July 10th, afternoon.

Shangang Village.

Sun Aiju and Zhou Yin were peeling peanuts at home. It was the summer farming season and all the able-bodied people in the family had gone to work in the fields, so they were the only two at home.

Although Sun Aiju and Zhou Yin did not have to work in the fields, they still had a lot of work to do.

Both of them were used to farm work, and they peeled a basket of peanuts in no time.

Just as Sun Aiju was about to stand up and rub her waist, she heard the ring of a bicycle coming from the gate of the yard, "Is anyone home?"

Sun Aiju hurried out to greet them, "Yes, yes."

The postman got off his bike, rummaged through the back seat, and handed Sun Aiju a letter and a large package. "Here, your letter and package."

Sun Aiju took it, thanked the postman and went into the house.

Zhou Yin saw her holding a letter in her left hand and a large package in her right hand, and couldn't help curling her lips, "The soldier sent you something again, but it's not the right time yet."

Ning Jun was serving in the army in the western border, and he would send his salary to Sun Aiju every month without fail.

Sun Aiju laughed and didn't respond to Zhou Yin's words.

She was also very confused. It was not time for Ning Jun to send wages yet. Moreover, Ning Jun always sent wages in an envelope containing a deposit slip. It was unprecedented to send a large package like this.

Sun Aiju put the package on the table, glanced at the postmark on the envelope, and said in surprise, "It's not from a soldier. This letter is from Hailang Island."

"Hailang Island?!" Upon hearing that the letter was sent from Hailang Island, Zhou Yin stopped peeling peanuts, wiped her hands with her apron, snatched the letter from Sun Aiju, and said with a smile, "It must be from our Ning Xue."

She had never been to school and was illiterate. She stole the letters on a whim. After taking the letters, she threw them on the table and said, "Forget it, I won't read them for now." Then she started to rummage through the package.

Seeing this, Sun Aiju took the letter.

Sun Aiju graduated from primary school and had attended literacy classes, so she could read. She unfolded the letter and read it carefully. When she saw that Ningtang said she was living well on Hailang Island, Sun Aiju smiled and nodded.

When she saw the last page of the letter, Ningtang wrote about sending seafood and described in detail how to make it. Sun Aiju was grinning from ear to ear.

Everyone in the family knows that Ningtang can't cook, and based on Sun Aiju's understanding of her own daughter, Ningtang is not that attentive. So it goes without saying who told her about the seafood recipe.

It seemed that the couple had a good relationship, and Sun Aiju finally felt relieved.

While Sun Aiju was reading the letter, Zhou Yin also opened the package.

Dried mackerel, dried abalone, dried squid, shrimp...the table was filled with them.

Zhou Yin recalled that Su Junyan had promised her before he left that he would send a lot of seafood to her when he arrived at Hailang Island. She immediately smiled and said, "This must be sent by our aunt."

"Where do all these things come from?" Ning Weiguo's surprised voice suddenly came from the door.

He, Ning Weidang and Ning De came back from farm work with hoes on their shoulders. As soon as they entered the house, they saw a table full of seafood.

Sun Aiju smiled and said, "Your daughter sent it from Hailang Island."

Zhou Yin was stunned and asked, "It wasn't sent by Ning Xue?"

She looked at Sun Aiju suspiciously, took the letter from her hand, and put it in Ning Weidang's arms, "Read the letter."

Ning Wei Dang expressed his belief and finally said, "It was sent by Ning Tang."

Zhou Yin had no choice but to believe it. She sat aside in frustration and said hesitantly, "How come it was sent by Ning Tang..."

"What about Ning Xue? Did Ning Xue send anything?" Ning Weidang glanced at the seafood on the table and asked.

Sun Aiju couldn't tell her directly that Ning Xue didn't send anything and that all these were sent by Ning Tang.

Seeing that Sun Aiju didn't say anything, Ning Weidang guessed that Ning Xue didn't send anything.

