Yu Xiangan didn't understand this at first, but he realized it later and didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
She thought they had "exercised" too much last night.
Since they started talking, they quickly took cooperative actions, such as collecting local varieties here so that if they were taken out, it would not arouse suspicion from third parties. Then Lin Chuanbai became a coolie and helped process the products.
Yu Xiangan's farm can sow and harvest with one click. For example, if she collects a cow with one click, it will automatically be sorted into different parts and stored in the warehouse. However, if she wants to make a dish out of it, she has to do it herself.
What they harvest are primary agricultural products. If they want to sell them at a higher price, of course the price will be higher after processing.
Lin Chuanbai’s cooking skills are average, but he has no problem being a ruthless processing machine, such as helping to smoke jerky, chopping meat stuffing, etc.
Because the two children in the family were still young and didn't think too much, the food in their family suddenly became better, with all kinds of meat available.
The twins are chubby than other children, and now their faces are even rounder and more chubby. When I see them, I can't help but want to reach out and pinch them to feel the elasticity of their faces.
Lin Chuanbai became a frequent visitor to Yu Xiangan's space. Her space was relatively large, and the kitchen was particularly well-equipped with all the ingredients that could be bought on the market. He came in here to help with the work, and when he was tired, he would eat all kinds of delicious food. If he wanted to eat fish, he would eat fish; if he wanted to eat duck, he would eat duck; he could also eat out-of-season fruits whenever he wanted.
Lin Chuanbai has also gained weight.
He has to exercise and keep fit, he is not happy about dieting. What's the point of dieting? I don't know how many people still can't get enough to eat.
In this era, Yu Xiangan’s farm is more practical. Food is the most important thing for people. He has so many ginsengs that he cannot sell them in a short period of time. Moreover, even if he sells them, he may not be so lucky to buy these scarce items.
In addition, as the Chinese New Year is approaching, black market prices are skyrocketing, and the two of them took advantage of this favorable situation to sell a lot of things, and then used the money and tickets they earned to stock up things on the farm.
Items that can be hoarded openly include stamps, badges, and some old books, while those that are not hoarded openly are those purchased on the black market.
The black market exists wherever it is. Where there is a market, there is demand. Although the penalties are severe, the profits are enough to make people take risks.
Sometimes they bartered, sometimes they bought with money.
Because Yu Xiangan's warehouse was well stocked with goods, even if some of them were used up, their pockets were still bulging.
In the 1980s, being a ten thousand yuan household was a great title, but in the winter of 1975, they had achieved this accomplishment.
However, it would be a waste to just leave the 10,000 yuan alone, as they soon spent half of it and specially contacted a small boss in the black market.
The purchasing power of 5,000 yuan at that time was amazing.
Their house only cost a few hundred yuan, and a bicycle is more than a hundred yuan. If we convert it, if a bicycle costs 150 yuan, without considering the issue of tickets, they can buy a thousand of them. If they use it to buy food and drinks, they can fill up a small warehouse.
But if used to buy gold, jade, gems, etc., this 5,000 yuan will not have such good spending power when it comes to those top-quality items.
Even if this kind of thing is not used at this time, good things, especially good things in the hands of second-hand dealers, are always expensive.
The two of them were busy, both of them dressed up, sometimes alone, sometimes together. After all this busyness, the weight they had gained was lost again.
After this busy period, it was time for Yu Xiangan to take his annual leave.
The New Year’s Eve dinner was naturally eaten at Lin Houpu’s house. It was lively when everyone had the reunion dinner together.
Lin Duzhong suggested that they come back and live together so that everyone can have a lively time during the New Year.
Lin Chuanbai and Yu Xiangan agreed.
Just a few days.
The New Year's Eve dinner was prepared by Li Yujiao and Yu Xiangan together.
In order to celebrate the New Year, Li Yujiao bought a pork butt, thirty or forty kilograms of meat, as well as a pair of ribs, a pork stomach, half a pig's head, a few frozen fresh fish, and two chickens. It was quite a feast.
Lin Chuanbai and Yu Xiangan came over, bringing a pair of lamb chops, five or six pounds of beef, two pounds of honey, and a jar of ginseng wine.
Honey and ginseng wine are tributes to filial piety, and the rest are just for satisfying your appetite.
During Chinese New Year, we have to eat all kinds of delicious food.
Yu Xiangan looked at the ingredients and sharpened his knife.
Take one fish and make abundance every year; take two slices of fish and make fish balls.
The lamb chops are made into salt and pepper lamb chops.
Use beef to make beef stew.
As for pork, there are many ways to cook it, such as pork belly soup, braised pork, pork with preserved vegetables, and sweet and sour spare ribs.
Li Yujiao: “…”
She is a ruthless chores machine.
Can't get involved.
