Bi Qiao’an lay motionless in the icy snow, watching helplessly as the falling flakes slowly buried her. As her consciousness faded, her mind drifted back to the three arduous years she had spent ...
Chapter 714: Don’t Spoil Me
After dinner, it was finally time to exchange supplies.
Shen Yanming opened the trunk, took out half of the bacon, and checked it carefully, only feeling relieved when he saw that it was not spoiled.
"Look, are you satisfied with these?" Shen Yanming asked Jin Guihua.
Jinguihua's eyes were bright and stuck to her flesh. She nodded: "Satisfied, satisfied!"
Then he called his old man: "Quick, take out the dry goods in our house and let Xiao Shen choose."
Pengjie's mother was also a little excited and asked Shen Yanming: "Xiao Shen, can I, can I exchange bacon with you?" She came to Jinguihua's house today because she heard that they had supplies and was waiting here.
Shen Yanming smiled and said with some embarrassment: "I can only exchange these. The rest will be taken back to share with colleagues and friends."
Pengjie's mother looked at Jinguihua, wanting to ask her sister-in-law if she could finish it. If there was any left, she...
When Jin Guihua saw the look in Pengjie's mother's eyes, she smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, how could I not leave some for you? Don't worry, we'll split it in half!"
Pengjie's mother nodded: "Come, come, come, thank you very much, Osmanthus!"
"You're welcome, but you'll have to get the supplies to exchange for the bacon yourself."
"No problem, I'll ask Pengjie's father to go home and get the things."
Jin Guihua ignored her, raised her hand to take the bag from Jin Guangsheng, and took out the things inside.
"Look, dried black fungus, dried white fungus, mushrooms, peanuts, and wolfberries. Is there anything you want?"
Shen Yanming nodded, "These are all fine." Then he reached out and picked at them, "The quality is pretty good."
Golden Osmanthus was very proud and held her neck high and said, "Of course, we are eating this ourselves, not selling it, so we must choose the best ones to dry and store."
"Well, Auntie is still amazing." Shen Yanming praised her generously, "How do you want to change it?"
Jin Guihua hesitated. She had never done this before and didn't know how to change it. She looked at her old man for help, but he turned his head away, obviously avoiding her.
Jin Guihua was ready to throw the can down the drain. "Xiao Shen, you should just speak up. Auntie believes you."
Shen Yanming was also in a dilemma. He didn't want to "make money" in this way, but he couldn't be too generous either.
After a moment's hesitation, he asked, "I'll give you two kilograms of dry goods for one kilogram of meat. Is that okay with you?"
Jinguihua blinked, feeling as if she was hallucinating, "Young man, are you sure?" The dried goods she had here were all picked from the mountains, so it was a no-cost business.
Shen Yanming nodded: "That's it. If it's expensive, you'll suffer a loss. But if it's cheap, there's no need to exchange."
Jinguihua slapped her thigh and said, "Okay, that's it!" Then she took out her own big steelyard and said, "Come, let's see how much meat there is!"
After weighing, the smoked meat weighed 130 kilograms, and the dry goods weighed 350 kilograms.
Because the other party got a normal share of smoked meat, Shen Yanming told Aunt Guihua to give whatever she wanted, as long as they could get 130 kilograms.
Jinguihua happily took out the wood ear, white ear and mushrooms, because she felt that these were all available in the mountains and grew fast, so there was no shortage of them.
Shen Yanming was very happy to hear this. These dishes were delicious and long-lasting, so it was worth it.
Soon, Pengjie's mother came over. She opened the bag and said, "I thought Guihua was exchanging these things, so I brought some things she doesn't have. Chestnuts and walnuts, do you want them?"
"Yes! There are sixty-five pounds of bacon left. You can weigh one hundred and thirty pounds of dry goods."
Pengjie's mother nodded and said, "The chestnuts here are all air-dried, so they don't weigh much. Whether you steam or boil them, they will taste good. Walnuts are also easy to peel. You will definitely like them if you try them."
Shen Yanming took the bag with a smile and put it in the car. The moment he closed the trunk, he reached out and put the bacon inside into the space.
Although he had kept the car in the shade all day, it was hot now and if it wasn't properly stored, it would still break. Fortunately, it was dark now, so no one could see what he was doing.
When he came back, he saw that Jinguihua had already hung the smoked meat in a ventilated place.
"Oh, I feel calm after changing the meat. Okay, I'm going to sleep. I know you city people sleep late, so I won't disturb you. I've been tired all day and can't stand it anymore." Jin Guihua smiled and waved her hand, then went back to the room, "Do as you please."
Shen Yanming nodded and took his wife and two children back to the room.
Bi Qiaoan took out the bottle and put some milk powder in it, "I'll go get some hot water."
"I'll go." Shen Yanming took it and went to the kitchen. In less than two minutes, he came back. "It's a little hot, let it sit for a while."
Bi Qiaoan got up and locked the door, then put the bottle into the space, chilled it with cold water, and took it out again, "Here, baby, it's time to drink the milk powder."
An An Nuan Nuan took it with a smile, but after just two sips, she handed the bottle to Bi Qiao An: "Mom, it doesn't taste good."
Bi Qiaoan knew why, but she couldn't spoil them. She smiled and rubbed the two babies' heads, "There's nothing we can do. We only need this kind of milk powder now. Our An'an and Nuan'nuan are good babies, so let's make do with it, okay?"
An An Nuan Nuan frowned and shook her head to indicate no.
Bi Qiaoan was not angry, and reasoned with the two children: "My dear, think about it, if you are hungry, will you still consider whether the food is delicious? You should know that many people outside have nothing to eat. If you don't eat, your mother will give the bottle to other babies."
An'an and Nuan'nuan didn't understand the truth at all, but they knew that if they didn't drink the milk, it would be given to other babies. Does that mean their parents don't love them anymore?
The two babies' mouths pursed, and they were almost about to cry. They looked at Bi Qiaoan and held back. They picked up the bottle with tears in their eyes and continued to drink.
Although Shen Yanming felt bad, he knew he couldn't spoil them. Otherwise, if they lived together in the future, would he still let them not eat as they pleased? Even if he cooked for them, he had to look good on the surface.
So he began to coax: "Baby, be obedient. If you finish drinking milk, daddy will give you candy."
Liang Bao's eyes lit up and he negotiated with Shen Yanming, "I want chocolate."
Shen Yanming glanced at Bi Qiaoan, and seeing that she had no objection, he nodded, "Okay, one for each of us."
An An Nuan Nuan grinned, feeling that the milk powder was not so hard to drink. She finished it in a few minutes and stretched out her little hand to ask Shen Yanming for a reward.
Comrade Lao Shen was not vague and gave them what he said. However, they were all the smallest, the size of a fingernail, which made Bi Qiaoan laugh.
Shen Yanming rubbed his wife's head and said, "Okay, stop laughing. I am also thinking about their teeth."
Bi Qiaoan nodded and said, "I know, I just think that the child is too young and easy to fool." She said the last three words in a whisper.
Shen Yanming tapped her little nose, and in the two babies' puzzled eyes, he said: "Have you finished eating? If you're done, Dad will help you brush your teeth!"