Chapter 126 Wolf Skin

Gu Yanyan is still at Liu's house and has to go pick up his son.

Liu Yinyin thought about it and took ten kilograms of sweet potatoes, five kilograms of cornmeal and ten eggs to Liu's house. The things were for Liu's second wife.

She really wanted to take the white flour, but there was only so much of it in the monthly allowance of fine grains.

It's not appropriate to always take out white flour.

White flour and corn flour are very cheap when purchased in the system, only two or three yuan per pound.

Compared to other things, they are very cheap, so Liu Yinyin likes to smuggle these two kinds of food from the system.

Not only white flour, but also rice. Rice flour in later generations is cheaper than coarse grain.

Therefore, when Gu Cheng was not around, Liu Yinyin mostly ate fine grains.

But you still have to be careful in front of outsiders.

These foods were brought to Liu Ersao to nourish her body, as a reward for her frequent help in taking care of the children.

Liu Yinyin didn't mean any other thing, she just had to express her gratitude for causing trouble for others.

Even if Mrs. Liu was nice to Gu Yanyan for the sake of food, it was just a matter of each taking what they needed.

"Why did you bring so many things again?" The sister-in-law brought a basket of food to her, and Liu Ersao felt a little flattered.

"To nourish your body." Liu Yinyin said that pregnant women must eat well, otherwise it will be bad for the fetus in their belly.

She gave the food and eggs directly to Liu Ersao, who could cook the food herself.

After taking Gu Yanyan home, Liu Yinyin started to make lunch.

There were plenty of potatoes at home, so Liu Yinyin made mashed potatoes for Gu Yanyan. Her own lunch was a bowl of tomato and egg noodles.

Liu Yinyin bought a few kilograms of noodles from the system and placed them in the system warehouse.

Sometimes when you don’t want to cook, just cook some noodles. It’s simple and convenient.

Today another group of people went hunting in the mountains, and they sold the two wolf skins they exchanged yesterday for so much money.

Money is a very tempting thing. Liu Yinyin was thinking about this matter again today and thought about going to the cafeteria again in the afternoon.

If the hunters who went up the mountain today hunted wild wolves again, she would like to exchange them for a few more wolf skins.

Anyway, in this hard and simple era, wolf skins could not be sold in small county towns.

Liu Yinyin is willing to exchange food for it, and those people will not disagree.

Jiang Cuihua was helping her daughter-in-law take care of her children at her home in the afternoon. She heard from her daughter-in-law that she wanted to change into a wolf skin again.

She was puzzled and asked, "Why did you exchange so many wolf skins? They are useless."

If you can't eat or wear it, you might as well exchange it for a few pounds of meat.

Liu Yinyin said casually: "Exchange a few wolf skins and see if I can make a mattress to use in the county."

This was of course meant to fool Jiang Cuihua, as she was not that extravagant.

However, a few pounds of cornmeal can be exchanged for a wolf skin, which is actually not expensive.

If you want to buy cotton to make a mattress, you not only need money, but also a ticket. It is not an easy thing.

When Jiang Cuihua heard her say that she wanted to make a mattress, she said nothing.

She couldn't help with this. Cotton fabrics were hard to buy.

This year we have been hit by natural disasters and there is even less cotton on the market. Not to mention if you don’t have money, you may not be able to buy it even if you have money.

Jiang Cuihua was very worried. She wanted to find a wife for her third son, but the family had little money.

I don’t know how much dowry Huang Laizi will ask for. If it’s too much, I’m afraid I’ll have to borrow money.

There was no other way. The new year was about to arrive and Liu Mingyuan was one year older. His marriage could not be delayed any longer.

Jiang Cuihua thought that as long as it wasn't too excessive, she would grit her teeth and agree.

Thinking of her youngest son's marriage, Jiang Cuihua couldn't help but smile.

There were no outsiders around, so Liu Yinyin asked curiously, "Mom, are you really going to tell my third brother about the girl from the Huang family? Can it work?"

Jiang Cuihua nodded and said, "This morning, your aunt Chunfang came to my house to see me and said that she would go to Shuangxi Village tomorrow to find out what Huang Laizi had to say."

If there's no problem with Huang Laizi, the two families will most likely be able to get along.

Jiang Cuihua thought: "Whether it works or not, your Aunt Chunfang has put in a lot of effort. I will bring her a basket of eggs later."

They were not related to the Liu family in any way, but Li Chunfang had been running around for the Liu family's affairs. They couldn't just not show any appreciation, as that would be too ignorant.

Liu Yinyin said immediately: "If you have any difficulties, please tell me. I will see if I can go to the county town to exchange for something useful. There is a new piece of cloth at home, but... it is defective."

As a younger sister, Liu Yinyin helps wherever she can, and Liu Mingyuan has always been nice to her.

However, I just don’t know if it’s appropriate to cover the blemishes, as I’m afraid some people might think that the man is insincere in doing so.

Jiang Cuihua said shyly: "If the marriage can be completed, as the man, I have to give the betrothal gift to the other party. As for the fabric, it's good enough if it has defects. We are not a wealthy family, so we can't pretend to be rich."

They are all genuine poor farmers, so they naturally understand the difficulties faced by country people.

In those days, materials were scarce, and many people could not even afford to buy new clothes when they got married, and had to borrow clothes to wear.

The piece of cloth that Liu Yinyin gave me, although it had some flaws, was more than enough to make a new set of clothes.

However, you can't take the lady's things for free.

Jiang Cuihua explained truthfully: "If you can still exchange for defective products, then go ahead, cloth, towels, enamel cups, etc. are all fine.

I hid a hundred yuan for your third brother's wedding. I'll keep eighty yuan and leave twenty yuan for you. Just help me buy things."

She had kept the hundred yuan untouched, saving it specifically for Liu Mingyuan's wedding. Even when famine came, she had never thought of touching the money.

This is what being a parent is all about. It’s okay to live a hard life, but you can’t delay your children’s lifelong events.

"Twenty yuan is enough." Liu Yinyin said.

Jiang Cuihua was willing to spend so much money to buy things for Liu Mingyuan's wedding, which shows how much she cares about her children.

Those who went hunting in the mountains came back later today than yesterday.

It was almost six o'clock when Liu Yinyin heard some noise: the hunters were coming down the mountain.

Without rushing to go out, Liu Yinyin finished her dinner before carrying Gu Yanyan to the cafeteria.

This time she didn't bring any food, she only had a few dozen dollars on her.

It is not appropriate to exchange food for things all day long. Anyway, I just want to exchange it for a few wolf skins. Liu Yinyin thought, it should be okay to buy them with money.

The amount of wild animals hunted today was not as much as yesterday. The group only hunted two wolves, a deer, a roe deer, several large snakes, and a few pheasants and hares.

Surprisingly, they also brought back several big fish.

It seemed like we found a river in the mountains. There were a lot of fish in the river, and we were lucky enough to catch a few.

Jiang Cuihua had just been to the village chief's house and was also in the cafeteria now. She came to get her meal.

Seeing that her daughter was there, she helped her hold the baby for a while.

Liu Yinyin wanted the wolf skin, so she had to wait until they had peeled the skin before she could buy it.