She Only Cares About Cultivation
Chapter 237: [236] Tasty and Pretty Fisherman 87 (Thirtieth Update)

Chapter 237: [236] Tasty and Pretty Fisherman 87 (Thirtieth Update)

With the supply of millet and broomcorn millet, their meals were no longer stretched thin, so that evening, they exceptionally made a thick pot of broomcorn millet porridge and all drank it together.

After slaughtering the octopus, they scalded it in an iron pot, gathered up its legs, and chopped its head into pieces to stew with the large cabbages from the yard.

Four big crabs were scrubbed clean with a brush and tied with straw ropes to be steamed.

By the time they ate, the sky was completely dark. After serving Grandma her meal, the sisters then gathered around the bonfire, devouring the thick millet porridge, the deliciously savory stewed octopus with cabbage, and finally, each gnawing on two plump crabs—ah, this dinner was extraordinarily delightful.

The next morning, as usual, Xiao Yu went to check the fish cages at the seaside. She should have gone the previous evening, but because it was too late and pitch black, which wasn’t conducive to her task, she postponed it to this morning.

Today she was smarter—before coming, she had already put on warm underwear beneath her clothes, so even though the sea breeze was bone-chilling, she was able to endure. Only the tip of her nose turned a little red, and her eyes watered from the wind.

Though the first two cages had not yielded any fish, to her surprise, more than a dozen large crabs had wandered in.

As for the other three cages, perhaps because of the bait inside and the presence of fish, they had become incredibly crowded.

It would have been one thing to find just fish, shrimp, and crab, but several octopuses had also arrived, and these octopuses were quite sizable, much larger than the ones she had found while foraging at sea.

Xiao Yu was excited and decided to clear out the cages. So, she loaded all her catches into a wooden barrel, then replenished the bait and continued tossing the fish cages back into the sea.

Although it was breakfast time, and because she had to hit the road shortly, Xiao Yu lit a fire to grill the eel she had caught the day before. Afterward, she again made millet porridge, and, with some pickles, had a simple breakfast.

Then Xiao Yu gave Yaya 100 cents, "Today, go ask around our village and see if anyone is selling eggs. Buy some to nourish Grandma. If you also want to raise some, see if anyone is selling chicks. If they are, buy a couple to raise."

Generally, after it gets cold, chickens don’t lay eggs as frequently, and as for whether there are any broody hens, it’s hard to say. So, Xiao Yu sent Yaya to try her luck.

"Sister, aren’t you taking me with you today?"

"No, you stay home and take care of Grandma. Look, the cotton and cloth have been bought back. Let Grandma teach you how to make clothes. Make an outfit for each of us three. It’s getting cold, and without cotton clothes, we won’t make it through, right?"

The hall where Grandma slept had a heated brick bed, which was wonderfully warm in winter. However, the west wing room where she stayed had none, and given the Old Lady’s current health condition, it wasn’t appropriate for her to share their bed. They couldn’t just wear the clothes on their backs, so some necessary preparations still had to be made, which is why she had just bought cloth and cotton to bring back.

After handing over the follow-up tasks to Yaya, she carried a bamboo basket full of dried seaweed to town.

She had prepared the proposal she planned to submit today in her space the previous night.

The Liu Family didn’t have kerosene lamps, nor did they have writing materials, so she had no choice but to buy and write in her space.

When she arrived at the restaurant, Zhang Quan and others were having breakfast. Xiao Yu handed over the well-organized proposal to him and then sat down to drink tea and eat desserts.

Zhang Quan continued eating while reading, so he took his time. It seemed that he was contemplating something as he read, and after nearly half an hour, he finally lifted his stiff head to look at her.

Xiao Yu’s dessert-eating motion froze, and she coughed awkwardly, "Uncle, don’t look at me like that, I’m scared!"