A stunning beauty arrived on the island; she invented everything from childcare to babysitting.

The next morning, Anning got up and helped her daughter wash up. She then saw her to the door and waited for Xu Pengfei from next door to come out together, without intending to go out herself.

Shen Changle blinked: "Mom, aren't we going to the county town today?"

“Okay.” An Ning nodded. “Uncle Chen has something to do these next few days, so he won’t be going for the time being.”

"Oh--"

Her drawn-out voice sounded somewhat disappointed.

"What? Can't wait to get a toy?" Anning asked her.

The child shook his head vigorously: "No, no, I was just asking."

Hearing the door open behind her, she immediately said, "Mom, Pengfei is out! Let's go to school!"

After saying that, she grabbed the bewildered Xu Pengfei and ran away, only stopping after a while.

After stopping, Xu Pengfei couldn't help but complain, "Why did you run? I almost dropped it while holding it."

"I'm sorry, brother!" Shen Changle said sincerely.

She didn't explain why she did it, but Xu Pengfei forgave her when he saw her like this.

While stuffing the steamed bun into her mouth, she muttered, "Don't do that next time. There's still plenty of time before class; there's no need to run so fast."

"it is good!"

Watching the two children walk away, Anning felt a little melancholy.

"Girl, what's wrong with you?" Zhao Xuemei asked curiously.

Anning replied, "It's just that I suddenly feel that my child has grown up and has his own secrets, and I always feel a little uneasy about it."

Having spent so much time with Zhao Xuemei, Anning's accent had been successfully influenced by her, and for a moment she couldn't even think of a word to replace "not feeling right".

Seeing her like this, Zhao Xuemei couldn't help but laugh and said, "It's normal. Children are all like this as they grow up. We have to give them some space. When I first discovered that my son had a secret, I racked my brains trying to find out from him. But after I finally got it out of him, I realized that I wasn't actually interested in the things they considered secrets. Keeping to ask him only made him unhappy."

“I understand the logic, but…”

Anning didn't really know what to say, after all, she had never raised a child before, nor had she ever seen a pig run.

"Forget it, let's leave it at that." Anning decided to ignore it. "Does your sister-in-law know where to get good wood?"

"What do you want wood for?"

“I want to tidy up the backyard, make a small plot of land, and build a gazebo in the corner of the yard. The weather here is already this hot now, and it will probably get even hotter after the New Year. Building a gazebo will allow us to cool off under it.”

“In the past, my husband would bring his men to do this kind of thing when he had nothing else to do, but your husband hasn’t come back yet… How about this, when my husband comes back, I’ll talk to him and see if he can help you find a few people to do it.”

"No need, no need!" An Ning hurriedly refused. "I can get some wood myself. I'm just idling around anyway, why bother other people?"

“Hey! Turning over the yard isn’t hard work, but building a gazebo will take a lot of effort. If you don’t dig that pit deep enough, it might collapse in a typhoon. If you do dig it deep, how long will it take you to finish by yourself? Those soldiers have plenty of strength. A few of them can finish it in no time with a hoe and a shovel. If you feel bad about it, just invite them to your house for a meal. As long as there’s meat in the dishes, they’ll be happy. Why bother with all that effort?”

An Ning realized that this era was not the future, and the conditions for being a soldier were far worse than in later times.

It's practically impossible to have meat at every meal and maintain a balanced diet. The few wild boars that were hunted last time made the soldiers in that battalion happy for quite some time. I heard that the soldiers in other battalions couldn't help but drool when they heard about it.

"Alright, but I won't trouble Xu Ying. I'll go ask Yan Fei later."

What was said in jest was taken seriously by the listener. Zhao Xuemei nodded in agreement when she heard An Ning say this.

“That will work too. Commander Li’s niece did something like that, and he must feel guilty now that he knows. Go and ask him for help with this matter, and he will feel at ease.”

However, An Ning didn't intend to explain, since Zhao Xuemei's words also made sense.

As long as she stays in the military base, having a powerful backer is definitely better than not having one.

Moreover, it wasn't Commander Li who wronged her; he made compensation after learning about the incident, so there's no need to hold a grudge.

Even if the other party really has to make a choice, we have to wait until Qiao Shanshan takes action again and we have evidence.

The two returned to their room. An Ning wanted to ask Yan Fei later, but instead, a young soldier came to notify them from house to house.

"Sister-in-law, the water pipe in the camp has burst. The higher-ups have already sent people to inspect and repair it. This time, they may have to replace all the old water pipes, so the water may be cut off for a few days. See if you can still get water in your room. If you can, try to fill a bucket for backup. If not, you'll have to draw water from the well."

Anning went to the tap to test it, and sure enough, only a few drops of water came out; the water had completely stopped flowing.

She said that when she used water this morning, she felt that the water flow was a bit weak, and she thought it was because the technology was not advanced in this era and the water pressure was unstable.

It turned out that a water pipe burst somewhere else.

Not long after, Zhao Xuemei also came looking for her.

"Hey girl, do you have any water stored in your house?"

"Nothing."

All that's left is the broth from cooking noodles in the morning.

She developed a habit of storing water during the apocalypse, always keeping a water bucket under the tap, which was usually full.

But the water flow was too low today, so she used the water in the bucket to wash herself and her child. Before she could refill the bucket, someone came to tell her that there was no water.

"If you're not in a hurry, let's go to the well to fetch water together later! We just got the call, so there will definitely be a lot of people at the well. If we wait until they're all done, then no one will be fighting over it."

"it is good."

There's no rush for peace and tranquility.

Seeing that everything was alright, Zhao Xuemei told An Ning about her experience when she first arrived on the island.

“When I first came to the island, there was absolutely nothing here. The accommodations were all dilapidated, and there wasn’t even a tap. You had to fetch water from the well, and there were long queues for meals. Look at those family housing buildings over there now; they were all built in the last few years. In the past, there weren’t many places for family members who wanted to come with their husbands to the military to live…”

Just as Zhao Xuemei said, as soon as the news was announced, people outside hurriedly grabbed buckets and headed towards the well.

However, their row remained largely silent.

This row of houses is where battalion-level officers live. The families of battalion-level officers usually come to live with the troops long ago and are aware of the situation at the well, so no one is in a hurry.

Apart from……

Next door, a pregnant woman was pushed out, carrying a bucket.