Chapter 211 Treat

Together with what we have stored at home...it can almost make it until next year's autumn harvest.

He can't take care of it anymore, and we can't rely on him for everything.

"Ten yuan?" Gu's mother yelled angrily, "Food is so expensive out there, how much food can you buy with ten yuan? Are you deliberately trying to starve your parents to death?"

Gu Cheng raised his eyebrows and said, "There is no more money left. Mother knows that food is expensive outside. In the past two years, most of my salary has been used to support the family. You can't let me take care of them for the rest of my life."

He didn't believe that Gu's mother had no money. If she was starving to death, she certainly wouldn't...

"You are such a heartless person! We are brothers, why are you so clear about the differences?" Gu's mother rolled her eyes in anger.

Gu Chenglan said, "Mom, I have something to do at home. I'll go back first."

Mother Gu: “You…”

As soon as she opened her mouth, she was interrupted by her father: "When are you leaving?"

Gu Cheng: "I'll leave in two days."

Father Gu nodded and said, "Come over for dinner then?"

Gu Cheng said vaguely: "Let's talk about it later. I won't come if the weather is bad."

Looking at his youngest son's back as he walked away in big strides, Father Gu couldn't help but sigh. This son had finally left his family.

Gu's mother grumbled in dissatisfaction: "Why don't you ask him to give more money? What can I buy with ten yuan now..."

If they don't tell him now, when Gu Cheng returns to the army, they won't be able to find him even if they want to.

Father Gu looked at her sideways and said, "Forget it, don't make things difficult for the child. He has his own difficulties."

Once you start a family, you naturally have to support the family, which is not without pressure.

Besides, it is really inappropriate to let Gu Cheng support the entire family.

After leaving Gu's house, Gu Cheng went to the county town and bought a train ticket for the day after tomorrow.

Knowing that her son-in-law would be returning to the army soon, Jiang Cuihua was a little worried, but she still packed a basket of things for Liu Yinyin.

There were twenty eggs and two pounds of flour in it.

Jiang Cuihua said, "Let Gu Cheng take these things to eat in the car. It's cold anyway, so it won't go bad if you bring more food."

She heard from others that buying food on the train was very expensive, so she thought she could save as much as possible.

"Mom, we have all these things at home," said Liu Yinyin.

There is indeed no shortage of eggs and flour at home, and Liu Yinyin will definitely prepare them herself.

Jiang Cuihua said seriously, "It's different. Our son-in-law is going away. We can't just say nothing. This is a courtesy and we can't break the rules. Your father also said...your whole family will come to our house for dinner tomorrow at noon. We can't refuse."

Although the Liu family is not wealthy, they must observe proper etiquette, otherwise people will say that they are ignorant.

Furthermore, in the past few years, the daughter and her husband have been helping the family a lot, so they should be well entertained.

Liu Yinyin: “…”

Now that things have come to this, what else can she say?

Thinking about the Liu family's situation, there is no shortage of vegetables now, but there should be no meat dishes.

Liu Yinyin was thinking about killing a rabbit and sending it over, and...

Coincidentally, when Gu Cheng came back, he brought back two kilograms of hairtail fish and two kilograms of fresh pork.

Liu Yinyin was surprised and asked, "Did you buy it?"

The weather has turned cold, and the supply and marketing cooperatives occasionally sell frozen seafood. However, it is so late at night that even if there is hairtail and pork, they will probably have been sold out.

"A friend gave it to me." said Gu Cheng.

As expected, Liu Yinyin didn't ask any more questions. Gu Cheng had worked in the steel factory for so long, he must have some good friends.

Liu Yinyin said with a smile, "Mom just came over and asked us to go over for lunch tomorrow. It's just right. I'll send a rabbit over. Can I take the hairtail over as well?"

Two pickled mustard dishes are enough.

The pork will not be sent over. Gu Cheng is leaving tomorrow. Liu Yinyin thought about making some braised pork for him to eat on the road.

Gu Chengli immediately said, "I'm going to kill some rabbits. I'll bring the stuff over later."

It just so happened that he also had something to say to his mother-in-law.

After he left, Liu Yinyin and her son would definitely have to be looked after by someone.

Liu Yinyin was slightly startled: "......That's fine."

When Gu Yanyan heard that Gu Cheng was going to kill rabbits, she immediately clung to Gu Cheng like a little tail.

These days, whenever Gu Cheng is at home, Liu Yinyin will leave the little one to him to take care of.

The person is about to pass away, so we have to let them nurture the father-son relationship.

After cleaning the rabbit, Gu Cheng was busy chopping firewood.

Gu Cheng has been doing this at home these days, chopping wood whenever he has time.

In the utility room, half of the room was already filled with firewood.

Enough for Liu Yinyin to use until next spring.

The next day, around noon, Liu Yinyin and Gu Cheng took Gu Yanyan to Liu's house.

When I arrived, Jiang Cuihua had already prepared a table full of sumptuous meals, and she seemed to be in a good mood today.

Braised rabbit, pan-fried hairtail, stir-fried meat with garlic sprouts, stir-fried meat with dried mushrooms, scrambled eggs with scallions, scrambled eggs with spinach, lettuce with garlic, and spicy and sour shredded potatoes.

The staple food is steamed buns made from a mixture of white flour and corn flour.

Liu Yinyin didn't expect lunch to be so sumptuous.

She asked curiously, "Mom, where did you get the fresh pork?"

This year, few households in the village raise pigs, and I haven't heard of anyone killing pigs in the past few days.

Jiang Cuihua smiled and said, "Early this morning, I asked your third brother to go to the county town and exchange vegetables for two kilograms of pork and two kilograms of flour."

When her young lady and her family come to dinner, she must prepare well.

I got up before dawn today, picked a basket of vegetables in the house, and asked Liu Mingyuan to take it to the county town to exchange for pork and flour.

In addition to the delicious food, Jiang Cuihua also brought out a bottle of wine.

At the dinner table, the adults were fine, but the children were completely out of control.

I haven't had such a good meal for a long time. Everyone ate it voraciously.

Liu Laifu asked his son-in-law and several sons to drink a few glasses of wine with him.

For a moment, the dining table was filled with laughter.

Liu Laifu's face turned red from drinking, and it was unknown whether he was conscious at the moment. He pulled Gu Cheng and said earnestly: "Bring Yinyin and the others back often to visit in the future."

It's not easy to be a soldier. I heard that some of them who are far away may not be able to come back for five or six years.

Liu Lai Fu felt mixed emotions when he thought about not being able to see his young lady and her family for such a long time.

Jiang Cuihua was the same. She was worried that her daughter would be bullied when she joined the army because she was unfamiliar with the place.

Whenever she thought of this, she felt uncomfortable.

Gu Cheng couldn't promise anything, so he could only say, "Dad and Mom, don't worry, I will take good care of Yinyin. We will come back to see you when we are free."

Although Jiang Cuihua was reluctant, she thought that her daughter was already married, and it was normal for her to have her own new life.

She could only comfort herself that the lady was going to live a good life, which was more important than anything else.