Song Shiwen and Fan Zizhong arrived early to return the bowl.
Upon hearing this, Ruan Meng laughed and said, "Isn't that easy? I'll grant your wish!"
Looking at the sea not far away, Fan Zizhong brought good news.
"I heard from the villagers next door that the wind and tides are calm day and night now, so you can go beachcombing in the morning and evening."
"The villagers can dig up more oysters, so Little Sister and Brother Ruan can rest assured!"
Ruan Meng was overjoyed, "Really?"
Song Shiwen nodded, "I heard Brother Feng say the same thing, we must have missed it!"
"That's right!"
Song Shi asked, "Brother Feng, I heard that after you left last night, you went up the mountain to cut down trees and stayed up all night. I just came down and saw them come back."
"They're tidying up tree trunks at the entrance; they're probably for you to expand your house. The village chief's family is really reliable!"
Ruan Meng looked at her elder brother, Ruan Qian nodded with a smile, and both siblings were deeply moved.
When people are moved, they want to reciprocate in some way.
Ruan Meng had a sudden inspiration. She had this idea back at the He Family Restaurant, and when she heard Brother Feng cutting down trees, it came to mind instantly.
However, I've been exceptionally busy these past few days. I'll talk to Brother Feng again after I've finished these few days.
As the tide receded, the villagers received the news and, overjoyed, came out together carrying baskets.
Even waist-high children came out to help.
As Ruan Meng was about to go up the mountain, she saw the village chief carrying several wooden basins and his two sons carrying wooden blocks, walking down the mountain.
Ruan Meng and her brothers quickly stepped forward to help.
The village chief put the basin aside, looking at the lively scene on the beach with a gratified and gentle expression.
He often said, "It's been a long time since I've seen such a joyous scene!"
The villagers of Fengjia Village are all very resilient and rarely complain, but such joyful opportunities are indeed rare.
On the harsh seaside, what awaits most is mostly bad news.
The eldest brother, Feng Yun, and the second brother, Feng Xi, piled the wooden planks aside and discussed with Ruan Qian and Ruan Meng:
"Chopping down trees and splitting them into planks takes too much time. You need them urgently, so we made some in advance."
"These are probably not enough; we'll need two more round trips."
"How about this: my second brother and I will have you cut down the trees and make the roof beams. You can arrange for someone else to make the adobe bricks for the walls?"
"That's great! Thank you for your hard work, Brother Feng and Second Brother Feng!"
Fan Zizhong and Fan Zili arrived and, upon hearing the Feng brothers' suggestion, quickly reached an agreement.
There was no need for further division of labor; after last night's communication, everyone performed their duties and got busy in their own ways.
Ruan Meng carried a basket on her back and went up the mountain with her third brother.
Ruan Zheng quickly found the bark of the ironwood tree that he hadn't finished cutting last time, and left it to continue cutting.
Ruan Zheng didn't let Ruan Meng go far, fearing she might be in danger.
However, there was absolutely no trace of wild millet peppers, wild Sichuan peppercorns, or peppercorns in the surrounding area.
Ruan Meng didn't come away empty-handed; she found twenty large centipedes, ten poisonous scorpions, two dandelions, and half a basket of honeysuckle.
They also dug up four large konjac plants, each about half the size of a basin.
It seems the islanders haven't discovered this delicacy yet, or they've been poisoned by konjac, which is why it's been left untouched and able to grow so large in the wild.
The brother and sister filled two baskets, stored them properly after descending the mountain, and then went back up the mountain.
After several attempts, Ruan Meng finally found wild millet peppers, Sichuan peppercorns, and prickly ash.
Because it grows on higher mountains where almost no one picks it, it grows very vigorously.
Ruan Meng estimated that, apart from meeting the expenses for the next two weeks, the remaining funds should be enough for the Fan family to cultivate and plant seedlings!
The two descended the mountain several times, but because they had gained so much, they didn't feel tired at all.
Just as it was time to prepare lunch, Ruan Meng heard her second brother calling her again.
After putting down the basket, Ruan Meng and her third brother looked at each other and smiled.
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