As Yin Xiaoman said, Cui Yan really picked up a yellow soft candy and put it into her mouth. It's soft and bouncy. When you bite it, you can smell a rich fruity aroma that you have never tasted before.
"Delicious!" she nodded in approval.
Yin Xiaoman smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, try the white one."
But this time Cui Yan did not do as she said.
She shook her head. "Can you keep eating this? Just taste it."
As she spoke, she closed the lid of the box and put it back in place, then asked, "How is this candy made? I've never even seen it before. And, Xiaoman, you can make the mold yourself? How come you can do everything!"
She thought of the shell and the little rabbit again.
"How could that be possible? You think too highly of me." Yin Xiaoman burst out laughing.
"I didn't carve them. Erniu saw a mold for making flower buns in the kitchen and knew that Ren Ping'an had carved it himself, so she insisted that he carve one for her. It turned out that Ren Ping'an was also very skillful, and he carved several and sent them over in a few days.
Sister-in-law, how many did you see? There are also stars, moons, and little monkeys, so many shapes! ”
Cui Yan remembered Ren Ping'an, the squad leader of the kitchen squad just now, who was staring at Yin Xiaoman, as if he was afraid that his chicken would be snatched away.
Thinking of his silly look, Cui Yan couldn't help laughing: "There are quite a few talented people on this island."
"Yes, there are hidden dragons and crouching tigers!"
Seeing that Cui Yan was interested, Yin Xiaoman did not hide it and explained it to her in detail while making the coconut milk cake.
"This is agar-agar. The water boiled with it is sticky. The fruit juice candy just now and the coconut milk cake we are going to make now both use it as a coagulant."
Yin Xiaoman put a mass of yellow seaweed-like stuff into the pot and simmered it over low heat.
"Xiaoman, who did you learn all this from? I have spent much more time at the beach than you, so why didn't I know this?" Cui Yan couldn't help but marvel at the thought.
"Because you don't pay attention to what you cook."
Yin Xiaoman smiled and glanced at her: "I didn't know this agar-agar before, but I noticed it when I saw the kitchen staff occasionally using it to make jelly. You know, when it's hot on this island, meat can't be transported here. In order to improve the lives of the soldiers, they sometimes use this with some of the bacon soup they saved to make jelly."
Cui Yan agreed with Xiaoman's statement that she didn't care about cooking.
She felt that it didn’t matter whether she paid attention or not, and even if she did, she wouldn’t do anything accordingly.
Just like this coconut milk cake, she originally thought that the process was a little complicated, with cutting and grinding, but when she saw Yin Xiaoman put so much sugar and milk powder in it, she lost all desire to learn.
I can't cook it even if I learn it. Can't all these good things be saved and eaten slowly? Instead of wasting them all in one meal! Her heart ached when she thought about it.
But Cui Yan also knew that Xiaoman did this out of kindness.
If they hadn't come, she probably wouldn't have been able to make and eat these precious things so often.
Cui Yan was grateful for this.
We had steamed buns for lunch and were given coconut milk cake in the afternoon. The members of the expert group were a little dazed for a moment and felt that today might be the Chinese New Year.
They had been living a life of countless years since entering the island, but the two surprises in one day still touched their already tired and numb nerves.
Engineer Ning stopped what he was doing, took the initiative to find Mr. Hua, and shook the coconut milk cake in front of him: "What happened to Xiaoman today? Is there any happy event at home?"
Mr. Hua had already learned about the arrival of Qi Feng's family and agreed to go over in the evening to have a gathering together. Hearing Ning Gong's question, he smiled and winked at him: "Isn't there a happy event? A big happy event! Do you want to join in the fun?"
Hearing him say that, Ning Gong suddenly became interested: "Hey, what's the matter? Tell me, let me be happy too!"
But after Mr. Hua told him that the whole Qi family was coming and they were going to have dinner together in the evening, the smile on Ning Gong's face gradually faded and he became silent.
"What's wrong? Are you unhappy to hear that Qi Feng is here?"
Mr. Hua is a little strange. In his impression, the old friend had a pretty good relationship with Qi Feng and the others.
"Where?" Ning Gong shook his head.
"I was just wondering... Is the situation outside already this chaotic? Even Qi Feng is being forced to hide in this place?"
As soon as these words came out, Mr. Hua's smile disappeared, and the two old men fell into silence.
Although no one said it, they both knew that the decision to let Shen Qingyun and Xiaoman go to the island was actually a helpless move.
Although it is relatively peaceful on the island, you can escape from many disturbances in the outside world. But on the other hand, you will also lose a lot of opportunities.
For example, if Shen Qingyun had boarded the new ship normally, he would have a high chance of becoming the commander of the new ship, and his future would be foreseeably bright!
And now, he ran to this remote place, doing work such as blasting mountains, smashing rocks, and digging warehouses every day.
It’s true that no one is bothering him anymore, but as a soldier, a soldier with great ideals, will the golden years of his career be completely wasted here?
No one can answer this.
Because no one knows how many years they will stay on this island. No one can even answer, if Shen Qingyun returns to land one day, will he still have such good opportunities as before?
But no matter what, Shen Qingyun went to the island for some personal reasons, because he wanted to protect his wife and family.
Xiaoman's status really held him back.
But what about Qi Feng?
The situations of Qi Feng and Shen Qingyun are different.
His wife is of good family background, and there is nothing about his own family background that people can complain about. As a political cadre, he has excellent insight and is very sensitive to changes in the wind direction. Not the kind of person who can't protect himself.
In addition to his work ability, he is also highly appreciated by his leaders in the army.
This kind of person should have a good future, and it can even be said that they should have a smooth journey. But now even he had to flee here to avoid disaster...
So, what has the world outside become like? !
Both elderly people have experienced many ups and downs. They cannot predict the coming of autumn from a single leaf, but they are definitely more vigilant.
After a long silence, Mr. Hua sighed softly and said to Engineer Ning, "Hold a meeting with everyone after get off work tonight. Ask them to go back and think carefully, and make a list and hand it in tomorrow. See if there are any suitable candidates to go to the island in your family, and list them all. I will take them to talk to the higher-ups."
As soon as these words came out, Ning Gong suddenly raised his head, and the two of them looked at each other tacitly.
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