Chapter 196 Pregnant woman's thoughts
Chapter 196 Pregnant woman's thoughts
In the evening, Li Kailang dragged his tired body back to Sijiu City.
Li Kailang went to five more rivers, but only two of them had river fish, leaving the other three places empty-handed.
However, the results are gratifying. There are now twenty or thirty kinds of freshwater fish in freshwater fish ponds.
Several types of fish, including crucian carp, snakehead carp, anchovies, and octopus.
There are also other kinds of river seafood such as soft-shelled turtle, bamboo shrimp, eel, mountain crab, etc.
Among them, what surprised Li Kailang the most was the river clams.
There are not many clams, only 15, each the size of a palm.
As we all know, river clams are not only edible, but also produce pearls, and have edible and economic value.
Li Kailang pried open two river clams and found that they both produced pearls.
This pearl is not big, it is very small, only the size of a baby's fingernail.
Li Kailang put the remaining clams into the freshwater fish pond and used his ability to investigate the situation inside the clams.
"It's so strange, how come only five of the clams have pearls, and the others have none!"
Li Kailang was puzzled. In his simple understanding, every river clam would produce pearls.
River clams can actually produce pearls. Whenever small stones or other foreign objects enter the clam's body, the clam will secrete nacre to wrap up the foreign objects due to the stimulation.
Pearls will be formed after a long period of time, which is about 2 to 3 years.
The specific time will vary depending on the type of clam and environmental conditions.
But not every river clam has pearls in its body, especially wild river clams, which almost never produce pearls.
Li Kailang's knowledge of river clams mainly came from watching the live broadcasts of the breeding farms many times before he traveled through time. His simple knowledge of river clams came from this.
Most of the clams that can produce pearls come from professional clam farms. These artificially cultivated clams are easier to form pearls.
"Forget it, if there's nothing, then there's nothing. Go ask someone when you have time. It's getting late now, we should go back."
Li Kailang glanced at the sky and went back home.
As he walked back, Li Kailang cut down some thick and straight branches.
The expanded livestock breeding area has not yet been fenced off, and these branches serve as fences.
Li Kailang was not worried about cutting down too many trees. After all, it wouldn't be long before all the trees on the entire mountain would be cut down and used as firewood for steelmaking.
Li Kailang collected a lot of branches while chopping all the way to the dirt road. This time he stopped and headed towards Sijiu City.
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When we returned to the courtyard, it was time to get off work.
As soon as Li Kailang stepped into the hanging flower gate, he saw the third aunt and Qin Huairu chatting, both of them holding their children in their arms.
The two of them were chatting and laughing, and their laughter like silver bells echoed in the yard.
Li Kailang glanced at his watch. It was time to get off work. Usually, there were few people in the yard. Everyone went home to cook, but here were two people talking and laughing.
The most important thing is Qin Huairu. This is the first time he has seen Qin Huairu come to the front yard to chat. Li Kailang has never seen it before.
The third aunt was chatting with Qin Huairu when she suddenly saw Li Kailang and quickly greeted him:
"Xiao Li, you're back!"
"I'm back!" Li Kailang replied.
"Jie Di, look, your brother is greeting you!" The third aunt raised Yan Jie Di's chubby little hand and waved towards Li Kailang.
"Ah~" Yan Jiedi screamed unhappily, as if she didn't like being touched by the third aunt.
But in Li Kailang's eyes, Yan Jiedi's voice of resistance was very cute and there was no intention of resistance at all.
Looking at Yan Jiedi's chubby face, Li Kailang wanted to touch it, but when he saw that her body was dirty, he thought better of it.
Li Kailang asked at the right time: "Third Aunt, it's almost time to get off work. I won't cook tonight."
"Ah? It's almost time to get off work, and I forgot about it while chatting with Xiao Qin!" said the third aunt in annoyance.
"I've been so busy with confinement that I've completely forgotten about this. I won't talk to you about it. I have to go back to cook!" After saying that, the third aunt was about to turn around and go home while holding Yan Jiedi.
At this time, hearing the noise, Yan Jiecheng poked his head out of the kitchen.
"Mom, I'm cooking, you guys chat about yourselves."
Watching Yan Jiecheng cooking, Auntie San was annoyed again: "Look at my memory. Jiecheng just told me, and I forgot it the moment I turned around!"
As she spoke, the third aunt was a little angry, but also a little happy.
Looking at this scene, Li Kailang congratulated:
"Third Aunt, you are so lucky now. Jie Cheng can help you cook. You don't have to work hard anymore. You can enjoy your life in the future!"
"No, no!" The third aunt waved her hands embarrassedly, but she couldn't suppress the joy on her face.
"We have a little one here, how can we enjoy a peaceful life so soon?" The third aunt pointed to Yan Jiedi in her arms.
