A stunning mermaid dressed in the 1980s, the whole family lined up to pamper her endlessly.

Chapter 187 Another Flame Bead
When Yun Jiao returned home, the incident involving Yun Laidi left her in a bad mood.

But seeing her brothers at the door made her happy again.

Regardless of what others do, she has a family who love her.

"Fifth Brother, Sixth Brother, Seventh Brother, Eighth Brother, Ninth Brother."

They called out to each of them, and Yun Jiao was picked up, her head rubbed, her cheeks pinched, and they even stuffed the snacks that they themselves hadn't been willing to eat into her mouth.

After sitting and watching them play marbles and draw pictures for a while, Yun Jiao rested her chin on her hand and stared blankly at the two fighting rabbits.

It seems like her rabbit's temper has been getting worse lately.

They fought so hard they plucked all of each other's fur, which flew everywhere.

Yun Jiao reached out and pulled the rabbit's tail, which looked round and fluffy like a ball of fur. The tail was pulled very long.

The tail is retractable.

Seeing the two rabbits still fighting, Yun Jiao's cheeks puffed out as she wondered if she should call a vet to check on them.

"Jiaojiao, let's hang this snail up."

When Yun Xiaojiu got tired of playing and went back to get a drink of water, she saw coconut snails being kept in a bucket of water.

He immediately carried the coconut shell, which was bigger than his face, to find his sister.

"it is good!"

Yun Jiao released the two rabbits' ears, got up, clapped her hands, and went with Ninth Brother to collect coconut snails.

When snails hang with their openings facing the ground, their flesh will wriggle and fall out of their shells before long.

After hanging up the coconut snails, Yun Jiao and her brothers squatted to one side, lost in thought.

Of course, she was the only one spacing out; her brothers could entertain themselves no matter what they did.

"Jiaojiao, look."

Yun Xiaoba held up a notebook and brought it close to her.

When the notebook was opened, there was a drawing inside.

Although it was a childish drawing, Yun Jiao could still tell that it was a drawing of herself.

I am still riding a big fish.

It must be said that this painting captures some of her characteristics, or rather, amplifies some of them.

For example, Yun Jiao has a mole under the corner of her eye, which is slightly reddish.

In the painting, the mole was magnified and made more obvious.

And her bangs, and her big eyes.

The large fish is shaped like a whale shark.

Yun Xiaoba also used large areas of blue to render the shape of the ocean, with the blue connecting to a blank space, like an endless sea and sky.

Yun Jiao blinked: "Did brother draw this?"

Yun Xiaoba nodded, her face showing an expression that sought praise.

Yun Jiao naturally praised without reservation: "Brother, you're so amazing! The drawing is so lifelike!"

Yun Xiaoba was indeed overjoyed.

However, Yun Jiao wasn't lying. Yun Xiaoba had figured out how to draw it on his own; no one had taught him. Yet, he was able to match the colors perfectly without any sense of incongruity. He also had a good memory; he even drew the colors of the clothes Yun Jiao was wearing that day.

After receiving the praise, Yun Xiaoba handed the painting to Yun Jiao.

"Jiaojiao is for you."

Yun Jiao happily accepted it.

"Thank you, Eighth Brother. You're so kind."

The little girl was soft and sweet-talking. Yun Xiaoba, full of energy, picked up her pencil and watercolors and started drawing again while lying on the stool.

Having finally obtained the watercolor pens she had been longing for, Yun Xiaoba seemed to have inexhaustible energy, wanting to draw everything.

The house, the dog, the turtle, the rabbit, the tree, the people...

Although the painting isn't very good yet, the color scheme is particularly pleasing to the eye, creating a lively and healing aesthetic.

Yun Jiao really liked the painting that the myna bird had given her, so she ran back to her room and carefully put it in the cabinet.

"It's falling! It's falling!"

Not long after I came out of the room, the coconut snail meat had already fallen into the basin below.

Several little heads huddled together, starting to look for treasure.

One minute later...

"Have!"

Yun Jiao was lucky; she found it.

An oval-shaped, beautiful orange-red bead. Several children stared wide-eyed.

"Wow!"

Yun Xiaowu looked around warily, and only clenched his fist excitedly when he saw that the door to his house was closed.

"It really exists, hahaha... Our family is so lucky!"

Two of the coconut snails I found this year actually had flame beads.

They had found several coconut snails before, of various sizes, but none of them had yielded any beads.

Yun Linhai and his group didn't really have high hopes for this coconut snail.

Flame Orbs are rare; they were incredibly lucky to get even one.

But I never expected to find one in this coconut snail!
"It's not as big as the previous one."

"There isn't that circle either."

But it doesn't matter, this bead can definitely sell for a lot of money!

The children were so happy they danced around, and Yun Xiaojiu even hugged the coconut snail shell and gave it a big kiss.

Hehehe...

Yun Jiao: ...I feel like Ninth Brother is a little too happy to think straight.

With the adults out, having the Flame Beads was like having a thousand dollars. The children didn't go out to play; instead, they sat around the table, looking at the orange-red beads on a porcelain plate with a large peony print.

This porcelain plate was the one they found in the cupboard, the one they thought was the prettiest.

When the people who went out to work returned, they found the house quiet.

Oh no... I hope I didn't cause any trouble or tear the house down.

Yun Linhai and the others started calling for help before they had even cleaned the mud off their feet.

"Here, here, we're inside the house."

The voice had a sly, cunning quality to it.

Yunlinhai and Yunlinhe frowned, wondering what they were doing.
As they entered the house, several children stared at them with bright, sparkling eyes, pointing incessantly at the porcelain plate in the center of the table.

It was so obvious that even the adults' eyes widened as they looked in that direction.

"hiss……"

"I..." I quickly shut up, almost losing control and swearing.

"Really?"

Are they seeing things?

Close your eyes and open them again. Good, the thing in the middle of the table hasn't disappeared.

Oh my god! Oh my god!

Overwhelmed with excitement, Wang Mei kept patting Yunlin River beside her.

Yun Linhe gritted his teeth, his surprised expression replaced by a slightly distorted look.

This shows how much force Wang Mei used.

However, she didn't notice that all her attention was focused on the pearls in the porcelain plate, and she thought that the orange-red color was really beautiful.

A few minutes later……

The adults, having calmed down, sat down around the table, their eyes fixed on the beads and grinning foolishly.

Hehehe... I'm rich!

Grandpa Yun rubbed his hands together.

"With the Lunar New Year just around the corner, we never expected our family to have such great luck."

It's already November, but the temperature in the coastal areas to the south isn't that cold.

However, everyone wore thicker clothes.

The Lunar New Year is just a month or two away.

At this critical moment, their family received another Flame Bead.

I think things will get better and better next year.

In an instant, everyone's face was beaming with smiles.

“After a while, you can sell these beads and our family can have a proper New Year.”

Yun Xiaowu asked expectantly, "Do you want to buy a pig? I want to see my family slaughter the pig for the New Year."

They don't raise pigs at home, but some people in the village do, and it's quite a lively occasion when they slaughter their pigs for the Lunar New Year.

(End of this chapter)