He couldn't help but vent his anger on Ning Tang, and said unhappily, "This girl Ning Tang is really something. She didn't even bother to write a letter to let her cousin know that she was safe."

Ning De came out and said something fair, "My sister and my cousin are both married. Even if they are on the same island, they are still two families. How can you ask my cousin to report my sister's safety? It's just writing two letters. How much will the postage cost?"

Ning Weiguo frowned and said, "Ning Xue's letter might arrive in two days. By then, it will contain everything you want to know."

Ningwei Party has never dared to compete with Ningwei Guodingniu. Upon hearing this, they just said to Zhou Yin in a daze, "Hurry up and pack up these seafood. We will cook seafood tonight and try the seafood from Hailang Island."

Zhou Yin agreed reluctantly.

All these seafood were sent by Ning Tang. Although the letter said that they were for the whole family, the majority of them were definitely for Ning Weiguo and Sun Aiju.

When he thought of this, the stingy Zhou Yin became furious.

Hailang Island

On July 16, at 3:30 p.m., Luo's wife came to my house and said, "Xiaoning, I'm going to the beach, do you want to come?"

"Go to the sea?" Ning Tang's eyes lit up. "Are you going to pick up those rattan pots you picked up last time? I'll go, I'll go."

Last time, Mrs. Luo gave her a bag of them. Although the shells were difficult to peel, they tasted very delicious and she couldn't stop thinking about them.

Besides, she wanted to go to the beach last time, but was stopped by Ning Xue, so she didn't go. Later, the weather got hotter day by day, and she forgot about going to the beach. Now that she has the chance, she must go to the beach and have fun.

Mrs. Luo smiled and shook her head. "There's not much meat in the rattan pot. It's not even enough to fill the gaps between our teeth. This time we went to the sea to pick up abalone and razor clams. The sea water warms up in July and August, and abalones swim to the shallow sea. Their meat is plump and delicious in this season. It's the best time to catch them. If we're lucky, we can even pick up sea cucumbers."

Ning Tang's mouth watered when she heard Luo's wife say that she could pick abalone and razor clams. Then she thought of the sea cucumber cooked with scallions and asked quickly, "Why do you have to be lucky to pick sea cucumbers?"

Mrs. Luo said, "Sea cucumbers are only caught in April to May or October to December. It's July now, so it's usually hard to find them unless we're lucky."

Da Wa couldn't help but said, "Sister Luo, take Da Wa with you. Da Wa has good luck and will definitely be able to pick up a large sea cucumber."

Erniu and Sanwa also lingered around Luo Saozi, "Sister-in-law, we want to go too."

Mrs. Luo smiled and said, "My words don't count. Ask your stepmother."

The three children looked at Ning Tang at the same time, their eyes filled with anticipation.

Although the three children were born and raised on the island, they had never been to the sea. Shen Lie thought that the three children were still young and the waves were strong at the sea, so he did not let them go.

The mother of the eldest, second and third children was frail and sickly, so it was impossible for her to take the three children to the sea.

Ning Tang put her hands on her chest and thought for a while, then asked Da Wa, Er Niu, and San Wa, "Do you really want to go?"

Da Wa's eyes sparkled. "Yes," he gritted his teeth and said, "Mom, take us to the sea. At worst, we'll wash the dishes for you for a week."

Erniu nodded, "Yes, free work, don't do the kind that tastes like red dates."

"Okay then." Ning Tang held up a finger, "But you have to promise me one thing."

Before she finished speaking, the three children couldn't help but ask, "What is that?"

Ning Tang: "You can walk if I tell you to, and run if I tell you to. In other words, once you get to the beach, you must obey me and not run around."

Big Baby nodded eagerly, "Okay, I'll do as you say."

Ning Tang snorted, "You guys agreed to it now, but when we got to the beach, you just wandered around and caused me a lot of trouble. I only have two hands and two legs, how can I take care of you three little brats?"