bookcurios Chapter 89 Beachcombing 1
Chapter 89 Beachcombing 1
"Is it dangerous?" Qin Yingxue asked with a worried expression.
Zhu Huiwen looked at him with a worried expression.
Song Yanchuan paused, seeing the worry in the eyes of the two women, and then smiled and said, "Ouyang Jian has completed his mission. He just encountered a shipwreck on his way back. We were in charge of the search and rescue operation, so there wasn't much danger."
Upon hearing that they were search and rescue personnel, Zhu Huiwen immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Qin Yingxue was not as optimistic as Zhu Huiwen, but there were some things she couldn't say in front of her mother-in-law and make her worry, so she smiled and said to Song Yanchuan, "Then I'll go help you pack your luggage."
"No need, I'll just bring a change of clothes. I'll be back in a couple of days if things go smoothly..." Before Song Yanchuan could finish speaking, he noticed Qin Yingxue's unusual expression and changed his tone, "Then I'll go with you to pack."
"Go ahead! Have a good talk with Yingxue," Zhu Huiwen said considerately.
The two walked upstairs one after the other. As soon as they returned to their room, Qin Yingxue suddenly turned around and asked with a serious expression, "Are you really just going to find someone?"
“I swear,” Song Yanchuan raised his right hand.
"I swear I don't need to, but you must be careful. Shipwrecks are no joke. Don't go to deserted places alone, and make sure you have enough people with you..."
Knowing Song Yanchuan's fate in his previous life, Qin Yingxue was always somewhat worried about him going on missions.
In any case, she is now his wife.
It's normal for a couple to worry when they're of one mind.
"Okay, I'll listen to you." Seeing the worry on Qin Yingxue's fair face and her incessant chattering mouth, Song Yanchuan suddenly reached out and hugged her, lowering his head to capture her rosy lips.
"Ugh..." Qin Yingxue's eyes widened suddenly, wanting to resist, but when she thought that he was about to leave, her body went limp.
The indoor temperature rose, and when Qin Yingxue was struggling to breathe due to lack of oxygen, Song Yanchuan finally let go of her, hugged her tightly, and said in a slightly hoarse voice, "Don't worry, I promised you that you would live well."
"Mmm!" Qin Yingxue nestled in his arms, listening to his strong heartbeat, and her worried heart gradually calmed down.
Seeing that it was almost time, Song Yanchuan reluctantly let go of Qin Yingxue.
Qin Yingxue helped him pack two sets of clothes to change into, and also put the repackaged wound medicine and life-saving medicine she bought from the mall into his backpack, telling him, "Be extra careful. Mom and I are waiting for you to come home!"
"Okay!" Song Yanchuan couldn't resist giving her a quick peck on the forehead, then slung his backpack over his shoulder, waved goodbye to Qin Yingxue with a flourish, and walked away without looking back.
Qin Yingxue didn't go downstairs to see him off. Standing on the balcony, she watched his tall figure slowly disappear into the night. Her heart ached, and she felt a little sad.
It seems like the last time he went back to his unit, I didn't see him off and didn't feel anything at all.
Why do I feel so uneasy this time...?
It's unbelievable that you're so worried about Song Yanchuan, who's in trouble, at least a few months away!
Qin Yingxue chuckled and rubbed her face. Just as she was about to turn around and go back to her room, she saw Zhu Huiwen coming upstairs.
"Yingxue, do you want Mom to stay with you tonight?" Zhu Huiwen asked with concern.
She remembered clearly that Yingxue had persuaded her to come to the island because she was most afraid of being alone.
Moreover, the two were newlyweds, and with Yan Chuan away on a mission, the one who suffered the most, besides herself, was Ying Xue.
"Mom, no need," Qin Yingxue said with a smile. "We live in the same house, so I'll let you know if anything happens."
"That's good! Yan Chuan will be back in a couple of days, then he can keep you company." Zhu Huiwen comforted her.
"Okay, let him take a few days off and come out with us." Qin Yingxue said with a smile.
"Okay." Zhu Huiwen was relieved to see that Qin Yingxue was really alright. "Then you should get some rest. I'll go check if Tianqing and the others have finished showering."
"Okay, Mom, be careful going down the stairs." Qin Yingxue said as she saw Zhu Huiwen off, her face full of worry.
"Okay. Go back inside now!" Zhu Huiwen waved to Qin Yingxue.
Qin Yingxue smiled and nodded. After seeing Zhu Huiwen reunite with the Wen siblings, she went back to her room, sat on the bed, and looked at the empty room, feeling a sense of emptiness in her heart.
Qin Yingxue found it somewhat amusing; she had only stayed here for one night, and it was probably because she wasn't used to it yet.
After taking a shower and lying in bed, Qin Yingxue tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep. It was almost eleven o'clock, and she still couldn't feel sleepy. Qin Yingxue sat up a little irritably and scratched her hair.
Forget it, since I can't sleep tonight, I might as well not sleep at all.
In the afternoon, while picking swimming crabs with Bai Haijian, I learned from him that after midnight is the spring tide season, which is a great time for beachcombing.
When the tide recedes quickly and far, you can usually find good and large goods, if you're lucky.
Qin Yingxue hadn't originally planned to go. Since Song Yanchuan was on a mission tonight, and she couldn't sleep by herself anyway, she might as well go and see what real beachcombing was like.
She would never admit that seeing Jinshan unable to hold her in her arms made her feel as anxious as a cat scratching at her.
I bought a bucket, a shovel, three battery-powered flashlights, two fishing nets with poles from the mall, and finally some tongs—a great tool for catching crabs and blue crabs—so I wouldn't have to pick them up by hand and would be afraid of getting pinched by the tongs.
After thinking it over, I bought two pairs of gloves.
In the afternoon, she accidentally got scratched by a rock and got a long, shallow wound. It didn't hurt much at first, but it stung terribly as soon as it came into contact with seawater.
After making all the preparations, Qin Yingxue wrote a note and placed it on her desk. Then she braided her long hair into two pigtails, put on a long shirt and trousers, tied up the cuffs of her trousers, and tiptoed downstairs.
After descending the stairs, I lingered for a while and found Zhu Huiwen and the Wen siblings fast asleep before tiptoeing outside.
The soldier on duty saw Qin Yingxue dressed as a beachcomber and his lips twitched involuntarily, but he didn't say anything. After Qin Yingxue registered, he let her pass.
Seeing Qin Yingxue's departing figure, the soldier silently wished her well: Sister-in-law, good luck.
Many military spouses, upon arriving at their military bases, are initially excited to hear that they can find many good things by going to the beach, but they become listless and dejected when they return.
They didn't know which foods were edible and which weren't, and they weren't as quick and agile as the local fishermen.
I stayed up all night in the middle of the night, and in the end I could only pick up shellfish and seaweed that the locals didn't want because they didn't have much meat. It would have been better to spend money to buy something more substantial.
Qin Yingxue continued walking for a while, and after turning around and no longer seeing the military camp, she searched around again before taking the bicycle out of her spatial storage, getting on the bike, and quickly heading towards the fishing boat.
Upon reaching the village entrance, Qin Yingxue put her bicycle back into her spatial storage, then carried a wooden bucket filled with various tools to find Bai Haijian.
Seeing that everything was quiet around her, Qin Yingxue wondered if she had gotten the time wrong.
Hesitating about knocking on the door, he heard footsteps approaching.