Yan Jiedi felt that everyone was watching her, and she shouted "Ahhh" twice with joy and waved her little arms.
Qin Huairu, who was standing by, watched the two people's pleasant conversation and moved her lips to try to interrupt, but she couldn't.
During the conversation with the third aunt, Qin Huairu learned from her how the seafood tasted yesterday.
Qin Huairu had been listening to the three aunts talking endlessly about how delicious seafood was the whole afternoon, which made her a little envious.
Qin Huairu came from the countryside and married into the city, and she had never eaten seafood.
I have eaten river fish before, but the things you have never tasted are the best.
Qin Huairu wanted to interrupt their conversation, on the one hand to see if she could ease the relationship between the two families.
On the other hand, I also wanted to get some seafood from Li Kailang.
Suddenly, the third aunt turned to Qin Huairu and asked, "By the way, Xiao Qin, it's so late, why don't you go home and cook?"
When the topic turned to herself, Qin Huairu immediately became confident.
"My mother is at home and she cooks for us."
When Qin Huairu said this, she was also making a comparison with the third aunt.
Someone cooks in your house, and someone cooks in my house.
Hearing this, the third aunt suddenly realized, but then she was a little puzzled: "Aren't you the one who usually cooks? Could it be that Jia Zhang has changed her personality?"
Qin Huairu: "Well, my mother sympathized with me because I had just been discharged from the hospital, so she cooked for me personally. That's why I had time to chat with the third aunt."
The actual situation is not like this, considering Jia Zhang's personality, and the fact that Qin Huairu gave birth to a girl.
Under normal circumstances, Jia Zhang would definitely not do this, but since she did it now, there must be a reason.
A few days ago, Qin Huairu had just been discharged from the hospital, and Jia Dongxu asked Jia Zhangshi to take better care of her.
Less than two days later, Jia Zhang did not dare to openly resist Jia Dongxu's orders.
Secondly, Jia Zhang was beaten in the face by Li Kailang, and she was too embarrassed to come out. Jia Dongxu also warned her not to go out and cause trouble.
At the end of the day, Jia Zhang could only stay at home, bored to death, and still had to cook.
Jia Zhang felt extremely aggrieved.
"Oh, so that's it!" Auntie suddenly realized and congratulated him, "Xiao Qin, now you can enjoy a peaceful life."
Qin Huairu was a little embarrassed and said, "No, no."
But I was already very happy in my heart. But no one could tell how long this situation could last.
"Okay, Auntie, you guys continue chatting. I'll go back first." Li Kailang said.
"Oh, just go ahead and do your thing. Don't worry about me!" the third aunt responded quickly.
When talking to Li Kailang, the third aunt lowered her body unconsciously.
The third aunt was unknowingly influenced by Yan Bugui and began to consider who the other person was before doing anything.
Of course, the most important thing is Li Kailang's apples.
The apples Li Kailang gave her helped her solve the problem of insufficient milk.
After all, what older mothers fear most, besides giving birth, is the problem of breast milk.
She ate the apples given by Li Kailang every few days. During these 20 days, the third aunt fed Yan Jiedi and she never ran out of milk.
"Auntie, you go ahead and chat. I'll go back first." After saying that, Li Kailang turned around and left.
Qin Huairu, who was watching from the side, opened her mouth and wanted to call Li Kailang, but she couldn't think of a reason.
Qin Huairu was standing next to the third aunt, but Li Kailang didn't say a word to her, which made Qin Huairu feel very hurt and uncomfortable.
Although the two families had severed their relationship, Qin Huairu felt that with her beauty and the good character she had established in the courtyard, she would not be so unpopular with Li Kailang.
She took Xiaodang out for a walk, and every man would take a second look at her.
Li Kailang actually ignored her. It would be impossible for any good-looking person not to feel sad when seeing this.
The third aunt noticed that Qin Huairu opened her mouth but said nothing, so she did not ask Li Kailang to stop her.
After all, as for the severance of the relationship, although she was at home and did not go out, she could see it by opening the window, and she knew exactly what happened.
"I'm smelly after going out. Let me take a shower first! Then I can take a nice hot bath after that."
Li Kailang was planning his "big thing" and didn't care at all what Qin Huairu thought.
Both families have severed their relationship, but Li Kailang is not shameless enough to go and chat with others with a flattering face. He is not a bitch.
Li Kailang did not expect that the third aunt would think so much. He helped Yan Bugui purely because he encountered trouble.
In addition, Yan Bugui was good at handling things, so he sent the seafood instead of thinking too deeply about it.
When Li Kailang was lying comfortably in the bathtub, enjoying the beauty of life.
At the same time, Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu also entered the yard.
Jia Dongxu looked angry and complained to Yi Zhonghai:
"Master, tell me if Deng Chaoquan is targeting me. He actually assigned me an apprentice job today and asked me to move goods."
