Chapter 162: Cookies

Otherwise, even the village chief’s family will still be hungry!

Li Chunfang thought that Liu Yinyin and her husband were both capable, so would they have a better way to buy cheap food?

Liu Yinyin was slightly stunned: "......"

Why do everyone want her to help buy food? How can Liu Yinyin buy cheap food?

It's just relying on having a system.

Liu Yinyin thought for a moment and said, "Auntie, if you have meat or other supplies, I can help you exchange for more food, but if you want to buy food...it's expensive no matter where you buy it outside."

If it were so easy to buy cheap food, there would be no famine.

Therefore, Liu Yinyin couldn't bring herself to say this. Right now, there were too many people suffering, and her ability alone was limited.

We are all pitiful people. If we help one person, does that mean we have to help another person in the future?

By then, there will be no end to it.

Besides, no matter what, Liu Yinyin will not reveal her secrets.

Li Chunfang didn't have much hope in the first place. She said with understanding, "I know that food is more expensive than anything else now."

Her family definitely didn't have any extra meat, and as for other supplies...what rare supplies could a farmer digging in the fields have?

In this case, they could only hope that Gu Cheng would lead the villagers to hunt wild animals.

Liu Yinyin hesitated and said, "Auntie, if you are short of money...I can lend it to you."

The village chief's family had taken care of her before, so Liu Yinyin couldn't just sit there and do nothing to help.

It was difficult for her to take out the extra food, but she could still lend some money. Everyone knew that there were people in her family who received a salary, so it was impossible for her to be without money.

Li Chunfang did not refuse, but she did not lend the money immediately. She smiled and said, "I've remembered it, but the current situation at home is not that bad. In the future...if it doesn't work out, my aunt will definitely be shameless and ask you for money."

Anyone who can become a village chief is more or less capable, and his family is not yet running out of food.

Jiang Cuihua came out after borrowing milk.

Liu Yinyin followed her home.

On the way, Jiang Cuihua held her little grandson in her arms and asked her, "Did the village head's wife borrow food from you?"

Liu Yinyin shook her head: "No... she just asked me if I could buy cheap food. I had no way to do that, so I just promised to lend her money."

Jiang Cuihua heaved a sigh of relief when she heard this. She said, "It's okay to borrow some money, but food... no matter who asks, don't borrow food."

In times of famine, we must not let others know that our daughter has stored food, otherwise, there will be endless troubles in the future.

As for buying cheap food, needless to say, the Liu family also bought the food at market price at that time.

It’s just...Liu Yinyin would send some food to the Liu family from time to time, and I guess she bought it with money.

"I understand." Liu Yinyin never thought about borrowing food from outside unless she no longer lived in the village.

"Food is our life these days. This year's drought has caused food prices to rise," Jiang Cuihua sighed. "When your nephew is one month old, I won't go to the village chief's house to borrow milk. My family can't afford it anymore."

When little Huzi is stronger, let him drink rice soup.

It is pitiful that he has to drink rice soup at such a young age, but there is nothing we can do about it.

Liu Yinyin was silent for a moment, then said, "Gu Cheng exchanged a few more bags of milk powder with his friends this month. I'll give them to you later. You can't just let Xiao Huzi drink rice soup, which has no nutrition. Don't be polite to me now, Xiao Huzi's health is more important."

In fact, Gu Cheng didn't exchange much milk powder with his friends, and it was barely enough for Gu Yanyan alone, but Liu Yinyin could smuggle it out of the system.

There is absolutely no problem in giving some milk powder to Jiang Cuihua.

Jiang Cuihua did not refuse this time. She whispered, "Then I will feed it to your nephew secretly later."

It's not good if too many people know about this kind of thing.

The corners of Liu Yinyin's mouth twitched, but she didn't say anything. It's better to be cautious.

There was plenty of wild boar meat at home, so Liu Yinyin didn't dare stay outside for long and went home as soon as she finished her work.

During this period, the weather became increasingly hotter, there was not a breath of wind in the air, and it was impossible to stay outside.

Fearing that Gu Yanyan might get heatstroke, Liu Yinyin took him home as well.

After lunch, I took a nap with Gu Yanyan.

When the weather is not so hot, Liu Yinyin takes a basket and wants to take Gu Yanyan to the mountains to dig wild vegetables. They don’t go far, but just look around nearby and dig as much as they can.

We also have to send some pig rations to the Liu family.

Gu Yanyan didn't want to go digging wild vegetables. He looked at Liu Yinyin and shouted, "Go, play..."

As soon as the little guy wakes up, he thinks about going out to play and doesn't stick to his parents at all.

Liu Yinyin blushed and said, "Accompany mom to pick wild vegetables?"

Gu Yanyan shook his head. Despite his young age, he had a strong will. He insisted, "No, I want to play."

He didn't want to go to the mountains to pick wild vegetables, but to go play with the kids in the village.

Liu Yinyin discussed with him: "If you go with mom to pick wild vegetables, mom will give you a piece of biscuit."

The little guy loves to play, but he likes delicious food even more.

However, he was still young, and Liu Yinyin locked all the snacks at home in the cupboard, so she didn't dare let him eat too much.

Sure enough, when Gu Yanyan heard that there were biscuits to eat, his eyes immediately lit up and sparkled.

The little guy nodded vigorously, and even knew how to bargain. He stretched out three chubby little fingers, looked up at Liu Yinyin, and said in a baby voice: "I want... two yuan."

He would have agreed to one cookie, but two would have been even better.

Liu Yinyin didn't bother to argue with this ignorant young man and nodded in response, "Okay."

Gu Yanyan was satisfied and ran to the kitchen happily to get his small basket and shovel.

The little guy also likes to play with mud and sand in the yard.

Gu Cheng made him several gadgets suitable for his use.

Gu Yanyan takes good care of it and won't let others touch it easily.

Liu Yinyin gave him two dry biscuits, and fearing that he might be thirsty, she also filled a jug with water and took it up the mountain.

Nowadays, there are not many wild vegetables in the mountains.

Even if there are any, they are scattered here and there and are not easy to find.

Leave the little yellow dog at home to watch over the house.

Liu Yinyin took the little guy to the mountain, and she didn't mind giving up, and she would dig up any wild vegetables she saw.

As before, after digging wild vegetables, Liu Yinyin did not forget to sow some wild vegetable seeds on the ground.

Over the past year, Liu Yinyin has been sowing wild vegetable seeds on the mountain from time to time.

The land on the mountain is wetter, so some wild vegetables can grow there.

The people in Liujia Village may not have food, but every household has stored a lot of wild vegetables.

Not to mention other families, Liu Yinyin has stockpiled several sacks of dried wild vegetables.

She is the only one in the family who has time to go to the mountains to pick wild vegetables.

It’s good to be able to stock up so much.

Other families...definitely stockpile as much wild vegetables as hers.