Chen Hong carried a bamboo basket and picked strawberries along the ridges of the field, filling the basket to about 10 kilograms. Feeling that it would be enough to eat for two days, she left the strawberry field.

I picked the honeysuckle again and saw that the blueberries had sprouted a new batch of fruit. They were already the size of soybeans after just a few days, and they would be ready to eat in seven or eight days at most.

The old tea trees have already sprouted new buds, and now the second leaf has just emerged. In three or four days, another batch can be harvested.

Chen Hong only now realized that the fruit trees in the space were growing in an infinite cycle; as long as the ripe fruit was picked, it would start to flower and bear fruit again.

The chestnut trees have been ripe since we moved them in; they've been hanging on the branches all this time without being picked. I've been busy lately and haven't paid any attention to them. It seems I'll have to find some time to harvest the chestnuts and let them continue bearing fruit.

What puzzled Chen Hong was the river water in the space. It didn't possess the spiritual energy described in the novel, yet it had a remarkable effect on plants and animals. Especially since it was freshwater—how could freshwater sustain sea fish?

Chen Hong caught so many fish, and once inside the space, all the problems of water pressure and oxygen disappeared. It was as if she had entered the pure water of Guanyin Bodhisattva, and they were all lively and full of energy.

Chen Hong would never be foolish enough to hire an appraisal agency to test what beneficial substances were in the water. As long as it was non-toxic and worked well, she would not secretly consume or use it herself. She would rather not invite trouble upon herself.

If someone knowingly goes to have abnormal tests and identifies its unusual components, they're probably just living too smoothly and creating trouble for themselves.

Most of the fruit trees have grown tall and blossomed, but the durian tree that Chen Hong has been longing for has only grown to 2 meters tall and as thick as an arm. Perhaps this year she won't be able to eat the durians in the space.

There's nothing we can do but wait. It's said that durian trees take six or seven years to bear fruit, and even if you're impatient, you can't buy mature saplings in China.

It's already pretty good to be able to buy two-year-old durians on Taobao, since the main production areas of durians are tropical countries like Thailand and Malaysia, and we haven't heard of any places in China that produce durians.

I took about 10 sea urchins, put them in a bucket, and carried them out to make room for my son's steamed sea urchin and egg dish tomorrow.

The next day, Chen Hong planned to rest for a day. She slept until 7 o'clock in the morning, made breakfast and heated up the leftovers from the previous night. After the mother and daughter finished eating, they went about their own business.

Chen Hong dried the crab traps, fed the chickens and ducks, washed clothes, and cleaned the house, while Yu Yang took the dog to the toilet, fed the dog, and trained it. The mother and daughter were busy with their own things and did not disturb each other until 8 a.m. the village loudspeaker blared, and the village chief announced that families with boats must register with the maritime department within 10 days.

Anyone who goes out to sea by boat must obtain a captain's certificate within 20 days. Those who fail to do so will be fined, have their boats confiscated, and impounded if caught by fishery law enforcement.

The villagers were also notified of the different scrapping periods for various boats. Those that had exceeded their scrapping period had to be reported for scrapping, while those that had reached their scrapping period could be replaced. The old boats also had to be reported for scrapping, and the government would provide subsidies of different amounts per household.

The village loudspeaker was on non-stop all morning; the sounds included the village chief's announcements and announcements from fisheries and maritime officials.

They made quite a commotion; you could hear the speaker's voice almost splitting from the loudspeaker. These people really have it tough; the loudspeaker was practically running non-stop all morning.

Chen Hong thought to herself, if they keep shouting like this in the afternoon, the loudspeaker might get smoked from their shouting.

Listening to the policy announcements over the loudspeaker, Chen Hong tidied up her vegetable garden, pruning and trimming whatever branches or leaves were necessary.

Chen Hong picked the ripe peppers, strung them together, and hung them on the wall to dry. She also picked some eggplants, cucumbers, green beans, kidney beans, tomatoes, and loofahs. She then took four sea urchins, a small box of strawberries, and her dog and son to deliver the vegetables to the old house.

Yu Yang played with his grandpa for a while, then took the dog to find Xiao Hao and Wang Xin to play. He said he would have lunch with his grandpa and wouldn't be going home.

Chen Hong thought to herself: I wanted to cook something nice to treat my son, but after all that, I ended up eating lunch alone.

After finishing everything at home and having nothing else to do, Chen Hong thought, "I'll find a place to freeload a meal."

Taking some oysters and mussels, along with a grouper and a box of strawberries, Chen Hong locked the door and went to the village chief's house.

Upon entering, only Aunt Guo was home; Uncle Village Chief was still at the village committee meeting with the maritime administration staff, explaining the policies.

Aunt Guo was delighted to see her. "Your uncle and I haven't seen you for over ten days. We heard you've been spending all your time at sea. How's your catch these past few days?"

Chen Hong put her things down and said, "It's alright. I've just been leaving early and coming home late so I haven't had a chance to visit anyone. Did your aunt miss me?"