"Zheng Wan has a sewing machine. You can borrow it from her."
Chen Qiuju answered, and Jian Yuelan wondered, "Did she bring the sewing machine to the island?"
"Bring it."
Jian Yuelan was quite convinced, "Then she is pretty good, carrying a sewing machine so far by herself."
She didn't bring her sewing machine, so she left it at home for her mother, sister-in-law and others to use.
It's too heavy to carry. If you really need it, just buy another one.
"There's nothing she can do about it."
Chen Qiuju said helplessly, "She doesn't know how to make clothes, and she didn't want to leave the sewing machine to benefit her sister, so she brought it."
Jian Yuelan understood. She heard Zheng Wan say that the relationship between her and her sister was not good and could be described as incompatible.
Seeing Sister-in-law Bai taking out the stitches and starting to sew crookedly, she said helplessly, "Sister-in-law, you'd better buy a sewing machine."
"No tickets."
Sister-in-law Bai also wants to buy a sewing machine. Among other things, having a sewing machine is really convenient for sewing and mending.
"I have."
Jian Yuelan didn't want to help, even though it wouldn't take long to sew a dress with her hand speed.
But this hole cannot be opened. Once it is opened, it will be difficult to refuse if someone comes to her for help.
After all, there are many military dependents in the family area who cannot sew or make clothes.
"Do you want me to lend it to you?"
"want!"
This owner was also not short of money. After borrowing the ticket, he ran non-stop to the supply and marketing cooperative and brought back a sewing machine.
People who made clothes flocked to Bai's house, and Jian Yuelan breathed a long sigh of relief, feeling peaceful.
She tidied up briefly and continued to embroider.
As time passed, a rising sun gradually appeared on the almost transparent yellow and white silk.
As the sky darkened, she put away the silk threads and did a set of eye exercises to relieve eye fatigue before going to the kitchen to prepare dinner.
She was alone and didn't want to bother, so she settled for a bowl of noodles.
She spent the next few days at home doing embroidery.
On this day, Sister-in-law Bai and Chen Qiuju, wearing straw hats and carrying small buckets on their arms, invited her to catch the sea.
"Xiao Jian, you've been staying at home for so many days. Do you want to go out and do some sea activities to get some exercise?"
"go."
It’s been a while since I’ve been to the sea. It’s nice to go for a walk on the beach.
"You guys wait for me, I'll get the bucket."
She entered the house, took the bucket and fire tongs, and quickly ran to the two of them.
"Sister-in-law, we can go."
"Walk."
So, the three of them went to the beach together.
It is estimated that there will be a strong tide today. Not only are there many fellow villagers at the beach, but also almost all the military personnel are out in force.
Within a few steps, you can meet a sister-in-law who is familiar or not so familiar.
Zhou Qingqing was among them. Not only did she come by herself, she also brought the Yu family brothers with her.
Seeing Jian Yuelan, Yu Qinghe rushed over and hugged her legs, "Auntie, come and catch the sea too."
"Yeah, what happened to Qinghe?"
She asked with a smile as she tapped the little guy's nose.
"Mom goes to sea while I play with my brother."
The little guy speaks clearly and has bright eyes.
"Come down, don't pick up auntie when you see her, like a piece of candy."
Yu Guodong came over holding a cat's eye snail and tore it off. When the little guy refused, he handed the cat's eye snail over and asked, "Do you still want to eat the snail?"
"think."
The little guy made a loud noise. Yu Guodong hummed, took his little hand and said, "Goodbye, aunt and others, let's go to the sea."
"Goodbye, aunt."
Zhou Qingqing nodded to the three of them and left with his two children.
Seeing the old and young children leaving chatting and laughing, Sister-in-law Bai sighed softly, "I didn't think much of this couple at first, but in the end, they managed to live a happy life together."
"The Yu family is doing well, but the Zhang family is not."
