
"Don't run, let's walk together."
Several other people followed and ran out.
In an instant, only Yan Yan, who was still lying on the bed, was left in the room.
Xiao Tuanzi looked at Old Man Shu very sincerely and said, "The seafood is really delicious. We won't be able to sleep if we don't eat it."
Old Man Shu patted his thighs and cried, "God, we don't want to be so deceptive. I, Shu Guangzong, have been eating chaffy vegetables for most of my life. Will I die if I eat something good?"