Chapter 8

Under the huge arch with the three eye-catching characters of Seaside Village, close to the wall, a simple wooden table made of planks was firmly placed.

At this moment, a group of elderly men have gathered around the table. They all look focused, holding their breath, their eyes fixed on the chessboard in the middle.

When Su Wan slowly approached here, she failed to attract the attention of these focused old men at all, which shows how deeply they were involved in the chess game in front of them.

All I heard was a loud shout:

“General!”

It turned out that someone was playing chess intensely.

With the old man’s loud shout, the whole chess game took a dramatic turn in an instant.

Some of the old men were filled with regret and sighed repeatedly; others were so anxious that they scratched their heads and seemed to wish they could personally go into battle and command the chess pieces.

There were also a few old men who looked like they had won, with smiles on their faces as bright as blooming flowers.

Su Wan, who was standing by and watching the game, quickly saw the changes in the chessboard situation. In fact, with her chess skills and intelligence, she already knew how to break the game cleverly, but as the saying goes –

A true gentleman watches chess without speaking.

So even though she knew it in her heart, she still forced herself not to speak.

At this time, one of the uncles said excitedly:

“Old Wu, you’ve finally lost this time! We agreed long ago that if I beat you, I’ll have a refreshing meal at your stall tonight, and you’ll have to ask your wife to give me some extra red dates!”

The old man called Lao Wu nodded helplessly, and replied perfunctorily with a hint of reluctance:

“Okay, okay, I got it! Just come over tonight, and I guarantee you’ll have plenty of red dates!”

“Hey, everyone heard me, I’m going home to take a nap. See you tonight!”

Following these hearty words, the old man sitting beside the chessboard stood up, stretched himself, waved goodbye to his chess friends around him, and turned to leave.

Soon, another group of old men came to the chessboard and started a new round of game with great interest.

Just then, there was a slight commotion among the crowd.

It turned out that everyone noticed a strange yet beautiful face——

That was Su Wan.

She stood there gracefully, as eye-catching as a blooming flower.

For a moment, the people who were originally concentrating on playing chess put down their chess pieces and turned their eyes to the new guest.

“Hey, this lady looks unfamiliar. Where are you from? Have you just arrived on our island?”

A kind-faced old man was the first to ask, his tone very friendly.

“Yes, yes, the little girl is so pretty!” another old man echoed.

Facing everyone’s enthusiastic inquiries, Su Wan smiled slightly, revealing two shallow dimples, and replied softly:

“Thank you all for your concern. I’m from City B. I came to the island to visit my fiancé, who is serving in the army here.”

With just a few simple words, Su Wan explained to everyone why she was there.

This self-introduction not only gave the people present a preliminary understanding of her, but also laid the foundation for subsequent matters such as finding a place to live and renting a house.

At this time, He Nanfeng, who had been accompanying Su Wan, saw two familiar figures not far away, and a look of joy suddenly appeared on his face.

He walked up quickly and greeted the two gentlemen with a smile:

“Uncle Wu, Uncle Wang, long time no see! What a coincidence to run into you two here. I’d like to trouble you with something, is that all right?”

The two uncles looked carefully and saw that it was Captain He. They quickly responded with a smile:

“Oh, it’s Captain He! Just tell us what’s going on. As long as we can help, we’ll definitely help!”

He Nanfeng pointed at Su Wan beside him and said:

“This is my fiancée, Su Wan. We’re new here and don’t know anyone here. I’d like to trouble you to look after the bicycle for a while while I take her to rent a house in Village Chief Jiang’s house.”

Hearing this, Uncle Wu and Uncle Wang nodded at the same time, their eyes full of smiles.

They first looked at Su Wan carefully, then looked at He Nanfeng, gave him a thumbs up and praised him:

“Xiao He, you’re so lucky to have found such a beautiful fiancée! Your taste is incredible!”

After saying that, the two of them took the bicycle keys handed over by He Nanfeng and promised to take good care of the bicycle.

After receiving the two uncles’ consent, He Nanfeng thanked them gratefully, then took Su Wan’s hand and walked towards Village Chief Jiang’s house…

“Captain He is a good man. If my granddaughter wasn’t still young, I would want to…”

“Come on, Old Wu, your granddaughter is tanned like charcoal. Compared to his fiancée, one is a white swan, and the other is what?”

“Go away, don’t come to my door tonight to exchange for refreshing drinks.”

“Hey, you’re still being stingy. Come on, come on, I’ll let you go first.”

“That’s more like it.”

……

The house construction in the seaside village is different from that in the inland area. The houses and homesteads here are closely connected.

There are almost no gaps and it is rectangular, with the gate in the front and the walls of the neighbors’ houses on both sides.

Su Wan couldn’t help but have a thought in her mind. She was very curious. Since the house here has no ventilation from left to right, doesn’t it mean it can only be ventilated from front to back?

However, soon, the houses she saw answered her question.

It turns out that the windows on the back wall are smaller, but there are some.

Almost from the breeding and planting areas, a pungent stench hit.

This ventilation effect is worse than no ventilation…

Su Wan covered her nose and felt suffocated. It was so smelly!

She absolutely did not want to rent such a house. It was like a cage, oh no, worse than a cage.

Seeing this, He Nanfeng quickened his pace and took his fiancée away from the smelly area.

They hadn’t arrived at the right time. The source of the stench was probably the villagers on the island fertilizing the experimental fields…

“Don’t worry, this doesn’t happen every day. The island has fertile land and abundant resources.

Currently, Haiwan Village is a key experimental village, with many experimental plots designated for growing crops. Military departments have hired villagers to fertilize the experimental plots on schedule…”

“Experimental field?”

Su Wan was stunned for a moment, then reacted.

Yes, she almost forgot that Dongzhu Island is famous for being a livable place.

The island is not only rich in fruits, but also famous for its two rice seasons, spring and autumn.

She arrived at an unfortunate time, having just missed the rice harvest in April.

The next wave of planting will have to be done in October…