Chapter 281 Little Hen

If you think about it carefully, it would be nice to have someone to accompany you to and from get off work in the future.

Zheng Qiangwei was delighted and said with a smile: "By the way, are you still cooking today? I wanted to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some vegetables this morning, but I didn't buy any."

It rained heavily last night and the fishermen couldn't go out to sea, so there was naturally no fresh seafood to sell.

Liu Yinyin shook her head: "We won't cook at home today. Gu Cheng will go to the cafeteria to get food."

Since there was nothing to do, Zheng Qiangwei didn't stay at Liu Yinyin's house for long. She went back, got a bicycle ticket for Liu Yinyin and left.

It was wet outside and there were no children playing on the playground.

Liu Yinyin packed up, put rain boots on Gu Yanyan, and took the little guy out.

She was planning to go to Zhao Yuan's place to buy some dried seafood to eat, and by the way...there was something she needed to ask Zhao Yuan.

Before arriving at Zhao Yuan's house, Liu Yinyin saw several troops' families carrying baskets and going in and out of the village.

Liu Yinyin has a good memory. She doesn’t know these family members, but she has seen them in the family compound and she recognizes their faces.

It seems that the sudden heavy rain last night has had a significant impact on everyone's lives.

Especially those who lived in the family compound, they couldn’t buy vegetables at the supply and marketing cooperatives, so they could only come to the villagers to exchange for food.

If the sea ban period comes, the situation will probably be even worse.

Although the army has a canteen, you need a ticket to get food and dishes, so it is definitely not possible to eat there for a long time.

Liu Yinyin thought that some things had to be done quickly.

When they arrived at Zhao Yuan's house, Liu Yinyin bought a bag of dried shrimps, a bag of dried kelp, a bag of dried small fish, and a bag of dried scallops.

Each package weighs half a pound. There is no other way. The climate on the island is humid, and the dried seafood at this time is pure natural and has no additives. Some things are easy to get worms if they are not eaten in time.

Liu Yinyin can only buy less.

After buying the things, Liu Yinyin didn't leave in a hurry. She asked Zhao Yuan, "Comrade, I saw that your family has chickens. Is there anyone in the village who sells chicks?"

According to her observation, some villagers on the island also raise chickens.

Just like Zhao Yuan's family, they raised two laying hens and fed them small fish and shrimps on weekdays. If they were frugal with the eggs, it was enough for the whole family to eat.

But no one would sell the hens that lay eggs, so Liu Yinyin could only buy a few little hens and raise them.

Zhao Yuan actually knew the answer. He told the truth, "The village chief should have it. There will be a big market on the island in two days. He should have hatched chicks to exchange for things. You can go ask him now."

Liu Yinyin asked at the right time. After the big market, there would definitely be no chickens to sell in the village.

Liu Yinyin was delighted when she heard this. She asked Zhao Yuan about the location of the village chief's house and then hurried over.

The person who opened the door was a grandmother in her seventies...

I heard from Zhao Yuan that the village chief's surname is Lin.

If I'm not mistaken, this old lady should be the village chief's mother.

Liu Yinyin immediately shouted, "Grandma Lin, is the village chief home?"

The relatives of officials often moved around in the village, so Grandma Lin was used to it and was quite polite: "What do you want to see him about?"

Liu Yinyin got straight to the point: "I heard that the village chief had hens for sale, so I came over to ask."

"You want to buy a hen?" Grandma Lin said with a smile, "Come in, we have a nest of newly hatched chicks at home."

Grandma Lin hatched it herself. She had planned to take it to the market in a couple of days to exchange for some food, but she didn't expect someone to come to her door so soon.

Grandma Lin went to the room and brought out a basket. In the basket was a nest of fluffy chicks, all of them were tiny, only four or five days old.

Liu Yinyin didn't mind and asked, "Grandma Lin, how much do you sell this little hen for?"

Grandma Lin glanced at Liu Yinyin and said directly, "I want to change to some fine grains."

Her son was the village chief, and the family was not short of money, but they were short of food.

Grandma Lin is old and has bad teeth, so she wants to switch to eating finer grains.

Liu Yinyin followed his instructions and asked, "How do I exchange it for white flour?"

Grandma Lin opened her mouth, thinking that she was indeed a cadre's family member, as she asked for flour the first time she opened her mouth. She did not dare to ask for more.

He said truthfully: "One pound of flour for a little hen."

It wasn’t very expensive, Liu Yinyin said with satisfaction: “Grandma Lin, I want to exchange for five hens, but I’ll come back later.”

She had not expected to need flour when she came, and it was impossible for her to bring any with her.

Grandma Lin was stunned, thinking that Liu Yinyin was from the city and didn't understand the situation.

She couldn't help but remind him, "There's nothing on the island for the chickens to eat. It's a waste to feed them with small fish and shrimps. Just raising two chickens is enough."

None of the other villagers on the island dared to raise five chickens at once, as it was such a waste of food.

Liu Yinyin smiled and said, "Just five. I'm afraid I can't keep them alive."

Grandma Lin had tried to persuade him, but when she saw that he insisted on buying it, she stopped talking and just said, "Okay, you can come anytime, I'll be home."

Liu Yinyin hummed and was about to leave, but then she noticed a few pairs of shoes placed in the corner, which looked like they were newly bought, as well as insoles and needles and thread in a dustpan...

Suddenly thinking of something, Liu Yinyin asked casually: "Grandma Lin, did you make these shoes yourself?"

Grandma Lin was very old and shrewd. As soon as Liu Yinyin opened her mouth, she guessed what she was thinking and asked back, "Girl, do you still want to buy shoes?"

Liu Yinyin nodded. She was not very good at making shoes. Last time she made a pair of shoes, she gave up decisively. She thought it would be more practical to go to the market to exchange for a few pairs.

Grandma Lin was naturally happy to have business, as she made shoes in exchange for food.

Grandma Lin thought for a moment and said directly: "Originally, one pound of flour is exchanged for one pair of shoes. If you want to buy more, two pounds of flour... I will give you three pairs of shoes."

Grandma Lin gave Liu Yinyin this discount because she had exchanged so many things with her.

After all, white flour is a hot commodity and cannot necessarily be found at the market.

Liu Yinyin grinned and said, "Grandma, I'll be here soon."

It is inconvenient without a bicycle. After returning, Liu Yinyin left Gu Yanyan at Zheng Qiangwei's house and asked her to help look after him.

Afterwards, he carried nine pounds of flour to Grandma Lin's house and exchanged it for five little hens and six pairs of shoes.

The five little hens were still small, so Liu Yinyin took a small wooden basin to make a nest for them.

In order to prevent the little hen from getting cold, a layer of old cotton cloth was placed underneath.

"Chickens..." Gu Yanyan was very interested in the little hens at home. He squatted beside them and touched them from time to time.

Liu Yinyin looked down and saw that his pockets were bulging, as if something was stuffed in them.

Before she could stretch out her hand, Gu Yanyan quickly covered his pocket.