Chapter 58 Helping sister-in-law is what Gu Tuan wants...
Ye Tan ate a lot at dinner, and was afraid of indigestion if he went to bed early, but he didn't want to go out, so he closed the door, put on his shorts and pajamas, spread a carpet in the living room, and started to pick up the yoga poses he had left behind.
This body has never done these movements before, so Ye Tan started by doing some small movements to give the body time to adapt.
Halfway through, she realized she had underestimated herself and that her body was much more flexible than she had imagined, so she started doing some more difficult poses, first a half moon pose, then a flying lizard pose.
The right leg moved forward successfully, but the left leg crashed halfway into the flight. My sense of balance and center of gravity were a bit lacking.
The movements looked slow, and Ye Tan was sweating after finishing them.
She sat on the mat and breathed slowly, and only got up to take a shower after her breathing became steady.
You can’t get fat in one bite, so this is the amount of exercise I’m going to do today.
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When the clothes for the family members were almost finished, Ye Tan started to make them for Zhao Xiaoya.
The fabric was brought in two days ago. Zhao Xiaoya wanted a formal and steady piece of clothing because she had to go to work, and it would be best if it could give people a sense of convincing power at first glance.
Based on her description, Ye Tan thought of the videos he saw in later generations. What Zhao Xiaoya probably wanted was to change from a young and beautiful girl to a head teacher with a bun, glasses and a sullen face.
But Zhao Xiaoya herself has a gentle appearance and loves to laugh, so she can never become a stiff and serious person.
In the end, Ye Tan made her a suit with a lapel shirt style and a bow tie of the same color at the collar. It was simple and elegant with a little foreign style.
Below is a simple black high-waisted skirt that reaches the calf. When paired with a pair of small leather shoes, it looks calm, formal and beautiful.
When Ye Tan was focused, she made clothes very quickly and finished in half a day. The clothes were still missing the last step, ironing, but she had not bought an ironing machine yet, so she could only use an enamel pot filled with hot water to press them.
After get off work in the afternoon, Zhao Xiaoya came over to try it on and was very satisfied.
"Thanks to you, I have clothes to wear without leaving the island. Just wait, when I wear the clothes and go out for a few rounds, I'm sure many people will ask you to make clothes for me."
Ye Tan hadn't thought of this, but he still said with a smile: "Thank you for advertising for me. I'll pay you the advertising fee later."
Zhao Xiaoya changed her clothes and said with a smile: "No need, just make me a few more clothes later."
While she was wearing clothes, she suddenly remembered and asked, "You can make men's clothes too, right? Xudong's two shirts have turned yellow from wearing them. I'll prepare the fabric later. Can you help me make some?"
Zhao Xiaoya asked this because she was worried that Ye Tan was unwilling to make clothes for men, but she was overthinking it. In Ye Tan's eyes, making clothes for men and women was not divided. She waved her hand and said, "Bring it to me some other day and I will make it for you. It just so happens that I also plan to make a few pieces for Gu Zhao, so we can do it together."
The material for making shirts is easy to find. It is available in the base stores and is always in stock. Military wives can find it anytime they go.
The next day, Zhao Xiaoya brought over the ingredients, along with the clay pot rice she made. She had learned how to make it from her sister-in-law, who was from Guangdong Province.
While eating, Ye Tan envied Zhao Xiaoya, who could learn to cook any dish.
However, Zhao Xiaoya felt that anyone could cook, but making clothes was different. It required a clever mind and the ability to design patterns. It was much more difficult than cooking. She saw Ye Tan making clothes effortlessly, but she couldn't do it.
The two of them both thought the other was amazing and envied each other. Finally, Ye Tan finished eating and clapped his hands and said, "Stop talking. We complement each other. From now on, you cook for me and I make clothes for you. Isn't that perfect?"
She said she would wait for Gu Zhao to cook for her, and even if Gu Zhao was not there, she would have someone else to cook for her.
Zhao Xiaoya thought so too.
Thousands of miles away, Gu Zhao was observing the sea when he suddenly sneezed into the wind. The second mate next to him put down his telescope and looked at him worriedly, "Captain Gu, be careful not to catch a cold."
Gu Zhao rubbed his nose twice and said nonchalantly, "It's okay."
The second mate said cautiously, "You still have to be careful. I'll have the kitchen staff make you a bowl of ginger soup later as a precaution. By the way, I heard a salmon was caught this morning, and the kitchen staff prepared sashimi."
There is a cold storage on the ship, so there is no shortage of ice. Everyone can catch whatever they can while drifting. We live by the sea and eat whatever we catch.
It’s not that Gu Zhao hasn’t eaten sashimi before, but he just doesn’t like it very much. He still prefers cooked food.