Since she started making it, the little ones at home didn't want to go out to play at all, and they didn't want to show off their new clothes. They just stood at the kitchen door and looked inside, hoping that Yu Xiangan would let them help taste the food.
As the aroma drifted, especially the aroma of some strong-smelling meat and vegetables that drifted to the neighbors, Yu Xiangan heard the familiar sound of a child crying again.
At this time, they had to be thankful that there were fewer people around their house.
They cry and make a fuss about eating meat, and their parents basically satisfy their requests, because it is Chinese New Year after all. However, there is a big difference between the meat they eat and the meat they smell.
Li Yujiao dealt with several people who came to visit with their children. They all came to visit because they couldn't stand their children crying.
Generally they didn't dare to come to the factory director's house, for fear of meeting the director, let alone the children. They would avoid him if they saw him. But now the child was hooked by the fragrance and was rolling around there, making such a big fuss that they had no choice but to go to his house on their own initiative.
Then the children discovered that the factory director's home was not a den of beasts when he was not at home.
They need not be afraid.
Lin Duzhong likes these children to come visit, but his son had a very stern face before, so few children had the courage to come. Now, for the sake of food, they have mustered up the courage to come over, and he generously gives them snacks, such as fried beans, melon seeds, candies, etc., which are prepared for the children.
When people get older, they like children to jump around in front of them to show their energy, especially during the Chinese New Year. The more popular they are, the better the sign is, representing a prosperous new year.
Yu Xiangan had a low presence in the machinery factory before, but now she has become famous all of a sudden. Everyone knows that she is a great cook. The New Year's Eve dinner she made made the children so crazy that they didn't know how much effort they had to put in to calm them down.
Lin Houpu also had to be busy with work on New Year's Eve, and when he came back, it was almost six o'clock.
The children who were originally staying here suddenly scattered.
The house became quiet again.
After taking a bath, it’s time for the New Year’s Eve dinner.
In the past, Lin Houpu always liked to talk about something, but not this year. The table full of delicious food in front of him was so exciting that he couldn't wait to talk about anything else.
After a sumptuous meal and enough food and drink, it is time to distribute the New Year’s money.
Lin Houpu prepared thick red envelopes for his two grandsons, 10 yuan each. This 10 yuan was a huge sum of money, so Yu Xiangan confiscated it without hesitation. They were just children and didn't know what the money could be used for, so it was useless to give them the money.
Yu Xiangan also gave red envelopes to Lin Tiandong and Zhang Ying, two yuan each.
Children lack sleep and become sleepy soon. They don’t need to keep watch, but adults do.
When it reaches midnight, there will be a burst of crackling sound of firecrackers.
It marks the end of this year and the arrival of the new year.
The first day of the new year is the day for paying New Year's greetings. When the two little guys followed Lin Tiandong and others to pay New Year's greetings, their pockets were full when they came back, with red envelopes on one side and various foods on the other.
Even if they don't want to go out and just sit at home, red envelopes will be delivered to their door automatically, because Lin Houpu is the factory director and people will come to him to wish him a happy new year.
When you greet children during the New Year, can you not give them a red envelope as a token of your appreciation?
But a lot has been given out.
After the Chinese New Year, the two of them kept quiet for a while. It was too crazy before the New Year, and some people became suspicious, so they disappeared and lay low for a while before making their move again.
By 1976, it was not far from 1977. Even if there were errors, the replied years would not be too far apart, so Yu Xiangan collected two sets of study materials and sent them back.
One set was given to Yu Xiangqing. Yu Xiangqing wrote and submitted articles like her. In order to write articles, she never put down her books. So Yu Xiangan hoped that if all went well, she could also be admitted to university.
Another set was sent to Yu Qingshan, and kept with him as a backup. If anyone needs it in the future, they can come to him at any time.
Yu Qingshan did not suspect anything, because Yu Xiangan said that this was prepared for Yu Xiangju, Yu Mingjie and others to use in school. This was a teaching material and they would not have to worry about not using it.
Looking at so many books, Yu Xiangju and Yu Mingjie's eyes were bright.
So many books!
Yu Xiangju had been in a bad mood for some time. Looking at these books and feeling his sister's "love" for him, he felt that his shoulders could not bear it anymore.
The reason for his unhappiness lies in his family.
He did not tell Zhao Qiaoniang about what his grandmother had discovered. He didn't know how to face her when he found out that she had given the things her sister had sent back to the Zhou family.
Grandma said that he should not interfere, as he was still a child and should just study hard.
But he couldn't stop himself from thinking about it.
He knew that she was very good to him, but her kindness to him was sometimes mixed with other things.
He didn't know what to do.
The family seemed to be spending a peaceful New Year, but he knew that this was an illusion and that now was the calm before the storm.
Yu Qingshan did not do anything during the New Year for two reasons. One was that it was New Year and he did not want to make a scene too embarrassing. The other was that Zhao Qiaoniang did not touch anything in the house and give it away during the New Year.
