Chapter 120 Picking Kelp

Jiang Wan still had her blessing for the young couple, and since they had no plans to make their relationship public yet, she didn't want to expose it.

I spent the whole afternoon harvesting oysters and cooking them at the same time. It wasn't busy, but I was just very hot.

Even though she used thick wood to burn the fire, it was still hot enough without having to stay in the stove all the time.

The little bit of meat that I managed to raise recently has been roasted in the kitchen every day, and it feels like the meat is almost cooked out.

This is not acceptable. She makes money for a better life. How can it be considered a good life if she is almost dying of heat squatting in the stove every day?

Jiang Wan wiped her neck and face with a handkerchief and thought again and again but couldn't come up with any good ideas.

After all, the matter of making oyster sauce is still a secret, and she is not confident in handing it over to any outsider. She has not considered her own family members, so the selection is really difficult.

In fact, there is another idea, which is to buy people.

In today's society, people can be bought and sold. For a few taels of silver, one can buy a maid or a servant from a pawnshop.

Slaves who had signed a contract of sale were not necessarily safe, but they were certainly more trustworthy than outsiders. As long as the master kept the contract of sale firmly in his hands, the slaves would not be able to cause any trouble.

Jiang Wan didn't want to buy anyone, and didn't want to have a stranger live in her house.

So the matter got stuck.

The mother and daughter discussed it during dinner in the evening, and Yin Huaixi thought that they could try to find someone in the village.

"Let's not look for adults, but two or three young girls who can light a fire. This way, each of them can light a little fire and it won't get too hot. You can bring things in every once in a while to make it look like you're adding ingredients, and no one will understand."

Jiang Wan's eyes lit up. This was a good idea.

Most girls in the village have been helping their families with chores since they were young. Even children as young as four or five can do small things like making a fire.

Spend a few cents to hire a few more girls to help with the fire. Although the cost will increase a little, it will make life much easier.

I can earn more than one hundred taels of silver every month, so spending a little money is nothing.

As for the selection, Jiang Wan didn't bother the old village chief to think about it. Anyway, the families who came to deliver oyster meat to the house every day were all selected by the old village chief. He could just find a few girls from these twenty or so families.

I'll ask when I collect the oyster meat this afternoon.

well……

The boys in the village all go to school, and the girls can only work at home.

Jiang Wan is not yet in a position to speak out about the issue of boys and girls attending school together, and can only sigh a few words in her heart.

The thought of this makes even the sea-climbing experience less fun.

Jiang Wan went out to catch seafood alone. She walked quite far today, mainly because she wanted to see if there were other seafood in other places in the village.

When the tide goes out, the sea water will leave behind the seafood that has not had time to retreat, and the little guys in the ocean have their own preferences for their territory.

Some like to fish in reef areas, some like to fish in the sand, and some like muddy beaches. So when you go to the sea, you can always find that the seafood in different places is different.

There were a lot of people searching around in the reef area today, so Jiang Wan didn't go to join in the fun. She walked quite far away, almost out of the village.

This place is close to a coconut grove, and the sand on the beach is whiter, almost the same as the beaches in some modern tourist destinations.

It's a beautiful place, but unfortunately no one appreciates it.

Jiang Wan looked around and didn't see any seafood, but she did pick up a few beautiful shells. She walked towards the sea for a while and suddenly found a few "big guys" on the beach!

A long one lay on the beach, some brown and some green.

It's kelp!!

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Jiang Wan had been waiting for a long time but never met him while chasing the sea, and today she finally saw him.

Her mouth was watering at the thought of the cold kelp salad and kelp stewed with pork ribs.

She trotted over and rolled up the large pieces of kelp on the beach and put them away.

The kelp that has not been dried is quite heavy, and these pieces immediately took up all the space in the bucket.

Jiang Wan was carrying a basket on his back, so he could continue loading.

It's also fun to explore a new beach, and there are almost no people here, so it's very quiet.

She walked into the sea along the direction of the receding tide and picked up two small octopuses and a fresh dead fish. There were few reefs and crabs in this area, but she did see a lot of hermit crabs, but she was too lazy to catch them.

Hermit crabs are small animals with a crab-like body and a conch-like tail. They like to hide in snail shells and carry their homes around.

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It was small and had little meat, but you could still chew it with pliers. Jiang Wan and her mother didn't like it so they just gave up.

This area doesn't seem to have many supplies, no wonder not many people come here.

However, Jiang Wan was quite satisfied with the kelp she picked today, so she prepared to return home early.

She was walking around a bay towards the village when she suddenly caught a glimpse of something looming in the sea.

Subconsciously, she thought it was a fish, so she poured out the kelp, picked up the bucket and ran over excitedly.

When she got closer, she realized that there was a human head in the sea. She was so scared that her legs almost went limp.

What's happening? ! !

Are the villagers swimming in the sea?

Jiang Wan walked closer to the sea step by step and found that the man in the sea not far away was not moving at all and was just floating.

Drowning or death, dead? !

Jiang Wan didn't dare to rashly go into the sea to rescue the person. What if the person in the sea was still alive and regarded her as a life-saving straw, then her small body would be a waste.

She was not that great, she just quickly called a few aunties around to come over for help.

"Oh my god!! Isn't that a gem?!"

Several aunties went into the sea together and dragged Lian Baozhu from the sea to shore.

"It's over! I'm out of breath!"

"I saw her this morning and she was fine. How come she is gone? Her mother is going to cry her heart out."

Some of the aunties went to inform people immediately, while others sat aside wiping their tears.

After all, she was the girl I had watched grow up since she was a child, and it was so heartbreaking to see her die in front of me.

Jiang Wan originally wanted to leave, but thinking about the news she had read before, she went over to take a look.

She checked his breathing first, and found that he was dead. She then leaned over his chest and listened, and found that he had no heartbeat. She felt his pulse carefully and was startled.

There is a pulse! There is still hope!!

She had seen a video before of a person who was drowning while swimming but had no breathing or heartbeat but was still revived. The person still had a pulse at the time, so the onlookers were actively trying to save him and eventually succeeded in resuscitating him.

Because she had lived by the sea since she was a child, her mother often reminded her of some seaside first aid methods. Jiang Wan immediately dropped the basket on her back and gave Lian Baozhu artificial respiration and chest compressions.

The auntie standing by was stunned, and couldn't understand why Jiang Wan wanted to kiss a dead person.

"Auntie, please help me call my mother and tell her that someone is drowning! Hurry!"

Call her mother, oh, Doctor Yin.

The aunt was still very smart. She immediately thought of what Jiang Wan meant. That meant Baozhu must still be saved, otherwise why would she call a doctor?

Without thinking, she ran to Jiang Wan's house.

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