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

Before coming, An Ning had planned to just discuss the blueprints and then go back, but she didn't expect to have such an unexpected gain.

The shovel she drew for the army wasn't a makeshift product she made for herself, but rather a shovel that had been continuously improved over time and could be folded twice.

The cloth bag is only slightly larger than the palm of your hand, and the shovel inside can be transformed into a multi-functional tool, including a shovel, pick, crowbar, saw, and knife, by changing its shape and combining its parts.

Of course, she did consider the issue of materials at the time, but she soon figured it out.

She's not a god; it's good enough that she can draw the blueprints. She doesn't need to worry about materials at all.

Although this era was backward, it was also an era full of miracles.

Her country is capable of collaborating to create atomic bombs, handcrafted rockets, and artificial satellites; what's wrong with finding suitable materials to forge an ordinary entrenching tool?

Is there a problem?

Is it difficult?

Compared to the previous three, they are almost effortless.

Moreover, judging from Li Bowen's tone, An Ning felt that the blueprints for this multi-functional bayonet might also earn her a reward.

With this in mind, An Ning returned home in a good mood.

Because of the incident where Yan Fei called her away, Wang Xiuying had already disappeared.

Anning didn't go home; she went straight to the neighbor's.

"Sister-in-law, look what good stuff this is."

She waved the pure green cloth bag in her hand at the other person.

"What is that? Let me take a look!"

Zhao Xuemei put down her work and came over. It looked like something from the military, but it was so small and shaped like that. It didn't look like a water bottle, nor did it look like anything else.

However, when she opened the cloth bag, she exclaimed in surprise.

"Hey! Is this the shovel you handed over to the army before? It's finished! I was wondering what Yan Fei asked you to do, so this is what it is."

She looked at it repeatedly for a long time, and then reluctantly put it down.

Anning picked up the cloth bag and threw it into her arms, saying, "Didn't I say I'd give you one when it was finished? This is for you. I have another one here."

As Anning spoke, she shook another cloth bag in her hand.

"Perfect, I'll try it out when I go beachcombing tomorrow and see if it works."

This shovel is much more refined than the one she modified from a regular shovel before, and it's also much lighter, so it should be easier to handle than the previous one.

"Can I take it to go beachcombing?"

Zhao Xuemei still remembered An Ning's words that it couldn't be taken outside the military base; she had originally intended to keep it as a keepsake.

"No problem, I've already asked. But it's best not to be too ostentatious and not let other people know."

"Don't worry, sister, I'm not the kind of person who talks big!"

When the topic of going beachcombing tomorrow came up, the two chatted happily while preparing garlic sauce.

People in this era are so simple; once they've planned what they'll do at the beach tomorrow, they'll start being happy right now.

Zhao Xuemei wasn't the type to take advantage of others. If Anning bought garlic, she would sell her oil, or she would invite Anning over for a few more meals. In any case, she wouldn't let Anning suffer any loss.

The aroma of garlic sauce wafted out again, but many people had seen Anning when she went to buy garlic this time. Everyone knew that she was going to the beach tomorrow to roast and eat it fresh, and they had also learned how to make garlic sauce from her. At most, they were just a little envious, but didn't have any other thoughts.

Except for Aunt Wu, who lives in the same row of courtyards.

"Mom, it's time to eat."

Aunt Wu's daughter-in-law, Guo Shuzhen, came to her side with her big belly and called her to eat.

Aunt Wu glanced at the cabbage in the pot, which was almost devoid of oil, and the few pieces of oil residue floating on top. Smelling the aroma wafting from outside, that uncomfortable feeling in her heart resurfaced.

"All you do all day is cook vegetables! Are you just hoping to get rid of me so you don't have to do so much work?" Aunt Wu scolded.

Guo Shuzhen, pale-faced, weakly explained, "Mom, I didn't! But didn't Jihua send all of his allowance this month back to his younger brother's wedding? We're out of money right now, so please make do with what you have for now. When Jihua's allowance comes in next month, we'll go buy some good food."

However, Aunt Wu had no intention of speaking properly with her daughter-in-law and continued to turn the tables: "So, you're really dissatisfied with Jiye, aren't you? Back then, our family emptied our savings to marry you, and Jiye couldn't even continue his studies. Now that he's getting married, you two are unhappy about contributing a little money, aren't you?"

Guo Shuzhen clutched her stomach and weakly protested, "I didn't..."

"You didn't? You say you didn't, but that's not how you do it! Other people's daughters-in-law can go out to the beach to supplement the family income, but what about you? You stay at home enjoying yourself all day. Back when I gave birth to Jihua, I was pregnant and still went to the fields every day. How could you be so pampered?"

Aunt Wu just wanted to vent her emotions, so she started yelling at her daughter-in-law.

Not satisfied with just that, she went to the backyard and launched into a tirade of veiled insults until Anning finished cooking the garlic sauce and the aroma dissipated, at which point she finally quieted down.

Everyone's backyards are connected, so if she speaks even slightly louder, Anning can hear her clearly.

Zhao Xuemei tried several times to go over and talk to her, but An Ning stopped her each time.

“Sister-in-law, you won’t get anywhere with someone who’s so unreasonable. Besides, she’s so old. If she just lies on the ground like that, what can we do with her? The best thing to do is to ignore her, otherwise you’ll only get yourself into trouble.”

Although she was very unhappy that such a nice girl like Anning was being scolded by that old woman, Zhao Xuemei still listened to what Anning said and whispered to her about Aunt Wu's family situation.

"That Aunt Wu is Battalion Commander Xu's mother. Battalion Commander Xu asked her to come to the army to take care of his wife who was about to give birth. But what she did was that after arriving at the army, she did nothing and left all the housework to Battalion Commander Xu's wife."

Moreover, sometimes when there's no work to do at home, she'll deliberately create work for her, ostensibly to help her daughter-in-law get some exercise so she'll have the strength to give birth.

That Battalion Commander Xu was also blindly filial, only knowing how to make his wife endure it.

His mother is so biased towards his brother that she's boundless. In the two months she's been here, she's been finding all sorts of excuses to ask for money to send back to his brother, and he hasn't complained at all.

Now the family is eating cabbage for every meal, and the pregnant woman isn't getting enough nutrition.

They'll be comfortable once the babies are born malnourished.