This may be because she has already given it.
After discovering that a lot of things were missing from the house and that half of the household items he had kept at home were missing, but there was no increase in food at home, Yu Qingshan did not sleep all night. The next day, he sent Yu Xiangju to live with Yu Mingjie and have a good talk with Zhao Qiaoniang.
He had hoped that would be an exception.
But now it’s the second time, and he also discovered that she had touched the money when he didn’t know. How many times has this happened?
Zhao Qiaoniang was panic-stricken.
She didn't expect to be discovered.
She did it very discreetly, taking only a little at a time.
When does it start?
It was probably after Yu Xiangan moved to Qincheng.
She regarded Yu Xiangju as her support, so it was natural for him to eat these things. However, seeing that Yu Mingjie and his two siblings could happily enjoy these things, while their grandson, who was almost the same age as them, could not, it was just as her daughter said.
It's so heartbreaking.
They are all children, they can drink milk powder, eat candies and cakes. The first cake her grandson ate when he grew up was the one she secretly saved from her teeth for him.
At first, she was just trying to save money, but later, Yu Xiangan moved away, and she was in charge of all these things in the house.
She took a little bit secretly, just a candy or a cookie, and no one would notice.
Her courage grew little by little. Besides food, money was also a good thing. It could also be used to make new clothes for her grandson.
She feels very satisfied every time she sees the happy smiling faces of her daughter and grandson.
We are a family.
Of course Ding Minxiu was happy.
She is like a woman without a mother's home. It is difficult for a woman without a mother's home because she has no way out.
Her son is the only child and the Zhou family loves him very much, but she, as a mother, does not have much say. Her mother-in-law and great-grandmother both intentionally or unintentionally squeeze her position.
She doesn't have a formal job.
She needed someone to stand by her side and tell them that she also needed someone to support her. Most of these foods were rare, which brought her a lot of honor in front of the Zhou family.
With these things, her son wanted to eat delicious food and became closer to her.
Moreover, she felt a secret joy in her heart. Even if the Yu family broke off ties with her, it would not matter. She could still enjoy these good things.
Doesn’t the Zhou family know the origins of these things?
Know.
When they met each other, they treated each other as strangers. They didn't say anything, but when they saw the Yu family, there was a mocking smile in their eyes.
So what if you don't like us?
It's been so long that there is no evidence anymore. Our eldest grandson is already this big now and can still eat and use the good things in your house.
When Yu Xiangan received the letter, it started with the time when Zhao Qiaoniang left their home, went to Zhou's family, and lived with Ding Minxiu.
Yu Xiangan: ???
What happened?
She read the letter quickly and soon understood the whole story.
She used part of the food at home and the household allowance given by Yu Qingshan to subsidize Ding Minxiu at the Zhou family.
Her father talked to her, but the conversation failed and they separated.
Fearing that Yu Xiangju would be affected, Yu Qingshan sent him back to his hometown to go to school.
As for the divorce, they didn't even get the marriage certificate.
Yu Qingshan and Qin Fenglan didn’t have this either before.
Not only them, most people did not go to get the certificate.
As for the cost of separation, there is one.
But Yu Qingshan didn't give any details in the letter, she only knew the result.
Yu Xiangan: "..."
Mixed feelings.
Yu Qingshan is almost fifty.
Zhao Qiaoniang is also in her forties.
We are not young anymore.
Separated?
Yu Xiang'an put the letter down and sent it to Yu Xianghai.
She wanted to know more details.
After Lin Chuanbai knew about this, he said: "You don't need to get involved in this matter. Your father didn't ask you to get involved. Your father is a sensible man."
Yu Xiangan thought that after giving away her papermaking skills, she accepted half of Yu Xiangqing, Yu Xiangyan and her uncle's annual salary.
"Yes, he probably does this because he doesn't want me to be in trouble or sad."
Knowing that the things I sent back ended up in Ding Minxiu's mouth, it was really disgusting to think about it.
But if that were the case, the one who would suffer the most would be Yu Xiangju.
He was brought up by Zhao Qiaoniang.
Lin Chuanbai comforted her, "Xiao Ju is not that young anymore. If he goes to another environment and doesn't hear gossip, he will slowly come to his senses. He is just a child. From the beginning to the end, he has no right to choose."
Although they are far away now, in a situation like this, it is easy to imagine that they will become the center of discussion again.
It also reminds me of the drama of "two women fighting for one man".
Yu Qingshan was right to send Yu Xiangju away.
Lin Chuanbai saw that she had written a letter and wanted to divert her attention. "Do you still remember Uncle Quan who dealt with us before, the one who ate a lot of our meat? I received a secret signal today. He wants to purchase from us. Are there any mature cattle and sheep on the farm?"
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