When I think of food, I think of my wife waiting for me at home. I wonder if she has eaten yet or if she is hungry.
Of course Ye Tan was not hungry, as he was picking king crabs at the moment.
Ever since she ate Zhao Xiaoya's king crab, she couldn't forget it. That evening, while everyone was preparing dinner outside, she strolled out.
Follow what Zhao Xiaoya said, walk in the opposite direction of the beach, turn around the blind spot in front, and you will see another open world.
Beach, sea, reefs, waves.
There were various fishing boats floating in the water, many of which were in the process of being decommissioned. Ye Tan walked towards the nearest old fisherman.
His boat was not big, but he caught a lot of seafood. There were two young men following him, one was helping the old man to pack up the fishing nets, and the other was picking up various sea fish into a bucket.
Ye Tan saw a large sea clam being dug out by a young man. He took a look at it and threw it aside in disgust. Then he reached for a long tendril, pulled it out and threw it into the bucket.
Ye Tan looked at the colorful appearance of the creature, which looked particularly like a lobster. It looked to be more than 20 centimeters long, which was only considered medium size among lobsters.
Ye Tan looked for a while, found what he wanted, and walked up to ask, "Old man, are you selling your seafood now?"
The old man was bending over to pick up a bucket. He looked up when he heard the sound. His face was full of wrinkles and darkened by the sea breeze. When he saw that Ye Tan was a young girl, he smiled kindly and simply.
"Land for sale, just pick up whatever you want." He spoke with a local accent, but Ye Tan could still understand him if he listened carefully.
She went over and said with a smile, "Okay, let me take a look."
She took two steps and saw the king crabs in the bucket nearby. She asked the price and found out that it was indeed not expensive. Compared with later generations, it was a bargain.
She picked up one, and thinking that Gu Zhao would be back in two days, she picked up another one and kept it at home. It would not be easy for a big one to die if it was kept in sea water.
After picking out the king crabs, she couldn't help but turn her gaze to the lobster in the boy's bucket, waving its claws: "Is this big lobster for sale?"
She was asking the young man, who was busy. When he heard the voice, he looked up and saw Ye Tan's smooth face facing the sunset. His smiling eyes were brighter than the stars on the sea at night.
The boy was stunned for a moment. He had never seen such a beautiful girl.
The old man on the side saw his grandson's stupidity and slapped him on the back of the head, "I asked you a question, why don't you answer it?"
The boy was woken up by the slap. He touched his head and saw his face was black and red. He was too embarrassed to look at Ye Tan again. He continued to work while pointing at the bucket and said to her: "All for sale, you can pick whatever you want."
Ye Tan pointed to a large sea clam on the side and asked, "Do you still want this large sea clam?"
The boy said, "This is nothing to eat. If you like it, I'll give it to you. You don't need any money."
Ye Tan was very happy and thanked him sincerely.
Seeing that she was a girl, the old man found her a net bag and put all the seafood she had picked in it. Ye Tan paid and carried the things home.
When I got home, I put everything in a big basin, and then I couldn't wait to take out the big sea clams and start smashing them in the yard.
That’s right, Ye Tan didn’t want to eat this, she wanted to see if there were any pearls.
Ye Tan took a small hammer and hit the clam shell. The first time he didn't hit it with enough force, so he doubled his strength the second time. The clam shell finally cracked. After a few more hits, the clam shell was completely shattered.
Ye Tan didn't like touching mollusks. She used a branch to pry open the clam meat, squinted her eyes and looked carefully. It took her a long time to pry out something the size of a grain of rice from a corner.
Ye Tan picked it up and looked at it carefully in the sunlight. He was a little unsure whether it was a pearl, but if it was, it was so small, what use could it have?
Ye Tan was extremely disappointed. He threw the water into the pool, washed his hands and stood up. The water from the well slowly flowed into the pool and then flowed into the sewer through the drain.
Ye Tan washed half of his hands and felt it was a pity to let the water just slip away. He picked up the washbasin beside him and placed it under the water pipe. He filled it halfway and then picked it up and splashed it on the ground beside him.
She and Gu Zhao had hoeed the soil here before, and the soil was loose, so the water they sprinkled quickly seeped into the ground.
I had said before that I wanted to plant cucumbers and loofahs, but I never had the time to buy the seeds.
Ye Tan wiped his hands and looked at the sky, which was gray and about to get dark.
She didn't eat the king crabs that night because crabs are cold in nature and she was afraid that her body wouldn't be able to handle eating them continuously.
She ate boiled eggs and steamed buns with beef sauce and malted milk.
