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

Because she had made up her mind to send her child to school after the New Year, Anning packed up Xiaonier early the next morning and sent her to school next door with Xu Pengfei to get used to it.

Not long after she returned, Yan Fei brought her a pair of retired military walkie-talkies, five pounds of meat, and a bunch of sugar, salt, towels, and other odds and ends.

The walkie-talkie was the replacement Li Bowen promised to give her, but An Ning didn't know anything about the other things.

"these are?"

"Didn't we hunt a group of wild boars the day before yesterday? Sister-in-law, you did a great job. You should have been entitled to five catties of meat, but the commander said that wild boar meat is too gamey and not suitable for women, so he made the decision to change it to regular pork. As for the other things, they were collected by the families of the children who were rescued, just to express their gratitude to you."

An Ning understood: "Wait a minute, I have some things here, could you please pass them on to Commander Li?"

Anning turned around and took the squid strips she had made last night, as well as the military knife blueprints she had drawn earlier.

She had originally prepared two blueprints: one for a Swiss Army knife and the other for a type of military knife commonly seen in later generations.

But then An Ning suddenly remembered that China was famous for its bayonets during the war, and that the fighting habits of Chinese soldiers might not be suitable for foreign knives. So she abandoned her original idea and instead drew a blueprint for the improvement of the bayonet based on the blueprints of the entrenching tool she had submitted earlier. This is the multi-purpose bayonet of later generations.

Yan Fei initially wanted to refuse the squid strips An Ning offered, but when he saw the blueprint, he immediately swallowed his words.

An Ning was awarded a third-class merit for improving the entrenching tool; could the blueprints she produced be anything simple?

Although Yan Fei couldn't understand anything from the blueprints, he was confident that his commander would be able to decipher them.

"Don't worry about these things, sister-in-law! I promise I'll deliver them to the commander intact!"

"not me……"

An Ning didn't know why Yan Fei suddenly seemed so energetic, but before she could finish speaking, Yan Fei had already left with his things.

Left with no other choice, she could only examine the things Yan Fei had brought her.

Commander Li indeed took good care of her. Of the five pounds of pork, two pounds were pork belly and three pounds were leg meat, with the leg meat being mostly fat.

This era is different from later generations. In later generations, people don't like to eat fatty meat, but now, fatty meat is a good thing.

This stuff can not only make people grow stronger, but it can also be used to extract oil.

You should know that you needed coupons to buy oil. A few years ago, many rural families could hardly get a taste of oil all year round.

Things that were difficult to obtain in the past are now easier to get, which naturally causes some backlash.

Unfortunately, there's no refrigerator at home. The weather on the island is hot, so Anning plans to make braised pork belly in a little while so it can sit for a while longer.

As for the three pounds of leg meat, she plans to make pork floss from the lean meat and render the fat directly into oil.

After placing the meat on the cutting board, Anning continued to look at the rest of the food.

Two towels, half a pound each of sugar and salt, one can of fruit and one can of meat, one can of milk powder, and one can of malted milk powder.

Malted milk powder is considered a very high-end gift nowadays. The last time Anning saw it was when she was at the Song family's house.

She didn't know exactly what the stuff was made of, but since it had disappeared from later generations, she subconsciously felt it wasn't a good thing. Even after she got the money and came to the island, she didn't buy it for her daughter.

Anning glanced at the ingredient list of the malted milk powder: malt extract, condensed milk, cocoa powder, milk powder, cream, eggs, glucose...

Okay, although no artificial flavorings were added, adding cocoa powder and cream doesn't seem to make it that healthy, but it does taste better.

However, it's not that you can't eat it at all; just eat a little bit. It can be used as a reward for good behavior on weekdays.

After putting the things away, Anning started preparing lunch. The children would be back soon.

The aroma of braised pork could be smelled from afar; even in the relatively well-off military family quarters, this was a dish that people didn't eat often.

Putting aside whether they could even get their hands on pork belly, the price of just this one dish was enough to feed them for several meals.

However, everyone knows what's going on here. According to military practice, if a lot of wild boars are hunted, the soldiers who participate and have family members accompanying them will be able to get some meat.

Given Anning's significant contribution to finding the missing child, it's quite normal for her to receive a larger share.

I just envy this thing; sometimes I can't help it.

"Anning, what are you making? It smells so good!"

An aunt from next door came to Anning's door, pretending not to know anything, and deliberately asked.

She had used this method before to get a piece of squid shreds from Anning, and this time she was using the same trick again. If she could get a piece of meat, she would make a fortune.

However, before Anning could even come out, the aunt was scolded back by Zhao Xuemei from next door.

"Haven't you ever seen anyone cook meat before? When Commander Li's orderly was bringing meat to Anning, his eyes were glued to her. I wonder what she's doing now? If you want some, go up the mountain and look for wild boar. If you can find any, the unit leaders will definitely be willing to give you a few pounds of meat."

The aunt next door was embarrassed and angry when Zhao Xuemei exposed her thoughts. She retorted, "You're so loud! I know Anning is cooking meat. I just asked her how she cooked it. Did I say I wanted to eat it? Besides, it's just meat. It's not like anyone hasn't eaten it before. I don't have enough coupons for five catties of meat. Can't I buy five liang and cook it to taste?"

Zhao Xuemei wasn't going to tolerate her: "Five ounces of meat, are you really willing to part with it? We've been neighbors for so long, do you think we don't know what kind of person you are? Why ask now that you've finished cooking? Isn't that just because you want some?"

Hearing the commotion outside, Anning also came out of the house.

She vaguely remembered the aunt who had asked her the question, but didn't know whose relative she was.

When she was distributing squid strips to everyone, they would only take one strip to taste, but she grabbed a handful and almost took all of them.

As a result, the others refused, so she reluctantly shared some of the shredded squid she had on her.

This time they've come again, it's probably just as Zhao Xuemei said.

An Ning glanced at the two people in the room and said, "Sister Xue Mei, Auntie definitely didn't mean that. We shouldn't assume the worst about her."

The neighbor's face immediately showed a satisfied expression, but just as she was about to speak, Anning continued, "If you want to eat braised pork, Auntie, I'll teach you how to make it! Choose the best pork belly, cut it into chunks, blanch it, render the fat, and then start caramelizing the sugar... The braised pork made this way is sweet, tender, and not greasy at all, and the color is also very beautiful!"

The neighbor's expression froze completely. Anning pretended not to notice the change in his expression and said, "Auntie, don't disbelieve me. This is a recipe that the head chef at the factory taught me when I was back in my hometown. It's absolutely delicious. You'll know once you try making it yourself."

At this moment, Zhao Xuemei's smile was almost uncontrollable. In just half a minute, she had already thought through all the sad things in her life, but she still couldn't suppress the smile that wanted to appear on her lips.

She suppressed a laugh and said, "Aunt Wu, I was being petty and judging you by my own standards. Now that Anning has told you how to make braised pork, you should go back and make it for your son and daughter-in-law to try!"