Shen Qingyun grabbed Yin Xiaoman and kissed her hard on the cheek.
"Wife, you've worked hard."
"It's not hard." How could it be as hard as his?
Yin Xiaoman reached out and gently stroked his face with a bit of heartache.
Although the man didn't say anything, she saw it with her own eyes. I watched him lead a group of young soldiers, chopping branches and digging stones, transporting them down in cartloads, and then pushing up cartloads of lime and cut stone slabs to build steps.
That kind of hardship was something she had never imagined before.
Touching the man's tanned face, and looking at his lips that had lost a little color, Yin Xiaoman couldn't suppress the pity in her heart.
She rarely pushed away his hand around her waist, and said gently, "Go to sleep, I'll stay with you."
After saying that, she took the initiative to push him onto the bed.
Shen Qingyun slept soundly this time. Although it was just a short nap, he felt as if he had been injected with some panacea and felt much more comfortable.
After waking up, he immediately returned to the camp.
Yin Xiaoman was actually a light sleeper, and she got up after Shen Qingyun left.
I woke up the two children and took them out.
Since he had promised to take them up the mountain in the afternoon, Yin Xiaoman naturally had to keep his promise. What's more, instead of letting them run around without knowing anything, it is better to bring them with you so that you can keep an eye on them.
The road that Shen Qingyun led his troops to construct was a newly built road. The section currently under repair is from the ship berth to the large platform of the camp.
This is to facilitate the transportation of equipment and materials when the expert team arrives.
The road leading to the mountain from the residence has not been repaired yet, and it is still a small path that can only accommodate one person, and was trampled out by wild animals or people.
Yin Xiaoman let the two children walk in front of her and she followed behind.
Except for Erniu who was jumping happily between the two people with empty hands, she and Dabao each carried a backpack with a bamboo stick in their hands and a sickle in the basket.
The sickle is used to cut bananas or branches that are in the way, and the bamboo branch is used by Yin Xiaoman to scare away a small snake in case it suddenly appears on the roadside.
Although Ren Ping'an assured her at noon that there were no poisonous snakes on the mountain, the mountain was so big and he hadn't even turned around, so how could he be sure?
What's more, even if there are no poisonous snakes, if a small non-venomous snake suddenly jumps out from somewhere, it can scare her to death!
Just in case.
The three people did not walk far, but were still wandering around the area where Yin Xiaoman had been before.
Knowing nothing about the situation in the mountains, Yin Xiaoman was not brave enough to take the two children with him to wander around.
With Dabao's help, they picked quite a few lemons and also cut a few bunches of bananas.
Ren Ping'an said that there was no liquor on the island, nor the incense that people used to offer as sacrifices, so the banana leaves had to be kept covered for a few more days. But for Yin Xiaoman, this is not a problem at all!
Not to mention the wine, but also the incense offered... I don't know how much of it is left that was used to worship her before the beginning of spring and was pulled out by her and thrown into the space.
Thinking of incense, Yin Xiaoman suddenly remembered another thing, that is mosquitoes!
The climate here is humid and there are mostly plants on the back hill. Even though they were only here for one day, they experienced firsthand how aggressive the mosquitoes and flies are here!
Before going to bed last night, Yin Xiaoman ran to the cabin and patted the two children for a long time. But when they woke up in the morning, Dabao and Erniu still had traces of mosquito bites on their bodies and faces.
The pain, itching and ugliness are secondary. The key is that Yin Xiaoman is afraid that these mosquitoes may be poisonous.
In the past, old people always said that some mosquitoes and flies are poisonous and one bite from them could cause a ulcer to last for a month. Those who are even more unlucky may suffer from fever, diarrhea, or even death.
Yin Xiaoman thought that he must remember to ask Xiao Ren for some mosquito coils later, and also ask if they would be given any medicines when they go to the island.
Not only that, she also began to plan to include medicines in the list of materials to be exchanged with Lichun.
Before coming, Yin Xiaoman had prepared a lot of seafood and placed it in the room in his palace, just in case something happened that would delay the plan to exchange supplies with Lichun every week.
The house is still full of things, so she is not in a hurry to go fishing.
I would like to use the time before the experts arrive to explore the secrets of the mountain.
But today she has more important things to do.
After picking enough things she needed, Yin Xiaoman took the two little ones back home.
After arriving home, she first poked the sealed stove again and boiled a large pot of water. Then I took the bucket and basin, carried the bamboo basket, and went to the creek with my son and daughter to wash lemons.
At noon, seeing the family drinking lemon mint water happily, she made up her mind that from today on, she would prepare cooling drinks for the soldiers working in the mountains every day.
Although Ren Ping'an always said that she only needed to be responsible for the experts' diet and didn't need to worry about anything else.
But seeing these soldiers doing such heavy work in such hot weather, she always felt uneasy if she didn't do something.
She can't do those physical jobs and no one will let her do them, so she'll just do something she can do.
The stream is not deep, probably just covering the ankles, so there is no danger even if you fall in. Seeing the two children having fun playing in the water, Yin Xiaoman did not spoil their fun and simply assigned them to wash lemons here.
After demonstrating how to wash lemons, she carried a bamboo basket to the field next door and cut a large bunch of mint.
They also washed the mint, carried a bucket of water and returned home.
The three of them divided the work and started working on cooling the water, cutting the lemons and picking the mint.
Yin Xiaoman has always been a little conflicted.
She really wanted to put some honey in it as well, but after thinking it over, she decided not to.
