Mother Yun squatted down beside the bag but did not open it immediately. Instead, she examined the workmanship on it.
"The workmanship is so ugly, you must have modified it yourselves."
Yunqi also knew that his workmanship was not very good. "I made some simple modifications during my break so that it would be easier to carry on my back. I will have to take it apart and sew it back later."
“You need to learn how to do these things, otherwise this thing really won’t be presentable.” Mother Yun knew that her daughter didn’t have this talent, but she still wanted her to learn more.
"So what if it's ugly? Who cares about that now?" Yun Zhiming didn't care about such things. Seeing that his wife hadn't opened the bag for a long time, he simply stepped forward and did it himself.
"Why did you change the comforter? You already have so many at home. But the quality of this comforter cover is quite good. This kind of thing is very durable, much more durable than the ones you bought before."
"These steel basins are not bad, they look quite thick. Why did you replace so many belts? They must be genuine leather."
Watching their parents rummage through a bag, occasionally asking various questions, the parents didn't answer them, but instead let them take things out one by one.
"It's really worth it to exchange so much grain for so many things. In the past, these things wouldn't have been easily revealed to the outside world." Although Yun's mother knew that the family didn't lack these things, she felt like she had gotten a bargain by exchanging so much grain for so many high-quality items.
"We arrived quite late, and many things were already gone. The clothes and shoes that the villagers most wanted to change into were not available," Yunqi said, also mentioning the regrets of this trip.
"We didn't have any delays along the way, so how come we're late?"
“There are many villages around there, which were there much earlier than we were.”
"Does that mean you might not be able to exchange it later even if you want to?"
“We’ve already spoken to them beforehand, and they should reserve some for us. Also, I saw that they’ve kept some on hand, so the next batch of supplies might be exchanged in rotation, preventing some villages from hoarding goods.” Si Cheng told his father-in-law about what he had observed there later.
“That’s how it should be. Otherwise, if we keep exchanging these non-essential items every time we go, no one will go anymore.” Yun Zhiming immediately understood the key point. Moreover, since they had found one warehouse, the other warehouses wouldn’t be far behind.
"Let's put all these things away quickly, otherwise those two little rascals will start rummaging through everything again when they get up." Yunqi saw that the entire kang (heated brick bed) was covered with things, so he thought of putting them all away, otherwise it would look messy.
"Let's put them in the cellar first. We don't need these things for now." These days, Yun Qi rarely puts the things that are publicly visible into his spatial storage. Instead, he keeps them all in the cellar.
"Okay, perfect timing for a nice dinner. I'll go get the food from the kitchen now. I've been eating nothing but dry rations every day for the past few days, I'm almost sick of it." Yun Qi had been thinking about the seafood in his space lately. "How about we have a seafood feast tonight?"
"You'd better take it easy. Junjun and Lele are still quite young and immature. It would be troublesome if they accidentally let something slip," said Yun's mother, pointing at Yun Qi who seemed a bit cocky.
Yunqi then realized what was going on and said, "How about we eat beef? That shouldn't be a problem, right?"
Thinking about all that delicious food sitting there, and eating the same food every day, Yunqi was also very frustrated. He didn't know what the point of storing so many supplies was.
"Why are you so hungry now, Xiaoqi's mom? Steam a plate of sausages and make some pancakes later. I'm taking the two kids to Uncle's house for a couple of drinks." Although Yun Zhiming was talking about his daughter, he understood her. After all, it's painful to see so many things but not be able to eat them. He simply took the two little ones away. It had been a long time since he had a drink with his uncle and the others, so this time he could use up some fruit wine.
"I can see that you two, father and daughter, are really craving something." Although that's what Mrs. Yun said, she still got up to prepare.
As if remembering something, she turned back to Yunqi and said, "Did you ask how to exchange those eggs this time? We're almost overflowing with eggs at home."
"I asked, and eggs really aren't as popular as grains, after all, their shelf life is limited. But they will still accept them, only salted eggs or preserved eggs. Raw eggs are not only easy to spoil, but also easy to break." Si Cheng knew that many families in the village raised a lot of chickens, so this time he focused on asking about the exchange of eggs.
"How about we reduce the number of hens? Otherwise, so many eggs are quite a hassle." Yun Qi thought about how the space was already crammed with more than a dozen baskets of eggs and hundreds of slaughtered chickens, and then he thought about the whole house full of hens behind him, which gave him a headache.
"Are you silly? Raising these chickens doesn't require much feed. All you need to do is dig up the earthworms from the ground every day. Why not raise them?" Although Yun's mother usually felt annoyed by having too many eggs at home, she had never really thought about reducing the number of chickens.
Si Cheng suddenly remembered that Wu Ge and his father hadn't started raising chickens yet. "Mom, I'd like to catch some chickens and send them to Wu Ge and his family. I'll also send a few to my dad's family."
“Yes, raising chickens is more profitable than farming. You can raise them in your spare time. Just see how many you want to catch and go get them yourself.” Mother Yun naturally had no objections. Even if they were all caught, as long as there were eggs there, a new batch could be hatched quickly.
"I'll go check if they've set up a chicken coop yet. Maybe we can have them build it first before we catch them." Si Cheng had only just thought of it; they'd have to wait until the coop was up before deciding.
After Junjun and Lele got up, they kept circling around the two of them until Yun Zhiming packed up the food and drinks and was about to go to their second great-grandfather's house. The two little ones quickly followed after him, having already forgotten about their parents.
Watching the three of them, grandfather, grandmother, and grandson, humming a song and swaying as they went out, Yunqi waited until they were far away before quickly closing the courtyard gate, running back to the kitchen, taking out the large blue crabs and various sea snails he had prepared, putting them on a plate, and steaming them in a pot.
"While they're not home now, I'm going to steam a few more pots and keep them. I'll do it like I'm doing something illegal every time." Yunqi felt no guilt about eating alone. The two little ones were never mistreated at home. They often had all sorts of meat ground up and added to their meals.
"It's a shame that Dad can't have such delicious food. How about we let the kids sleep with us tonight and give Dad an extra midnight snack?" Yunqi poured the second batch of steamed crabs into a large basin and then stored it directly in his spatial storage.
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