Chapter 305 Bird's Nest

Aunt Zhou looked at Liu Yinyin's white and tender hands and asked her, "Are you from the city? Are you used to living on the island?"

The island is rich in resources, but it cannot compare with the city.

Liu Yinyin shook her head: "No, I'm from the country, and my husband is from the country too."

Aunt Zhou exclaimed: "I never realized that Commander Gu is from the countryside. He is a regimental-level cadre at such a young age, and he comes from a rural background. It is really amazing."

That’s right. Gu Cheng just turned 30 this year and he will definitely be able to move up in the future.

He is now the team leader, and he will be promoted in the future... Anyway, his future is immeasurable.

Liu Yinyin and You Rongyan: "He works very hard."

When I came out of the kitchen, Gu Cheng had already left. He was going to visit the station with Wei Guodong and others in the afternoon.

What surprised Liu Yinyin was that Mr. Zhou was helping her look after Gu Yanyan.

There are two military dogs on the island.

Gu Yanyan was a newborn calf that was not afraid of tigers and actually chased the military dog ​​to play.

Liu Yinyin was almost frightened to death.

He was relieved when he saw that the military dog ​​had no intention of attacking Gu Yanyan.

Aunt Zhou took a look and said, "It's okay. The master is watching over them. He raised these two dogs. They are obedient."

Liu Yinyin saw Grandpa Zhou leaning on a cane. He knocked the cane on the ground twice and said to Aunt Zhou, "Let's go..."

As soon as he turned around, two military dogs followed him immediately.

Aunt Zhou said unhappily, "Let's go. He is just like that. He has a weird temper."

Liu Yinyin smiled without saying anything. She helped Aunt Zhou carry two wooden buckets and a shovel and followed behind.

The beach is not far away, and you can hear the sound of waves from the bungalow. Liu Yinyin quite likes this place, and the air is full of the scent of the sea.

"Is this place good?" Aunt Zhou asked. She and her husband had insisted on coming here because of the nice environment.

Liu Yinyin nodded: "Very beautiful."

The environment at that time had not been damaged, and there was natural beauty everywhere, making people feel peaceful and comfortable.

Aunt Zhou told her: "I heard that the authorities are going to build a nursing home here, but I don't know if it's true or not."

Aunt Zhou actually hopes this is true, as those living in the nursing home are all elderly comrades who are in poor health and need nursing.

By then, my spouse will be able to get to know more people and chat with them.

Liu Yinyin didn't know about this.

Mr. Zhou led them to a nearby beach.

Aunt Zhou's legs were not very convenient, so she found a place to sit nearby and said to Liu Yinyin, "You go dig seafood, I'll help you look after Yanyan."

Liu Yinyin hummed: "Auntie, if he doesn't listen, just call me."

Gu Yanyan also likes the beach. At this moment, he is squatting on the ground with a small bucket, picking up colorful pebbles.

This place is quite far from the sea, and there are two military dogs watching nearby, so there is nothing to worry about.

After walking a little further barefoot, Liu Yinyin took out a can of salt from the bucket and sprinkled it on the hole, just like before.

After a while, clams crawled out of the hole one by one. The clams here looked bigger and longer.

Liu Yinyin picked out the clams and threw them into the bucket.

In addition to clams, there are also a lot of snails underneath.

I thought that flower snails were easy to raise and would not die if kept in water for four or five days.

Liu Yinyin then focused her attention on digging snails.

Maybe because there were not many people, there was really a lot of seafood here, and before long, the wooden barrel was almost full...

There was too much seafood to eat even if she dug it up, so Liu Yinyin stopped with a feeling of not having enough.

I looked up at the sky and it was still early.

I saw a large group of swallows flying into the cave nearby.

Liu Yinyin thought for a moment and asked Grandpa Zhou beside her: "Grandpa, there are so many swallows here, will there be a swallow's nest in the cave... a swallow's nest?"

Bird's nest is a precious thing. Only rich people can eat it these days. Country people generally don't know what it is.

Liu Yinyin changed her mind when the words came to her lips.

But who is the eldest master? He has eaten more salt than she has eaten rice.

Hearing Liu Yinyin's words, the eldest master looked up at her and asked in a serious tone, "Do you know about bird's nests?"

Liu Yinyin thought for a moment and said vaguely: "My neighbor is from Beijing, and I heard her say..."

This was true. Zheng Qiangwei had indeed mentioned to her that her mother-in-law had sent her expensive bird's nests to nourish her body.

Liu Yinyin continued, "I heard that bird's nests are good things. If there are bird's nests in the cave, we can get some for you to eat. It will definitely be good for your health."

Mr. Zhou paused for a moment, then said, "You can ask Captain Gu to take a look."

It is dangerous to look for bird's nests in the cave.

Neither the old couple can do it, and Liu Yinyin, a girl, can't do it either.

Gu Cheng can give it a try.

Liu Yinyin was eager to make a move and said, "...Master, I'll go over and take a look first. I'll just walk around the side and not go in."

He was not an ignorant child, so Grandpa Zhou just said, "Be careful."

Liu Yinyin carried an empty wooden barrel over.

There were many stones around the cave, and Liu Yinyin walked slowly over them.

As I got closer, I could see it more clearly.

The cave here is really big and it is pitch black inside, just like countless caves.

There are also many swallows flying in and out.

Liu Yinyin was very moved, but it was too high. Aunt Zhou and Grandpa Zhou were watching not far away.

It was not easy for Liu Yinyin to climb up either.

I can only give up thinking about it and wait and see when she and Gu Cheng come tomorrow.

However, the cave is inaccessible.

There are a lot of good things below. Liu Yinyin saw densely packed oysters, which were very large in size, on the rocks below.

They are all naturally grown oysters. Liu Yinyin rolled up her trousers and started to pry the oysters...

I don’t know how long it took, but Liu Yinyin came ashore carrying a bucket of large oysters. In addition to oysters, she also caught two palm-sized orchid crabs.

Aunt Zhou looked at the big oysters in the bucket and couldn't help but twitch her lips: "Yinyin, this is too nutritious..."

Which man can bear to eat so many oysters?

Liu Yinyin coughed and said, "...Auntie, go back and share some with the other people on the island."

Aunt Zhou smiled and said, "Don't worry, I understand."

Liu Yinyin: “…”

It was a fruitful day. Back at the cottage, Liu Yinyin worked with Aunt Zhou to prepare seafood.

Aunt Zhou said that there were not many people on the island. Apart from the two old people, there were ten soldiers guarding the island.

Aunt Zhou and Grandpa Zhou are responsible for cooking for them.

There is not much to eat on the island, especially vegetables.

Grandpa Zhou usually raises some fish and shrimps to nourish everyone.

They also raised five old hens to lay eggs. On a good day, they could lay three or four eggs a day.

Aunt Zhou and Grandpa Zhou were reluctant to eat any of the food themselves, so they kept most of it.