Chapter 132 Oil Press

Last month's food has not been delivered to Gu's family yet. Including this month's food, Gu Cheng has to deliver 144 kilograms of food to Gu's father and mother.

Liu Yinyin packed ten pounds of pork for him and ignored the rest.

She packed up 100 kilograms of pork and went to the county town to sell it. In addition to the pork, she also got 50 eggs.

There are no more vegetables. There are not many vegetables left at home.

Liu Yinyin didn't bring her rabbit either. There was no need to bring a rabbit since she had pork. Everything in the county town cost money, so it wasn't suitable for raising rabbits.

When they arrived at the county town, the two went their separate ways. Gu Cheng went to Gu's house to deliver food, while Liu Yinyin went to Aunt Zhou's house to sell pork.

Only then did Aunt Zhou find out that Liu Yinyin's family raised pigs!

A basket of pork made her eyes pop out.

This was the first time in Aunt Zhou's life that she had seen so much pork at home.

"Yinyin, you are really the lucky star of my family!" There is famine everywhere now, and thanks to Liu Yinyin, Aunt Zhou's family can eat pork several times a month.

Not to mention eggs. Liu Yinyin brought her dozens of eggs every time she came back. There was no family nearby with better food than hers.

Out of the 100 kilograms of pork, Liu Yinyin only brought 50 kilograms and would ask other houses for the rest later.

Liu Yinyin smiled and asked her, "Auntie, how many pounds of pork do you need?"

Aunt Zhou hesitated for a moment. This was a rare opportunity and she really didn't want to miss it. If 50 kilograms of pork were made into bacon, it would be enough for the family to eat for at least a year!

There was no other way. Her whole family had a monthly ration of more than two kilograms of pork.

However, the supply and marketing cooperatives now have purchase restrictions and are often out of stock, so you can't buy much pork in a month.

But...if she wanted to exchange it for 50 kilograms of pork, it would not be enough even if she took out all the defective products she had collected at home.

Aunt Zhou thought for a moment and then asked her quietly, "Yinyin, can I buy it with money?"

Although private transactions are not allowed now, but...this kind of thing, as long as you and I are willing, no one tells anyone and no one else knows.

The two of them had done several transactions and became acquaintances.

Liu Yinyin agreed without thinking: "Of course, but..."

She couldn't do business at a loss, so after a pause, Liu Yinyin continued, "Auntie, you know that pork is not cheap outside now."

What she was referring to was of course the black market. The price of pork on the black market has almost risen to three yuan per pound.

When selling pork, you definitely cannot sell it at the supply and marketing cooperative’s price, otherwise you will suffer a huge loss.

She went through so much trouble to come to the county town, not to make a loss-making deal.

Aunt Zhou usually chatted with people a lot, so she naturally knew that pork outside was not cheap. She was not the kind of person who liked to take advantage of others. She gritted her teeth and said, "Don't worry, Auntie won't let you suffer a loss. I will give you the same price as it sells outside."

Since they were all acquaintances, Liu Yinyin did not bargain with her and directly said, "Auntie, if you really want to buy it with money, I will charge you two yuan per pound?"

If it were someone else, Liu Yinyin would not sell it for less than 2.5 yuan per pound.

Aunt Zhou is a nice person. When exchanging things, she is not stingy and always gives her the good things.

Liu Yinyin also really wanted to make friends with her.

Aunt Zhou was delighted when she heard this. She knew that Liu Yinyin gave her such a fair price because she had a good relationship with her.

"Yes, of course I want to buy it." Aunt Zhou said directly without any hesitation, "I want all 50 kilograms of pork. I will exchange some of it for the defective ones and buy some of it with my own money."

Liu Yinyin was slightly stunned: "You want 50 kilograms?"

She didn't expect Aunt Zhou to buy so much meat.

Aunt Zhou nodded heavily. "I'll take them all. It's a rare opportunity. Besides, you said that the weather was abnormal this winter. I don't know if anyone will raise pigs next year. I'll make bacon out of this pork. It will be enough for my family to eat for a year."

This is true, Liu Yinyin thought to herself, Aunt Zhou would definitely not suffer a loss by buying so much pork.

The harvest season is not good this year, and there will definitely not be many people raising pigs in the countryside next year. If a natural disaster occurs, it is hard to say whether the pigs can survive.

Aunt Zhou gave Liu Yinyin a piece of cloth, a kitchen knife, two kilograms of cotton, and a box of Pechoin.

This is the first time that Liu Yinyin has come into contact with skin care products of this era.

She is young and has very good skin, so she doesn't usually use skin care products.

Moreover, she has a system and can buy whatever she needs from the system.

Aunt Zhou smiled and said, "This was bought for me by my daughter-in-law. I haven't used it yet."

Upon hearing this, Liu Yinyin said, "Auntie, please take this back. If I want it, I can just go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy it."

Pechoin is a luxury product, and few people are willing to buy it at that time.

Therefore, Pechoin is not a hot commodity. It is not difficult to buy it in supply and marketing cooperatives or department stores as long as you have money.

Since it was Aunt Zhou's daughter-in-law who was showing filial piety to her, Liu Yinyin felt embarrassed to accept it.

Besides, it’s useless for her to have Pechoin.

Aunt Zhou grumbled, "I'm already old, what do I need this thing for?"

It's a waste of money to give her this thing. It's better to buy her something to eat.

These four things are equal to ten pounds of pork.

There were forty kilograms of meat left, and Aunt Zhou gave Liu Yinyin eighty yuan.

There were still 50 kilograms of pork at home. Liu Yinyin thought about it and decided not to tell Aunt Zhou about it. She had already bought 50 kilograms of meat, which was more than enough.

Liu Yinyin also brought twenty eggs. She didn't charge for them and gave them to Aunt Zhou to eat.

Aunt Zhou was even happier seeing this.

Liu Yinyin has another neighbor, a middle-aged couple.

She knew the hostess of this house, her surname was Ma, and her name was Ma Xiaolian.

The couple are both workers in the oil mill. This family...

Well, they were quite fertile. The couple was only in their thirties, but they had seven children, five sons and two daughters.

The oldest is twelve years old and the youngest is only three years old.

Moreover, the last time Liu Yinyin saw Ma Xiaolian, she was pregnant for more than six months.

Ma Xiaolian was a nice person. When she knew Liu Yinyin had moved in next door, she gave her two kilograms of soybean oil.

Liu Yinyin gave her ten kilograms of flour in return.

The two of them interacted back and forth, and eventually dealt with each other several times.

However, although Ma Xiaolian and his wife are both workers, they have too many children and no elders to help them, so life at home is tight.

Life is not as good as Aunt Zhou's.

Thinking about her pregnancy, Liu Yinyin brought five pounds of pork and twenty eggs to visit her.

Not sure whether Ma Xiaolian was at home, Liu Yinyin knocked on the door several times.

Fortunately, someone inside responded.

Ma Xiaolian opened the door while holding onto her big belly: "...Yinyin, you're back?"

Because Ma Xiaolian had to go to work and usually left early and came back late, the two had few opportunities to meet.