"Ugh, it's so spicy! It tastes awful!" Just as the adults were talking, Jiajia quietly broke off a banana and stuffed it into her mouth.
Although Shiyue tried her best to select ripe bananas when cutting them, those growing on the tree could not possibly be too ripe; if they were truly ripe, they would have fallen long ago.
Jiajia had never eaten this before, and this made the little girl very upset.
She was so astringent that she gasped for breath, her mouth agape and tongue lolling out, her expression quite fascinating.
Seeing her like this, Liang Yueming felt both heartache and anger.
He glared at the little girl and said, "Who told you to eat this? Don't you ever ask an adult before you eat?"
Jiajia felt uncomfortable in her mouth and was scolded by the adults, so tears quickly welled up in her eyes.
Shiyue had never encountered this situation before, since she had only ever bought bananas once, and those were when they were perfectly ripe.
Does this mean we can't eat bananas?
But thinking about the information the system had just given her, Shiyue immediately dismissed the idea.
If you don't understand, just ask. She silently asked the system in her mind and received a reply from the system at lightning speed.
Only then did she realize that these things needed to be stored for a few days after being harvested before they could be eaten.
After confirming that eating raw bananas caused only discomfort in the mouth and had no other side effects, Shiyue felt relieved.
After she explained the reason and how she would handle it to Liang Yueming, Liang Yueming was no longer nervous.
While the mother and daughter went inside to drink water, Shiyue took out a cardboard box that had been used to pack things and bring them ashore. She cut the bananas off bunches and stacked them inside in layers.
The system's method for ripening her fruit mentioned that she should put a ripe fruit, such as an apple, as a catalyst. But where could Shiyue find an apple?
She pondered for a moment, her gaze falling on the tomatoes that the young soldiers of the Sixth Iron Battalion had given her when she arrived.
The tomatoes were bright red, round, sweet, and juicy—they were definitely ripe.
She simply took two tomatoes and put them into the cardboard box.
When Liang Yueming and her daughter came out, Shiyue had already finished arranging all the banana leaves.
Seeing her quick and efficient manner, Liang Yueming was quite surprised and couldn't help but ask, "Shiyue, you've eaten this before? I've never seen this kind before I came to the island. I've only eaten a similar banana once."
The He family is well-off, and the He family parents had many students.
Many students bring back local specialties when they return to school after going home, and it was under those circumstances that Liang Yueming had the opportunity to eat a banana.
This is a very rare fruit in the north.
She never expected that Shiyue had eaten it too!
“I once went to Uncle Shen’s house and happened to run into his students who were bringing him local specialties. I was lucky enough to get some too, and I ate some that one time,” Shiyue explained.
Upon hearing this, Liang Yueming immediately understood.
Shen Yuanbai was a school principal before, so he could naturally encounter the same situations that his family had.
She couldn't help but exclaim, "Uncle Shen's family is so kind! They treat you like real family."
Shiyue nodded: "Yes. I just don't know when we'll be able to meet again."
Hearing her say that, Liang Yueming was also somewhat moved.
Yes, I wonder when I'll be able to leave the island again.
The whole family soon found out that Jiajia had gotten a numb mouth from eating a banana.
Several fathers and uncles unkindly mocked the little girl.
Because we arrived on the island early, we couldn't start formal work yet.
The materials they were looking at on the island were classified and could not be taken away from the Sixth Iron Battalion, so the He family father and sons, including Professor Liang, had a rare moment of leisure.
These people are used to being busy, and when they finally have some free time, they don't know what to do with it.
The banana leaves that Shiyue had just arranged were opened four or five times by this group of curious ghosts.
I really want to see what this artificial ripening process looks like.
Fortunately, they soon had something to do.
Around ten o'clock, Liu Zhan brought two young soldiers carrying two large baskets of coal.
It's all coal powder, not the kind that's in a fixed shape.
Liu Zhan said that their supply ship brought some coal with it when it came last time, but because it hadn't been determined which house they would be staying in, it couldn't be distributed.
Because it's too humid on Whale Island, we couldn't make coal briquettes for them in advance.
Now that they've settled down, let's send them some coal first. There's some on the loess hill; they can dig some up and make their own coal briquettes or dry coal cakes.
These days, which city boy hasn't made coal briquettes and dried coal cakes at home?
Even He Lixue, who is obsessed with studying, is no stranger to this approach.
The island is hot all year round, so there's no need to worry about heating, and everyone is used to sharing meals together.
So everyone decided to cook in the house where He's parents lived, and the cooking in the other courtyards would be done according to each person's needs.
If you really want to start a fire, just come and get the coal briquettes yourself.
Just do it.
The three He brothers immediately got to work.
Since we're going to make mud lumps and coal briquettes, that bucket of water from before definitely won't be enough.
The three brothers immediately divided the work, with some digging and others carrying water.
There are only a few able-bodied men around, so naturally it's not the old, weak, women, or children who should be doing this kind of work.
Professor Liang went back to the courtyard to rest, while He Si and his wife took advantage of this rare leisure time to go for a stroll outside. Shi Yue and Liang Yueming, on the other hand, took Jia Jia to start preparing lunch for the family.
Today, when Liu Zhan came, he not only brought them coal, but also today's supply.
The rice and noodles had been prepared beforehand; he mainly came to deliver the vegetables.
Liu Zhan brought half a basket of cucumbers and tomatoes, along with a large bundle of chives, as well as scallions, ginger, and garlic, saying that they all grew them themselves.
They also pointed out the vegetable garden in the camp to Shiyue and the others, telling them to pick vegetables themselves whenever they needed more.
In addition to vegetables, Liu Zhan also brought them a small bucket of small fish that Shiyue had never seen before.
The fish was white, long and thin, and looked very soft and plump, as if it had no bones.
Liu Zhan said it was a dragon head fish, and it could be eaten after being steamed.
Liu Zhan also said that the government provides subsidies for the meals of people living on the island.
Moreover, when they go out on patrol, they also catch some fish and shrimp, which are then distributed to everyone according to their needs.
This way, Shiyue and the others won't have to worry about food.
After Liu Zhan left, Liang Yueming quietly said to Shiyue, "I just went to check the grain we were given. It's all refined grain! There's no sorghum flour or dried sweet potatoes. Besides cornmeal, there's also wheat flour and rice!"
"Wow, the country is taking such good care of us islanders!"
However, after only one day on the island, Liang Yueming already regarded it as her second home and began to consider herself an islander.
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