Chapter 306: They say children have no memory, but in fact, children's memories also have storage

When everyone gathers firewood, the flame rises high. Nationwide aid to Hong Shan, post-disaster reconstruction work, and the psychological counseling for rescue personnel were all proceeding in an orderly manner.

The temperature on the Sea Island was getting higher and higher, and large batches of fruit were ripening, especially pineapples, dragon fruit, and mangoes, which had the highest yields.

With the financial increase from last year, this year the special fruits from the Sea Island were also being transported by train to the Supply and Marketing Cooperatives of other provinces. Their low prices became a favorite for many citizens in other provinces.

The infants born at the beginning of the year were now over half a year old, and parents were adding fruit puree and vegetable puree to their children's diets as supplementary food.

Except for a few children who showed allergic symptoms to mangoes, other children were able to adapt to the special fruits of the Sea Island.

Coconuts could be seen everywhere; if you wanted to eat them, you had to climb up to pick them.

The locals would tie blades or sickles to the top of bamboo poles, and then two people would hold a bed sheet or a sack underneath to catch them.

Those who weren't agile enough just gave up; if their heads were smashed open, they would either be stupid or truly "go to the dogs."

Even so, the people picking coconuts were still endless.

Coconut water was delicious, dried coconut shreds could be used as material for Qingbuliang (a dessert), and the coconut coir on the trunks could be used to make mats and mattresses.

In short, the coconut was a treasure from head to toe!

The military doctors who participated in this rescue mission all had vacations, ranging from one week to half a month.

Shen Man got a one-week vacation and could stay at home to accompany her family well.

Every day she was either baking pastries or accompanying her two children.

Old Master Lu and the others could finally rest well and had time to continue their hobbies.

And so, for several days in a row, they made appointments with their old buddies to go fishing at the reservoir, leaving early and returning late, and sometimes they didn't even come back, resting directly at the retirement home.

They called it "not disturbing the young couple in their intimacy at home."

Well, it made sense; it was impossible to refute.

Lu Xiu Bai, after sleeping for two days and two nights, woke up again, full of vigor.

If it weren't for the failing results of his psychological test, everyone would have been deceived by his appearance!

The results tested by professional psychologists wouldn't lie; Lu Xiu Bai's threshold had lit up a red light, which gained the attention of the whole family.

Even Jiang Ye wouldn't provoke his brother-in-law anymore; his temper was incredibly good.

It must be said, the more lively and cheerful a person appears on the outside, the more deeply hidden their psychological trauma is...

Children don't understand the sadness of adults; they only know that their mom and dad are back, and they pester their parents in various ways, thereby accidentally and unknowingly healing part of the trauma in the adults' hearts.

As the days passed, the reports on the news about Hong Shan were getting better day by day, and disappearing day by day.

Just when everyone had relaxed their vigilance, the news of the passing of the Head of State, for whom the whole nation mourned, swept across the country!

The seventh month flows with fire, the eighth month is not yet over, and the ninth month is for receiving clothes.

The hot summer had not yet ended, and this news made countless old revolutionaries feel heartbroken!

Many old masters, led by Old Master Lu, packed their luggage overnight, wanting to return to the Capital.

Shen Man and the others also knew the seriousness of the matter and set about helping the old masters prepare dry rations and pulling strings to buy train tickets.

If it weren't for their duties, Section Commander Duan and the others would also have wanted to return to the Capital!

The rest home suddenly emptied out. Many of the old gentlemen who came here to recuperate were once powerful military titans who had once held sway over the world; now that they had heard the news of the leader's passing, how could they possibly stay?

One after another, they packed their luggage and left the Sea Island, returning to the Capital to personally send the Head of State off on his final journey!

This year was destined to be extraordinary; several major events that would be recorded in history would be included in memorial books for future generations to admire and study.

The children were used to the days when their great-grandfathers were around to take care of them. Suddenly, when their great-grandfathers no longer appeared by their sides, the children were very uncomfortable.

They didn't need adults to use photos to deepen their impressions; they themselves cared very much about the great-grandfathers who had accompanied and taken care of them for a long time.

They say children have no memory, but in fact, children's memories also have storage.

It was just that in terms of perception, everything seemed to have entered an acceleration.

Shen Man had to go to work, and the children at home needed someone to take care of them. After thinking it over, she sought help from Amei at Wangjie's house.

Amei hadn't met a suitable partner in the matchmaking sessions a few months ago.

Currently, she was taking care of the children for Wangjie. The young girl was very capable and had a lot of patience with children.

And so, many people were praising Amei for being capable behind her back.

Shen Man brought a basket of pastries to Wangjie's house and explained the situation to Wangjie and Amei, hoping Amei could help take care of the children for a period of time.

Of course, she wouldn't treat Amei unfairly: ten catties of grain coupons per child per month, plus ten yuan, and Amei could watch the television at home whenever she wanted.

Amei could also use the snacks, fruit supplies, and kitchen ingredients at any time.

Amei was very tempted. Ten catties of grain coupons and ten yuan per child per month—and Shen Jie's family had two or three children!

However, she didn't speak up, only looking expectantly at her cousin; she relied entirely on her cousin to make the decision.

Wang Mingkui declined the reward a little, and then agreed to it.

She could feel that Amei was eager to do something to reduce their burden.

This child was too sensible!

Even though the two of them had said many times to let Amei eat and drink boldly, Amei was still very frugal.

Since her sister-in-law had a need and could provide some reward for Amei, then let Amei do something.

As for the reward, she didn't need it; she would save it all for Amei when the time came.

After the matter was settled, the two families agreed that starting tomorrow, Amei would arrive at Shen Man's house at 8:00 every morning to take care of the children and leave at 6:00 every afternoon.

Of course, Shen Man allowed Amei to bring Si Si along.

This way, the four little ones of similar age could play together; they had companions, and both families were at ease.

After settling this matter, Shen Man and her sister-in-law devoted themselves to their work.

Jiang Ye and Lu Xiu Bai also had no worries and performed their respective duties, participating in various tasks and training in the troops.

At the same time, at the Capital Railway Station, the backbones of the country from various provinces and regions, retired cadres, pacesetters from various industries, and representatives of various ethnic groups all gathered here.

The public security at the railway station, the local Public Security Bureau, the Railway Bureau, and other departments were busy running around, strictly guarding and checking luggage, strictly preventing troublemakers from causing disturbances.

Old Master Lu had no place to stay in the Capital, so he followed Old Master Lin home to settle down.

Others also returned home one after another, preparing to reunite with their families, understand some situations, and then make further arrangements.

It was very obvious that from the moment they got off the train, the surrounding atmosphere was very different.

While they were grieving, they were sensitive and could feel the wind blowing and the grass moving, with soldiers everywhere.

People who could sit in high positions were not political novices.

Not to mention those who had managed to protect themselves under the pressure of the past years and retire smoothly.

Now, what they had to do was not to increase the burden on those above, submit an application to send the Head of State off, and wait for approval... ===== CHAPTER 307 =====