Catch the sea: start with a sand shovel and take over the entire beach

"Axue, it's time for dinner." Aunt Wu stood at the door of the living room, rubbed her face, forced a smile, and walked into the living room.

After coming in, I found that Chen Xue was staring at the jade statue of Mazu.

"Axue, what's wrong with you?" Aunt Wu was secretly shocked and tried her best to keep her tone coherent.

"Auntie, the incense I burned this morning is burnt out."

Aunt Wu's panic flashed across her face. She glanced at the incense sticks on the incense burner. Sure enough, one of the three incense sticks was burned out halfway.

She smiled to hide her panic, took the lighter next to her, and relit the half-stick of incense, "It must have been splashed with water from the rag when I was cleaning just now, please don't blame me, Mazu."

"Okay, you can't be too worried when you're pregnant. Wait here. I'll bring you breakfast. It's raining outside." Aunt Wu didn't dare to look at Chen Xue at all. After she finished speaking, she ran to the kitchen outside.

She went into the kitchen in one breath. She couldn't hold back any longer and started crying again.

After crying for a while, she came to her senses. Afraid that Ah Xue would see or hear her, she quickly wiped away the tears from her face, washed her face under the tap, and wiped it with a handkerchief.

Then he held an umbrella and brought the breakfast prepared for Axue to the living room.

"Aunt, are you crying?" Chen Xue looked at her face and said uncertainly.

Aunt Wu quickly wiped it again, "No...no, the rain just hit my face, eat quickly."

Chen Xue picked up the breakfast and stirred it gently with a spoon, "Aunt, Aqin said he would come back to give New Year's greetings, but he lied to me again.

"Wait until he comes back, and I'll talk to him for you."

Chen Xue hummed lightly, then lowered her head and started eating.

The rain stopped near noon. Aunt Wu looked at Chen Xue who was sleeping on the sofa, covered her with a blanket, and couldn't help going out again to find out the news.

Chen Xue didn't sleep for long. She called Aunt Wu a few times, but no one answered.

She went out to look at the sky and saw that it was clearing up. She felt bored staying at home and wanted to go out for a walk. She first went to her sister-in-law's house.

As soon as I got to the door, I saw A Yuan with a wooden face, "Aunt, don't come in, my mother is not at home."

After saying that, A Yuan just ran away.

"Your mother is not at home, so you don't welcome me?" Chen Xue said with a smile, but did not get a reply from A Yuan.

She thought about it and had to continue walking down.

Hey, why is the Mazu Temple so lively? She saw a lot of people from afar, but she didn't pay much attention. As more and more tourists came to the village, many people came to the temple to burn incense.

Just as I was thinking about turning around and going home, the next moment I heard faint crying.

She frowned slightly, hesitated for a while and finally walked over. The first person she saw was her sister-in-law, then Pingping, and Asi’s wife. Shouldn’t she be working in the village?

It wasn't until she saw Lao Luo's wife burst into tears that she realized something was wrong.

Just as she was about to approach, she saw her eldest brother coming out of the temple. He also saw her and ran over in a hurry, "Where's Aunt Wu? Why did you come out alone?"

"Brother, what happened?"

"No...it's okay." Chen Dong turned his face to the side.

"Brother, I'm not a child, just look at me and say this."

Chen Dong looked up, and Chen Xue saw panic, sadness and even a little guilt on his face.

"The boat at home..." Axue didn't dare to say it out loud, for fear that the curse would come true.

Seeing that Chen Dong did not refute, her chest rose and fell violently, "Brother, Aqin..."

"It's okay, it'll be okay, I'll take you home."

At this time, Aunt Wu also ran over and asked, "Why did you run out alone?"

"Aunt, you were secretly crying in the kitchen this morning, right? Even you want to hide it from me?" Axue suddenly waved away Aunt Wu who was trying to help her, and asked in a loud voice.

Aunt Wu couldn't hold back her tears again, "Ahxue, we have to put the baby in your belly first. Ah Qin... Ah Qin will be fine."

Chen Xue didn't listen and held Chen Dong's arm tightly with both hands, "Brother, you are not lying to me, right? Tell me what happened?"

"There was an earthquake on the sea surface and it rained a little. It's a bit dangerous, so everyone is worried."

Chen Xue was not a fool. She knew that the reality was far more serious than what her brother said. "Aqin, did you call?"

Chen Dong paused for a moment, then slowly shook his head.

"Ah Xue, Ah Qin is very lucky and will be fine. Can we go home first?"

Chen Xue did not stop him this time and let Aunt Wu help her back home.

After entering the hall, she broke free from Aunt Wu's hand and knelt in front of the Mazu statue with difficulty.

"You can't kneel for so long. Please be obedient and let's get up." Aunt Wu knew she shouldn't cry, but she couldn't help crying.

Chen Dong took out his cell phone and called his mother immediately.

In just over ten minutes, Chen's mother came over and held Chen Xue's head in her arms, "Aqin will be fine. You have to take care of yourself and don't do anything stupid."

"Mom, Aqin will come back, right?"

"Yes, definitely."

Chen Xue couldn't hold back any longer and started crying in her mother's arms.

"Ah Xue, eat something." Aunt Wu reminded her without any hope.

Unexpectedly, Chen Xue stood up and went straight to the kitchen. "Even if I don't eat, the child must eat too. We can't let him go hungry."

"That's right, both of you can't go hungry."

Chen Xue stuffed food into her mouth woodenly. After finishing a small bowl of food, she stood up and walked out again. "I'm going to the town dock to check. Maybe Ah Qin will be back this afternoon."

"Wait, take your eldest brother's car." Knowing that she couldn't stop her, Chen's mother could only go along with her wishes.

Chen Dong drove and brought Chen Xue to the town dock. Soon, Dayu also heard about it and quickly asked someone to send a comfortable chair.

Chen's father came and tried to persuade his daughter, but he didn't know how to start.

He has been at sea for a long time and encountered many dangers, so he understands that when facing a tsunami, the chances of survival of even a large ship, let alone a small boat, are not high.

Mother Chen brought a stool and sat next to Chen Xue. She held her hands tightly in her own hands. After a while, she found that her daughter's hands were still cold.

At sunset, Wang Jiasheng, Liu Jing and several other brothers came over. They were even dumber and were extremely anxious, but they had no idea what to do.

"I should follow. I said I should follow." Wang Jiasheng kept repeating this sentence. At the end, he suddenly raised his hand and slapped himself in the face, very hard and loud.

"What's the point of hitting yourself?" Liu Jing yelled, and then his eyes lit up, "Call Master, yes, call Master..."

As he spoke, he took out his cell phone, and when he heard his master's voice in the receiver, he told the story like a machine gun.

"I understand." After saying that, the call was hung up before Liu Jing could ask any more questions.

It was completely dark, and all the lights on the dock were on. Chen's mother began to persuade her daughter, "Aqin usually doesn't come back at night. Let's go home and eat something and have a good sleep. Who knows, he might be back early tomorrow morning."

"Mom, Aqin will definitely come back, right?"

"Yes." Mother Chen tried hard not to let her tears fall and said in a firm tone.

"Well, let's go home and eat."