I can only be more careful to cut the lemon slices thinner and pick the mint leaves more carefully, hoping to provide them with more vitamins as Ren Pingan said.
After cooling the lemonade, they took the two kids, carrying buckets and bowls, and went to the road that was being repaired.
When he saw them coming, the team leader Shen Qingyun was obviously stunned for a moment, but before he could ask, his eyes fell on the buckets and porcelain bowls in the hands of his wife and children.
What's not clear about this? He burst out laughing.
"Take a break, come and have some water. Your sister-in-law made some lemon water, come and have some."
His smile was bright and warm, and there was a hint of arrogance in his shouting.
How could Yin Xiaoman not see his little thoughts?
But she just pursed her lips and glanced at him without saying a word.
She handed the food to the soldiers from the kitchen squad who came over to help, and while everyone was laughing and rushing over to drink water and no one was paying attention, she quickly stuffed a piece of food into Shen Qingyun's mouth.
Shen Qingyun was startled.
I chewed it subconsciously, only to find that there was a salted sour plum in my mouth.
He was on guard and his whole face wrinkled up at once because of the sourness. He felt like all his teeth fell out in an instant!
He glared at his wife and was about to say something, but suddenly he felt his mouth full of saliva. The salty and sour taste stimulated his dizzy head and made it a little clearer.
He put the plum in his mouth, looked at his wife standing beside him with a frown, pretending to be angry and scolded her: "You are so creative, you scared me."
But there wasn't a hint of blame in his tone.
Shen Qingyun has always known that his wife likes to tinker with snacks when she has nothing to do.
Dry some flowers and grass, make some dried squid, shrimp strips and the like, soak them in water or let the two kids use them to grind their teeth.
They also tried to give him food, but he refused it every time.
But Shen Qingyun didn't know when this little woman pickled plums?
To be honest, if it were any other time, he would never eat this thing. It’s salty and sour, not only does it satisfy your hunger, but it also stimulates your appetite. The most important thing is, once you put it in your mouth, it feels so stimulating!
There's really nothing to eat.
But at this moment, he suddenly felt that this thing was interesting.
"These pickled plums are delicious. Do you have any more? If you do, take some out and share them with the kids." He quietly approached his wife and said.
Yin Xiaoman was a little surprised. She didn't expect Shen Qingyun to make such a request.
The salted green plums were actually pickled by her herself in her previous life.
It is used as an ingredient when making roast pork with plums and sweet and sour spare ribs.
In this life, where is the chance to cook these delicious dishes? Come to think of it, she almost forgot about that small jar of stuff.
Just before she went out, she accidentally thought of it.
I feel that men sweat too much while working outside, so I want to give them some salt supplement.
Another thing is that she couldn't adapt to the climate here. She felt stuffy all the time and vaguely nauseous.
Although I don’t know whether Shen Qingyun will have these feelings, it’s better to be prepared.
The salty and sour taste of pickled plums is very useful in stopping vomiting and relieving greasiness.
She knew that this guy never liked to snatch snacks from other children, so if she gave it to him to eat, he would definitely refuse. Instead of going through the trouble of explaining to him, it is better to catch him off guard.
That's why she stuffed one into his mouth without caring about being laughed at in case someone saw her.
But instead of being scolded as expected, he was praised, which was really beyond Yin Xiaoman's expectations.
She thought about it and nodded honestly: "Yes, but not much."
"Take as much as you can." Shen Qingyun sighed.
Of course he knew it wouldn't be much.
He knew how much luggage he brought with him when he came.
Since his wife came from such a long distance to bring it with her, it must be something she treasures very much. If it were any other time, he would not have made such a request.
However, according to his observation, most of these soldiers were new recruits. Most people have no experience of living in the tropics.
I'm afraid there are many people who are not able to adapt to the local climate like him.
Under such circumstances, many children were obviously struggling to do such heavy physical work without any buffer time.
Although Shen Qingyun felt that this was not a good thing to continue, he had no better solution under the current circumstances and could only take things one step at a time.
Following the man's request, Yin Xiaoman went home and took out the whole jar of pickled plums.
After all the calculations, this one can wouldn't be enough for so many people to eat for three days.
But what can we do?
She sighed softly.
Taking out one third, Yin Xiaoman carefully cut it into small pieces, put it in a bowl, and asked Dabao to send it back to his father.
She picked up the backpack again and went to the back mountain.
Just now, the man told her how he felt after eating, and also talked about the current situation of the soldiers in the security camp, which made Yin Xiaoman feel a little uncomfortable after listening.
But there are only so many plums, and when I was pickling them I didn't expect that they would be used for this purpose in the end.
But the plums are gone, but there are lemons on the mountain!
There is a universal principle for everything in the world. Since pickled foods made from plums are useful, Yin Xiaoman thought that he could also try salting some lemons.
She worked on the mountain for a long time and picked half a basket of lemons.
When I was going down the mountain, I saw my son standing at the door from a distance, looking towards the back mountain.
A face full of anxiety.
Is this waiting for me? Yin Xiaoman couldn't help but quicken his pace.
"What are you doing standing at the door?"
She shouted.
Before she could finish her words, Dabao had already seen her, and then he sniffed, looked nervous, and ran towards her with a bit of grievance.
He ran and yelled, "Mom, mom, hurry up, the uncle on the boat is here again! He asked me to come back and call you. He said he wanted to give you another son!"
When the child said the last sentence, there was an obvious cry in his voice.
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