Time flies, and summer is here again in the blink of an eye.
That day, the supply ship delivered another package of dried goods to Shiyue.
In addition to the abalone, dried shrimp, and dried conch that she sells very well in her online store, there is also a small bag of dried sea cucumber.
Shiyue didn't intend to sell these dried sea cucumbers; she bought them for the elderly experts on the island.
It wasn't long before it was discovered that Shiyue and her family had spent their own money to buy sea cucumbers for the old experts.
Later, those veterans found Shiyue and made up for the nutrition fees they had previously owed.
Shiyue couldn't refuse even if she wanted to.
The older comrades said that if they are not accepted, they will refuse to be given special meals by the canteen!
Left with no other choice, Shiyue had to accept the money.
But this is good, at least from now on she can openly buy whatever dried goods she wants and no one will have any questions.
After delivering breakfast that day, Shiyue didn't go home immediately, but went to the rocky beach instead.
Near the eastern side of that rocky beach, there is a cliff that isn't too steep. Shiyue is going there to get the soaked sea cucumbers, and also to put a few of the sea cucumbers that were delivered today in there to continue soaking.
Actually, it was Cao Dalin, the squad leader of the cooking squad, who came up with this idea for her.
In the beginning, Shiyue begged Cao Dalin to tell her how to soak sea cucumbers.
Cao Dalin said that soaking sea cucumbers is very simple; you just need to put them in clean water to soak.
If you ask if there's a trick, the only trick is ice water.
If the water temperature is too high, the sea cucumbers will definitely smell bad before they are properly soaked.
This is quite a challenge for Shiyue.
It's so hot on the island!
Where could she find ice water?
The temperature inside the space was just right, but once the food was placed there, it froze, with no flow of time whatsoever.
Sea cucumbers will not disintegrate even if soaked in water for a very long time.
As for buying ice to use outside, that's even more unacceptable.
How do you explain that?
Later, Cao Dalin came up with a solution—put the sea cucumbers into a water-filled jar and then sink the jar into the sea.
To this end, he and the soldiers in the cookhouse specially made a simple pulley for this small cliff.
This pulley allows you to use a rope to sink the jar into the seawater, or easily pull it out.
Now, Shiyue uses this method to soak sea cucumbers.
However, getting to this cliff involves navigating a rocky beach, which is a bit of a hassle.
The main problem is that the rocks on this rocky beach are covered with a lot of seashells, making it wet, slippery, and uncomfortable to walk on.
If you slip and fall, you can easily get long, bloody cuts on your feet and legs.
Therefore, Shiyue walked very carefully.
Shiyue walked carefully, taking more than ten minutes to cross the rocky beach and reach the top of the cliff.
She turned the handrail on the wooden frame, and soon an old fishing net was pulled out of the water.
The fishing net contained two jars wrapped in old tarpaulins.
Following the pre-made markings, Shiyue took out a canning jar and saw that the sea cucumbers inside had been soaked and rehydrated, which pleased her.
She took the sea cucumber out and put it into the lunchbox she had brought.
Then, clean water was taken out from the space and the water in the canning jar was replaced. After that, the new sea cucumbers that needed to be soaked were put in.
Then they rearranged it as before and lowered the fishing net back down.
After packing everything up, Shiyue prepared to return the way she came.
As Shiyue climbed down the cliff, she hadn't taken more than a few steps when she heard someone shouting loudly in the distance, "Aunt Shiyue, Aunt Shiyue, something terrible has happened! Aunt Liang has fainted!"
Shiyue was shocked when she heard this!
She quickly looked up toward the source of the sound and saw Hu Zi running toward her from a great distance, shouting at her.
Shiyue shouted immediately, "Tiger, don't move! Don't come any closer, I'm coming right now!"
At the same time, they quickened their pace.
The rocky beach was slippery, and Shiyue stumbled twice, almost twisting her ankle on the last one.
But she couldn't care less and walked out of the rocky beach as fast as she could.
She was still quite a distance from Hu Zi when she couldn't help but ask, "What exactly happened? Why did your Aunt Liang faint? Did she tell your Uncle Liping?"
"I told you! Jiajia went to call her dad."
Tiger explained, "I don't know what happened either. Our team had just finished picking fruit and came down the mountain when we saw Xiaofei and a few of his team helping Aunt Liang to the clinic."
When Xiaofei saw me, he told me to come and call you. I don't know why Aunt Liang fainted.
Hearing that several people had taken Liang Yueming to the clinic together, Shiyue became even more anxious.
At that moment, she wished she had wheels of fire under her feet, and she walked incredibly fast!
Shiyue and Huzi walked towards the health center, but before they reached the small playground, they encountered He Liping, who was rushing over with his daughter.
He Liping was clearly terrified and didn't even care about his daughter. Jiajia, who was running fast, almost couldn't catch up with her father.
Upon seeing Shiyue, He Liping didn't stand on ceremony and said directly, "Shiyue, keep an eye on Jiajia, I'll go over first!"
After saying that, he actually started running.
Seeing that He Liping had left first, Shiyue felt a little relieved, and then she asked Jiajia about it.
Jiajia's eyes were red, and her voice was trembling with tears.
She said, "I don't know what's wrong with my mom. Our group picked fruit quickly today, and I went home after delivering it to the cafeteria."
Before I even reached my doorstep, I saw my mother sway a few times with her back to me, and then she fell straight to the ground.
At this point, the little girl burst into tears.
Grabbing Shiyue, she asked, "Auntie, will my mom be alright? I don't want anything to happen to her!"
Shiyue's heart skipped a beat when she heard this.
She was filled with regret now.
I regret why I had to decide to go see sea cucumbers today.
If she doesn't go, she can at least keep an eye on her sister-in-law when she's feeling unwell.
Shiyue didn't know how to comfort Jiajia, so she patted her head and then pulled her to quicken her pace!
Fortunately, when she arrived at the clinic with her children, she heard Mei Ying loudly telling He Liping before she even entered: "This is great news! Congratulations on becoming a father again. But your wife is a little weak; I just checked on her, and she's a bit anemic."
When you get back, you must take good care of her and give her plenty of nutritious food.
And don't let her do any heavy or tiring work.
Oh, and don't skip morning exercises either. I'll write you a note for leave later.
He Liping was so happy to know that he was going to be a father again that he didn't know what to do.
No matter what Mei Ying said, he readily agreed with "okay, okay."
Upon hearing these words, Shiyue, who was standing at the door, felt relieved and happy for Liang Yueming.
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