After Ye Tan fed himself, he took a look at the king crabs and lobsters in the big basin. They were still full of life and tried to crawl out several times. Ye Tan finally had to find something to cover them up to prevent the lobsters from crawling back to their home in the sea when he woke up early the next morning.
You still need a big water tank at home. A wooden barrel is not enough to keep things.
Thinking of wanting a water tank, Ye Tan didn't know where to buy one for a moment. The grocery store didn't sell such a large item, so it seemed that he had to leave the island.
It is not difficult to leave the island. There is a special transport boat that leaves the island at 5:00 in the morning and returns at 3:40 in the afternoon. However, Ye Tan is seasick and he is afraid that he can't even take care of himself by himself, let alone buy a big water tank to bring back.
After thinking about it, she gave up the idea and decided to wait until Gu Zhao came back.
Later, Zhao Xiaoya learned that she wanted a large water tank and was planning to go off the island to buy one. She advised her, "There are many fishermen on this island, and every household is used to raising fish in water tanks. If you want one, why not go to the surrounding fishing villages and have a look?"
Although Zhao Xiaoya and Ye Tan came to the island together, she had much richer interpersonal relationships than Ye Tan. Not only did she know a lot of people in the compound, but later when she became a primary school teacher, she came into contact with even more parents and naturally knew more news.
This indeed provided convenience for Ye Tan. She found some time and went to the beach where the fishermen came and went. After waiting for a while, she saw the uncle who bought the lobster last time coming back by boat.
She walked over to say hello. The uncle still remembered her and smiled when he saw her. He said, "Girl, you're buying seafood again. Take a look at whatever you want. Do you want any hairtail? It's delicious when fried."
Ye Tan was not planning to buy any seafood this time, as the king crabs and lobsters at home had not been eaten yet. But when she saw the long silver hairtail in her uncle's bucket, she thought that this thing would be a great snack if fried and sprinkled with spices, so she asked Xiaoya to fry some for her.
Ye Tan was so tempted that he saw that there were only seven or eight fish in the bucket. Thinking that fried ones would last longer, he took them all.
He ate half of it himself and gave the other half to Zhao Xiaoya as materials for the handicraft.
The uncle was very happy as he had just made another deal after coming ashore. He had already prepared a net bag for Ye Tan to catch the fish.
Only then did Ye Tan ask him if anyone knew of a large unused water tank, as she wanted to buy one to use.
"A water tank? I have one at home. If you want one, I'll share it with you. But you know, it's troublesome to bring things into the island, and the price is more expensive than buying them from outside."
After hearing this, Ye Tan did not blindly ask for it. Instead, she asked about the price. Although she didn't know the price of water tanks outside, the price offered by her uncle was very suitable for her.
The old man also said clearly that the water tank is one dollar more expensive than the one bought outside.
Ye Tan asked about the size of the water tank and when he found out it was the size he wanted, he ordered it directly.
The uncle immediately called out to his two grandsons, "Go home and clear out the water tank under the eaves, move it to the cart, tie it up, and pull it over here. Be careful not to get it bumped or damaged on the way. By the way, girl, where do you want it taken? Have them bring it directly to your home."
Ye Tan pointed to the wall of the garrison in front and said, "I live in the garrison compound."
The uncle's eyes widened a little, and he looked at Ye Tan and asked, "Are you a military family member?"
Ye Tan smiled and said, "My husband is a soldier."
When the uncle heard this, he immediately took out the money Ye Tan had given him for the water jar and returned the extra dollar to her. "I can't charge you any more money. A broken water jar is not worth it. It was your boat that helped transport it back. How can I ask you for money?"
Ye Tan was holding the money that was suddenly stuffed back to him. He was stunned for a moment and smiled helplessly, "Uncle, why did you return the agreed price? You should keep it."
The uncle waved his hand and took a step back. "I should have accepted the money for the water jar, but I can't accept this dollar. If you really want it, take it back, or I won't sell it to you."
Ye Tan...are you forcing me to return the money?
Seeing her uncle's insistence, Ye Tan was afraid that he would really not sell her the water jar if she didn't accept the dollar, so she had no choice but to accept it. The uncle immediately laughed and urged his two grandsons to go home quickly to get the jar.
Two hardworking young men pushed the cart all the way and helped Ye Tan arrive directly at the gate of the residence.
The two people wanted to help Ye Tan send the water tank directly to her home, but outsiders were not allowed to enter the base. Ye Tan could only let them put the water tank at the gate first, and then she would find someone to help send it home.
But who should she look for? The only people she knew were Chen Xudong and Xiao Li. Chen Xudong had also gone out to sea, and Xiao Li had gone out to sea directly with Gu Zhao. Zhao Xiaoya was a girl, and she was probably in class at the moment and had no time.
And then there's Grandma Li? She's too old to be considered.
