Chapter 105 Celery and Pork Dumplings

Celery and carrots, these two kinds of green vegetables were in Aunt Zhou’s basket just now.

It just so happens that Liu Yinyin can make dumplings filled with celery and pork.

In the afternoon, Liu Yinyin cut some fat and made some oil. There was more than a pound of fat, and she smuggled some out of the system.

After boiling a large bowl of lard, the kitchen was filled with a strong aroma of lard that even wafted outside the yard.

This is the downside of living in a county town: if you cook something delicious at home, you can’t hide it from the people around you.

It’s nothing today, but in the future... I’ll have to be more careful.

There was also some pork lard, so Liu Yinyin added some salt and mixed it, saving it for stir-frying vegetables tomorrow.

Two days later, it was Sunday and Gu Cheng was resting.

Early in the morning, the couple had breakfast and started packing.

It has been raining these past two days, but it's just a drizzle, so it's no problem to go out.

However, Gu Cheng had to visit Gu's home this time, so Liu Yinyin did not go with him to the countryside.

We had to deliver food to the Gu family, at the rate of ten yuan a month, for five kilograms of white flour, five kilograms of brown rice, six kilograms of sorghum rice, and twenty kilograms of cornmeal.

Of course, this is calculated based on the food prices after the increase. Otherwise, ten yuan can buy a lot of food.

Not only taking care of the parents, but also supporting the entire family is not a problem.

Liu Yinyin packed five pounds of flour and a piece of salted wild boar meat for the people of the Liu family.

The basket was tied to the back of the bicycle, wrapped in oil paper, and covered with a thick layer of straw so it would not get wet in the rain.

Liu Yinyin told him: "When you come back, bring more eggs and a rabbit to eat, as well as some vegetables. I don't know how the vegetables in the yard are doing..."

We now have more than thirty rabbits at home, not counting the ones we loaned to Jiang Zhiqing.

One or two a month is enough.

Gu Cheng went to Gu's house first. Because it was raining, the whole family was at home with nothing to do.

Seeing Gu Cheng coming, Gu's mother came out of the house and asked, "Where is the food?"

Before, all Mrs. Gu cared about was money, but now, all the crops in the fields have been destroyed and the canteen is about to run out of food.

What Gu's mother is worried about now must be food. As for money, she is worried that she will have money but no life to spend it!

Not only Gu's mother, but other members of the Gu family were also looking forward to it.

Gu Cheng took out the food for Gu's father and mother, five catties of white flour, five catties of brown rice, six catties of sorghum rice and twenty catties of cornmeal.

The smile on Gu's mother's face suddenly froze: "...That's all?"

Gu Cheng nodded: "Wasn't there this much food last month? It will be the same every month from now on."

Gu's mother immediately got angry and said, "Do you want to starve us to death? Who will eat this little food?"

Not to mention the eldest son, daughter-in-law, and several grandchildren in the family.

Even for the two old men, thirty-six kilograms of food was not enough!

Gu Cheng frowned: "Isn't it enough for one person? Don't we have my elder brother? You can't let me support you two by myself, right?"

Listen, does this make sense?

Mother Gu gritted her teeth and said, "Isn't this a special situation? The canteen is running out of food. Do you want to watch your family starve to death?"

Gu Cheng said helplessly, "That can't be helped. Ten yuan can only buy this much food outside now, and you need connections. Moreover, the price may increase in the future, and then you won't be able to buy even 36 kilograms of food."

"What? You want less?" Gu's mother rolled her eyes. "You little heartless boy, you'd be happy if you starved us to death, right?"

Gu Cheng said helplessly: "Mom, I really can't afford to support a large family."

Besides, the family is not short of money to buy food, and the whole family is counting on him to give money and food, so he is not a sucker.

After Gu Cheng finished speaking, he put down his things, rode his bike and wanted to leave.

"Wait a minute." Mrs. Gu also ran out of the room at this time, and said angrily, "Gu Cheng, you can't control your own brother. It doesn't make sense no matter how you say it."

Gu Cheng only gave 36 kilograms of food a month, which was not enough for the old couple.

Gu Cheng glanced at her and said directly: "My younger brother-in-law is going to support my elder brother and his wife. There is no other family like this in the village."

Mrs. Gu: “…”

She winked at Gu's mother.

Gu's mother immediately responded, "Our family hasn't split up yet, so yours is the public one, isn't it?"

Gu Cheng was a little tired: "After all this talk, do you still want to split up the family?"

Mother Gu: “…”

How could she want to split up the family? The Gu family didn't split up. She just wanted Gu Cheng to hand over his salary and food to her!

Father Gu coughed and interrupted, "Thirty-six kilograms of food is indeed not enough. Let's put some more money out of the family to buy food."

Gu Cheng changed the subject and said, "If mom gives me money, I will definitely buy food for you."

My mother hesitated...

Father Gu glared at her and asked, "Can you make a living by keeping the money?"

"What are you grumbling about?" Gu's mother was not afraid of him. "You are all debt collectors!"

Thinking that the whole family would have to go hungry in the future, Gu's mother reluctantly went to the room to get the money.

After a long delay, he finally came out and stuffed a few big buns into Gu Cheng's hand: "Here you go, bring more food next time!"

Gu Cheng counted them, ten big reunion tickets, one hundred yuan. Gu's mother could give so much money, considering her personality, it was a huge investment.

However, she must still have a lot of money.

Gu Cheng considered and said, "Dad and Mom, starting from next month, I will send double the amount of food, and I will do that for ten months."

Ten months later, next year's autumn harvest will be almost here.

It just happened that he could get new food, so he didn't suffer any loss.

Mother Gu rolled her eyes and said, "Are you really going to be so cruel?"

Does it have to be so clear? Double the food?

Seventy-two kilograms of food a month is not enough for a whole family!

There are three grandchildren in the family, all of whom are old enough to eat.

Gu Cheng sighed, "Mom, you have to think about me. Yinyin has several brothers. If you say so, do I have to support them in the future? I can't afford it."

Upon hearing this, Gu's mother's face turned unhappy: "How can it be the same?"

How can the Liu family compare with them?

"That's right." Father Gu sympathized with his son and said, "Okay, let's do it this way from now on."

He was quite open-minded. Seventy-two kilograms of food was not a lot, but it was not a small amount either.

This is actually just right. If we give them all the food at once, it would make people jealous.

As for whether there is enough to eat... we still have some food stored at home. Besides, in a year like this, we definitely can't just eat food in the future. We can go back to the mountains and dig more wild vegetables and mix them with the food.

In the future, the food at home will definitely not be as good as before, but at this moment, it’s good to have food to eat.