Chapter 7: The Tool-like Military Wife of the 1960s



Grouper, yellow croaker, lobster, crab, abalone...

She grabbed a whole bunch of seafood, some she recognized and some she didn't, and even picked out the big ones.

What puzzled her was that the fish and shrimp here didn't seem to resist when she tried to catch them.

So she grabbed them with great enthusiasm and soon piled them up in a huge heap.

Apart from the large crabs, which she temporarily stored in the storage room, she ate two kinds of other seafood at each meal for a week.

She felt as if her chest had gotten bigger.

Her skin became even whiter and more radiant, and her facial features became more refined.

His strength has also increased significantly; he can lift a hundred pounds with one hand as easily as lifting two pounds.

Her overall mental state is incredibly good; she feels like running ten kilometers is a piece of cake when asked to do it.

Seafood is delicious, but you can't eat it all the time. She's still a little worried about the risk of gout.

And then, with the oil gone, she looked at the empty oil bottle and truly experienced the hardships of that era.

She only had two ounces of oil a month, and even with her careful budgeting, it was enough for her to eat for a week.

She plans to go out and buy some other seeds to enrich the space's products, and while she's at it, she'll look for rapeseed or soybean seeds.

Looking at the vegetable seedlings that had grown to a foot tall in just seven days, and the large empty plot of land left behind, she felt a pang of heartache.

How can we waste such a wonderful tool?

Just as she reached the gate of the courtyard, Liu Lan's three sons from next door came up to her.

"Aunt Fang, would you like to come with us to go beachcombing? There are fish, shrimp, and shellfish in the sea, all of them are meat, lots of meat."

He Weidang directly offered Fang Yuan the temptation of meat.

"Going beachcombing? Auntie has never been, but Auntie has other things to do right now and can't go beachcombing for the time being."

As soon as Fang Yuan finished speaking, the three boys went from anticipation to disappointment, and finally slumped down.

"Alright then, Auntie, you go ahead and get busy!"

After holding back for so many days, they finally got their mom's permission to take Fangyuan to go beachcombing.

Who knew they had something going on!

"etc!"

Fang Yuan called out to the three boys and turned to go into the room.

He took out a few White Rabbit candies and gave two to each person, saying:

"We'll go beachcombing another time. Auntie needs your help with something else. Can you help her?"

"Of course we can, Auntie, you tell us, we know everything that's going on here!"

Holding the White Rabbit candy in his hand, He Weiguo nodded happily in reply.

He can help with anything, no matter what it is.

Do you know where the villagers on the island live?

“A fellow villager’s home? I know it. There’s a village not far from here. They catch fish and sell them. My family used to buy fish from them!” He Weiguo quickly replied.

"This auntie wants to go to a fellow villager's house to buy something. Would you be willing to show me the way? I'll pay you for the directions!"

He then pointed to the half-packet of candy on the table in the room.

She ate a few of these things and then put them down; now it's a good reward for the three little ones.

“No problem, Auntie, just come with me!” He Weiguo patted his chest and said.

There was nowhere around him that he didn't know.

"Me too! Me too! I'll lead the way!"

He Weimin, clutching two White Rabbit milk candies, also spoke hurriedly.

His older brothers often don't play with him.

"Is Weimin too small to walk over there?" Fang Yuan asked He Weimin deliberately.

"I can do it, Auntie, I can do it! It's not far, Auntie and Brother, please don't leave me behind!"

He Weimin nodded quickly; he also wanted to go out and play.

"I know, I won't forget you, let's go!" He Weiguo replied to his underling.

His mother always made him take care of his younger brother, and this guy is quite shrewd.

If I don't take him with me, he'll go back to his mom and complain, and she'll scold him.

This time I was just taking my aunt shopping, so it's not a big deal to bring this guy along.

"Alright, let's go then!"

Fang Yuan followed the three boys out of the family compound, but Zhang Xiuzhen saw them.

Looking at Fang Yuan's increasingly beautiful face, her glowing white skin deeply stung her.

Didn't this woman say she was pregnant?

How come her belly isn't showing at all, and she's getting prettier and prettier?

Could it be a lie?

They even said they would sue them, but nothing happened after they arrived for so long, so they thought this woman was just trying to scare them.

I almost got scammed by this woman.

Fang Yuan, of course, had no idea what Zhang Xiuzhen was thinking, and even if he did, it wouldn't matter.

Whether to report it or not is just a matter of a word; she can go anytime.

This family is easy to investigate; they're always found guilty. Why is she in such a hurry?

She followed the three boys into the village with great interest.

As soon as she entered the village, the sight of drying fishing nets and the pervasive smell of the sea hit her, almost making her nauseous.

She was very glad that her space didn't have that smell.

The three little ones took her around, mostly selling ordinary dried seafood such as dried fish, kelp, dried shrimp, and prawns.

These only cost a few cents per pound, they're practically worthless.

However, she doesn't know how to prepare these dried goods yet, so she only bought about ten kilograms.

This thing can be stored for a long time; you can give it away or leave it outside to store.

She then went to several other restaurants that sold sea cucumbers, abalone, and fish maw, and happily bought them all.

She bought a bunch of dried seafood and also got a lot of vegetable seeds from various places. Although there were some overlaps, she had plenty of space to grow them.

She finally got the rapeseed and soybean seeds she had been longing for, and also found corn and wheat.

Of course, there was only a small handful of each of these items, and they didn't look very appealing, but she had the space to spare!

They collected several dozen eggs from various households and then prepared to head home.

As you pass through the village, let her discover the fruit trees behind it.

She asked the villagers and learned that almost all the tropical fruits she had been looking forward to could be found in the village.

How can we tolerate this?

She paid the villagers directly to dig up fruit tree seedlings for her.

Seeing the money in Fang Yuan's hand and looking at the seedlings in the field, the villagers took action.

Mango, rambutan, lychee, mangosteen, dragon fruit, papaya, guava, jackfruit, durian, wampee...

They even have sugarcane, but it's extremely hard.

She accepts anything that comes her way; she wants everything that's available here.

Even if it's just some kind of fruit tree that the villagers guessed it was, she still wanted it even if it wasn't very big and hadn't borne any fruit yet.

People these days are honest; when they want promising talents, they always look for the best ones to recruit.

Although we didn't dig up the seedlings that had already borne fruit, we dug up the seedlings that were either ready to bear fruit or about to bear fruit.

They rarely dig up seedlings that have just sprouted.

However, she specifically requested very small seedlings for papaya, jackfruit, and durian, as larger ones would be difficult to transport back.

The dragon fruit tree looks like a large cactus, so she also got two small ones.

Fang Yuan sent the three children to the village to continue collecting eggs for her, while she waited alone by the side.

These people would dig up the seedlings and deliver them to her. If there were duplicate seedlings, she would put the smaller ones into her storage space.

We stopped to pay and leave after it was almost over.

Looking at the dozen or so saplings remaining on the ground.

Fang Yuan asked a fellow villager to help her return the bundle of saplings along with the hoe she had bought.

Then, carrying two large bags of dried seafood and seeds, as well as two bags of eggs, he took the three little ones and headed home.

The villager carried a bundle of saplings with soil on his back, while Fang Yuan carried two large bags of dried seafood.

Behind him followed three children, each carrying seafood.

They were stopped by guards at the entrance of the camp.

"Halt! What are you doing here? This is a military camp, and unauthorized personnel are not allowed to enter."

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