Chapter 184 The Taste of Schadenfreude

Chapter 184 The Taste of Schadenfreude

Chapter 184 The Taste of Schadenfreude

Mother Li said, "Achan from the Jin family is very nice. She is good-looking and has a good figure. Old Man Jin and his father are also easy to get along with. When Grandma Chen comes home, I will ask her."

Zhou Ruonan looked at Li Changle, "Didn't she say a few days ago that Lai Amei wanted to introduce her little sister to Awei?"

"When Amei brought up this matter, Awei rejected her outright. When I went to inquire about the news, the Wang family said they wanted to keep their daughter for two years and the matter was never mentioned again." Mother Li took over the conversation.

"After the typhoon passes, go and ask around. If it works out, it really must be God's choice for Wei!"

After working at the new foundation for a few days, several women in the Li family recognized Jin Chan. They all thought she was quick in speech and action and thought she was a nice person.

Zhou Ruonan thought about the relationship between their family and Awei, and hoped that he could marry a girl with a cheerful temperament. She was worried that if he married a weird woman, they would have a lot of trouble getting along with each other in the future.

Mother Li felt that this should work. Awei's family was in good condition now, and the family structure of the two generations was simple. Although the old lady was a bit aggressive, she was not unreasonable.

It's a pity that her family doesn't have nieces or nephews of the right age, otherwise she would have helped to match them up long ago.

After dinner, Li Changle and his brother went back to their rooms. When they opened the door, strong winds and heavy rain blew in their faces, and from time to time there was the sound of tiles being blown up by the wind and falling to the ground.

It seemed that the previous two storms were just a warning to people, and the main event was about to begin.

Li Changle pulled Zhou Ruonan and ran to the door of their house in two steps.

The sound of dogs barking came from the house. It turned out that when the wind blew, Zhou Ruonan moved them into the house to live.

Dahuang and Awang lay in the doghouse, barking in fear from time to time. They felt that the situation at the foot of the mountain was really terrifying, with even the wind being stronger than on the mountain.

The two men entered the house and checked with flashlights. The places where rain had leaked in the past showed no signs of leakage this time, and they both felt that Zhang Dejin's method was good.

Based on their past experience, a typhoon of this level would last at least two days and would not end so quickly.

There was no need to worry about the house leaking, nor to get up early in the morning to work. Li Changle took his wife to do some exercise, and then fell asleep in his arms, contentedly.

The strong wind and heavy rain raged all night and only gradually slowed down in the early morning.

It was just dawn and Li Changle heard the dog whining outside and scratching the door with its claws from time to time.

"You damn dog, if you bark again, I'll beat you up."

"The dogs need to poop and pee. I'll open the door and let them out." Zhou Ruonan said as she was about to get up.

"You go to sleep!" Li Changle held her back and said softly, "I'm going to get up to pee and go out for a look."

The electricity had not come back on yet, so Li Changle turned on the flashlight and went out in his slippers. He saw two dogs circling outside with their buttocks tucked together. He hurried forward and opened the door, and the dogs quickly ran out.

The wind died down and it was still drizzling. He walked quickly towards the toilet at the foot of the mountain with an umbrella. He saw the yard was in a mess, with broken tiles, branches, leaves and firewood from somewhere blown all over the ground.

The tarpaulin covering the large vat was covered with dead branches, leaves and broken tiles, and the water in the large well had overflowed from the wellhead.

Several jujube trees as thick as bowls beside the stream were also blown down by the wind. The muddy yellow stream water flooded into the vegetable fields nearby, and the melon and bean racks were knocked down.

When he ran to the toilet, there were only a few bamboos left in the row of toilets. The straw on top had long been blown away by the typhoon. Li Changle then understood where the firewood and straw came from.

When he came back from the toilet, he saw Li's mother sweeping the yard with a broom and Li's father checking the big vats with a cane.

"Dad, I checked, nothing was damaged." Li Changle pointed to the vegetable field over there, "All the melon racks in the vegetable field were blown down."

"The melon rack in the backyard was blown down, and I don't know what happened to the ones on the mountain. After dinner, I'll go to the rice fields first, and then go up the mountain to put the melon rack back up."

"I'll go to the beach first." Li Changle went back to the house and changed into rain boots. When he came out, he met Brother Li who was wearing a straw raincoat.

The two brothers walked towards the beach together. Before they walked out of the alley, they met a group of villagers returning from the beach.

Everyone was talking about last night's typhoon. A few of them saw Li Changle and his brothers and told them that the waves were higher than the mountains, the sea water overflowed the embankment, and several seafood shops at the pier and the shops had been flooded with seawater.

The waves are so big near the coast, not to mention the open sea. Those who want to go out to sea to fish all sighed in unison.

When there was work to do, I wanted to rest at home. Now there is really nothing to do, and I am worried about having no money coming in.

The uncle from the next room said to Brother Li, "A Ping, your family shouldn't have approved the land for the foundation in Nanshan. It's just a strong typhoon, and the houses at the dock have been flooded. I don't know what's happening in Nanshan now."

"What's a strong typhoon? I remember when I was a kid, there was a super strong typhoon that blew off the roofs of many people's houses. They were later replaced with tiled roofs."

"Yes, everyone thinks that Nanshan is too close to the sea. Not only is it humid in the south, but the wind is stronger than in the village during typhoons. That's why we don't approve the land there. Otherwise, we would have approved two of the three lands long ago."

Li Changle didn't know whether he was being overly suspicious or what, but she always felt that he sounded gloating.

