Chapter 265: Bamboo shoots

Seeing the daughter-in-law helping out and running around, she also gave so many good things to her daughter-in-law.

Jiang Cuihua secretly gave Liu Yinyin twenty yuan: "The ginseng slices you gave to the third son's wife yesterday were not cheap, right? Keep this money and use it as the money to buy the ginseng slices."

There is no more home.

The wild ginseng slices that Liu Yinyin bought were indeed not cheap, and there must be a system, otherwise you might not be able to buy them even if you had money.

After a day's rest, Huang Xiaoyue's complexion recovered a little.

I have milk now, but I have to feed two children at once, and boys eat more.

The little milk in Huang Xiaoyue's body is not enough for drinking.

Liu Yinyin gave her the few packets of milk powder that Huang Xiaoyue asked her to buy last time, and asked, "How is it? Is this enough?"

Huang Xiaoyue shook her head helplessly: "Not enough, the two children have big appetites, can you buy me some more milk powder?"

As he said that, Huang Xiaoyue gave Liu Yinyin fifty yuan.

It was indeed difficult for her to breastfeed two children alone.

I have to buy the milk powder even though it’s expensive. I can’t let my two newborn children drink rice soup, right?

No matter how difficult it is, she has to feed them milk powder for two or three months. When the children are older, she will have her own milk, and if she mixes it with some rice soup, it will be almost enough for them to eat.

It is not a solution to keep drinking milk powder. The burden is too heavy.

"Oh, by the way..." Huang Xiaoyue said, "My father came over yesterday afternoon and brought me a basket of spring bamboo shoots. You can take it back later. It was originally meant for you."

After giving birth yesterday, Liu Mingyuan borrowed Liu Yinyin's bicycle and went to Shuangxi Village to tell Huang Laizi the good news.

Huang Laizi was surprised when he heard that the girls were born, and they were two boys.

He immediately came with his son-in-law and gave the young lady eggs, brown sugar, two old hens and a bag of rice.

There was also a basket of spring bamboo shoots, which he had promised to give to Liu Yinyin.

A basket of spring bamboo shoots weighs at least 50 kilograms. After Liu Yinyin carried it home, she began to peel the bamboo shoots and dry them.

While I was busy, the postman came with a package for Liu Yinyin.

The dried seafood I bought before finally arrived.

In addition to a large package, there was also a letter.

It was a telegram sent to her by Gu Cheng...

Liu Yinyin was delighted. After thanking the postman, she couldn't wait to open the letter.

The telegram said that Gu Cheng had returned ahead of schedule after completing his mission, and...

Gu Cheng said that the application for the house at the military unit's place had been approved. It was a private house with a courtyard, which was good news.

You can only raise chickens if you have a yard. Later you can think of ways to grow some vegetables.

The soil on the island is definitely not suitable for growing vegetables, but what about bringing some fertile soil from somewhere else?

You can give it a try then.

Also, the troops’ family compound is almost ready.

For the next period of time, Liu Yinyin had to seize the time and send the things at home to the island.

The main thing is still food and clothing.

The food in the cellar, including all kinds of grains, amounted to nearly 1,200 kilograms.

There is no need to send so much food. Not only is it expensive, it is also very eye-catching.

In those days when there was still famine, who would dare to send so much food out?

Liu Yinyin thought that she could send two hundred kilograms of food first, one hundred kilograms of rice and one hundred kilograms of flour.

As for the remaining food, I asked Jiang Cuihua to send me another 50 kilograms every month, which was enough for us to eat.

In fact, in addition to his salary, Gu Cheng also received more than 40 kilograms of food allowance every month when he was in the army.

Even if it's just enough for him.

Liu Yinyin and Gu Yanyan can't eat much food in a month, 200 kilograms of food......

At least it will be enough for them to eat for half a year.

But Liu Yinyin never thinks too much is too much. There is a shortage of supplies on the island, and sometimes the island will be closed when the weather is bad.

Stock up on food in case of emergency.

In the next few days, Liu Yinyin was busy sending things to the island.

I have a bicycle at home, so it is not a hassle to go to the post office to send things.

In addition to 200 kilograms of food, Liu Yinyin also sent two large packages of clothes, a bag of dried sweet potatoes, and a bag of dried vegetables.

The bacon and sausage at home were also sent over.

If Zhang Mingjuan wasn't an acquaintance, the people at the post office would have suspected that her family was doing some kind of business behind the scenes.

Of course, sending so many things really cost Liu Yinyin a lot of money.

That afternoon, Liu Yinyin packed the dried bamboo shoots and dried mushrooms into bags, thinking that she would have to go to the county town again tomorrow.

While we were busy, Liu Mingyuan came, carrying another basket of spring bamboo shoots.

During this period, Jiang Cuihua was busy taking care of her two grandchildren and had no time to chat with her daughter.

In the morning, Huang Laizi came to visit his two little grandsons and brought a basket of spring bamboo shoots to Liu Yinyin.

Knowing that Liu Yinyin had helped a lot when his daughter gave birth, Huang Laizi didn't want her money and gave the spring bamboo shoots to her to eat.

Liu Yinyin said helplessly: "Third brother, please don't send me next time. We have enough dried bamboo shoots at home."

No matter how delicious something is, you can't eat it every day.

Liu Mingyuan didn't think so: "Didn't you say that you have to pay for everything you eat on the island? You can dry more bamboo shoots. If you can't finish them, you can exchange them for other things."

"Don't be polite. When you go to join the army, we will often send you food, so you don't have to spend money to buy it."

Liu Yinyin was speechless for a moment: "... Third brother, it's not as simple as you think. You do need to spend money to buy food there, but you don't have to pay for shipping when you send things there. With that money, it's enough for me to buy food."

The prices on the island are not as exaggerated as here, and as for the food, the Liu family members still keep it for themselves.

Liu Mingyuan had never sent anything before, so he didn't quite understand: "Is that really the case?"

Liu Yinyin nodded: "The food there is not expensive, it doesn't cost much."

She would think of sending food over because she didn't like the diet to be too monotonous, not because she wanted to save money.

Liu Mingyuan ruffled his hair and said, "Okay, tell me when you need it."

"Oh, right..." Liu Yinyin has been busy packing up the house these days and has no time to go to the Liu family. Gu Yanyan is also being taken care of by her eldest niece. "How is Third Sister-in-law's recovery? Is she having enough milk?"

Speaking of his wife and children, Liu Mingyuan's heart softened: "Your third sister-in-law is pretty good, but she doesn't have enough milk, so she has to mix it with milk powder."

The two boys are the same. They have big appetites and cry if they are not full.

If one child cries, the other will surely cry too.

That voice...

These past few days, no one in the family could sleep well.

People from the neighbors came over several times, but they didn't say anything bad. It's normal for a newborn baby to cry.

Neighbors all have to go through this.

However, taking care of two children is indeed tiring, and Jiang Cuihua also has a hard time.

Liu Mingyuan noticed that she was staggering when walking recently, obviously she didn't get enough rest.