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Although they have been married for many years, Qiu Meixue has always been reserved and has never said such words. She looked at Jiang Lanxu as if asking for help, with a tremor in her voice: "Maybe I drank too much tonic soup, husband, can you help me?"

Jiang Lanxu felt his ears getting hot, "How can I help you?"

"That's it……"

The entire cave was immersed in a deep silence, as if even the air had frozen, with only the gentle yet rapid breathing sound echoing...

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The next morning, the officers and soldiers urged everyone to gather early. No matter whether they were men or women, old or young, everyone had to reclaim the wasteland, even Qiu Meixue who had just given birth.

They divided the wasteland that needed to be reclaimed among everyone according to their family units and distributed rice seeds.

Jiang Nianwei gazed quietly at the piece of land that her family had been allocated, and an indescribable melancholy welled up in her heart.

Although there is sufficient light and heat in this area, the sandy soil is dry and barren. In such an environment, the conditions for agricultural production are extremely harsh and large-scale planting is almost impossible.

Moreover, there is no fresh water nearby, and the rice distributed by the officers and soldiers just now is shriveled rice seeds, which makes the problem even more difficult.

If you want to grow rice on this land, you first have to improve the soil, then dig ditches and canals to bring fresh water here. The workload is really not small.

The other exiles all sighed and groaned, their faces filled with despair: "Oh my God, how can we grow crops on this land? Isn't this just waiting for us to die?"

Jiang Yan seemed unusually calm. He squatted down and gently touched the sandy soil with his hand. He and Jiang Nianwei thought of something else. "I see there is a freshwater lake not far away. Why don't we bring freshwater here?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Lanxu and Abei immediately picked up their hoes and prepared to start digging the ditch, but this was a huge project after all.

And that’s just one of the problems. The land here is so poor that even with water, it’s difficult to grow crops.

At this moment, Jiang Nianwei suddenly remembered the lands in the space. The soils were extremely fertile and could speed up the maturity of crops. She didn't know if the soils would still be as fertile as before if they left the space. Now, she could only give it a try.

Jiang Nianwei raised her head, her eyes passed through the crowd, and looked at the team of officers and soldiers who were monitoring in the distance under the shade of trees.

During the day, movement is obviously inconvenient and can easily attract attention.

She thought to herself that maybe it would be safer to wait until nightfall and act together with her eldest brother.

She temporarily put aside her plans, turned around and started farming with the others under the scorching sun.

The Qin family was also allocated a piece of wasteland, and their situation was not much better than theirs.

Moreover, one of them had an ongoing cough, one had a worsening leg injury, and another was pregnant. Moreover, they were working under the scorching sun, which made the task extremely difficult. Before they had even worked for half an hour, they were already exhausted and out of breath.

Zhuang Qiuhe cursed even more, "With land like this, even if you spend your whole life working on it, you won't be able to grow a single grain of food! This isn't exile, it's clearly an attempt to leave us to fend for ourselves here!"

Qin Mengrui has been spoiled since childhood and has never experienced such hard work.

Before long, she could no longer endure the heavy physical work and sat down on the ground and started to hoe the fields. She would rather lie down than hoe the fields. Seeing that she was being lazy, the officers and soldiers whipped her a few more times. She had no choice but to continue working with her belly bulging.

Let’s not talk about whether or not we can grow food, exile is meant to be a torture.

It was not until the last ray of afterglow in the sky slowly disappeared behind the mountains that they were able to relax and catch their breath for a while.

However, as night falls, new problems arise one after another - how to solve the daily rations? Everything here depends on self-sufficiency, but their family has no ability to take care of themselves at all.

Qin Ziqian's stomach had been rumbling with hunger for a long time. Before, he could still find some fruits scattered on the ground to fill his stomach. Although it was not rich, it could at least temporarily relieve his hunger.

But how long can such days last? We can't just live on these fruits every day.

Suddenly he caught a glimpse of several people from the Jiang family walking towards the beach, so he quietly followed them to see what they were going to do.

At sunset, the tide is quietly receding.

Arriving at the beach, they no longer had any reservations. Jiang Siyu couldn't wait to take off her shoes and socks. The sea water washed to her feet, still carrying the remaining warmth from the day.

As Jiang Nianwei had said before, she began to concentrate on searching for the small hole on the beach.