Chen Qiuju answered and whispered, "The Zhang family not only annoyed their own sister Zhou Qingqing, but they also annoyed Yu Tuan."
Jian Yuelan laughed, "Shouldn't you be annoyed? I would be annoyed too."
I wish that the little girl who had been raised like jewels was raped by an old man who was married and had a baby. It would be strange if she wasn't upset.
I didn’t fall out, I was just secretly annoyed, and I was well-behaved.
"There are too many people here, should we go further?"
She asked in a consultative tone, there was no doubt that there would be good products when the tide went out, but there were too many people here, so when the tide went out, there would be nothing to pick up.
"Go west, there are a lot of barnacles over there."
Chen Qiuju knew where to find good things, but Jian Yuelan and Sister-in-law Bai, who were not as familiar with their territory as she was, didn't have a problem with it and immediately followed her.
The three of them walked west along the beach. As the distance increased, there were fewer and fewer people, and the fine sandy beach disappeared and turned into jagged rocks.
The rocks here are not only strange in shape, but also wet and slippery due to the long-term erosion of the waves. If someone steps on them and is not careful, they will easily fall down and get a bloody head.
"Be careful, we can get through this difficult area and reach the big rock ahead."
Chen Qiuju warned, while holding on to the stones and carefully walking inside.
Jian Yuelan and Sister-in-law Bai said "Oh" and followed them with extreme caution.
Five minutes later, the destination arrived.
The three of them squatted on the rocks and looked down. There were so many abalones that it was so dense that their scalps were numb.
Jian Yuelan took a breath, "Why are there so many abalones here?"
Chen Qiuju knew, "It comes when the tide rises."
She was breathing rapidly and her eyes were shining.
"Don't be stunned and pick it up quickly. If you can't finish it, you can go to the vegetable stand."
"Can it still be sold?"
Sister-in-law Bai looked shocked. Jian Yuelan knew this, "Yes! But the vegetable station has quality requirements for seafood. If the abalone is large, it is easy to sell, but they don't want the small one."
"Then let's pick up the big ones and discard the small ones. Let them grow up and come back next time."
So the three of them took off their shoes and socks, rolled up their trousers and went into the water to pick abalone.
Abalones that are within reach do not need to be pried as time-consuming and laborious as oysters, and there is no need to quickly pick them up and squeeze out the water like picking up cat's eye snails to prevent them from sucking trachoma.
When picking up abalone, you just need to bend down and reach out to fish out which one you have picked.
In a moment, the three of them had picked up half the bucket.
The bigger the abalone, the more valuable it is, and the smaller the abalone, the cheaper it is. The three of them were busy picking up the big ones.
at this time--
"Plop!"
There was a huge splash, and the three of them looked up and saw a pink dolphin jumping out of the water.
Then there were pods of dolphins leaping out of the sea.
The sunset, the afterglow, and the dolphins jumping and spinning with strings of water droplets form an extremely beautiful scene.
"So lovely."
Chen Qiuju murmured with a look of surprise.
Jian Yuelan nodded. It was indeed beautiful. This scene could be incorporated into painting or embroidery.
I have decided that I will embroider this one after I finish embroidering the Rising Sun in my hand.
"What a big fish."
Sister-in-law Bai's eyes suddenly lit up, and she said surprisingly, "If we can catch such a big fish, we can eat it for a long time."
"This is not a fish."
The corners of Jian Yuelan's mouth twitched to correct her, and Sister-in-law Bai said, "What are the things in the sea that aren't fish?"
"There are not only fish in the sea, but also dolphins, whales, sharks, etc."
The implication: Don’t think everything you see is a fish.
Sister-in-law Bai suddenly realized, "Does this mean that this thing called dolphin cannot be eaten?"
“It’s not right to eat anything to protect animals...”
Jian Yuelan, who realized later that she had not yet spoken out about animal protection, changed her words and said, "Sister-in-law, give up, we can't catch dolphins."