After I finished saluting, the young soldiers gathered around me.
They first stole all the luggage, and then a very tall soldier picked up Jiajia and carried her on his back.
A dark-skinned young soldier stood beside Shiyue.
The young soldier grinned at her and introduced himself: "Sister-in-law, I am Liu Zhan from the first company of the engineering battalion. Before the new comrade takes over, our company is responsible for the security of the island."
He took the bundle from Shiyue's hand and walked in front of her to lead the way.
Shiyue's bundle was just for show; it wasn't actually heavy, so she didn't try to take it from Liu Zhanzheng.
The group stepped over slippery rocks and, led by the young soldiers, finally reached the island and stepped onto the soft sand.
Only after seeing them land safely did the speedboat turn off its headlights.
It was pitch black on the island, so dark you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.
Only the young soldiers had three flashlights, which they stood in front of, behind, and in the middle of the group to illuminate their path.
Shiyue only knew that they had walked for a long time, past the beach, and then through a narrow path that could only accommodate one person at a time. They turned and twisted so many times that she got confused, before finally arriving at a relatively gentle slope.
Upon arriving at this point, the young soldiers stopped.
A young soldier who looked like their squad leader introduced them, saying, "After this slope is the experts' rest area. You should get some rest tonight, and tomorrow we will send someone to show you around the area."
They all nodded in agreement.
As she walked up the gentle slope, Shiyue immediately sensed the difference.
The road they are walking on now has been repaired.
The path they had taken was similar to the path behind the main force's mountain. It was more of a trail worn into shape by the many people who had walked on it.
The road here is paved with stones, making it much easier to walk on.
After walking along this road and crossing a gentle slope, the view suddenly opened up before us!
They saw that a large flat area had been built at the bottom of the slope, with stone slabs paving the ground and a circular path built along the flat area.
Seeing them looking at the flat ground, Liu Zhan proudly introduced, "That's the playground we built for all of you experts. We even put up basketball hoops on it. You can come and play basketball during your breaks to liven things up."
We also need to build another ping-pong table over there; it should be finished in the next couple of days. And over there…”
When it came to things that made them very proud, the young soldier talked on and on.
After listening to their introduction, the group crossed the playground and arrived at the expert dormitory area behind it.
The squad leader smiled at them and said, "This is where you'll be staying. Since you're the first group of experts to arrive, you can choose any room you like."
Shi Yue and the others then realized that, probably due to geographical reasons, they were the first among this group of experts and scholars to arrive on the island.
But thinking about it, it makes sense; after all, they lived in the Sixth Iron Battalion.
Isn't it the closest to the island?
The buildings in this dormitory area are built somewhat like those in the Sixth Railway Battalion, also in rows of houses.
However, the houses here are not as big as those assigned to them by the Sixth Iron Battalion. They are the kind of houses that are next to each other, and there is no courtyard in front of them.
But there are far more houses here than in the Sixth Iron Battalion. Shi Yue counted them casually and found that there were more than sixty!
This was based on her estimation of the shadowy figure; she couldn't see or know if there were any more beyond it.
Wow, so many people really want to go to the island!
Hearing that they could choose their own house, the whole family, for some reason, turned their attention to Shiyue, waiting for her to make a decision.
Shiyue didn't stand on ceremony and pointed directly to the row of houses furthest inside, saying, "Let's stay here."
There are many secrets in a house, so it's better not to live with other people.
After they had chosen their lodgings, the young soldiers split into two groups: one group led them to select rooms, while the other group went back to fetch bedding for them.
Just like before in the Sixth Iron Battalion, the group chose four adjacent houses.
After entering, Shiyue began to look around.
Although the houses here are smaller than those in the Sixth Iron Battalion, the layout inside is similar.
The houses in the military are probably all the same.
This house also has two bedrooms and one living room.
There is a living room, two bedrooms, and a kitchen inside the house, but the toilet is built outside the house not far away, in a separate small cubicle.
Everything in the room was provided in advance, including tables, chairs, benches, pots, pans, and all sorts of utensils.
Not only are they complete, but they are also all wiped clean.
Even the bed frame was clearly wiped down beforehand.
However, there was no double bed here; instead, two single beds were put together.
It was clear that the other party already knew their identities and how many of them were couples.
As Shiyue looked around, the young soldiers who had left earlier returned.
They brought clean bedding.
The sunlight at sea was intense, and the bedding, which had been aired out beforehand, still smelled of sunshine.
After the handover was completed, the soldiers left first, and the family members dispersed to tidy up their own courtyards.
Shiyue took out some cookies and candies from her spatial storage and asked He Lixuan to distribute them to everyone as a late-night snack.
Anyway, everyone knows that Huo Bai brought a big package for Shi Yue this time, all of which were sent by her relatives from her hometown.
Actually, Shiyue herself arranged for a courier to deliver the package to Huo Bai, pretending it was under the guise of a relative.
Otherwise, once they arrive on the island, without access to purchasing channels, they won't be able to bring out many things at all.
If you want to continue enjoying good food and drinks, you naturally have to make some things public beforehand.
Because of the long journey, everyone slept soundly that night. Even in a new environment, no one suffered from insomnia.
So much so that when I woke up early on the second day of October, the sun was already scorching hot outside.
As per their usual practice, everyone gathered at the parents-in-law's house after washing up.
When October passed, Liang Yueming had obviously just arrived and was in the kitchen preparing to start a fire and cook.
She had rushed over in the morning and hadn't even checked the kitchen in her room. It wasn't until now that she realized it was a wood-fired stove.
This posed a major problem for Liang Yueming, who was used to using coal stoves.
But this was no problem for Shiyue, He Lixuan, and He Lixue, who were used to living in the countryside.
The couple immediately took on the task of starting the fire and cooking.
He Lixuan went outside to take a look and found that the young soldiers had even chopped firewood for them. He immediately took some and started to light the stove.
After looking at the grain bag, Shiyue scooped up some cornmeal and began preparing to make cornbread.
Cornbread, corn porridge, fried salted fish, pickled radish shreds, cucumber with minced garlic, and tomatoes with sugar.
The Shiyue family's island life began with this sumptuous breakfast.
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