At the seaside, such small holes are often a good place for crabs to hide.

Jiang Siyu stared at the beach carefully, and soon found a tiny sand hole. She was delighted and began to dig carefully with a small shovel.

The sand was pushed aside bit by bit, and finally, in the depths of the cave, a small crab appeared. She quickly picked it up and shouted in surprise: "Sister, look! I really caught one, it's really a crab!"

Jiang Nianwei looked up and saw that the crab was not big, only one-third the size of her palm. "This kind of small crab is very delicious if you roast it over fire!"

Jiang Nianwei came to the reef with a dagger in her hand. There were strange creatures clinging densely on the rock wall.

She gently waved the dagger and scraped the creatures off the rock wall one by one. These oysters were extremely large and looked extremely plump.

A piece of pork liver was placed in the middle of the fishing net and the net was tied there. When the tide rose, a lot of fish would be caught.

Jiang Siyu has caught several crabs and even a few kinds of shellfish, one shaped like the moon, one that is long and narrow, and she also found a kind of snail. The larger crabs are hiding under the rocks, and she enjoys looking for slightly larger stone crabs.

Chunyu and Taozhi were looking for mussels under the rocks, and soon they found a full basin.

Seeing that they had picked up a lot of spicy snails, Jiang Nianwei reminded them, "Although these spicy snails are delicious, it is better to pick less. Eating too much may cause discomfort in the stomach."

Abei and Jiang Lanxu followed the direction pointed by Jiang Nianwei and found the beach covered with coral rocks. They planned to move it to the place where the house collapsed and rebuild a stone house.

Ah Bei looked around, frowning slightly, "Master, we have to think carefully and find a less laborious way to move these stones."

Jiang Lanxu nodded: "You are right. If we rely on the strength of the two of us to move it, it will not only be time-consuming and laborious, but I am afraid we can't move much."

The two of them looked at the banana tree next to them at the same time and had a brilliant idea.

The banana tree is tall and straight, with broad and thick leaves. They used the banana leaves and trunks to make a simple trailer.

Soon after, a seemingly simple but practical trailer was born in their hands. This trailer was not only strong enough to carry a large amount of stones, but also very light, making it easy for them to drag and move.

In just one hour, the two of them had carried back a lot of coral stones.

But at this time, night fell, and the two could only put down their work temporarily and continue tomorrow.

Jiang Nianwei also had a great harvest. Not only did she find oysters, she also unexpectedly caught two geoducks and found some seaweed and kelp on the reef.

In this ocean that has not been polluted by modern industry, everything seems so pure and vibrant.

"Okay, let's come back tomorrow! We can't take all of these."

Walking barefoot on the soft sand, everyone returned home with a full load.

After they left, Qin Ziqian quietly walked out and looked at the shells on the beach. He couldn't help but mutter in his heart, "How can I eat this? Forget it, it's better than nothing. If I'm picky, I'm afraid I'll really starve to death."

He squatted down, ready to pick up some scattered items to bring back, but Qin Ziqian knew nothing about the tidal patterns of this sea area. He concentrated on picking up, and before he knew it, the surrounding sea water had quietly risen, almost submerging his hips.

He suddenly realized that something was wrong and quickly stood up, wanting to return to the shore as quickly as possible.

However, at this moment, a huge wave suddenly hit him with such force that he was caught off guard.

Qin Ziqian staggered and fell into the icy sea.

The sea water instantly rushed into his mouth and nose. He struggled to stand up, but felt his body being dragged mercilessly by the waves.

He took several gulps of salty sea water, and his throat felt sore and uncomfortable.

Finally, after great effort, he climbed up to the shore, but the moon shells he had just picked up were nowhere to be found. It seemed like all his work was in vain, and he was so angry that he sighed.

Jiang Nianwei returned to the cave carrying a container made of banana leaves.

Madam Liu had never seen these strange things before. "Miss, I have never seen these things in my old age."

"Mammy, let me do it today. You just went out to pick fruits and it took a lot of effort. You should take a rest first!"

Jiang Nianwei gently instructed Chunyu and Taozhi to wash the harvest carefully, and to dry the kelp and seaweed at the entrance of the cave so that they could be eaten later.

This place is only a dozen minutes away from the shore. Jiang Nianwei felt a surge of joy in her heart, thinking that maybe she would really be able to achieve seafood freedom in the future.

