Chapter 111 Pine Nuts

Two bags of dried mushrooms, about fifty kilograms, Liu Yinyin gave forty eggs, and one hundred and sixty kilograms of cornmeal, which she sold to the system and earned more than four thousand yuan.

There was also a bag of wild walnuts. I don’t know where Liu Ersao’s parents got the walnuts from, but there were more than 50 kilograms of them. Liu Yinyin gave 20 kilograms of white flour and 200 kilograms of cornmeal.

Wild walnuts are rare, so Liu Yinyin only sold half to the system and kept the remaining half for herself to eat slowly.

In addition to wild mushrooms and walnuts, there are also wild fruits, such as jujube, wild kiwi, August fried fruit, and sea buckthorn...

Zhoujia Village is backed by a mountain with a wide variety of wild fruits.

It’s also because the weather is bad this year, otherwise there would be more wild fruits on the mountain.

The people from Liu Ersao's family picked wild fruits, but were reluctant to eat them, so they sent them to Liu Yinyin, and she would exchange them for as much food as she could.

These wild fruits were not worth much, so Liu Yinyin only gave 20 kilograms of cornmeal.

Today...I wonder what Mrs. Liu brought again.

"Second sister-in-law." Liu Yinyin put down the enamel cup and moved a stool for Liu Second Sister-in-law.

When Mrs. Liu saw Liu Yinyin, she smiled as if she had seen the God of Wealth and said, "Look, my parents sent you another bag of pine nuts."

Pine nuts?

Liu Yinyin's eyes lit up: "Does your mother's family still have pine nuts?"

Pine nuts are very expensive in later generations. Wild pine nuts must cost two or three hundred yuan per pound, right?

"Yes, but not many." Second Sister Liu muttered softly, "There were quite a lot in previous years, but this year the weather is dry and the pine nuts in the mountains are not growing well."

Moreover, because of the disaster this year, the twice-monthly market in the village has been suspended. Otherwise, her family would be able to exchange some food every year for wild walnuts and wild pine nuts.

However, fortunately, Liu Yinyin helped them this year, so her family did not go without food.

Liu Yinyin opened the bag and took a look. The pine nuts were all processed cleanly, small and exquisite, with full kernels. It was obvious at a glance that they were carefully selected.

Whatever the Zhou family brought was best, they were always given to her without any hesitation.

Therefore, Liu Yinyin was also happy to do business with them.

This bag of pine nuts weighs at least thirty kilograms.

Liu Yinyin wanted some. She looked up and asked Liu Ersao, "How much could your family get in exchange for these pine nuts?"

There were so many pine nuts that she would feel embarrassed if she didn't have enough food, but she didn't know the market price.

Mrs. Liu sighed and said, "It's just a hundred kilograms of food."

Pine nuts nowadays are not as valuable as they were in later generations. They are really worthless, especially in the countryside. These snacks, no matter how valuable they are, are not as valuable as food.

After a pause, Mrs. Liu added, "There is a famine now, and these things can't be exchanged for much food. Just give me whatever you think is appropriate."

Liu Yinyin: “…”

The tone of voice sounds like someone is selling cabbage.

Liu Yinyin thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll give you 100 kilograms of food, cornmeal. However... there's not much food left at home. I'll go to the county town to exchange some food and then I can give it to you."

In fact, the food that she had exchanged with Liu Ersao before was all smuggled out of the system by her.

There is still plenty of food in the cellar, but she hasn't been to the county town recently, so she has to take food out from home to give to Liu Ersao.

This is not a good idea. We can't let them think that there is more food than can be used up at home, right?

Therefore, Liu Yinyin had to take a breath and stop taking food out for the time being.

Mrs. Liu was not surprised to hear this. Instead, she looked as if she had expected it, thinking that her sister-in-law's family's stored food must have run out.

She understood and said, "Sure, any time is fine."

It doesn't matter if there is really no food. These pine nuts can be given to my sister-in-law's family. My sister-in-law has exchanged so much food for her family.

Everyone in Liu Ersao's family was very grateful to her.

Liu Yinyin grabbed a handful of pumpkin seeds and gave them to her, saying, "Don't worry, I will definitely not leave you without food."

She's going to the county town every two days. She hasn't been there for half a month, so it's time for her to get something to eat.

Besides, Liu Yinyin had promised Aunt Zhou that she would bring her a rabbit, and she couldn't go back on her word.

Anyway, I have some free time recently, and there are no wild vegetables to dig up in the nearby mountains. Liu Yinyin is not willing to go to places that are too far away.

Mrs. Liu couldn't help but laugh and said, "Okay, if you want to go to the county town later, I'll take care of your child."

Liu Yinyin did not refuse this, as it was indeed inconvenient for her to take the child to the county town.

What's more, Mrs. Liu has been helping her take care of the children for some time.

Liu Yinyin had no reason to worry about her.

There were thirty-two pounds of wild pine nuts, and Liu Yinyin kept five pounds. After frying them, they would be just enough to eat during the New Year.

The rest were sold to the system, earning more than 4,000 yuan in one go.

Now, Liu Yinyin's system balance has reached 50,000 yuan.

well!

If she wasn't afraid of too great an impact, Liu Yinyin would have wanted to ask Liu Ersao's family for help and directly purchase mountain products in Zhoujia Village. Selling mountain delicacies is really very profitable.

Just as I was thinking about something, I heard the sound of someone reading aloud coming from next door.

The weather has improved recently and the autumn harvest in the village has been completed.

The school resumed normal classes, but due to the disaster, the school lost two students.

I don’t know...how long these remaining students can hold on.

Liu Yinyin teaches two classes to the children every afternoon, just like before.

As for remuneration, Jiang Zhiqing was given work points by the village. With work points, he could eat in the village canteen.

Liu Yinyin didn't ask for work points at the beginning, and it's the same now. Before, she used wild vegetables as tuition, but now, the village is so difficult, she doesn't want anything.

But as usual, no matter how many wild vegetables the children dug in the afternoon, they would give half to Liu Yinyin.

Their parents had no objection either. After all, Liu Yinyin donated so many wild vegetables to the village, and they were all grateful.

After class in the afternoon, Liu Yinyin was tidying up the vegetable garden in the yard. There was an empty space in the vegetable garden.

Liu Yinyin is planning to plant some more vegetables. There is still a month or so before the winter snows, so she should be able to harvest another crop of vegetables with short growth cycles, such as Chinese cabbage, lettuce, and rapeseed.

There is also a small vacant lot in the compound. I have to plant crops on that land when I go to the county town in two days.

No matter how small a mosquito is, it is still meat and should not be wasted.

Before this, Gu Cheng had planted a crop of radishes and cabbages, but then there was a heavy hailstorm.

All the vegetables that had just sprouted were destroyed.

Before the vegetables were planted, Jiang Cuihua came to see her and brought good news.

Jiang Cuihua told her that someone in the village would kill a pig the next morning and asked her to go buy pork early the next day.

Liu Yinyin was surprised: "Killing pigs now?"

It is only the beginning of October now, and there are still three months before the Chinese New Year. It is not a good time to kill pigs. Pigs can still grow meat if they are kept.