Chapter 107 Barter
If that doesn't work, she can keep the dishes for herself. Anyway, she doesn't have to earn the money.
Gu Cheng nodded: "Just be careful."
Who doesn't have something they're short of these days? It's common for people to exchange things with each other, and as long as no one else sees it, there's nothing wrong with it.
Liu Yinyin felt relieved.
In the afternoon, Gu Cheng was taking care of the children at home, while Liu Yinyin went to visit the neighbors with some things in her hands.
Aunt Zhou and her younger daughter-in-law were at home. Her younger daughter-in-law was called Bai Jing. Bai Jing was a salesperson in a department store in the county town. Salesperson was a very popular job in those days.
When Aunt Zhou saw Liu Yinyin coming to the door with a basket of things, she immediately smiled and quickly led Liu Yinyin in.
Aunt Zhou took Liu Yinyin into the kitchen. There were a lot of things in the kitchen and it was very crowded, but it was obvious that Aunt Zhou's family conditions were indeed good.
There are several cabinets in the kitchen, which are filled with large and small objects, including food and daily necessities.
There are workers in the family, and the youngest daughter-in-law is a salesperson in a department store. She can often buy some cheap defective products in the store.
If you can't use it yourself, you can exchange it with others for other things.
There are so many things everywhere in the house.
It’s also because Aunt Zhou loves to tidy up, otherwise there would be no room to step in the house.
Liu Yinyin held the basket and pushed it towards her, saying, "Auntie, these are all the things my family can give out. Take a look and see what you want."
Aunt Zhou wanted all the vegetables and fifty-five eggs.
Aunt Zhou sent her daughter-in-law away and whispered to Liu Yinyin, "Yinyin, do you want to exchange something? Or do you want to receive money directly?"
"Auntie, what do you have at home?" The family is not short of money, and it would be nice if we could exchange something else.
The two of them grumbled for a long time, and Aunt Zhou gave her two pieces of defective green cloth. The color of the cloth was uneven and it was dyed with some other colors, but it did not affect its use.
In addition to the two pieces of cloth, Aunt Zhou also gave Liu Yinyin two towels and an enamel cup, both of which were unused and were defective items bought by her young daughter-in-law in a department store.
Finally, Aunt Zhou wanted to give Liu Yinyin a bag of brown sugar, but Liu Yinyin was too embarrassed to accept it.
She only brought some vegetables and eggs, how could she exchange them for so many things?
Not only are fabrics and enamel mugs expensive, they are also hard to buy.
In good years, these things would be expensive enough to exchange for a piece of defective cloth.
Aunt Zhou said nonchalantly, "I have a lot of fabrics at home, and we also have other defective items. If you have any food, you can bring it over to exchange."
Originally, several men in the family were textile workers, and her husband was a leader, so the family had no shortage of cloth.
Liu Yinyin naturally wouldn't refuse. The fabrics she exchanged were actually useful to her.
After leaving Aunt Zhou's house, Liu Yinyin had an idea and smuggled another five kilograms of flour out of the system.
Aunt Zhou has plenty of food at home, and she just asked Liu Yinyin if she wanted to exchange some food.
Liu Yinyin thought about the future years and refused.
In the evening, Liu Yinyin chopped up half a rabbit and stir-fried a double pepper rabbit. The rabbit was fried in oil and then stir-fried with red and green peppers.
The double pepper rabbit was delicious and fragrant. Liu Yinyin brought a bowl to Aunt Zhou's house.
Since both parties are interested in making friends, they naturally want to maintain this relationship.
Moreover, in the transaction with Aunt Zhou in the afternoon, Liu Yinyin knew that she had taken advantage.
Sure enough, when Aunt Zhou saw the bowl of delicious rabbit meat, her face immediately lit up with smiles.
When Aunt Zhou found out that Liu Yinyin's family had a rabbit, she was overjoyed and immediately thought about exchanging rabbits with Liu Yinyin's family.
Liu Yinyin also agreed and said that she would bring her a rabbit next time.
The rain lasted for half a month.
By mid-September, the rain gradually stopped.
This morning, the sky finally cleared up.
Liu Yinyin had been in the county town for more than half a month and could not help herself. Early in the morning, she packed her things and asked Gu Cheng to take her back to Liujia Village.
She went to the Liu family first. After being away for such a long time, the house must be tidied up, and the clothes, quilts and other things must be dried before people can live there.
In Liujia Village, as soon as the weather clears up, the villagers can't wait to move their clothes and even furniture out to dry in the sun.
At first glance, the doors of every household are filled with colorful clothes and quilts.
It has rained for so long that the doors of many people's houses are almost moldy.
When we arrived at Liu's house, only Liu Ersao was at home.
When Liu Yinyin saw Liu Yinyin, she said in surprise, "Yinyin, you're finally back."
After the last exchange of Qingmei, the two are now getting along pretty well.
Especially Liu Ersao, Liu Yinyin exchanged a lot of food for her parents' home, and now it is all life-saving food!
How could Mrs. Liu not be grateful to her?
Liu Yinyin nodded, and Mrs. Liu helped her carry her things into the house.
Gu Cheng sent the mother and son to Liu's house and then hurried back to the county town to work.
Liu Yinyin saw that there was no one else at home, not even her nephews and nieces were there, and asked in surprise, "Where are my parents?"
"Well, they all went out to work." Second Sister Liu explained, "Dad and his family went to work in the fields, and Mom, my eldest sister-in-law, and a few children went to the mountains to pick wild vegetables."
The heavy rain stopped, and there were still sweet potatoes, potatoes and peanuts in the fields that had not been dug out. No matter whether they were good or bad, they had to be dug out and checked.
As for going up the mountain to dig wild vegetables, it goes without saying that there is no harvest in the fields this year. If we don’t dig more wild vegetables, what will the villagers eat?
After the heavy rain, wild vegetables grow wildly.
Speaking of which, it is now the autumn harvest time. In addition to wild vegetables in the mountains, some wild fruits are also ripe. I just don’t know if there are any more.
As soon as the weather cleared up, the villagers couldn't wait to rush into the mountains.
Especially the children in each family, who have been cooped up at home for so long, are like wild horses that have been unbridled and cannot be stopped.
Actually...if Mrs. Liu didn't have to stay at home to work, she would also like to go out for some fresh air.
Mrs. Liu has been pregnant for more than three months, but her belly is not yet noticeable.
Liu Yinyin also began to think about it after listening to it.
Mrs. Liu used hot water to make a bowl of egg drops for Gu Yanyan to eat.
Liu Yinyin thought for a moment, took out a piece of cloth from her bag and gave it to her, saying, "Sister-in-law, this is a piece of cloth I exchanged for an egg in the county town. It has a little flaw, but it's not serious. Please make two new sets of clothes for your nephew in your belly."
The two pieces of cloth given by Aunt Zhou were both very large. Liu Yinyin cut half of the cloth for Liu Ersao. However, it was more than enough to make two sets of clothes for the children.
Mrs. Liu was extremely surprised to see this, but...she was not overwhelmed by her sudden joy.
How could I accept things from my sister-in-law for no reason?
Mrs. Liu declined politely, "Just keep it to make clothes for Yanyan. I still have a few sets of clothes that Yeye wore when she was a child."
Besides, why does a child need to wear new clothes? It’s good enough to have old ones to wear.