It was a peaceful night.
Early the next morning, Zhou Beihan went to the army for morning drills. He planned to buy steamed buns from the cafeteria for breakfast. Seeing that his wife was still sleeping soundly, he left a note and went to the army.
Ye Qinglan slept until 9:30 a.m. After waking up and washing up, she ate breakfast. Looking at the note her husband left behind, she took some pastries and went to the neighbor’s house.
“Is sister-in-law home?” Ye Qinglan called out while standing at the door.
“Who is it? The courtyard gate isn’t closed. Come in,” Song Jiani replied. She was busy washing vegetables.
“Hello, sister-in-law. I’m Zhou Beihan’s wife, Ye Qinglan.” After saying that, she placed the pastries on the table.
“So you’re the new younger sister-in-law! Come sit down. I’ll pour you some tea.” Song Jiani put down what she was doing and went to the kitchen to make a cup of brown sugar water.
“Thank you, sister-in-law. I wanted to ask, what time will the tide go out today?” Ye Qinglan asked. She really wanted to go collect seafood.
“The tide should go out around 1:30 in the afternoon. We can go a little earlier, but you need to bring your seafood-gathering tools,” Song Jiani said.
Song Jiani was actually quite envious of Ye Qinglan. She had a beautiful face and long legs.
The two women hit it off immediately and got along very well. Song Jiani even went to pick some vegetables for her. The two agreed to leave at exactly one o’clock.
Ye Qinglan carried the basket of vegetables back home. After taking out the vegetables, she put two handfuls of candy inside. She had noticed the child’s clothes earlier and guessed that the child had probably gone to school.
Then, Ye Qinglan went back outside to return the vegetable basket. After putting it down and saying goodbye, she quickly left.
When Song Jiani came out and saw the candy inside, her impression of Ye Qinglan improved even more.
Ye Qinglan returned home and started preparing lunch. She took out a large portion of garlic-flavored crayfish, along with chilled beer and cola. Then she stir-fried two vegetable dishes. The rice had already been cooked inside her space.
“Wife, how are you feeling?” Zhou Beihan asked after returning home and closing the courtyard gate.
“I’m fine. This afternoon I’m going to collect seafood with sister-in-law. We’ll have seafood to eat tonight,” Ye Qinglan said happily.
She really liked this feeling. She could gain rewards through her own efforts.
“Okay, but be careful. By the way, can you swim?” Zhou Beihan asked worriedly.
“I can swim, and I’m very good at it. Don’t worry about me,” Ye Qinglan replied. She could feel his concern for her.
“Wife, what kind of shrimp is this?” Zhou Beihan asked curiously while looking at the crayfish.
“This is crayfish. It tastes very good. Try it.” After saying that, she poured him a glass of beer.
Zhou Beihan was from northern China and usually liked drinking alcohol. To him, beer was almost like water and he drank it like a beverage.
Ye Qinglan put on disposable gloves and started peeling the crayfish shells to taste them. She had missed eating them for a long time.
After finishing the meal, Ye Qinglan cleaned everything up. She made sure not even the shells were left behind, putting them into her space to be decomposed into nutrients.
At one o’clock in the afternoon, Ye Qinglan followed Song Jiani to collect seafood. Along the way, they met many people she did not know.
“Let me introduce you all. This is Zhou Beihan’s wife. Her name is Ye Qinglan. She is a high school graduate and is eighteen years old this year.”
As soon as Song Jiani finished speaking, someone nearby whispered.
“She looks like a fox spirit. Commander Zhou’s eyesight must be bad. My younger sister is prettier than her. She has wider hips and can give birth to sons.”
The woman’s voice was not quiet at all.
Ye Qinglan glanced at the woman and then looked at her younger sister beside her.
Oh my goodness! That girl weighed at least 180 jin. Her hips were indeed wide, and she had a very full figure.
Then Ye Qinglan looked at herself.
