Two months later, Shen Yunshu started to feed them with milk powder. Little Laowu was the most stubborn one. No matter how he was fed, he just refused to drink the milk powder and kept crying.
In the end, Shen Yunshu hardened his heart and starved him for a few meals before he agreed to drink the milk powder.
Ever since the cubs stopped breastfeeding, Shen Yunshu felt much more relaxed. Seeing that the family's food rations were almost finished, she took a bus to the county.
When she came back, Shen Yunshu was carrying large and small bags, all of which were taken out from her space. This was her only way to supplement her family's income.
Gu Jiuyan, who was waiting at the gate of the family compound, saw his wife coming back and took the things in her hand as if no one was around.
"You must be exhausted from carrying so many things."
"Not really. After I left, did the kids cause trouble again today?"
"They weren't naughty today. They were all very well behaved." Except for the naughty boy Lao Liu. As soon as Gu Jiuyan held him in his arms, he pooped all over himself with stinky poop.
The dirty clothes are still soaked in water.
The couple hurried home talking and laughing.
The sisters-in-law who came back with Shen Yunshu looked at the couple in front of them with envy.
"Captain Gu and his wife have such a great relationship. Even after having a baby, he still loves his wife as much as before. I heard that Captain Gu washes all the children's diapers."
"No way, Captain Gu is a man who does important things. How could he wash diapers? Dirty things like diapers are not a man's job." The speaker was Ma Lianhua, the wife of Deputy Battalion Commander Shao.
In the early years, when she gave birth to her eldest daughter, second daughter and third daughter, she took care of the babies while she was in confinement. She had to do housework and take care of the family's three meals a day. She couldn't let her husband go home hungry after work.
In her opinion, Shen Yunshu is a lazy daughter-in-law. If this happened in their countryside, she would be scolded by her mother-in-law in the surrounding villages.
"Why is it impossible? Captain Gu loves his wife dearly. There's no denying that. Captain Gu's wife ate thirty chickens during her confinement period alone. If it were your husband and wife, would they be willing to do that?"
Of course I can't bear to do that. A chicken costs several dollars. If I spend all the money, how can I live in the future?
Everyone was filled with jealousy. Although they were all women, they had different fates. They envied Chen Yunshu's good fortune. During the confinement period, eating a candied egg was a luxury for them.
Grandma Gu was a little surprised when she saw what Gu Jiuyan was holding. "Why did you buy so many things? Do you have enough money?"
Chen Yunshu said generously, "It's enough to spend. You have to believe in Jiuyan and I's ability to make money. Once the team's dividends are distributed at the end of the year, let alone supporting you, I can also support ten more people."
Despite what Shen Yunshu said, Grandma Gu was still a little worried. Thinking of the recent times when Shen Yunshu had moved things into the house like he was moving house, she secretly stuffed a few big unity notes into Shen Yunshu's hands.
During this period, Gu's mother and Shen's mother also stuffed money into Shen Yunshu's hands. Shen Yunshu, who didn't spend a penny, had a lot more money in her small treasury.
A wilted old hen, two large carps with weak breathing, five pounds of lard for making oil, three pounds of braised pork with fat and lean meat... and some miscellaneous things.
So many things were only enough for the Gu family's food for a week. Gu Jiuyan cleaned the two carps that Shen Yunshu brought back, one for braising and the other for sweet and sour cooking.
Five pounds of pork fat can be refined into two full cans of lard, which is enough for the Gu family to eat for a while. The lard residue left over from refining can be used to stir-fry vegetables, which is very fragrant.
For people who are generally short of fat and water in their stomachs these days, this is the perfect dish.
I just steamed a pot of steamed buns made of two-grain flour yesterday, and they are all ready for today’s meal.
As a result, the main course for dinner was still not settled, and Grandma Gu and the others had to prepare steamed buns again.
People who had not yet recovered from the famine and hardship were afraid to cook, but the Gu family was the only one who had no fear at all when it came to cooking.
Compared to those families where one person has to earn money to support the whole family, those who eat at Gu's house all have a foundation to rely on, and at least no one will go hungry.
Grandma Gu and Grandpa Shen, who are in charge of the kitchen, cook in different ways every day. During Gu Jiuyan's break time, he will also show off his cooking skills to everyone.
In the afternoon, taking advantage of the good weather, Grandma Gu and Grandpa Shen kneaded dough and placed it in the sun to rise until it became fluffy and soft.
At Shen Yunshu's suggestion, Grandma Gu, who had a pair of skillful hands, made a pastry and added some green onions to it. She used most of the bowl of noodles to make the flower rolls that Shen Yunshu liked to eat.
After Chen Yunshu weaned her children off breast milk, she never restricted her diet in the days that followed. She would dip the steaming hot steamed buns in homemade chili oil.
The amount of chili oil is generous, the fried peanuts are crushed with a rolling pin, and then topped with roasted white sesame seeds. One bite will make your mouth water.
Seeing that Shen Yunshu was eating with relish, the other people in the family also started to imitate her way of eating.
I can’t stop eating this.
The bowl of chili oil that Gu Jiuyan had just made two days ago was finished in an instant, but everyone was still not full, so Grandpa Gu shamelessly begged his grandson Gu Jiuyan to make some more.
"I'm busy." Gu Jiuyan refused as a matter of course.
Then, Shen Yunshu said with a smile: "Gu Jiuyan, Captain Gu, everyone likes your craftsmanship very much, so why don't you make some more?"
"Shushu wants to eat?"
"I want to eat."
The next second, Gu Jiuyan went into the kitchen without saying a word and got busy. He was determined to make chili oil tonight.
Grandpa Gu was sad. Even though he had talked so much that his lips were almost worn out, he was still no match for a word from his granddaughter-in-law.
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