Everything is settled now.
Lin Jinyue's biggest headache was still hygiene.
The journey has been incredibly arduous, filled with numerous inconveniences, but we've endured many hardships along the way.
But now that we've settled down, there are some things we can no longer tolerate.
For example, lice.
For example, hygiene issues.
Although Lin Jinyue often went to the farm to wash her hair and bathe, she always felt itchy on her head, and she was sure she might have lice.
It might not have grown on her head; it could have been passed down to her by someone in the village.
Lin Jinyue no longer cares whether others are deliberately ostracizing people from her village or have bad intentions; none of that matters.
Now, the most important thing is that, now that conditions have improved, everyone should pay more attention to their personal hygiene.
The thought of a head full of lice is disgusting.
And the child she brought, Liu Dazhuang's son Liu Dabao, had filthy hands. After wiping his nose, he grabbed the beef jerky from his pocket and ate it.
These clothes must have been unwashed for days.
Lin Jinyue felt a chill run down her spine. This person was bound to get sick sooner or later; how could they be so dirty?
The health education class needs to be scheduled for tomorrow.
No, no, today, it has to be today!
Lin Jinyue was too lazy to explain, mainly because all the children in the village were like that.
She simply chose to ignore it.
These past few days haven't been the middle or beginning of the month for high tides, so the harvest on the beach has been limited; we could only find a few seashells.
Lin Jinyue was about to leave. She needed to go back and figure out how to make some ropes, weave a fishing net, and then go fishing. She hoped that she could catch something with each cast.
She'd been craving a seafood feast on her way here—braised, steamed, and even a seafood hot pot…
Just thinking about it makes my mouth water.
Just as I was about to go back, I saw a small boat sailing by.
The man Lin Xueqing recognized was the fisherman she had talked with her father for a long time that morning: "Why don't we go to his place and buy some seafood? Do you have any copper coins on you?"
Lin Jinyue didn't carry any copper coins, but she had some in her system space.
She immediately pulled out a string of copper coins from her pocket, which was about two hundred coins.
Lin Xueqing took the copper coin, hesitating whether to go over, since the village chief's attitude was very clear: he wanted to distance himself from them.
But when you look at the fisherman, he's throwing squid and octopus into the sea! He's even throwing palm-sized crabs, which look plump and tempting, directly into the sea!
Lin Xueqing, disregarding her busy schedule, stepped forward and asked him, "Uncle, why are you throwing these things back into the sea?"
Fisherman Chen Pang was not influenced by their village chief and quite liked scholars like Lin Xueqing.
He glanced around and, seeing no one was there, laughed and said, "These things can't be eaten. Look at this fish, it's slippery and looks weird. They say it's unlucky."
Lin Xueqing remained silent. This was a squid.
Holding the crab, Fatty Chen continued, "Look at this fish, it's all shell, there's nothing to eat."
When a seafood feast reaches Fatty Chen, it's either considered unlucky, or there's hardly any meat left, just shells, and some people even get diarrhea after eating it.
Lin Xueqing then asked, "You don't want any of these anyway, can you sell them to us?"
Looking at the child in front of him, Chen Pang felt a pang of heartache.
What kind of life are they living? They even eat this kind of stuff.
Chen Pang then picked out some of the plumpest-looking fish and handed them to Lin Xueqing, saying, "Here, eat these. I won't charge you. You've come all this way, so this is on me."
Lin Xueqing shook his head. He didn't like the fish; it was just an ordinary sea fish. He wanted to eat crab right now, and crab was also Lin Jinyue's favorite food.
Seeing that Lin Xueqing insisted on buying crabs and squid, Chen Pang felt even worse. What kind of thing did the village chief do? They were already in such a miserable situation, yet he gave them the worst land in the village and wouldn't even eat the cheapest seafood. He insisted on buying things that others didn't want.
Feeling sorry for them, Fatty Chen picked out all the crabs, squid, and octopus, filling a whole basket.
Then he thought for a moment, gritted his teeth, and threw in several fish. "Here you go, we're all neighbors from now on, so don't refuse, or you'll be disrespecting me."
Lin Xueqing insisted on giving him two hundred coins.
Fatty Chen quickly refused, saying, "No, no, how can I charge you two hundred coins for these useless things?"
One insisted on paying, while the other refused to accept the money.
Lin Xueqing was certain that no one wanted the item, so she said, "Uncle, please keep it for now. If there's any more tomorrow, we'll take it back."
Chen Pang then accepted it.
After reaching a long-term agreement with Chen Pang, the brother and sister returned home.
When Lin Jinyue told the children that these things were delicious, they stared intently at the basket of strangely shaped things, their mouths watering.
Putting all that aside, even adults, when they see these crabs and squids, are wondering, "What are these? Can we eat them?"
Lin Jinyue didn't explain to them, but simply had her mother set up a barbecue grill, cleaned and cut the squid, and put it on the grill.
Seafood itself is salty and savory, and soon the grilled squid emitted an enticing aroma.
Compared to the squid with all sorts of seasonings in their previous lives, it's definitely not as good. But now they're lacking in oil and fat, so as long as it's meat, it's delicious. Who could complain that meat is bad?
Lin Jinyue gritted her teeth and took out all the seasonings in her space. These seasonings had purchase restrictions, especially chili peppers. Every time she ate them, she could only have a limited supply. After buying them last time, she had never seen chili peppers in the system store again.
Today is the first day of settling in, and Lin Jinyue is being quite generous this time.
Grilled squid is already fragrant, but after being sprayed with cumin powder and chili powder, the aroma becomes irresistible, wafting straight into people's noses.
A row of adults and children surrounded her, drooling.
Lin Jinyue smiled and said, "No rush, no rush, everyone gets one."
Then she looked at Lin Xueqing and said, "Brother, go and steam those crabs. I'm so hungry for them."
The women put down their fires and watched the brother and sister busy themselves. They wondered how these shelled things could possibly taste good after just washing them and steaming them directly.
But soon the aroma of steamed crabs spread, not as strong as barbecue, but a different kind of flavor.
It smells wonderful.
It was at this time that Lin Shucheng returned with the others.
Lin Jinyue watched him from afar, overjoyed, and held up the squid in her hand, saying, "Dad, the first skewer I grilled is for you!"
Lin Shucheng felt incredibly warm inside. Seeing his daughter cooking herself, he happily said, "Isn't that perfect? After we've eaten crab and squid, we can have some fruit to cleanse our palates."
Lin Shucheng held up the basket in his hand to show his daughter: "Look, mangoes, guavas, and apricots are all your favorites. It's just a pity we came too late, otherwise we would have also had your favorite longan and lychee."
Lin Jinyue's eyes lit up when she saw the fruit, and dozens of ways to cook it flashed through her mind.
I really made the right choice coming to Lingnan.
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