After hearing this, Brother Li looked at him with a worried look on his face, "Ah Le, won't Nanshan be flooded by the sea as well?"

"Just go and take a look and you'll know." Li Changle decisively turned around and walked back. Halfway through, he met Second Brother Li who came with Awei.

The four of them walked towards Nanshan together. The water in the ravine had already flooded the road. The dirt road was full of water, and there were two palm-sized crucian carps in the puddles.

The roadside was littered with fallen trees, and the corn stalks in the field were blown here and there, with a large area falling down. When they arrived at the Nanshan intersection, they saw that apart from the fallen trees, there was no sign of flooding on the road outside the house, and the four of them breathed a sigh of relief.

Now we are just waiting for the wind to stop and the rain to stop, so that we can go to Zhangjia Pier, drive the boat back, and go fishing together.

"Brother, look at the intersection, everything is fine. We are still inside, so nothing will happen."

After Chen Yongwei finished speaking, he quickly glanced in the direction of Jin Chan's house. Thinking of the clothes he covered his head yesterday, his ears started to feel hot again.

At this time, the door of the Jin family opened, and Jin Hui walked out of the yard, "A Le, it's still raining, are you going to work?"

"They said that several houses near the pier have water in them. Let's take a look."

"Don't worry, my family has lived here for several years. During strong typhoons, the sea water only rises to the small reef area at most, and it has never risen above."

Li Changle and the other three felt relieved after hearing this. "That's good. Let's go to the beach first to see if the tide has receded."

"Yes, let's go to the beach and see how high the tide has risen." The brothers thought of the jellyfish that day and followed Li Changle to the beach.

The further we went, the stronger the wind became, making it difficult to open our eyes. The sound of the waves became louder and louder, and our ears were filled with rumbling sounds.

A little old man wearing a straw raincoat and carrying a bucket of water came towards us with his body hunched. Only when he got closer could we see that it was the old man from the Jin family.

"Uncle Jin went fishing so early, did he find any good stuff?"

"Nothing!" Old Man Jin held the bucket forward. "The waves are huge. The seawater has submerged the small reef. When the tide recedes, we will definitely find some good stuff when we go to the beach."

Brother Li looked at the sky and said, "If there is nothing to do, go home. After dinner, go to the rice fields and then go up the mountain to support the melon racks."

Several people walked to the intersection together, said goodbye to Old Man Jin and walked back.

Li Changle patted Chen Yongwei and said, "Brother, my mother and several sisters-in-law think that Jin's Achan is pretty good. Do you want me to help you find out?"

Chen Yongwei blushed and hesitated for a long time before he said, "Brother, do you think she likes me?"

Li Changle glanced at him with a smile, "Just go and ask and you'll know."

"Awei, you're not bad either. You're tall and you care about your family. I think you can do it." Second Brother Li also encouraged.

Chen Yongwei nodded embarrassedly, "Brother, please talk to my aunt and ask her to help me go to the Jin family to get some information."

"Okay, I'll tell her when I get back, and you can tell grandma too."

"Ok!"

The four of them walked to the entrance of the alley. Chen Yongwei turned into the alley leading to his home, and Li Changle and his two brothers returned home.

After arriving home, the people who were waiting for news at home breathed a sigh of relief when they learned that no seawater was pouring in from Nanshan.

Before Li Changle had the chance to tell her mother about the golden cicada, Grandma Chen came home happily wearing a straw hat.

"Ahua, the girl from the Jin family is pretty good. Could you please go to her house and ask if she has found a boyfriend?" Grandma Chen was very happy and wanted to marry the girl right away.

"Okay, I'll go ask after breakfast!"

After dinner, Li's mother changed into going-out clothes and went to the Jin family in Nanshan to inquire about the news.

The two brothers Li Changle carried straw and took sickles to the rice fields to support rice and cut corn.

When we got to the edge of the long pond, we saw Wang Laobian holding a bundle of thin bamboo poles and standing at the bank of the pond, with one pole inserted every few steps.

Li Changle saw him tie a piece of snail meat on the end of the line and realized that he was fishing for crabs. "Lao Bian, how many crabs did you catch?"

"Just arrived!" Wang Laobian smiled and pointed at the empty bucket.

Brother Li smiled and said, "It's still a little early now. It will be easier to fish when the rice is yellow."

Yes, this is not the best time to fish for field crabs. It is around the time when the late rice harvest begins.

There is a saying that goes, "When the autumn wind blows, crabs' feet itch." At that time, field crabs are most greedy. They return to the pond from the rice fields and hide in the cracks of the rocks at the bottom of the pond.

No fish hooks are used to catch field crabs. Instead, snail meat or loaches are tied to thin linen and fastened to thin bamboo poles. In the early morning, the bamboo poles with baits are spread out in a row on the bank of the pond to lure the field crabs to take the bait.

When the field crab just starts to bite the loach or snail meat on the bait rod, stay calm and don't rush to scoop it up with the rod. Instead, let it act as a voluntary lure, because the more it bites the meat on the fishing line, the more delicious it will be, and it will be reluctant to let go.

Its presence is a safety signal for other field crabs in the pond. Before long, groups of field crabs appear, scrambling to take the bait.

At that time, you can collect the baits one by one, and there will be a fat field crab on top of each one.

When the Li Changle brothers were four years old, they could catch a bucket full of field crabs at one visit to the pond, and they could scoop out a bowl full of crab roe from the steamed field crabs.

(End of this chapter)