Sure enough, Cui Yun arrived right after lunch, before he could even rest.
She not only came by herself, but also brought her two children with her.
The boy's name is Huzi, and he is six years old. The girl's name is Niuniu, and she is a little over three years old.
Both children were well cared for by Cui Yun.
Tiger is just like his name suggests; he has a tiger-like face, is tall and dark-skinned, and looks very strong.
If Cui Yun hadn't said he was only six years old, Shi Yue would have definitely thought the child was seven or eight.
Niu Niu doesn't look like a three-year-old child; she looks about the same height as five-year-old Jia Jia.
The two little girls quickly became friends.
So what was originally thought to be a trip for three turned into a trip for six, with a group of women and children setting off under the scorching midday sun.
Just before leaving, He Lixuan insisted on pressing a straw hat onto Shiyue's head.
At the time, she thought he was too particular and that wearing a straw hat was cumbersome, but she soon realized how clever her man was.
—This awful place is so sunny!
The sun felt like it had claws; when it shone on me, it felt like I was being scratched by something, a sharp, stinging pain!
They hadn't gone far before almost all of them were exhausted.
Tiger and Niu Niu wore straw hats when they went out, but Tiger's straw hat had already been put on Jia Jia's head.
But even this won't work.
The little girl started crying after walking only a short distance.
When the group stopped to take a look, they discovered that the child's new plastic sandals had softened and come unglued because of walking on the scorching hot ground.
The front half of one sandal has come off, making it completely unwearable.
Seeing this, Liang Yueming immediately said, "How about we go another time? I really can't stand this sun."
Cui Yun looked at Shi Yue.
Shiyue felt that since she had already come out, if she went back now, wouldn't it be a wasted trip?
All that half hour we spent walking was wasted.
Most importantly, Sister Cui's family isn't without its problems either.
They've already come out with me today, how could I possibly trouble them again tomorrow?
So she first asked Cui Yun, "Sister-in-law, do you have any other plans this afternoon?"
Cui Yun said, "No, I was planning to show you around this afternoon."
Shi Yue then looked at Liang Yueming and said, "Sister-in-law, why don't you take Jiajia back first, and Sister-in-law Cui and I will wander around some more? That way we can discuss what to buy tomorrow tonight."
After spending some time with Shiyue, Liang Yueming realized that her sister-in-law wasn't petty and wouldn't get upset over such trivial matters.
Without hesitation, he agreed: "Okay, then you can stay out for a little while. I'll take the kids back first, and I'll cook the rice porridge early tonight and let it cool. That way you can drink it when you get back."
Shiyue and Cuiyun both agreed.
The two children weren't interested in going out; they both wanted to play with Jiajia.
So Liang Yueming took the three little ones back with her, leaving only Shiyue and the other two.
Cui Yunxian took Shiyue for a walk around the neighborhood.
Shi Yue then realized that the Sixth Iron Battalion was built by the sea, with only a small fishing village nearby.
Because the supplies in the camp are distributed by the higher-level units on time, all that is needed is to send someone to collect them within the specified time period.
The people in the fishing village live a self-sufficient life.
Therefore, there are no supply and marketing cooperatives built nearby to facilitate military camps, and there isn't even a small shop that is usually found in military camps.
After all, when other places build convenience stores, the target customers are military spouses and their families.
The only family member of the Sixth Iron Battalion is Cui Yun's family; even the battalion commander's wife did not accompany him.
Therefore, such convenient facilities will naturally not exist.
The small market that Cui Yun had mentioned taking Shiyue to earlier was spontaneously formed by people from nearby fishing villages, and its main target customer group was naturally the military.
The villagers would return from fishing and hand over their catch to the authorities, then keep some of the seafood for themselves to distribute among themselves.
Those who were frugal at home would take their share to the gate of the military camp and try their luck.
If the cooks need to buy some fresh food to improve the soldiers' lives, they will buy some from them.
When the time is right, they might even acquire all of them.
Because this happens once or twice a month, the fishermen have developed a habit of bringing their own produce over every morning to try their luck.
It would be best if we could sell them, but if we couldn't, we could just take them back and eat them ourselves, so there wouldn't be any loss.
"So, you need to get up early tomorrow morning and wait in that open space in front. Someone will come and try to sell it."
If you're lucky, you might be able to buy some live shrimp, but usually they mostly bring in large shellfish. Don't buy those; they're expensive and not very tasty.
Cui Yun generously shared all her experience with Shi Yue.
Shiyue had absolutely no experience living by the sea, but after hearing what Cui Yun said, she carefully wrote it all down.
The Sixth Iron Battalion was only so big, and the two of them quickly searched the entire area, but found nothing.
Seeing that Shiyue was listless, Cui Yun hesitated for a moment and said, "How about I take you somewhere, Shiyue? But you can't tell your brother Qi when you get back."
Shiyue: "..."
She paused for a moment, then said, "Sister-in-law, if it's a place that Political Commissar Qi forbids us to go, then let's not go, shall we?"
Hearing her say that, Cui Yun laughed instead.
Cui Yun sighed, a little embarrassed, and said, "What bad place could I possibly take you to? I wanted to take you to the fishing village. Your brother Qi is sometimes too rule-abiding, which is really annoying!"
Even if I go to a fishing village, I'll still pay to buy things. I'm not taking advantage of anyone personally, nor am I exploiting public resources, so what's wrong with that?
"It's alright, just come with me!"
Hearing Cui Yun say this, Shi Yue immediately understood.
It's probably because Political Commissar Qi is worried that the villagers will deliberately charge his wife less money because of his status, which is why he doesn't let her buy things there.
Of course, it's probably also related to policy concerns.
Current policies do not allow private buying and selling.
Commissar Qi is a cadre in charge of ideological and political work, so he must be exceptionally perceptive.
After thinking it through, Shiyue wanted to refuse even more, but Cui Yun didn't give her a chance at all.
"Don't worry about it. If he really finds out, I'll tell him. What's the big deal? Those people bring things to the gate of the army base to sell, and they can turn a blind eye. But I can't buy things from the village?"
This is discrimination! Don't worry about it, just come with me!
Seeing Cui Yun's firm stance, and Shi Yue's genuine desire to buy, she reluctantly agreed.
Cui Yun led her onto another path leading to the fishing village.
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