Today's dragon head fish was made by Shiyue.
It wasn't that Liang Yueming couldn't cook, but compared to Shiyue, she was reluctant to use seasonings.
Nowadays, things are expensive, and people prefer to boil vegetables directly. If you can put a couple of drops of oil on cooked vegetables to make them sizzle, you're considered a generous person.
Unlike Shiyue, who has such a treasure trove of resources and has recently made a lot of money, she inevitably spends more lavishly than before.
Putting everything else aside, she currently has three kinds of soy sauce in stock: dark soy sauce, light soy sauce, and steamed fish soy sauce. She also has rice vinegar, aged vinegar, and a large red Zhejiang vinegar for seafood that she bought specifically on the advice of a friend in the group.
If outsiders knew this, wouldn't they call her a spendthrift?
But Shiyue understood it very well.
In this day and age, even if you have money, you don't dare to spend it recklessly.
Otherwise, it will definitely attract attention and might cause some big trouble.
There's no point in storing it in the system.
Putting everything else aside, just look at the prices in later generations...
Even if she tightened her belt and tied her neck, the little money she saved couldn't keep up with the soaring prices.
Since that's the case, instead of being stingy, we might as well eat and drink as usual.
Even if it's not something you want others to know about, it's still okay for the two of you to have it privately, right?
Moreover, they now have their own yard, making it much more convenient for them to have an extra meal occasionally than before.
For this reason, Shiyue now looks down on Liang Yueming's skills.
Shi Yue looked down on Liang Yueming, and Liang Yueming couldn't stand Shi Yue's extravagant spending.
Even though the couple had already brought over all the oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and grain allocated to them, Liang Yueming still couldn't stand Shiyue's way of pouring oil.
It terrified her.
However, Liang Yueming is a reasonable person, and she knows that the most important thing is for the family to live in harmony.
She wouldn't complain even if she couldn't stand it, let alone make unwarranted accusations.
She would just clutch her chest and say, "I'm leaving, I'm leaving, I can't watch this, you do it yourself."
Then he left the kitchen, leaving Shiyue there, unable to suppress her laughter.
Shiyue quite liked her sister-in-law's personality.
They'll say whatever's on their mind, they won't keep anything to themselves, and they certainly won't keep a secret for you to use to seek revenge.
Overall, she liked everyone in the He family and found it easy and pleasant to be with them.
Liang Yueming didn't stay in the kitchen, so Shiyue felt more comfortable cooking.
She quickly steamed the lizardfish.
Because the fish had just been caught not long ago, it was extremely fresh.
She added steamed fish soy sauce and poured hot oil over it, making the aroma both powerful and intense.
The three brothers, who were drying coal briquettes in the yard, instinctively sniffed and their hands moved even faster.
Smelling the odor, He Liping clicked his tongue, smiled, and shook his head.
She said, "Shiyue's cooking is still the best. Just smelling it makes my mouth water. But how much oil does she use to make this dish? Your sister-in-law wouldn't dare to do that."
Although he knew his older brother meant no harm, He Lixuan still looked up at him after hearing this.
Before he could refute, He Lixue, who was working, spoke up.
He said, "Things are different now than in the past. Yesterday I saw the supplies that were distributed to us, and the total amount of grain and oil alone is at least twice as much as before, and the grain is mainly refined grain. As Liu Zhan just mentioned, we are now receiving border defense subsidies."
Since that's the case, we should eat better if we can; there's no need to force ourselves to suffer when there's no way to do it.
Besides, even if we run out of food by the end of the month, we can ask the supply ship to buy some expensive grain and oil for us. Didn't Huo Bai say before that he would definitely guarantee the supply of food?
Hearing him say that, He Liping smiled.
He pointed at his second younger brother and laughed, scolding, "You've been single for too long, you don't know anything about managing a household. You think you can just buy expensive grain and oil whenever you want? Those prices are way higher than what's supplied!"
He Lixue said calmly, "So what if it's expensive? We don't even have anywhere to spend money on this island. Who knows how many years it will be before we leave again? What are you saving money for?"
Even if it's for Jiajia's dowry, there's no need to start saving this early, is there?"
He Liping was stunned for a moment by those words.
He Liping knew for certain that once they got on the island, it would be difficult for them to leave.
Knowing something is one thing, but accepting it immediately and without any obstacles is still a bit unrealistic.
This will take time.
When his younger brother saw through his mistake, he was genuinely momentarily stunned.
The thought that they might have to live on this island for decades, or even grow old there;
The thought that his daughter would likely live in this small circle for a long time, and only have contact with a limited number of people...
A sense of sadness inevitably arises in one's heart.
No matter what, this isn't home!
Fortunately, He Liping quickly calmed down.
A bitter smile appeared on his lips.
He sighed, "I'm not as open-minded as you. You're right, we've come this far, what's the point of keeping money? It's useless. It's better to eat it than save that stuff."
I reckon that once I get here, I'll still have to handle the external relations for our family, and all those miscellaneous tasks.
This afternoon I'll try to establish connections with those guys in the guard platoon and ask how to get the supply ship to bring in supplies. From now on, let's just eat well, drink well, and stay put. Don't think about anything else; let's focus on making the most of our time first!
Seeing that he had finally come to his senses, He Lixue stopped talking and returned to his taciturn self.
He Lixuan didn't respond, but he was much calmer than his older brother.
His older brother felt hopeless about the future and was forced to accept reality, but He Lixuan was not like that.
In his little house in October, he read many books that were ahead of their time, especially biographies of people who lived through this era. This inspired him greatly and filled him with confidence for the future.
He knew that this dark era would eventually pass, and the future held infinite beauty.
That day, Deputy Commander Lü had already told them that the project they were going to participate in on the island was the research on my country's new generation of combat cruisers.
This is a groundbreaking project.
Once successfully developed, it will greatly enhance the combat capabilities of our naval forces!
He Lixuan would be willing to dedicate his entire life to such a cause that benefits the country and its people!
Moreover, from the numerous documents he had reviewed, it was clear that the country had launched many such projects, with project durations ranging from five to ten years or even more than ten years.
At most, it would be fifteen or sixteen years.
Fifteen or sixteen years later, the country's policies will undergo a dramatic change.
It is now July 1966.
If I could stay here for more than ten years, I could avoid the darkest times.
Then you can go back and catch up with the beginning of a new era—
He Lixuan felt that this was a fortunate thing for his family.
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