newbobooks Chapter 240 Li Qin Delivers Fish
Chapter 240 Li Qin Delivers Fish
Chapter 240 Li Qin Delivers Fish
Amidst the envious gazes of everyone in the courtyard, Li Qin pushed a large bucket of fish back to the backyard.
Although the people from the Intermediate Court also envied Li Qin's catch, no one asked for a share.
However, Li Qin knew that these people were not at peace inside.
This can be seen from the system notification sounds:
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Sitting in his living room, Li Qin's face showed a thoughtful expression.
He originally planned to keep all the remaining fish in his space, except for the giant turtle.
However, when he passed by the central courtyard just now, he saw several residents of the courtyard houses, and other thoughts came to his mind.
"Although some residents in the courtyard house have some problems with their thinking and brain circuits, there are also some who are normal."
Since I'm able to help now, I'll lend a hand; these fish aren't anything special to me anyway.
In this courtyard house, there are a few households that are truly in dire need.
The family either lacks able-bodied members, leaving only orphans and widows, or it consists of the elderly, weak, women, and children.
These are the truly impoverished households.
But usually few people care about it.
In the courtyard house, they were truly marginalized, practically invisible.
It is similar to the original owner.
The key point is that although these families are in difficult circumstances, they are good people.
Li Qin never sensed any malice from these families.
Even though Li Qin would occasionally and deliberately poison the courtyard, these households never showed any dissatisfaction with him.
That's why Li Qin thought of sending some fish to these households.
Anyway, these are all very simple things for him.
Li Qin is also willing to extend his kindness to those who truly need and deserve help.
Moreover, doing so can also grant one emotional power.
Thinking of this, Li Qin immediately picked out two fish from the bucket that were neither too small nor too big, and then strung them together with straw rope.
Then he took the two fish with him and went out.
After thinking through all the residents of the courtyard, Li Qin realized that there were only two households that truly needed help: one in the front courtyard and the other in the middle courtyard.
Neither of these households had a main breadwinner, and both had elderly parents and young children to care for.
Life was quite difficult.
Li Qin first arrived at the Intermediate People's Court.
He walked straight to a house;
"Knock knock knock!"
Li Qin knocked on the door politely.
Who is it?
The next second, a somewhat aged voice came from inside the room.
"I am Li Qin from the backyard!"
Li Qin replied softly.
Standing at the door, Li Qin could clearly hear the sounds coming from inside the room.
Li Qin was not in a hurry and waited patiently.
Soon, the door opened;
"Oh, it's Xiao Li. Is there something you need?"
It was Aunt Wang who opened the door.
Li Qin didn't know much about Wang Da Niang's situation either.
Because the other party was not a native resident of the courtyard house either; they moved there from elsewhere.
And it wasn't long before Li Qin.
According to the older women in the courtyard, Aunt Wang originally had a son and daughter-in-law.
But later, for some reason, Wang Da Niang's son and daughter-in-law passed away.
He's not dead.
It just suddenly disappeared, like it vanished without a trace.
Only Grandma Wang and her young grandson remained. Then, with the help of the neighborhood committee, they moved to their current courtyard house.
From then on, the grandfather and grandson depended on each other for survival.
Others may not know, but Li Qin clearly remembers that during this period, the country had launched several special projects.
To this end, a number of talents were drawn from all over the country to provide support.
To keep it a secret, neither family nor friends will know what they are doing.
The situation of Wang Da Niang's son and daughter-in-law is very similar.
This is one of the reasons why Li Qin was willing to lend a helping hand.
Of course, another reason is that Aunt Wang is a very respectable old woman.
She not only raised her grandson with great care, but also taught him very well.
Every time she saw Li Qin, she would greet him.
"Aunt Wang, you must have heard that I caught some fish at Shichahai today. I live alone and can't finish them all, so I brought one over to you in case it spoils."
Li Qin said with a smile.
As he spoke, he handed over a fish he was holding.
If it were Yan Bugui or Jia Zhangshi, they would have accepted it immediately without saying a word.
But Aunt Wang didn't accept it.
Instead, he looked at Li Qin with a kind expression and said:
"Little Li, I appreciate your kindness, but you should take this fish back with you."
Upon hearing the other party's refusal, a look of anxiety flashed across Li Qin's face, and he immediately prepared to say something.
But Aunt Wang continued:
"Now that the weather is gradually getting warmer, it is indeed difficult to keep fish, but if it is made into salted fish, it can be kept for a long time."
If you don't know how to make it, I'll pickle it for you later.
A hint of helplessness flashed across Li Qin's face.
His words were just an excuse, but he didn't expect that Aunt Wang would take them seriously.
She even helped him pickle salted fish.
He had no choice but to continue:
"Since you put it that way, then we should definitely accept this fish. Otherwise, I'll be too embarrassed to ask you for help later."
Upon hearing this, Aunt Wang seemed to want to refuse.
Seeing this, Li Qin had no choice but to continue:
"Auntie, I noticed that Tie Niu's complexion seems a bit abnormal lately. It's probably due to a lack of nutrition, which could affect his growth and development if left untreated."
This fish is perfect for stewing; it'll help him recover.
Wang Da Niang, who was originally going to continue refusing, froze upon hearing Li Qin's words.
Tie Niu is Wang Da Niang's grandson, and he is only five years old this year.
However, due to a lack of nutrition, they are relatively small in both size and stature.
Moreover, Li Qin wasn't talking nonsense just now.
He could really see that Tie Niu's expression was not good.
Aunt Wang knew all this as well.
If it were for her own sake, Aunt Wang could insist on refusing the fish that Li Qin offered.
But now that Li Qin has mentioned Tie Niu, she can't refuse.
While Wang Da Niang was struggling with her decision, Li Qin decisively stuffed the fish into her hand.
Then, without waiting for the other person to react, he turned around and left.
By the time Aunt Wang realized what was happening, Li Qin had already walked several steps away.
She wanted to call out to Li Qin, but thinking of Tie Niu's health, Wang Da Niang didn't say the words she was about to say.
The look in her eyes as she gazed at Li Qin's retreating figure was filled with gratitude.
"Grandma, who was knocking on the door just now?"
Just then, Tie Niu's clear voice came from the room behind Wang Da Niang.
The old woman's face immediately lit up with a kind smile, and she turned and went back into her room;
"It was Uncle Li Qin from the backyard who knocked on the door. He noticed you seemed a bit unwell lately, so he brought over a fish for Grandma to make soup for you."
Although Tie Niu has a strong-sounding name, it seems to give people a robust feeling.
In reality, Little Iron Bull's body was very thin, and he didn't look like a five-year-old child at all.
They look more like three- or four-year-old children.
This is precisely because of insufficient nutrition.