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

Anning and her companion came out of the supply and marketing cooperative and saw the garlic sauce in the bucket in a lunchbox and the charcoal in the bag. They slapped their foreheads and remembered that they had planned to eat by the sea.

As a result, they caught so many huge blue crabs that they couldn't even fit them all in a bucket, and completely forgot about the rest.

The two looked at each other.

"What should we do? Are we going back to eat?" Zhao Xuemei asked.

An Ning thought about how it would take almost an hour to walk to the beach, so she stopped to rest and said, "Forget it, let's go tomorrow!"

For her before she traveled through time, five kilometers was just the distance from the safe zone to the area where zombies roamed, like an appetizer.

But for her now, that saying might really be true!

It is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality.

The two had walked back for a short while when they saw a group of people standing by the roadside in the distance. There were several overturned buckets on the ground, and seafood from Tongli was scattered all over the ground.

As soon as they got a little closer, they heard one of them complaining bitterly: "It's outrageous! A bunch of young wives are bullying this lonely old woman. My husband died early, and I worked hard to raise my two sons. Now I have to come all this way to be a slave to my daughters-in-law. Now everyone looks down on me!"

An Ning and Zhao Xuemei exchanged a glance.

"Isn't that the old lady next door?"

Ever since Aunt Wu started making snide remarks about Anning in the backyard last night while they were making garlic sauce, Zhao Xuemei's tone towards her has become much less polite.

Her tone was sarcastic: "Working like a slave for her daughter-in-law? So that child isn't her son's?"

While listening carefully to the situation on the other end, An Ning replied, "In her eyes, only her youngest son is a son; how can her eldest daughter-in-law be considered a daughter-in-law?"

From the conversations of those around her, An Ning quickly figured out the specifics of the situation.

Aunt Wu bumped into a soldier's wife, causing the bucket to overturn. She insisted that the sea cucumber on the ground was the one she had picked up.

Sea cucumbers have always been a valuable seafood, both in the 1970s and in modern times.

Although there were only three sea cucumbers on the ground, they were worth more than ordinary shellfish and crabs, so it's no wonder that Aunt Wu coveted them.

If it were anyone else, who wouldn't be frightened if this old woman with half her hair turned white lay on the ground?

However, she encountered a tough opponent this time. The military wife she bumped into was a notorious "shrew" who would never let herself be taken advantage of. Moreover, there were several witnesses watching, so they ended up going head-to-head.

Seeing Aunt Wu throwing a tantrum on the ground, Zhao Xuemei remembered An Ning's earlier question about whether she was afraid of people lying down in front of her. She shuddered and immediately pulled An Ning aside.

"Forget it, let's not watch this commotion. We don't want to end up getting into trouble instead of enjoying the show." Zhao Xuemei muttered as she walked, "How blind must those two be to bump into each other like this on such a wide road? The old woman probably saw the sea cucumbers in the bucket and wanted to take advantage of them, so she deliberately bumped into them."

An Ning also felt that it was better to avoid trouble.

"So many people are watching! If something interesting happens, someone will definitely tell about it."

"That's right, they're all family members. I'll ask around later and I'll find out."

Zhao Xuemei is quite confident in her interpersonal relationships.

She doesn't like to gossip, so many people are willing to tell her what they know, and she gets along well with many people.

However, the plan was beautiful, but the reality was harsh.

An Ning and Zhao Xuemei had already gone far away and were about to pass by the crowd, but they were still caught red-handed by Aunt Wu, who was lying on the ground, between everyone's legs.

Aunt Wu scrambled to her feet and quickly caught up with An Ning and Zhao Xuemei, grabbing their sleeves.

"Comrade Anning, Comrade Xuemei, you've come at the right time! Please help me settle this matter. I don't know anyone here, and they're all siding with their own people, bullying a lonely, helpless old woman like me!"

An Ning and Zhao Xuemei: ...When you got up from the ground and chased after us, you didn't look like you were weak as a chicken.

At that moment, Anning almost thought the old woman was about to turn into a zombie.

When the others saw Aunt Wu asking An Ning and Zhao Xuemei for help, their gazes immediately turned hostile.

Many people know that Aunt Wu likes to take advantage of others, but they don't know that Aunt Wu has such a good relationship with An Ning and Zhao Xuemei.

The story of An Ning confronting Wang Xiuying downstairs spread throughout the family area. Also, when Wang Xiuying reported her as a spy, the military directly convened a meeting of the families to criticize the relevant personnel.

Although An Ning's program for New Year's Day was highly praised, its reach was nowhere near as wide as the gossip about Tang Qiuqiao ruining her own performance costume and being the one who started the TV show.

Each and every one of these incidents proves that An Ning is no kind person.

If Anning were to step in and help Aunt Wu, this simple matter could become complicated.

Upon hearing Aunt Wu's words, An Ning indeed put on an indignant expression and calmly shook off the mud that Aunt Wu had put on her clothes.

"Really? So many people are bullying you alone, that's just too much!"

Just as everyone else present was starting to nervously think of a solution, Anning said again, "But my sister-in-law and I are no match for them, we can't beat them in a fight or argue with them! Why don't we call the police for you? The police will definitely be on your side!"

While Aunt Wu was still in a daze, An Ning grabbed Zhao Xuemei and ran towards the town: "Aunt Wu, hold on here a little longer, the police will be here soon!"

In the eyes of people in this era, anything involving the police is a huge deal, and they might even be dragged into a public denunciation meeting.

So when everyone heard that Anning was about to call the police, their first reaction was to stop her.

But then they thought again, it wasn't their fault, it was that old woman who was trying to steal other people's sea cucumbers because of her age. When the police came, it was uncertain who they would arrest!

If they don't dare to lay a hand on this old woman, don't they think the police do the same?

Thinking of this, they immediately stopped chasing after the person and instead said to Aunt Wu, "Fine! Let her call the police. There are so many of us who can testify. We want to see if the police will arrest you or us when they arrive!"

Aunt Wu stared blankly at An Ning and Zhao Xuemei's figures running further and further away, and then at the attitudes of the others. She abandoned the seafood that had fallen on the ground, picked up her bucket, shovel, and fire tongs, and ran towards the army.

Are you kidding me? If she gets arrested by the police here, how will she ever live her life?

Seeing that Aunt Wu had run far away, everyone picked up their own portions and put them back in the bucket, and no one dared to pick up what Aunt Wu had dropped on the ground.

Just kidding, she'll take anything that isn't hers. If anyone picks up her things, she'll just sue them.