Chapter 259 Mission

He was a little worried: "I can't take leave recently. If you go back, I can't see you off."

"You don't have to send me off." Liu Yinyin said, "I know the way. Even if I can't find the place, I can still ask."

Gu Cheng is not so careless as to let his wife and children go back alone.

Brother Liu and Brother Liu are not familiar with Qing City, and they are also seasick, so it is not suitable for them to send Liu Yinyin back.

After a moment of silence, Gu Cheng said, "How about this, I'll arrange for someone to take you to the train when the time comes."

Just like last time, I bought two sleeper tickets for Liu Yinyin and her son, and asked the train conductor to look after them.

There shouldn't be any problem.

"That's fine..." Liu Yinyin thought, "Should I move the things at home to your dormitory?"

There are only a few rooms for military dependents. If other family members come to accompany the army in the future, they will definitely have to live here.

She's gone, she can't still be occupying the room.

Gu Cheng nodded: "Yes, we have to vacate the room. Recently, some family members came to visit and there is no room available. We have to stay in the nearby village."

Some people also reported that some family members lived here for a long time, making it inconvenient for other family members to visit.

As a result, the higher-ups stepped up the pace of building the family compound to stabilize the morale of the troops.

It was the day after tomorrow, and the next evening, Gu Cheng went out on his mission after dinner.

Tian Pinggui was just like him, he left in a hurry after dinner.

Ma Guilan is used to this: "I am not used to Lao Tian staying at home all the time."

When Ma Guilan heard Liu Yinyin say she was going back to her hometown, she was not happy: "If you were not here, I would be even more bored."

Although Yu Xiaoxiu has a good relationship with them now, she is too dull.

He is also a cultured person, while Ma Guilan comes from the countryside. I always feel that we are not the same kind of people.

Unlike Liu Yinyin, who can get along with everyone.

Liu Yinyin smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, I'll come back after the family house is built. I've dried a lot of vegetables and sweet potatoes at home. I'll send some to you then."

Ma Guilan's eyes lit up when she heard about eating, and she said quickly, "Okay, I'll go to the sea a few more times and catch some small fish and shrimp for you."

Her parents-in-law never sent her anything from the countryside, they only thought about sending money back home.

If they were not Tian Pinggui's biological parents, Ma Guilan would not bother to pay attention to them.

On the island, just like in the city, even eating scallions costs money, and the supply of green vegetables is also scarce.

Every day we eat either potatoes or radishes and cabbages. Everyone in my family is getting tired of them. If we had some dried vegetables, it would be a change of taste.

However, she couldn't accept Liu Yinyin's things for free, so Ma Guilan thought of exchanging them with her for small fish and dried shrimps.

The spicy dried fish made by Liu Yinyin is really delicious, and Ma Guilan's family of four all love it.

She originally wanted to make some herself, and even asked Liu Yinyin about the recipe of spicy dried fish.

But when I heard that it would require adding all sorts of expensive ingredients, and that I would have to fry it in a can of oil first.

Ma Guilan immediately gave up the idea because the cost was too high. With that money, she could have bought a few big fish.

When Liu Yinyin heard her mention this, she immediately thought that before going home, she had to buy some dried seafood and send it back.

I had already inquired about it before, and there is a post office on the island. After buying things, I can just send them back.

It was not convenient for her to take care of the children and carry large and small bags.

Liu Yinyin was thinking that she would go back to her hometown in two days, so she had to arrange everything here in these two days.

After breakfast the next day, Liu Yinyin asked Ma Guilan to help take care of Gu Yanyan.

Carrying a basket, he planned to go to Zhao Yuan's house to buy dried seafood.

The supply and marketing cooperative also sells dried seafood, and the prices are similar.

But it is more cost-effective to buy dried seafood at Zhao Yuan. No invoice is required, and the dried seafood looks better, with larger sizes and fresher textures.

During this period, I came to Zhao Yuan quite often to sell things.

Knowing that Liu Yinyin was a person willing to spend money, Zhao Yuan was particularly enthusiastic towards him.

All the dried seafood stored at home was moved out, about ten large bags, for Liu Yinyin to choose from.

Just like country folks stock up on food, fishermen also usually stock up on dried seafood as reserve rations.

Zhao Yuan obviously stocked up more dried seafood than other people, including fish, shrimp, and shellfish.

Dried fish and shrimp are relatively cheap, while more expensive ones include dried sea cucumber, dried abalone, fish maw and dried yellow croaker.

Liu Yinyin will be joining the army soon, so she doesn't need to buy much dried seafood. She can buy some later if she wants to eat them.

Mainly I wanted to send it back to Jiang Cuihua and the others to try.

Therefore, it is better to buy something more affordable.

Liu Yinyin picked three pounds of kelp and three pounds of shrimps. The shrimps were fried with some chili peppers and fermented black beans, which went well with rice.

These dried kelp and shrimps were divided into three portions, one for themselves, one for the Liu family, and one... Liu Yinyin did not forget to bring some dried seafood for Zhang Mingjuan.

Liu Yinyin thought about it and bought another pound of dried shrimps, a pound of dried silverfish, and a pound of dried sea cucumbers. The dried sea cucumbers can be stewed into soup to nourish Liu Laifu and Jiang Cuihua.

They are all dry goods, there are so many of them and the portions are quite large.

After buying the things, Liu Yinyin went directly to the post office and sent all the dried seafood back.

Then he went to the state-owned hotel to find Brother Liu and told him that he was going back to his hometown.

Brother Liu already knew that Liu Yinyin was here to visit relatives and would go back sooner or later, so he was not very surprised.

He hasn't even worked for a month yet and hasn't received his salary yet. He can only tell Liu Yinyin: "Tell my parents that I'm fine here and that they don't have to worry about me. Also..."

Brother Liu thought for a moment and said to Liu Yinyin: "Little sister, how about this? When you go back, please buy me two bags of candy for the children at home when you have time. I will return the money and the bill to you when I get my salary next month."

He is a temporary worker and his salary is not as good as that of a regular worker, but he still gets a few invoices.

Brother Liu didn't buy the candy himself and asked Liu Yinyin to take it back because he thought it would be inconvenient for her to carry so much luggage.

As a father, he cannot take care of his children at home and can only compensate them elsewhere.

Liu Yinyin nodded: "Got it. Do you have anything else to say to your family?"

Brother Liu was silent for a moment, but finally shook his head: "No, that's it, let's just leave it at that. Let your parents take good care of themselves and don't work too hard."

Now that he and his second brother can both make money, Liu Lai Fu and the others don't have to work so hard.

Seeing that he didn't mention Mrs. Liu at all, Liu Yinyin didn't ask any more questions.

Liu Yinyin also went to visit the second brother Liu. His job was similar to that of the eldest brother Liu, and he was having a good time in the army canteen.

After knowing that Liu Yinyin was going back, he asked her to help buy some food for the family, just like Brother Liu.