After transmigrating into the body of the female supporting character's biological mother, she

"Uh-huh."

Wang Xiuzhi smiled and nodded, but didn't take Lin Zhilan's words to heart.

We had just finished planting the land when we heard that we could go beachcombing here, so we took our two children to the beach before dawn the next day.

In summer, the sea level rises and falls twice, with the morning tide receding around 5 a.m.

The sea breeze made the two children shiver, but Wang Xiuzhi looked excited.

She had lived for decades and this was the first time she had ever seen so much "meat" that she could pick up so easily.

Wang Xiuzhi's eyes lit up, and she put people into the bucket regardless of whether she knew them or not.

Clams, small crabs, snails, and a few stranded small fish were all collected into the bucket by her.

The two children looked on in surprise and followed behind her, picking up items as they went.

The three of them didn't turn back until the sun came out and the sea was bathed in golden light.

If they hadn't come out so early and been so hungry, they would have liked to scavenge a little longer.

Back home, Wang Xiuzhi looked at the bucket of seafood and was at a loss.

She grew up on the Loess Plateau and had never seen these things before, let alone knew how to make them.

Without much thought, she simply added water to the pot, poured everything from the bucket in, put the lid on, and turned it on the stove.

Since it's all meat, it's edible no matter how it's cooked.

The water boiled, and as soon as the lid was lifted, a strong fishy smell wafted out.

Wang Xiuzhi frowned and poked at the food with her chopsticks.

The crabs have changed color, and the clams have opened their shells; they must be cooked.

She ladled it into a basin and placed it on the table. The two children came over, and upon smelling the fishy odor, they wrinkled their noses.

"Mother, it tastes a bit fishy."

"Eat up, it's all meat." Wang Xiuzhi pushed the bowl towards the two children.

Liang Ping ate a clam first, but before he could even taste the meat, he was filled with sand.

"Ptooey!" Liang Ping spat out. "Mom, this is awful, it's all sand."

Han Mei took a bite of the sea fish, and the salty, fishy, ​​and bitter taste hit her head. She instinctively wanted to spit it out on the ground.

Wang Xiuzhi said regretfully, "This is all meat, such precious stuff. We only see meat a few times a year in the countryside, so even if it tastes bad, we have to eat it!"

Liang Ping pushed the bowl away, "You guys eat it, I'm not eating this stuff!"

After he finished speaking, he went back to his room and slammed the door shut.

Wang Xiuzhi glanced at the room and muttered a few curses under her breath. "Meimei, go to the kitchen and get a cornbread to take to your brother."

Han Mei pouted, "I'm not going."

Why are you being so disobedient?

Han Mei's eyes reddened. "I'm still your own daughter, and all you do is order me around."

Seeing that she still dared to talk back, Wang Xiuzhi lifted her off the stool and slapped her bottom twice.

Han Mei immediately burst into tears.

Lin Zhilan and her family were having breakfast with their child when they heard the child crying early in the morning, and everyone was stunned.

Su Pei and Su Yao were a little nervous, looking at each other.

Linlin looked towards the door and said to the two older girls, "Don't be afraid, sisters. It must be that Brother Xiaodong got beaten up again."

The three boys in the Ma family were mischievous, and getting beaten was a common occurrence for them.

Lin Zhilan thought it didn't sound like it. When the three Ma brothers cried, they howled loudly. This voice was thin and delicate, like a girl's voice.

"Second sister-in-law, please watch the child for me. I'm going out to check on things."

These days, if a child gets beaten, the neighbors will all rush to break it up.

"Okay, don't worry." Deng Jing nodded and watched her walk out.

As soon as Lin Zhilan arrived at Commander Han's house, she saw that Aunt Hehua was already there.

Han Mei stood next to her, her shoulders shaking, still crying.

Wang Xiuzhi complained, "Auntie, this child is so disobedient. I finally managed to cook some meat dishes today, and she's being so picky. Isn't that just wasting food?"

Han Mei hid behind Aunt Hehua, crying as she retorted, "You only know how to criticize me, why don't you criticize my brother?"

Lin Zhilan glanced at the basin of seafood on the table.

The soup was cloudy and whitish, and the fishy smell could be detected several steps away, so it's no wonder the children didn't like to eat it.

Aunt Lotus tried to smooth things over, but the more she tried to persuade Wang Xiuzhi, the more embarrassed she became.

Lin Zhilan walked in and interrupted with a smile, "What's going on? Why are you making such a fuss so early in the morning?"

When Wang Xiuzhi saw Lin Zhilan, she awkwardly took a step back.

For some reason, Wang Xiuzhi felt a little intimidated by her, perhaps because Lin Zhilan looked too "outspoken".

And judging from her skin, she's clearly not cut out for manual labor.

Wang Xiuzhi just felt that she wasn't on the same path as her.

Aunt Hehua naturally wouldn't say anything bad about Wang Xiuzhi to her face; she would only say that the child was a picky eater and had made her mother angry.

"What dishes did you cook, sister-in-law?" Lin Zhilan asked knowingly.

Wang Xiuzhi's lips moved, but she didn't make a sound.

Only then did Chen Hehua remember, and she walked to the table and glanced at it.

"Oh dear, you can't do this. It's full of sand. No wonder the kids won't eat it."

Chen Hehua was always kind-hearted. After scolding Wang Xiuzhi for a few minutes, she explained how to prepare all the seafood.

Wang Xiuzhi listened attentively, hoping to cook something delicious so that Commander Han could eat more later.

Lin Zhilan noticed her presence, and Wang Xiuzhi felt extremely uncomfortable.

As soon as Aunt Hehua finished speaking, Lin Zhilan glanced at her watch. "Aunt Hehua, I have to go to work. My second sister-in-law is taking care of four children by herself. Could you please stop her from going grocery shopping? I'll buy it on my way home from get off work."

Aunt Lotus nodded, "Don't worry, I understand."

Lin Zhilan nodded to Wang Xiuzhi and walked outside.

Aunt Hehua comforted the child for a few moments, then, noticing Wang Xiuzhi staring blankly outside, asked, "Comrade Xiuzhi, what are you looking at?"

Wang Xiuzhi snapped out of her daze. "It's nothing, Xiaolin still has work to do, right?"

Hearing her ask that, Aunt Lotus smiled proudly, "That's right, you'll see after you stay a while. Dr. Lin is famous throughout our military region."

"She's a doctor? A woman can be a doctor?"

Aunt Lotus laughed, "Why not? Many of the military wives here have jobs."

Wang Xiuzhi hurriedly asked, "Auntie, can I go to work? I can do anything!"

Aunt Lotus said with difficulty, "I can't make that decision either. What have you done before?"

"Farming, herding cattle, chopping firewood, feeding pigs..." Wang Xiuzhi listed them one by one, "I can do all of these."

Aunt Lotus shook her head, "These won't do. Factories don't look at these things when hiring."

Wang Xiuzhi pulled her aside and asked again.

Aunt Lotus had talked herself hoarse, and finally found an excuse to go back and cook lunch before leaving Wang Xiuzhi's house.

Mind your own business, it's exhausting.

In the morning, Deng Jing helped the children do their homework and practice calligraphy at home. In the afternoon, when the weather cooled down a bit...

The girls were jumping rope in the shade of the alley.

Han Mei watched from behind the door, filled with envy.

Wang Xiuzhi watched her stand by the door for a while, then went over to take a look and said to her daughter, "Stop looking, go wash the dishes. Their family is rich; how can you compare to them?"