Jiang Nianwei took out the geoduck meat, cut it into thin slices, and cooked it into a smooth porridge with the washed rice, adding a little salt and ginger.

Those shellfish seafood do not require complicated cooking techniques. Just a simple steaming will give off a mouth-watering and delicious aroma.

Together with the pot of pork offal that Nanny Liu carefully stewed yesterday, today's meal was extremely sumptuous.

Jiang Siyu pointed at the crabs and said, "Mom and Dad, I picked up all these crabs!"

Jing Qiudie was relieved: "You've worked so hard, doing farm work during the day and catching crabs at night!"

Jiang Siyu shook her head repeatedly, "No, I think it's very interesting. Come and try it and see how it tastes."

Now exiled to this deserted island, they can only try to have fun in misery. Jing Qiudie picked up a crab, peeled off the shell and took a bite of the meat. It tasted sweet and fresh. She couldn't help but sigh: "The crabs in the sea are even more delicious than those in the river!"

Jiang Yan drank the bowl of delicious geoduck porridge and couldn't help but exclaimed, "This geoduck looks scary, but it's delicious when made into food."

Jiang Nianwei's favorite is oysters. When the tender and juicy oyster meat slides into her mouth, she always feels an indescribable satisfaction. In modern times, oysters can be found everywhere on the seaside, and the price is not cheap in places far away from the ocean.

She was silently calculating in her mind that the space was filled with high-proof liquor. Although it was of high quality, it was not very convenient for daily consumption.

Earlier, she specially stocked up a lot of rice koji, and later she would cook a few pots of rice and brew some low-proof rice wine.

The summer in this place is hot, and fine wine can be brewed in just a few days.

At that time, not only can it be used to cook delicious dishes and add fragrance to the food, but people can also have a few drinks with seafood to cool off in the summer.

After eating and drinking, Jiang Lanxu gathered everyone together and began to discuss the matter of moving the stones.

He frowned slightly, and his tone was a little worried: "According to our current progress, I'm afraid it will take several more days to complete the work. Besides, digging ditches and diverting canals here is also a big project."

Jiang Yan suggested, "How about this, we work in the fields during the day, and when night falls, we will help you move the stones. This way, the speed of building the house can be greatly accelerated."

"I am coming too!"

They now live in a dim cave with only a flickering oil lamp in the cave, and the weak light can barely illuminate the surroundings.

Jiang Nianwei was thinking, moving stones at night would make the vision blurred. If she could use the space to move those coral stones away, it would be a good idea. However, it would be difficult to explain and would inevitably arouse suspicion and questioning from others.

Jiang Nianwei thought of letting them move the things, and then taking advantage of the night, she would use the space to move some of the things back every night. This would greatly improve efficiency and would not arouse suspicion.

Late at night, Jiang Nianwei and Jiang Lanxu secretly came to the wasteland they had reclaimed, moved a lot of soil from the space, mixed it with the sandy soil, added some fertilizer, and irrigated the land with spring water. Then, they used the space to move some coral stones without anyone noticing.

Jiang Nianwei sorted the seeds she had purchased before, but she didn't know whether the rice seeds she brought from other places could grow here and what shape they would grow into.

Moreover, as they were working in the fields during the day under the scorching sun, Jiang Nianwei took out the cool fabrics that she had stored in her space and tried to cut out the patterns for the clothes.

When she tried to cut the fabric into clothes, she found that she was not proficient in sewing. It seemed that this difficult task could only be handed over to Yunniang and Le Yao.

During the day, Jiang Nianwei began to discuss with other exiles to dig ditches and canals so that water could irrigate every piece of land, so that everyone's allocated land could be nourished.

However, not everyone was willing to follow her advice. Jiang Hao did not want to cooperate with Jiang Nianwei and retorted dissatisfiedly: "Why should I listen to you? We work hard, but in the end we have to let you benefit. This deal is really not worth it."

"Why do you say it's not cost-effective? Think about it, if you have to rely on manpower to carry water, it will take half an hour to go back and forth. Not to mention how much water rice seeds need to grow. From seedling cultivation to transplanting, which link can be separated from sufficient water? You have never experienced farm work in person, so naturally you don't have a deep understanding of these details. Although digging ditches to divert water is difficult, if you look at it in the long run, it is definitely more convenient than carrying water."