In a chaotic world of infrastructure development, a woman's path to survival after being reborn

The more they thought about it, the scarier it became. Everyone couldn't help but fetch water, boil water, and take a bath without saying a word.

I'm very satisfied with everyone's response. We must pay attention to hygiene on the road, because you never know when something might go wrong. To prevent such mistakes, we must start paying attention from now on.

Because of Su Li's words, the camp became lively. Everyone was fetching water or boiling water. When Zhao Zexuan and the others returned, they saw this lively scene.

Su Li had bought a few pieces of oilcloth before, which came in handy now. She asked the soldiers to help her set up a simple tent covered with the oilcloth. It was very simple, but at least it could keep out the wind and rain.

Just as Su Li came out of the tent, she saw Zhao Zexuan leading his soldiers back with bags full of fruit.

"Have all the fruits on the tree been picked?" Su Li asked as she walked up to Zhao Zexuan.

Hearing this, Zhao Zexuan nodded and said, "The fruit in that area has all been picked, but the soldiers found another batch of fruit trees while on patrol. We'll pick them again tomorrow morning."

Hearing this, Su Li became happy and said, "I'm very lucky. Today has been quite fruitful."

"Indeed, it's a pleasant surprise!"

"Why is the camp so lively?" Zhao Zexuan asked.

Upon hearing this, Su Li said, "Today I led the soldiers to set up several tents specifically for everyone to bathe. Right now, everyone is queuing up to boil water."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Zexuan was somewhat puzzled. He didn't know his soldiers completely, but he did know some of them. It was impossible for them all to be clean, and those lazybones were willing to cooperate like this.

Seeing Zhao Zexuan's confusion, Su Li said directly, "I only said one sentence to them, and they went to fetch water on their own, faster than anyone else!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Zexuan looked at Su Li, wanting to know what she meant.

Su Li: "I simply asked them to recall what they had been in contact with during this period, and they immediately went to fetch water to take a bath."

Following Su Li's words, Zhao Zexuan recalled for a moment, then paused, immediately understanding the soldiers' feelings. Putting them aside, he also wanted to take a shower right away.

It was dark, and although many torches were burning around the camp, it was still dim. It was not a good time to process the hydrochloric acid fruit, so even though Aunt Liu and the others were anxious, they could only wait until tomorrow.

There were many people in the camp, so it was impossible for everyone to shower individually. Everyone showered together. Su Li had anticipated this situation, so she took a shower before everyone returned, and now she felt completely dry.

Compared to her, Zhao Zexuan looked quite disheveled. They used to both smell bad, so no one could complain about the other, but now the difference was obvious. Smelling the sour smell on Zhao Zexuan, Su Li felt like her never-before-seen morning sickness was about to come out.

As expected, Zhao Zexuan was sharing a tent with her tonight. For the sake of her nose, Su Li quietly rummaged through her bundle and pulled out a packet of soap pods wrapped in oil paper, handing it to him and saying, "Use this to wash it cleaner. This is all I could find, so I'm keeping it for myself."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Zexuan silently took the soap from Su Li's hand, then turned around and led the soldiers to line up for a bath.

The nights in the mountains are cold and dangerous, but the camp is relatively safe because there are many people, fires, and soldiers patrolling all the time. Su Li was able to get a good night's sleep.

Zhao Zexuan didn't go to his tent to sleep until midnight. He saw that Su Li was sleeping soundly, so he moved much more gently and didn't make a sound. So when Su Li woke up the next day, she even suspected that Zhao Zexuan hadn't come back to rest.

The next morning, Su Li got up early to get ready, and then prepared to work with the other women in the village to remove the "frost" from the fruit.

Processing each fruit individually was quite complicated, but no one complained about the trouble; everyone was happy.

Watching the salt being collected bit by bit, everyone felt more and more at ease, wishing they could have as much as possible.

Su Li wanted to help process the salt, but found that she couldn't insert it at all, so she could only stay quietly to the side and listen to the village aunties chatter.

Aunt Liu and the others were deftly scraping the "frost" off the fruit peels when they saw Su Li standing to the side. Without saying a word, they made room for her, saying, "Su Li, come sit here. There are enough people here, so we don't need your help. You can just watch from the side."

Upon hearing this, the others also noticed Su Li's arrival and happily invited her to sit down so she wouldn't have to do anything.

Su Li didn't stand on ceremony and sat down next to Aunt Liu, listening to everyone chat.

"This salt doesn't look as coarse as ours, and I wonder what it tastes like." The one who said this was a young woman. She knew how rare salt was, so although she was helping to remove the frost from the fruit, she didn't dare to taste it.

Upon hearing this, Aunt Liu, who was sitting to the side, said, "This salt is not as bitter as coarse salt, and it tastes better than our salt."

Nowadays, salt production technology is closed off, so salt is very rare. Ordinary families simply cannot afford fine salt. Every household uses granular coarse salt, which tastes very bitter and is not as good as processed fine salt.

Everyone had inquired and learned that wealthy families used fine salt, so they naturally understood that fine salt was better, which aroused their curiosity.

Having never tasted fine salt before, the young woman felt as if she had already tasted it after hearing Aunt Liu describe it, and she was overjoyed.

Coarse salt contains many impurities, and eating too much may be harmful to the body. This is Su Li's knowledge, but she did not mention it at the moment because people are now so short of coarse salt that they don't care about how many impurities it contains.

Apart from a few soldiers left to patrol, everyone else had gone out to find food, making the camp unusually quiet.

These past few days have been too much of a hassle, and even though Su Li is in good health, she can't withstand this kind of exertion. So today, she's giving herself a day to relax and has decided not to go anywhere but to stay in the camp.

Staying in the campsite, listening to the aunties chat, and resting in the tent when tired, was a rare moment of leisure in recent times.

When Su Li woke up, it was already afternoon. Zhao Zexuan and the others who had gone out had not yet returned, so Su Li was not in a hurry to go out. She continued to lie down, and her consciousness entered the space.

Having not entered the space for two or three days, Su Li was shocked when she saw the scene before her. Had she matured so quickly?

Su Li couldn't believe what she was seeing. She blinked frantically before confirming that she wasn't mistaken. If her memory wasn't faulty, then the sweet potatoes she planted a few days ago had indeed grown.

Eager to know what the sweet potatoes under the soil looked like, Su Li grabbed a tool and started digging. With each dig, she was astonished by what she found.