"After all, I am a first-class worker. Even if I don't make workpieces, it's not my turn to move goods!"
"Master, I am your disciple after all. Deng Chaoquan arranged this for me. He is not targeting me, he is also targeting you!"
Listening to Jia Dongxu's complaints, Yi Zhonghai just responded casually.
Since getting off work, Jia Dongxu has been complaining to him. After walking all the way back, Yi Zhonghai's ears are almost callused.
As for what Jia Dongxu said, Yi Zhonghai didn't care much.
Ever since Jia Dongxu was released from prison, he has been secretly targeted by workshop director Deng Chaoquan.
Because of Jia Dongxu alone, the scrap rate of the entire workshop increased, and he was criticized in front of his leaders.
No matter who it happens to, no one will let the culprit off so easily.
At the beginning, Deng Chaoquan only arranged for Jia Dongxu to do more apprentice work.
After a long time, Deng Chaoquan saw that Yi Zhonghai didn't care, so he gradually increased his efforts and now directly arranged for Jia Dongxu to do the work of an apprentice.
Jia Dongxu was also fed up with Deng Chaoquan's targeting, so he complained to Yi Zhonghai and wanted him to talk to Deng Chaoquan.
"Master, I am your apprentice. Deng Chaoquan dared to do this to me today. Maybe he will do the same to you in the future!" Jia Dongxu continued.
Hearing this, Yi Zhonghai's eyes flickered.
He was also fully aware of what Deng Chaoquan had done to Jia Dongxu, and he even tacitly agreed to the situation.
After all, this is also a way to control the Jia family and let Jia Dongxu know that without him, he is nothing in the workshop.
But since it concerns himself, Yi Zhonghai has to be cautious.
Seeing Yi Zhonghai slow down, Jia Dongxu continued to induce:
"Master, today Deng Chaoquan wants me to be his apprentice. Later, if your skills decline, he will dare to demote you and let you do low-level work."
Yi Zhonghai turned his head and looked at Jia Dongxu deeply. How could he not understand what Jia Dongxu meant?
What Jia Dongxu said was obviously exaggerated. How could he, a level seven worker, go back to work on low-level workpieces?
The factory will not allow this kind of situation to happen unless something happens and they have no choice but to do so.
But this situation is very rare.
Yi Zhonghai looked at Jia Dongxu and patted him on the shoulder:
"Dongxu, what you said makes sense. After all, you are also a first-level worker. It is indeed a bit inappropriate to always do the work of an apprentice these days."
"Well, I'll go talk to Deng Chaoquan early tomorrow morning to find out what's going on."
"The suffering you've endured these days can be considered a way to temper your temper. It's not a bad thing."
"Oh, thank you, Master!" Jia Dongxu said happily.
He spent so much time and effort talking just to get back to his own business. After all, he was doing the same job as the apprentice, so didn't Jia Dongxu have any face?
As Yi Zhonghai's apprentice, Jia Dongxu also grasped Yi Zhonghai's weakness.
Yi Zhonghai, a man without children, is most afraid of hearing the word "old".
Jia Dongxu spent a lot of time talking, and his subtext was to say that when Yi Zhonghai gets old and his skills have retired, no one will support him anymore.
Both sides were testing each other and holding on to each other's weaknesses. It has to be said that the master and disciple who could do this were quite unusual.
"Dongxu, uncle." Qin Huairu came in front of the two of them, holding Xiaodang.
"Huai Ru, why are you here? Come here, Xiao Dang, let daddy hug you!" Jia Dongxu looked at Xiao Dang lovingly.
"My dear daughter, do you miss your daddy?" Jia Dongxu hugged Xiaodang and rubbed her face against his.
After all, she is his first daughter and she has only been born for a few days. Jia Dongxu loves her very much.
"Ah~" Xiao Dang screamed unhappily and pushed Jia Dongxu's face away with his chubby lips.
Xiaodang had a cute frown on his little face, looking very unhappy.
There was a smell on Jia Dongxu that Xiaodang really disliked.
Qin Huairu looked at such an intimate scene with a look of relief in her eyes.
As long as Jia Dongxu likes Xiaodang, Xiaodang's situation will not be too bad, and if anything happens, Jia Dongxu can stand up for Xiaodang.
Yi Zhonghai on the side looked at Xiaodang without any expression. He left without saying anything.
Qin Huairu watched Yi Zhonghai leave and did not stop him. She also knew that Yi Zhonghai did not like girls.
"Dongxu, stop waiting. Mom should have prepared dinner. Go home and eat." Qin Huairu said at the right time.
"Yes, yes, now that you mention it, I'm hungry!" Jia Dongxu held Xiaodang and headed home.
(End of this chapter)