Haiyan didn't want to trouble others. "The island is not as simple as you think. If you are not careful, others will be involved."

Ye Xiaoxiao: "You mean the cadres on the island? Now that you are in trouble, you should be able to ask them for help. Those people are not always fair and will always side with your brother."

Gao Tianyang patted his chest and guaranteed, "I dare not say other things, but I will definitely make sure that Sister Haiyan and Brother will not dare to have any ideas about the store again.

But that is something to be solved later. The most urgent thing now is to help Ye Xiaoxiao build the chicken coop.

With help, this job seemed very simple. After a short while, the chicken coop in the yard had been built, and a half-built chicken shed was also built to prevent rain.

Ye Xiaoxiao invited them to stay at home for a bite to eat, but Gao Tianyang shook his head and refused, then he took his two comrades and ran away.

"Sister-in-law, we're leaving first."

There was no chance for Ye Xiaoxiao to invite them to dinner.

Now that her father had run away, Ye Xiaoxiao could only take care of her own chickens.

Even Haiyan was amazed, "Where did you catch the chicken?"

Although there are some chicken sellers on the island, it is not easy to sell them. After all, chickens are delivered to the island by boat, and you may not see them very often.

If you encounter natural disasters or diseases, you can easily die.

"I have a patient who sent me medical expenses."

Ye Xiaoxiao didn't say that it was a gift from Mayor Cao, otherwise everyone would think there was some other transaction.

Haiyan smiled and said, "I forgot that all the people in this compound are military dependents. It's different from the ones on our island."

If you come to join the army, you are at least a platoon leader's family member.

Ye Xiaoxiao seemed to see what Haiyan was thinking, and she said, "You don't have to think that there is anything wrong with that place. My hometown is even poorer than the island, but later my brothers still made money and had enough food to eat with their own abilities."

This is not a joke, but Ye Xiaoxiao thinks Haiyan is already great and should not suffer any more setbacks.

Haiyan didn't quite believe what Ye Xiaoxiao said, "Is this true? You look like a rich girl."

This is true, but Ye Xiaoxiao is a "rich girl" many years later.

"So, if you want, you can go out for a walk. You don't have to stay on the island all the time."

Haiyan: "This is also an option. If I can successfully resolve the family issues this time, I will consider it."

Ye Xiaoxiao stopped trying to persuade the other party and focused on catching the chicken.

The other chickens were fine, but those two big roosters were really hard to catch. If Abang hadn't been there, Ye Xiaoxiao would have had no way of catching them by herself.

"I really regret it now. I should have killed a rooster to use as the base for the pot."

This is not a rooster, it's a fighting chicken.

Haiyan: "All roosters look like this. This one is still relatively docile. Even if we kill it, we need to raise it bigger. It's too thin now."

After finally moving the rooster, Ye Xiaoxiao went to the yard to pick and wash vegetables and prepare the ingredients for hot pot.

"What did you buy?"

Ye Xiaoxiao didn't look closely at what Haiyan brought, probably some seasonings, and she didn't see what was in the basket.

"Seafood, some crabs and shrimps. You can't just eat vegetables for hot pot. There's also a piece of lamb, which I'll slice later."

Ye Xiaoxiao gave Haiyan a lot of money, so she didn't try to pick and choose.

The seafood on the island is not expensive, and you can even pick up a lot of it by just going to the beach in the morning.

But beef and mutton were very expensive, so she only bought one piece from a sheep butcher on the island.

"Cut the meat. We have to wait until Lu Hanchuan comes back. I don't know how to cut it."

And the meat had to be cut into thin slices, which was too difficult for Ye Xiaoxiao.

Haiyan looked at Ye Xiaoxiao in silence, "Is this true or false?"

Ye Xiaoxiao: "Of course it's true."

Of course, if she could use a scalpel, it would be easier for her to cut the meat.

The kitchen knife is rather heavy, and Ye Xiaoxiao seldom uses it often, so it is difficult to control the strength.

Haiyan went to the kitchen of Ye Xiaoxiao's house and said, "Let me do it. I know how to cut meat."

Ye Xiaoxiao stood up and said, "I'm so sorry, you're the guest."

"We are here to eat for free, so let's do our part."

Haiyan saw that the kitchen in Ye Xiaoxiao's house was clean and the seasonings were still unopened in the cupboard.

The pots, bowls, pans, and utensils were all there, and it was obvious that Ye Xiaoxiao had bought a lot of things and put them in after moving in, but there were no signs of them being used.

Haiyan took out the chopping board and kitchen knife, washed the mutton, and then cut it into thin slices with the knife and placed them evenly on the porcelain plate.

Ye Xiaoxiao washed the vegetables and put them in a basin on the table.

The wooden table is placed on one side of the living room. Usually, seven or eight people can sit there without being crowded. It is not too many to invite so many people every day.

By the time everything was ready, Kong Xuelan also got off work and went home.

School ends early on the island, and the last class ends at around 3 p.m.

When they arrived at Ye Xiaoxiao's yard, Ye Xiaoxiao asked Gao Yanfei across the wall if he wanted to come home for dinner.

Gao Yanfei was picking vegetables: "No, no, I have rice in the pot, I can just stir-fry some vegetables later."

Besides, she has a family, so she eats at other people's houses everywhere.

"Okay then, we'll eat together again next time we have the chance." Ye Xiaoxiao knew that the other party was embarrassed, so she decided to wait until they got more familiar with each other.

As soon as Kong Xuelan entered the yard, she felt the vibrant atmosphere in Xiaoxiao's home, "Do you need my help?"

"No need, just sit down and rest, we have already done it."

Only then did Kong Xuelan see Haiyan meeting a man she was not familiar with.

"This is Haiyan, and this is Abang, also my guest today."

Kong Xuelan and Haiyan greeted each other. She knew Haiyan. She had seen her before when she went to the store to buy things.

"No wonder the store was empty when I came back. It turns out that the owner, Haiyan, was visiting."

Haiyan smiled and did not explain the trouble she had encountered that day.

When Lu Hanchuan returned home, he found a lot more people at home.

Lu Hanchuan didn't know Haiyan and Abang, so Ye Xiaoxiao introduced them to her.

Lu Hanchuan also saw the injuries on Abang's body, but he didn't ask much and stretched out his hand to greet him.

Ah Bang responded stiffly, but it wasn't because he was being rude, it was just his personality.

This was the first time Haiyan met Captain Lu. Although he was not an ordinary guy, he was very handsome.

The happiest person was Lieutenant Li. Li Linghui grinned and said, "We don't have to eat in the cafeteria today. Let's change things up."

Although the food in the cafeteria is not bad, it gets boring if you eat too much.

Kong Xuelan glared at her husband and asked, "Why are you so useless?"

"No, I'm showing respect to the food."

Ye Xiaoxiao asked everyone to sit down. Everything was ready now, just waiting for Lu Hanchuan to bring back the copper pot and charcoal.

Lu Hanchuan handed the copper pot to Xiaoxiao, "It's clean, just add water, I'll go add charcoal."

Ye Xiaoxiao nodded. She poured hot water into the copper pot, put charcoal at the bottom of the pot, and put the ingredients in the pot, which quickly boiled and cooked.