Her chest was 36C, which was not small either. However, she also had a slim waist and a well-shaped figure.
Zhou Beihan loved holding her and never wanted to let go. Although the loose clothes of this era hid her figure, summer clothes were naturally thinner, so many people could still tell.
“Sister Qinglan, Commander Zhou really has good taste. Your figure is amazing. If I were a man, I would like you too.”
This older sister-in-law had sharp eyes. After she said that, everyone looked over, and they all had to admit that Ye Qinglan’s figure was excellent.
“Everyone, let’s hurry up. Today is a big low tide,” Song Jiani said.
As the regiment commander’s wife, most people usually listened to her.
After everyone walked ahead, Ye Qinglan finally relaxed.
Wherever there were many people, there would always be conflicts. It was better for her to stay away.
A large group of people arrived at the seaside. The tide had just gone out, and waves continued crashing against the rocks, leaving some seafood behind.
Ye Qinglan did not follow the others. Instead, she chose the opposite direction.
When too many people collected seafood together, there would be fewer things to find. It was better to stay away from the crowd.
“Oh? There’s a swimming crab ahead, and three cat-eye snails.”
Ye Qinglan quickly grabbed them all and put them into her bucket.
She began turning over rocks and found several octopuses, as well as a large conger eel. Fortunately, she was wearing gloves, otherwise it would have been difficult to catch because it was slippery.
Her luck was extremely good. She found five large sea snails, some fist-sized blood clams, and two large green crabs.
The seafood here was truly abundant.
Next, she found two grouper fish in a small pool. Seeing that no one was nearby, she secretly placed the seafood into her space.
She had already caught so much seafood on her first day. If others saw it, there would definitely be unnecessary trouble. It was better to quietly store them in her space.
Unfortunately, her luck was too good. She found two small lobsters and quickly stored them away when no one was looking.
Then it was as if she had activated a cheat ability. She found three large lobsters and more than ten abalones, putting them all into her space.
Ye Qinglan began questioning her luck.
Could she really have some kind of lucky fortune?
Her first day collecting seafood had been extremely successful. Perhaps it was also because today was a major low tide.
After that, she found more large sea snails and octopuses. She also collected many red armored crabs and stone crabs. Occasionally, she found several red flower crabs, but the most common ones were swimming crabs.
Finally, Ye Qinglan dug up some clams.
Spicy fresh clams would definitely taste amazing.
When the tide began rising and she was heading back, she even caught a small cat shark.
Today’s luck was unbelievably good.
“Qinglan, how was your harvest today?” Song Jiani came over to look.
“Not bad. I even caught a small shark earlier.” Ye Qinglan did not hide it and generously showed everyone.
“Wow, your first time collecting seafood and you already got such a good harvest,” Song Jiani said.
“Mm, I’m already very satisfied with finding these things.” Ye Qinglan smiled and prepared to go home.
Some people had already started heading back.
Ye Qinglan happily returned home. After closing the courtyard gate, she immediately entered her space.
She remembered that her space contained a sea.
In an instant, Ye Qinglan appeared beside the ocean. Using her thoughts, she sensed that there was nothing inside.
So she threw several crabs into the sea.
With one thought, the crabs returned to her hands.
Ye Qinglan was extremely excited. She placed all the seafood she caught into the ocean and let them reproduce there. Whenever she wanted to eat them, she could simply take them out.
In the end, she only kept one plate of clams, more than ten crabs, and five large sea snails. The rest were placed into the sea.
Ye Qinglan drank some spiritual spring water and looked at the several mountains in the distance.
The mountains were bare, with nothing growing on them.
If necessary, she could use them for breeding animals and plant some fruit trees. She could not leave the space empty.
Seeing that it was still early, Ye Qinglan went to prune some fruit trees. She planted all the branches on the mountains and watered them with spiritual spring water.
In the evening, Zhou Beihan returned home.
Ye Qinglan had just finished preparing the seafood, and it tasted delicious without any fishy smell.