Ye Tan was just thinking about finding a car to transport the things back home slowly when a few young soldiers came out of the gate. Some of them looked familiar, but he couldn't remember their names for a moment.
Ye Tan stood by the water tank, watching them walk by, thinking that something might have happened to them when they went out.
The few young soldiers who had just walked to the front grumbled a few times, and three of them lined up and walked back.
The leader smoothed his short flat head and asked Ye Tan, "Sister-in-law, are you going to carry the water tank?"
Ye Tan subconsciously showed respect to the young soldier, stood up straight, smiled and said: "I bought a water tank from a fellow villager's house, and planned to take it home to raise some seafood, so that it will be convenient for daily consumption."
After Ye Tan finished speaking, several young soldiers looked at each other and began to roll up their sleeves, "Sister-in-law, please move aside. It's not easy for you to handle such a big water tank. Let us help you carry it back home."
"Ah?" Ye Tan was stunned for a moment. "Isn't this too much trouble? Are you guys working now?"
The young soldier waved his hand and said, "It's just routine patrol. It doesn't matter if two or three people are missing temporarily. It won't delay our work." As he said that, a young soldier borrowed a hemp rope and a wooden stick from the guard room.
The three little soldiers quickly tied the hemp rope into a knot and went to move the water tank together. Ye Tan saw this and subconsciously wanted to help. However, when the three little soldiers saw her outstretched white wrist, their hands softened and they almost lost their grip.
"Well, sister-in-law, don't be so busy. The three of us are enough. Don't bump into you." The little soldier who spoke had a round face. Ye Tan always felt that it was full of baby fat. She thought he was not very old and was a little brother. She smiled at him gently, clapped her hands and stood aside. "Okay, sister won't cause any trouble for you. I will treat you to dinner later."
The three little soldiers blushed and almost lost their strength after hearing Ye Tan call them "sister". In the end, they were afraid of losing face in front of Ye Tan, so they concentrated their energy and lifted the half-person-high water tank and put it into the knot.
With a push of the wooden stick, the three men lifted it up and walked away. It took less than two minutes.
The young soldier in front turned around, still too embarrassed to look at Ye Tan any longer. Thinking of Ye Tan calling herself sister, his tone became coy: "Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, let's go."
Ye Tan followed with a smile, and asked them how old they were, whether they had a partner, what kind of person they liked, and whether he would help them with matchmaking if he had the chance in the future, etc. The three little soldiers blushed and walked quickly with their heads down.
Only one person, looking at the slightly older one, said with an embarrassed look, "I, I have a childhood engagement in my hometown, and I will go back to get married next year."
Ye Tan: "Then you must be childhood sweethearts, right?"
The little soldier was a little shy: "Yes, we have played together since we were young."
"Childhood sweethearts, two innocent people, how wonderful it is! You will definitely be very happy in the future."
The little soldier smiled innocently: "Thank you, sister-in-law, for your kind words."
Ye Tan couldn't help but look at the round-faced little soldier, "You're only fifteen years old and you're already joining the army. Do you miss home?"
He was only fifteen years old, which is still a big baby in modern times, but he had already left home thousands of miles away to join the army. Seeing him helping me carry the water tank, I felt guilty of abusing a minor.
So when they got home, Ye Tan gave each of them a big apple, and also gave the round-faced little soldier an orange as an extra treat.
After the three of them left and walked a distance from the gate, a few of them sighed, "There are rumors outside that my sister-in-law is lazy and greedy. I think they are just jealous. My sister-in-law is such a good person."
"Yes, she is beautiful and generous. It is a pleasure to talk to her. Her voice is like a lark, soothing to listen to. Gu Tuan must be very happy to have such a daughter-in-law every day."
The round-faced soldier held the oranges in his hands and said to the two of them with a smile: "If I had a wife like my sister-in-law, I would be happy to wash her feet, not to mention cooking for her every day." It is easy to find a wife who can cook, but it is rare to find one who is considerate.
To Gu Tuan, sister-in-law is the one he likes.
The two of them didn't deny what he said, but they looked at the orange in his hand and were dissatisfied, "Why do you have an extra orange?"
The round-faced soldier scratched his cheek and smiled innocently yet proudly, "Maybe my sister-in-law thinks I look like her brother?"
The other two looked at his round face, not expecting to suffer a loss here. One of them couldn't help but rubbed it, "You really do look like a younger brother."
The round-faced soldier was unhappy and wiped his face, feeling very disgusted. "Be careful, don't touch my face again."
Although he has a round face, he is still a big man of about 1.8 meters when he stands out. Doesn't he have any face?
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The author has something to say: I suddenly want to say thank you to all the little angels who have always supported me, thank you'
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